Apac District Local Government leaders have officially handed over the construction site for a 1.78 billion shilling staff housing project at Apac General Hospital to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Engineering Brigade, in a move aimed at strengthening healthcare service in the District.
Apac General Hospital has taken a major step forward in strengthening health service delivery following the official handover of a modern medicine store worth over UGX 672 million by Egiss Engineering Contractors Ltd to Apac District leaders. The handover ceremony, held at the hospital premises, marked the successful completion of a critical infrastructure project aimed at improving the storage, safety, and management of essential medicines and medical supplies.
The ongoing rehabilitation of the 12.79-kilometer road stretch from Atopi-Anyapo-Ayeng, being implemented under the National Oil Seed Project (NOSP) at a cost of over UGX 1.2 billion, continues to register a significant impact on communities in Apac and Apoi sub-counties, despite the extension of the contract timeline.
The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Apac, Mr. Olaboro Emmy Ejuku, has advised staff of Apac District Local Government to exercise financial discipline during the ongoing festive season to avoid hardship in the month of January.
Mr. Ejuku made the remarks while addressing staff during the end-of-calendar-year meeting held at the District Council Hall on Monday, December 22nd, 2025, where employees from various departments gathered to reflect on the year’s performance and prepare for the year ahead.
In a determined effort to strengthen local economic growth and build resilient community-driven development systems, the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) conducted a routine coaching and monitoring visit to Apac District Local Government under the Project for Restoration of the Urban and District Economic Vibrancy (PRUDEV II). The visit focused on supporting the Local Economic Development (LED) structures, particularly the District Investment Committee, as they advance transformative economic initiatives across the District.
Emyooga has helped transform the Apac Municipal Tailors SACCO from a small, informal group of struggling artisans into an organized hub of skilled, better-equipped, and more financially secure entrepreneurs.
Mr. Olaboro Emmy Ejuku, the Chief Administrative Officer of Apac District, has earned national and international commendations after representing Uganda at the prestigious Professionals Retreat and Vision Conference 2025 held in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference, which brought together high-level professionals, policy influencers, business leaders, and government representatives across Africa, focused on strengthening leadership excellence, transformational governance, and strategic innovation for sustainable development.
In a transformative step toward improving learning conditions and strengthening service delivery in the education sector, Apac Seed Secondary School is set to benefit from a multi-million piped water supply system currently under construction within the school premises. The project, valued at over 220 million Ugandan Shillings for the 2024/2025 financial year, forms part of a wider District package that includes borehole construction and rehabilitation, as well as institutional water schemes aimed at increasing safe water coverage and improving the lives of residents in Apac.
In the rolling plains of Abuli, Atana-Apac Sub County in Apac District, a quiet revolution is unfolding, one powered not by diesel engines or the seasonal mercy of rainfall, but by the sun itself. What was once parched farmland, vulnerable to drought and unpredictable weather patterns, will now be a vibrant agricultural landscape thanks to the solar-powered irrigation system from the Ministry of Water and Environment installed by Nexus Green Uganda, a project valued at over a billion shillings.
Ms. Janet Odongo, PAS, has called for intensified monitoring and stricter inspections of schools as part of renewed efforts to improve academic performance in the district starting with the 2026 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).
The resolution was reached during a strategic meeting with headteachers held at the Apac District Council Hall. The meeting brought together education stakeholders to assess current performance trends and agree on practical measures to raise learning outcomes.
