Kiruhura District Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Charles Nsubuga Kiberu has instructed all sub-county chiefs and town clerks to start collecting a cow dung loading fee “to boost local revenue collections.”
In a September 23, 2024, circular, Nsubuga instructed the leaders to start collecting the newly imposed cow dung loading fees.
On Sunday, he admitted issuing the letter which confirmed a fee guiding tool that indicates Shs10, 000 will be collected from each pick-up cow dung load (about 1 ton).
“For a Canter lorry (three tons) Shs30,000 will be charged a tipper lorry [Forward] ( five tones) Shs50,000, Fuso lorry (seven tons) Shs70,000 and a Shs100, 000 for a Sino truck (10 tons),” per the Kiruhura District council approved revenue enhancement and charge policy for FY2024/2025.
Nsubuga has appealed to district officers “to take this matter as crucial,” noting that revenue collection tickets are already available in the CAO’s office.