Daily Monitor
Wednesday February 24 2021
Garbage dumped at Kabudaire market in Fort Portal City. New leaders say they have been having challenges of few garbage trucks. PHOTO | ALEX ASHABA
Summary
Parliament on April 28 approved the creation of 15 cities on July 1. They include Arua, Gulu, Jinja, Mbarara, Fort Portal, Masaka, Mbale, Soroti, Hoima, and Lira.
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Lack of staff structures and funding from the central government continue to cripple the operations of the newly-created cities, Daily Monitor has learnt.
Parliament on April 28 approved the creation of 15 cities on July 1. They include Arua, Gulu, Jinja, Mbarara, Fort Portal, Masaka, Mbale, Soroti, Hoima, and Lira.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday February 17 2021
Some of the residents of Biharwe in Mbarara North City Division display placards as the protest delayed compensation for their land affected by the Masaka-Mbarara 400 KV electricity transmission line on Monday. PHOTO / RAJAB MUKOMBOZI
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A section of residents of Biharwe in Mbarara North City Division on Monday staged a demonstration over delayed compensation for their property, mainly land, by Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (UETCL) that is planning to construct a 400 KV line through the area.
The residents convened at Katojo Primary School and inspected property to be affected by the construction of the power line project.