In Brief
Oct 14, 2008
MPs houses for auction<br>KAMPALA<br>Lydia Wanyoto, the Ugandan legislator to the East African Parliament and Dr. Stephen Chebrot, the former Tingey county MP, risk losing their property over Housing Finance debts. Ricky Mwesigwa of Speedway Auctioneers and Property Managers, said the prime proper
MPs houses for auction
KAMPALA
Lydia Wanyoto, the Ugandan legislator to the East African Parliament and Dr. Stephen Chebrot, the former Tingey county MP, risk losing their property over Housing Finance debts. Ricky Mwesigwa of Speedway Auctioneers and Property Managers, said the prime properties in Kampala are to be sold by public auction after the owners allegedly failed to clear debts. He, however, declined to reveal how much they owe the bank. Wanyoto mortgaged her house in Kisugu, Makindye Division, while Chebrot mortgaged his storey building in Luzira, Nakawa Division. But Wanyoto and Chebrot said they were due to clear the debts. “I delayed paying the outstanding debt of sh10m for the last two months because I have been in Canada,†said Chebrot. Wanyoto said: “There was a small problem because I was not here.â€
Minister backs bio-technology
KAMPALA
Agricultural bio-technology can save forests and wetlands that risk being destroyed as a result of agriculture and other economic activities, the environment minister has said. Jessica Eriyo told participants at an agricultural forum in Kampala recently that bio-technology can also increase food productivity and minimise the impact of global food crisis in the country. Bio-technology allows plant breeders to make precise genetic changes to impart beneficial traits to plants we rely on for food and fiber. Participants urged the Government to set up seed banks and regional botanical gardens to conserve traditional seeds.
Nankabirwa tips schools
WAKISO
Defence state minister Ruth Nankabirwa has asked school administrators to admit foreign students cautiously. “Uganda has the best education in the region. That is why it has attracted many foreign students. But some come with bad manners.†Officiating at an annual variety show at Kisubi High School in Entebbe, Nankabirwa attributed the increasing strikes in institutions of learning partly to the influx of foreign students. She also said most students who frequently change schools have bad manners.
KAMPALA
Lydia Wanyoto, the Ugandan legislator to the East African Parliament and Dr. Stephen Chebrot, the former Tingey county MP, risk losing their property over Housing Finance debts. Ricky Mwesigwa of Speedway Auctioneers and Property Managers, said the prime properties in Kampala are to be sold by public auction after the owners allegedly failed to clear debts. He, however, declined to reveal how much they owe the bank. Wanyoto mortgaged her house in Kisugu, Makindye Division, while Chebrot mortgaged his storey building in Luzira, Nakawa Division. But Wanyoto and Chebrot said they were due to clear the debts. “I delayed paying the outstanding debt of sh10m for the last two months because I have been in Canada,†said Chebrot. Wanyoto said: “There was a small problem because I was not here.â€
Minister backs bio-technology
KAMPALA
Agricultural bio-technology can save forests and wetlands that risk being destroyed as a result of agriculture and other economic activities, the environment minister has said. Jessica Eriyo told participants at an agricultural forum in Kampala recently that bio-technology can also increase food productivity and minimise the impact of global food crisis in the country. Bio-technology allows plant breeders to make precise genetic changes to impart beneficial traits to plants we rely on for food and fiber. Participants urged the Government to set up seed banks and regional botanical gardens to conserve traditional seeds.
Nankabirwa tips schools
WAKISO
Defence state minister Ruth Nankabirwa has asked school administrators to admit foreign students cautiously. “Uganda has the best education in the region. That is why it has attracted many foreign students. But some come with bad manners.†Officiating at an annual variety show at Kisubi High School in Entebbe, Nankabirwa attributed the increasing strikes in institutions of learning partly to the influx of foreign students. She also said most students who frequently change schools have bad manners.