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#Religion  and #Law 📸: Madi and WestNile Diocese Meeting Schedules across WestNile region over the land registration. Maracha Constituency MP Hon Oguzu Lee Denis has on Wednesday morning, 26-June-2024 offered a thorough guidance to all the churches in Maracha District ahead of planned Diocesan meeting with the clegries over government of Uganda's plan to process church land titles for free in the Country.  The Hon MP made the submissions through Church WhatsApp group called, "KIJOMORO DEVELOPMENT FORUM" whose admin is, the Parish priest for Kijomoro parish, Rev Adiga Robert. NB: Rev Adiga Robert clarified that, the meeting for Kijomoro parish has been scheduled for 30-June-2024. Below here are the submissions. ...................................................................................... This is goodnews. Our Churches need to secure their land by processing titles for church land. They'll need to have area Land Committees inspect their land. Obtain endorsemen

 #Politics  📸: Minister Bahati in a Yellow Tie Been Helped to Sit Down During the Traumatic at the Function on Sunday 23-June-2024. By Moses Agaba David Bahati the State Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Industry) on Sunday fainted while speaking at a fundraising function at Kahungye Catholic Centre in Ndorwa West of Kabale District. The event, originally organized to raise funds for the completion of the Priest’s house, took an unforeseen twist when Minister Bahati looked dazed and lost his balance as he was due to hit the ground it was when his bodyguard reacted faster and held his hand and They pulled a seat for him and rested as he was being attended to by the Rubanda District Health Officer Dr Abdon Birungi. This incident temporarily paused proceedings and prompted organizers to call Eliab Naturinda Mporera to the podium. Despite earlier tensions and speculation regarding his exclusion as Mporera was initially denied a seat at the high table where the minister wa

#Law #Human_Rights By Parliament Watch. 📸: NEMA demolishing structures built in Lubigi Wetland. The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has rejected calls by Parliament to compensate all residents who has legally occupied Lubigi wetland, saying the current provisions in the law deems all the residents that established houses in Lubigi wetland as offenders who aren’t entitled to any compensation. The remarks were made by Sarah Naigaga, NEMA, Legal Affairs Officer at NEMA while appearing before Parliament’s Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) that is currently probing the latest evictions that were carried out in Lubigi wetland in Kampala and Wakiso districts. “The law deems all households issued with restoration orders offenders. For that reason, we have deemed restoration as an enforcement action and as an enforcement tool and it doesn’t derive interest or title of the areas restored to NEMA but rather works to prot

#Religion. 📸: Odrua Chapel Catechist, Stephen Awia (Left) Receives the Tarbinakula from Hon Ruth Lema Molly (Right). Photo by Information is Power. Story by Osuta Yusuf . Maracha District . Odrua Chapel formed in 1964 and now has over 2000 Christians in Anyivu Parish, Tara Sub-county in Maracha East Constituency, Maracha District has eventually received a Tarbinakula to increase their faith. The Tarbinakula whose money, due to some reasons, defeated the Christians to contribute, took the intervention of the area MP Hon Ruth Lematia Molly Ondoru who gave the money to purchase it after they struggled to access Holy Communions since inception of the church from 1964 The Project manager for Odrua Chapel, Mr Abasiku Ronald upon hinting how they struggled in vain to raise money to buy the Tarbinakula, said, they resolved to invite Hon Ruth Lematia Molly Ondoru to officially handover the Tarbinakula she gave the money to the Church for buying it. Stephen Awia the Catechist for Odrua Ch

#Entertainment  📸: Musician Eddy Kenzo performs on stage. Courtesy Photo.   Several artistes under the Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF) which is headed by Eddy Kenzo, are in trouble after it emerged that they allegedly misappropriated over Shs5Bn that they received from President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as a stimulus fund to boost the arts and creatives industry. It should be noted that a few weeks ago, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni revealed that corruption is a major impediment to the country’s full socio-economic transformation. The President revealed this during the 2024/25 budget reading, where he reiterated his vow to fight graft. “We are going to stamp out corruption. I don’t know how they [the corrupt] forget that we have got a lot of power [and] capacity, which we shall use, if necessary…these corrupt people insult our heroes,” he said. Well, it has since been established that corruption is not only rife among government officials and politicians, but also has dee

