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Joy as flood-affected schools get new classrooms, latrines
Saturday May 15 2021
Pupils of Bikone Primary School jostle to enter one of the new classrooms built for them by Save the Children on Tuesday. PHOTO/ ALEX ASHABA
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The pupils had lost any hope of resuming classes after the reopening of schools by the government.
At Bikone Primary School in Kasese District in May last year, all the classroom blocks were washed away by floods after River Mubuku burst its banks, leaving more than 500 learners stranded with nowhere to study from.
The floods from River Thaku also swept away classrooms at Kisabu Primary School also in Kasese District, leaving more than 300 pupils helpless.
Daily Monitor
Sunday May 09 2021
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Not so prepared: Many school transfers, political instability did not allow the then head teacher Boniface Banserurra to prepare for retirement, writes Alex Ashaba.
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Retired head teacher Boniface Banserurra, 78, lives in Buteebe Trading Centre in Fort Portal. Banserurra spends much of his time attending to his clients who come to buy newspapers at his home and also doing domestic work. He had engaged in subsistence farming but opted to sell newspapers because he loves reading and wants to keep tabs with the current affairs.
Banserurra spent 29 years as a teacher and administrator in schools. He retired in 1995 when he was 53 years old.
Daily Monitor
Sunday May 09 2021
Some of the flamingos on Lake Munyanyange in Kaseses District. Below, a flamingo in the water. PHOTOS/ALEX ASHABA.
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Marvel: For the beautiful sight of flamingos which migrate from Lake Natron in Tanzania, at Lake Munyanyange, you will watch the birds and relax, writes Alex Ashaba.
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The explosion crater lake which is in Queen Elizabeth National Park is renowned for its flamingos.
We did a 138-kilometre journey from Fort Portal through Kikorongo Trading Centre in Kasese and we branched off on a murram road on the road to Bwera. We made our first stopover at Katwe Eco Tourism information centre where Nicholas Kagongo, our tour guide, welcomed us.
Daily Monitor
Friday April 30 2021
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In the new district budget, sectors such as education and health have taken the lion’s share of Shs 8.9 billion and Shs 6.3 billion, respectively.
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Kabarole District Council on Wednesday passed a Shs30.2 billion budget for the Financial Year 2021/2022, down from this financial year’s Shs38 billion.
In the new district budget, sectors such as education and health have taken the lion’s share of Shs 8.9 billion and Shs 6.3 billion, respectively.
Marketing and production took Shs3.4 billion while administration received Shs5 billion.
The secretary of Finance, Planning and Administration, Mr Richard Tatina, said their main target is to bring services closer to the people.