By Chris Mugasha MBARARA, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has called on church leaders and Christians to take a leading role in protecting Uganda’s environment, warning that the destruction of wetlands and water catchment areas is threatening water security and sustainable development. President Museveni urged the church leaders to educate people why God created things like;…
By Hillary Keingana BUSHENYI; Bushenyi district has finally constituted a District Service Commission after nine months without one, a period that crippled recruitment and service delivery. The breakthrough came after district council unanimously approved Mr. James Mujurizi as a member of the commission to replace a member whose name had been deferred by the Public Service…
By Chris Mugasha KAMPALA, Uganda — Minister for Water and Environment Gen. Kahinda Otafiire has praised the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) as proof that government institutions can perform effectively, while pledging government support for the utility’s ambitious plan to improve water supply in 50 towns across Uganda. “NWSC is proof that state institutions…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Presidential Affairs committee have commended President Yoweri Museveni for supporting the idea of adding value to bananas by setting up the Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID). “There some people who are asking whether this banana factory under PIBID has added any value on…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Bushenyi District has been named among the districts with many cases of children living with different categories of disabilities. According to an official from the Equal Opportunities Commission, Bushenyi has got almost the biggest cases in the Western region. Nicholas Natuha, the Bushenyi district education officer in-charge of special needs…