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MPs want better health services in Busoga sub-region

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Hon. Mbayo (L) was concerned about the health services in the region

Members of Parliament on the Committee of Health have promised to lobby government for better health services in the Busoga Sub-region.

The legislators made the call following an incident that highlighted the glaring gaps in the health sector within the region.

The incident involved a woman, Lydia Nekesa who lost her baby and uterus due to mismanagement at the medical centres she was taken to.

Nekesa was admitted to Jinja Regional Referral Hospital after presenting with a ruptured uterus and still birth from Domiciliary Clinic in Idudi Town Council in Bugweri District.

The clinic failed to manage her and referred her to Busesa Health Centre IV before she chose to go to Jinja Hospital.

The committee interfaced with the leadership of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital and the District Health Officer of Bugweri District, Dr. Peter Muwereza on what they termed as mismanagement of the case.

Hon. Esther Mbayo, the District Woman MP for Luuka criticized the District Health Officer for the poor health services in his area of supervision.

“The fact that this woman and many like her have to go to a domiciliary clinic and later Jinja Referral Hospital, skipping all health centres in the district is an issue of concern,” Mbayo said.

The Chairperson of the Committee, Dr. Charles Ayume commended the management of Jinja Referral Hospital for doing their best to save Nekesa’s life when she was brought to them.

However, he said that the theatre attendant, Bizibu Suubi who tried to extort Shs150,000 from the patient should be subjected to disciplinary action and serve as an example to others.

“You must do something about Suubi because he is the same person who assures patients that the doctors come to work at 1pm painting a wrong image of you,” Dr. Ayume added.

Dr. Ayume said that the committee will push for a blood bank in at least every district or referral hospital.

He also proposed trackers for ambulances to curb on their misuse.

“The other day we found an ambulance in Ntungamo district, ferrying pineapples from a market,” he added.

Dr. Ayume cautioned Muwereza on being hard to reach and very difficult to deal with.

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MUBS appoint Charles Mbire to Economic Advisory Board

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Mr Charles Mbire

Renown businessman Charles Mbire has been appointed to Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Economic Forum Advisory board.

According to MUBS Principal Prof. Waswa Balunywa, Mbire was identified as a person with relations of the local and global levels and was therefore added to a high-level panel whose mandate will span for three years and be renewable once.

“You have been identified as a person with knowledge, passion, commitment, and relations of the local and global levels that can be leveraged to promote and enhance the cause of the forum,” Balunywa said in the letter of appointment dated August 4th.

Prof. Balunywa said the Forum will continue to be engaged in relevant research, and discussions with various stakeholders and actors in the space of economic development and also act as a think tank for economic development policy in the country, the region and beyond.

“Part of this Forum’s mandate is to bring together researchers, practitioners in public and private sector, consultants and students to discuss and make proposals on topical economic issues,” Prof. Balunywa added.

The mandate of the forum is to among others to represent public sector policy and development; private sector development and support; business operations and management; academia, policy, advocacy/civil society, knowledge of finance and fundraising.

Charles Mbire is the Chairman of MTN Uganda. He was also on the Board of IMF Africa advisory Council, Board of Ecobank Uganda, Board of Eskom Uganda, Chairman of Makerere University Holdings, as well as member of the Presidential Investment Round table among others.

He is a trained Economist from the University Of Essex-Uk with an MBA from the University of Leicester in UK.

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William Ruto wins Kenya presidential election with 50.49%

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President William Ruto.

William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya presidential election with 50.49% of the vote.

Ruto becomes Kenya’s fifth president, according to results announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

He got 7,176,141 votes while his closest rival Raila Odinga got 6,942,930 votes (48.5%).

However, four IEBC commissioners disputed the presidential elections before they were announced by the IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati.

The four led by commissioner Juliana Cherera said they cannot take ownership of the results because of the opaque nature they have been handled. 

“We have done the 2022 general election in the most efficient manner. We have ensured that all the challenges have been contained,” commissioner Juliana Cherera said during a hastily arranged press briefing at Serena Hotel.

More to follow…

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Four IEBC commissioners reject presidential results

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Four IEBC commissioners have disputed the presidential elections set to be announced by the IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati.

The four led by commissioner Juliana Cherera said they cannot take ownership of the results because of the opaque nature they have been handled. 

