On Thursday, the disgruntled residents, carrying placards, stormed the office of the Arua Resident City Commissioner. They threatened to hand over the PDM files to Matua for implementation in the affected ward and accused him of undermining the NRM party's support within the central division while mobilizing support for the opposition.
“I have been using the land for 20 years and obtained a freehold land title from the Uganda Land Commission. When a dispute arose, as residents started encroaching on the land in 2018, I ran to the courts of law to seek redress, but to my surprise, as we still wait for the court judgment, the Minister issued a statement that nullified my rights to own the land,” Burora stated in his protest letter.
Eyewitnesses, including Patrick Okumu, the Kihungya Parish Councilor, reported that the driver was traveling at high speed, which likely contributed to his inability to navigate the sharp corner on the River Waaki bridge.
Simon Ssebale a resident says that due to limited space, the town officials now bury the dead people on each other near the surface and others dumped in a single pit.
Busoga's maternal and infant mortality rates are alarmingly high, with 480 mothers dying during labor out of every 100,000 births, nearly triple the national average of 179. The infant mortality rate in Busoga is also higher, with 58 deaths per 1,000 live births compared to the national rate of 28.
The judge explained that the said items would be marked and identified until the witnesses who recovered them came forward to testify and tender them as exhibits. "It, therefore, follows that a chain or evidence has to be followed before the exhibits are admitted right from the time of recovery to the tendering," said Muwata.
Ben Takan, the Chief Security Officer for Defense for Hire Security Company Limited, which was hired to guard the quarry, received information about the raid and promptly alerted the police.
Major Kiconco Tabaro, Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) 2nd Infantry Division Public Information Officer said that the meeting is aimed at discussing means of keeping both sides of the border peaceful and preventing negative elements like Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels from gaining access to both sides of the countries.
This comes as Uganda commences her journey towards becoming a 500 billion-dollar economy in 15 years, a feat that would be achieved by a stable economic growth rate averaging at least 10 percent per year.
Alupo pointed out that despite the existence of many protocols, conventions, legal frameworks, and other significant contributions to the IP landscape, social factors like lack of awareness and funding continue to hinder women from pursuing these rights, even though they are highly innovative.
During the handover Ceremony held the Kabale District Headquarters, the Executive Secretary for Marketing and Production Ronald Bagamuhunda said that Bakak had fearlessly commanded the fight against corruption in the District, arresting a number of corrupt officials and recovering hundreds of million shillings, especially in the Parish Development Model –PDM Program.
During Monday's operations in Bugolobi and Naguru, four ex-convicts, including Benon Mutebi, Sharif Ssenfuma (aka Shisha), and Daniel Ziwa Dan Kiwanuka, were arrested by the Jinja Road Police Division. All these individuals had criminal records with the police.
He proposes that if a person willingly confesses to the offenses even immediately after arrest, the court should instantly proceed to determine their fates and grant them the due sentences without sending them on remand.
Tony Awany, the Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on Physical Infrastructure told the house that Karuma Bridge specifically was constructed in 1962 and had outlived its lifespan.
