Power supply to Bugiri General Hospital has for the last five months been operating without electricity after it was disconnected over an accumulated bill of over 100 million Shillings.
Pupils whose parents have not registered for national identification cards risk being left out in the upcoming registration exercise in schools. Michael Muganga, the National Identification Registration Authority-NIRA deputy Public Relations Officer says that all students will be required to carry a copy of their parents National Identification Number NIN for them to be registered.
The police detention facility at Nalufenya in Jinja District continues to generate controversy after Members of Parliament gave conflicting reports after visiting the area on Friday. Legislators sitting on the Human Rights Committee of Parliament were at Nalufenya to inspect the facility on the directives of the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga following wide spread allegations of torture of suspects there.
Majid Batambuze, the Mayor Jinja municipality and Chairperson Urban Authorities Association, says municipalities unable to sustain street lighting because of the heavy power bills. He wants government to direct power suppliers to incur the cost of street lights across the country.
Ernest Nabihamba, the Senior Environmental Officer Jinja municipality, says the problem is beyond the hospital management. He notes that no single hospital in the entire Busoga region has a functional incinerator.
Four candidates contested in todays by-election. They include Moses Walyomu Muwanika, a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM Party, Timothy Lusala Batuwa-from the opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party, and two independent candidates; Muhammad Bizimack Bidondole and Alex Brandon Kintu
Meanwhile, Asuman Mugenyi, the Director of Operations Uganda Police, says the voting exercise is still peaceful as they havent registered any case of violence.
Addressing journalists last evening ahead of the polls this morning, the EC Chairman, Justice Simon Byabakama, said the initiative is aimed at reaching out to voters to ensure they report cases of malpractices to allow the Commission to respond appropriately.
Asuman Mugenyi, the Director of Police Operations, told journalists at Kagoma county headquarters last evening that Amin is wanted for masterminding violence in the just concluded Kamuli municipality MP by elections.
Sergeant Osbat Tumuhamye, the Officer Traffic Jinja Central Police Station, says the accident occurred when trailer registration number KAV 119S/ ZC 9669 rammed into a motorcycle registration number UDV 316M, the three were riding on to their work stations.
Recently, some of the thugs dropped a letter at the home of the Vice President, Edward Ssekandi in Kizungu village next to Hotel Zebra in Katwe-Butego division, Masaka Municipality asking him to join them to fight Museveni.
On Monday afternoon, some of the residents appealed for heightened security deployment in the county during a meeting convened by the NRM Secretary General, Justine Kasule Lumumba at Kagoma county headquarters. Some of the voters said they are forced to sleep as early as 7pm for fear of being attacked by criminal gangs ahead of the polls.
In his submission at Jinja Magistrates court today during the mention of this case, the state prosecutor James Muliro said investigations are complete and they are currently working on the committal papers so that the suspects are committed to International Crimes Division ICD of the High Court.
Deo Mbabazi Tumwesigye won the mayoral seat with 15,102 votes under the National Resistance Movement ticket, beating Social Development Party-SDP candidate JB Aseya Onzuma who garnered 11,011 votes in elections held in March 2016. Aseya however petitioned court challenging the victory of Tumwesigye alleging that the election was not free and fair citing several malpractices.
Nominations for Kagoma County parliamentary by-elections have kicked off today at Kagoma County headquarters in Jinja district. The seat fell vacant in March this year after the Court of Appeal nullified the election of Moses Walyomu for voter bribery. Walyomu had been declared winner of the February 18, 2016 election for Kagoma County with 16,391 votes, followed by Kintu who garnered 14,244.
Margret Hashasha, the deputy speaker for Njeru Town Council notes that efforts by the council to secure funds to buy land to relocate the centre have been futile because of the limited budgets.
