Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 328 million Shillings have been recovered through the Small Claims Procedure conducted by grade one Magistrate courts in Masaka over the last year. Mastulah Mulondo, the Chief Registrar in Charge of Small Claim Procured in the Judiciary, said that the money had been …
Read More »Former Masaka LC V Chair cautions district against selling headquarters
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Kalungi, the former Masaka District LC V Chairperson has cautioned his successors against the proposed sale of the district headquarters purportedly to get money to build a new home. The current district leadership led by the LC V Chairperson, Andrew Lukyamuzi Batemyeto has placed …
Read More »Former VP Ssekandi wins round 1 in court versus Masaka mistress
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Magistrates Court in Masaka has ruled that Laetitia Nakimbugwe, a mistress involved in a property dispute with former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi does not have rights over his fortune. Nakimbugwe was dragged to court by Victoria Nawangi, an appointed administrator of Ssekandi’s …
Read More »Masaka land brokers defy City ban on sale of small plots
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City Council authorities are faced with an uphill task of enforcing a ban on the creation and sale of undersized plots due to the reluctance of land brokers to heed the directive. In July this year, the Masaka City Executive and the Roads Committee …
Read More »Masaka vendors protest use of raffle to allocate space in new market
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several vendors are protesting the use of raffles in the allocation of space and stalls in the newly built Masaka City Central Market. The Local Government Ministry and Masaka City Council are in the final stages of handing over the market to the vendors four years after …
Read More »Masaka City tightens physical planning regulations to weed out slums
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka City Council Roads committee has ordered strict enforcement of the physical planning regulations to stop the expansion of slums in the area. The committee which is chaired by Dr Abed Bwanika, the Kimanya-Kabonera Division Member of Parliament has instructed the City Physical …
Read More »Masaka bishop ordains 17 into priesthood
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church in Masaka Diocese has ordained 17 priests to join the clerical vocation of the faith. The priests were ordained at Villa Maria proto-Cathedral in Kalungu district, by Masaka Diocesan Bishop Serverus Jjumba while he celebrated mass on Saturday. He also elevated …
Read More »Masaka farmers advised to plant wild crops to beat hunger
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in greater Masaka have been asked to diversify their farming practices with the growing of bush crops in addition to the traditional food crop varieties as a solution to the devastating long dry season which threatens food security and the survival of many communities …
Read More »Masaka district, city leadership feud over properties
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a sharp dispute between Masaka district and the City Council authorities over sharing of immovable properties. The current dispute arises from attempts by Masaka City Council to relocate their administrative offices to the district headquarters at Kitabiro cell in Nyendo-Mukungwe division. The misunderstanding …
Read More »Masaka district loses millions to irregular payments of salaries, pension
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee-PAC Local Government has tasked the accounting officers of Masaka district to recover close to Shillings 200 million paid out in irregular salaries, gratuity and pensions. The questionable payments were effected in the 2020/21 financial year, according to the annual financial performance audit …
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