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Inadequate facilities hamper performance in Seed schools
Of the 65 candidates who sat for their 2022 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) at Budongo Seed Secondary School in Masindi District, only two passed in Division One, seven in Division Two, 17 in Division Three and 49 in Division Four. The head teacher, Mr Allan Tusiime, said the school performed poorly because the candidates lacked some of the apparatuses in their laboratory to use in practical exams.
Locals renew concerns over dust from crude oil facility
What you need to know: In 2017, the government through TotalEnergies acquired 772 acres of land at Kasenyi from 153 people to establish the processing facility for crude oil before it would be transported to Kabale and then to Tanga port in Tanzania through the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) measuring a distance of 1,443km.
Elephants ravage gardens in Buliisa
Residents of Buliisa District could suffer food shortage as elephants from Murchison Falls National Park continue to invade villages and destroy gardens. Elephants have since July destroyed acres of crops. Mr Godfrey Busingi, a cassava farmer in Mubbaku Village, Mubbaku Parish in Ngwedo Sub-county, narrated to the Daily Monitor that he lost seven acres of cassava.
Buliisa PDM saccos stuck with Shs225m
A total of 37 Saccos in Buliisa District that are expected to benefit from the Parish Development Model are still stuck with funds in their accounts. The Buliisa commercial officer, Mr Dison Kasisaki, said the district received Shs225m and each Sacco was allocated Shs6m which was disbursed to their accounts but members have not accessed the money. “The money is yet to be utilised because it is still little. We are waiting for more funds from the central government,” Mr Kasisaki said last week.
Works on Lake Albert ferry docking site near completion
The construction of a new ferry landing site at Wanseko on Lake Albert in Buliisa District is nearing completion. This comes two months after MV Albert Nile 1 ferry operations on Wanseko-Panyimur route were suspended due to reduction of water levels on Lake Albert. In an interview with the construction manager, Mr Geoffrey Karyeija, the project started in August and the progress is at 70 percent. “We hope to complete the remaining work in 20 days and MV 1 ferry operation will resume its operations.
From classroom to the farm
The retired head teacher Stephen Matongo joined the profession when he was 24 years old. His first posting was in 1975 after attaining a Grade III teacher certificate at Buwalasi Primary Teacher’s College in Mbale. “My journey started in 1961 when I started primary school until I completed teacher’s college and thereafter I joined teaching profession. The start was so bumpy, that I reached the extent of retreating because of poor pay at that time,” he recalls.
Travellers stuck as Lake Albert ferry suspends operations
Travellers to and from the districts of Buliisa and Nebbi using the MV Albert Nile 1 ferry on Lake Albert have been forced to find alternative ways to travel after the ferry suspended operations along the Wanseko-Panyimur route last week. The suspension follows a reduction of water levels in the lake which has made it impossible for the ferry to dock at the Egyptian Landing Site in Buliisa District.
Retired policewoman Nyabigambu’s rentals pay off
In Kityanga Village, Buliisa town Council in Buliisa District is a retired special police constable (SPC) Grace Nyabigambu who worked for 28 years in Uganda Police Force. Nyabigambu’s did not believe in sending girls to school, so she was kept at home doing chores while others attended classes. “During our time, most families did not prioritise education for girls and only boys would be taken to school. I did not get a chance to study,” says the 64-year-old.
Shattered dreams: Abigaba makes chapattis to save for his school fees
As his peers rise up early to go to school, 18-year-old Julius Abigaba heads to a makeshift stall in Katanga suburb, Wanseko town, Buliisa District, to make chapattis. It is almost a year since he started the business after failing to continue with studies at Uganda Martyr’s Comprehensive Secondary School Annex Wanseko in Buliisa. The Senior One drop-out has now missed two school terms since the reopening of education institutions following the lifting of the lockdown.
Pains of Covid: 19-year-old’s ambition of nursing ends in the farm
Sandra Abitegeka, 19, is a resident of Kityanga Village in Buliisa Town Council, Buliisa District. Before the closure of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she was in Senior Three studying at Uganda Martyrs’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Buliisa. Because of the automatic promotion that the Ministry of Education instructed schools to do, she was expected to join Senior Four.
Govt commissions seed school in Buliisa
Monday, April 18, 2022 The newly-commissioned Ngwedo Seed School in Buliisa District. It has an enrolment of 220 students. PHOTO | ANDREW MUGATI What you need to know: The Minister for Education, Ms Janet Museveni, who was represented by the Minister of State for Bunyoro Affair, Ms Jenifer Namuyangu, at the commissioning decried child marriages.