“We have done the 2022 general election in the most efficient manner. We have ensured that all the challenges have been contained,” commissioner Juliana Cherera said during a hastily arranged press briefing at Serena Hotel.

“We have made sure that we have improved the standards and and we say as a fact as commissioners we have a done a good job.

“But some things need to be put out there as you can see the four of us are here and not at Bomas where the results is going to be announced because of the opaque nature of how this phase has been handled,” Cherera said.

“We therefore cannot take ownership of this result that is going to be announced,” she added.

Cherera, however, said there is an open door for people to go to court over the anomalies they noted in the results.

“Because of the same, we urge Kenyans to be peaceful because the rule of law is going to prevail,” she said.

The IEBC chairperson was flanked by three of her colleagues Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit and Justus Nyangaya.

Cherera said they will issue a comprehensive statement later.

All the commissioners were recruited last year.

And just as the presser was still ongoing, chaos broke out at the Bomas of Kenya, the national tallying centre where the results declaration was expected to be made by chairperson Wafula Chebukati.

With just a few minutes to 6pm, it remained unclear whether or not the chair would still make the declaration.

Chebukati had previously assured Kenyans that he would not announce winner of the presidential contest at night.

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National Basketball League play-off fixtures confirmed

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The 2022 Uganda National Basketball League (NBL) regular season came to an end over the weekend as eight clubs made it to the playoffs and three were relegated.

Namuwongo Blazers finished top of the log, followed by UCU Canons and City Oilers in second and third respectively. KIU Titans finished in fourth, just above Power while UPDF, JKL Dolphins and KCCA are the other teams to complete the required eight in that order.

The playoffs matchups are to face off in the format 1st Vs 8th, 2nd Vs 7th, 3rd Vs 6th, and 4th Vs 5th.

The quarter-finals will be played as a best of three as the first team to win two games will progress onto the next stage. The semi-finals will be played as a best of five, implying that the first team to win three games advances to the final.

The final will be played as a best of seven, meaning the first team to win four games will be this season’s champion.

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The Playoffs are expected to start on Friday, August 19, 2022.

Fixtures

Nam Blazers Vs KCCA Panthers

UCU Canons Vs JKL Dolphins

City Oilers Vs UPDF Tomahawks

KIU Titans Vs Power

The winner between Nam Blazers and KCCA Panthers, will meet winner between KIU Titans and Power at the semis and on the other hand, the winner from UCU and JKL matchup will face off with the winner between Oilers and UPDF.

Tropical Royals, Victoria University and Falcons were the three teams to be relegated.

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KCCA starts registration of all boda bodas operating in Kampala

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Boda-boda riders

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has today started a census for all boda boda riders operating in Kampala.

KCCA said the registration exercise is free and called upon all motorcycle owners to participate.

“Effective Monday 15th August, 2022, KCCA will begin the census for all motorcycles (also known as Boda Bodas) and riders operating in the city,” KCCA announced in a statement.

The authority said that riders going for census should carry a duly filled application form which will be available at the census centers, a National Identity Card, Letters from the LC and Parish Internal Security Officer (PISO), and a Copy of Log Book.

The exercise will run daily from 8am to 5pm until 30th August, 2022. Riders shall apply and be counted in their respective divisions of operation.

For riders who registered with the RCCs, KCCA said this execrise will require them to update and re-validate the information provided.

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The exercise will take place at selected centers in all Kampala;

In Nakawa Division, the exercise will take place at Nakawa Community Hall.

In Kawempe Division, the exercise will be at Makerere Yellow Primary School, Kawempe Mbogo Primary School, Mpererwe C.O.U Primary School, and St. Paul Kyebando Primary School.

In Central Division, the exercise will take place at Bat Valley Primary School and Old Kampala Secondary School.

In Makindye Division, the exercise will take place at Officer’s Mess, Lukuli Play Ground and Kansanga Seed School Play Ground while in Lubaga, the exercise will take place at Division Gardens.

In June, the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja instructed the Ministry for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to register all Boda bodas riders in Kampala by September 1, 2022.

Nabbanja said the purpose of this registration exercise is to organize this industry, and train riders on road use to reduce accidents, weed out wrong elements and ensure safety and security.

KCCA is working on a bill to guide the operations of Public Transport. The bill among others proposes registration of riders in Kampala, gazetting and allocation of stages, and licensing of the riders.

