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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.
Ugandan comedian says he won’t quit after being elected mayor
Peter Okocha Kasolo [Photo: Courtesy]
Peter Okocha Kasolo, a Ugandan comedian turned politician, has revealed that despite his win in the just-concluded general elections, he will continue entertaining his fans as the craft does not interfere with his Jinja City mayor role. The Buwekula bred 40-year-old comic, who also doubles up as a radio presenter, is revered in the city for bringing to life the character of Baba Kasolo with a Jinja-based comedy group, Swengere.
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Speaking on his election victory on a National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket, the comedian admitted that comedy has made him who he is and it s part of him adding that the character that people have identify him with, is not going anywhere.
Daily Monitor
Thursday January 28 2021
The new Jinja Bridge is one of the tourist attractions in Jinja Town in Eastern Uganda. Photo | Tony Mushoborozi
Summary
At the end of the elections, all NUP flagbearers in Jinja City South and Jinja City North lost. A combination of factors have been advanced to explain the trend.
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Although the Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party took the Jinja City mayoral seat and went on to galvanise its presence in the just concluded municipality elections, the story is different in the two divisions of Jinja City.
At the end of the elections, all NUP flagbearers in Jinja City South and Jinja City North lost. A combination of factors have been advanced to explain the trend.