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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Ntungamo—

As the swearing in for the new LC5 Councilors and district Chairperson draws nearer, there is tension in Ntungamo district after four councilors have shown interest to battle for the district speakership.

The four are Naboth Mpirirwe Kasiisi of Ntungamo subcounty, Nicholas Twikirize Mugyenyi from Kitwe town council, Elijah Atuhaire Rugarama North, and Christopher Bariyo the youth male councilor elect.

The four aspiring candidates are now busy sweet talking fellows for votes, each of them convincing fellows that he is the best for the seat.

The Speaker will be elected on 25^th May 2021 immediately after the swearing in of the district Chairman Sam Mucunguzi Rwakigoba and all Councilors.

The Ntungamo magisterial area Chief Magistrate Gordon Muhimbise is expected to preside over the swearing in function of Chairman-elect alongside all his Councillors, then after, the Returning Officer of Ntungamo Electoral Commission Latif Ngonzi will also preside over the election of district Speaker.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Rukungiri–

Police in Rukungiri are hunting for unknown arsonists who attacked a family with fire that led to death of an 85 year old man while three others are treating burns.

The deceased, also the head of the family is Batwaza Porikaripo a resident of Nkanga village, Ndere Parish in Ruhinda Sub County, Rukungiri District.

According to Elly Maate the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, unknown people attacked the family on Friday night at around 10PM and when the wife opened to pick some items delivered from Kampala the arsonists claimed, they threw can of fire at her.

Maate added that the lady ran back to her bedroom and the fire spread to the rest of the house burning the four occupants.

They were later on rushed to Case Medicals Rukungiri where the family head Batwaza Porikaripo died from on Saturday.

Sources from the village indicate that the attack could have been ignited by land wrangles.

Rukungiri Central Police station has already registered an Arson case on Reference number CRB 888/2021 as the hunt for arsonists and their motive commence

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By Innocent Atuganyira

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In Hoima—-

Parliament has approved the implementation of the Parish Development Model.

The model will start operation in a phased approach with preliminary activities for the establishment of the necessary support structures and systems.

Key among the activities is the recruitment of Parish Chiefs, establishment and training of Parish Development Committees, set up of the Community Information System (CIS) and mobilization of the masses at national and local government level.

Meanwhile, the Hoima West MP Elect Dr. Joseph Ruyonga has called on residents to embrace the upcoming Parish Model Program on farming that has been introduced by the government.

The Program would be effective starting with the next fiscal year 2021/2022 has been allocated sh200 billion for the first phase because of shortage of funds.

The initiative is the latest of government attempts to lift the nearly 68 percent of households from subsistence economy to commercial production to reduce poverty.

Ruyonga says if well embraced it can benefit the local person compared to the previous projects and asked fellow leaders to sensitize the public about it.

Some of the activities to be undertaken include preparing parishes to receive the funds, recruit chiefs, operationalize the Parish Development Committees, who will be in-charge of the funds, and establish the SACCOS and other activities.

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