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EU supports people in need in Uganda

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The European Union-EU has allocated an additional €4 million (Shs 15.4 billion) to Uganda, to help the country address the influx of new refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and address the food insecurity in Uganda’s Karamoja region, on the border with Kenya.

Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, said: “Prevailing insecurity in the eastern DRC has led to an increase in the number of refugee arrivals in neighboring Uganda, which is already hosting the largest refugee population in Africa. This funding will enable our humanitarian partners to address the most urgent emergency needs, including supporting those newly displaced. In addition, funding has been allocated to Uganda to help the country address the rapidly deteriorating food security situation in its Karamoja region, where half a million people are in urgent need of food assistance.”

The top-up amount brings the total funding for Uganda to €34million (Shs 131billion) in 2022.

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The security situation in the DRC has resulted in a large number of people seeking refuge in neighbouring Uganda, with more than 57,000 arriving since January 2022. Uganda already hosts the largest refugee population in Africa (1.5 million) and the third largest in the world.

The Karamoja area, in Uganda’s northeast, is currently facing the devastating consequences of the drought affecting the Horn of Africa  often described as the worst in a generation. More than 500,000 people are in urgent need of food assistance, with around 100,000 children and pregnant and lactating women being acutely malnourished.

The additional funding allocated by the EU will allow humanitarian partners to provide food and nutrition assistance, including immediate life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable.

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Archbishop Kaziimba commends Ankole Diocese for championing self-sustainability

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Archbishop Kaziimba commends Ankole Diocese for championing self-sustainability

The Archbishop of Church of Uganda The Most Rev Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu commended Ankole Diocese under the visionary leadership of the Rt Rev Dr. Fred Sheldon and Maama Dr. Alice Mwesigwa for establishing development projects aimed at ensuring that the Diocese is self-sustainable.

Archbishop Kaziimba who arrived in the Diocese for his official pastoral visit on Friday 14th August 2022, visited a number of development projects and Churches.

On arrival in the Diocese, he was welcomed at the Coca Cola roundabout in Mbarara City and was led to Kyamugorani Church of Uganda for a prayer stopover before visiting Kyamugorani Primary School.

At Kyamugorani Primary School, the Archbishop planted a souvenir tree and toured a mini exhibition by pupils who make jewelry from used plastics and straws as an environment conservative measure. He commended the school for their academic excellence and the determination of Bishop Sheldon Mwesigwa to have the school grow into a model school.

On Saturday morning, he visited Ankole Diocese Church Community Centre in Mbarara City Centre, a facility of the Diocese housing Revival Radio, Ankole Millennium SACCO, and accomodation facilities (25 rooms).

He then visited Ankole Revival Radio, a radio station that the Diocese established in partnership with Words of Hope Ministries Uganda. According to Bishop Sheldon Mwesigwa, the radio station covers over 23 districts with inspiring messages for abundant living.

Shortly after that, the Archbishop visited Ankole Millennium SACCO in Agip Cell, Mbarara City. According to Mr. Ronald Abaho the general manager, the SACCO has 7 branches with 18000 members, loan portfolio of 13.8Bn, 4.8Bn share capital, 8Bn deposits and 54 staff members.

Archbishop Kaziimba enrolled as a member of the SACCO and called upon people of goodwill to join and support it to grow and transform communities.

He then visited Ankole Diocese Golden jubilee house along Mosque Road in Kakoba Cell, Mbarara City. It has 14 commercial units and 47 residential units. According to Bishop Mwesigwa, the revenues from this project support the Diocese in it’s mission and outreach work.

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The Archbishop also had a guided tour arround St. Paul shopping mall, a 5 storied building in Mbarara City, also a project of the Diocese with 38 shops, 8 apartments and brings 25M per month.

He lauded Mr. Fred Kafooko the chairman of the building project for the visionary leadership.

Shortly after visiting town business projects, he visited Mbarara City Primary School, one of the Church of Uganda founded primary schools. Mr. Wilber Nkwasibwe said, they offer vocational studies and skills development to over 4000 children.

As the Archbishop was being taken arround All Saints Church of Uganda in Mbarara town, he blessed Isaac and Annah who coincidentally were wedding at that time. He also blessed Bonwel Mwongyeirwe and Fortunate Ninsiima who had just been wedded from the same Church.

He was later given a guided tour of the Ankole Diocese retirement and pension house under construction in Kyapotani in Mbarara City. According to Ven. Canon Bobs Mwesigye the project chairman, the revenues from this project will support retired Bishops, clergy and other ministers in the Diocese.

