Ritah Namuluuta shared her experience, explaining that she took out a loan of 1.5 million Shillings to start a salon but, due to the lack of electricity, has had to focus only on hair braiding, which yields minimal profits. Namuluuta noted that access to electricity would allow her to offer more advanced hairstyling services, which would increase her revenue and help grow her business.
Brian Mugulusi, one of the leaders, expressed fears that some PAPs might miss out on the final compensation due to claims from SGR officials that many are illegal settlers in wetlands. Given the prolonged wait and two evaluation processes by the government, he questions the legitimacy of these claims.
Peter Kitimbo, the field supervisor for the Fuel Marking and Quality Monitoring Program (MQP), reported that non-compliance in East Uganda stands at 33%, with Busoga accounting for 80% of these bad practices.
The hotel is expected to be assigned 3-Star class when it is commissioned, as planned in October this year, according to the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA).
Legislator Kyebakutika has called on fellow parliamentarians to support her bid of ensuring that the Jinja agricultural grounds is maintained as a primary exhibition center for both learners and adult audiences across the country.
Shops in most of Jinja City's Central Business area remained closed as traders demanded a reversal of policy on Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution.
Elwelu stressed that the Sacco leadership must invest wisely and provide financial literacy training to members, enabling them to make purposeful investments with high returns.
The ICPAU Vice President, Ronald Mutumba said that several government institutions are engaged in corruption tendencies ranging from poor accountability, and absence from duty stations, among others, which require joint efforts to improve better services.
Veronica Kyakuwaile, a student at the center, expressed renewed hope after acquiring bakery skills, enabling her to support her young son's welfare. Similarly, Madina Nabbanji, a housewife, has seen a significant improvement in her household income through tailoring skills learned at the center.
The farmers say that, since the average cost of growing a tonne of sugarcane is estimated at 240,000 Shillings, a fair formula should be computed based on such parameters rather than underscoring the efforts of individual farmers.
Hanifa Namuyangu, a resident of Budhumbuli cell in Bugembe ward, Northern division, Jinja city, expressed dissatisfaction with the compensation offered for her property affected by the SGR.
Bahati highlights the importance of the proposed formula in shielding farmers from the price collapse experienced during the 2018-2021 period, where bumper harvests led to drastically low sugarcane prices
The vigilant tip-offs revealed a modus operandi where suspected smugglers purchased goods in large quantities from China, broke bulk, temporarily stored them in various locations within Kenya, repacked the items, and then smuggled them in small quantities into Uganda.
The official handover took place at Masese landing site on Monday, where Southern Division Mayor Nasser Ashiraf received the donation during an engagement with UPDF officers.
The government secured a substantial grant of USD 217 million from the World Bank to fund the project, including USD 40 million dedicated to supporting refugees and host communities.
