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Byamukama Libino
RUBANDA

The Rubanda District Woman Member of Parliament Hon Prosy Akampurira Begumisa Mbabazi has embarked on supporting Bataka groups with iron sheets in Rubanda district, with the aim of ensuring that they construct commercial houses as a source of income.

She donated a total of 220 iron sheets to seven groups on 12/08/22 each getting 30 iron sheets.

Some of the groups benefited are Murugabano-Nangaaro Ngozi group in Hamurwa town council that has 115 members, Murukoro Ngozi group and Mukibungo Ngozi group both from Muko Sub County with 300 members, and Nyarumbya-Muntuuro Ngozi group from Hamurwa town council and among others.

Addressing some of the group members during the distribution of the iron sheets at Murukoro trading center and at Mukibungo, Hon Akampurira said that she decided to donate iron sheets to the Bataka groups which have already constructed the buildings and need iron sheets in order to help them not only in standing for their fellows when a member dies but also have an income generating project by constructing commercial houses. She urged other groups to set up means of starting up income generating projects as a way of fighting poverty in the society.

The Chairperson of Murukoro Ngozi group Beston Tugumisirize expressed happiness saying that they had failed to raise funds for the iron sheets, adding that once they complete the building, this will also help them to have offices, rentals and a convenient place for holding their meetings.

BY Nicholas Aharizira
Rukungiri

The Rukungiri Resident District commissioner Steven Nsubuga Bewayo yesterday 12/08/22 refused to commission a project worth UGX 89M over shoddy work.

The project at Katungu Primary school located in Nyakabugo ward Buyanja subcounty constructed by TICOL Construction Company Ltd comprising 2 blocks each containing 2 classrooms and 2 pit latrines for both boys and girls, was to be commissioned yesterday but owing to defects, the RDC postponed the exercise until the contractor rectifies the defects

According to Annet Keneeza, the school head teacher, pupils especially those using new buildings suffer especially when it rains as the roof leaks
Other defects included cracks on building floors, and poorly constructed places of inconvenience where urine cannot get into latrine but meanders outside, putting the lives of pupils at risk of infections.
Agaba Emmy Rubondo, the Buyanja sub county LC 3 Chairperson blamed the shoddy work on insufficient supervision and called authorities to always employ people from the locality.
Geoffrey Kyomukama, the LC5 chairperson for Rukungiri district, said leaders will ensure that the defects are corrected.
Eng. Julius Bagira, the district Engineer said that the contractor will not be fully paid the outstanding balance on the works if defects are not corrected
The function was also attended by Christopher Wachaya, the rukungiri DISO, and James Turyamubona, the Rukungiri district speaker.