#Socio-economic_Transformation 📸: State Minister for Finance (General Duties), Hon Henry Musasizi Speaks During the function. Photo by Robert Muhereza  The state minister for finance ( general duties) Mr Henry Musasizi has announced that Parish Development Model (PDM) funds shall be delivered to the beneficiaries' mobile phone numbers to save them from travelling long distances from their respective villages to the commercial banks in urban centers.  He also asked the religious leaders to pray for the end of corruption in the country and preaching about good morals. He made the remarks on Saturday while speaking at the inauguration of the Muko Kampala sacco at Muko Catholic parish in Rubanda District where he donated Shs10 million. Source: Daily Monitor  #iip_updates  #Information_is_Power  #we_inform_the_uninformed

📸: Mr Dramani Collins, Assistant RDC Maracha District. Photo by Information is Power. Fellow Ugandans and Concerned Citizens, as we approach a crucial juncture in our nation's history, it is imperative that we unite in our resolve to eradicate the pervasive corruption that threatens the very fabric of our society. Under the leadership of His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, we have embarked on a decisive campaign to combat corruption, with the clarion call for action echoing across the nation. The war against corruption is not a battle that can be won by a few; it requires the concerted efforts of every Ugandan. Corruption undermines our economy, erodes public trust, and impedes social development. It is a menace that must be addressed with urgency and unwavering determination. To achieve our goal, we must adopt a multifaceted approach that involves: Government Accountability:  Our leaders must exemplify integrity, transparency, and accountability in all their action

#Religion. NAMIREMBE. 21st June 2024. The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon Judith Nabakooba, has launched Church of Uganda’s mass land registration in a move aimed at protecting Church land. The launch happened on the sidelines of the training of the Diocesan Secretaries and Diocesan Estates Officers at the Provincial Secretariat in Namirembe, Kampala today morning. The training is focusing on land registration and proper land use, and is organized by Church Commissioners Holding Company Ltd. Hon Judith Nabakooba called for quick timeliness in registering Church land to ensure that the Church has accurate land titles. She also called for productive usage of the land. “We have received a number of cases about land grabbers and encroachers on Church land. In most cases, there is no evidence that the land belongs to the Church. The only evidence we need is the land title and that’s why we are here to support you in the registration process.” Hon Nabakooba

#Business. https://www.facebook.com/100064086151247/posts/872898394856358/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMr2nr66Q/ Following technical problems discovered on Karuma Bridge which led Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to close the bridge as maintenance work commences, big trucks, buses and trailers traversing to and from Northern Uganda have been affected by the temporary closure of the Karuma Bridge. California Bus Company Arua which plys Arua - Kampala route has issued a new departure times as indicated below; Effective Sunday 23-June-2024 , the buses from Arua to Kampala will set off  at 8am in the morning, 11:30am and 3:30pm in the afternoon. Effective Monday 24-June-2024 , buses from Kampala to Arua depart at 8am in the morning, 11:30am and 2pm in the afternoon. Speaking to the management of California Bus Company, they said, this is aimed at informing their passengers and cargo customers for a more convenient journey to and from Kampala Capital City. https://www.instagram.com/p/C8e

  #Law Alimo was looking forward to working during her senior 4 vacation to help her mother, who’s been working hard since Alimo’s dad died. She wanted all her savings to go to school fees so that her mother could rest a bit. She got a job cleaning an office for one of her mother’s friends, but after a while, Alimo’s mother started noticing that Alimo was always ‘feeling’ really tired and sick. When they went for a checkup, they found out Alimo was pregnant. The pharmacist advised Alimo and her mother to report to the police because Alimo was only 16. Instead, Alimo’s mother chose to negotiate with the man responsible instead of going to the police because she felt arresting him would stop him from supporting Alimo. So he brought 4 cows and 2 goats. WHAT DOES THE LAW? In Uganda, there is a limit to what you can forgive when certain crimes have been committed. you can settle some disagreements when it is a simple case that can be sorted through compensation or reconciliation

Uganda. 📸: Parliament of Uganda,  Courtesy Photo. 📸: Abim District Woman MP Hon Janet Okori-Moe 📸: Hon Linda Agnes Auma, Lira Woman MP. Janet Okori-Moe (DWR Abim) who has held the top leadership for the Agriculture Committee for long, has finally been replaced by her former Deputy, Linda Agnes Auma (DWR Lira), who is now going to be deputized by Hope Grania Nakazibwe (Mubende DWR).