Stories :: Category: Local government :: Accepted date: November 2019

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• Sembabule Council Aborts as Councillors Reject Public Accounts Committee Nominees

  22 Nov 2019, 10:29 Comments 94 Views Sembabule, Uganda Politics Local government Updates

  A group of councillors led by Jolly Kasande and Robert Ambikiire, the representatives for Mijwala and Ntuusi sub-counties, respectively, mobilized their colleagues to block the motion until they are allowed to deliberate on the nominations. The speaker was prompted to suspend the sitting after the majority councillors turned rowdy and stood-up in protest.

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• Uganda-Rwanda Border Closure Takes Toll on Silverfish Market Top story

  21 Nov 2019, 19:08 Comments 299 Views Business and finance Agriculture Local government Report

  The traders comprising of 40 women and 20 men operating under Kiyindi Women Fish Processors Association say that Rwanda offered the biggest market for silver fish from Kiyindi landing site, prior to the border closure.

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• Masaka to Eliminate Hawkers as Struggle for Business Heightens Top story

  21 Nov 2019, 10:39 Comments 287 Views Masaka, Uganda Business and finance Security Local government Updates

  Vincent Zziwa Kasumba, the MDF Chairperson says traders are concerned by the increasing numbers of hawkers and street vendors with whom they compete for the same customers yet they pay trading licenses on top of other operational costs.

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• Local Government Minister Declares Palorinya in Obongi District. Top story

  21 Nov 2019, 07:34 Comments 371 Views Obongi, Uganda Local government Report

  “If the people of Palorinya Sub County wish to belong to another district, there is a process to be followed to change the boundaries of a district. Before this process is completed, Palorinya Sub County will continue to be under and getting services from Obongi district local government…,” reads the letter.

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• PTA Meetings Attract More Citizens Compared to Dev't Gatherings

  21 Nov 2019, 07:10 Comments 142 Views Kampala, Uganda Local government Misc Updates

  Speaking at the launch of the report, Muhammed Ahamed Sharrif, a social researcher and head of the survey said 65% of the respondents they interacted with said they were not aware of any parish or baraza meetings in their communities. They also didn’t know that such events are supposed to happen in their areas.

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• Entebbe Municipality Demolishes Structures Constructed in Buffer Zones

  20 Nov 2019, 19:17 Comments 245 Views Entebbe, Uganda Environment Local government Misc Report

  According to the National Environment Management Authority-NEMA, the Buffer Zone, an area of land preserved for environment protection, is estimated to cover 200 meters from a shoreline of a wetland or any water body.

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• Gulu Residents Decry Noise Pollution

  20 Nov 2019, 17:20 Comments 201 Views Gulu, Uganda Health Environment Local government Updates

  Stephen Okello, a resident of Kanyagoga sub ward in Bardege Division of Gulu Municipality says that that bars in the area play music to unbearable levels especially at night interfering with their right to sleep.

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• Residents Petition Museveni Over RDC's Academic Qualifications

  20 Nov 2019, 13:41 Comments 372 Views Lira, Uganda Local government Northern Updates

  In their petition, residents want President Museveni to intervene and order investigations to ascertain the academic qualifications of Odongo. In their petition, the group wants President Museveni to intervene by directing for a special investigation to ascertain the academic qualifications of RDC Odongo (Okwany-Aguti).

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• Kwania District to Resume Staff Recruitment

  19 Nov 2019, 11:58 Comments 338 Views Kwania, Uganda Local government Northern Updates

  In May, Kwania district advertised 55 vacancies mainly in the education, health and administration departments. However, the recruitment was subsequently blocked by the Lira High Court following a petition by a group of district councillors.

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• Cabinet Position on Proposed Masaka City Receives Mixed Reactions

  19 Nov 2019, 11:29 Comments 287 Views Masaka, Uganda Politics Local government Updates

  According to a decision communicated by Jennifer Namuyangu, the State Minister for local government, cabinet, however, dropped the ideas; of either turning the whole of Masaka district into a city or annexing peri-urban sub neighbouring counties of Kingo and Kalungu; located in Lwengo and Kalungu districts respectively for Masaka municipality to qualify for a city.

