The Sohe District Administration presented their 2019 and 2020 District Services Improvement Program (DSIP) Acquittal Reports to the Department of Implementation and Rural Development (DIRD). The reports were furnished with both financial and physical expenditures on projects and programs implemented in the district. The report captured all their achievements, constraints and recommendation which have been properly analysed and prioritized from most urgent to the least under each sector. District Chief Executive Officer Zacharias Jamota highlighted that development issues and impediments, some of which have been deliberately ignored for many years by previous government, while others have been inherited have to take necessary steps to improve their management practices to achieve their core responsibilities. Mr. Jamota said despite district faces impediments, they manage to deliver basic government goods and services to it's people over the last three years under the leadership of local MP and Vice Minister for Agriculture Hon. Henry Jons Amuli. The DSIP grants were expanded on the following sectors in each of the four Local Level Government areas; 1. Health - 40% committed for health infrastructures - 30% committed for health on-going programs - 25% for medical emergencies and referrals - 5% for PPEs 2. Education - 60% committed for education infrastructures - 30% committed for Human Resources Development sponsorship - 10% committed for education on-going programs 3. Economic Sector 3.1 DAL/Livestock - 60% committed for Materials and tools - 30% committed for ongoing programs - 10% committed for administration 3.2 Cash Crops - 70% committed for infrastructure materials - 20% committed for agriculture tools -10% for admin 3.3 Commerce, Culture & Tourism - SME - LLG women benefited K100,000 each - 532 individual enterpreneurs under SME - supported Cultural Festival Shows 4. Law & Justice - 1 x Police Station fully renovated and refurbished - On-going police operations fully supported by DSIP 5. 10% Church Support 6. Community Groups - 3 x Community Groups received motor vehicles - 24 x Community Groups received Dinghies & outboard motors - 16 x Community Groups received Chain Saws - 2 x Community Groups received Lucas Mill 7. Infrastructures - 7 x district roads maintained and upgraded - Rural Housing Scheme ware house built, and processing machines procured - 250 tons of iron sheets procured and processed iron sheets. The local MP challenged DIRD to physically go down to the district and verify those projects and programs implemented in the district. "What we report here must be physically check and take stock of it", he said. DIRD Deputy Secretary- Program Implementation Wing Gordon Wafimbi acknowledged the district for furnishing the outstanding reports which the department will vett, appraise and report back to the government as per the Public Finance Management Act. Gordon said it is the responsibility of the sub-national administrations (provincial and district administrators, provincial and district finance managers) to furnish SIP compliance report. DIRD is also calling on other provinces and districts to furnish their outstanding SIP Acquittal Reports as the 2022 election is just around the corner. "You have to clean your backyard before the MPs goes to election next year, we want to see that provinces and districts who face Implementation constraints can consult DIRD for technical advise and support when rolling out SIP programs," Secretary Aihi Vaki reminded.