Election Officials Plan Demo Over Pay Delays

Disgruntled election officials in Kampala metropolitan are reaching out their upcountry counterparts for a demo against the Electoral Commission over non – payment of their allowances. Smlnews has learnt that officials who conducted Special Interest Group (SIGs) elections (Youth, Pwds, Women and Elderly) from village, parish, sub-county, city and district levels have not received a…

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Looming Famine In Kisoro As Crops Are Destroyed By Heavy Rains

Heavy rains accompained with hailstorm on Wednesday afternoon destroyed crops and houses in Rubuguri subcounty, Kisoro district.  A total of 445 people from 65 households in the villages of Rushaga, Higabiro and Kasheija have been affected. The affected residents are now in fear that if this continues they won’t be able to harvest anything from their gardens…

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