Daily Monitor
Wednesday March 10 2021
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The Soroti City town clerk is entangled in a war of words with area councillors over non-payment of their benefits for the last nine months.
Mr Moses Otimong, the town clerk, said there are no binding terms between Soroti City and the former Soroti municipal councillors.
“I received a circular from the Ministry of Local Government immediately we were granted a city status, authorising that the council be disbanded,” he said.
Mr Karl Peters Emukon, one of the councillors, said the decision to lock them out upon the granting of the city status was a shield by the accounting officer to execute sinister intentions on matters of city boundaries.
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
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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.
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Wednesday January 27 2021
L-R: Peter P. Emaru (FDC), Soroti West; Richard Muhumuza (NRM), Fort Portal City Central and Bosco Muhanuzi (NRM), Hoima East
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Mr Eyobu left his seat to contest as city councillor for Soroti City West but he lost.
Mr Emaru said the first thing he intends to do is to extend pipe water to the areas which were annexed to form Soroti City.
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NRM candidate Richard Muhumuza was declared winner of Fort Portal Tourism City Central Division mayorship with 6,990 votes.
He was followed by Mr Joram Bitamanya (FDC), who polled 3,869 votes, Mr Herbert Mugisa (Ind), coming in the third place with 2,193 votes, followed by Mr Gilbert Kayondo (Ind) with 1,010 votes, Mr Davis Rwamuhumbu (NUP) with 253 and Mr Yasin Abdallah (Ind) with 132 votes.