Starting this month, the town council has prohibited the crude dumping of garbage outside residential compounds or business premises. Residents will now be required to pay a fee of 100 Ugandan Shillings per kilogram of waste collected.
Mark Edwin Kawula, the site engineer, said the works would be completed in six months and called upon the community to safeguard the site from any wrong elements.
John Wafula the chairperson United Association of fishing traders and importers limited, said the re-opening of the market is a huge relief to traders who had to endure tough trade conditions including high market dues, lack of storage facilities among others in DR. Congo market.
Major General Dick Olum, the overall commander of Operation Shujja, emphasized that the rescued individuals would undergo rehabilitation before their complete reintegration into their respective communities.
The assailants targeted female students, killing 20 of them using hammers, while 17 male students were killed with machetes and bullets. The attackers later set fire to the student's dormitory, resulting in the incineration of several bodies beyond recognition.
David Songerwa, a resident of Hima town council, expressed the need for clarity regarding the King's arrival. He emphasized that seeing King Mumbere back in the Kingdom would provide reassurance and confirmation of his freedom.
Vincent Kakandi, a truck driver told URN that drivers were on Tuesday able to drive to DRC and back to Uganda without fear after being assured of safety by soldiers on both sides of the border.
The World Bank financed the construction of the OSBP facility to the tune of over Shillings 5 billion through the Great Lakes Trade Facilitation - GLTF Project. The facility comprises offices from the immigration, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), and security among others.
Museveni who commissioned the new Border Export Zone-BEZ and the one-stop border post -OSBP on Wednesday explained that the intention of closing markets was to stop crowding as part of the COVID-19 containment measures since the country didn’t have vaccines at the time.
Kasese Resident District Commissioner-RDC, Lt. Joe Walusimbi, says that they decided to return the fishing gear as a gesture of reciprocation to maintain a good relationship with the neighboring DR. Congo community.
Major Stephen Alituha, the FPU Commandant on Lake Edward said that however much the FPU has tried to sensitize Ugandan fishermen on the effects of illegal fishing, the Congolese fishermen remain a big challenge.
This is part of a community-driven effort codenamed the Presidential Initiative on Peace, Security and Development in the Rwenzori region which is meant to help Uganda and DRC find a lasting solution to armed conflicts in the region.
The Kasese deputy resident district Commissioner- RDC in charge of Bukhonzo county, Lt. Maate Magwara says they have increased security surveillance to close out all porous border points and ensure that all persons crossing into Uganda use the designated routes and are screened as required.
On Tuesday, the regional office for Africa of the World Health Organization-WHO- said one new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed in Beni Health Zone in the North Kivu Province
The four Katembo Kombe (21), Thembo Mutima (15), Kambale Kombo (23), and Kasereka Jean (23), together with the late Kasereka Nguchi (23) are said to have been part of a large Mai-Mai group that was intercepted by UPDF 5 Mountain Battalion in Bwera.
Kicumbi Laston, a trucker from Zambia told URN that they loaded goods from South Africa destined for Congo through Mpondwe but they were told by clearing agents upon arrival at the border that they could not proceed with their journey because of insecurity in Eastern DRC.
According to Col. Wanyama, they have killed 20 suspected ADF rebels and recovered over 10 guns and various calibers of ammunition over the past month. Wanyama, who shared the sector operation status report with URN, said that whereas the ADF threat still exists, the trend of violence has reduced enabling many people who had fled to Uganda to return to their communities and resume a normal life.
Eng. Ananthula Nagendra, the project coordinator from DOTT Services Limited says they are working in short phases because they were guided to limit their operation to a network of only 20 Kms because it’s what the UPDF and FADRC forces can secure at a time.
