Josephate Mudakwa, a tout operating at Busia county Bus Park in Kenya, says that he has been earning a minimum of Kshs 500 (About UGX 17,000) daily but ever since Uhuru suspended bus operation he often sleeps on an empty stomach. He says should the situation continue like, some of them may resort to crime for survival.
Nancy Ayugi, a food vendor at the park says the garbage problem has greatly affected them since customers have chosen to eat from outside the park because of the smell of the area.
Some eight traffic police officers who spoke on condition of anonymity told URN that they have been involved in minor accidents, which drivers blame on poor visibility of officers along the highways.
Anthony Okucu, the UNRA Lira Station Engineer says the ferry has resumed normal operation and is capable of conducting 22 trips a day. He asked the travelers to resume their normal travel schedules.
Hellen Adoa, the Fisheries State Minister, says that MAAIF has authorized its technical team to carry out a pilot study with fishermen in the three districts to prove their claims related to the co-existence of synodontis fish and other fish species.
Sadala Musoke, the Executive Director Nation Oil Distributors Limited that operates MV Kalangala, says the vessel is set to resume operations this afternoon with a testing route voyage from Nakiwogo at 2pm to Lutoboka in Kalangala.
Stanbic Chief Executive Officer, Anne Juuko says that the positive performance of the sector was largely due to the emergency policies that the Central Bank put in place.