Buliisa locals return to flood-prone homesteads
Friday, April 15, 2022 Locals erect makeshift structures after being hit by floods in Buliisa District in 2020. PHOTO/ANDREW MUGATI Hundreds of locals in Buliisa District, who were displaced by rising water levels on Lake Albert in 2020, have started returning to their homes. The more than 10,000 locals, who have been staying in camps, say they cannot afford to continue renting land. They also blame the government for taking long to resettle them.
Health centre still operates in tents after 2020 floods
The patients’ beds inside the tent at Butiaba Health Centre III in Buliisa District. PHOTO/ANDREW MUGATI | Wednesday, February 23, 2022 By Andrew Mugati & Alex Ashaba What you need to know: The district leaders are yet to secure land where the new health centre will be built. Shs800m efforts: Last year, OPM secured Shs800m to build a new health facility.
1,000 families face eviction
More than 1,000 families in Butiaba Town Council, Buliisa District, are facing eviction following a court ruling in favour of businessman Francis Kaahwa. On January 19, the Masindi Magistrate Court, presided over by Justice Deogratius Ssejemba ruled that the 2,000-acre piece of land that stretches through the villages of Watembo and Booma in Butiaba Town Council rightfully belongs to Mr Kaahwa. The residents, however, accuse Mr Kaahwa of illegally acquiring the land title.
Construction of Biiso market nears completion
The construction of Biiso main market in Buliisa District is 95 percent complete, the contractor has said. The market is part of the Albertine Region Sustainable Development Plan (ARSDP) projects initiated by government with funding from the World Bank estimated at $145 million (Shs508b). A total of $25 million (Shs87b) was allocated to the construction of three markets in the region. They include Biiso, Kabaale in Hoima and Buhuka in Kikuube District.
Buliisa flood victims ask govt to expedite resettlement process
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Some of the displaced flood victims on Lake Albert in Buliisa District take shelter under a tree last week. PHOTO/ANDREW MUGATI What you need to know: Flood victims claim land owners cannot allow them to construct permanent houses. M ore than 30,000 people, who were displaced by floods in Buliisa District in 2020 have asked the government to expedite their resettlement process.
Fisherman drowns in Lake Albert while hiding from soldiers
Summary The deceased has been identified by locals as Bolitho Ochowun Uledhere, 55, who drowned in Lake Albert at Wanseko landing site.
Army burns fishing gear, leave fishermen stranded
Summary The fishermen appeal to the government to buy and sell to them the recommended equipment at a reduced price. Advertisement By Andrew Mugati By Alex Ashaba Hundreds of fishermen operating around Lake Albert in Buliisa District have had their economic activity come to a halt after soldiers under the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) of the UPDF set ablaze their fishing gear at the weekend. FPU accuses the locals of using illegal fishing gears, which fell short of the recommended size.
Beating Covid: I was not worried when I got infected
Summary In this series ‘Beating Covid’, we trace victims who caught the virus and overcame it. Andrew Mugati talked to William Wandira from Buliisa, who with other family members, were exposed to the virus when they visited Hoima Hospital. Advertisement By Andrew Mugati M r William Wandira, a driver in Buliisa Town Council, Buliisa District, attributes his recovery from Covid-19 to God and professional care by healthworkers.
Hunger looms in Kabarole as elephants raid gardens
Summary The animals destroyed acres of maize, Irish potatoes, beans, groundnuts and cassava, among other crops, in both districts. Advertisement By Alex Ashaba By Andrew Mugati Residents of Kabarole and Bulisa districts are at risk of facing food shortage after elephants from Kibale and Murchison Falls National Park destroyed more than 20 acres of gardens. The animals destroyed acres of maize, Irish potatoes, beans, groundnuts and cassava, among other crops, in both districts.
Uganda: More Than 400 Flood-Affected Persons Asked to Vacate Area
More than 400 people, mostly from the Alur tribe, who were affected by floods last year at Kalolo Landing Site in Buliisa District, have been asked to vacate land on which they had put temporary shelters. The stranded locals had pitched camp at Kisiimo Cell in Buliisa Town Council. The land belongs to members of Basansya clan.
More than 400 flood-affected persons asked to vacate area
Summary The district community development officer, Mr Bernard Barugahara, said more than 50,000 people were displaced by floods in Buliisa District. He said some people were forced to relocate to nearby sub-counties in upper Buliisa while others relocated to Hoima, Nebbi and Pakwach districts.
Oil production: Buliisa locals ask for inclusion
Summary Buliisa is one of the oil-rich districts but the locals told Daily Monitor on April 22 that they are likely to miss out on the benefits of the industry due to a big information gap and lack of resources to tap into it. Advertisement By Andrew Mugati As the country gears up for commercial oil production in 2025, locals in Buliisa District say they lack information on how they will benefit from the industry.
