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Esperance declared African champions after legal battle

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Esperance champions

 

Tunisia’s Esperance were declared winners of the African Champions League by CAF on Wednesday following a long legal battle after Wydad Casablanca stormed off in protest during the second leg of the final in May.

Wydad “is considered to have lost the game”, African football’s governing body said in a statement.

The Moroccan side walked off an hour into the return leg in Tunis after a VAR malfunction meant a disallowed equaliser could not be reviewed.

“The decision means Esperance are champions,” a CAF source told AFP under the condition of anonymity.

Wydad were issued a fine of $20,000 for abandoning the match and another $15,000 for the use of flares by supporters.

Esperance, who retained their title won in 2018, were fined $50,000 over the use of smoke bombs and projectiles. They were ordered to play two matches behind closed doors — a punishment suspended for 12 months.

Esperance president Mohamed Meddeb was also fined $20,000 for unsporting behaviour towards CAF chief Ahmad Ahmad.

CAF had called for the second leg to be replayed at a neutral venue, but that decision was overruled last week by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Esperance, who led 2-1 overall at the time, were initially handed the title, but CAF later backtracked after ruling that “playing and security conditions were not met”. Both clubs subsequently lodged appeals with CAS.

“Justice has been done,” Esperance secretary general Farouk Kattou told AFP. “It’s a fully deserved title. It’s taken two months but finally we have it.”

The fiasco prompted CAF to reduce both the Champions League and Confederation Cup finals from two legs to one match at a neutral venue from next season.

 

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Finance Minister Kasaija takes responsibility over mess in Custodian Board

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Isaiah Mwebaze
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Finance Minister: Matia Kasaija.
 

 

Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has taken the blame for the mess that saw departed Asians properties that were fully compensated for by government end up in hands of individuals and companies.

Kasaija who is also the Chairman of the Departed Asians Properties Custodian Board (DAPCB) was on Thursday appearing before select task force of the parliamentary Committee on Commission, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE).

He said he takes full responsibility for the mess but also admitted it was wrong for him to occupy two public offices at ago, even though he said he was appointed by President Museveni.

“I will seek guidance from the Attorney General William Byaruhanga on this matter and report back to this committee,” Kasaija said.

The committee members also asked Kasaija to explain why Byaruhanga is always absent in the custodian board meetings.

The probe started after the Board chaired by Kasaija claimed that unspecified amount of money was paid to undisclosed claimants for properties which were sold by the Board prior to receiving repossession claims by original owners.

The MPs have asked the Board to publish a list of the beneficiaries to confirm whether they did not pay ghost claimants.

While appearing before COSASE days ago, the executive secretary of the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB), George William Bizibu, admitted the accountability queries when questioned by MPs. During the interface with the MPs, Bizibu who has been at the helm of the DAPCB for about two years said the board does not have information on the current ownership of several plots despite the records indicating that they were compensated by the government.

However, the MPs accused Bizibu of trying to cover up senior government officials accused of grabbing the Asian’s properties.

The composition of the board has become a matter of public scrutiny.

The Board members include Kasaija, Lands Minister Betty Amongi, Attorney General William Byaruhanga, State Minister for Local Government Jenifer Namuyangu, State Minister for Industry and Cooperatives, Michael Werikhe, Gen Salim Saleh who is a “co-opted member”.

Section 5 (1) of the Assets of the Departed Asians Act requires the board to sit at least once every month.

However, it has emerged that failure by the board members to meet has over the years encouraged fraud at DAPCB where hundreds of properties have been stolen. An Auditor General’s report has raised accountability queries at the Custodian Board such as theft of public funds through fictitious compensations of up to Shs1.7 billion, double allocation of properties, forged land titles, sale of assets without proper valuation, missing documents among other illegalities.

The February 2011-March 2016 report of the Auditor General, John Muwanga, revealed that the Board chaired by the Finance Minister failed to maintain proper books of account and annual financial statements were not prepared. In the result, it took Auditor General 15 years to audit the Custodian Board activities.

In the process, billions of shillings in taxpayers’ money was misappropriated. The Auditor General’s report for instance, shows that Shs50.2m cash was not banked and lacked accountability documents at the time of the audit. Another Shs15.2m was receipted as cash received but could not be traced in the bank statement. Also, about Shs500m was spent directly from the collection account without the authority of the Board.