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• Sub County Leaders Storm District Offices Over Power Connection Top story

  19 Nov 2019, 11:00 Comments 376 Views Business and finance Local government Misc Updates

  According to the plan, only 3 villages in Sikuda Sub County will benefit from the power connection, a thing that has angered the local leader. They want power to reach key areas like business centers health centers and Sikuda Primary school among others.

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• Multimillion Agro Processing Machines Lie Idle in Kitgum

  18 Nov 2019, 17:48 Comments 153 Views Kitgum, Uganda Agriculture Local government Northern Updates

  Bosco Odong, a farmer in Orom trading center says they have never benefited as farmers from the installation of the machine since it has always been closed.

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• Corruption Taking a Heavy Toll on Ordinary Ugandans-DGF

  18 Nov 2019, 16:25 Comments 244 Views Kampala, Uganda Local government Misc Updates

  This subject came up this morning as key Anti-corruption stakeholders; Action Aid, Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda, Transparency International and Government’s Ethics and Integrity Ministry, launched the 6th Anti-Corruption Caravan in Kampala.

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• Boat Operators Hike Prices After Suspension of Kiyindi-Buvuma Ferry Services Top story

  18 Nov 2019, 07:04 Comments 360 Views Buvuma District, Uganda Business and finance Agriculture Local government Report

  Teddy Nakato, a dealer in sweet plantain says she was forced to offload the bananas from two trucks and transport it using small boats. Nakato expresses distress for hiring trucks, which are now stranded at the island. This means she will have to pay the truck owner for extra days they will have to spend at the island without working. She pays about Shillings 250, 000 for three days.

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• EC Calls for Peace in Ayivu as Preparations for Arua City Take Shape

  17 Nov 2019, 15:48 Comments 320 Views Arua, Uganda Local government Misc Report

  Justice Byabakama made the appeal at County headquarters in Onduparaka after two days of meetings with leaders of Ayivu county in Arua district. The meetings followed a petition by the area local council three councillors in the seven Sub Counties that form the county.

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• Yumbe Sub County Councilors Seek Legal Action over Unpaid Honoraria

  16 Nov 2019, 13:13 Comments 202 Views Yumbe, Uganda Business and finance Local government Report

  Up to 56 councillors from the Sub Counties of Kuru, Lodonga and Yumbe Town Council are seeking payments amounting to 12.7 million Shillings for the financial year 2017/18. An additional payment of 109 million Shillings is sought to cover payments to councillors from all 13 Sub Counties of Yumbe district for the financial year 2018/19.

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• Ugandans to Nominate Public Servants for Integrity Award

  16 Nov 2019, 11:37 Comments 252 Views Kampala, Uganda Politics Local government Updates

  The campaign leading to the National Integrity Awards is targeting individuals who exhibit acts of integrity, honesty, moral value. These may include, among others, people whose actions help the government to save money, that would otherwise have been lost, those who report issues of corruption and those helping people at the lowest levels.

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• Court Freezes Mbale Municipal Council Accounts

  16 Nov 2019, 09:56 Comments 260 Views Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda Local government Misc Updates

  The decision follows s suit filed by Buharera Investments Limited, a company that was contracted in August 2015 to maintain the composting site in Namatala, Mbale Municipality. The company is now demanding a sum of 146,475,000 Shillings for its services.

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• Bus Operators Seek Common Bus Terminal in Kampala

  15 Nov 2019, 18:02 Comments 243 Views Kampala, Uganda Human rights Politics Local government Updates

  Currently, buses going to West Nile, Western Uganda and the Northern Route use separate terminals. Those going to North and Eastern park at Namayiba Bus Terminal while those for the Western flank park in Old Kampala with inter city buses scattered in different parts of the city.

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• Masaka Municipality Leaders Disagree on Eviction of Food Vendors

  15 Nov 2019, 12:49 Comments 277 Views Masaka, Uganda Politics Lifestyle Local government Analysis

  Bahengana is accusing the vendors of overcrowding the street walkaways, making the town filthy in the town and causing disorder.

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