Fort Portal: City Council Starts Wetland Gazzetment
By Sylvia The Fort Portal Tourism City has started a process of gazetting all its major wetlands with the sole aim of safe guarding them against encroachers. Samuel Musana the Fort Portal Tourism City senior Physical Planner, says that so far, a total of Thirty seven (37)wetlands have been earmarked and gazzeted. […]
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Fort Portal : City Council to Issue Food Hygiene Certificates to Vendors
By Sylvia The Fort Portal city council is set to issue food hygiene certificates to all the hotel owners, street food vendors and restaurants with an aim of improving on the food hygiene standards in the city. According to Asaba Edison Ruyonga, the city mayor, the process of issuing certificates is going […]
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F/P North Division Councilors Protest Over Delayed Payment
By Sylvia. The Fort Portal North division councilors, led by their speaker, have protested over delayed payment of their emoluments by the Fort Portal city for about 8 months. The incident It was yesterday morning, when angry councilors led by a one Rose Kajubu, stormed the Karambi North division headquarters. While at Karambi in the […]
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Uganda is Not Yet Ready to Pull Troops Out of Congo- Maj.Gen. Dick Olum
By Sylvia The UPDF mountain division commander doubling as the commander operation shujja in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, Maj Gen Dick Olum, has stated that the UPDF is still in the DRC to restore peace in the area. While speaking to the media yesterday, during the celebration of the 42nd TAREHE […]
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For Portal PDM Implementers Warned on Mismanagement of Funds
Lucky Patrick The Fort Portal City Resident Commissioner, Angalia Kasigwa Godwin, has warned all civil servants involved in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM] against sabotage, misuse of funds, and mismanagement. Angalia, also advised that the same civil servants ensure strict monitoring of the program. In his view, PDM is a new program […]
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Fort Portal: Landlords Delay Launch Of 20 Billion USMID Project Over Land Queries
By Sylvia Two landlords in Fort Portal city, have delayed the launch of the 20.4 Billion USMID project, currently being undertaken in Rwengoma ward, central division Fort Portal city. The contract In June, Fort Portal City Council Contracted China Railway No 18, to embark on the rehabilitation of the three […]
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Fort Portal City Authorities To Face Court Over Demolished Buildings
Sylvia Kugonza Philemon Asiimwe, a businessman in Fort Portal Tourism City whose buildings were demolished by Fort Portal City authorities, has threatened to drag the City council to courts of law. The demolishing Led by the City Mayor, Asaba Edison Ruyonga, City authourities on Monday demolished the two buildings belonging to a one […]
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