Bukedi Police Spokesperson, Moses Johnson Mugwe, confirmed that the suspects are facing charges of Common Nuisance as per Section 160 of the Penal Code Act.
Officers from the State House Anti Corruption Unit arrested the two officials from the Tororo municipal offices on Tuesday after failing to account for Shillings 180 million out of the Shillings 214 million they received from the Ministry of Works and Transport to work on the bridge.
The officials include Mayor Kennedy Orono Nyapidi, the town clerk Paul Omoko, and Municipal Engineer Francis Okema. On Tuesday, the officials were summoned over allegations of mismanaging more than 300 Million Shillings meant for road works.
Founded in 2004, Morukatipe View Primary School started as a community school to cater to the children living in the slums of Kasoli. The school had more than 500 learners by the time of the closure triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Olowo decided to close the One-Stop Trading Center citing the lack of sanitary facilities, which comprises hygiene. According to Olowo, the traders had resorted to defecting in polythene bags and dumping them in the nearby bushes and the roadside.
According to Owole, his office and that of the District Police Commander have received several reports and complaints from market vendors claiming that they have not been allocated space.
Okuna explains that the decision by the affected property owners not to cooperate with the municipality is a threat to the multi-billion infrastructural development, adding that besides the three property owners, some vendors led by Edward Okware have also declined to vacate road reserves insisting that the municipality shows them alternative space to operate from.
John Okea, the Tororo district L.C.V chairman says that have raised complaints as Tororo local government leaders to the factory management for the last six years to have a better waste management plan but in vain.
According to Lydia Karungi, a Senior Community Development Officer at Ministry of Local government in of charge relocation said the exercise will be in phases, starting with fresh foods dealers to second hand clothes sector and then others.
The new members on the commission include Francis Ochieng representing the municipality and Martin Etoori representing Tororo county who join Veronica Opendi representing West Budama, George Emukule Etiang representing PWDs.
Connie Bwire, the Tororo, District Assistant Health officer says that they still have a challenge of lack of personal protective equipment in the district yet there are increasing COVID-19 cases in the community.
Paul Omoka, the Town Clerk Tororo Municipality told URN that the municipality has conducted inspection in the market and found out that everything required in the market is available and that by next month, the contractors will be exiting the site.
Tororo District Health Officer Dr David Okumu said that the 27 people who are are currently under quarantine at Mukuju Core Primary Teacher’s College were picked by the district surveillance team after they came in contact with the two cases. Several others are being followed up.
The fund was set up by the government in the 2015-2016 financial year, to mainly improve access to financial services by women and equip them with skills for enterprise growth, value addition and creation of the market for their products and services. The funds are given to women with already established business enterprises who receive interest-free revolving credit to strengthen their enterprises.
According to records, 644 million shillings was meant for the construction of Malaba Seed Secondary School in Malaba Town council, 2.9 billion shillings for salaries of staff that were supposed to be recruited.
According to available information, Tororo district is operating at 62 percent of the require staffing level. Some areas in the district are operating with Parish chiefs and Community Development officers.
The council meeting, which had started early morning, was expected to end by 2:00PM to allow the consultations to take place. Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee members led by their chairperson, Jacob Oboth Oboth arrived the district headquarters as agreed but were blocked by councilors led Molly Anyeko, the Kisoko- Petta sub county woman representative.
Each member is entitled to Shillings 100,000 monthly. Charles Onyapidi, the chairperson of the garbage gang, says they decided to lay down their tools after pleading with the division authorities to clear their wages in vain.
John Paul Okanya, the LC 3 Chairperson Osukuru Sub county and his Rubongi counterpart, Solomon Oketcho both claim the key installations fall under their jurisdiction.