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KCCA gives street vendors, hawkers until January 16 to vacate streets

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The Kampala Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Hudu Hussein has given all street vendors and hawkers up to January 16, 2022 before they are to be forced off the streets.

Late last year, the RCC issued a statement ordering all the hawkers and vendors to vacate Kampala streets by January 10th in attempts to decongest the capital city.

“As we all know, 10th January came and it has gone. Some vendors and hawkers are still selling on the streets. I am appealing to them now. Please leave the streets within five days from today. The concerned security agencies in Kampala have given the vendors and hawkers a grace period within which to leave the streets. Instead of 10th January, we are now saying leave by 16th,” Hussein said.

He asked those vendors to relocate to Usafi market or wandegeya markets in peace before they will be forced to do so.

“USAFI and Wandegeya markets are almost empty. The amount of money government invested in building these markets is unaccountable for. And some among the political showbiz masters in Kampala think nothing should be done,” Hussein said adding; “The simple issue of vendors being relocated from streets to the Markets has been politicized.”

The RCC appreciated the vendors and hawkers that have moved to the markets so far adding that more changes are bound to happen in this city for the good of the city and no one can stop them so long as it’s in the best interests of the City.

“I want to appreciate the vendors and hawkers that have moved to the markets so far. You have done the right think. My hope is that no force at all should be used. I expect all well meaning people of Kampala to understand that this is for the good not just of Kampala but of Uganda as well. Therefore, whether by consent or force, I thank those that have relocated to the markets from the streets. More changes are bound to happen in this city for the good of the city and no one can stop them so long as it’s in the best interests of the City.”

 “Please I appeal to you my mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters vending on streets. It is for your own good. I am pleading with you now because on 16th January, we may have a team in Kampala Streets to help you leave. It is better for you to leave unassisted. We want to believe that by Sunday, the vendors will have heeded to this call. Thank you,” he added.

Over the years, KCCA has made several attempts to get vendors off the streets but in vain. Some hawkers and vendors vowed not to leave the streets due to lack of capacity to afford rent expenses and taxes, and also the fact that they were afraid of losing customers.

Most of the vendors in the city trade in small household items like clothes, kitchenware, shoes, and fruits.

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IGG Beti Kamya’s mother is dead

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The Inspector General of Government (IGG) Beti Olive Namisango Kamya’s mother Mrs. Margret Martha Wairimu Kamya has passed on.

The 81 year old passed on yesterday at Mulago hospital.

Margret’s body arrived at her home and alluding to the tentative burial program, there will be a service later starting from 4PM.

According to the program, she will be laid to rest on Saturday at Bulongo Village, Kkooki. Before the final send off, there will be a funeral service at Nateeta Martyrs Church starting from 10:00AM.

According to Daily Monitor, Margret was born and raised in Nakuru. She married the late Kamya the husband to Margret was born in Nakuru, to George Wilson Kamya, a Ugandan, and Wairimu, a Kenyan.

She met her husband the late Kamya who had gone to Nakuru to work as an accountant. And later they got married.

In 1963, the family relocated to Uganda. Wairimu, who was born Kikuyu said she was now a Muganda and associated with the Nsenene clan of Buganda.

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Fly Emirates launches new special fares for its customers

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Emirates has launched a new campaign to bring passengers even closer to more unforgettable travel experiences in 2022. Emirates customers can benefit from special fares to a variety of popular destinations including Dubai starting from USD431 in Economy Class and USD 1,805 in Business Class.

Customers participating in this unmissable offer will also have guaranteed access to flexible ticket options and COVID-19 medical travel insurance for added peace of mind.

Emirates passengers can take advantage of the promotion by booking their flight from January 12 to January 23 2022, for the travel period 12 January to November 30, 2022 in Economy Class and Business Class.

Customers travelling to Dubai or considering a stopover at the holiday hotspot, visiting and travelling through Dubai anytime during the Expo 2020 mega event, will be eligible to receive a free Emirates Expo Day Pass for every flight ticket booked with the airline.

 Customers travelling to or via Dubai anytime until March 31 2022, get to explore the city for less with My Emirates Pass Expo 2020 Dubai, through which they enjoy exclusive discounts and benefits at over 500 retail, dining, and recreational attractions by simply showing their Emirates boarding pass and  earn 1 Skywards Mile for every 1 minute spent in Dubai until March 31 2022.

