Catherine Kamwiine, the Lyantonde Resident District Commissioner, says that the task force is stranded due to a lack of funds. She adds that they may lose the fight against the pandemic without funds to run different operations mainly testing and follow-up on patients in hard-to-reach communities.
Muntu, who was campaigning at Lyantonde district playground in Sunday, promised that if elected in office, his government will actualize the Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security in Africa.
Joseph Muyomba Kasozi, the Bukoto Mid-West MP and Secretary of the NRM parliamentary caucus also lost to Isaac Ssejjoba Mayanja who garnered 17,036 votes against 12,611 votes.
At least seventeen members have decided to defy the party’s constitution and run as independent candidates for various elective positions in the 2021 general elections.
Ismael Bukenya, one of the residents says that they have since been stopped by the district from utilising the contested land despite presenting purchase agreements and receipts.
On Tuesday, court presided over by Abdullah Khaiza, the Lyantonde Grade One Magistrate on Tuesday castigated Kakooza for continuously failing to honour summons issued to him.
The Assembly is the Legislative Organ of the East African Community with a membership of 45 elected members from five states. These include Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda. However, representation to the assembly is limited to two five-year terms.
The money was meant to facilitate NRM Councilors during the just concluded local council elections in Lyantonde district. Each councilor had a budgetary allocation of between 500,000 and 1,000,000 Shillings.
The Deputy Inspector General of Government (IGG) has recommended the removal of two members of Lyantonde District Service Commission (DSC) committee for not being residents of Lyantonde.
James Kakooza, the former State Minister for Primary Health Care, is still using a ministry of health vehicle almost three weeks after the parliamentary appointments committee refused to approve his reappointment.
