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Mothers and fathers as well plus other caretakers often endure long sleepless and scary nights when the children under their care develop Eczema.
Lindah a mother of two young school going children has endured a number of sleepless nights that started as itchy irritated skin for one of her children.
“The itchiness got out of hand as my 7 year old son Jerome lost all the peace he had as a result of scratching himself continuously through the night making it a very uncomfortable and sleepless night for us all†she says.
I had some pain killers in the house that I tried to give him to relieve the itchiness till morning when we could go and see a doctor but there was little difference.
What is Eczema?
Eczema scientifically known as Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disease that is very common in children over 6 months through to their teenage years.
Dermatologist Dr. Ronald Katurebe the Lead Consultant at Kampala Dermatology clinic Bugolobi says that this condition usually manifests with dry skin, very itchy patches and it occurs in about one of every 5 children.
Generally those with extremely dry skin which stays looking pale even when Vaseline or lotion is applied are likely to get this condition at one point.
However Dr. Katureebe notes that 60% of children outgrow this condition by the time they are the teenagers.
What causes Eczema?
This Inflammatory condition emanates from the natural barrier of the skin itself being defective. It does run in families which implies that one has the genetic predisposition to get it if a relative or family member has it.
Dr. Katureebe says that ideally the skin barrier is supposed to prevent harmful external materials from getting in while also keeping water inside from escaping.
Normal skin as a result has tightly packed skin cells that help keep water in and prevent dryness while preventing allergens and irritants from getting through.
However in the case of some one suffering from Eczema Dr. Katureebe notes that their skin is open which leads to water escape, dryness and the barrier is compromised allowing allergens, irritants and micro organisms to get in and inflammation occurs as a result of the body trying to fight off these foreign bodies.
The inflammation is the reason the itchy red patches and rash occur as symptoms.
Conditions that facilitate Eczema
First is the genetic factors which predispose one to catch Eczema based on family history of the condition being present in the family lineage.
Secondly Dr. Katureebe notes that environment does play a big part too in one getting Eczema. “ In urban areas with pollutants that irritate the skin, you find this condition occurring more commonly there.â€
Other factors include diet, and weaker immune systems that become hyper sensitive to every attack.
How does Eczema manifest?
In young babies the patches often times occur on the cheeks and for those over 2 years it shows up around the elbow joints, behind the knees, neck and armpits.
However when it is widespread it can affect all other parts too.
What may trigger Eczema?
Skin irritants like soaps, detergents, aero allergens ( from the air), grass, pollen, animal fur and dust mites will cause sensitive skin to react according to Dr. Katureebe. Synthetic clothes also trigger Eczema especially on the back for those with sensitive skin he notes.
Fabric softeners, stress, weather changes, food allergens especially skin reactions to animal proteins from milk, meat eggs and ground nuts can all be triggers.
Complications associated with Eczema
Dr. Katureebe emphasizes that Eczema is not a fatal condition but can cause significant morbidity (sickness). The condition is not curable but can be managed and controlled.
In some cases he notes that the patches can get secondary infections usually bacterial or viral and this occurs in about 50% of Eczema cases.
It is not infectious and with treatment one can live a symptom free near normal life with the condition.
However it is often a big challenge and distressing as the scratching and irritation means sleepless nights for both parents and children.
It also means isolation at school because the patches can look really terrible in some cases resulting in missed school days for the children and missed work days for the parents too leaving families strained and stressed as a whole.
Treatment of the Disease
One should avoid the triggers for the irritation and reaction for a start.
Maintaining the skin barrier using the right moisturizer to help maintain the barrier, the moisturizers have to contain the right emollients.
Eczema is also linked to other conditions like Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma, it is sometimes referred to as ‘Asthma of the skin.’
Dr. Katureebe says the rash when it flares is treated using medicated creams called steroids, these clear the inflammation. This treatment should take not more than 2 weeks.
Prolonged use of these has side effects and should only be prescribed by a medical professional in special circumstances he adds.
In severe cases systemic treatment is used and this according to Dr.Katureebe includes Immuno suppressants and other regimens.
