Tophius Chali, the Settlement Commandant at the Kyangwali refugee settlement area explains that those selected to benefit from the plots have been thoroughly screened and allocated refugees’ attestation cards.
The heavy rain that started on Monday evening characterized by strong winds hit hard Ngenge and Kapkwot parishes leaving several families stranded, while in Chepsukunya town council, it affected Kapkwich and Chepsukunya wards.
The asylum seekers are fleeing to Kisoro from Rutshuru, Nyiragongo territories and Goma city in North Kivu province and other areas under occupation of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels.
At their Second EAC-SADC joint Summit held on Monday, the leaders unanimously named Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, Catherine Samba Panza of the Central African Republic and Sahle-Work Zewde (Ethiopia) on the Panel of Facilitators.
According to contract documents, the road project, initially planned to cover 0.9 kilometers at a cost of Shillings 419 million, was reduced to 0.4 kilometers. It was alleged that this change would have resulted in a loss of over Shillings 180 million, which the engineers should have saved from the omitted section.
Ocaya, who allegedly attempted to poison himself after committing the crime, was admitted to Kitgum General Hospital for treatment. After receiving medical attention and being deemed fit for discharge, he was transferred to police custody.