The Existing and new Emirates Skywards members who sign up for the program before March 31 2022, can avail the offer Mile A Minute, and will earn up to 5,000 Miles. The offer is applicable on all Emirates flight tickets purchased between August 1 2021 and March 31 2022, for travel during Expo 2020 Dubai. Emirates marketed, flydubai operated flights with an Emirates (EK) flight number are also included in the offer.

Keeping the health and wellbeing of its passengers as top priority, Emirates has introduced a comprehensive set of safety measures at every step of the customer journey. The airline has also been building on its contactless technology offering and has scaled up its digital verification capabilities to provide its customers even more opportunities to utilise the IATA Travel Pass.

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Meningitis outbreak in DRC declared over

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Geoffery Serugo
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has declared the meningitis outbreak that erupted in the north-eastern Tshopo Province over. A total of 2662 cases and 205 deaths were recorded.

To bring the outbreak under control, the national and provincial health authorities with support from World Health Organization (WHO) mounted a robust response in a challenging context, swiftly setting up local health emergency management teams, bolstering disease surveillance, carrying out vaccination drives and providing medical care including through mobile clinics. The measures helped reduce the case fatality ratio – the proportion of deaths among confirmed cases – from 85% at the start of the outbreak which was declared on 7 September 2021 to less than 10% within weeks.

 “Meningitis can cause devastating outbreaks. It strikes fast and is lethal,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. “Ending this outbreak under difficult circumstances and amid the COVID-19 pandemic is no mean feat by the national authorities. But we must invest more to better detect, prevent and lessen the debilitating impact of this disease.”

Meningitis is a serious infection, typically bacterial in nature, which is easily transmitted by airborne particles from bodily secretions. The disease can lead to death within hours and remains a major public health challenge.

Preliminary retrospective investigations suggested that the outbreak in Tshopo started in early June in two mining areas in Banalia health zone, 227 km north of Kisangani, the provincial capital. The initial alert raised by the Tshopo Province health authorities followed an increase in deaths among people presenting with symptoms including fever, headache, and stiff neck and some with bloody diarrhoea.

Tshopo Province lies in the African meningitis belt that runs across the continent from Senegal to Ethiopia and comprises 26 countries. The African meningitis belt is the most vulnerable globally to recurrent outbreaks.

Meningitis outbreaks have occurred in several provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past. In 2009, an outbreak in Kisangani infected 214 people and caused 15 deaths a case fatality ratio of 8%.

In September last year, WHO and partners launched the first ever global strategy to defeat meningitis by 2030. The plan aims to eliminate epidemics of bacterial meningitis the deadliest form of the disease and to reduce deaths by 70% and halve the number of cases. It is estimated that the strategy could save more than 200 000 lives globally every year and significantly reduce disability caused by the disease. The key steps to achieve the 2030 goals include improving prevention and epidemic response measures, diagnosis and treatment, disease surveillance, access to care and support for meningitis after-effects as well as advocacy to boost awareness of the disease.

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Vaccination, adhering to SOPs a must as over 15 million learners get back to classes

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Geoffery Serugo
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On Monday January 10, 2022, the government of Uganda opened up schools for over 15 million learners after nearly two years. In 2020, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ordered for closure of schools following the outbreak of Covid-19 Pandemic. The closure according to Mr. Museveni peddled to curbing the spread of virus.

Seven months later, the government reopened schools in a phased manner prioritizing candidate classes; however it was forced to close all the learning institutions in June 2021 as the country went into lockdown following a second wave of COVID-19.

In his address on 31 December 2021, the president said all schools will open so long as teachers and learners above 18 years are vaccinated. Museveni however warned that the country will be forced to go into another lockdown if Covid-19 cases surge. The parents and educationists felt relieved after a long spell when children are at home. Currently, there are 155443 confirmed cases of COVID-19 including 3361 deaths in Uganda.

Earlier this year, the Minister for Health, Jane Ruth Aceng confirmed that the country is in the third wave of Covid-19 following the confirmation of the Omicron variant. The Omicron variant has been designated as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) and presents with some deletions. The South African variant has a high number of mutations (32) in its spike protein, and preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection, when compared with other variants of concern.

Recently, Mr. Emmanuel Ainebyona, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health said the country has received 30.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines and they have so far dispatched 16 million doses to the different vaccination centers around the country. Over 1.7 million people have been fully vaccinated against the virus.

