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By Grant Ahumuza

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In Kabale—

The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic development Keith Muhakanizi on Friday ordered for partial demolition of Buramba HCIII under construction citing use of substandard building materials.

Last month, media reports claimed that the quality of materials being used for the construction works at Buramba HCIII in Rubaya Sub County Kabale district were below the required construction standards.

This forced the ministry of works to constitute a team to undertake technical assessment on the quality of construction works at the facility and provide guidance, an exercise that was done from 9th to 12th June 2020. The team did the site visits together with the Kabale district Political and Technical staff.

In a letter dated 1st July 2020 addressed to the Kabale District Chief Administrative Officer, seen by www.mknewslink.com , Muhakanizi says that during the site visit at Buramba HCIII, non-confirmatory tests were conducted on the materials used in the facility’s construction. He further noted that to further attest the quality of the materials, the team picked the samples and took them to Central Materials Laboratory ministry of Works and Transport in Kampala for confirmatory tests.

However, according to Muhakanizi, the results from the tests of the picked materials indicated that the Ultimate Compression Strengthen (UCS) for the concrete blocks picked from Buramba is too low compared to the required level.

The tests also indicated that the stone aggregate had adequate mechanical properties though were slightly larger than the 20 mm size specified. Additionally, the combined sand samples had adequate silt content (3 percent) which is within acceptable ranges.

In the letter, the ministry recommended that the construction works at Buramba HCIII are halted and all load bearing walls demolished and rebuilt with concrete blocks that meet the minimum specifications.

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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara—

The minister for local government Raphael Magyezi argues Mbarara city leaders to desist from political wrangles but focus on development.

Magyezi made these remarks on Friday July 03, 2020 at lake view hotel in Mbarara city during the official inauguration of Mbarara as a city.

Magyezi who also doubles as Member of Parliament for Igara west constituency in Bushenyi noted that the interim Mayor Robert Mugabe ‘Kakyebezi’ and his team should focus on developmental issues instead of staging political fights

Speaking at the function, the area Member of Parliament Michael Tusiime noted that a lot have already been achieved during the tenure of current leadership.

The interim city Mayor, Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi said that people should make the good use of the city to develop themselves.

Mbarara city headquarters will stay where the municipal council offices though authorities continue to make a revised plan on where they should be located.

Mbarara city will be divided into two that is Mbarara city North and Mbarara city south of which each will be having a representative in the parliament.

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