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By Sylvia Kugonza
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In Kabarole
Kabarole District Resident Commissioner Asiimwe Stephen has blasted the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) operating in the district for exploiting the poor.
Kabarole district has over 50 registered NGOs but according to the District Community Development Officer Monday Christopher, only 20 are active and visible in communities.
Asiimwe said that they have already compiled the list of the non performing CSOs and are to embark on closing them down this New Year for failing to cause impact in community.
Speaking at the commissioning of Christ AID International Pre primary school (nursery) in Kicuuna , Rwengaju parish, Busoro sub county, Kabarole district, RDC strongly warned parents against irresponsible producing that results into huge number of vulnerable children hence increased crime.
The District Community Development Officer Christopher Monday asked Christ Aid to introduce skills programs to enable the unemployed youth create their own jobs.
He commended the Christ AID for the Grand Mum project of constructing those decent houses, the shs54000 monthly upkeep but asked them to increase on the medical insurance scheme since the elderly are leaving in a state of misery.
According to Grace Karungi Mugasa the Country Executive director, they are now focusing on sustainability of the projects noting that a complex building is under construction for income generation.
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By Jonan Beinomugisha
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In Mbarara
Police in Mbarara are holding two men suspected to have been robbing people in Mbarara town.
Police identified the suspects as Nasasira Godwin aged 19year, and Twikyirize Edwin aged 21years both residents of Kisenyi Kakoba division Mbarara municipality.
Speaking to www.mknewslink.com, Samson Kasasira the Rwizi regional spokesperson said that the suspects were arrested in the areas of Booma in the operation that was carried by the police after an attack on Ocani Bernard who is now admitted at Mbarara regional hospital.
He noted that this is not the first incident in the area that several people have been robbed in the same area calling on the locals to be conscious as there is no security light in Booma grounds.
Kasasira said that they are going to take the suspects to court on charge of aggravated robbery.
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By Yosam Gucwaki
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In Masindi
Two classes are reportedly sharing one room at Nyakarongo primary school in Pakanyi Sub County, Masindi district.
This is according to the report s which were presented by the Village Budget Club (VBC) members from Pakanyi and Bwijanga Sub Counties during a district dialogue of VBC members and Masindi district duty bearers organized by Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) a women rights non-governmental organization at the district educational hall in Masindi town.
VBCs are community based groups that were formed by FOWODE to monitor budget implementation in government facilities in the area of its operation.
While presenting a budget monitoring report, Joseph Bogere, the VBC secretary in Pakany Sub County revealed that at Nyakarongo primary school, primary one and two pupils are being taught in one classroom and yet it a government aided school.
He explained that the shared room had two black boards that were being used to teach the two classes that he said is hampering effective teaching of the learners.
During the same dialogue, Nelder Asaba who presented the monitoring report by VBC members from Bwijanga Sub County reported lack of water at Isimba primary school that is hampering learning at the school.
Asaba added that Kikingura health centre in Bwijanga Sub County has a cracked outpatient ward, lacks lighting system, a placenta pit and reliable water source for its staff adding that this is affecting service delivering.
She also noted that the same facility has no placenta pit and yet it conducts deliveries noting that the community is struggling to establish one.

While responding to the reports, Fred Kisembo, the district assistant chief administrative officer hailed the VBC members and FOWODE for what he termed as balanced reports.
He acknowledged the problem of water shortage at government health facilities in the district and revealed that the district is going to ensure all government health facilities get water before taking it other areas.

The dialogue is part of a two year project on education and health sectors named Gender, Accountability and Participation that is being implemented by FOWODE in Pakanyi, Kimengo, Budongo and Bwijanga Sub County in Masindi district.
Maureen Kyomuhendo, the FOWODE field officer for Masindi district revealed that the dialogue aimed at enabling district duty bearers know the gaps and challenges in the service delivery so that they can be incorporated in the budget.

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In Kampala
The Supreme Court in Kampala has today morning started hearing an appeal challenging the upholding of the amendment of the lower and upper age limit in the Constitution.
A group of three parties including the Uganda Law Society, lawyer Male Mabirizi and 11 MPs led by Winnie Kiiza are challenging the judgment by the Constitutional Court that okayed the removal of presidential age limit from the Constitution.
A panel of 7 judges including the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe,Paul Mugamba,Stella Amoko Arach, Ruby Apio Aweri, Jotham Tumwesigye, Eldad Mwanguhya and Lillian Tibatemwa Ekirikubinza will hear the petition for two days before delivering a judgment on the matter.
The parties agreed on eight issues that they would want court to determine during the consolidated age limit appeal at the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court will be required to determine whether the Justice of the Constitutional Court misdirected them on the application of basic structure doctrine while determining the age limit petition.
The court will also be required to determine whether the Justices of the Constitutional Court erred in law when they said that the entire process of consulting, debating and enactment of the age limit act didnt contravene provisions of the 1995 constitution and the rules and procedures of parliament.
The parties also agreed that court should determine whether the Justices of the Constitutional Court erred in law when they held that the scuffle and violence in and outside parliament didnt contravene the 1995 constitution.
They also agreed for the court to determine whether the Justices of the Constitutional Court applied the substantiality test while deciding the age limit petition.
The Supreme Court will also be required to determine whether the Justices of the Constitutional Court misguided themselves when they ruled that passing of the age limit was not inconsistent with the 1995 Constitution.
The court will also determine whether the judges contravened the 1995 Constitution when they ruled that the president elected in 2016 will not leave office after clocking 75 years of age
The parties also agreed that court should determine whether the Justices of the Constitutional Court derogated the applicants right to fair hearing, injudiciously exercised their discretion and committed procedural irregularities and if so, to what extent did it affect the final judgment.

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In Bushenyi

Residents of Bushenyi- Ishaka municipality have joined hands together to improve their standards of living.
Residents under their organization Bushenyi Development Initiative aim at saving and borrowing money under their theme “involving in agricultural activities as a way of fighting poverty.
The organization which was launched yesterday by Coordinators at local council level while at Bushenyi guest house will cover Bushenyi district irrespective of religion, tribe and political party.
According to Dickens Musasire the polical assistant for Bushenyi Ishaka municipality Member of Parliament, this organization was started and funded by Hon Arinda Gordon Cowboy Member of Parliament Bushenyi Ishaka municipality with the aim of improving standards of living of people in the district and in that Hon Arinda donated 5millions to support the organization.
Each village is entitled to bring five people because the target number is 370 people in the first phase from all villages in Bushenyi Ishaka municipality.
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