Kagina also directed the arrest of three UNRA officials at the weighbridge after a standoff involving Sino truck owners and drivers. The drivers protested against the officials in Rwampara District on Saturday.
Elsi Muhumuza, the brother of the deceased, revealed that Mugisha had been battling her illnesses for several years, and three weeks ago, she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the referral hospital. He expressed that Mugisha, a long-time advocate for women's rights and democracy, would be remembered for generations.
Henry Mushabe, the Senior Probation Officer in Mbarara City, says the children who only speak Swahili were brought to the city by a Tanzanian national only identified as Marengo who lied to their parents, promising to take care of them.
George Mugarukye Biraba, the director of Amity Realtors, emphasized the importance of legalizing marriages to protect property, especially fixed assets. He noted that legalizing marriages can prevent disputes in cases of divorce or the death of a spouse.
Mbarara City Council in October 2023 lost its Cemetery land in Court after a group of people sued the council for encroaching on their land leaving the city without a burial site for unclaimed bodies.
Yona Wasswa, the Chairperson of the National Council for Persons with Disabilities, said that the current innovations in the market are neither accessible nor affordable for persons with disabilities (PWDs).
The minister presented a dummy cheque of 607,604,210 million shillings for the National Special Disability Grants. These funds will be distributed to 129 groups, each consisting of 5 to 10 persons with disabilities in 13 districts from Ankole, Kigezi, Rwenzori, and Bunyoro regions in Western Uganda.
Moses Ayebare, the Chairperson of the affected residents, points out that since the special certificate of title encompasses other titles issued earlier for plots 65, 66, 118, 208, 209, and 210, they are concerned about the impact on residents who haven't yet obtained titles for their land. Ayebare requested the minister to establish a mechanism to help them obtain free land titles.
Halson Kagure, the Communications Manager of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital explains that many of the stranded individuals arrive as patients, while others are left at the hospital by relatives for unknown reasons.
Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe the Deputy Inspector General of Government, who was accompanied by the University Chancellor Bishop Sheldon Mwesigwa said that they received reports through the complaints desk about lecturers sexually exploiting female students in exchange for marks.
The Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny-Dollo said Kenneth Kakuru was a very genuine person who was never an arrogant but pleasant, caring, loyal friend and never kept any grudge for long and he apologized if someone disrespected Justice Kakuru noting that it was a matter of communication.
On Tuesday, City Clerk Assy Abirebe Tumwesigire wrote to Kiggundu directing him to nominate the two candidates. He explains that the grounds for their disqualification are not stipulated in the Association's Constitution.
The leaders want resources availed for the construction of a remand home arguing that the absence of a remand home is breeding more criminals because the children are released back to commit more crimes.
Robert Kirenga, the Chairperson of the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda, says that they face harassment, intimidation, interference, and persecution in the course of their work noting that the Government has continued to apply laws that seek to restrict their work and silence them.
