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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi—

The executive director of All in One Women’s Association (ALOWA) Lillian Namirimu has warned women leaders to fight for the rights of women through associations they have already formed.

Lillian Namirimu said this today in a one day workshop organized by ALOWA at JAMUGI conference hall in Bushenyi town.

She advised women leaders to use the knowledge acquired today to empower the women they lead in Bushenyi district.

Lillian Namirimu the executive director ALOWA

ALOWA is funded by United Nations democracy fund and will train women leaders in 33 districts countrywide and they have so far covered 5; four in Kigezi and one in Ankole.

She revealed that they are here to strengthen women associations such that they are able to fight for the rights of ordinary women in their communities.

ALOWA also formed its own committee in Bushenyi for easy coordination chaired by Doreen Birimbo.

From Bushenyi the ALOWA leaders will head to Kasese where they will empower women as they did in Bushenyi.

Bushenyi district community development officer Bazil Muhanguzi hailed ALOWA for training Bushenyi women leaders by giving them new knowledge and ideas which will empower them to fight for their rights in their communities.

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By Innocent Atuganyira

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In Masindi—

Police in Masindi are holding a 30year old conman who has allegedly been claiming to be an employee of Kiryandongo sugar limited.

The suspect identified as Fred Isingoma is a resident of Byerima village in Bwijanga sub county Bujenje county Masindi district.

He was arrested yesterday evening conning citizens in the name of Kiryandongo sugar limited claiming they were recruiting 250 tractor drivers and 1,000 sugar cane loaders.

Isingoma was running announcements on one of the radio stations in Masindi, unfortunately his forty days elapsed yesterday after he attempted to fake a police officer who instead arrested him.

Ms. Annet Najjemba the Programs Director Radio Kitara explains that the announcement was read like other announcements since they didn’t know that it would be harmful to the listeners.

This morning when we contacted Mr. Johnny Musagazi the communications manager Kiryandongo sugar factory, he said that though they are looking for workers, they didn’t assign anyone to recruit workers, and they don’t use media in advertising job vacancies.

In an effort to get a comment from ASP Julius Hakiza the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson was futile by the time filed this story since he didn’t respond to our repeated phone calls.

By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara—

The Minister for Local government Raphael Magyezi has threatened to terminate the contract of a company contracted to construct Mbarara central market if they fail to finish construction works by May this year.

The 21 billion shillings project was contracted by ROKO Construction Company Limited under the Market and Agriculture Trade Improvement Project (MATIP) that aims at improving agriculture and trade.

The ROKO Construction Company Limited which started the construction in 2018 was expected to have completed by Feb.2020.

However, Magyezi who was yesterday 05th.March.2021 officiating at giving out of Local council stamps at Kamukuzi Mbarara district noted that since Feb.20220, market has suffered three setbacks.

The minister added that as a ministry, they have already notified the Contractors to hand over the market to the vendors by May 2021 or else they will have their contract terminated.

Eng. Willie Swanapoel the contract operation manager ROKO Construction Company Limited attributed the delays to the central government which has been slow in releasing funds.

Magyezi however, refuted the claim adding that the government is ready to pay the contractor once the project is complete.

The secretary for publicity Mbarara Central Market Vendors Association Donozio Kibanda said that continuous delay in completion of the market is a night mare to the traders who currently temporarily work from the city Independence Park.

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By Grant Ahumuza

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In Kabale—

The Lions club of Kabale alongside that of Kampala Central yesterday afternoon donated 500 lifesaving jackets to five schools located on the islands of Lake Bunyonyi in Kitumba Sub County, Kabale and Rubanda districts as one of the measures to reduce on lake accidents.

According to Can. Lydia Ibingira, Lion’s president of Kampala Central, the benefiting schools include:  Bwaama primary school, Bwama secondary school, Kyabahinga primary school, Bufuka primary school, Little Angels Nursery and primary school.  Two women groups that include: Kakooko women’s group and Kitooma Women’s group.

Ibingira said that each school got 100 life jackets. The groups also got 100 life jackets each. She says that each life jacket was bought at shillings 60,000.

Ezra Suruma, Makerere University Chancellor, one of the Lions members told our reporter while at Bwaama island primary school that as Lions club, they got concerned following various accidents in which people would drown and die sailing without life jackets.

Emmanuel Sentaro Byamugisha, Kabale Municipality mayor who represented Darius Nandinda, Kabale Resident District Commissioner lauded Lions club for the  good cause towards reducing accidents on lake Bunyonyi.

In October 2020, Amon Turyatemba, a student of Nyabikoni secondary school drowned in Lake Bunyonyi while on tour. In August 2020, five people all residents of Karambo village in Muko sub county of Rubanda district drowned in the same lake and died.

On August 11th, 2020, three people including John Bosco Tumuheki, Felix Arineitwe and Firicano Turyahikayo, all residents of Katetenkora village in Nyamiryango Parish, Butanda Sub County in Kabale district drowned after their canoe capsized in the same lake.

In June 2020, two people from Muko sub-county in Rubanda district drowned in the same lake while travelling in a canoe.

This is not the first donation to some of the schools at the Lake. In December 2018, Uganda Police Force donated 150 life jackets to Kyabahinga, Bufuka and Kifuka primary schools.

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By Innocent Atuganyira
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In Bullisa—
There is frustration and grief among family members and residents of Booma Village Butiaba sub county in Buliisa district after failing to retrieve remains of a child that was snatched by a crocodile on Wednesday morning at around 11;00am this week.
The deceased was identified as one Nasan a son to Pastor Wilson Tumwine a resident of Boma Village Landing Site in Butiaba town council Buliisa District.
According to residents, efforts to retrieve the remains were futile despite several searches by divers and fishermen using boats, and so relatives decided to burry clothes.
Speaking yesterday afternoon, the Chairperson LC 1 Boma Village landing site Deo Ntakimanye said that after the incident, they had to organize for several operations on the breeding areas where the crocodile caught and killed the child to search for the body but all in vain.
Ntakimanye said the family members then decided to burry clothes of the deceased as it is done culturally since the body could not be found after several operations both day and night.
He said the burial was held yesterday at Boma village landing site in Butiaba town council Buliisa District.
He added that the floods have enabled the predators to come near the lake shores.

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