Wilson Kutamba

Kampala, Masaka

Journalist/ Former Correspondent @DailyMonitor | TRF fellow in IFFs @ACME_Africa & @TRF/ Communications Officer @LyantondeLocal . I have a dream. Help me GOD.

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Articles

Charcoal Smuggling from Tanzania Fuels Illicit Financial Flows, Drains Revenue

2 weeks ago | theugpost.com | Wilson Kutamba

By Wilson KutambaKYOTERA/RAKAI/ISINGIROAuthorities in Uganda’s southern border districts are grappling with a sophisticated charcoal smuggling network that fuels illicit financial flows (IFFs), drains state revenue, and accelerates environmental degradation on both sides of the Uganda–Tanzania border. Forestry and natural resources officials in Kyotera, Rakai, and Isingiro report that this illicit trade has become one of the most persistent cross-border economic crimes.
Breaking Barriers: Ensuring Access to Disability-Inclusive TB and HIV Services – Treatment Action Group

Nov 22, 2024 | treatmentactiongroup.org | Wilson Kutamba |Richard Musisi

By Wilson Kutamba and Richard MusisiWith an estimated TB incidence of 200 cases per 100,000, Uganda is one of the 30 countries with the highest burden of TB/HIV globally. For the estimated 86,000 people living here who fell ill with TB in 2019, TB treatment coverage reached 65 percent, and the treatment success rate was 72 percent— both far below the 85 percent national target for 2019.
Education Minister Warns Parents About Early Marriages

Sep 27, 2024 | insightpostug.com | Wilson Kutamba

LYANTONDE. Dr. John Chrysestom Muyingo, the State Minister for Higher Education, has urged parents in Lyantonde District to stop forcing their school-aged children into early marriages. He stressed that this harmful practice prevents children, especially girls, from finishing their education and contributes to low literacy levels in the area.
Concern as 160 HIV patients abandon treatment in Lyantonde

Aug 14, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Wilson Kutamba

A staggering 160 people living with HIV in Lyantonde District have abandoned their antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment, sparking concerns about the risk of drug resistance and transmission.
DVOs , UWA clash over origin of FMD strain

Apr 22, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Wilson Kutamba |Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa

District veterinary officers (DVOs) have clashed with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) over the origin of the viral strain of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) affecting livestock in the country. Although there is a widely held belief that FMD , which is recurrent in Uganda, is from neigbouring Tanzania, veterinary doctors in the cattle corridor, which has suffered rampant outbreaks over the years, said the current strain of FMD emanates from game parks that host wild animals with hooves.
IGG orders arrest of two district officials over Shs638m fraud

Apr 7, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Wilson Kutamba |Sunday evening

What you need to know:By Sunday evening, they were still held at Kyotera Police Station. Deputy Inspector General of Government (IGG) Anne Twino Muhairwe has ordered the arrest of two officials from the districts of Rakai and Kyotera over allegedly involving in a payroll fraud which caused a financial loss totaling to Shs638million. The implicated officials include Rakai District principal human resource officer Rose Yawe and her Kyotera District counterpart Aaron Kayinga.
Districts, municipalities stuck with over 5,000 ghost workers

Mar 29, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Ambrose Musasizi |Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa |Wilson Kutamba

What you need to know:The affected civil servants are said to have absconded from duty even though they continue to draw monthly salaries. A host of districts are still stuck with 5,358 civil servants whom the Auditor General recommended to be scrapped off the government payroll, Daily Monitor has established.
Districts, municipalities stuck with over 5,000 ghost workers

Mar 29, 2024 | htsyndication.com | Ambrose Musasizi |Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa |Wilson Kutamba

Uganda, March 29 -- A host of districts are still stuck with 5,358 civil servants whom the Auditor General recommended to be scrapped off the government payroll, Daily Monitor has established. The affected civil servants from more than 80 districts, municipalities, cities, and different government departments are said to have absconded from duty even though they continue to draw monthly salaries.
Coffee dealers, farmers petition govt on merging UCDA

Feb 27, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Wilson Kutamba

What you need to know:They argue that the Cabinet's decision to merge various agencies with line ministries was abrupt and never considered stakeholders to make an informed decision Coffee farmers and dealers in Masaka Sub Region have asked the government to reconsider its plan to merge the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) with the Ministry of Agriculture.
Tenants worry as leases on district land expire

Feb 13, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Wilson Kutamba

Tenants occupying a piece of land belonging to Lyantonde District Local Government risk losing their occupancy following the expiry of leases. At least 44 leases of the 53 given to individual tenants have expired. Lyantonde District headquarters, which sits on 49 acres of land, is hosting 53 tenants, who acquired commercial plots of land and they are obliged to pay both annual nominal ground rent (Busuulu) amounting to Shs200,000 each and premium of Shs2m.