According to the Nakasongola District Situational report dated October 7th, 2024, at least 21 Mpox cases have been confirmed since the first case was detected on September 9th, 2024.
Aggrey Winston Muramira the Nakasongola District Chief Administrative Officer said that Nakasongola Health Center IV has been designated to handle patients with severe illness. In contrast, Lwampanga HC 111 will handle patients only those with mild signs.
In a response letter dated Wednesday 25th September this week, the District Speaker Rogers Bwanga Sande has resolved to suspend the council sitting indefinitely till a time when the district funds resources to facilitate the session at his proposed venue-Kakooge sub county headquarters.
According to Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson Sam Twineamazima, it's alleged that the girls were defiled by the suspect from 2023 to July 2024. Twineamazima narrates that the eight girls were staying with the suspect at his home located near the school and it's where he allegedly defiled them.
Sam Twineamazima the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson confirmed the death of a fisherman and said that Policemen retrieved the body from the Lake on Thursday evening.
According to Sam Twineamazima the Savannah Region Police Spokesperson the two were allegedly attacked at around 9:20 pm by Tarsis Oweyesiga who hacked them to death.
According to a Statement released by the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson, unknown persons broke into the stores of the center and stole the drugs in the night.
According to Savannah Regional Police spokesman Sam Twiineamazima, the victim was discovered on Saturday hanging from a tree in his garden by Kyabisire LC 1 chairman Edward Kamya.
It is alleged that the bullets were discharged by one of the seven private guards hired by one Jotham Mafende to protect two square miles of land that he recently acquired.
Nakasongola District Speaker Sande Rogers Bwangas said the role of the District Security Commitee is to oversee and advise the National Security Council on security matters of the district but not to turn into an organ of procurement.
Amongi added that all the cultural institutions will be able to receive the 60 million shillings per month to enable them to carry out their work as well as mobilize subjects to get out of poverty.
In 1989, President Yoweri Museveni instructed the Ministry of Lands and Surveys to allocate 10 square miles of land to enable them to set income-generating activities and education multi-faced agricultural projects.
Clescensius Bainomugisha, the Nakasongola District Police Commander, confirmed the unfortunate incident involving the two individuals and indicated that the search for their bodies is ongoing.
Charles Andama the Nakasongola District Senior Environment Officer says that they expect more people to be affected by the rising water levels because they were warned and ignored the advice.
Sam Kigula, the LC 5 Chairman of Nakasongola district says that Museveni’s order to degazette the forest reserve was purposely to address historical injustices that left many Baruuli with no land and forced others to occupy Lake Kyoga shores before displacement. He adds that atleast 2000 households are expected to resettle there and if there are complaints about allocations, the committee will address them but not as individuals wish.
In December 2019 President Yoweri Museveni ordered degazettment of Kyarubanga Forest reserve in Nakasongola district to settle landless households. Atleast 400 households were already occupying part of the land.
Sam Kigula, the LC 5 Chairman of Nakasongola, welcomed the guidance, stating that it would put an end to the conflicts that had hindered the commission's composition and subsequently affected service delivery.
According to a Police Statement released by ASP Sam Twineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson, Professor Latigo who was driving himself rammed into the stationery truck loaded with sugarcane hence sustaining injuries.
