Scrap-metal thieves are now targeting Britain's roads, plunging entire sections of motorways and dual carriageways into darkness because street lighting cables have been stolen.

Motorists' lives are being put at serious risk as they are forced to negotiate highways without any lighting or - in some cases - crucial road signs.

George Mukasa (not real names), 49, a resident of Kabulasoke in Gomba district, is one of the highly respected health counselors in his district. Because of his commitment and love for work, Musawo Mukasa, as he is fondly referred to has been to almost every village in his district to spread the gospel about the dangers of contracting HIV/AIDS as well as means to live positively.

The contribution made by Mukasa and similar-minded individuals across the country has played a major part in reducing the spread of the disease, despite the many challenges, particularly that of poor transport means, that have limited their activities.

However, a new project funded by the Joint Clinical Center and the Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG) has been launched with the view to easing transport bottlenecks faced by community-based organizations that are engaged in HIV/AIDS awareness in rural areas across the country.

The United States of America has expressed displeasure with the government over the ongoing fragmentation of districts which they say is denying some people access to services provided through their aid agency - USAID.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Sunrise this week, the Mission Director of the United States Agency for international Development (USAID) David Ekerson said that balkanisation of districts has continued to curtail the Agency's administration of assistance work in the country.

"If we have been working with a given district for example through its various officials at different levels on a given limited budget, and all of sudden the same district is divided into two, that would

Former tenants of the Uganda Railways Corporation are facing eminent eviction from URC premises without compensation.

While interfacing with MPs on the parliamentary commission, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises late this week, URC Chief Executive Officer, Emmanuel Lyamulemye said compensating the former tenants is out of the question.

"I am very reluctant to entertain this plea of compensating URC former tenants on humanitarian grounds because it's economically untenable. Besides, there is no basis for their claim and yielding to their demands will open a Pandora box," Lyamuleme said. 

Lyamuleme dismissed out of hand the former tenants' claim to compensation, saying, "URC allowed these people to continue occupying these houses purely on humanitarian grounds," adding, "their compensation claims amount to abusing URC magnanimity."