Rubaare Town Council Engineer, Moses Twiine, stated that the demolished structures had been built beyond the road reserve, with some even constructed directly on the road.
Museveni said that the country has a target to export 20 million bags of coffee by 2030 in anticipation of collecting close to 5 billion US Dollars above the current $1 billion from the green bean exports.
Aponye lost his life in a road crash in Itojo town council, Ntungamo district, along the Mbarara-Kabale highway on Thursday night at approximately 9:00 PM. The collision involved a V8 Toyota Land Cruiser registration number UBF 300Z and a stationery Fuso truck loaded with Irish potatoes, registration number UAZ 767D.
Benson Twesiime, the Itojo Hospital Medical Officer said that Nyegamehe died on spot, while two other occupants in the vehicle including the driver only identified as Brian are admitted at the facility in a critical condition.
Police have since identified five of the deceased as Alphose Murara, the driver of Oxygen Bus, his Conductor David Omedo, Jacord Gakuru, the driver of Volcano Bus, Etiene Hakizimana, and Mustafah Ishingiro, both believed to be passengers.
Our reporter at the scene counted six lifeless bodies. Among the dead is the driver of the Oxygen bus. The identities of the deceased passengers were not readily available.
Yake Basulirwa, the Ntungamo District Veterinary Officer, says that they agreed to ease the quarantine restrictions to allow people to enjoy the festive season by opening livestock loading and offloading sites and slaughter areas.
The new market will replace a structure that was first constructed in 1982 when Ntungamo was still a town board under the administration of the greater Mbarara District.
The government imposed total livestock quarantine on the Sub Counties of Rubaare and Ngoma in February following the outbreak of the Foot and mouth disease.
Livingstone Atukwatse, the acting chairperson for onion Traders says the town council chairperson and his council ordered the demolition of the stalls without prior notice.
Nathan Mutungi, the Chairperson Nyakihanga Fruits and Vegetable Growers Cooperative Society, says they decided to suspend the operations of the factory due to numerous challenges that require government intervention.
The MPs who were on a field trip to Western Uganda to ascertain the level of electricity penetration in the area, expressed the concern while visiting substations in Masaka, Ntungamo and Kasese districts, where they were told that electricity supply to Rwanda, Tanzania, and Kenya is uninterrupted.
George Bakunda, the Ntungamo Resident District Commissioner, blames the challenge of cargo trucks at the border on the stringent measures imposed by the Rwanda government.
Mugume says that the construction of the factory has increased the price of Pineapples from 1,000 shillings to between 1,500 and 2,000 shillings. He also says that the number of Pineapple farmers has increased from 156 to 32,202 farmers.
Yesterday, Rwanda announced that the Gatuna/Katuna border post will be temporarily opened to carry out trials for the movement of the heavy truck and assess the operationalization of the constructed works and equipment.
The residents were affected by the road construction project, their properties valued and have since then been demanding for their pay.
The locals are mainly from the areas of Ihunga,Kagarama town council and parts of Ntungamo Municipality.
Leonard Ahimbisibwe, the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Ntungamo District, advises those operating betting shops to follow the guidelines to avoid conflicting with the law.
