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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara

The deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) who doubles as the acting RDC Rwampara district Emmy Katera Turyabagyenyi has warned religious leaders and believers against violating the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as churches reopen today.

After six months of lockdown, president Museveni recently allowed places of worship to reopen but directed that no places of worship should exceed 70 people in attending one service at once.

Katera strongly warned that as the authorities they will ensure that all the SOP’S are duly followed and everyone should wear a face mask among other preventive measures.

Some churches like All Saints’ church that has the capacity of 7,200 have already released programs indicating how church services will be conducted in shifts starting from 08:00am in the morning.

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By Syrus Nayebare

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In Sheema

8 classrooms of Butsibo Secondary School in Sheema district were yesterday destroyed by wind during a heavy downpour.

The school’s Headteacher Geoffrey Twehamye told www.mknewslink.com that unless the government intervenes,300 candidates who are expected to report on 15^th Oct.2020 will have nowhere to study from.

Sheema RDC Frank Kyerere advised parents, school administration and stake holders to work as a team to renovate the school because it’s not fully a government school but government aided so they should not wait for government to help them even God helps those who help them selves. 

Woman MP Sheema district Jacklet Rwabukurukuru calls upon fellow politicians to work together and contribute for the school, supporting education hence development.

She said that she will try to do what she did for Rweibaare ss when the school was also destroyed promising to bring the little, she will get. 

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By Ronald Kabanza

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In Rukungiri

North Kigezi and Kinkizi Anglican Dioceses have commissioned a 11.2 kilometres gravity flow scheme to provide water to more than 6,000 people in Kempungu, Kashenyi, Rushoroza, Kijondo,Byarugambwa cells  in Buhunga sub- county Rukungiri district.

The 500M shillings Buhunga gravity flow scheme was constructed by North Kigezi diocese together with the diocese of Kinkizi with funding from Tear fund organization, a United Kingdom funding agency based in England.

Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of the project, Rt. Rev. Benon Magezi of North Kigezi diocese advised locals that as much as water is life, it can easily become infectious if not maintained well.

Bishop Magezi also asked the beneficiaries to desist from the habit of
planting trees in wet lands but instead protect them since they are
sources of water.

Bishop Dan Zoreka of Kinkiizi diocese encouraged the beneficiaries of the project to use the water for more than common household purposes asking them to use clean containers while fetching water to be free from water bone diseases.

Bishop Zoreka also warned the government officials against imposing taxes on water projects constructed by the church of Uganda saying that this water is purely free of charge therefore no one should pay even a single coin to the government or any other person.

Jolly Matsiko, a 76 old woman, a beneficiary from Rushoroza cell hailed the church of Uganda for thinking about the poor adding that she has been using contaminated water from the community well but it was also far from her home.

It should be remembered that Buhunga sub- county is one of the water stressed sub- counties in Rukungiri district and the sub- county lost over 100 cows as result of water shortage and it was also badly hit by drought last year a thing that left many with no food.

The two Anglican dioceses have constructed over 10 water projects with an intention of providing clean and safe water from human and animal consumption.

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