Covid-19 sops : Boda boda riders use rural feeder roads to bypass security checkpoints

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Boda boda riders are seen making lots of money in carrying passengers using rural-feeder roads connecting to Kazo-Ibanda district bypassing security check points placed on border district.
Kakulu Richard a boda boda rider in nyarubanga stage in kazo said,the presidential directive that limits crossing border district affects them in making money because the police is along the main routes to other districts thus optioning for rural feeder roads connecting to other districts
“We charge a lot of money to cross a passenger from one district to other because rural feeder roads are long and not good enough for transport usage ” he added
Kekimuli Janet who owns a shop in kanoni-kazo said, boda boda riders no longer go on stage most of them have resorted to other businesses mostly farming and rearing their animals since transport is limited.
“I call a boda boda rider who can take risks of transporting me through feeder roads to Ibanda district for shopping” she continued
“Even patients, don’t go for letters from chairperson as the system consumes time thus optioning charging boda boda riders who use feeder roads to Ibanda.” she remarks.
Ndahura Steven of Byerima near one of the feeder roads to Ibanda said, “most of the boda boda riders pass on me carrying more than one passenger even with their masks in hanging under their necks.”
Kakalulu Joseph, Chairperson in Katoma_Kazo said, the police has also learnt on these feeder roads connecting to other districts and deployes police men frequently however the boda boda riders have also optioned small foot passes to Ibanda.
All boda boda operators no longer operate in registered gazetted stages which have left no address to enable contact tracing in case of Covid-19 infection and has made the work of police in Kazo difficult.
While addressing Ugandans recently, President Museveni issued a directive to close border districts for no passenger vehicle and boda boda allowed to cross into another district.
More so boda boda riders should not carry any passenger rather, luggages in compliance with the government Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to control the spread of Coronavirus in Uganda.

BAGANDA EXPECT A LOT FROM THE NEWLY-ELECTED LEADER OF OPPOSITION

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Buganda Region has achieved big from the 11th parliament, after the Nyendo Mukungwe MP elect, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga’s appointment as the new leader of opposition, taking it from the Gulu Woman MP, Betty Aol Ochan.
Hon. Mpuuga who also doubles as the deputy National Unity Platform president in charge of the Central region is set to keep the government of Uganda in check, as his role is provided for in the Administration of Parliament amendment act 2006.
Being entitled to election of a shadow cabinet, some baganda are happy that he appointed Busiro South MP, Medard Lubega Sseggona Akalyamaggwa as the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, and Joel Ssennyoyi, the Nakawa West MP as the Chairperson of Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE), Betty Nambooze as the chairperson of Government Assurance Committee deputized by Joseph Gonzaga Ssewungu, among other positions which are considered big for the representatives from the region.
After Mpuuga’s announcement on the position by the NUP Secretary, David Louis Lubongoya, differet people came up with their opinions on the appointments.
Maureen Mayanja, a self employed citizen of Makindye division commented that they pride in Mpuuga as Baganda, because they look at him as a true leader who can look at issues with an intelligent eye.
“We have hopes in Mpuuga, because of his legendary approach to matters that itch Baganda, and we are hopeful that he will solve many.”
Tom Zikusooka went on his facebook page and commented that, this opposition government is the weakest and most dormant in the history of Uganda, and therefore people should wait and watch.
However, Marti Pius Ssenyunja said that Hon. Mpuuga is fit for that position, and he can therefore do a lot in that office, together with his cabinet.
Sulaiman Ssebuyungo said that this is going to be a compensation for NUP’s stolen victory in January 2021 elections, as well as the small cake share effect in Museveni’s cabinet.
“That was my expectation after elections according to NUP performance” he said.
Prof. Ogenga Latigo, a former leader of opposition cautioned Mpuuga to be careful, that his position is not a ground where he is supposed to play politics.
“An Office of the leader of opposition requires acting in a very mature manner and so Mpuuga must show maturity in his leadership, not only in dealing with opposition but also NRM…Treaty everybody without any negativity, that is what I did when I was LoP and my record speaks for itself” Latigo told Sunday Monitor.
Mpuuga said that in his first 100 days of office, he will create a joint platform that sees to initiate accountability for actions by individuals and groups who are responsible for loss of people’s lives in 18th and 19th over 2020 killings that saw over 55 people dead, especially in Buganda.

TEACHERS BESEECH GOVERNMENT TO REOPEN NURSERY SCHOOLS.

