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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi—
Greater Bushenyi leaders MPs and LCV chairpersons left Bushenyi for state house on Friday last week vowing to hit in the face the director of PIBID Rev. Dr. Florence Muranga and her staff for taking district land, not employing Bushenyians as well as the factory not functioning to full scale.
According to credible sources who attended the meeting held at statehouse Entebbe the leaders were led by the deputy speaker Thomas Tayebwa who presented a brief speech, the son of Kaguta interjected and blasted the leaders to 100% level.
The leaders who are outspoken like Karyeija of Mitooma and Deo Atuhaire of Buhweju came back tongue tied and could not pick any call from the media.
The president strongly warned Bushenyi leaders to distance themselves from PIBID matters adding that it’s Prof. Muranga’s initiative thus it doesn’t concern them.
He noted that he is the one with the plan alongside prof. Muranga therefore the MPs and LCV chairpersons should shut up forever.
PIBID was started around 2004 by Prof. Florence Muranga and other researchers on how to produce banana flour from fresh bananas.
The time for presidential initiative has elapsed and BIRDC has taken over as a registered company to do business in Uganda and internationally.
PIBID took over Nyaruzinga demonstration farm in Bushenyi Ishaka a huge land of many acres. The board was constituted and Bushenyi CAO Charles Kiberu was appointed secretary.

By Innocent Atuganyira
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In Hoima—

Hoima City Security Committee has ordered all wetland encroachers to vacate with immediate effects before they are forcefully pushed.

In an exclusive interview with our reporter, Badru Mugabi the Resident City Commissioner {RCC} Hoima said that they were given a directive by the president of the republic of Uganda to evict all those who encroached on wetlands.

“For the case of Hoima City we have petitioned all those in the wetlands to remove either their crops, houses or projects before we forcefully evict them,” he said.

Mugabi added that they will have to follow the legal procedure to evict these people from the wetlands but if they fail to comply they will have to use force to evict them since others have already been arrested and taken to court.

In June this year, President Museveni ordered all encroachers out of wetlands across the country with immediate effect.

According to Museveni, there should be no negotiations with encroachers, who have deliberately invaded wetlands and settled there.

The President, however, said there are people who were forced into wetlands by the colonial government would be compensated, but those who willfully settled in and conducted illegal activities in wetlands would be kicked out without any compensation.

Museveni said they don’t have to negotiate because they knew it was not right but they insisted.
He said Uganda has fertile soils, but for agriculture to be sustainable even during the dry season, there must be a constant source of water through irrigation.
He said if the wetlands are protected from degradation, it will be possible to engage in such irrigation schemes.

By Innocent Atuganyira
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In Kagadi—

The Deputy Resident District Commissioner {D/RDC} Kagadi Benjamin Tumusiime has warned the public against using the Parish Development Model {PDM} funds for luxury.

Tumusiime made the warning while addressing group committee members, parish chiefs and ward agents from 11 sub-counties and town councils at freedom tree in Kagadi town council Kagadi District on Wednesday.

Each parish in Kagadi District received 25 million shillings for the first phase in the country wide development aimed at deriving 39% households from poverty.

Tumusiime added that the parish development model fund is a plunge from President Museven meant to develop the poor people in villages and not the rich.

He has also cautioned the commercial officer to do the vetting of the names among the beneficiaries of PDM program.

Jenifer Mbabazi the Woman Member of Parliament Kagadi district has asked people of Kagadi to be focused and enjoy the benefits of the NRM government.
Peter Kusemererwa the commercial officer Kagadi district has asked the parish development model leaders and all parish chiefs to teach all people in the PDM program the use of money given to them.
Kusemererwa said that this money is paid back at a very low interest rate of 0.6 percent, a sign that the government wants every person in the country to be rich.