“It was also noted that Shs292.3 million was withdrawn from the bank without explanation as to the nature and purpose of the payments… these actions are not in accordance with best practices in financial management… [inquiry into the use of these funds should be instituted],” the AG report reads in part.

Meanwhile on Thursday also discovered that troubled Bizibu has not been formally appointed to that job.

The legislators plan to have Kasajia explain why Bizibu, who has had trouble explaining audit queries that have ruined operations DAPCB is working without a formal appointment. “Mr Bizibu is in office illegally,” MPs said.

 

 
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Travelport reveals global trends in flight bookings ahead of Hajj 2019

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Our Reporter and Agencies
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Hajj Flight

 

 

Advanced flight bookings to airports around the holy city of Mecca ahead of this year’s Hajj have increased from Asia, Europe and Oceania, according to research by Travelport, a leading technology company serving the global travel industry. Bookings from North America are flat on last year and travel from South America and Africa is slightly down on 2018 numbers.

Every year, in excess of one million people from all over the world fly into western Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, making it one of the largest annual spikes in global air traffic. To manage numbers from overseas, Saudi Arabia sets quotas for countries based on their Muslim population. Local governments and licensed private travel companies then begin allocating places for citizens.

As part of its study, Travelport analyzed bookings made through all global distribution systems (GDS) to King Abdulaziz International Airport, Ta’if Regional Airport and Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, as of Tuesday 21 July 2019, arriving from Tuesday 9 July 2019 to Thursday 8 August 2019. The company then ran comparable data for last year’s Hajj, so trends could be identified.

Damian Hickey, Global Vice President and Global Head of Air Travel Partners at Travelport, said: “There are many things that influence the decision to travel, especially when it comes to something as personal as performing the Hajj. For some, economic conditions and increased allocations from the government in Saudi Arabia could make this year the ideal time for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Others may be looking at their situation and thinking that it might be better to wait; this diversity of push and pull factors was certainly evident in the travel trends that we’ve seen around the globe.”

 

Africa

According to Travelport’s analysis of available data*, flight bookings made via GDS to airports around Mecca from Africa were down by 17 per cent this year. This was largely due to a decrease in the number of bookings made in Egypt (-17 per cent). However, the North African country did still record the greatest number of flight bookings through a GDS out of any country globally (49,477).

Morocco experienced the greatest growth in Africa this year by volume, with an increase of 1,078 bookings (+34 per cent) following a letter from monarch, King Mohammed VI, urging the nation’s pilgrims to positively represent the country at Hajj this year. [2]

 

In percentage terms, the fastest-growing market was Cameroon with an over 12-fold increase in bookings (up by 503; +1143 per cent).

Notable increases were also seen in Niger (bookings up 870; +110 per cent), South Africa (bookings up 674; +33 per cent) Nigeria (bookings up 520; +21 per cent), Uganda (bookings up 222; +383 per cent), Gambia (bookings up 159; +289 per cent), Kenya (bookings up 151; +33 per cent), and Gabon (bookings up 149; +784 per cent).

Overall, bookings made in Africa represented 20 per cent of total bookings globally.

 

Asia

Asia recorded the greatest growth in flight bookings made through GDS to airports around Mecca this year in terms of volume, with bookings up by 11,284 (+5 per cent).

On a country level, the greatest growth came from Bangladesh, with bookings up by 13,906 (+171 per cent). The South Asian country is one of five countries (Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia and Tunisia) benefiting from the Mecca Route initiative, a new service offering immigration pre-clearance for pilgrims at their points of embarkation.

The United Arab Emirates recorded the second highest rise, up 3,981 (+17 per cent); followed by Qatar, up 3,278 (+217 per cent), a country where pilgrims can now register for their Hajj using dedicated ‘electronic gates’.

Hickey added: “In recent years we have seen an increase in efforts to introduce policies and technologies that make the Hajj, which has often been compared to hosting an Olympics Games each year, a more convenient experience for the global Islamic community. Our analysis suggests that these initiatives may well be having a tangible impact, which is encouraging from a technological standpoint.”

 

The greatest number of flight bookings made through GDS in Asia were made in India (44,611).

Overall, bookings made in Asia represented 64% of total bookings globally.

 

Europe

Europe was shown in the analysis to have recorded the second greatest growth in flight booking volume through GDS to airports around Mecca this year, with bookings up by 1,966 (+6 per cent).