Eczema can also affect adults and there are a number of variants including Nummular Eczema, Dishydrotic Eczema, Asteatotic and Statis Eczema which are seen in adults and the elderly as well.
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]]> MP Francis Mwijukye survives deadly accident on Masaka road, hospitalized https://www.watchdoguganda.com/news/20210822/119780/mp-francis-mwijukye-survives-deadly-accident-on-masaka-road-hospitalized.html Sun, 22 Aug 2021 19:34:04 +0000 https://www.watchdoguganda.com/?p=119780 Buhweju Member of Parliament Francis Mwijukye has been involved in a deadly car accident in Buwama, along Kampala- Masaka Highway.Mwijukye is said to have been travelling along with his family members on Sunday when a boda boda suddenly joined the highway which caused the driver of the legislator’s Land Cruiser vehicle to lose control.
The MP and his wife have since been rushed to International Hospital Kampala as the former complained of chest pain.
This is the second time in a space of less than two years that Mwijukye is getting involved in car accidents.
]]> Gen Pecos Kutesa sacrificed alot for Uganda, says Minister Ssempijja as fallen Senior UPDF officer is laid to rest https://www.watchdoguganda.com/news/20210822/119774/gen-pecos-kutesa-sacrificed-alot-for-uganda-says-minister-ssempijja-as-fallen-senior-updf-officer-is-laid-to-rest.html Sun, 22 Aug 2021 18:52:50 +0000 https://www.watchdoguganda.com/?p=119774 The former commander of the UPDF Center for Doctrine Synthesization and Development Lt Gen Pecos Kutesa has on Sunday been laid to rest at his ancestral home in Kabura, Lyantonde district.The chief mourner and Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Vicent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, who met the late Kutesa in 1980 during the bush war described him as a gallant son, brave, loyal, calm, a patriot, and committed to the gains of the liberation struggle.
†If it wasn’t for the adherence to Covid 19 Standard Operating Procedures, this place would be flooded with thousands of mourners because of the love the late Kutesa had for his people,†he said, adding that Lt Gen Kutesa sacrificed alot to put the country where it is today.
The State Minister for Internal Affairs Gen David Muhoozi said the late Lt Gen Kutesa played a big role in professionalizing UPDF.
He said, †Lt Gen Kutesa was a combat leader, legislater, business man, and very instrumental in developing a Uganda National Military Museum, urging the UPDF leadership to prioritize this military museum in memory of Lt Gen Kutesa.
The Chief of Defence Forces Gen Wilson Mbadi noted that the fallen hero of NRA was a role model, senior cadre and an instructor who has left a big legacy in the forces.
†We thank God for the gift of life he has given the late all his life. We are here to celebrate a unique life of Commander Kutesa. He was brave, courageous, and sacrificed for his country, †according to Gen Elly Tumwine, a former Security Minister. He added that the late Lt Gen Kutesa was a good reader and writer who could also attend a meeting while reading a novel.
The burial was attended by the State Minister for Gender Hon Charles Engola, Hon Diana Mutasingwa from the Office of the President, MODVA Permanent Secretary Mrs. Rosette Byengoma, among other senior and local leaders. A section of family, friends and relatives also gave Late Lt Gen Kutesa a befitting burial guided by a fifteen gun salute.
]]> Uganda to export milk, coffee to Algerian market worth millions of dollars https://www.watchdoguganda.com/news/20210822/119773/uganda-to-export-milk-coffee-to-algerian-market-worth-millions-of-dollars.html Sun, 22 Aug 2021 18:45:50 +0000 https://www.watchdoguganda.com/?p=119773 Algeria has opened its market to Ugandan milk and coffee.The opportunity will see its agricultural products on the shelves of one of the biggest middle-class markets on the African continent.
Watchdog News website has been reliably informed that powered milk worth US$500 million will be exported to Algeria per year. The deal is in its final stages. Algeria has been importing its milk from Poland and Argentina.
This website understands that Uganda’s president Mr Yoweri Museveni personally wrote to the Algerian government to interest them in Ugandan food products.
The move culminated in the visit of the former Algerian Foreign Affairs minister Sabri Boukadoum who during his meeting with President Museveni in May 2021 announced that Algeria was opening the market for Uganda.
