NEWS UPDATES AT 12 O’CLOCK WITH ORANGE. Three schools have remained closed in Bulembia Division following the endless floods in Kasese District due to river Nyamwamba bursting its banks on several occasions. Kasese Municipality Education Officer Emmy Kayiri says that the lives of the pupils are at stake and a relocation of these schools is needed but education must continue. However, the district Police Commander Michael Sabila Musan has recommended indefinite closure of all schools threatened by floods. Primary Seven pupils are most affected as they are missing out on teaching and yet national examinations are approaching. The affected schools are; Bulembia, Katiria and Road Barrier primary schools all in Kilembe valley. Government requires about 30 billion shillings to de-silt the river. Illegal fishing gear worth 15 million shillings has been burnt in Apac District including mosquito nets. Head of fisheries enforcement team for Lake Kyoga, AmlanTumusiime is disappointed in the misuse of mosquito nets that are distributed to fight malaria. He further blames the Beach Management Unit for promoting illegal fishing and yet they are the custodians of the law at the lake. Apac Police Chief Byaruhangi Titus says those dealing in illegal fishing risk being prosecuted. Illegal fishing has for a long time crippled the country’s economy. Adjumani District authorities together with Turkey based Nova Wood Company have launched a tree planting project. Over 800 tree seedlings are expected to be planted within Adjumani Town council, Pakele Township and Dzaipi Sub-county. The district forest officer, Francis Ojja says old trees would be cut and replaced with new ones as they pose risk to locals and their property. This comes at a time where the country’s ecological systems are most fragile. 92,000 hectares of forest are lost every year among other degradations. At least five people have been killed in an attack on the Kenyan coast, close to the scene of raids last week in which more than 60 people died. Officials have said men armed with guns and machetes descended on the village of Witu, about 15km from Mpeketoni town. Six people have been admitted to a local hospital with serious injuries, and police are checking the area for more victims. No group has claimed of responsibility. Somali Islamist group al-Shabab said it carried out last weeks attacks in Mpeketoni, near Lamu. Kenyas President Uhuru Kenyatta, however, has blamed local political groups for the attack. A second year college student in China has committed suicide after losing a more than $3,000 in gambling on the World Cup games. Witnesses revealed that the student, identified as Lin, jumped from the seventh floor of a building on his campus yesterday. He was rushed to hospital in Panyu in the southern province of Guangdong, but doctors were unable to revive him. Lin who talked on phone for more than 10 minutes prior to his demise was heard as begging to be given more time to pay the borrowed money. One of the students said that Lin had borrowed a lot of money with high interest rates to bet on several World cup games. China has millions of football fans, some of who are both devoted viewers and passionate gamblers. Sales of a government-run World Cup-related lottery reached four billion Yuan by Saturday, nearly twice the 2.3 billion Yuan sold during the 2010 tournament. RADIOCITY NEWS: BRINGING THE WORLD CLOSER TO YOU!
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:13:01 +0000
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