The three community development officers together with Adam Mugoda a businessman in Butebo Town Council, Butebo District are separately accused of forging names of the beneficiaries of the parish development model.
According to Fred Bwino Kyakulaga, the Minister of State for Agriculture, the cereal eating worm (Spodoptera exempta), was first reported in Luwero district late last month. However, it has now spread to Mukono, Wakiso, Mityana, Kiboga, Lyantonde, and Nakaseke districts, all in the central region.
Moses Obale, the Buteba sub-county LC V councillor, says that he has severally tried to plead with the district engineer to work on the roads in vain because of the deep gold pits on the roadside.
Vincent Okaba, the proprietor of Roke Fuel Station Company that operates across West Nile, wonders why insecurity in the Eastern DRC province of Ituri, has not been curbed, yet many traders have lost their lives while transacting business.
Sadala Musoke, the Managing Director of Nation Oil Distributors limited, which operates MV Kalangala, says the ferry was grounded for more than a month because some spare parts were not available in Uganda. He explains that the spare parts are usually imported from Italy and Turkey.
Bernard Mwebe, the LC I Chairperson of the Kiyindi landing site, says that the committee comprises five people, three of whom are tasked with examining the status and condition of the boat, the weight of the commodities loaded on the boat whereas the other two are tasked with sensitizing people about safety on the water.
Information received by the House indicates that more than 47 districts across the country have so far been invaded by the African armyworms that have left acres of maize, millet and sorghum gardens destroyed.
The five dioceses of West Ankole, North Ankole, North West Ankole, South Ankole, and Ankole Diocese had been selected to lead the 2020 Martyrs' Day event but due to covid19 induced lockdowns and restrictions, the event was cancelled.
John Paul Kodet, the Napak district LC V Chairperson, says that while there are plans to protect Teso, the government should consider protecting Napak residents as well because they are unarmed and victims of cattle raids.
This year, the event will focus on training farmers on good agribusiness practices, based on the theme “Restoration of Hope to Farmers Through Smart Agribusiness.”
The Court has heard that Mabirizi is most likely to die in the Maximum Security Prison if at all his prayer is not granted because he feels his right to life is being threatened.
According to Mawa, Oulanyah's family members had earlier fronted the deceased's son, Andrew Ojok to contest as a replacement for his father. He notes that as members of the Puranga clan, they have scheduled a meeting with all aspirants on Friday this week to come out with a common position.
According to analysts, the many tax exemptions are aimed at attracting investors into the EACOP company, and enabling it and its contractors maintain adequate reserves to keep it running.
Mbarara City Resident City Commissioner James Mwesigye says the previous three lists that were being followed had been manipulated noting that the Minister has directed his office and the one of Intelligence to investigate the lists and come up with a solution.
Tony Atim, the chairperson Akwoyo Youth Catering Services and Events Management which received Shillings 10.4 million, says the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted their business forcing them to stop recovering the funds.
Ayub Kawanguzi, a resident in the area who was found harvesting the groundnuts says that he works with his four children to collectively make big harvests on a daily basis and the farm owner pays him their joint average earning of 12,000 Shillings per day.
Dr. Geoffrey Arinaitwe, the Director of the National Agriculture Coffee Research Institute- NaCORI, says that they have been researching 20 varieties of Arabic coffee but five of the varieties are getting ready for release in a year’s time.
According to Kagumire, the new measure will reduce the risk of such vehicles expiring in the bonds before clearing taxes. The Traffic and Road Safety Act bars the importation of vehicles older than 15 years because of their threat to the environment. In case a motor vehicle hits 15 years, it cannot be allowed on Ugandan roads.