When contacted, Uganda’s envoy to Algiers, Mr Alintuma Nsambu who is one of the architects of these efforts, confirmed the developments. He said, “The trade would be booming had the Covid-19 pandemic not slowed down the processâ€.
The Algerian market is hard to penetrate. Watchdog News understands that Uganda’s embassy in Algeria in collaboration with the Algerian embassy in Kampala have aggressively pushed for this development.
The Algerian Envoy in Kampala H.E. Farid BOULANBEL and Nsambu in Algiers have finalized negotiations with the Algerian government to give Uganda these import slots.
The development is music to the ears of Uganda dairy farmers who will benefit from this market after the country registered surplus milk in the past couple of years, while at the same time neighbouring Kenya attempted to restrict its market from Ugandan milk products.
The opening of the North African country market is a breath of fresh air for the ever-growing Ugandan milk production capacity â€" it is also an opportunity to grow its capacity to milk to a more sophisticated market.
Uganda has some of the healthiest milk in the world because of its low cholesterol levels.
The opening of the Algeria market for milk and coffee is one of the commercial diplomacy efforts by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its Embassies. Commercial diplomacy is one of the emphases of Uganda’s recent foreign policy directives, as the country pushes its diplomats from being contented with wine and beer diplomatic cocktails.
The US$500 million milk deal aside, Algeria has already started importing Ugandan coffee. Vietnam has been their source of coffee. Uganda has been exporting six containers of coffee per week to Algeria since two months ago.
Algeria has a coffee market of more than US2 billion which Uganda can grab a piece of â€" if the country maintains and improves its quality and other deliverables.
Among coffee export companies the Ugandan embassy in Algiers has helped to enter the Algerian market include Grain Pulse in Bugolobi and Louis Dreyfus co. Ltd in Namanve. The Ugandan companies are projected to export coffee worth US$1 billion per year.
Uganda’s ambassador in Algiers Mr Alintuma Nsambu called upon Ugandans to take advantage of the opportunity for Ugandan milk and coffee exporters.
]]> Police confirms Gen Lokech died from blood clot, to be buried on Friday https://www.watchdoguganda.com/news/20210822/119768/police-confirms-gen-lokech-died-from-blood-clot-to-be-buried-on-friday.html Sun, 22 Aug 2021 16:10:57 +0000 https://www.watchdoguganda.com/?p=119768 Uganda Police have confirmed that Maj Gen Paul Lokech’s death was caused by a blood clot.Lokech, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) died suddenly on Saturday from his home in Kiira.
Addressing the media on Sunday, Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga said a post-mortem examination was carried out on the body of the deceased, by a team of 4 pathologists. Also present were; Brig. Gen. Dr Kusasira Stephen, the Director Medical Services in the UPDF, the personal Doctor of the late, Dr Khiingi Ben and two family representatives.
“The team of pathologists established that the victim got a fracture of the right ankle joint, around the end of July, 2021. It was a simple fracture which was being managed at RUBY Medical Centre, by an Orthopedic Surgeon. They put a POP cast at the victim’s leg and managed him as an outpatient, with regular reviews. They further encouraged him to do mild exercises while at home,†Enanga said.
†It was further established that the pain in the right leg started increasing in the last 2-3days, and the victim notified his Orthopedic Surgeon, who scheduled an appointment for him on the 21.08.2021, at around 8.30am -900am. Indeed at around 7:54, the victim called the Orthopedic Surgeon to reconfirm their appointment. It is unfortunate, that shortly after, the victim started facing breathing problems and called his personal Doctor, Dr. Ben Khiingi, who rushed to the home, but found the victim breathing his last and died.â€
During the autopsy, the police mouthpiece disclosed that the pathologists opened the right lower leg, which got injured, and found a very big blood clot, that had formed in one of the big blood vessels. They further opened his chest and found part of the blood clot had been carried into the lungs.
“As a result, both vessels in the lungs were blocked, thus leading to the shortage in breath and subsequent death. It was thus concluded as death due to natural causes.â€
Burial arrangements:
WENESDAY 25.08.2021: The body will be transported to his home at Kitikifumba in Kira Division, for prayers and viewing.
