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By Sandra Tumwekwase
In Rubirizi

Students in Rubirizi district have been warned against sexual immorality especially the escalating homosexuality and lesbianism.

The warning was yesterday made by the Rubirizi District Police Commander SP Lillian Kikobe while sensitizing students on security at Kirugu secondary School in Rubirizi District.

According to SP Kikobe, these vices are here and eating up the society thus tasked every individual to take up the responsibility of speaking out against them till they are kicked out of Uganda and Africa in general.

Kikobe noted that homosexuality is deadly, illegal and damages the body in addition to killing someone spiritually.

As a way of fighting the vice, Kikobe tasked parents to get close to their children, be friendly and have a heart to heart talk so that the children can open up on challenges they meet while at school.

The DPC challenged leaders to always go back to the villages and sensitize their electorates on the law and other security related matters instead of waiting for election time.

She advised that security meetings should be done at local level so that residents can exchange views to curb down criminality.

By Byamukama Libino
In Rubanda

The people living with Disabilities in Rubanda district have raised an alarm of being left out in all government programs aimed at improving the livelihood of the locals.

They revealed this yesterday during the official launching of the distribution of 450 wheelchairs within the district by Hon Ninsiima Evelyn Kikafunda who is the president of Green Environment promotion (GEP) a charity organization operating in Rubanda and Kigezi sub region at large.

They revealed that they have been facing a lot of difficulties to get in public places like churches, Markets, Health centers among others without the wheelchairs.

They showed concern on how they have been left out in all government programs and that the few aid that comes also ends up in pockets of officers at the district and sub county level.

Atuheire Rovina a PWD who got a stroke at 10 yrs. A resident of Rushekye village, Karengyere Parish Muko sub county who has been practicing art craft for the last 17 years said that she has not got any help from the government apart from Hon Evelyne kikafunda who has been purchasing her finished art craft finished baskets.

Atuheire challenged fellow PWDs to stop begging for money but rather use their hands to develop themselves saying Disability is not Inability

Muhumuza Teophil the Lc5 councilor representing the PWDs at the district blamed the community development officers at the sub county levels for not sensitizing the PWDs about the new government programs within the district.

He applauded hon Kikafunda who has empowered the PWDs with different skills ranging from art craft to construction of Houses.