Speaking in a mixture of Runyakitara and English at the funeral today, Rev. Moses Isabirye wondered how people can fear a body without breath. Rev. Isabirye was referring to the refusal by Government to allow the former National Resistance Army (NRA), fighter’s body to be brought home for burial.
Hassan Kaps Fungaroo, the shadow defense minister said there is need to look at the future of South Sudan, which should be based on the government of national unity.
With effect from 16th January 2014, the end user tariff will be 520.4 shillings for domestic consumers instead of 524.5, 474.4 shillings for commercial consumers instead of 487.6, 452 shillings for medium industrial users instead of 458.9 and 310.4 shillings for large industrial consumers instead of 312.8.
This morning, Kiyonga tabled a motion in parliament under Article 210 (b) and section 40 of the UPDF Act 2005 seeking approval for the deployment of UPDF troops in South Sudan.
. According to the sources, during the meeting Defense minister Crispus Kiyonga justified the deployment of UPDF in South Sudan citing economic, humanitarian and security grounds.
However, his disclosure didn’t go down well with some MPs who argued that the South Sudan government should cover the expense since it sought help from UPDF.