Thursday 26.08.2021: The body will leave Kampala for his home in Baibir village in Pader District.
Friday 27.08.2021: Burial will take place at Baibir Village, Ludele parish, Pader Town Council, in Pader District..
]]> Muyembe-Nakapiripirit construction firm blames delays on acquisition of material sources https://www.watchdoguganda.com/news/20210822/119764/muyembe-nakapiripirit-construction-firm-blames-delays-on-acquisition-of-material-sources.html Sun, 22 Aug 2021 12:55:55 +0000 https://www.watchdoguganda.com/?p=119764 NAKAPIRIPIRIT â€" The delayed construction of the Muyembe-Nakapiripirit road has been blamed on delays in acquisition of materials sources and emergence of Covid 19.The Turkish construction firm, Polat Yol Yapi says that although they acquired a quarry at 37+500 Km and was approved in November 2020 by the Central Government Valuer, National Environment Management Authority [NEMA] is yet to give an approval to the Environment Impact Assessment report.
Polat Yol Yapi, signed a contract with the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) in November 2019 to tarmac the 92.2km from Muyembe to Nakapiripirit in 36 months but UNRA now says they are behind schedule and might not complete the road in the contract time of three years.
Polat Yol has been clashing with local people, LCV chairpersons of Nakapiripirit, Kween, Bulambuli, MPs of the three districts and RDCs, because of the delayed execution of the works on the 92.2Km Muyembe-Nakapiripirit project.
Eng. Arafat Magdad Saad, the contractor manager told a meeting at the camp after inspection of the road by UNRA that although they have got the site for quarry approved by the central government valuer, they are yet to get an approval from NEMA with EIA to start crushing the rock for the materials required in road construction.
He explained that acquisition of materials is very important in road construction projects since the materials are incorporated into the works to form the structure of the road and that performance of road construction projects is the dependent variable whilst acquisition of materials is the independent variable.
He said further that the road construction delays that have brought them in collision with area MPs, local government leadership and other stakeholders are due to the fact that by the time of commencement on 30 March 2020, Covid 19 had also struck the world and that Polat Yol Yapi could not mobilise their personnel and equipment in time.
“But we have been on ground, we have done bush clearing, technical works like carrying out topographic surveys and re-establishment of the bench marks which have constantly been washed away by heavy rains and we are determined to give the government of Uganda and all stakeholders along this road value for their money,†said Eng Saad.
A report accessed by PML Daily on Civil Works for upgrading of Muyembe- Nakapiripirit road [92Km] from gravel to paved [Bituminous] standard dated August 2021 says that the valuation report for the quarry has been approved by the Central Government Valuer but that it is NEMA that is yet to approve the Environment Impact Assessment [EIA] report for the contractor to start breaking the rock for use on the road.
The report reveals that equipment mobilization to meet the Programme of works stands at only 34% and that when equipment for different activities are grouped and weighed, the effective mobilization is even lower than what it is supposed to be.
The report by Polat Yol Yapi accessed by PML Daily also says although the quarry was approved in November 2020, production and the quarry is yet to commence adding that of the approved four borrow sources only one is operational due to low level of activity and moblisation at the site.
“There might also be an issue of payment of the land owners and recently the production of prefabricated culverts was delayed also due to lack of cash to pay the supplier for TB bars, subsequently this activity was also delayed for two months,†reads the report in part.
The report adds that the status of the activities like clearing and grubbing-removal of trees and stumps stands at 26.0%, Common excavation for benching at 10.9%, Roadbed preparation at 4.0%m the G7 fill for lower subgrade [First and 2nd layer] at 38.1% and that the monthly maintenance of the existing road stands at 26.7%
Mr. Pius Bagaza, the local representative of the Turkish Company M/S Polat Yol said project delays have adversely affected road infrastructure development and that unfavorable consequences of project delays involve cost overrun, contractual disputes, arbitration, and quality non-conformities.
