He says agriculture as an economic activity employs 80% of Ugandans and the government should be investing more in that sector.

Sr. Bayiiga says people in fishing communities are not able to attract good market prices due to poor roads to most landing sites, especially in Buikwe district.

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The investor has ring fenced over twenty islands on Lake Victoria. He is guarded by armed Uganda soldiers. The investor tells whoever approaches him that he has documents to prove that he bought the Lake from the government without the will of the people. 

The islands which were sold to an investor include Damba, Taave, Kimmi, Mbivu, Bulago, Bubembe and Sowe. The investor has already ring fenced the area and commanded the residents to vacate the islands.

The investor moves with a fleet of soldiers whoever he goes and several people have been arrested for opposing the sale. The MP for Buyikwe South, Lulume Bayiga says that the investor reportedly confiscates property and beats up the residents who have refused to vacate the area.

The members of opposition in Uganda led by Col. Kiiza Besigye have all along been telling people that Lake Victoria was sold without the consent of the citizens of Uganda.

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He is guarded by armed Uganda soldiers. The investor tells whoever approaches him that he has documents to prove that he bought the Lake from the government without the will of the people. 

The islands which were sold to an investor include Damba, Taave, Kimmi, Mbivu, Bulago, Bubembe and Sowe. The investor has already ring fenced the area and commanded the residents to vacate the islands. The investor moves with a fleet of soldiers whoever he goes and several people have been arrested for opposing the sale. The MP for Buyikwe South, Lulume Bayiga says that the investor reportedly confiscates property and beats up the residents who have refused to vacate the area.

The members of opposition in Uganda led by Col. Kiiza Besigye have all along been telling people that Lake Victoria was sold without the consent of the citizens of Uganda.

By James Okello

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For the Democratic Party (DP) the story is not so different. MPs Betty Nambooze and Lulume Bayiga have already been branded rebels for their parallel views. Now the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) of Col. Kiiza Besigye has also named MPs Reagan Okumu, Geoffrey Ekanya, and Nabillah Sempala over their parallel views about the party administrations.

The FDC rebel MPs have now threatened to tire FDC apart if the leaders of FDC don’t reconcile with them. Wait for more details in our next report coming shortly.

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By the time we went to press the MPs who had arrived included Lulume Bayiga (DP), Ibrahim Semujju (FDC), Huseein Kyanjo (Jeema) and John Ken Lukyamuzi (Conservative Party) among others.

According to the programme, the MPs whose conference has been sponsored by the conservative parties in Norway will discuss the economic challenges facing Uganda and East Africa as a whole.

The opening session of the conference has been attended by opposition party presidents Dr Kizza Besigye (FDC), Norbert Mao (DP), Olara Otunnu (UPC), Ken Lukyamuzi (CP) and Asuman Basalirwa of Jeema.

By Moureen Nakyanzi

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The opposition MPS who included Hussien Kyanjo , Richard sebuliba Mutumba  Mathias Mpuga and Dr. Lulume Bayiga led by the leader of opposition Nathan Nandala Mafabi  visited Mulago hospital to assess the  health service delivery  at the  hospital and knowing  how the money which has been sent to Mulago has been used .

The MPS observed that the health facilities at Mulago are the worst and patients live in poor conditions in congested rooms which were meant for few people when the country’s population was still small.

The mps noted that Mulago hospital has poor facilities where by the patients sleep on the floor together with their attendants, hospital floor with potholes, toilets are in bad state, some hospital rooms have no lights and hospital roof is leaking.

The leader of opposition Nandala Mafabi blamed the hospital administrators for making president Museveni visit renovated side of Mulago instead of him visiting the dilapidated side of Mulago so that he takes action.

The Director Mulago hospital Byarugaba Baterana told opposition MPS that the congestion in Mulago is high because of the increased number of patients on daily basis and asked mps to support 88 million dollar loan from African Development bank for renovation of the hospital and decongest it.

He asked mps to support the increase in the hospital staff remuneration, recruitment of more health workers and more funding for patients food.

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