Daily Monitor
Thursday December 31 2020
Summary
Mr Majid Dhikusooka, the Namayingo deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC), on Monday said poverty in the Busoga Sub-region will be history because “the right person with experience has been appointed.”
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President Museveni last month appointed former Namutumba District Woman Member of Parliament Florence Mutyabule as a presidential adviser on poverty alleviation in Busoga, making her the third female to hold the portfolio in less than eight years.
The first appointee was Ms Maureen Waluube Kyalya, a former presidential candidate, and later Busoga Kingdom tourism minister, Ms Hellen Namutamba.
However, Ms Mutyabule’s posting has evoked mixed reactions, with some residents saying President Museveni should have appointed a man, alleging “underperformance” by female appointees.
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“Hajji Kumbuga has been battling heart-related illnesses for about four years. At the time of his death, Kumbuga had been admitted at Mulago hospital for close to two months,” he says.
Namutumba district male youth councillor Yusuf Dabada says Kumbuga will be remembered for his efforts to inspire youth to aspire for bigger leadership positions.
Kumbuga first served as Namutumba town council LC V councillor for two terms before contesting for the LC V chairperson seat in 2016.
In 2019, he announced his decision to step down from elective politics because of his deteriorating health on the advice of his medics. He, however, backtracked on his decision and decided to run in the NRM primaries for the Eastern region Elderly’s representative which he lost and his condition deteriorated thereafter.