The greatest growth and greatest volume of bookings were registered in the United Kingdom, which was up by 2,237 (+13 per cent) to 19,798, though this does represent a slowdown in the 47 per cent growth seen in 2018.  The second and third greatest increases in the region were all recorded off low bases fromBosnia and Herzegovina, up 562 (+173 per cent), and Sweden, up 310 (+168 per cent).

Unlike Muslim-majority nations, countries with a minority Muslim population in the West are not subject to the same Hajj quota of 1,000 pilgrims per million of population.

Overall bookings made in Europe represented 10 per cent of total bookings globally.

 

The Americas

Advanced flight bookings from North America made through GDS to airports around Mecca were flat this year (bookings up by 221; +1 per cent). The country that saw the greatest surge was Canada, with bookings up by 1,362 (+39 per cent). The largest number of bookings were once again made in the United States (15,854).

South America saw a drop in flight bookings through GDS this year, with volume down 27 per cent, albeit off a low base. The country with the most bookings was Brazil (52 bookings). An estimated 200 Brazilians are expected to travel to perform Hajj this year.

Overall, bookings made in the Americas represented 6 per cent of total bookings globally.

 

Oceania

Flight bookings made through GDS to airports around Mecca from Oceana were up 1,705 (+204 per cent) this year. The rise can be attributed to a jump in bookings from Australia, up 238 per cent to 2,344, from 1,650 in the previous year, while at least 200 pilgrims have been invited to participate in Hajj from New Zealand.

Overall, bookings made in Oceana represented less than 1 per cent of total bookings globally.

 

 

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MTN Group raises dividend as H1 service revenue grows 9.7%

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MTN

 

 

African mobile operator MTN reported service revenue up 9.7 percent at constant currency rates to ZAR 67.9 billion in the first half of 2019, whileEarnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) expanded by 10.2 percent to ZAR 31.2 billion. MTN said it had strong subscriber growth of 7.7 million during the period to reach a total of 240 million subscribers at the end of June.

Total revenue rose 15.5 percent on a reported basis to ZAR 72.5 billion. Operating profit jumped to ZAR 15.3 billion from ZAR 10.8 billion a year ago, while net profit was stable at ZAR 4.4 billion. Headline earnings per share fell to 195 cents from 215 cents per share a year ago, hurt by a number of charges for currency effects and financial transactions.

MTN said the net debt to EBITDA ratio was stable at 2.3x, and capex intensity dropped further to 16.9 percent. The group proposed an interim dividend of ZAR 1.95 per share, up from ZAR 1.75 a year ago.

Organic service revenue growth was led by a 12.2 per cent increase at MTN Nigeria and 18.7 per cent growth at MTN Ghana, while South Africa grew by 3.3 per cent. In South Africa, the group contended with a weak macroeconomic environment as well as the introduction of new end-user requirements and the repricing of out-of-bundle data rates. In Nigeria, economic activity was muted in the time of presidential elections and prior to the formation of the cabinet. In Iran, the rial weakened sharply after the re-imposition of US sanctions.

Following data price reductions in South Africa and Nigeria, MTN said it expects price elasticity in the second half of the year to improve data revenue growth. In the first half, data revenue rose 19.8 per cent on an organic basis. Further growth will be partially offset by lower wholesale revenue at MTN South Africa following the end of the national wholesale deal with Telkom on 28 June.

Further growth will come from the expansion of mobile money and financial services. Mobile money will launch in South Africa in the second half of the year, services will be expanded in Nigeria ahead of obtaining the full banking licence there, and a remittance service from Europe to Africa will be started. In addition, the Ayoba messaging app will expand to Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Liberia in the second half of the year and integrate further with its payments business, and the streaming music service will also expand to more countries.

The number of active data users grew by 3.5 million to 82 million in June, and 30-day active Mobile Money users grew by 2.4 million to 30 million. The group’s continued focus on the customer experience has seen it record brand NPS leadership across more than 50 per cent of the portfolio, with twelve markets now leading, MTN said.

 

 

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Muhammad Shaban rejoins Vipers SC

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Our Reporter
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Shaban and Lawrence Mulindwa
 

Vipers Sports Club have confirmed the signing of striker Muhammad Shaban who has been a free agent after being released by Moroccan Premier League side Raja Club Athletic Casablanca.