He later visited Bishop Stuart University, one of Church of Uganda’s 5 chartered Universities. He commended Prof. Maudah Kamatenesi the Vice Chancellor and Prof. Kenneth Kagame the Chairperson of University Council, staff and Students for working tirelessly to make the University excel.

He toured several projects that have been established to train students to be job creators, not job seekers and making them acquire relevant life transformative skills.

Later in the evening, the Archbishop visited Alfred Ahimbisibwe’s model garden in Nkaka cell, Kashari in Mbarara District. Alfred grows vanilla, apples, mangoes, avocados and has a fish project on 4 acres. He disclosed that he earns over 35 years per year.

He then visited Rutoma Archdeaconry in the evening and toured their coffee and banana projects. The Archdeaconry has 2 acres of coffee and several income generating projects. He thanked the Archdeacon, Ven Stephen Turyasingura for his visionary leadership at this Archdeaconry.

The Diocese has 122 acres of land covered by coffee with 150 households and 222 farmers under the Diocesan oversight are growing the high value vanilla crop.

On Sunday, the Archbishop concluded his Pastoral Visit with a Holy Communion service at St James Cathedral, Ruharo where a number of people accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and saviour.

Bishop Sheldon Mwesigwa commended the Archbishop for championing the drive to clear Church house debt, his passion for evangelism, visionary leadership, visiting all retired and serving Bishops of Church of Uganda during the peak of COVID-19 and his drive to support Karamoja. The Diocese contributed Shs6 million to the drive.

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Makerere University reappoints Nawangwe as VC

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Prof Nawangwe

Makerere University has reappointed Prof Barnabas Nawangwe as Vice Chancellor for his second term.

The appointment letter dated August 12, 2022 from the University Secretary Yusuf Kiranda, reads; “Following provisions of section 31(4) of the Universities and other Tertiary Institutions Act, 2001 (as amended), and on the recommendation of the University Council, the Chancellor has reappointed Professor Barnabas Nawangwe for a second five-year term as Vice Chancellor of Makerere University with immediate effect.”

Prof Nawangwe took over the top job in 2017 and his term was scheduled to end on August 31, 2022.

Before that, he served as the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Makerere University in charge of Finance and Administration from from September 2013 to August 2017.

Prof. Nawangwe is a Registered Professional Architect and has worked widely as a consulting Architect in Uganda and beyond. He also served as acting Principal, of the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) from January 2011 to August 2013. Prior to that, he was the Dean of Faculty of Technology (2002-2009) and Head of the Department of Architecture from its inception in 1989 to 2002.

He has chaired several University committees, including the University Research, Administrative and Financial Reforms Committee. Prof. Nawangwe has supervised several Masters and PhD students. He has presented numerous papers at local and international conferences and published several articles in internationally reviewed journals and books. He has also been author to a number of research reports.

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NDA cracks down on illegal drug dealers in Rubaga

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DRUGS

The Uganda National Drug Authority (NDA) has today concluded a one-week compliance enforcement operation targeting all drug outlets in Rubaga Division in Kampala.

This operation is in line with NDA’s routine post market surveillance activities, and was a follow-up of the February 2022 enforcement activity in the same region.

During the operation, a total of 80 outlets were inspected which included; 3 Pharmacies, 49 Human drug shops, 2 vet drug shops and 24 clinics. A total of 21 clinics and 22 drug shops were closed. A total of 144 boxes of assorted drugs estimated at over Shs150 million were impounded due to several non-compliance issues. One drug hawker was also arrested for illegal possession and sale of drugs.

Muwonya Herbal Research in Nabulagala and Kennedy’s Herbal Drug Shop in Lugala were found illegally advertising medicine which contravenes section 33 of the National Drug Policy and Authority Act Cap 2006. Their equipment including flash-drives and amplifiers were also impounded.

NDA’s compliance enforcement activities are aimed at protecting the human and animal population from drugs and health care products that are substandard, counterfeit and unauthorized and to control unlicensed drug outlets as well as unqualified persons handling medicines.

The authority urged all operators of drug outlets whose drugs have been impounded to visit their regional offices in Nakawa for compliance guidance. “We appeal to the public to always buy drugs from NDA licensed outlets, remain vigilant and report any drug outlets that do not comply with standards on our toll-free line 0800 101 999 or WhatsApp line 0740 002 070.”

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