Eng. Samuel Muhoozi, the director Roads and Bridges development at UNRA while addressing the contractor, representatives from the Turkish embassy and stakeholders 17 August at the construction site after inspection of the road consented the project was behind schedule but asked the stakeholders to calm down.
He said the company has established a camp along the road, the consultant supervisor of the project SCET Tunisie Ltd [Tunisia] in joint venture with MBW consulting Ltd [Local firm] have already undertaken design reviews and there is some work on ground.
“We don’t want to go through discontinuing the firm and then we go through court procedures as the road works stall, let us give then another chance,†said End Muhoozi, who represented the ED Ms Allen Kagina
About the 92Km Muyembe-Nakapiripirit Road
The construction works is funded through a loan from the Islamic Development Bank to a tune of sh399.9bn that is supposed to have kicked off in 2020 and are expected to take three years up to 30 March, 2023.
ATurkish construction firm, Polat Yol Yapi, signed a contract with the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) in November 2019 to tarmac the 92.2km route of Muyembe to Nakapiripirit.
The company has already been advanced Shs 60 billion to kick start the works.
The road will go through the districts of Muyembe, Kween and Nakapiripirit before connecting to Moroto-Nakapiripirit tarmac road at Nakapiripirit, this will make Karamoja sub-region to be accessed by Tarmac.
]]> Covid-19: Strictly follow SOPs if schools, places of worship are to be reopened-RDC urges Ugandans https://www.watchdoguganda.com/news/20210822/119758/covid-19-strictly-follow-sops-if-schools-places-of-worship-are-to-be-reopened-rdc-urges-ugandans.html Sun, 22 Aug 2021 11:47:54 +0000 https://www.watchdoguganda.com/?p=119758 The Rubanda Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Peter Rwakifari Rubondo has urged the public to comply with the Presidential guidelines on Covid-19 prevention if schools and places of worship are to be reopened.Speaking to our reporter at Rubanda district headquarters, Rwakifari said the district currently has 123 Covid-19 patients under home based care.
He said that they decided to keep them home because they don’t have enough facilities to accommodate them.
Rwakifari attributes the surge in covid-19 cases to random testing. According to him, they used to have testing at Muko Health Center IV in Rubanda West and Hamurwa Health Center IV but now all the Health Center IIIs in the district do the testing.
He says the distance to testing centers has become shorter and less costly which has encouraged the mass to rush for the test.
He added that the majority of the people in Rubanda district have continued violating the Ministry of Health guidelines which has caused the surge of covid-19 in the district.
Rwakifari noted that people have shunned social distancing, wearing face masks, boda boda riders ferrying more than one passenger and taxi drivers loading more than half capacity.
The RDC said they facilitated the Village Health Teams to encourage the people to adhere to the Ministry of Health Guidelines.
]]> Bobi Wine: Gen Lokech, a fine soldier had his good record spoiled by the regime just in the last 8 months of his life https://www.watchdoguganda.com/news/20210822/119752/bobi-wine-gen-lokech-a-fine-soldier-had-his-good-record-spoiled-by-the-regime-just-in-the-last-8-months-of-his-life.html Sun, 22 Aug 2021 11:10:49 +0000 https://www.watchdoguganda.com/?p=119752 National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi has questioned the circumstances under which Maj Gen Paul Lokech passed on.Gen Lokech, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) died on Saturday morning at his home in Kiira. Initial medical reports indicate that he died from a blood clot.
In his statement on the untimely death of the senior UPDF officer, Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine said Gen Lokech’s death leaves more questions than answers.
“Obviously, I join many other Ugandans in raising questions about the manner of death of very many prominent persons these past few years. To date, there are many deaths which have left more questions than answers and this is one of them. While we know that death is a fact of life, the pattern of deaths of prominent persons due to “blood clots†and “heart attacks†leaves many questions,†the former Presidential candidate noted.
“I therefore join with the elders and leaders of Acholi sub-region as well as other concerned citizens of Uganda in their demand for an independent investigation in the cause of this death. Even as we make this demand, we know that the regime never allows any such thing to happen. Ultimately, most answers will come out when Museveni is long gone.â€
Bobi Wine also said it was very unfortunate that Gen. Lokech who by all accounts was a fine soldier had his good record spoiled by the regime just in the last eight months (as DIGP) of his life.
