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Thursday February 11 2021
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Government has partnered with Delight Uganda Limited (DUL) to establish a Shs30 billion fruit processing plant in Nwoya district, Northern Uganda.
According to the Minister of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, Mr Vincent Ssempijja, the funds will facilitate the private sector to increase productivity and competitiveness within the agricultural sector.
“This will increase incomes through increasing production and productivity for both households and the economy and promote value addition of agricultural products,” Mr Ssempijja said on Tuesday in Kampala.
Speaking at the signing of the partnership, he noted that Shs16 billion has already been secured in this year’s budget. Of this, National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) has provided Shs6 billion while government through Uganda Development Cooperation has offered Shs10 billion.
Masaka court rescinds vote recount order over broken seals
January 27, 2021 The ballot boxes that had been brought for the recount
Masaka Chief Magistrate’s court has rescinded it s earlier order for a vote recount for the Kalungu East parliamentary election filed by the incumbent legislator and Agriculture minister, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja.
The chief magistrate, Charles Yeitesi, who had issued a vote recount order on Monday declined to continue with the exercise after it emerged that the seal on one of the ballot boxes delivered in court was broken.
Yeitesi had ordered for the vote recount order following claims by Ssempijja that he was robbed of victory after the Electoral Commission declared National Unity Platform (NUP) rival, Francis Katabaazi Katongole winner. Ssempijja polled 10,865 votes against Katabazi s 12,198 votes.
This followed an application by Ssempiija complaining that the vote counting and tallying was marred by irregularities which denied him victory.
Katabaazi, pulled over 12,000 votes against Ssempijja’s 10,800, indicating a margin of 1,300 votes.
Former area MP Umar Lule Mawiya (Ind) came in third place with 6,400 votes followed by Didas Mugooma another independent candidate with 2,300 votes.
Court presided over by Masaka Chief Magistrate Charles Yeteise, has heard that the tallying exercise was full of gross irregularities and that Ssempijja’s polling agents were reportedly chased from some polling stations.
Ssempijja’s lawyers led by Geoffrey Kandebe told the court that similar incidents of chasing polling agents occurred in at least 25 polling stations which gave a chance to Katabaazi’s agents and Electoral Commission polling officials to reportedly tamper with the votes to the disadvantage of Ssempijja.