Field attachment report conducted at Busia district local government headquarters.

Abstract

This report contains a clear narration of my internship exercise I conducted at Busia District Local Government for a period of eight weeks from May to July, 2025. The report covers four sections, where section one gives location and description of the field attachment, objectives of the field attachment, structure of the organization, tasks carried out by the place of attachment. Section two contains the description of work carried out, duties and responsibilities assigned and how they were carried out, which include collecting of taxes using IRAS, issuing of trade licenses to new businesses, issuing out receipts, filling payment vouchers, development budgets, making payments, balancing books of accounts, cleaning offices and many more, new knowledge and skills gained, relationship with other staff and supervisor and problems experienced and how they were handled. Section three gives the conclusion on a brief summary of knowledge gained as outlined in the objectives and Section four contains the recommendations. The report also has references and appendices. While undertaking internship, the techniques and methods I used to gather information and attain skills most especially concerning my specialty were actively involving me in the day to day work of the organization. The internship challenges included language barrier, long working hours, no payments, poor network, unsafe drinking water, unstable power, poor hygiene, lack of transport, unwillingness of some clients to answer certain questions, inadequate finance for meals, long distance, limited space for accommodation, inadequate transport facilities during field work activities, inadequate equipment like computers, printer. In conclusion, this report has been thoroughly developed from the knowledge, skills, ideas and experiences gained as a result of close supervision from my competent supervisors and enabling environment of Busia District Local Government.