Israel Maniraguha, the head of mobilization for the Ghetto Initiative in the Bunyoro sub-region, while addressing hundreds of ghetto youth in Kiryatete East, a suburb of Hoima City, explained that the initiative aims to equip them with skills to deter them from engaging in criminal activities.
On Monday, the residents planted banana suckers in potholes along the Kasiiso-Mazzi road in protest over the failure of the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to fix the damaged road.
r. Innocent Nkonwa, the Luwero District Health Officer, attributed the rise in cases to poor hygiene practices in homes and the consumption of contaminated water. Nkonwa explained that, despite government interventions, many residents still engage in unhealthy practices such as open defecation due to a lack of latrines, and some fail to wash their hands after using the toilet.
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.
According to Asiku, the then Yumbe Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Innocent Asaba, made a complete payment to the Nile Fishing Company without supplying any motorcycles to the district, contrary to procurement guidelines.
Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police spokesman, emphasizes that travelers from any part of the country should acquire such letters from LC officials before their journey and present them to the new LC authorities upon arrival at their destination.
Bernard Wandega, a resident of Mbaya Parish, says the absence of a single secondary school in Butandiga Sub-county is affecting their children. He explains that their children risk their lives climbing mountains on wooden ladders to access school in Buluganya Sub County
Recently, Luweero District Head Teachers’ Association passed a resolution requiring all primary school to acquire identification tags bearing their passport photos, names, parent’s names and place of residence.
The construction work is expected to last one year. The Nansana Municipal Engineer, Wilber Mukasa, says the road has been impassable yet is the main link to Nansana Municipality and face of Nansana Municipality.