Uganda: Government Launches 150kms of Oil Roads in Bunyoro
Government has commissioned a network of about 150kms of roads in Buliisa and Hoima districts. The roads, which were rehabilitated to first class gravel at a cost of Shs26b, are intended to facilitate movement in Bunyoro Sub-region as the government moves to explore oil. The Minister for Lands, Ms Beti Kamya, while launching the roads in Buliisa on April 8 and Hoima on April 9, said the projects are a testimony of government's commitment towards equitable sharing of the oil resource.
Hopes high as 150km Albertine region roads are commissioned
By Andrew Mugati Government has resurfaced a total of 150km marram road network in Buliisa and Hoima districts at a cost of Shs6.5b under World Bank funded $145m(Shs528.9bp) Albertine Region Sustainable Development Project (ARSDP), raising hopes that it will boost the local economy.
Govt launches construction of Shs10b markets in Bunyoro
Summary Hopeful. The Shs3.3 billion market at Biiso will comprise the main structure that will accommodate 226 vendors and 150 furniture, toilet, and sanitation facility. Advertisement By Andrew Mugati Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has commissioned the construction of three markets worth Shs10 billion under the Albertine Region Sustainable Development Programme.
Nyangoma: The resilient midwife
By Andrew Mugati By Felix Basiime Sylvia Nyangoma was raised in a peasant family in Kisansya, Kibwera Sub-County in Buliisa District. Her childhood dream was midwifery because she desired to help women after hearing her mother’s ordeal while giving birth to her. “My mother said she was about to die while delivering me. She suffered a haemorrhage and was saved by only two tablets that nurses administered.
Uganda, DR Congo Agree to Exchange Captives
The Buliisa District security team is set to hand over at least two Congolese military personnel, and two rifles in exchange for over 30 Ugandan fishermen arrested on Lake Albert on DR Congo side. The Officer in charge of Buliisa Central Police Station, Mr Johnson Niwandinda on Tuesday handed over the soldiers to the Pakwach District Police Commander, Mr Frank Muzoora who will hand them over to his counterparts in DR Congo.
Uganda, DR Congo agree to exchange captives
Summary The Officer in charge of Buliisa Central Police Station, Mr Johnson Niwandinda on Tuesday handed over the soldiers to the Pakwach District Police Commander, Mr Frank Muzoora who will hand them over to his counterparts in DR Congo. He said the soldiers were arrested on Lake Albert last week after entering Uganda illegally.
Death toll in Lake Albert boat accident rises to 20
Summary Survivors said the boat carrying more than 50 passengers en route to Panyimur weekly market in Pakwach District capsized after a strong wind hit it. Several people are not yet accounted for. Advertisement By Andrew Mugati Fishermen at Songa-Lendu landing site in Kitahura village Buliisa town council Buliisa District have retrieved more bodies from Lake Albert as death toll from Tuesday’s boat accident rose to 20.
14 dead, scores missing after boat capsizes on Lake Albert
Summary Survivors said the boat carrying about 57 people capsized near Songa-Lendu landing site in Buliisa district on Tuesday as they were sailing to Panyimur weekly market in Pakwach District. Advertisement By Andrew Mugati At least 14 bodies have so far been retrieved from Lake Albert and several others still missing following a boat accident in Buliisa District.
Kyagulanyi promises fair share of oil wealth to Bunyoro
By Andrew Mugati By Ismail Bategeka BULIISA/MASINDI- National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu aka Bobi Wine has asked the people of Buliisa District to vote him as the next president of Uganda in order for them to re-possess oil and gas wealth in their land.
How human activities are killing Lake Albert
In Summary The Ntoroko District environment officer, Mr Herbert Kamuhanda, says the problem started upstream on River Semuliki in Bundibugyo where Kirumya, Humya, Tokwe, Nyaruru, Rugo, Ngite, Nyahuka, Sundira, Ndugutu and Lamia rivers burst their banks due to running water from the bare mountain slopes.
Uganda: Three People Under Watch Over Yellow Fever in Buliisa
The Ministry of Health together with Buliisa District officials have put three more people under close monitoring over possible yellow fever infection. The district health officer, Dr Nelson Neisye, on Tuesday said the three came into contact with a man who died of yellow fever in November last year. He added that the trio will be under surveillance for one week.
Three people under watch over yellow fever in Buliisa
Three people under watch over yellow fever in Buliisa Thursday January 30 2020 Confirmed. The Health minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng (centre), with WHO officials address journalists about the yellow fever outbreak in Kampala last Friday. COURTESY PHOTO Advertisement By ANDREW MUGATI The Ministry of Health together with Buliisa District officials have put three more people under close monitoring over possible yellow fever infection.
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