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By Anthony Kushaba
Ntungamo
Ntungamo resident district commissioner David Kaboyo has called on locals to desist from lavish spending during the festive season.
Kaboyo who was this afternoon speaking at an childhood education technical workshop aimed at laying strategies for home learning held in Ntungamo district council hall revealed that it does not make sense for people to overspend during Christmas and then struggle to survive in the next year.
President Yoweri Museveni has revealed plans by the government to take over Ntungamo Health Training institute.
The institution located in Nyarutuntu sub county trains nurses at certificated level and plans under to start training clinical officers.
President Museveni who was on Sunday speaking at the celebrations to mark the international day for nurses and midwives held at Kyamate playground in Ntungamo district.
The institution was started by Ntungamo district local government in a bid to train more health workers for the district and the entire western region.
Headteachers in Ntungamo district have been cautioned against the practice of swapping primary seven candidates with private schools who tend to register those sought to be average performers from government schools and retain a small number of those thought to be able to score division one.
This was made public by Ntungamo district education officer Odo Arigye during the function to release 2018 primary schools mock results.
By NDLG Communications Office
Ntungamo
Civil Society organizations have been challenged to always uphold transparency if they are to remain relevant in the areas within which they operate.
The call was made by Ntungamo district Local Council V chairperson Denis Singhahache while speaking at entry meeting for the sustainable outcomes for children and youth –SOCY held at Ntungamo district boardroom.
Singhahache revealed that some organizations have failed to deliver to the expectations of the leaders.
Teachers in the southwestern district of Ntungamo have been cautioned over allegations of drunkenss which believed to be affecting their performance .
The call was on Friday made by the Uganda National Teachers Union Secretary General Philibert Baguma while facilitating at one day education workshop that attracted representatives of teachers from all the sub branches in the area held at Ntungamo District Council hall.
By NDLG Communication Office
Ntungamo
The Ntungamo district woman member of parliament Beatrice Rwakimaari has expressed concern over the increasing caes of child neglect attributing to early marriages and failure to fulfill their obligations.
Rwakimaari revealed that child battering and defilement, and cultures that allow early marriages and sexual harassment have persisted.
Ntungamo district registers atleast two cases of abandoned children every week with most of them from the town councils of Rubaare and Rwahi-Rwentobo.