Shaban scored 18 goals in the 2017/18 season for KCCA FC before moving to the North Africa club.

He returns to his old stomping ground of Kitende where he made a name in his break-through years before moving to Onduparaka FC.

Shaban was given a two year deal by the Venoms and it is believed to be between UGX130M and UGX140M in sign of fees.

The 21-year-old Cranes international joined Raja Club Athletic Casablanca in 2018 where he made 7 appearances and scored one goal for the senior side.

Muhammad Shaban said, “I am thrilled to be joining Vipers SC. I’m looking forward to playing in the Uganda Premier League again. I’m keen to get started and make my contribution to the team’s efforts to win more trophies.” the 2016 Ugandan Footballer of the year was quoted by the club website.

Coach Edward Golola said, “Shaban is a very talented and good player. Our season last year showed us that we need options and quality to add depth to the squad upfront and Shaban is a proven marksman. I’m delighted that he accepted to join us.”

The hard-working striker, who was top scorer at the 2017 COSAFA U-20 Championship, was also part of the Cranes team at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the 2018 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN).

 
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Business: Addis Ababa leads Africa in hotel room rates

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Our Reporter
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Sheraton Hotel Addis Ababa

 

 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, posted Africa’s highest average daily rate (ADR), according to the most recent 12-month data from https://STR.com/. The market will play host to the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) on 23-25 September at the Sheraton Addis.

From July 2018 through June 2019, Addis Ababa registered an absolute ADR of US$163.79 when measured in constant currency, which removes the effects of inflation. That figure was a 1.1 percent increase year over year. The next closest STR-defined markets in Africa were Accra Area, Ghana (US$160.34) and Lagos Area, Nigeria (US$132.51).

“Addis Ababa continues to maintain high ADR levels when compared internationally,” said Thomas Emanuel, a director for STR. “The city has multiple demand drivers, such as a growing economy, successful airline and its status as the diplomatic capital for Africa. Air connections and ease of access compared with other cities also factor in the equation for strong demand, which provides hoteliers with the confidence to maintain rate levels.

“With healthy performance comes interest in investment. The market’s pipeline is strong with 22 hotels and 4,820 rooms in active development. We will continue to monitor these new openings to see how the market reacts once these additional rooms open.”

Emanuel will present the latest hotel performance and development insights on the Tuesday (24 September) of AHIF.

“Hosting high-profile international meetings like AHIF is one factor that has helped Addis to maintain its position as the city with the most expensive hotel accommodation in Africa,” said Matthew Weihs, Managing Director, Bench Events(AHIF organiser). “Our delegates will be looking carefully to see if the addition of a lot more high-quality accommodation and meeting space will depress room rates or help Addis become even more attractive as a destination.”

Addis Ababa’s occupancy over the same 12-month time period was 58.4 per cent, up 6.5 per cent year over year. Cairo & Giza was the continent’s occupancy leader at 74.5 per cent. Cape Town Centre, South Africa (65.0 per cent), ranked second in the metric followed by Accra Area (59.7 per cent).

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MPs clash in parliament over Uganda’s population explosion

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Isaiah Mwebaze
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Maj. David Guma Gumisiriza

 

 

The Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday clashed during a plenary over Uganda’s fast population growth rate, with Aruu County MP Odonga Otto, urging fellow legislators in the August House to lead by example by not producing many children.

MP Otto said that some of the Ugandan youth are disadvantaged because of joblessness to the extent that some are marrying while still staying in their parents’ households.

Odonga’s submission was countered by Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana and MP of …who said MPs are not reckless and that they know how to apply family planning methods. He asked whether Otto was in order to insinuate that MPs produce children they cannot cater for.

Ibanda North legislator, Maj. Guma Gumisiriza on the other hand commended the fertility of Ugandan women and only prayed that there should be rationalized planning, especially to address challenges of the country’s youth who continue to graduate to world of joblessness.

 He said the fertility of Ugandan women was a blessing rather than a curse to the country, urging his fellow MPs to draws an example from China that boosts of its big population numbers. 

The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga who chaired the 20th Sitting of the 4th Session was concerned that many households in the country are failing to feed, treat and educate their children, urging the responsible ministries to come up with a comprehensive statement on what the government was doing for the youth.

