Nyakiyumbu Sub-county chairperson Sunday Peter Kakule says that the idea of having local vigilantes would work best for them due to the several porous border points that the suspected rebels have taken advantage of to attack local communities in Kasese.
The suspect; Christopher Ssesanga is accused of raping and killing Shirat Nakijjwe, a 16-year-old senior two-student at Midland High School. The deceased has been living with her mother Margaret Nankya, a resident of Kizito Zone in Luwero Town Council.
According to a statement issued on Friday evening, by Luwero District Health Officer (DHO)Dr Innocent Nkonwa, the exercise was deferred after the reported failure by some sub-counties to enter the data into the digital platform.
The operation followed complaints from residents, especially the business community in the areas of Lusaka, Bujumbura, Kiryatete and Kiganda, all suburbs of Hoima city about rampant thefts and attacks by the suspected criminals in several parts of the city.
Lwengo District Chairperson Ibrahim Kitatta says that the district is stuck with government schools in very poor shape. He explains that besides the poor classroom structures and widespread lack of staff quarters, the schools do not have latrines and safe water sources, which exposes the learners and teachers to health risks.
The Albertine Region Police Spokesperson Julius Hakiza says that the police were tipped off after residents saw fire emerging from the court premises at around 6 a.m. He says that the police fire and rescue team rushed to contain the fire and sealed off the premises to kickstart investigations.
The committee has resolved to have full-time joint patrols of police and UPDF, set up checkpoints at major urban and rural roads, screen residents, and strict access control for public spaces and events.
The MP's reaction followed a communication that President Yoweri Museveni had extended the deadline for the eviction to November 15, from the initial declaration of October 20. This is the third time that the president has extended the deadline for evicting cattle keepers from northern Uganda.
Rev Fr. Raphael Wokorach, who was the main celebrant at the 195th anniversary of the martyrdom of Jildo Irwa and Daudi Okello at Paimol Martyr’s shrine in Agago district on Friday, said the two martyrs persevered as they worked in hard times, just like today's catechists.
The Karamoja Cultural Leader, to be known as Papaa Angasuban was chosen by representatives of the Elders Council, drawn from districts across the region. Each District sent two representatives to the meeting in which 81-year-old Peter Adei from Abim district was named the Interim cultural leader.
The report shows that overall, the courts closed with a pending caseload of 156,349 cases, of which 42,960 were backlogged. A case is considered backlog after more than two years in the court system without being concluded.
Currently, about 90 per cent of the cargo destined to and through Uganda is moved on the road, the most expensive means of transport, both to the business community and to the government in the form of infrastructure maintenance.
