African culture

By PETER SSUUNA Residents of Kitovu Village in Kajjansi, Wakiso District, have appealed to the Government to bring a health facility closer to their community, saying the nearest one is four miles away and they cannot afford the journey, as they have little money. Together with their Village Secretary, Ssaalongo Robinson Nsiko, the residents joined their voices to plead to the Government to at least provide them with a nearby hospital to save them from the long trek. They say private clinics in the area are too expensive and they cannot afford treatment there. They made the remarks during a medical camp organized at Tuzukuke Primary School by the Rotary Club of Kitende Breeze in partnership with the Ministry of Health, which screened residents for various diseases and provided treatment. Residents were screened for high blood pressure, diabetes, malaria, eye problems, dental issues and other illnesses, and were also educated on family planning methods. The organizers also taught ...

By; Admin. Willy Ssonko, 48, a resident of Kiyanja Zone in Kawempe, in a distressed state, struggling to breathe, said one of his relatives tried to poison him to take over his mother's land that was given to her by his late grandfather Luka Lunninze. The person he accuses of these acts is Andrew Baasi, whom he says sold off part of his mother's land while pretending to be the administrator of the late Lunninze's estate, and now he has been left with nowhere to stay. He showed the will of the late Lunninze which distributes his wealth, including the plot of land that was given to his late mother Melda Nambi which she left to him, but now Baasi allegedly wants to take it from him as well. Ssonko explained that when his grandfather died in 1976, he left each of his children with their share, including Baasi's father the late Ssemugooma, and he wonders why Baasi is targeting his mother's plot and leaving his own father's share. He accused Baasi of having gr...