Vicent Sempijja the minister of agriculture.

“We want to have a better data base of all coffee farmers in Uganda so that we can be able to serve them better. Coffee is Uganda’s leading export earner and therefore ensuring that the crop is sustained is our major goal to uplift citizens out of poverty,” Lyamulemye said.

He was recently talking to journalists in Kampala about the state of the coffee industry. Available data from UCDA shows that Uganda’s coffee exports have increased both in volume and value in the first two months of the calendar year. UCDA is working together with the Ministry of Agriculture.

The October and November statistics show that the country exported a total of 617,000 (60) kilogram bags of coffee beans, up from 472,000 bags exported in the same period the previous year.

This revelation comes at the time when Uganda Coffee Development Authority is preparing to cerebrate 25 year of existence on 24th March this year.

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The front view of the hospital constructed by members of Rotary Club of Kampala

Residents in Mukono municipality have more reason to smile following the Rotary Club of Kampala constructing a modern health facility to cater for their health needs.

The hospital worthy over Uganda shillings 400 million will go a long way in supplementing government efforts on improving health delivery in the country.

Ranked the third best in the country, the hospital will specialize in the use of Telemedicine as form of diagnosis and treatment of different ailments. Telemedicine is a form of  system that allows health care professionals to evaluate,diagonise and treat patients in remote locations using telecommunications technology without travel.

The facility was unveiled during a handover ceremony for the new Kampala Rotary Club President Stephen Lwanga whose new term runs from July 2016 to July 2017.Lwanga takes over the mantle to lead Rotarians in central  from Edward Kaddu Mukasa his predecessor.

Kampala Rotary Club Central  is an affiliate of the Rotary International an umbrella organization that encourages voluntarism in humanitarian assistance to vulnerable communities throughout the world.

Rotarians are comprised of  professional and business members who dedicate their efforts in sponsoring community projects. Rotary Club of Kampala Central has for years contributed to health services, safe water and sponsoring the sick for medication among other key initiatives in Uganda.

Stephen Lwanga the incoming President said he will work towards expanding the facility to ensure it gives quality services to patients in and the surrounding areas in Mukono district.

In his speech to members, outgoing President Rotary Club Kampala, Edward Kaddu Mukasa said plans in place to expand on the hospital so as to properly handle cases of in-patients, out-patients and referrals if they are to effectively improve on the lives of the residents.

Rotary Club of Kampala also recently handed over a Cancer treatment center to Nsambya hospital to enable it effectively manage cancer cases.

Chief Guest at the function was UMEME’s deputy managing director, Sam Zimbe, who called for a concerted effort from the private sector players to jointly inject more resources in supplementing on government’s efforts in especially developing the health sector.

Zimbe said private companies need to use their social corporate responsibility policy to develop communities and get more people out of poverty so that they can live a meaningful life.

Also in attendance was former prime minister Apollo Nsibambi.

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Among the items being distributed include wheelchairs and bicycles starting with those in rural sub-counties of Ntunda, Nagojje and Kimenyedde.

The LCV chairman Francis Lukoya says the objective is to make them self sustaining and less dependants on communities.

He said his council is committed to see people with disabilities cope with modern development trends by ongoing in government income generating and poverty reduction projects along side able bodied people.

Lukoya said the project is still moving at snails speed due to logistical problems but expressed optimism that with assistance from the district development partners they will achieve success.

The LCV secretary for production and male representation for People with disabilities Godfrey Nsubuga applauded the district leadership for allowing this chance to disabled persons.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias

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Betty Nambooze

Nambooze has said early pregnancy, strictness at workplaces; inadequate modern facilities and abandonment of caring for pregnant mothers have led to death during birth.

She was addressing local government leaders at Collin Hotel, Mukono.

She has said over 342, 900 women die every year, due to Reproduction Health problems.

Nambooze has called upon leaders to put aside their political differences and work together to take care of pregnant women, ensure that qualified staff is recruitment, change attitude and advocate for reproductive health.

By Isaac Senabulya

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