Kadaga however disagreed with MP Otto who claimed that government was doing nothing for the youth. She said government had initiated projects for the youth.

Members were concerned that many Ugandan graduates are involved in boda boda riding, urging that government should boost the skills development programme if the youth were to join the job market as well as creating their own jobs. They advocated for trainings in tailoring, wood work, technical drawing catering, home economics, brick-laying and others. 

The leader of Opposition in Parliament Betty Aol Acan said that institutions like National Leadership Institute Kyankwanzi could be used to make Ugandan youth skillful and productive. 

She said that the ministry responsible for the youth should carry out a comprehensive study that could help develop a comprehensive plan for the biggest segment of Uganda’s population.

 

 

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UPDF could help boost judicial system if allowed to play bigger role

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George Mangula
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UPDF soldiers

 

 

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) despite a few challenges, continues to play a significant role in the development of Uganda not only by way of defending the country’s borders but also through various social-economic interventions that are evident in sectors such as health, engineering, emergence rescues, agriculture, engineering and commerce.

The UPDF has also played an important legal role by prosecuting its own officers and civilians involved in armed robbery, terrorism and related acts. I see no wrong therefore that the military should help handle some civil cases since the institution has qualified legal personnel.

It is amasing that using little resources, the UPDF General Military Court Martial handles its work better than the conventional courts in Uganda. The military court is cognizant of time in case dispensation but also issues of corruption cannot be mentioned here. We have had judicial officers in conventional courts arrested for taking bribes to defeat justice, the same has not happened in the General Court Martial system.

That is why I urge policy makers to allocate UPDF a bigger role in the national judicial system so that they help poor Ugandans get justice in the shortest time possible, moreover at a cheaper cost. The process in normal courts is so tedious and unfair to the poor Ugandans who form the majority of the country’s population, now estimated to be about 40 million people. Yet those who run the conventional judicial system in the country are doing less to address the challenges that the poor face in courts, despite the pledges the judiciary makes every year to speed up court processes.

There is evidence that simple cases which should have been resolved within a month or two have taken over 10 years, just because some judicial officers in connivance with lawyers representing both parties want to continue benefiting financially from those cases at the disadvantage of poor Ugandans. This could also explain why a backlog of cases still exists within the conventional courts, despite the usual complaints that the courts are understaffed and its officials underpaid.

It does not surprise Ugandans for instance, that the Chief Justice, Bart Katureebe has of recent set up a six- member taskforce to investigate allegations of corruption in the judiciary following public outcry as well as media reports on the vice. The team headed by Ms Immaculate Busingye, the Inspector of Courts is already in the field and is expected to make a report within 60 days.

“The team will then receive the media recordings with the view of identifying the corrupt staff who will then be invited to have an interface with the investigating team of the court that will make a report to Katureebe on the way forward by September 30, 2019,” said Katureebe after assigning the team.

Much as in this investigation Katureebe seems to target those involved in receiving bribes from the public, it is a fact that corruption in courts is a coordinated arrangement carried out right from court clerks, registrars and the judges in connivance with advocates whose clients are on the wrong side of the law. As such, poor Ugandans are unable to win cases, yet they have no extra money to ask for a review of the same cases they have lost, even though there is a provision for appeal.

For instance, there is an old lady in Mbale town called Alice Kimono Kimaswa,85, who has been suffering in Mbale High Court over 10 years, trying to rescue her property from the hands of a false prophet Michael Mukhono who is earning rent from it as she goes hungry. In fact he as well stays on it with his family.

Mrs. Alice Kimaswa’s case was on November 11, 2012 handled by Judge V.T. Zuhurikize who ruled by way of a consent decree but the old lady says the decree was later doctored to benefit the cheating false prophet Mukhono aka ‘Musayi’ whose is now on the run due to various land related cases and the security agencies in the region seem not to care about his whereabouts despite the fact that both police and Mbale High Court need him for crimes he has committed.

Despite the old lady Alice Kimaswa possessing all the documents including a land title and new lease to show prove of ownership, Mbale High Court and security agencies have refused to do the right thing to order that the pastor leaves the old lady’s property. There are allegations that the pastor bribes them. A senior judge from Bugisu region is aware of this case much as his jurisdiction is in Western Uganda.

