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Dialogue meeting to commemorate the day of the African child at Floral Hotel in Wakiso Town council.
The day is observed annually on 11 October to advocate for the full spectrum of girl’s rights.
The dialogue is organized by Save the Children.

An inception meeting for the District political and technical leadership aimed at supporting HIV services by Infectious Diseases Institute has been held.
The five year project costing $20m annually for the Districts of Wakiso and Masaka is supported by centre for Disease control.
Over 75 Health facilities in Wakiso including 75000 people living with HIV, 31,244 girls under the Dreams project will be supported.
Among the activities to be supported include: Laboratory services, voluntary male circumcision, HIV Testing, care and treatment, key populations, supply chain and logistics.

In a bid to support HIV services in Wakiso District.Infectious Diseases Institute has today donated an assortment of items to 14 Health facilities in the District.
The items which were handed over to the District leadership included examination couches,metric benches,filing cabinets and office tables among others.
Hard to reach health facilities of Busi and Zinga are among the beneficiaries.

Happy World Teachers Day to all the incredible educators around the world! You inspire, motivate, and shape the minds of future generations. Thank you for your dedication, passion, and tireless efforts in making a difference in the lives of your students. Your impact is immeasurable, and we are grateful for all that you do. Keep shining and empowering the world with knowledge!
#HappyWorldTeachersDay#

Four out of the five sectoral committee chairpersons have been re-elected to head the District council standing committees.
Vincent Mulindwa was elected for chairperson Works committee and Kakungulu Shakirah for the finance and planning committee committee both unopposed, while Faisal Nyanzi for Production, Natural Resources, Trade and Cooperatives committee with 57 votes against Namutebi Hadijah who got 26 votes. Others are Kalyoowa Nasifu for Health and Education committee with 71 votes beating Mwamula Juma getting only 16 votes and Kanamwangi Abasi worn the Gender and Social services committee with 66 votes against Annet Nakyanja with 18 votes.

The District council session chaired by the speaker Hon. Nasif Najja is on going.
The Council will today elect new committee chairpersons and also reconstitute sectoral committees as stipulated under rule 91(b) and standard rules of procedure 2019.
The committees which have served for two and a half years were sworn in May 2021.