In Brief
<b>Police lacks fire trucks ...<br>Ex-workers sue KCC ...<br>Man to hang for murder ...<br>Nakawa boss accounts ...</b>
Police lacks fire trucks
LUWEERO — The Police last acquired a fire-fighting vehicle 15 years ago, the force operations commander, Francis Rwego, has said. He said on Saturday that the last time police bought a fire vehicle was in 1988. He told a community workshop that there were only 10 old fire tenders and water tankers to fight fires in the whole country.
Ex-workers sue KCC
KAMPALA — A total of 510 former Kampala City Council (KCC) employees are demanding over sh2b from KCC in wages and terminal benefits. The ex-workers recently met at KCC headquarters to register with their chairman, Johnson Mugisha. Mugisha said they had filed a case against KCC in the High Court.
Man to hang for murder
RAKAI — Sseggingo Misaaki, of Kabalungi in Butiti sub- county, has been sent to the gallows for killing his neighbour’s son. Elidad Mwangusya sentenced Misaaki after prosecution proved he burnt 10- year-old Jimmy Kayabula, son of Steven Lukyamuzi to death. He poured petrol on the boy and set him ablaze on August 18, 2000.
Nakawa boss accounts
KAMPALA — Nakawa division has spent over sh230m on the Local Government Development Programmes in this financial year. The LC3 chairman, Protazio Kintu, told a recent council meeting that sh35m was spent on street lighting in Bugolobi, sh23m on drainage improvement in Mbuya parish and sh19m on roads in Bukoto.
LUWEERO — The Police last acquired a fire-fighting vehicle 15 years ago, the force operations commander, Francis Rwego, has said. He said on Saturday that the last time police bought a fire vehicle was in 1988. He told a community workshop that there were only 10 old fire tenders and water tankers to fight fires in the whole country.
Ex-workers sue KCC
KAMPALA — A total of 510 former Kampala City Council (KCC) employees are demanding over sh2b from KCC in wages and terminal benefits. The ex-workers recently met at KCC headquarters to register with their chairman, Johnson Mugisha. Mugisha said they had filed a case against KCC in the High Court.
Man to hang for murder
RAKAI — Sseggingo Misaaki, of Kabalungi in Butiti sub- county, has been sent to the gallows for killing his neighbour’s son. Elidad Mwangusya sentenced Misaaki after prosecution proved he burnt 10- year-old Jimmy Kayabula, son of Steven Lukyamuzi to death. He poured petrol on the boy and set him ablaze on August 18, 2000.
Nakawa boss accounts
KAMPALA — Nakawa division has spent over sh230m on the Local Government Development Programmes in this financial year. The LC3 chairman, Protazio Kintu, told a recent council meeting that sh35m was spent on street lighting in Bugolobi, sh23m on drainage improvement in Mbuya parish and sh19m on roads in Bukoto.