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2019 Daily Monitor WWW.MONITOR.CO.UG THURSDAY, JULY 18 US House votes to condemn Trump's 'racist comments' Polltlcs.

The US House of Representatives formally condemned Donald Trump on Tuesday for xenophobic attacks on four minority Democratic lawmakers.

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P.31 IGG to probe illegal staff recruitment at KCCA METRO-KAMPALA.

The Inspectorate or Government is considering a probe into the alleged illegal recruitment of staff at Kampala Capital City Authority.
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regulations, the Kenya National Treasury has reversed regulations that had allowed employees to withdraw up to half of pension contributions by their employers before they attained retirement age.
More on, P.27 Custodian board probes ownership of Asian assets SOROTI The custodian board has launched investigations into ownership of properties formerly in the hands of government and those of the departed Asians in Soroti District.

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Finance Minister Matia Kasaija says the ministers were attending to other state duties.

BY DAMALI MUKHAYE.

dmukhaye@ug.nationmedia.com PARLIAMENT.

Some ministers managing the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) yesterday missed a meeting with the parliamen tary Committee on Commis sions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises ( Cosase) select taskforce.
The Cosase taskforce is in circumstances vestigating under which more than 4,000 departed Asians properties across the country that were compensated by the state after their owners failed to return for repossession ended up in the hands of individuals and private companies.

The committee, headed by Makindye West MP Ibrahim Kasoozi, had summoned the directors of DAPCB chaired by Finance minister Matia Kasaija to explain the property mis management.
Other members who were supposed include to appear Lands minister Betty Amongi, Attorney General William By aruhanga, Minister of State for Local Government Jeniffer Namuyangu, State minister for Industry and Cooperatives Michael Werikhe, and Gen Ca leb Akandwanaho, popularly known as Salim Saleh, who is a "co-opted member!'

However, none of them ap peared prompting MP Kasozi to adjourn the sitting to next Lands minister.

Betty Amongl Finance minister.

Matla Kasaija week.
Matla Kasaija week.

"We cannot proceed with only one person who has appeared.

I beg the relevant members to always accord this committee the respect it deserves.

We are not doing this for personal gains but for the benefit of the whole nation," Mr Kasoozi said.

Mr Kasaija, who journalists met outside Parliament main entrance, a few minutes after the committee adjourned, said his team was attending to other state duties.

He, however, said they will appear next week.


The executive secretary of DAPCB, Mr George William Bizibu, while appearing before the same committee on Tues day, revealed that top govern ment officials possess some of the properties.

Among the top government investigated officials being are Mr Byaruhanga, who the MPs want to explain how the prop- already compensated erties landed in the hands of individuals, and Minister Amongi for alleged attempt to sell property on Lugogo by pass, Kampala.
We cannot proceed with only one person who has I beg the relevant appeared. ''

members to always accord this committee the respect it deserves.

We are not doing this for personal gains but for the benefit of the whole nation," MAKINDYE WEST MP IBRAHIM KASOOZI Maj Gen (rtd) Kasirye Gwanga and Gender Ministry Perma nent Secretary Pius Bigirimana for al are being investigated legedly securing ownership of some properties in Kololo, among others.
Meanwhile, Mr Bizibu, who has been at the helm of the Local Government State minister.

Jeniffer Namuyangu DAPCB for about two years, said the board does not have in formation on the current own ership of several plots despite the records indicating that they were compensated by the gov ernment.
Some of the properties in prime areas of Kampala that are in the records of DAPCB and whistleblower documents in the hands of MPs as having been compensated but dubi ously acquired or registered in some individual names include Plot 20 Parliament Avenue, Plot 3 Market Street, Plots 6, 8, 10 and 12 Namirembe Road, Plot 14A George Street and Plot 7 BomboRoad.
Others are Plot 4A Kampala Road, Plot 16 Mackenzi Road, Plot 68 Bukoto Street, Plot 11 Kololo, Plot 37 Rashid Kamis Road, Plot 66 William Street, Plots 68-70 Kira road, and, Plot 9 Mbuya Road.

See related story on Page l O PWDS petition govt, table new demands BY PAUL TAJUBA ptajuba@ug.nationmedia.com KAMPALA.
People living with disabilities (PWDS) have peti tioned Prime Minister Ruha kana Rugunda demanding that their government living standards through a raft of proposals they tabled before the leader of government busi ness yesterday.

improves Led by Mr Edson Ngiraba kunzi, the executive director of National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), the PWDs said government has failed to make education inclu sive.
They also said their members are living in abject poverty, and that women with disabilities giving birth in health facilities is a walk in hell experience.

in draft form since 2011.

We recommend fmalisation of the development of the National Inclusive Education Policy with increased funding to special needs education.
This should consider the learning needs of different categories of learners with disabilities," Mr Ngiraba kunzi said in Kampala ''We ask that [government] funds persons with disabili ties' Sacco [savings and credit cooperative organisations] in order to address poverty and low incomes," he added.
Mr Ngirabakunzi also said "existing orthopaedic the workshops are non-functional due to lack of financial support yet they are the only centres that produce mobility appli ances and support rehabilita tion services for persons with disabilities," The Nudipu members also said local governments were diverting their grants sent to districts by the central govern ment to the elderly instead.
Mr Rugunda agreed that many people with disabilities favourably hardly in the with their counterparts job market and asked Nudipu compete ISSSUE Led by Mr Edson Ngirabakunzi, the executive director of National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda.

the PWDs say government has failed to make education inclusive, and that their members are living in abject poverty, and that women with disabilities giving birth in health facilities is a walk in hell experience.
to continue lobbying govern ment to offer the necessary support.

''You continue to sensitise us in government both on policy and other decisions," Mr Rugunda told the members yes terday at his office.

''I know we have not had a minister responsible for dis abled and elderly for some time ...

I propose that we hold a meeting in August with some of the line ministries [those diverting to address your issues," he said.
funds] should Ms Sofia Nalule, the Nation al Woman MP representing people with disabilities, said government increase the nwnber of legislators rep resenting them in Parliament to make their views heard.

There are currently five representa tives of persons with disabili ties.

e-mall:cacen@ug.natlonmedia.com "The special needs and inclu sive education policy has been