NWSC to take over construction of stalled multi-billion Rukungiri water project
Sunday February 28 2021
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According to NWSC, the project is expected to produce 9.6 million litres of water daily to solve the problem of water in Rukungiri district.
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The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NSWC) managing director Dr Silver Mugisha has raised concerns about the delayed completion of a multi-billion shilling gravity water flow project further announcing a construction takeover.
“I have agreed with the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of water to give us a letter. We shall take over the project and have it completed in time,” he said.
Covid-19: Health workers demand compensation
Thursday January 07 2021
State minister for Health in charge of General duties Robinah Nabbanja (right) addresses the press during the discharge of recovered Covid-19 patients at Mulago hospital on March 18. PHOTO | FILE
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Health workers who have contracted Covid-19 in the line of duty are demanding compensation from government.
Speaking during a stakeholders meeting on Covid-19 and workers’ compensation in Wakiso District yesterday, Dr Mukuzi Muhereza, the secretary of Uganda Medical Association (UMA), said although compensation is an individual issue, most of their colleagues have not been compensated.
“We look at somebody [health worker] who contracted Covid-19 and was isolated and lost time or lost income … we have seen people who have got problems because of Covid-19, how do we compensate them?” Dr Muhereza wondered.