The coronation anniversary scientific event which president Yoweri Museveni is expected to grace as the chief guest will be held at the kingdom’s palace in Bugembe ward of Jinja city under tight observance of the covid19 standard operating procedures.
The residents fear that being part of the city could affect their ownership to customary land, a developement which exposes them to land grabbers. Others fear that their buildings were not planned for the city, fearing that the elevation is pushing them into a status to which they do not belong and that they will most likely be subjected to taxes.
The annual CDF Christmas party is carried out in different UPDF cantonments brings together hundreds of children of UPDF soldiers and their spouses to play and dine with the CDF.
Funded by GIZ, the festival attracted researchers and experts from government organizations like National Fisheries Research Institute and Makerere university School of agriculture who sensitized participants on acceptable fishing methods and how best to improve on their aquaculture practices.
Unveiling the 2019 tourism plan, the Kingdom’s Tourism Minister, Hellen Namutamba says that, most European tourists are attracted to African culture arguing that people who own traditional homes will gain out of this venture.
Flavia Buwereza, the deputy Headteacher at Narambhai Road Primary School told our reporter that the school decided to opt for Luganda because Lusoga is hard. She notes that even the teachers are not trained how to write and read the language.
Busoga subjects are calling for unity and promotion of cultural values as the institution of Kyabazinga marks 78 years of existence today. The Kyabazinga Day dates back to 1939 when 11 hereditary chiefs from the chiefdoms that make Busoga adopted the title of Isebantu Kyabazinga as the titular head of all the royal chiefs. Ezekiel Tenywa Wako, the chief of Bulamogi, took over as the first Kyabazinga of Busoga.
Among the suspects is a 60-year-old woman, Gertrude Nabirye, who is said to have been supplying opium to youth in Namulesa village in Mafubira Sub County.
Sugarcane growers in Busoga region say the program has sidelined them. The region has close to 25,000 sugarcane growers who have been mobilized and motivated by the five sugar factories in the sub region.
Steven Kagiri, a sports news anchor says the company has failed to meet most of its contractual obligations since he started working in 2015. He says his transport, feeding and airtime allowances have never been paid. According to Kagiri, he has only received less than Shillings 400,000 from the station yet he is entitled to Shillings 200,000 each month.
Vincent Byarugaba, UTB spokesperson says the process of standardization is still ongoing under UTB. James Ssebagala, the Coordinator Quality Assurance-UTB, says the hotel classification exercise is meant to determine whether a given hotel meets certain essential requirements.
Ronald Katongole, Jinja Municipal Social Service Secretary says the number of elderly residents is projected to grow from 2,000 to 3,000 over in the next decade. He says with the increasing urbanization, elderly people will need more services offered at specifically gazetted centers like homes.
Jinja district Agriculture Officer Rebecca Gumisiriza says farmers failed to follow the right planting dates since last year and had their crops devastated and harvests ruined by weather uncertainties. She says with more unpredictable rains in 2015 season, beans were not able to pod.
Eskom Operations Manager Peter Tentena says that the nine flood gates can release up to one million cubic meters of water per second for every hour if let open at once. He however hastens to add that this cannot stop the production of electricity or affect the supply of water in Jinja and others parts.
Peter Tentena, the Eskom Operations manager, says the flood gates are ready and will be tested early next month. Each of the three flood gates at Nalubale dam can spill 215 cubic meters of water per second while those at Kiira dam can spill 1000 cubic meters.
Dr. Steven Senyonjo, a Public Health Consultant at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, says there is need to transform the mindset of people in Busoga sub region on personal hygiene and sanitation in homes. He says in 2009 some of the people attributed the problem of jiggers in the region on the conflict over the Kyabanzinga, a thing he says is false.
Jinja municipality city is filled with a foul stench and unpleasant sights arising from men and women eliminating waste in open spaces, rivers, gutters, streets and behind bushes without dignity or privacy.
