RIGHT NOW:
We are currently in the crucial Butambala District Local Government Budget Conference, engaging constructively in the ongoing deliberations ahead of the National Budget for the next fiscal year.
Our participation is guided by three key principles:
First, ensuring that the voices of the people are fully heard and reflected;
Second, ensuring that our planning remains realistic and grounded in the resources available to the district;
Third, ensuring that our local priorities are well aligned with the national development agenda.
As the new set of leadership of great Butambala district/County, we believe that this process will lead to a budget that truly responds to the needs of our communities whose stories we came to change.
Steel bars being of different sizes doesn’t weaken a structure if it’s what the design gives you. Conduct a thorough structural analysis on the stability requirements of the structure for your reference. Stop reporting like a layman that has visited the site.
Preliminary Findings into Holy City Church Building Collapse
How it fell:
The building first leaned and tipped over, bringing down the entire structure. One person died, and 25 people were injured.
What was being built:
It was a four-level building extension (ground floor plus three floors above) attached to the existing church hall. Under the building rules, it is a Class A building, which means it requires the highest level of approval and professional oversight.
How it was built:
The new extension was made of reinforced concrete (concrete with steel bars inside). It was joined to the older church hall, which is a steel-frame structure.
Stage of work:
The structure was complete, and workers were carrying out final finishing works, including laying terrazzo floors, when it collapsed.
Possible design problems:
Some concrete beams were very large, measuring up to 60 cm by 60 cm, and some stretched more than 6 metres without support. This points to possible problems with the building's design.
Steel bars in the floors:
The steel bars inside the concrete floors were of different sizes and were spaced unevenly. This weakens a floor.
Legal status of the building:
No building permit or approved drawings were found on site.
Workmanship:
The columns, beams and floors were uneven and irregular in shape. This suggests poor workmanship and a lack of supervision by a qualified professional.
No safety measures:
No site safety measures were observed in place.
RE: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON @observerug'S 100-DAYS REPORT
Only if colleagues at The Observer are reporting about the proceedings of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (British Parliament), they are very right that I "remained completely silent in plenary," because I am not a member of that House.
But if they made an "analysis" of the "Hansard" of @Parliament_Ug where I serve as a member, from May when this Parliament begun and August 2026, their report about me is fundamentary wrong, and based on something other than the contents of the Hansard.
To set the record straight, the first 100 days of the 12th Parliament have been a bihive of activity comprising orientation and learning sessions, composition of committees, setting up of commitee work plans, and actual work through both committees and plenary sessions.
In that period, I have made a maiden speech, and two substantive contributions on the floor of Parliament touching on the deplorable state of our roads and the devastating, prolonged drought which is arguably the longest in Uganda's history and is crippling the agricultural sector-all in three different plenary sittings.
In addition, I have made several contributions to the critical debates in my two respective committees of Defence and Internal Affairs, and Climate Change.
Had @observerug indeed used the Hansard in generating their report, these facts would have been clear.
As a professional media House, I believe you know what to do next, especially after obtaining sample video evidence of my contributions on the floor. I expect a correction of this misleading report.
Mukiibi Eriasa Sserunjogi,
MP Butambala County.
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@AidanRadhi_ @Westpaid420 @hweschief @RisingStarXI Imagine comparing creative midfielders without metrics related to chance creation, assists and goals lol.
You all remember this building technique that I talked about in April. I tracked it down and the results are out.. I'll tell you more on pros and cons in rwo weeks. This can be a game changer!
COMMON ENGINEERING PROBLEMS: WALL CRACKS; Should You be Worried?
In our common engineering problems Series, today we are talking about these wall cracks. What causes it? What should be the solution? Should one be worried? Lets have your views.
Today we hear about massive bombing of #Gaza and ground invasion by #Israel. The people of #Palestine have no electricity, no water and no internet. It is completely cut off. This is a war crime of immense proportions committed by a "country" that was not on the map in 1947.