MP Mitooma district Jova Kamateeka

Kamateeka made the remark at the ongoing 4th annual national conference on economic, social and cultural rights after many representatives of the local government decried the tendency by the central government to take over their power at the local level.

Kamateeka says the work of the Central government is to oversee the work done by local governments because they work on their behalf adding that failure to do so makes the central government to take over citing the current attempt by the central government to oversee the decentralization of health services since local governments have failed.

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Kampala Capital city Authority Executive Director Jennifer Musisi says that leaders have to restore trust in the electorates by being accountable to them.

She adds that government spends a lot of money on these leaders but many misuse the funds.

Musisi says political leaders should ensure proper service provision for the good of all community members

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Grade II magistrates have been interdicted over their alleged professional misconduct according to sources in the judiciary. Some of the magistrates who have seen the axe include Karakire Kabaya, Okitwi Odutu and A.C Turyomurgyendo.

The Judiciary also in a bid to curb corruption in its offices and try to improve its service delivery has transferred over 80 magistrates. The spokesperson of the judiciary Erias Kisawuzi confirmed the development and said that the transfers take immediate effect.

Kisawuzi says that the transfers were necessary because most of the magistrates had stayed at their respective duty stations for more than two years. Uganda judicial system doesn’t allow magistrates to stay at a station for more than two years.

Kisawuzi identifies some of the magistrates who has been transferred as Maxensia Namagembe (Makindye Court ) who was transferred to Kagoma in Jinja, Charles Kadisi (Mukono) to Kasambya in Kabale and David Kunikina from Bududa to Manafa in Mbale.

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Gordon Wavamuno in a St. John uniform

Wavamuno’s notification was published in the London Gazzette on the 17^th January 2012, while the date of the ceremony for the knitting is yet to be announced.

Wavamuno becomes one of a few Africans including former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki to have received the award outside Britain and the commonwealth nations.

Wavamuno said told journalists in Kampala today that he has been appointment by Her majesty the Queen of England as the sovereign head of most venerable order of the hospital of St.John, which runs an ambulance service in Uganda and different other countries.

Wavamuno says he is happy that his hard work and the service delivery have been recognized and says he will continue improving the lives of Ugandans through various initiatives.

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