†Gen. Museveni put him in direct confrontation with the citizens.â€
See Bobi Wine’s full statement:
STATEMENT ON THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF MAJ. GEN. PAUL LOKECH
The untimely death of Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech is very shocking. I want to send deepest condolences to his family, friends and the UPDF fraternity. I also send deep condolences to the people of Acholi sub-region for losing a dear son, who defied the odds and rose to the top.
Gen. Lokech was a gallant, courageous and fine soldier. A lot has been said about his bravely on the battle-field. His peers talk of how he commanded from the front, sometimes putting his life on the line. He had such a distinguished military career which many younger officers and men were eager to emulate.
Unfortunately, the Museveni regime has not only destroyed our nation, it has also distinguished itself in destroying careers and reputations of great men and women.
Eight months ago, Gen. Lokech, who many Ugandans did not know, was deployed as Deputy Inspector General of Police. This was shortly after the November bloodbath, where the military and police with reckless abandon murdered over one hundred innocent citizens.
Gen. Museveni, afraid to his skin of an impending election defeat, and well aware of the kind of rigging he was plotting to do, decided to deploy Gen. Paul Lokech to stop any attempt of the people of Uganda to rise up and reclaim their democratic rights. Shortly after, another former Commander of the Ugandan Contingent in Somalia, Maj. Gen. Kayanja Muhanga was deployed as overall head of operations in Kampala. Gen. Museveni boasted that he had deployed commandos from Somalia to neutralise the situation in Kampala.
Then hell broke loose. Thousands of Ugandans were abducted, hundreds tortured and many others killed in cold blood. My campaign team was arrested in Kalangala and taken through hell, before they were taken to Kitalya for several months â€" to an extent that hundreds of them are still missing or under illegal detention. I was placed under house arrest and an array of grave human rights violations took place. His last public assignment related to the arrest of persons suspected to have attacked Gen. Katumba Wamala recently. Several of the suspects were murdered during investigations. The images of the other suspects appearing before court with grave torture-marks are very fresh in our minds.
It is therefore very unfortunate that Gen. Lokech who by all accounts was a fine soldier had his good record spoiled by the regime just in the last eight months of his life. Gen. Museveni put him in direct confrontation with the citizens.
Obviously, I join many other Ugandans in raising questions about the manner of death of very many prominent persons these past few years. To date, there are many deaths which have left more questions than answers and this is one of them. While we know that death is a fact of life, the pattern of deaths of prominent persons due to “blood clots†and “heart attacks†leaves many questions. I therefore join with the elders and leaders of Acholi sub-region as well as other concerned citizens of Uganda in their demand for an independent investigation in the cause of this death. Even as we make this demand, we know that the regime never allows any such thing to happen. Ultimately, most answers will come out when Museveni is long gone.
To all soldiers and police officers who are still alive, my appeal to you is that you learn a lesson about this tragedy. The Scriptures tell us in Proverbs 22:1, that “A good name is to be chosen over great riches, and favor over silver and gold.†Before you make any decision to end another person’s life, or to cause extreme pain on any innocent citizen, always remember that we are all human beings, made of flesh and blood. One day we shall all be gone and what will remain is the memory of the works we did. Work for that.
May his soul rest in peace.
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Busia Municipality MP, Hon Godfrey Macho questioned why majority of oil and gas technical institutes are in Western Uganda.
“The Board should advise the Ministry of Education to spread oil and gas institutions across the country,†he said adding that, “why do oil companies like Shell reject working with students examined by UBTEB? Are we not having required certifications’?†Macho wondered.
The members of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Sports were carrying out an oversight visit to UBTEB on 20 August 2021.
The Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. John Twesigye said unequal distribution of technical institutions in the country is a very important issue that should be addressed.
Hon. Jane Awici (NRM, Kaberamaido District) raised concern over the mushrooming technical institutions, saying that majority are tainting the image of the authentic government institutions.
“Many institutions are now claiming to be examined by UBTEB and yet after three years of studying, one has no documents. Have you ever investigated such institutions?†Awici asked.
