She noted that arms trafficking increased due to the growing influence of the ADF in the region when it comes to counterfeit goods which she said is a huge burden on economic growth.
BIRDC boasts of extracting flour from banana fingers, locally known as “tooke flour,” which is a raw material for several forms of bakery products ranging from cake, bread, chapattis, crisps, biscuits, porridge, etc, coupled with nutritious supplements, paper extracted from banana fibre, among other products still under study.
It is alleged that last month, Isiiko gathered 20 girls from different districts within the Busoga sub-region, locked them up in a house in Busowa town council, in Bugiri district, and fled.
Joseph Kamukama, the Wakiso Division Police Commander, notes that much of the distress calls are coming in through security system given the fact that the numbers shared by the Health Ministry were widely shared and are inaccessible easily.
Richard Okello, a farmer from Lii sub-county explains that he earns over at least 1.5 million shillings from oranges during cold season but the strange flies have cut off his income stream.
