Kitara Students Association (KISA):

KHEDA has supported the establishment of a national coalition of the various KISA associations. The national KISA leaders meeting organised with support of KHEDA and attended by National Political leaders and the Kingdom representatives in November 2008 decided to elect a coordanation committe. The KISA national committee was established at a meeting that was attended by the chairmen of the various KISA commitee »s from institutions including Universities of Makerere, St.Lawrence, Nkumba, Mulago, Bukalasa, Ndejje, Kyambogo, and Butabika

From the elections that were held (22nd November 2008) to form a coalition of KISA leadership form various institions into a national commitee the following formed the committee:

KISA LEADERSHIP

NAME	INSTITUTION	POST
Mr. Kisembo Norbert Douglas	Makerere University	Chairman
Mr. Murungi Hassan	Nkumba University	Vice Chairman
Ms. Katusabe Samali	Kyambogo University	General Secretary
Mr. Agaba Richard	St. Lawrence	Speaker
Mr. Katulinde Wycliffe	Bukalasa	Publicity
Mr. Mugabi Robert	Nkumba University	Legal Secretary
Mr. Kwikiriza B. Edward	Butabika	Member

KHEDA and the Oil and Gas Sector

Kitara Heritage Developement Agency has since its inception and registration been involved in issues like energy, land and economic development. The major activities in this relation have been organising symposiums on oil and gas, workshops for leaders from the region on issues of land and economic development and information dessemination to communities through radio talk-shows. KHEDA's role especially on the energy and mineral resources sector has been and included:

• Mobilisation and sensitization of community, political and cultural leaders within the Bunyoro Kitara Region on issues of Oil and Gas as they relate and impact on the regions economic and environmental welfare of the people of Bunyoro through workshops, radio talk shows and supporting/sponsoring community economic development activities.
• Establishing energy and mineral resources information/resource centre at Hoima to support CSO and other community leaders access information concerning the issues related to the oil and gas activities within the region.
• KHEDA is also involved in areas of conflict resolution as a result of oil and gas activities and addresses unrealistic community expectations by getting them involved in opportunities that may result from the oil and gas findings within the region
• KHEDA is the lead agency of the Regions Coalition and a member of the Kampala based CSO coalition with interest in the issues realting energy and mineral resources with special interest in issues concerning exploration of Oil and Gas in the Albertine Region.