Gulu- Busia passenger bus intercepted with over 3000 live ammunitions.
By Joseph Eigu Onyango
Soroti 1st /12/2010
Over 3,000 live bullets have been intercepted by police in Soroti loaded in a Gate Way Bus en route from Gulu to Busia town.
According to the Mid Eastern police spokesman, Juma Hassan Nyene, the Gate Way bus registration number UAL 149 Z was intercepted today afternoon at Soroti town on its way to Busia town.
The live ammunitions are suspected to either be transported for sale across the border in Kenya according to police preliminary investigations.
“We are detaining at least two people in connection with the possession of these bullets”. Nyene said.
He said shall get much information from those who have been arrested later.
After the arrests were made; the rest of the passengers were left to continue with their journey.
By press time the top police officers were locked up in a meeting over the matter.
Police however did not disclose the identities of the suspects and investigations are still on going to ascertain the source of the ammunitions.
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Teso sub region launches the citizen’s manifesto for monitoring its leaders.
Joseph Eigu Onyango.
1st /12/2010.
As Ugandan leaders are now busy politicking canvassing votes for 2011 general elections open right from local councils to presidential, sub regions in the country seem to be having a collective voice to demand good governance from their elected leaders.
This follows the regional launches of citizen manifestos across all regions in Uganda, for the case of Teso sub region; the citizen’s manifesto was launched at Soroti public gardens today (Tuesday).
The manifesto is out-lining key development concerns that average Ugandan faces day by day.
The executive Director, Public Affairs Center- Uganda, Benson Ekwee says the key issues in Teso that are crucial include poor education standards, in adequate supply of drugs in the health units, corruption in local government public offices.
“You find that here in Teso sub region; people are demanding their leaders and government to advocate for quality education including construction of Teso University, but for several years nothing is being done”. Ekwee said.
Ekwee noted that the electorates should be able to make their leaders accountable by demanding better services from them since they are in power.
According to Naboth Atuhaire of Uganda National NGO forum, the citizen’s manifesto highlights a political statement by ordinary people outlining their aspirations and demands to aspiring leaders at different levels.
Atuhaire says this was conceived to put citizens at the centre of defining the country they desire and using this as a basis to hold leaders and government accountable.
He said by doing this, the electorates become proactive players in the democratization and good governance process.
In related development, Amuria district chairperson, Julius Ochen has warned his councilors to avoid empty promises as they on campaigns.
Ochen was addressing the councilors and the local community at Kuju Sub County during the award of the best performing councilors in Amuria district recently.
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Kaberamaido FDC chairman fired in the office over meeting president Museveni.
Joseph Eigu Onyango
Kaberamaido 1st /12/2010.
The FDC party members in Kaberamido district have forced their party chairman, Joseph Emusu to step down and hand over the office to the vice chairperson for allegedly meeting President Yoweri Museveni in Lira district illegally.
Emusu is accused of attempting to cross with over 20 people to NRM during the day President Museveni was to address his rally in Kaberamaido district on 27th November 2010.
But when the information leaked out, the FDC leadership called for a meeting abruptly on the eve of the president’s rally where Emusu was grilled till he admitted meeting the president.
The contentious meeting held on 26th November, which was chaired FDC party secretary general and woman MP aspirant for Serere district, Hon. Alice Alaso Asianut tasked Emusu to resign his position pending further party disciplinary action.
Party members in Kaberamaido described Emusu as a bad hearted leader if he could sneak and meet the president at the expense of people who elected him district party chairman.
In a memorandum dated 9th November 2010 written by Emusu and addressed to President Yoweri Museveni, Emusu had highlighted that he would cross with over 20 people to NRM party before the president.
However, the day when Museveni had his campaign rally in Kaberamaido district on 27th November, Emusu did not cross with the alleged group.
But Hon. Alaso says during the FDC meeting on the eve of the president’s rallies in the district they had assured Emusu that if he wanted to cross to NRM he would go as Emusu alone and not in the name of FDC party and its supporters.
Alaso called for people in Teso to be calm and give strength to the FDC party by voting Dr. Kizza Besigye in power come 2011 general elections.
“Its is not the right time for people of Teso to join the movement because they have not seen tangible results in the last 25 years of NRM rule”. Alaso said.
She castigated the NRM government for even failing to rescue people of Teso from abject poverty for all its long time in power.
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