To keep up in the third Covid-19 wave as the government opened up schools, the community and the teaching institutions must adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which include frequent hand washing, Keeping social distance and wearing facemasks. Schools must acquire infrared thermometers/temperature guns, put up handwashing facilities, sanitizers, soap, facemasks and isolation rooms.

Regaining the time lost will not be easy and ensuring this is essential not just for children, schools must provide quality education or risk seeking Ugandans lagging behind regional peers. The government must create a system to ensure that schools remain open and learning continues without any further interruptions.

The government should ensure nationwide School-Based Surveillance training, sensitize  the community about the SOPs and continue mobilizing teachers, parents and every one above 18 years to get vaccinated.

In tandem, Schools must form surveillance teams of students, senior management members and teachers to be able to fully monitor adherence to COVID-19 prevention measures at the schools and report any student with Covid-19 related symptoms for testing and further management.

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Student commits suicide after disagreeing with father on the choice of school

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ASP Luke Owoyesigyire - Deputy PRO KMP

Police at Kira Division are investigating a suspected suicide by hanging of Emmanuel Okello, 18, a senior four student of Makerere College School and a son of Moses Opio, resident of Parliament village- Kitukutwe, Kiwologoma, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District.

Acoording to Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson, it is alleged that on January 10, 2022 while his siblings had been taken to school, the victim locked his father inside the house and committed suicide in the compound.

The father alleges that the deceased had informed them that he was no longer interested in going back to his former school, Makerere College.

The father even got him a position at St Kizito SS Namugongo, but he wasn’t happy about the choice. The father suspects it could be the cause if the suicide.

The body of the deceased has been taken to the morgue for a post mortem.

Owoyesigyire urged parents to report to the police or seek professional help whenever they detect signs of depression manifesting in their children.

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Massive turn up at Kampala Parents as schools kick off physical learning

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Kampala Parents School has continued to prove that its uncompteable school in Uganda after registering a massive turn up for the first term of the academic year 2022.

The students were dropped by their parents, have their temperatures checked, Sanitize, masks, before allowing them into school premises.

The school’s academic performance is at the required standard and this is because of the well-trained staff members who are talented in handling and disciplining pupils a key to success as evidenced by the good performance for many consecutive years.

Kampala parents’ school is on international level but follows a local curriculum. It’s situated along lugogo by pass and has an enrolment of over 2500 pupils with 118 well trained teachers and over 150 non-teaching staff members. The pupils come from all over the world.

The school has been and will continue to be an academic hub of Uganda because of the balanced curriculum offered. The school mission is “to facilitate first-class education and civilisation to children with and from outside Uganda with the hope that there will be a better world community tomorrow“.

The school is owned by city tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia and it is part of the Ruparelia Group of companies.

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Uganda Land Commission boss Beatrice Byenkya appears before Anti-Corruption Court

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Geoffery Serugo
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The Chairperson of Uganda Land Commission, Beatrice Nyakaisiki Byenkya has been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court.

Last week, the Inspectorate of Government (IG) led by Inspector General of Government (IGG) Betty Kamya charged Mrs. Byenkya and three police constables for obstruction of search contrary to Section 35 (g) of the Inspectorate of Government Act and abuse of office contrary to Section 11 (1) (2) of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2002.

The three Police Constables who include; Anywar Richard, Titus Wamono and Edward Turyatunga were later remanded to Kitalya Prison.

Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro earlier today, Byenkya denied all the charges. She subsequently applied for bail. The Magistrate adjourned the matter to 2:30PM when she ruled on bail application.

Byenkya’s trouble started in February last year when she blocked the approval of the Ministry of Lands  supplementary funding for the financial year 2020/21 of shs292 billion, after it emerged that a request of shs12 billion for compensation of Six individuals affected by land evictions without the knowledge of the Uganda Land Commission (ULC).

The individuals who were meant to be compensated included among others Dodoviko Mwanje, a man who demolished Ndeba Church of Uganda and Medard Kiconco who evicted people in Lusanja.  Byenkya questioned the criteria used to first place the two on the list along several claimants who have been waiting for so many years.

In September last year, Byenkya petitioned the Bank of Uganda citing fraud in payments from the Land Fund. On 2nd October 2021 she wrote to the Director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate of Uganda Police calling for quizzing of ULC officers. Several offers were later nabbed for overpayment, issuing fake land titles, bribery and sundry.

