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Moses Acidri, who was shot by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officers during an operation has died.

Acidri, 24, a resident of Pamachi village and a saloon operator in Okollo town council sustained gunshot wounds on Wednesday after URA officers reportedly opened fire while attempting to recover unregistered motorcycles in Okollo town.

David Agbara, the LC III chairperson for Okollo town council says that Acidri who was shot in the stomach died at around 8 pm shortly after undergoing an operation at Nebbi general hospital.

According to local officials at Okollo town, the other three victims of the shooting are Patience Atizuyo, 13, Derick Opari, 22, and Jovan, 19 are still in critical condition at Nebbi hospital.

Member of parliament for Lower Madi County Ronald Afidra Olema said that while enforcing tax measures in the West Nile region. Afidra further demanded that the officers be arrested.

“All of the affected victims are not motorbike riders but rather ordinary unarmed civilians now nursing injuries. We need lasting solutions as West Nile to this uncalled-for killings and we need to come to resolve the matter," Afidra said.

A team of four officials from URA headquarters in Kampala has been dispatched to the West Nile to investigate the incident.

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Health activists root for policies to address mental health challenges

Last week, mental health activists asked the ministry of Health to formulate national policies aimed at addressing suicides and mental health challenges in the country.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates indicate that suicide deaths in Uganda reached 2,033, or 0.98% of total deaths, in 2020, with a death rate of 10.45 people per 100,000 people. Suicide occurs throughout the lifespan and is the fourth leading cause of death among 15 to 29-year-olds globally.

Suicide rates are so high among vulnerable groups who experience discrimination, conflict, disaster, violence, abuse, a sense of isolation, and others. WHO estimates that every year, 703,000 people take their own lives, and many more people attempt suicide. Every suicide is a tragedy that affects families, communities and entire countries, and has long-lasting effects on the people left behind.

Speaking at the Golf Course hotel, Stuart Raymond Kasule, a suicide prevention trainer and mental health advocate, said the ministry of Health, with aid from parliament, should formulate a policy dedicated to fighting mental health in Uganda.

“We have had a lot of engagements at the national and international levels. We have had engagements with the WHO, the ministry of Health, Parliament of Uganda, Butabika hospital, the Buganda kingdom, the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, and other entities and introduced to them training models for suicide prevention and mental issues,” he said.

“In the meetings we had with government entities and hospitals, they admitted to the challenge of a lack of first aid for mental health challenges and training models. What we are trying to do is involve everybody in the fight against suicide and mental health challenges.”

He said Living Works International agreed to provide free suicide prevention models and train Ugandans on how to fight suicide and mental health. We lose so many Ugandans to suicide and mental health challenges. Men naturally don’t talk or reveal their challenges; their solution is always football matches and bars, unlike women, who always reveal their challenges; so, we need to engage men and the boy child.

Statically, women think more about suicide, but men put it more into action. He called for the integration of mental health services in general health care, task-sharing with non-specialist care providers in primary health care, community mental health services that may involve community mental health centers and teams, psychosocial rehabilitation, peer support services, and supported living services, and services that deliver mental health care in social services and non-health settings, such as child protection, school health services, and prisons.

Death toll from Japan earthquake rises to 62

Search and rescue crews are racing against time to find any remaining survivors from the powerful New Year’s Day earthquake that struck off Japan’s western coast, killing at least 62 people.

Much of the damage from Monday’s magnitude 7.6 quake occurred in Ishikawa prefecture on the island of Honshu, with scores of homes and buildings destroyed or heavily damaged and an unknown number of people trapped in the rubble.

Bad weather is complicating the rescue efforts, with forecasts calling for heavy rains through Wednesday, raising fears of landslides in the earthquake-hit areas. The quake split roads into pieces and cracked open a runway in at least one regional airport, making it difficult for emergency officials to assess the damage.

The brunt of the damage in Ishikawa occurred in the port city of Wajima, famous for its morning market and fine lacquerware and other traditional crafts. Firefighters worked for hours Monday night to extinguish a massive fire that destroyed numerous buildings.

The earthquake triggered tsunami waves measuring more than one meter that swept across the region, washing cars and homes into the sea and scuttling scores of fishing boats.

Tens of thousands of residents who fled their homes ahead of the tsunami waves are sheltering in cramped evacuation centers, while at least 30,000 households in Ishikawa remain without power as temperatures drop to freezing conditions.

About 1,000 members of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces have been dispatched to the disaster zones. Monday’s quake has been followed by several strong aftershocks, which the agency says could continue over the next few days.

The quake revived memories of the March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that swamped the nuclear plant in northeastern Fukushima prefecture, knocking out its power supply and cooling systems. The damage caused a meltdown of the plant’s three reactors, leading to the world’s worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl accident.

But a government spokesperson said there were no reported irregularities at any of the nuclear power plants near the epicenter of Monday’s quake.

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