The Shadow Minister for Education, Hon. Brenda Nabukenya advised UBTEB to take lead in streamlining of technical education, saying that there is currently duplication of services, especially with Kyambogo University.
“Kyambogo runs a fully fledged faculty of technical studies. Is this not duplication of courses,†she wondered.
The Chairperson of UBTEB, Silver Mugisha reassured MPs that technical institutions are equally distributed, adding that these institutions benefit all Ugandans, irrespective of their location.
“These institutions are for all Ugandans; it does not mean that when they are in Masindi, they should only be attended by those in Masindi,†Mugisha said.
He added that the institutions are established in a specialised way, pointing out some of the institutions (Bushenyi technical college for manufacturing, Kichwamba for manufacturing, Elgon for road construction and Kigumba for oil and gas, among others).
Mugisha asked the MPs to streamline the issue of universities assessing courses that are supposed to be assessed by UBTEB.
“This tends to create a little bit of mixed reactions in the industry. That area needs to be streamlined and I hope this committee can help us address that area,†he said.
He added that the absence of a compelling mechanism to ensure cooperation between training institutions and the work industry impacts negatively on the assessment of students.
“This is something that should be included in the legislation. It should be mandatory for government institutions to receive these students for industrial training to enable proper assessments,†he said.
Mugisha added that Ugandan students are rejected by foreign companies because they doubt their capacities, since they are not properly assessed.
The Board Executive Secretary, Onesmus Oyesigye appealed for allocation of Shs26 billion towards the construction of an assessment centre for the Board.
“Initial start-up of Shs4 billion was allocated for financial year 2021/2022 and we thank Parliament for this achievement. The Board will be grateful if it is housed in the modern state of art assessment center, well equipped with workshops,†he said.
Maud Kamatenesi, a Board member and Vice Chancellor Bishop Stuart University urged government to encourage women and girls to enrol in technical institutions.
“We need more women because there are jobs for those with technical skills other than looking for white collar jobs and they instead end up jobless,†she said.
Watchdog understands that the founder of the National Unity Plaform, and executive congress members have hatched a grand plan to dissolve Bobi Wine’s three men executive using the original party constitution.
This grand plot comes as the result of the alleged fraudulent manner in which a few individuals appeared in Kakiri at an extraordinary delegates’ conference of NUP where even when they were not qualified for the same.
Our extensive investigative team concluded Bobi Wine and his team duped the entire National Unity Platform leadership and all Ugandans into a sham struggle which has since been discovered to be Mr. Museveni’s mega plan. Museveni has gone ahead to plant his moles in top NUP rank and file, to further weaken the opposition since the big man from Rwakitura hinted onto his plan to have reached 2021 without credible opposition force. It is on record, while President Museveni was campaigning in Hoima when he bragged to have finished the opposition come 2021.
Going by the look of things, the meeting which was held in Makerere University last week involving top National Unity Platform officials of the National congress and used and dumped brains behind the formation of the people power movement a grand plot was hatched which will see the Kamwokya based leadership in limbo.
It has been since established that David Lewis Rubongoya,Fred Nyanzi, Sentamu,Bobi Wine and Nakawa East member of parliament Joel Senyonyi fraudulently smuggled and swapped the original party constitution in terndem to create one which would give them abnormal powers to run the party without nearly giving accountability to anyone which has since sparked off a lot of concern not only to the National Congress members but also to the Electoral Commission hence setting up an inquiry into these fraudulent characters.
National Unity Platform part having been in existence for 16years as National Unity Reconciliation and Development Party (NURP) its name was changed in 2019.28. August, without the participation of Bobi Wine, which couldn’t in normal senses warrantee Bobi Wine and his colonies to tamper with the documents of the party without really going through the right procedures which exposes him into the hit maker of those years “kiwaniâ€.
“Payback time “.Our foot soldiers have stretched up their cameras to dig up more about Bobi Wine and his fraudster characters and established that he never only duped NUP members and Ugandans alone but also his diaspora supporters and foreign funders of millions of shillings in his sham struggle which he has since abandoned and never talking about it the way he used to.