The accused officers who include; Prof Jack H. Nyeko Pen-Mogi, Mr Tom John Fisher Kasenge, Mr Charles K. Muhoozi, Ms Stella Achan, Mr Bujara Rukiika, Haji Asuman Kyafu, and Hajat Madina Nsereko ganged up and petitioned Lands Minister accusing Byenkya of misconduct and corruption.

October last year, the Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba suspended ULC top bosses including Byenkya, on allegations of misconduct and abuse of office. In a letter dated October 12, 2021 Judith Nabakooba asked IGG Betty Kamya to investigate the matter. In response Kamya ordered for the interdiction of Byenkya to give way for investigations. She in tandem relieved Barbarah Imaryo of her duties as secretary of the Commission.

In retaliation, Byenkya ran to Court to block the interdiction. On December 30, 2021, High Court judge Musa Ssekaana issued an order halting the interdiction till the matter is disposed of.

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Court remands Kakwenza to Kitalya prison

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Geoffery Serugo
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Kakwenza Rukirabashaija

The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has remanded Ugandan Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija to Kitalya prison.

Kakwenza was arrested at Kisasi after a three days twitter feud with supporters of UPDF Land forces commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Kakwenza averred that Muhoozi’s supporters were allegedly bullying him for criticizing President Yoweri Museveni.

Appearing before Magistrate Judge Douglas Singiza, Kakwenza was charged with two counts of offensive communication, contrary to Section 25 of the computer misuse act 2011. The Lawyer pleaded not guilty and subsequently remanded to Kitalya prison till 21st January 2022.

The development comes a few hours after High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana ordered security agencies to produce him in court on Wednesday January 12th without fail.

Prosecution avers that Kakwenza on 24th December 2021 in the Kampala District, willfully and repeatedly used his Twitter handle to commit cases of offensive communication against the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the first son Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, with no purpose of legitimate communication.

Rukirabashaija is the author of the novel The Greedy Barbarian, which takes on themes of high-level corruption in a fictional country. He was arrested on 13 April 2020 in Uganda, and held for seven days, during which time he was interrogated about his fiction and subjected to torture and later released. Rukirabashaija details this treatment in his latest work Banana Republic: Where Writing is Treasonous.

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Housing Finance Bank launches double-double salary loan campaign

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John Baptist Kaweesi, the Head of Mortgage and Consumer Banking addresses guests during the launch of the Double-Double Unsecured Salary Loan Campaign

Housing Finance Bank (HFB) has launched a salary loan campaign in a bid to enable customers access funds for their personal financial needs at a favorable interest rate and record repayment period.

The campaign that will run for 90 days will enable customers access up to Shs 300 Million in just 48 hours at an interest rate of 16.5% and an extended period of 84 months. The salary loan campaign comes at a time when the Government of Uganda is opening up the economy and enterprising Ugandans are preparing to revamp or establish businesses after the long lockdown period.

Speaking about the campaign, Mr. Patrick Oyuru, the Head Marketing and Communications at Housing Finance Bank noted with pride that Housing Finance Bank is the first and only institution in Uganda to offer a repayment period of 84 months for a salary loan.

“We know that the past two years have posed significant challenges for Ugandans across the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. Access to adequate financing is a key component of economic recovery and we are excited to be the provider of this finance – up to 300 million shillings – at a favorable interest rate and extended repayment period,” he said.

“This campaign also offers zero arrangement fees for those Ugandans who are transferring their loans from other banks to Housing Finance Bank. I implore you all to come and take advantage of these unprecedented offers and take the necessary steps towards achieving your dreams,” he added.

According to Mr. John Baptist Kaweesi, the Housing Finance Bank Head of Mortgage and Consumer Banking, this new campaign exceeds the market offerings but is also in line with the needs of Housing Finance Bank’s customers.

“We are happy to have a solution that exceeds market offerings. A lot can be done with Shs 300 million, homes can be built, businesses started, homes furnished, cars acquired and other aspirations. All of this can be achieved through this campaign at an interest of 16.5%, which translates to 1.375% per month. There is no need to borrow from other expensive sources and those with existing loans in the bank can come for top-ups and enjoy the new interest rates of 16.5%,” he noted.

“I would like to declare the Double-Double salary loan campaign open to the public with special offerings for the next three months,” Kaweesi said.

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