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By Fred Mwebembezi

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In Fort portal—

Kabarole district chairperson Richard Rwabuhinga wants Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and NGOs operating in the district to extend the Adolescents Sexual Reproductive Health Rights services to the rural areas so as to prevent the staggering numbers of teenage pregnancies, unsafe abortions and teen marriage.

During the district stakeholders advocacy meeting held at the district, organized by ACODEV, he observed that if ACODEV and other partners scale up the youth friendly sexual reproductive services to the rural; areas, engage parents, local leaders and cultural leaders, the overwhelming numbers of teenage pregnancies and teen marriage will be averted.

Catherine Kemigabo the District Health Educator Kabarole revealed that the meeting was intended to advocate and lobby leaders for the sexual youth friendly reproductive  health corners at health centers following the rampant drug abuse, unplanned teenage pregnancies, low uptake of contraceptives.

Brenda Mpaata the regional coordinator ACODEV narrated that they found out that health facilities in the district lack youth friendly services making it difficult for them to access sexual reproductive health services.

She noted that that during their 5 year service they have equipped three health facilities that include Kiko HC, Karambi HC and Mucwa HC with youth friendly services to strengthen their relationship, interaction and access to sexual reproductive services like family planning, condoms and counseling.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Kampala—-

First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Hon. Janet Museveni has hailed rural broadcasters in the country for their complementary efforts in the promotion of educational concerns through their broadcast stations in the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic and lockdown situation in the country.

She extended her gratitude to rural broadcasters under their Association commonly as RUBA, an umbrella for rural electronic media houses which comprises of over 300 radio and Television stations in the country.

In her letter to the Association Chairman Julius Tumusiime dated July 22, the First Lady appreciates the broadcasters for offering complementary airtime on their radio stations which enabled the ministry to air COVID 19 messages to the children of Uganda.

There has been an effort by RUBA to support the ministry of education reach children in the country through a pre-recorded broadcast message code named Bingwa and the COVID 19, which many rural stations under RUBA have been airing.

There are other media associations which mainly work with a few selected urban broadcast stations which only focus on commercial interests, albeit the social responsibility role of the media in the Ugandan context.

The First Lady has also pledged continued partnership and future engagement with RUBA.

RUBA Chairman Julius Tumusiime welcomes the engagement as a sign of government-media relations which he says is a step in the development of the Broadcast sector of the media industry.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Rukiga—

At least four trading centers in Kamwezi sub- coumty Rukiga district have been closed down for 2 weeks for failing to adhere to Covid-19 guidelines.
Pulkeria Muhindo, the Rukiga resident district commissioner says the closed trading centers are; Mwanjari, Kazaza Omuchapa and Kakanyoro, all trading centers in Kamwezi Subcounty.

Muhindo who is also the head of Rukiga district Covid-19 Taskforce noted that shops which mostly double deal as bars and foodstuff shops have been locked because they have continuously hindered efforts to
curtail the spread of COVID 19.

The RDC says that other towns such as Kiburara and Kacuucu have been locked for one week.

She adds that those dealing in only foodstuffs will remain open but must make sure that their customers adhere to COVID-19 SOPs.

“We are cautioning the bar owners that if they continue illegally Operating, we shall have their stock confiscated and destroyed,” She explained.

At least 33 bar owners in Kibanda, Kigara, Rwenyangye, Kashekye and Kyogo parishes have been listed amongst those who are slated to be affected by the set guidelines.

Kamwezi has registered more than 130 positive COVID-19 cases in June and July 2021 alone.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Rubanda—

A Primary two pupil at Amatsiko primary School in Muko Sub County, Rubanda district yesterday drowned in Lake Bunyonyi when he had gone to learn how to swim.

The deceased Alex Tumusiime aged 14, who hails from Kagadi district, has been staying with his grandmother in Hamukaaka cell, Kabere Parish in Muko Sub County.

According to the deceased’s Uncle Alex Niwagaba, the deceased drowned yesterday at around 1:00 pm, in Lake Bunyonyi within Hamukaaka village, when he had gone to graze goats but instead decided to learn how to swim.

Niwagaba added that locals started searching for the body of the victim up to last evening at around 6:00 pm, when his body was retrieved.

By the time of compiling the story, police had not commented and burial of the deceased was underway in the home of the deceased’s grandmother in Hamukaaka village.

This follows another incident which happened on Monday last week; a Catechist of Kayanga Catholic Church Nafutali Tizihaboona drowned in Lake Bunyonyi, when he was sailing on a canoe coming from Butanda to Lyakarimira to attend a church meeting.

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