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Daily Monitor
Tuesday April 20 2021
Motorist park on Elgin Street in Masaka Town. The newly-elected councillors in Masaka District have rejected a proposal to keep the district headquarters within the city. PHOTO | FILE
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Masaka is one of the areas that were demarcated into other districts in 1966. Originally, it was comprising Rakai, Kalangala, Kyotera, Lyantonde, Sembabule, Bukomansimbi, Kalungu and Lwengo. Surprisingly, all the new districts have their own headquarters.
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BY WILSON KUTAMBA
The newly-elected chairperson for Masaka District and councillors have rejected a proposal to keep the district headquarters within the city, saying it is against the decentralisation policy.
This follows a proposal by the city clerk, Mr John Behangane, to maintain the district headquarters in its current location.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday March 16 2021
Some boats at Kitobo Landing Site in Kalangala District. Government has tasked district leaders to update government on the status of closed landing sites. PHOTO/SYLVESTER SSEMU
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Mr Edward Kisembo, a fisherman, said he relocated from Kyasa Landing Site in Kyanamukaka Sub-county to Lambu Landing Site in Bukakkata Sub-county, both in Masaka District, because he could hardly sustain himself.
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Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, has tasked districts leaders to update government on the status of closed landing sites.
Mr Vincent Ssempijja, the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries, said they will base on reports from districts to either re-open the landing sites or keep them closed.
Daily Monitor
Monday January 25 2021
Mr Ssekandi arriving at his home in Kyanamukaaka where he met campaigning managers and agents on January 22,2021. PHOTO/WILSON KUTAMBA.
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Mr Ssekandi, who has represented the constituency in Parliament for 26 years lost to a newcomer Richard Ssebamala of Democratic Party (DP).
The DP candidate won the election with 9, 916 votes against the former’s 4, 904 votes, indicating a margin of 5, 014 votes.
Bukoto Central is the only constituency in the district with a sizeable number of NRM supporters, but the Opposition has of late gained ground.
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The Vice President and outgoing Bukoto Central Constituency legislator, Mr Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has promised to continue extending services to residents in the area despite losing the seat in the January 14 polls.
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