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Traders have raised an alarm over persistent power outages in Mbale City and its neighborhood. The most affected traders are Nakaloke, Budadiri, Bududa, Sironko, Buyombo, and some parts of Kacumbala, among others. According to the traders, the power blackouts have persisted since Wednesday this week, during the day and at night. Titus Ondeka, a resident, says that the two-day power outage has affected his business. Ondeka irons clothes with an electric iron for a living. He also works as a security guard at night.  Betty Nandutu, a businesswoman at Ambastore in Indian Quarters in Mbale City, says that she has lost her milk worth half a million shillings due to the blackout. She explained that she could not remove the milk in the fridge because they have not been experiencing a prolonged power outage. Brian Owinyi, the manager of Bills Motel at Ambastore in Indian Quarters in Mbale City, says that they have had to incur extra costs in fueling a generator.  Jonan Kiiza...

  NWSC Symbol Across the Country. National Water and Sewerage Corporation is considering drilling 5 motorized boreholes, In a bid to have stable water supply in Tororo. Charles Epeet, the quality assurance officer National Water and Sewerage Corporation Tororo area, says the move is part of a strategy   the corporation is putting in place to ensure there is constant supply of water across the district. Speaking during exclusive interviews, he said the purpose is to make sure that people have easy access to clean and safe water. He said already feasibility study has been done and the corporation is at the final stages of securing a contractor that will undertake the entire construction works. Drilling A borhole recently in Tororo Funded by Dr.Bishop Girado Ilukol of Pentecostal Outreach Ministries . Engineer Epeet said the corporation considers putting up the facilities in selected areas where it has always faced challenges of pumping water due to low pressure. He nam...

Tororo District LCV Seat Candidate on FDC ticket Mr. Gonza Paul, has called on the people of Tororo to consider the fact Good health is a significant factor in the fight against poverty In a health analysis that he shared in several social media plat forms, Gonza revealed that 80% of ill health in Tororo is caused by preventable diseases like malaria, cholera, diarrhea, typhoid, and HIV/AIDS, including lifestyle diseases such as Diabetes, Pressure and Heart Diseases. “Our focus is on stopping these diseases before they start,” Gonza said. He pledged that although in Malaria Control, significant strides has been made through intensive vector control measures like universal coverage of Long Lasting Insecticide-Treated Nets (LLINs) and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), which reduced the burden, recent challenges require renewed commitment is needed, which he pledged his administration would embark on, if given the mandate. “My administration will give priority to this commitment to ...

  Reporters from NMG, —parent company of the Daily Monitor, NTV Uganda, and 93.3 KFM – have not been allowed at President Museveni’s events since March this year. State House has confirmed that President Yoweri Museveni himself stopped media access to all his public activities by journalists from the Nation Media Group (NMG). Reporters from NMG, —parent company of the Daily Monitor, NTV Uganda, and 93.3 KFM – have not been allowed at President Museveni’s events since March this year. State House Deputy Spokesperson, Farouk Kirunda, last night issued a statement, clarifying that the President’s decision was a personal directive and not a general restriction on the company’s operations within the country.  He said the ban was enacted following " persistent instances of misreporting"  on the President’s activities.

Members of Parliament have raised alarm over the escalating number of fatal road accidents in the country, following last week's horrific Crash on the Kampala highway that left 46 lives dead. During Plenary this week, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa tasked the Ministry of works and Transport and Uganda Police Traffic Department to urgently step up enforcement  of road safety measures, saying government cannot afford to remain complacent as lives continue to be lost on the highways. "we have talked about this issue of road safety for a very longtime" Tayebwa Said. "it's an issue we must refocus on, especially urging the  ministry of works  and Police traffic Department  to ensure there is safety on the roads. Otherwise, We cannot continue losing lives the way its". Tayebwa condemned the reckless conduct of drivers, particularly those operating Sino Trucks, whim he accused of endangering other road users with impunity. "Just last week, i was nearly crushed ...

The Rapid Support Forces militia reportedly killed hundreds of civilians at the main hospital in el-Fasher, days after it captured the Sudanese city, the head of the UN's health agency says. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency was "appalled and deeply shocked" by the reported killing of 460 people at the hospital. Earlier, the Sudan Doctors' Network said that on Tuesday RSF fighters had "cold bloodedly killed everyone they found inside the Saudi Hospital, including patients, their companions, and anyone else present". It gave no casualty figures, but said medical facilities in the city had been "transformed into human slaughterhouses". The Sudan Doctors Network has also accused the RSF of kidnapping six medics - including four doctors, a pharmacist and a nurse - and reportedly demanding ransoms in excess of $150,000 (£114,000) for their release. Tuesday's attack on Saudi Hospital was also reported by the el-Fasher Resistance Co...

