Alex Ssemogerere, the chairperson of National Teachers Union in Kyotera district confirms some schools heads in the area have become so restrictive to the program implementers for fear of clashing with parents.
Many of the child-clients in Kyotera District are not receiving the required social support, especially while at school, according to Irene Nayiga, the in-charge HIV/ART department at Kalisiizo Hospital, the main public healthcare service centre in the district.
Masaka Municipality leaders have now given up the fight over the burial of veteran politician John Tebyasa Matovu who died on Sunday, December 31. The 83-year-old ex-Masaka Mayor will be buried on Friday in Kampala, as par the communication by one section of his now divided family.
Long queues have formed in different parts of Kyotera as the district votes a woman Member of Parliament and district chairperson. By 7:50am, at least 50 voters had cast their ballots at each of the polling stations with close to 300 voters. Mujuzi Emmanuel, one of the voters says he wanted to vote early and go and do his other work.
Nathan Bukenya told URN on his bed at Kalisizo Hospital that he saw the thugs driving around town at around 8pm but didnt realise they were on a mission. He says a few minutes later, he heard gunshots from all corners before the robbers started ordering traders to surrender all their money.
A Police officer who declined to be named since he is not authorised to speak to the media says Lochead was picked up after the minors told their parents about their ordeal.
Grade One magistrate Suzan Awidi who had postponed the case to September 4th did not show up. The defendants as well as their lawyer Hassan Kamba were also not in court.
The Magistrates Court of Kalisizo has postponed the hearing of a case in which Ponsiano Lwakataka (38) and Abdallah Mukiibi (28) are accused of reportedly assaulting a police constable and threatening violence against him.
The Kalisizo LCIII Chairman Richard Ntambazi is wanted for child neglect. Ntambazi\'s troubles stem from a case filed by Nowerina Namirembe (25). Namirembe claims that Ntambazi had a relationship with her that resulted in her pregnancy.
Pastor William Muwanguzi will again appear in Kalisizo Grade One Magistrates court today for a final judgement of another case in which he attempted to escape from Kalisizo Government Prison and caused malicious damage to government property.
Following \"Pastor\" William Muwanguzi’s attempt to escape from prison last week, Kalisizo prison authorities have stepped up security to prevent any further escape attempts from the facility.
Three prison warders attached to Kalisizo Government Prison in Rakai district have been remanded for allegedly assaulting journalists. The officers, Robert Ssemata, Frank Kyomwiru and Alex Mukasa, allegedly assaulted two journalists on March 18 this year.
