The Ireland Ambassador to Uganda, Kevin Colgan, called on the government to eliminate all forms of discrimination against older persons and establish community-based support systems to help them live with dignity. He pledged his country's continued support for Uganda in strengthening social protection and promoting the well-being of its senior citizens.
Denis Ssenyonjo, the Chairperson of NDAI is concerned about the apparent poor management disposal of medical waste by small-scale health service providers, which exposes communities to a wide range of risks and associated adverse effects to both health and the environment.
Daniel Christopher Kaweesa, the Masaka City Clerk, expressed surprise at the legal suit over what he considered a matter that had been settled harmoniously. Kaweesa mentioned that the City Council had earlier mediated with the claimant to enter into a joint partnership to develop the land, and he wondered why Nagujja chose to reignite the dispute through litigation.
Bishop Jjumba who inspected Masaka City’s garbage dumping site in Bulando ward, expressed concern over the stench from rotting heaps of garbage and the non-decomposing materials that are scattered in the nearby plantations.
Ssempijja is wanted for attempting to strangle Jafari Ssesanga, the Assistant Masaka Resident City Commissioner in charge of the Nyendo-Mukungwe division, whom he accused of blocking a land deal.
Reverend Father Charles Ssebalamu, the Parish Priest of St Steven’s Parish based in the United States of America says, the support has come in the form of charity, sourced from his foreign friends who accepted to corroborate with Masaka Diocesan Health Department to attend to some of the local medical conditions in the area.
Ayubu Ssekajugo, a senior six student at Masaka Secondary School argues that the various taxes that the government levies on schools, raise the cost of education expensive, especially in areas where there are no government schools that implement universal primary and secondary education policy.
Doctor Abed Bwanika, the MP for Kimanya-Kabonera division also Committee Chairperson, says it has become a deliberate habit for the Mayor to dodge meetings, yet as the City Political Head, she is required to provide progress and inspection reports on the various projects under implementation in the area.
Joseph Yiga, the Speaker for Nyendo-Mukungwe Division Council noted that they have not been able to accomplish programs as per this financial year’s work plan, because the City Council did not release the required finances in time.
Speaking at a public consultation rally at Masaka Liberation Square on Wednesday evening, Dr. Besigye noted that there is a need for everybody including religious leaders to join hands towards building a better country.
Zainabu Namusaazi, a reporter for Next Media Group, and Margret Kayondo, a correspondent for Radio Ssimba, have accused Kyagulanyi’s bodyguards of physically assaulting them and damaging their equipment while they were on duty in Mmanja village, Kiwangala sub-county, Lwengo district, on Saturday.
Last year, the Minister of Local Government commissioned a Shillings 18.3 billion market in Masaka City; constructed under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Program-MATIP-II, funded using a loan from the African Development Bank-ADB. However, the political leadership in the area has failed to agree on modalities for ensuring that the market is fully occupied, hence the open counteraccusations.
Led by Minister Hajat Minsa Kabanda, the ministry's delegation visited Masaka City Council on Monday to observe the implementation of projects under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Programme (USMID), focusing on markets, street lighting, urban roads, and drainage networks.
Rashida Nakabuga, the Chief Operations Officer at Rainforest Alliance; an international Nongovernment Organization fostering partnerships aimed at promoting human rights and livelihoods of farmers, has called upon the local leaders to strictly enforce policies against all forms of child labour in their communities.
Mugerwa stands accused of soliciting bribes from beneficiaries of various programs, including the Parish Development Model (PDM), Youth Livelihood Program (YLP), and Emyooga, before approving their funding proposals.
Stephen Ssemutono, a FUFA delegate representing Greater Masaka, echoes the frustration of the sports community over the project's delay, emphasizing the need for a modern sports arena to nurture local talent.
In his Easter message delivered from the Episcopal home at Kitovu, in Nyendo-Mukungwe Division, Masaka City, Bishop Jjumba expressed concern about acts of unfairness especially exerted onto the less privileged persons, which deprive them of their inherent rights.
A scuffle ensued when Steven Lukyamuzi, the Kimanya-Kabonera division Chairperson, began reading a press statement asserting the support of all party members in Masaka for the Kunga mobilization campaign and their allegiance to decisions made by the party headquarters.
Michael Mulindwa Nnakumusana, the Chairperson for Nyendo-Mukungwe Division in Masaka City says the competitions are intended to challenge the communities to improve their general hygiene conditions right from the household levels in schools where hygiene will be deliberately integrated into study materials.
