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By Aggrey Twesigye
MBARARA

The Kitagwenda district deputy resident district commissioner,Joseph Ssekasamba is dead.

According to reports Ssekasamba breathed his last on Friday at around 11:00am at Mbarara regional referral hospital.The cause of his death is not yet known.

According to Halson Kagure the Mbarara regional referral hospital public relations officer,the late was admitted at Mbarara regional referral hospital for better medication and the hospital is yet to release the postmortem.

Dr.celestine Barigye the hospital director Mbarara hospital confirmed the matter noting that the deceased had chronicle illness by the time he passed on.

The minister For presidency,Milly Babalanda in a tweet commended the services of the late RDC and revealed that he had been bedridden for a long time.

The late sekasamba served as the deputy resident district commissioner for Masaka district in 2016 and later was transferred to Kira municipality to serve in the same capacity.

By Libino Byamukama
KISORO DISTRICT

The diocese of Muhabura is to spend over 130 million Ugandan shillings on renovating the Bishop’s house as the diocese prepares to welcome a new one. The house is formerly the residence of the outgoing Bishop Right Reverend Cranmer Mugisha.

This was revealed by our reporter as he inspected the mood at the diocese as Christians wait for the announcement of a new Bishop after the two nominated names were ignored by the house of Bishops sitting at the Lweza trading conference yesterday.

However, the reporter found that most programs at the diocese are proceeding normally; some offices open while projects like construction of the new cathedral and renovation of the Bishop’s home were also in progress.

According to trusted sources at the diocese, renovations began in December last year and are expected to be finished in February this year to prepare a new environment for the new Bishop for the diocese.

The sources added that new iron hits, doors, windows, household equipment will be used and designs changed at a total budget of 130 million shillings.

Meanwhile, the clergy and Christians provided mixed reactions over the postponed election of a new Bishop for the diocese. Some expressed gratitude saying that the proposed names were not nominated at the will of the many while those who expressed sadness say that what they wanted is a new Bishop.

By Byamukama Libino
KISORO DISTRICT

A number of boda boda riders in Kisoro municipality yesterday staged a peaceful protest against what they termed as exorbitant charges by Uganda Drivers Licensing System (UDLS) to access driving Permits.
The angry boda boda riders accused Uganda Drivers Licensing System officials of charging them over 400,000 shilling for a driving permit saying the money is too much. They allege that UDLS didn’t give them ample time to pay the required fees for the permits.
The group rode their motorcycles hooding from Bunagana stage up to their plot of land in Chahi village, Kisoro municipality. They later returned back and calmed down without police’s intervention. They vowed to resume protest should traffic police start cracking a whip on riders without driving permits

Officials from Uganda Drivers Licensing System (UDLS) declined to speak to our reporter about the accusations. They however, provided a chart containing the rates for driving permits. On the chart, a new driving permit costs 330,000 shillings for five years.
In the same protest, the group also claimed that their leadership is not giving them clear accountability for their association body, Kisoro united Boda Boda association (KUBO).
They demanded an explanation and accountability on money that is said to have been spent on a hotel being constructed using their association’s savings.
Meanwhile, Kisoro United Boda Boda Operators chairperson Kalangala Robert who had earlier promised to give a comment over the same matter couldn’t be reached at the time we filed the story.