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“MadeInZWE is a collaborative collective of young Zimbabweans with different backgrounds and aspirations united by a mutual desire to authentically express ourselves through creative projects. For our first project, we are creating a non-profit single inspired by #ThisFlag because we want to play our part for our generation’s voice as an ode to that which gave us that voice, Zimbabwe zimbabwe” (MadeInZWEVEVO, 2016)
“South Sudan’s first vice president says his visit to neighbouring Sudan aims to consolidate peace between the two countries. Taban Deng Gai says he has President Salva Kiir’s personal commitment to establishing concrete and productive relations with Sudan. Deng Gai arrived in Khartoum on Sunday. CCTV’s Patrick Oyet has more from Juba” (CCTV Africa, 2016)


“EFF leader, Julius Malema says his party will propose scrapping of water and electricity bills of the poor. But the pro- poor mandate may not be viable. Economists say wiping off the bad debt is feasible but its the tax payers that could end up footing that bill” (SABC Digital News, 2016)

Again, a hospital under the ruler of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni gets sinking with either the staff getting sacked, missing equipment or allocated funds dispersing. Arua Regional Referral Hospital we’re founded in 1939. So this is not built on the merits of National Resistance Movement, this is a hospital that we’re running before NRM existed.
Much funding in recent years for the day-to-day operation has been through the SUSTAIN and Anti-HIV/AIDS program of USAID. That lasted for 5 years and we’re run by partners University Research Co. LLC and Integrated Community Based Initiatives (ICBI). This lasted until June 2015.

The missing equipment now at hospital isn’t new as in February 2016 this we’re reported:
“Arua Regional Referral Hospital is struggling with an acute drug stock out. Information obtained by URN shows that the hospital has been operating without essential drugs for the last two months” (…) “As a result, patients are diagnosed and referred to private facilities to buy the necessary medicine. Christine Atizuyo, an expectant mother told URN that she was asked to pay Shillings 10, 000 and buy medicine from a private facility, when she visited the hospital for antenatal care recently” (…) “Dr. Darlington Akusa, a cancer specialist at Arua Regional Referral Hospital, says they are struggling to provide health services to patients due to lack of drugs. He says currently they only examine patients and prescribe for them medication, which they have to buy from private facilities” (Ariaka, 2016)
So that the regional hospital lacking stuff isn’t new, it is just systematic the way the NRM sees fit for the importance of the Health Sector and the well-being of its citizens. Surely the NRM might have funds for vaccines and medicines through GAVI, but they have stolen that in the past and surely in the present if needed. So with the knowledge of this the government continues to pass the buck and give enough to supply the hospital.
This will happen again as long as the NRM regime continues to rule. They just don’t care instead they uses fortunes on expenses and luxurious lavish lifestyle for the current Members of Parliament. Peace.
Reference:
Ariaka, Robert – ‘Arua Hospital Grapples With Drug Shortage’ (16.02.2016) link: http://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/drug-shortage-hits-arua-regional-referral-hospital-patients-forced-to-buy-drugs-from-private-clinics-#ixzz4HzefUF6a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8bAvVSVtZY
“When we talk politics, wealth and controversy in Uganda, not so many names will top Alhaji Nasser Ntege Ssebaggala. The former Kampala Mayor’s life has been dogged by scandals over the last four decades. Mable Twegumye Zake spoke to Nasser Ssebagala who was recently appointed senior presidential advisor on investment promotion” (NTV Uganda, 2016)
“ANC Veteran Kgalema Motlanthe has also spoken out about the recent election results, saying they are a reflection of the will of South Africans, Motlanthe was addressing the Xubera Institute for Research and Development in Durban” (SABC Digital, 2016)