UNN’s Kimbugwe has always decried the manner in which Ugandans get excited more without really focusing on the gesture of the matter at play and rather become critics of those who expose and talk about the impunity of some populists. When Gaetano Kaggwa had sex on live TV broadcast in Big brother South Africa, Ugandans welcomed him as a hero when he returned to Uganda. When Alhajj Nasser Ntegge Ssebagala (RIP) was arrested and charged for dealing in fake Dollars in the United States of America, he returned to Uganda on a red carpet welcome and his fraudulent characters earned him a name, which saw him become the Mayor of Kampala capital city under his campaign sloganeering of “Buli omuaddeyo n’akaveraâ€. It should be recalled that during his campaign rallies so many truthful Ugandans lost lives due to excitement on sloganeering rather than ideological based programs.
At one point the late Ssebagala as mayor Kampal Capital City took Ugandans by surprise when he fraudulently took over Kampala Capital City property located in Nakasero in the neighborhoods of Okello house. It is such a surprise that when it landed into the ears of the city councilors, in one of the council sittings, upon being grilled by the errant Councilors of that time Ssebagala vehemently put it out that the property had been given to him by President Museveni as a token of appreciation which hungered the city councilors and his voters in Kampala leading to his forceful eviction from the city property, Ssebagala is one opposition figure who has ever had a chance to have a ride in the presidential limo on Kampala streets seated just next to the fountain of Honor His Excellence Tibuhaburwa Yoweri Kagutta Museveni.
Today when Bobi Wine illegally swaps his party constitution Ugandans and those supporting him will cheer him up when it’s on record that he played Boxing at the floor of parliament when the constitution of the Republic of Uganda was constitutionally being amended.
We can authoritatively report that Bobbi Wine’s foreign funders are extremely bitter with him and his colleagues for duping them with a hoax opposition forces like that of the late Ssebagala which saw him have a ride with the person he claimed to have been opposing. News also reaching us has it that the diaspora teams are distancing themselves from the Kamwokya based leadership due to lack of accountability and transparency which has not only affected party activities but also stunted building up party structures.
Good mobilization scheme and teamwork has since drawn most of the strategists of people power diehards to the Kibalama side sighting the need to play the game by its rules which the Kamwokya based team doesn’t seem to appreciate .
Ssimbwa Paul Kagombe and his close allies have made sure they reach out to the less known but influential strategists who also were used and dumped by Bobi Wine who have since declared their allegiance to the outspoken former secretary general of NUP, having been convinced by the documents at his disposal that really Bobi Wine, Rubongoya and team are just mere imposters who should be expelled rather kicked out of the party leadership and chance given to them to stare the party to forward.
Sources clearly intimated to us that the next coming days it won’t be normal business as usual but rather a new tsunami of sort. Bobi Wine and his allies must prepare to face off with their own bosses of NUP and those that they climbed up onto and then dumped them in that short time due to greed, intrigue and uninformed way of doing things
It has been exclusively established that the entire team of people power movement members and the National Unity Platform are not ready willing to be used by Kyagulanyi and his team as it has been with other leaders of other political parties but rather they will side with anyone who lives to protect the prime guiding instrument of their party.
Bobi Wine has been seen from time back hobnobbing with the regime apologists to the extent that the famous Tundra pickup parked at Arua regional police station was gifted to him by former police boss (IGP) Kale Kayihura which has since been discovered to have been an exhibit impounded and parked at CID headquarters Kibuli hence not being able to claim it from Arua since he doesn’t have its documents to show ownership.
We can also reveal to our readers that the so called armored land cruiser which became so controversial was gifted to Bobi Wine by the regime mafias after a game well played in the January 14th elections. Ugandans wake up and decide your destination rather than following people who are seeking fame and money for their families not necessarily the agenda of liberating Ugandans for a broader cause.
Bobi Wine and his team have been exposed since the traversal arrest of the Turkey based blogger Lumbuye who has always preached hate and lies to the world, sighting the lies about the death of Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi, insulting the Nabagereka of Buganda, insulting the Katikiro of Buganda and the controversial air out about the late Archbishop of Rubaga Spriano Kizito Lwanga after his sudden demise.
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