Emmanuel Ssenyonga, the Managing Secretary Masaka Cooperative Union, says they are also considering the idea of giving out incentives in terms of farm inputs and improved coffee varieties as way of attracting back their lost membership.
Read more ...Zelda Kakayi, the party’s Youth Coordinator for the metropolitan region says their observation is that despite the numerical strength, many female youths are shunning away from political activism over recurring forms of sexual harassment that continue to make them more vulnerable.
Read more ...In the letter, the thugs threaten to kill residents in retaliation for the murder of Musa Ggaliwango, a notorious robber. Ggaliwango was killed in a foiled robbery in the area.
Read more ...Reverend Monsignor Serverus Jumba, the Bishop of Masaka Diocese says the White Fathers have got very strong attachment to the area, especially in the parish of Villa Maria, which is equally of great significance in the history of the faith in Uganda and the Sub-Saharan Africa.
Read more ...Norah Nalubega, the chairperson of vendors in the market says that rainwater runoff is directly flowing into uncollected garbage heaps which are unpleasant to customers. Nalubega blamed the division authorities for not regularly collecting the garbage from the market, thereby exposing them to health hazards.
Read more ...A circular issued by Masaka Municipal Health department requires all grasshopper vendors to register with local authorities as well as undergo medical examination by the Principal Medical Officer to ascertain their health status.
Read more ...John Marry Ssemujju, who is in his senior six vacations, has been working as a Sales Person for DUNAMISCOIN Resources Limited. He says the company fleeced them of all the money they paid for interviews and registration, with promises of paying them high interest in dollars.
Read more ...Swaibu Makumbi, one of the SACCO delegates from Masaka Municipality, says the micro finance institution is being rundown by a clique of people within the governing board, who are operating with a lot of impunity.
Read more ...Despite the on-going army-led operations against illegal fishing malpractices, fishermen are concerned of the increasing incidents of robbery and murders at the landing site.
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