Interestingly, before he fled, false prophet Mukhono had failed to fulfil the terms of the consent decree since 2012, as ordered by judge Zuhurikize, which should have made him to leave the place but Mbale High Court due to disrespect of poor Ugandans has failed to enforce to set aside the decree and let the old lady occupy her premises.

Interestingly also it is evident that Mbale High Court has been allowing Magellan Olubwe of Olubwe &Co. Advocates to represent false prophet Mukhono and other clients, well knowing that his firm is not legible to do so and that was proved when the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs last year published his name and firm. Olubwe& Co Advocates also operate their offices on the same property that false prophet Mukhono wants to grab from the old lady.

The old lady Alice Kimaswa also lodged her case with Lady Justice Catherine Bamugemereire’s land commission but they have not responded to her. She thought the commission could help her given that the court process has made almost sell all her land and animals to cater for legal fees and other costs.

Point from the above is that the army is unlikely to deal with fraudsters and make such rulings that favour the rich against the poor. The military courts could be of use in such cases, thus if the law was amended to accommodate them.

UPDF is both a conventional and revolutionary army whose role cuts across all sectors. We have heard the soldiers treat patients in hospitals whenever doctors and other health professionals strike. This means the military can play a bigger role in the judiciary as well if its legal role can be expanded to handle civil cases.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UNBS develops indigenous chicken feet standards

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Geoffery Serugo
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UNBS Eexcutive Director Dr Ben Manyindo

Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has called upon the public to comment on the suitability of the indigenous chicken feet standard DUS 2135:2019 Chicken feet specification for implementation.

UNBS under Technical Committee 2 Food and Agriculture, Sub Committee 12 Meat, poultry, eggs and processed products developed a draft of the indigenous chicken feet standard, prompted by increased demand for chicken feet for human consumption in Uganda.

The Draft Uganda Standard DUS 2135:2019 Chicken feet – specification, specifies the requirements, test and sampling methods for Chicken feet including paws fit for food industries and human consumption.

It defines chicken feet as a part of the chicken leg that is cut at the joints between the femur and the tibia, consumed by humans after an outer scaly layer of the skin is removed, and that it may include the paw.

The draft standard requires the chicken feet to be obtained from healthy poultry slaughtered in licensed premises and subjected to ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection according to the procedure prescribed in US CAC/RCP 58, To be clean, safe and suitable for the intended purpose, prepared and handled in a sanitary manner and where no contamination or exposure to infectious material during handling

It also requires one to be prepared under hygienic conditions and shall be wholesome not have been subjected to any bacterial activation or fermentation, Be free from any parasitic infestation and from scars of healed-up wounds and Chicken feet pad retained and without damage, and more.

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Lady Rugby Cranes depart to South Africa for 2021 world cup qualifiers

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Our Reporter
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The team at Entebbe Airport departing

 

The Uganda Lady Rugby Cranes have departed to South Africa for the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup 2019 which also double as the 2021 world cup qualifiers to be played from August 9-17.

The Lady Cranes will face hosts South Africa on Friday in the opening match before facing Kenya and Madagascar on a round-robin basis.

Uganda earned one of the four spots in the South Africa showpiece, the first-ever World Cup qualifiers in Africa, on the basis of the level and frequency of play of the female players.

The Rugby Africa Women’s Cup will bring together four nations; South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Madagascar.

The overall winner will qualify directly for the 2021 World Cup in New zealand while the runners up will play a match against a selected team from South America and join the global repechage tournament if victorious.

Squad; Props: Faith Namugga Nakato, Irene Nzige, Evelyn Aweku, Christine Nakayiza.

Hookers: Yvonne Najjuma, Peace Mirembe.

Locks: Charity Atimango, Helen Gizamba, Teddy Iwutung.

Loosies: Beatrice Atim Lamunu, Winnie Atyang (C), Mary Gloria Ayot, Loy Mbabazi.

Half backs: Harriet Kayojo, Claire Anena, Rosenburg Kayonyozi, Christine Nakamya.

Centres: Asha Nakityo Nambulime, Peace Lekuru.

Wings: Julie Nandawula, Joan Andika, Emmanuella Oroma, Agnes Nakuya, Saamiya Ayikuro, Tino Esther, Mary Koita.

Uganda Women’s fixtures

9 August 2019

South Africa vs Uganda – 4pm

13 August 2019

Kenya vs Uganda – 2pm

17 August 2019

Madagascar vs Uganda – 2pm

 

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