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Chinese Firm Foots Bill for Koboko Road REGIONAL NEWS NEW VISION, Tuesday, July 5, 2016 35 WE ARE PROVIDING EVERYTHING FOR FREE; NO CHARGE FOR FUEL, DRIVERS AND MACHINERY — CICO Chinese firm foots bill for Koboko road KOBOKO the Chongquing International Construction Company (CICO), the By Richard Drasimaku Chinese company that delivered the 92km Vurra-Arua-Koboko-Oraba What began as a reaction to the road. scratching of her car during the Anite said she was initially prepared campaigns in February, is finally to buy fuel for the graders, but the bearing fruit for the residents of CICO project manager Max Lee, Koboko west division. said the company now wants to foot The privatisation state minister the entire bill as part of its corporate Evelyn Anite on Saturday launched a social responsibility. sh500m rehabilitation project of one “We discussed the project plan Anite climbs an excavator to launch the sh500m project in Koboko Municipality. Photo by Bosco King of the worst roads in Koboko district. with the minister one month ago. The ceremony was held at Birijaku We are providing everything for He praised President Yoweri north division, while work on the west division, said. Primary School, about 500 metres free, no charge for fuel, drivers and Museveni for ensuring peace and 15km road in Lobule in Koboko east Anite told the residents to co- from the Uganda-Congo border. machinery,” he said. stability, which he said forms the basis division is already complete. operate with the construction workers The 20km Godria-Lasanga- Lee said they easily accepted Anite’s for investment and development. “We welcome this project because as there is going to be nothing Angunupi-Nyangilia road will request because the Chinese want to The rehabilitation will last 30 days this border road is a busy route for like compensation for those whose be restored to a 7.5 metres width stay longer in Uganda and enjoy the and the company is expecting to traders from the DR Congo,” Francis gardens and houses are on road of first class murram for free by good environment. rehabilitate another 10km in Koboko Bobole, the LC3 chairman of Koboko reserves. District goes without Soroti murder suspect detained SOROTI home in Kaberamaido. According to Nyende, the suspect doctor for one year By Emmanuel Opio was in possession of two pangas and charms in his pockets. NAMUTUMBA The Police in Soroti are holding a Nyende confirmed that one of 52-year-old man accused of being Arwambella’s friends, identified as By Ivan Wakabi involved in multiple murders in Anthony Eliebu, has been remanded Kaberamaido district. for murder and the Police are looking The Namutumba district chairperson, Hajji Saleh The suspect, identified as for other accomplices. Kumbuga, says he is concerned that the district has John Arwambella, a resident of “We got information that they have not had a doctor for a full year. Ocal village, Ocanpi parish in guns, which we are looking for,” Kumbuga said Nsinze Health Centre IV, which is Kaberamaido, is accused of being Nyende added, currently considered a district hospital, operates involved in the murder of an 18-year- According to other sources, without a doctor and patients find it difficult to access old boy identified as Paul Epwanu on Arwambella has been terrorising health services, especially those who need surgery. March 17. thee community. He said Brian Serunjogi, who was the only doctor at Arwambella is also a suspect in In 2013, he was imprisoned for 10 the facility, went for a study leave in Germany. the murder of three South Sudanese years for killing a policeman who “Currently, we have one clinical officer who cannot businessmen last year. had gone to arrest his son who was carry out surgeries,’’ Kumbuga said, adding that Juma Hassan Nyende, the regional accused of defiling a girl. patients are being Police spokesperson for East Arwambella was a soldier in the referred elsewhere. Arwambella at Soroti Police Station after the Kyoga region, said they arrested regimes of Idi Amin and Milton The district health arrest. Photo by Lawrence Opolot Arwambella on Friday at his sister’s Obote. officer, Dr David EYE WITNESS Kirya, declined to urrently we have one comment on the “Cclinical officer who matter, referring cannot carry out surgeries. the reporter to Brian Serunjogi, who was the district public the only doctor at Nsinze Three face arrest over tractor funds relations officer. Health Centre IV, went for study leave in Germany,” Kumbuga made HOIMA by a group of youth who reported to his complainants who say the money should the remarks at Kumbuga said. office about the poor accountability of the be sh3.4m the launch of By Robert Atuhairwe tractor funds. Kawooya said he wants the youth N a m u t u m b a Those arrested include Julius Byesigwa, leaders to account for the funds, adding district corporate club held at Agape Secondary Three more people face arrest over the the district youth chairperson, his vice that the tractor should not benefit a few School on Friday. The corporate club comprises alleged mismanagement of funds raised Andrew Rwenkya and Geoffrey Murungi, individuals. of political leaders, technical staff, workers from from hiring out a tractor that was recently the district youth councillor. The three who were in detention at different organisation and individuals. donated by President Yoweri Museveni to The tractor was donated to the youth by Hoima Police Station, were released on The resident district commissioner, Elijah Madoyi, Hoima district youth. the President in December last year. It is police bond the following day, upon a who launched the club, said it is aimed at promoting The arrest comes after another three meant to help youth farmers to increase promise to refund the money within by co-operation among stakeholders in the area and Hoima district youth leaders were arrested their production at subsidised rates. July 11 and show accountability. fostering development. to aid investigations into the matter. However, Kawooya said no accountability However, Zakaliya Mbabazi, the Madoyi said when he came to the area, he observed The leaders were arrested on Thursday had been made for the funds raised, yet Hoima district criminal intelligence and that there was a big gap between the political and last week on the orders of the Hoima the tractor has been in use. investigation officer has directed for the technical wing and other stakeholders, which hinders resident district commissioner, Isaac He said on interrogation, Byesigwa arrest of three more people, including the development, hence initiating the association which Kawooya. said sh790,000 realised from the tractor tractor driver Fred Balikenda and Siraje links them. Kawooya on Sunday told New Vision that services was in the Youth account at Butoma, a youth leader also a signatory to the arrests were prompted by complaints dfcu bank, contrary to claims by the the account..
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