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@kfm Tue, 14 May 2024 04:55:55
Man arrested for sabotaging census exercise in Kisoro
Police in Kisoro District have arrested a 43-year old man for allegedly sabotaging the National Population and Housing Census (NPHC) exercise. The suspect is identified as Bahizi Alex, a resident of Kabuga village Muganza parish, Chahi Sub County Kisoro district. He has been arrested at Kisoro central police station Deputy RDC Kisoro Robert Tukamuhebwa revealed that Bahizi refused to be enumerated claiming that the exercise was against his religious beliefs. Tukamuhebwa called on religious leaders and other believers not to interfere with government programs like the ongoing census exercise but rather encourage their followers to be enumerated. This comes just a day after six people were arrested for dodging census in Pallisa and Mityana Districts. Meanwhile, Kisoro district communications officer, […]
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@kfm Tue, 14 May 2024 04:10:16
Makindye MP Nyeko, 4 others arrested over possession of gov’t stores
Makindye East MP Derrick Nyeko and four other suspects have been detained over illegal possession of army uniforms a monopoly of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF). The intelligence-led operation was conducted last evening after the Uganda police force and other security agencies secured a court order with which they cordoned off offices, residences, shops, among other targeted areas in Wandegeya and Kamwokya, Kampala. Section 119 (1) of the UPDF Act 2005 stipulates that any person found in unlawful possession of any equipment ordinarily being the monopoly of the defence forces and other classified stores as prescribed, is subject to military law and can be tried in military courts as appropriate. The offence carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment […]
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@kfm Tue, 14 May 2024 04:36:10
Activists urge UBOS to urgently address enumerators concerns
The Anti-Corruption Coalition-Uganda is asking the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) to urgently address the enumerators’ concerns so it does not affect credibility of the results. This comes after a section of census enumerators tasked government to expedite the process of releasing their allowances and increase the quantity of census materials used to ease their work. In telephone interview with KFM, the Coalition’s Executive Director- Marlon Agaba, says such developments may negatively affect the census results because lack of motivation affects productivity. “The biggest risk is that you don’t expect someone who is hangry and tired to collect 100% accurate information no wonder motivation is low even chances of making mistakes either deliberate or not deliberate are high, w appeal […]
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@sqoop Mon, 13 May 2024 18:43:07
Championing mental health
Kampala Serena Hotel was oozing royalty last Thursday evening and the signs were there. Her Royal Highness the Queen of Buganda, Sylvia Nagginda, was in the building to for the inaugural Queen’s Ball. Hosted by the queen herself, the gala aimed at spotlighting the pressing mental health challenges affecting Uganda’s youth, women, and children, while […]
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