Chairing the Local Government Regional Budget Consultative Workshop for the 2025/2026 financial year in Kigezi region held at Agaba Center in Kabale district on Thursday, Musasizi revealed that the contractor to contract to tarmac the road has no capacity to do works.
The project, valued at 2.021 billion shillings, was scheduled for completion by December 15, 2023. Despite the timeline, authorities report that only partial work has been completed.
Twesigye expressed his concerns to our reporter on Thursday evening, emphasizing that he was not able to meet with the Resident District Commissioner and has therefore tasked Kabale Municipality authorities to explain how a mast is being constructed in a parking yard, potentially compromising space for loading and unloading vehicles.
On Thursday, the Minister and the mineral officials went to inspect iron ore mines in Butare belonging to National Cement Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Devki Group of companies.
Godfrey Nyakahuma, Kabale Resident District Commissioner revealed to our reporter that after authorities looked into the matter they realized that the company and other taxi drivers do similar business.
The transport company, known for its services to Kabale town and Kigali in Rwanda, recently expanded its operations, causing discontent among local taxi drivers.
During his visit last week to preside over the fresh verification of vendors and allocation of lockups in Kabale Central Market, Magyezi ordered the eviction of all roadside vendors from the streets of Kabale town.
In July 2023, Minister Magyezi ordered a fresh allocation of lockups and stalls in the new central market after meeting dissatisfied vendors who had raised concerns about irregularities in the initial allocation process.
Muhwezi allegedly robbed four clusters of yellow bananas, 13 carrots, 1 basket of oranges, 1 tin of onion seeds, 10 kilograms of fresh beans, 1 tray of apples, 10 kilograms of peas, and 2 baskets of onions all valued at 440,000 shillings.
But, Peter Nkurunungi, the Director of Geses Uganda Limited, a company that was contracted to carry out installation of the lights explains that though the works had been scheduled to be done completed by June 6- August 6 2023, in accordance to contract terms, it failed to be achieved after criminals started vandalizing and stealing solar panels, batteries and bulbs.
Ptrick Otim, National Water and Sewerage Corporation Manager in charge of Kabale Branch attributed the crisis to the breakdown of high-yielding water pump mortars at Lake Bunyonyi
KENEFIELD Services Limited was contracted in June 2023, to upgrade the drainage system in the area covering Hakempu along the Kabale-Katuna road, the Taxi and Bus park, Garage Street and Mukombe Road, as a way of improving hygiene, sanitation and beautification under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) Project.
Justus Tindimurekura, a tobacco trader, reports witnessing individuals smuggling cosmetics and beer from Rwanda to Uganda while URA and security officers stand by without intervening.
Akankwasa went into hiding in February 2023 when Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi issued an arrest warrant against him for messing up the relocation of vendors to the new Kabale Central Market.
Dr. Gilbert Mateeka, the Kabale District Health Officer, voiced concern over potential imports of infected animals or products during the festive season. He urged caution, advising consumers to only purchase meat inspected by veterinary authorities before slaughter.
In July 2022, Emmanuel Twishime from Mariba village, Nyamiyaga parish, Rubaya Sub-County, Gicumbi district in Rwanda, met a similar fate while mining sand in Kiyovu village, Kacerere ward, Ryakarimira town council in Kabale district.