  The Government of Uganda through its   Ministry of Water and Environment and the water for Production Regional Centre-East in partnership with Nexus Green contractors launched an irrigation worth millions of shillings in Kyaminula Village, Agururu A3 Parishes  in Western division, Tororo Municipality. The Solar Powered Project with a reservoir capacity of 40,000 cubic liters will initially benefit 25 farmers covering a land area of 12,5 acres while a similar Project in Amagoro 'A' Eastern division, of the municipality has a capacity to serve 4,000 residents daily both Projects are  addressing the challenge of water short especially during the dry season and water for livestock. This industrious project was lobbied by  Honorable Yeri Apollo Ofwono aka "Hodari kwa kazi" Member of Parliament for Tororo Municipality and NRM chairman for Tororo District. According to Senior Engineer Moses Mugerwa from the Ministry of water and Environ...

Cameroon's Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji says opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary will face legal action over allegations he incited "violent post-election demonstrations". At least four protesters have been killed during clashes between security forces and opposition supporters since Cameroon's election on 12 October, with  92-year-old President Paul Biya  winning an eighth consecutive term. Tchiroma Bakary insists he won the election, a claim dismissed by Biya's ruling party, the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM). Violent crackdowns by police and security officers on protesters have alarmed the international community, with the UN, African Union and EU calling for restraint. On Tuesday, Nji accused Tchiroma Bakary of organising what he said were "illegal" protests leading to the loss of lives, and also criticised him for declaring victory in the election. He added that Tchiroma Bakary's "accomplices responsible for an ins...

With no heavyweight   opposition candidates cleared to compete in Wednesday's election, many Tanzanians feel the vote is less like a contest and more like a coronation for President Samia Suluhu Hassan, as she faces her first presidential election. The 65-year-old became the East African nation's first female head of state after the death in 2021 of sitting President John Magufuli. He was admired on the one hand for his no-nonsense drive to stamp out corruption but criticised on the other for his authoritarian clampdown on dissent and controversial attitude towards the Covid pandemic. President Samia, who had been vice-president, seemed like a breath of fresh air - and with her warmer and friendlier style, she initiated reforms that seemed to represent a radical departure from her predecessor's policies. Her four Rs policy - "reconciliation, resilience, reform and rebuilding" - reopened Tanzania to foreign investors, restored donor relations and mollified the Inte...

Students from 13 primaries schools in Tororo district attended a prayer of dedication in preparations for the forthcoming Primary Leaving Examinations on  November 4 th  and 5 Th    beginning with mathematic paper.  The schools were:- Pomede primary school Kisoko Boys Primary School Pei Pei  Primary School Mbula Machar Primary School. Morikiswa Primary School. Abongit Primary School. Achilet Primary School. Gwara Gwara Primary School. Ramogi Primary School. Peta Primary School. Makaur Primary School. Kisoko Girls P/S. Pakoyi Primary School. The West Budama north archdeacon   Rev. Nicholas Ochwo accompanied by Rev Ikaka Emmanuel a curate  of Kisoko Parish, read from Jeremiah 29:11 " For I know the plans I have for you,”   prayed to God to bless Dr. Tanga Odoi with more wisdom  and never allow is his enemies to devour him as he equally blessed the Primary Candidates to read well, have high retention  ability and good memory during ex...

While delivering her median speech  in Tororo at   Kisoko Boys Primary school in Kisoko Sub County Tororo district last Sunday ,  at the launch of   a political mobilization drive for the ruling National Resistance Movement party flag bearer President Yoweri Museveni ,The Right Hon Speaker of the 11th Parliament  and the  NRM Second National Vice Chairperson (Female),  Hon  Anita Annette Among expressed disappointment at anyone fighting Dr. Tanga  Odoi the Chairman of NRM Electoral Commission as an enemy of Tororo, Bukedi and the entire Eastern  region   . As Hundreds of Residents cheered on, The speaker described   Dr. Tanga  Odoi as an asset to the National Resistance movement judging by his innovations in the party that have kept it not only afloat but also ahead of the opposition in mobilization. like nomination fee for the NRM Primaries from Aspirants where the party in the just concluded Party Primaries col...

  The High Court has ruled that oral contracts are as valid as written contracts and thus are enforceable.  In deciding a case where two Indian businessmen Mohanpal Singh Bharj and Hitesh Mahendra Mehta disputed over a two hundred and seventy millions loan, the Judge Patience Rubagumya ruled that for as long as an oral contract has essentials of a valid contract, it is enforceable. “For a contract to be valid and legally enforceable, there must be; capacity to contract, intention to contract, consensus ad idem, valuable consideration, legality of purpose; and sufficient certainty of terms,” Rubagumya ruled.  The ruling followed a suit by Mohanpal against Hitesh demanding that he pays back two hundred and seventy million shillings he advanced to him as a friendly loan. When the party contracted the loan, there was no written agreement.  In his response, Hitesh told court that the money was part of his payment as Mohanpal’s tax agent. He said Mohan...