4 NATIONAL NEWS The New Vision, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 IN BRIEF Uganda ALI MAMBULE Suspect to to produce get sh32m KAMPALA Court has ordered the State to pay sh32m to a man who bio-fertilisers was falsely accused of mur- dering eight foreign tourists and a Ugandan in Bwindi By John Kasozi GDP is lost through soil ero- Impenetrable National Park sion. “Land degradation is a in 1999. Hakim Mwesigye UGANDA is to increase major loss of soil fertility.” was arrested in Kakoba in agricultural productivity The minister noted that Mbarara Municipality. He was following support from only 6% of the farmers rely later charged with imperson- Korea to construct a factory on certified seeds, keeping ation and retaining stolen to make organic fertilisers. yields at less than 40% of property after the State The agriculture minister, their potential. failed to link him to the Hope Mwesigye, said organ- She added that poor farm murder of the tourists. ic fertilisers are cheaper storage leads to post-harvest Mwesigye was acquitted of than synthetic ones. crop losses of up to 30%. Fishermen ponder their next move after sudds blocked Dimo landing site the offences by the Buganda She said the new factory is Mwesigye said challenges Road court in 2002. After his likely to increase applica- to the agriculture sector acquittal, Mwesigye filed a tion of fertilisers, currently include limited credit sup- civil suit with the Mengo estimated at only 1%. port for agro-dealers and Chief Magistrates’ Court The minister was address- farmers, poor infrastruc- that ruled in his favour on ing participants from nine ture, costly farm inputs and Sudds block Masaka landing site June 28. African countries during weak agro-dealer networks. the opening of the three-day According to the Maputo agro-dealer workshop at Declaration on Agriculture By Dismus Buregyeya Tilapia and small silvery lake. The Speaker of Speke Resort, Munyonyo on and Food Security signed in fish (mukene). Parliament, Edward Monday. “Uganda has been 2003, countries should allo- FLOATING sudds from The sudds have covered Ssekandi, who is also the zoned into areas that will cate 10% of national budg- Kagera have invaded two acres of the landing Bukoto Central MP, said Four held produce organic and inor- ets to agriculture. Dimo landing site in site and the strong winds he contacted the fisheries ganic products. Organic Mwesigye said the agricul- Kyanamukaka sub-coun- that pushed it from ministry to provide products have a niche mar- ture budget had been raised ty,Masaka district, bring- Kagera have not seized. machines to destroy the over murder ket in Europe and other by 12% in the 2010/2011 ing fishing to a halt. Two fishermen, who sudds. MPIGI countries,” Mwesigye said. financial year. Dimo is among the six attempted to save their The sudds have also She noted that large fer- “It is going to help us major landing sites han- colleagues from the suds, invaded Kamuwungu The Police are holding four tiliser deposits in Uganda develop different strategies dling fish for export died. They were George landing site in Lukaya, people in connection with are untapped. “This is cou- like seed standards and seed under a European Union Nsimbe, 30, a resident of Masaka and paralysed the murder of a man, his pled with the limited num- policy reviewing,” she said. rehabilitation pro- Kitanda in Masaka and business in the area, the wife and their daughter for ber of extension staff and Fred Muhhuku, an AGRA gramme. Tadeo Kiggundu from Masaka fisheries officer, allegedly practicing witch- agro-dealers in the country.” official, said 15 students are The sudds landed on the Bukenke in Tom Bukenya, said. craft. The Police said the Mwesigye said Uganda has undertaking PhD and seven site on Friday and Kyanamukaka, whose The Dimo leaders held a trio’s property, including 48% of the arable land in offering masters degrees in trapped over 60 boats and body was recovered at meeting and resolved animals and a banana plan- East Africa and 75% of its plant breeding. fishing gear offshore. Kaziru landing site on that all people using the tation, were also razed by a land is fertile and receives AGRA is an organisation The area Beach Monday. lake must use life jackets. mob in Kamengo recently. good rainfall. that works with govern- Management Unit chair- Five people have died at “The use of life jackets The arrest brings to 20 the However, small-holder ments, research organisa- man, John Makaku, said Dimo due to the rough is a must, especially number of suspects arrested farmers lack adequate and tions, farmers, the private the fishing sector lost winds, the Kyanamukaka between July and August in connection with the mur- quality seeds. This, sector, civil society and about sh60m between fisheries officer, when the strong danger- der. The central region Mwesigye said, had forced other rural stakeholders to Friday and Monday. Byarugaba Kanyonyozi, ous winds hit the lake,” Police spokesperson, Lameck farmers to reuse seeds from improve the productivity He said the landing site said. the Kyanamukaka LC3 Kigozi, identified the four as previous harvests. and incomes of poor farm- operates about 100 ves- The locals have created chairman, Paul Migadde, Musisi Ntege, Ponsiano She said 12% of Uganda’s ers in Africa. sels to catch Nile Perch, a thin path to access the said. Walusimbi, Sebastian Misindye and another only identified as Kayizzi. Makerere will not vacate PUBLIC NOTICE Due tothe construction works intended to improve the condition of the roads in Kampala City, the management and staff of Dott Services Limited notifies the general public that with effect from July 07th, 2010; the Nakawa - Mukono Road will be partially closed to enable (Overlay) Kabaka’s land — Barya construction activities ( In Locations as shown). Any inconveniences caused are highly regretted. MANAGEMENT By Francis Kagolo recently reportedly wrote to and Winnie Nanteza the Ministry of Lands, ask- ing the Government to MAKERERE University has return the land to the acknowledged that part of Kabaka, a move which if the land on which its main approved would cause the campus sits belongs to the eviction of Makerere’s main Kabaka of Buganda and the campus. leases expired, but said it The land was given away will not vacate the property. in 1942 by the then Buganda Addressing a press confer- katikkiro (premier), Martin ence at the university on Luther Nsibirwa. The ges- Monday, vice-chancellor ture caused Nsibirwa’s mur- Prof. Venansius der at Namirembe Baryamureeba identified Cathedral in the 1950s. the land whose leases The then colonial gover- expired as the stretch after nor negotiated a settlement the campus’ main gate. and secured a lease in the It is currently occupied by name of Makerere College the university mosque, Council and compulsorily Makerere Institute of Social acquired the stretch up to Research, Complex hall and Bwaise for which a free-hold the Faculty of Law build- title was issued. ings. It could measure about Baryamureeba also three acres. announced plans to develop “These leases expired, hav- the university’s land in ing acquired them more Katanga and Makindye to than 60 years ago,” protect it from encroach- Baryamureeba said. ment and to generate rev- However, referring to the enue for the institution. recently-passed Land Act The university also con- aimed at protecting tenants, firmed that students will he said the Buganda Land start receiving their tran- Board will not evict them. scripts about five months The Buganda Land Board before they graduate..