Through their lawyer Buga and Company Advocates, the civil servants argue that the decision by the district to delete their names off the payroll was illegal and without due process.
The latest development comes at the time when most of the schools have scrapped debating in their school time table and those who have debates in their school time tables have not been implementing it.
Addressing 45 shortlisted candidates during interviews at Maracha School of Nursing and Midwifery, Francis Manana Nabudere, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), advised female candidates against conceiving before their scheduled training.
Josephine Angucia, the Police Spokesperson for the West Nile region explains that the accident occurred when the two victims who were riding on the same motorcycle rammed into a stationary Fuso Fighter vehicle that had developed a mechanical fault.
Sam Bosco Andiandu, a brother to the deceased said that Candiru had sent the boy to collect some leaves in the neighbour's bush to prepare her traditional chicken soup. However, the boy returned home shortly to pick fire to destroy wasps which he discovered on the leaves before getting them.
According to the transfer list issued by Maracha district Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) on Tuesday, the majority of the transferred teachers had stayed at the schools for more than five years.
Phionah Sanyu, the Masindi Chief Administrative Officer says that Abiriga will be remembered as an excellent civil servant, a team player and a person of high moral integrity.
William Drimbaku, chairperson of the Social Services and Community Services Committee, expresses concern that the sustainability of these programs is in jeopardy due to the poor fund recovery. These programs operate on a revolving basis, relying on recovered funds to finance new beneficiary groups.
Construction stalled in 2021 after some whistleblowers petitioned the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) and the State House Anti-Corruption Unit to investigate Timothy Malumah Ezati, the Acting District Engineer/Water Officer, Stephen Candia, the Chief Finance Officer, Flavia Osoa, the District Education Officer, Paul Abiribale, the District Internal Auditor, and William Oneti, the Senior Assistant Engineering officer over allegations of mismanaging the funds.
This decision comes in response to a recent upsurge of malaria cases in the lower part of the district, especially in Tara, Agira, Yivu, and Alikua sub-counties.
In March 2021, vendors abandoned the market and fled to the neighbouring open market across the border on the DRC side after they were allegedly beaten by Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers during the enforcement of COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Stephen Obitre, the Maracha district LC 5 chairperson, explained that during the 2022-2023 financial year, Shillings 171 million was distributed among 22 youth groups, but none of them were able to return the money.
Francis Enzama, the Secretary for Maracha District Secondary Schools Examination Council, explained that while the primary purpose of these examinations was to assess students' knowledge, skills, and competencies in various subjects, many candidates faced challenges in interpreting the questions, resulting in the poor results.
Among those who missed the validation exercise that took place between 7th-15th June 2023 include, 12 education assistants, two Local Council III chairpersons, a laboratory technician and a senior education assistant.
Eunice Nabukuya, the Principal Land Officer in the Ministry of Land says that this is the first model certificate of customary land ownership registry in the country.
Preliminary police investigations indicate that the fire broke out after the match stick she was using lit a jerrican of petrol in the shop that she had reportedly been selling. The fire escalated when Omveku attempted to put it out with water.
Godfrey Osutre, the LC III chairperson for Paranga sub-county, reveals that they have already acquired 7.7 acres of land in Aligo village, Ajikoro parish for the proposed Brig Gad Wilson Toko Memorial Secondary School.
Vendors from both D.R. Congo and Ugandan who abandoned the 70 million shilling market facility at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic allege that they were beaten by UPDF soldiers enforcement Covid-19 SOPs in March 2021.