Addressing fishermen at Kalangala District Headquarters in an FPU evaluation meeting on Tuesday, Kyanda, said ever since the introduction of FPU on Lake Victoria in 2017, the Government has earned of over Shillings 2.7billions in revenue.
Kalangala Resident District Commissioner, Daniel Kikoola, says that he received several calls from health workers and patients about Damba’s torture by Police officers. He told URN that the conduct of the police officers was unbecoming.
Police officers have arrested Aron Kasumba , a supporter of National Unity Platform-NUP for donning an attire fitted with a matching insignia for the rank of an Assistant Superintendent of Police-ASP.
They say these are the top issues politicians, including presidential, parliamentary and local government candidates, must address as they canvass for votes in the island district.
According to Ssekibwano James Musoke, the Local Council 1 Chairman of Buzingo Village, the resolution to deport Simon Mpamize was arrived at in the village council meeting sitting on Monday evening, and they have already provided the money to transport him to Rukungiri
Musana who was allegedly assaulted by FPU's Kabogere Zigga accusing him of using in illegal fishing methods was first rushed to Bukasa Health Center on 04th October, but his condition worsened as he was passing blood and was on the 10th October transferred to Kalangala HCIV
Benon Byamukama, the Kalangala District Police Commander, says the suspect was arrested alongside others and bundled on a police patrol van for transportation to Kalangala Central Police Station for custody.
Glaser, also known as Bery, was on Wednesday granted a cash bail of 30 million Shillings by Kampala High Court Judge Moses Kazibwe to enable him to travel abroad for cancer treatment. However, he was sent back to prison after failing to raise the money and pronounced dead by Luzira prison authorities early today.
Subsequently, Kalangala District Surveillance Taskforce begun to trace for all persons that had contact with the patient and admitted them into the Isolation Unit at Bishop Dunstan Secondary School in Kalangala town council.
The Kyamuswa Sub County LC III Chairperson, Charles Kavuma, says several fishermen who go fishing around the island are tortured by the soldiers and all their fishing gear impounded.
The accident occurred on Wednesday evening. The marine vessel was ferrying fertilizer to the Oil Palm Uganda limited Liner at Bwendero landing site in Mugoye Sub County in Kalangala District.
The decision to block the FDC meeting was reached in a meeting between Kalangala Resident District Commissioner, Daniel Kikoola, District Internal Security Officer Kasaana Kaliisa and Police.