George Mutabazi the LC 5 Lwengo district.

concern over the continuous poor quality coffee in the country which they say is hindering farmers from gaining competitive prices  at the world market.

The districts bosses blamed this on farmers whom they say are in the habit of  harvesting green coffee berries which they say undermines  the  quality of coffee needed at world coffee market and hence reduction on foreign earnings for the country.

Addressing a news conference last week at J&M hotel, Bwebajja on Entebbe road, the district chairpersons who included that for Mityana, Joseph Luzige, Mubende’s Francis Kibuka and Lwengo’s George Mutabazi resolved to start a campaign advocating for by-laws at local levels that will check against any person harvesting coffee green berry.

“Operation Wealth Creation and NAADS have supplied a lot coffee seedlings but their major focus should be on ensuring that there is quality coffee harvested to enable the country meet its target of producing 20 million bags of coffee by 2020.We have resolved to weed out all those farmers who spoil our market by harvesting these green berries,” charged Mutabazi.

Kibuka on his part asked government to start setting up coffee processing factories across the country which will not compromise the quality of coffee instead of relying on the coffee factories under private companies which are not caring about the quality of coffee they process for market.

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP-elect, Mathias Kasamba, who was also present during the meeting warned politicians against supporting the farmers in their constituencies to undermine the quality of coffee.

He however, commended the work of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) for closing coffee processing factories that were killing standard of quality coffee.

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In the elections conducted at Ridar hotel in Seeta, Mukono, the members of Parliament from Buganda voted Mukono South MP, Johnson Muyanja Senyonga as the new executive chairperson deputized by the Mpigi district woman MP, Sarah Nakawunde Temulanda.

Senyonga defeated Theodore Sekikubo with 40 votes while Sekikubo got 17 votes out of 57 voters.

The election was conducted by Mathias Kasamba, Patrick Nsanja and Joseph Balikudembe.

Busuju County MP, David Kalwanga voted as treasurer, Bukoto East MP, Florence Namayanja voted the secretary for the caucus, minister for micro finance, Haruna Kasolo is the in- charge as Secretary for Cabinet Affairs, Paul Kato Lubwama is the Secretary for Culture Affairs, Babirye Kabanda is the Secretary for Welfare, Amos Lugolobi was voted for Secretary for External Relations, Nakaseke district MP, Mariam Najuma is in charge of mobilization.

Outgoing Buganda caucus chairman Godfrey Kiwanda.

The outgoing Chairperson of Buganda Caucus, Godfrey Kiwanda Suubi commended the MPs for giving him and his executive trust to serve them.

The minister of state for higher education, J.C Muyingo congratulated the new executive and urged them to work hard so that they can take Buganda to the next level that it deserves.

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Appearing before the Agriculture, Animal industry and fisheries committee the Acting Director NARO Emilly Twinamasiko said that most of NARO land in mbarara , Mayuge , sironko  , kitgum  and kawanda is being encroached on .

She said that with increased urbanization, all NARO institutes in urban areas are threatened by encroachers and land grabbers.

Twinamasiko told the committee that NARO 40 acres of land   in mbarara was grabbed   and fenced by one captain Bashaija .

She put the blame of grabbing the NARO on the land commission which she pinned for having allocated the organization land to private developers without consulting NARO.

Twinamasiko asked members of parliament on Agriculture committee to prevail over the Uganda land commission to register all land under the jurisdiction of NARO in the names of the organization.

She warned the land commission to desist from using its custodial responsibility of all public land to allocate it to private developers.

The member of parliament for kakuto county in Rakai district Mathias Kasamba  said that NARO should give all the names of persons grabbing the organization land so that are summoned to explain how they got this land.

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Tororo County MP, Ekanya Geoffrey

Shadow Minister for Finance Geoffrey Ekanya says the Budget has not put enough money on Agriculture which he said it’s the backbone of the ordinary people.

Terego County MP Wadri Kssiano in his reaction said the Budget was just a recycling of the 2010/2011 Financial Year but was happy to not that it will reduce on Public Expenditure

Kakuto County MP Mathias Kasamba while commenting on the Budget said Government has addressed the issue of essential Products like Sugar, Kerissen which affect the local people

Busiro County East Medard Ssegona said on Education the Budget has tried to address it but advised Government to stop talking about fingers but focus on service delivery so that the ordinary people can benefit.

Ken Lukyamuzi the Man said the Budget did not talk about the Inflation in the Country and how the Libyan War has contributed to increasing Inflation that has contributed to high rocketing of food and fuel prices.

By Isaac Senabulya

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