NEWS UPDATES AT 12 O’CLOCK WITH ORANGE. Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebbi II is in Sembabule district for three days as he commemorates his 21st coronation anniversary tomorrow at the district headquarters. He will visit prominent farmers and development projects and also address his subjects. The kingdom’s health minister, Dr Ben Mukwaya has revealed that immunization is underway as this year’s celebrations focus on sensitising subjects on how to prevent diseases. Meanwhile, security has been heightened with over 1,500 security personnel deployed to the district. The Resident District Commissioner, Joseph Ssekabiito revealed this. Police has warned motorists along Kampala Gulu highway over the rampant road accidents. Police registers at least one death daily in cases of hit and runs. Police spokesperson in this area, Lamek Kigozi says since the road was made, accidents have increased. He says they have multiplied the police road patrols to curb drivers that over speed. A 14.4 billion shillings rural electrification project has been launched by the government and World Bank. The project which is expected to last four years will benefit over half a million Ugandans. Umeme regional manager Adson Arinaitwe said that government will meet all the costs by 100 per cent with the customer only having to carry out the due process involves wiring of the house by a certified technician before they could be connected to the power grid. Many people in eastern Uganda had applied to get electricity under the project, and Umeme has already started connecting some to the power grid. Israeli tank fire has killed at least 15 Palestinians sheltering at a school in a Gaza refugee camp, the UN says. Witnesses at the UN-run Abu Hussein school, where thousands were taking refuge, said walls had been destroyed. Israel, which has accused the militant group Hamas of using schools as bases to launch rockets, said it was investigating the reports. At least 1,200 Palestinians and 55 Israelis have been killed since Israel launched its offensive on 8 July. Most of the Palestinian deaths have been civilians. The Ebola virus, which has killed more than 670 people in West Africa, is a threat to the UK, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said. He said he would chair an emergency Cobra meeting on the issue later. So far no Britons had been affected and there were no cases in the UK, but the government viewed the outbreak very seriously, Mr Hammond said. It comes after Public Health England issued a national alert to UK doctors amid fears the virus could spread. Last week an infected Liberian man was found to have travelled through a major Nigerian airport. Several West African airlines have now stopped flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone over concerns about the outbreak. RADIOCITY NEWS: BRINGING THE WORLD CLOSER TO YOU!
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:13:55 +0000
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