Among the equipment received by Bunyangabu include Two milk cooler machines, five tractors, a Rice hauler, and two Maize milling machines for Bunyangabu.
The school deputy headteacher in charge of academics, Peter Ndagiire, reasons that the current economic crisis coupled with a poor harvesting season has forced many parents to withdraw their children from private schools because they could not afford school fees and other mandatory requirements.
Francis Kwehayo, the director of St. Francis Secondary in Rughedabara Town Council, says that it has been hard for private education institutions to mobilise funds from parents who are also struggling to live amidst the rising costs of living.
Sacco leaders argue that the initial 30 million shillings seed capital is inadequate compared to the number of groups and the members they are serving.
Christopher Kyalimpa, one of the protesters blames the local leaders for shunning their responsibilities leading to poor service delivery. He says that they find a huge challenge to transport produce to the market because of the huge potholes on the road
The MPs who are currently assessing the impact of the Emyooga program note that they discovered that some of the beneficiary associations were non-existent.
The Resident District Commissioner-RDC, Jolly Tibemanya says that the decision was prompted by the increase in COVID-19 cases and reluctance among the public to follow the Standard Operating Procedures- SOPs.
The accident happened on Friday at 12 pm when a fuel truck that was heading to Kasese district had a head-on collision with a Canter vehicle that was carrying bananas at Kasunganyanja trading centre in Kibiito Sub County, Bunyangabu district.
According to eye witness, the truck was heading to Kasese and it had a head-on collision with a Canter vehicle that was carrying Bananas and heading to Fort Portal Tourism City.
Rose Kemigisha, a vendor outside Kasese main market, says the demand for lemon and ginger is high compared to May this year. She says most of her customers believe lemons and ginger offer high protection against coronavirus.
Our reporter visited the four processing plants early this week and found all of them under lock and key. For example at the Rwimi Maize mill that is found in Karambi village, residents say the machine broke down about two months ago.
