Administration

Administrative Structure

Buikwe District has 1 County (i.e. Buikwe) with 8 rural Sub-counties, and 4 Town Councils. The sub-counties are: Buikwe, Kawolo, Najja, Najjembe, Ngogwe, Nyenga, Ssi-Bukunja, and Wakisi; while the Town Councils are: Buikwe, Lugazi, Njeru, and Nkokonjeru. Under these lower Local Governments, there are 65 parishes / wards and 470 Village Councils

Table: Number of Local Governments and Administrative Units

COUNTY	Number of:
COUNTY	Sub-counties	Town Councils	Parishes	Wards	Villages	Zones
Buikwe	8	-	51	14	384	-
Buikwe	-	4	-		-	86
TOTAL	8	4	51	14	384	86

Source: Office of the Chief Administrative Officer / Buikwe District

Table: Details of Distribution of Parishes and Villages by Lower Local Governments in Buikwe District

Sr.	Sub-counties / Town Councils	Number of Parishes / Wards	Total Villages / LC Is
	Buikwe Sub-county	3	20
	Buikwe Town Council	2	15
	Kawolo Sub-county	8	49
	Lugazi Town Council	5	27
	Najja Sub-county	7	43
	Najjembe Sub-county	7	44
	Ngogwe Sub-county	6	73
	Njeru Town Council	4	36
	Nkonkonjeru Town Council	3	12
	Nyenga Sub-county	6	65
	Ssi-Bukunja Sub-county	8	53
	Wakisi Sub-county	6	33
Total		65	*470*

Source: Office of the Chief Administrative Officer / Buikwe District

Human Resource Management

Table: Establishment and staffing status

Post Title	Number of Posts:			Proportion Unfilled
Post Title	Recommended	Filled	Vacant	Proportion Unfilled
CAO's Office	3	1	2	67%
Administration	17	11	6	35.3%
Finance	15	15	0	00%
Statutory Bodies	5	2	2	40%
Production and Marketing	20	9	11	55%
Education and Sports[1]	10	8	2	20%
Works and Technical Services	17	6	11	64.7%
Natural Resources and Environment	16	6	10	62.5%
Community Based Services	7	5	2	28.6%
District Planning Unit	5	3	2	40%
Procurement and Disposal Unit	2	2	0	0%
Internal Audit	5	2	3	60%
Sub-county	121	51	70	58%
DHO's Office	11	7	4	36%
DISTRICT TOTAL	254	128	126	49.6%
DISTRICT HOSPITAL
Medical Officers	11	6	5	45%
Dental	4	4	0	0%
Pharmacy	3	1	2	67%
Nursing	116	98	18	16%
Allied Health Professionals	28	25	3	11%
Administrative and Other Staff	15	9	6	40%
Support Staff	13	13	0	0%
TOTAL (KAWOLO HOSPITAL)	190	156	34	18%
Total - Health Centre IIIs	173	111	62	36%
Total - Health Centre IIs	94	42	52	55%
Total - DISTRICT HEALTH	457	309	148	32%
GRAND TOTAL - DISTRICT	711	437	274	39%

Source: Human resource department

Table: Primary School Teachers in Buikwe District Local Government

Post Title	Number of Posts:			Proportion Unfilled
Post Title	Recommended	Filled	Vacant	Proportion Unfilled
Primary Schools
Head teachers	162	78	84	52%
Deputy Head teachers	162	68	94	58%
Senior Education Assistants	162	150	12	7%
Education Assistants	1,472	1,383	89	6%
Total - Primary Schools	1,958	1,679	279	14%

[1]Primary School teachers have not been included.