Minister Hilary Onek said the new model is substituting the old one of giving food to refugees that is being affected by reduced resources from donor organisations.
The outbreak of the two diseases has been confirmed by both District Veterinary Officers and the commissioner of Animal Husbandry in the Ministry of Agriculture Dr Anna Rose Ademun for Isingiro district.
District Chairperson Alone Turahi later told Journalists that the decision is arising out of the increasing cases of cattle theft in the district. He said the district had registered more than five cases of Mob Justice against suspects who had been granted bail by the courts.
Expressing disappointment at the escalating rates of domestic violence and land disputes in the district, Nasiima attributed some cases to lawyers who threaten legal action if mediation is sought.
Alex Sajja the Kabaare Parish Chairperson said that despite submitting reports about the effects of the drought and hailstorm to the office of the LCV Chairperson, residents are yet to receive any response from the government or district.
Cecilia Kambabazi, the Assistant Community Services Officer in the Office of the Prime Minister, also recognizes the lack of safe spaces for mental health treatment and counseling sessions.
A bus registration number UBG 812K, belonging to Global Bus Compay, that was heading to Kikagate is said to have collided with a Mbarara-bound Fuso truck registration number UBL 945U when the tragedy occurred.
Mufakinanye explains that he has witnessed the loss of Matooke traders due to the unauthorized road tolls in the district. The road tolls are used to collect money from traders dealing in Matooke, sand, hardcore stones, and cow dung manure.
Irene Pauline Nabina, the acting Refugee Desk Officer in Mbarara, explains that the reduction in food and financial support for refugees has necessitated a shift towards self-reliance rather than dependence on decreasing humanitarian aid.
According to Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Police Region Spokesperson, the suspect, who is currently at large, committed the heinous act on an undisclosed date and contacted his relatives to inform them of his actions.
Abdu Kamoga the Isingiro District Environment Officer, says that the wetland is one of the fragile ecosystems in the district that has been encroached on and destroyed by people who are cultivating their crops.
The 100 Million Dollar Kikagate-Murongo hydropower plant on River Kagera along the Uganda-Tanzania Border was constructed by Berkeley Energy Company under a Public-Private arrangement between the two countries.
Anita Nasasira Kagimba, the Senior Environment Coordinator at Nsamizi, explains that the primary objective of these environmental groups is to raise awareness among refugees about the importance of preserving land, the risks associated with wetland encroachment, and the need for mitigation measures such as reforestation.
The Ruteete – Kibeba Water Supply and Sanitation project in Bukanga County will serve over 10,000 people from 11 villages in Bukanga and Mbaare Sub Counties.
Dr. Gelard Naluwairo, the public health officer at Nakivale settlement, points out that pneumonia is common among children under the age of five and the elderly, who tend to have low immunity, making them vulnerable to such infections.
Rauf Mazou, the Assistant High Commissioner for Operations at the UNHCR, explained that the funds will be used to help refugees become more self-reliant, which will reduce their dependence on humanitarian aid.
Muhairwe who was in Isingiro District on Thursday for a community dialogue made an impromptu visit to the school site and was told that the contractor abandoned the site after being paid 80 percent of the money.
Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson, says that while driving Mark-X registration number UBK 535T, the suspects intercepted their victims at Nshungyezi along Isingiro-Kikagate Road, paper sprayed them, and made off with the money in question.
Alex Atwebembaire representing Nyamuyanja Parish to the Sub County is accused of taking part in the beating to death of of Happy Lawrence alias Kakoyera, who has been a resident of Nyarwashama village in Nyamuyanja Sub County, Isingiro district.
