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Saturday 30-11-2024. By New Vision. AMURIA - Mourners in their hundreds have turned up in Asalatap village, Wera sub-county in Amuria to attend the burial of Francis Onapito Ekomoloit who died in Kampala 65 days ago. Whereas it’s the norm for the African cultures to mourn during the burial, today during the burial of Onapito, it's dancing, singing and feasting. Unlike the usual burials where caskets containing the remains of the person who died are laid down and later covered with soil or concrete alongside an iron sheet, for Onapito, it was closing the door into his resting place which is well-lit with modern bulbs and a wall full of his portraits. “We had two months of mourning and today it’s a celebration. We are celebrating the works of our mustard seed whose fruits were tested by all of us,” remarked Joyce Nyeko, the elder sister of Onapito. A number of traditional troupe performances wiped away the tears of Iteso through their...

📸: Wreckage of the car and the unfinished bridge where the victims fell into after Google Maps wrongly directed them. Courtesy Photo. In this case, incorrect instructions from the web mapping application seem to have proved fatal. Three men in India recently plummeted to their deaths after the taxi they were traveling in was instructed to drive across an unfinished bridge by Google Maps, a local newspaper has reported. The Economic Times  writes that  the men, who were traveling from one city to another en route to a wedding were driving at night and, thus, were “unaware of the bridge’s condition.” The crash scene was discovered by locals approximately a day after the car plunged over the bridge’s edge when the vehicle was spotted lying under the unfinished structure. A local official told journalists that the car had been navigating with Google Maps at the time of the crash, while a family member of one of the victims similarly blamed the U.S. company’s web app f...

📸: Ndaru Juliet's Album photo when she was still working as a security guard. 📸: Ndaru Juliet's security guard certificate. THE WORLD IS NOT A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD...  As my classmates finished lectures and moved to the library to study or back home to rest, I Ndaru in 2009 would jump from lecture to a 12 hour night shift as a security supervisor with Kk security in Kampala Serena hotel....I did all these because my mom was funding me single handedly.  There was this very day I went for a 12 hour night shift right after class, and I had a test the following day. My friend asked me to slow down on my pursuit for money, but I said to her "Jane, if I get broke and Financially stranded today, worse case, I would call home, my mother won't watch me suffer and even though she haven't got much, she won't let me drop out. She would rather borrow than watch me lack. But you see, I haven't got someone to call, even though I have to listen to ...

27-November-2024 Corruption has become a cancer eroding the moral fabric of our societies, stagnating development, and widening inequality. It thrives in environments characterized by weak leadership, poor accountability, and a lack of moral integrity. To effectively combat this menace, we must embrace hygienic leadership, a style of leadership rooted in ethical conduct, transparency, and accountability.  *What is Hygienic Leadership?*  Hygienic leadership is a metaphor for clean, honest, and morally upright governance. It implies leadership that upholds integrity and ensures public resources are utilized for the common good. Such leadership transcends personal gain, prioritizing service delivery, and the welfare of citizens. Hygienic leaders act as custodians of public trust, inspiring others to follow ethical paths.Society The ultimate goal of hygienic leadership is to establish a corruption-free society where resources are used efficiently for development and ev...

- Wet, dirty floor & poor bedding materials. - Coldness & pneumonia due to inadequate heat. - Dehydration due to too much heat. - poor quality feed and water. - poor (inadequate) nutrient supply. - poor (inadequate) space. - unclean environment due to poor sanitation. - la k of vaccination and immune boosters. - rough handling of the chicks. - poor parasitic controls(ecto &Endo parasites). - Extreme weather conditions(temp. & humididy). - poor predator controls. - poor biosecurity measures. - lack of adequate information about the welfare of chicks. We can discuss the details of management shortfalls if required. However there are other mortality causes in chick which we will handle piece by piece. Shalom. @~Amandua CEO GAFTL.

Story by Osuta Yusuf. Arua City. 26-November-2024. 📸: YY Company Bus parked at its Booking offices in Arua City on Tuesday 26-11-2024. Central Division Arua City council authorities have on Tuesday 26-11-2024 decided to lock buses of companies who have not designated a place as a terminal. Tuesday's operation stems from a resolution in a meeting held by the Central Division authorities on 6-November-2024 in Arua Central Division Mayor Hon Khemis Muzaid's office. Despite the 14 days ultimate for the Companies to construct a bus terminal looking too soon, in a one-paged letter signed by the Town Clerk for Central Division Arua City and copied to all the bus Companies whose booking offices are located in the City, Mr Drakuma Malik cited festive season as one of the reasons why they have decided as a Central Division to decongest the city roads by restricting street parking. While acknowledging Zawadi Bus Company, Nile Star Bus Company and Baby Coach Bus Company as the...

Story by Osuta Yusuf. Arua District. 23-November-2024. 📸: The body of Murdered DHO Dr Paul Bishop Drileba lying in the land he had gone to survey. Courtesy Photo. 📸: The photo of slain Dr Paul Bishop Drileba. Courtesy Photo. The Acting District Health Officer for Arua District, Dr Paul Bishop Drileba was killed on Saturday 23-November-2024 in a land conflict. It's said that, Dr Paul who had gone with surveyors to survey a land he bought in Oyeku village, Ombokoro Parish, Ajia Sub-county in Arua District was attacked together with the surveyors by yet to be identified attackers who showed up with panga and they chopped the Acting DHO from behind at the neck and stabbed him around the back and hips as the surveyors who went with him are said to have escaped by running faster after they jilted the heavy machines and markstones for surveying. By the time of filling this story, his body has been taken to Arua regional referral hospital pending other preparation...

  📸: Money savings icon. Courtesy Photo. By Eng Gatre Patrick. 22-November-2024. Other things aside; I do forget to share here key lessons I have learnt at my current age and from those nearing retirement or in retirement, that where possible or where a young person can; try to: 1. Plant trees in any scale or size and if u have land; continue to plant more trees. If u don’t have land; fight hard to find avenues to get land or use someone’s land in agreed terms. It pays off with time. As you grow older;’ur needs grow; and u may only limit ur life standard to what u can afford or live in negatives. The reverse is true if u have prior income avenues like trees; 2. ⁠Get to learn about money saving avenues like saccos; individual savings like at NSSF; unit trusts at banks and insurance companies and start to deposit that little money and don’t withdraw it as it amazes in to digits over years. With time; u will be shocked how much u can have. The reverse is true if you think u aren’t wo...

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Maracha became a district in 2010 with 7 Sub-counties ( Kijomoro , Oluvu , Oluffe , Tara , Yivu , Nyadri and Oleba ),  in 2016 the district was split into two Constituencies ( Maracha Constituency and Maracha East Constituency ), and in 2021 the 3 Sub-counties in Maracha Constituency were split forming 8 Sub-counties ( Awiziru Sub-county, Okokoro Town council, Kijomoro Sub-county, Obiba Sub-county, Agaii Town council, Oluvu Sub-county, Ovujo Town council & Oluffe Sub-county) and in Maracha East constituency its 4 Sub-counties ( Tara , Oleba , Yivu and Nyadri ) were split into 11 Sub-counties forming ( Ajira Sub-county, Nyadri South Sub-county, Drambu Sub-county, Yivu Sub-county, Maracha town council, Tara Sub-county, Nyadri Sub-county, Oleba Town Council, Alikua Sub-county, Oleba Sub-county and Paranga Sub-county). 📸:Map of Maracha District showing the sub-counties and the population distribution Source: National po...