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The parents and teachers have expressed their disagreement over delayed opening of nursery schools, something that has come up with devastating effects that have negatively impacted both teachers and parents who take their kids to those learning centers.
As the parents are complaining over aging children while at home, the teachers are raising concerns over struggling to survive, because they don’t work for the government, and their only source of income was the learning centers where they were teaching.
Dramani Lam, a teacher at Yet Happy kids Namasuba says that the second lockdown was a shock to them, because they hadn’t any alternative plans for this period, because even transport was a challenge to them. He says that the government should reopen schools for them to survive and enforce Standard Operating Procedures, because currently he can hardly make a living, because even private coaching was suspended, yet it was his potential bread winner to him during the first lockdown.
“The government should let us teach, because covid-19 is here to stay. Eve if they lock down the country, it remains the same, and therefore they should just open schools and enforce SOPs, such that things move on” He said.
Faith Kyomuhangi, a teacher at Pearl Junior Academy laments that as nursery teachers, their standards of living are getting too low to cope up with the lockdown, and therefore asked the government to reopen the centers to enable them make a living. She said that in the first lockdown, they were patient that anytime soon, the government will consider their services, and also had hopes that covid-19 will be no more, which is not the case.
“Our heads are just slightly above the water levels, but truth be told that we are on the verge of drowning because of what we are going through I this lockdown. Even the money that was promised has never reached us, even the prime minister’s office did not consider us” She added.
Kulthum Nakanjakko, a vendor at Kaleerwe market whose kid goes to Dream Africa Infant school at Kawempe Ttula said that the government should open schools, amid these surging cases and focus on vaccinating people, because their children are adding more wight every now and then, because of staying at home, only to eat and watch movies instead of concentrating on books.
She added that they can’t blame them, because they also don’t know when schooling will resume, therefore the government should only be analytical enough and reopen, because some kids may fear sitting in classes because of their body weight, which may result into them being bullied by fellow pupils
When schools reopened in October after the first lockdown, nursery schools remained closed since the ministry of health guided that nursery kids could not afford wearing masks.
In her address to the nation on 6th February 2021, the Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni echoed that all nursery schools across the country handling children of 3-6 years should remain closed throughout the Covid-19 season.
The president of Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been always urging parents to be a little more patient in most of his addresses on the pandemic, and he has always cautioned them to first ensure safety, and schooling will come in later.

Dus Utilize used polyethylene bags pollution.

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Kikoni_Dus a recycling company employees people to collect increasing polyethylene bags in hostels and a round makerere.The increasing polyethylene bags enter sewage trench and stop sewage from flowing which results to sewage flooding on surface especially rainy days this causing water and land pollutions.
Muwonge Paul who collects polyethlene bags in kikoni on behalf of Dus has revealed that four people are around makerere purposely to collect polythelene bags on behalf of sippy tec ,these Four move around all kikoni hostels and rentals collecting polyethylene bags,”following the theme of environmental conservation, we decided to deal with polyethylene bags recycling”.
He says the unique factor on them is that they specialise on collecting polythelene bags for recycling to manufacture new plastic bags, polythelene bags,plastic chairs,plates,plastic backets than many other companies that deal in recycling have concentrated mostly on bottle collections this helps dus to reduce on the competition in raw_materials accessibility.
Katamba Joseph who was assigned to collect polyethylene bags in hostels and rentals with in makerere -kikumi kikumi and near by areas says they have a challenge of students and people who dump polyethylene bags in sewage tunnels that accumulates with time resulting in sewage floating hence land pollutions and making the work difficult when collecting wet polyethylene bags from the treach to be dried for easy transportation.
Nabilye Aidan who works as a clear at kann and Prince hostels says the rubbish concerning polyethylene bags has reduced in these hostels as dus collectors come around .she says there is a little income added on her when the rubbish is sorted to remove polyethylene bags to easy the work of sippy tec collectors.However she adds that a challenge of some students who pour water mixed with polyethylene bags in sinking pipes and near sewage water tunnels connecting to kasubi_kikoni trench that the polyethylene bags accurate resulting to sewage floating in hostels she works in causing land pollution.
Chairperson kikoni B mr kiwanuka julius revealed that its true polyethylene bags when dumped in tunnels hinder water flow especially in the main tunnel that separate kikoni and kasubi.He adds that some times they conduct a general cleaning day (bulungi bwansi) especially on the tunnel of kikoni and kasubi to remove polyethylene bags that hinders the sewage flow and the workers of dus help them to take away the retrieved polyethylene bags for recycling so that they don’t go back in the tunnel when they are dry by air since they be right.
Despite the increasing effects of NEMA to reduce plastics,polyethylene bags usage and increase recycling rates,the majority of plastic and polyethylene bags still endup in litter of land,water and air pollutions.
It is estimated that only one percent of plastic bags are recycled.After primary use,however polyethylene bags can be recycled in numerous ways even without reprocessing, like use of plastic polyethylene grocery bags can be re-used as garbage bags or shopping bags.
Dus is a newly recycling company opening up a branch in nansana opposite seven sisters building to deal mostly with polyethylene bags recycling, with the motto “keep the environment cleaned as you make money”.

Students,teachers on covid-19 prevent measures

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Teachers’ Union says social distancing is largely impractical in most learning institutions in the country.
Although government confirmed that new viriants of the coronavirus, which greatly affect young people are circulating in the country, violation of preventive measures is in the increase and more learning institutions are reporting cases.
Mr kanyesigye Herbert,a third Year student of education at makerere University, decided to remove and pocket his face mask immediately after accessing the University primises through the main gate.
“I have the mask and I can wear it anytime. But wearing it all the time can be abit inconveniencing. The biggest challenge we have is adhering to social distancing because if you are in the class,you will want to talk to your colleagues and sit near them”, Mr kanyesigye Herbert said.
At the University,in a classroom for education students with more than 100 learners, there was no social distancing and the few learners who cared to wear their face masks,most of them were behind chains.
But lack of adherence to covid-19 prevention measures was also witnessed at kampala international university, Nakivubo primary school.
The uganda National Teachers Union ( UNATU) said the vice is widespread in learning institutions. Prof. Rhoda wanyenze, the dean of makerere University school of public health and a member of ministry of health scientific Advisory committee ( SAC) admitted that they are having serious issues where learners deliberately violate the measures but that they are taking action.
“ We enforce the covid-19 prevention measures for our students. If they are not wearing face masks properly,we don’t allow them to come in the school”, Government says.

Am Twesigye innocent a journalism student at makerere university

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