Daniel Muwanga, the Chairperson Jinja district farmers forum blames the food shortage in the district to the decision by farmers to switch to cash crops, which pay better compared to food crops.
After two wins in the on-going Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Kenya, Uganda Cranes Head Coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has called upon his players to work hard and beat Sudan in the last Group C match on Thursday.
Catherine Ntabadde, the Public Relations Officer Uganda Red Cross, some of the injured had gunshot wounds, deep wounds resulting from stones and body swellings.
Residents expressed their concern in a consultative meeting with Judicial Service Commission officials at the district magistrate’s court offices recently.
Joseph Katswera, the executive Director by Lake George Basin Intergraded Management Organization is optimistic that the new management plan will sustain the coordination of community based lake patrol teams for effective monitoring, control and surveillance
Odur says he wants government to allocate the cultural foundation another piece of land or help them restore their ownership of the land allocated to them by Lira district.
As a result, some of the traders who were gathered at Ben Kiwanuka Street started pelting cops with stones demanding to be allowed to access the market.
Busulwa says since this is the third fire incident at market within a space of five years, government should investigate the source of the fires and find a lasting solution to the problem.
The fire is believed to have started at around 4:30am on Wednesday morning reducing merchandise worth millions of shillings to ashes. Only a handful of traders managed to save their merchandise.
