UGANDA (eTN) - I le maeʻa ai o le umi o le vaʻa autu o vaʻa felaʻuaʻi vaʻa, MV Kalangala, lea na aveʻesea mai le tautua mo le tausiga tele i le amataga o le afa lona lua o le 2010, na faʻasolosolo ai le malo i le unaʻi mai le au faʻasalalau, tagata lautele, ma ae maise tagata o le motu o Ssese Islands, ma latou toe aveina le faʻatulafonoina muamua o vaʻa.

Mafaufau o palota e tatau ona faia i lalo ifo o le masina, o lenei e manino lava o se gaioiga atamai pe a fai o le malo manaʻo e taofia palota ai latou o nonofo ma fefaʻatauaʻi ma atumotu, ma o lea e leai se taimi na leiloa ina ua toe foi mai le vaʻa mai lana asiasiga i Mwanza e toe ave ai i le tautua. O le mafuaaga aloaia na tuuina atu o le muamua 3-tausaga konekalate ma se kamupani tumaoti na i ai i soo se mataupu ua maeʻa, ae na iloa na i ai uma le faamoemoe e toe faafou le konekalate pe a na le mo le tumau uunaiga aemaise mai le aufaasālalau luga mataupu

Na tuuaia e le aufaipisinisi tumaoti tulafono a le malo mo le umi o le tuai ona toe faaleleia le afi o le vaa ona tulai mai ai lea o isi faʻafitauli poʻo ai na mafua ai ona totogi nisi o pili. O se lesona na aʻoaʻoina fai mai ai lenei tusitala: Aua le faalauaiteleina auaunaga o loʻo i le pulega a le malo, aemaise lava pe a oʻo mai i le faʻafesoʻotaʻia o atumotu o le Vaituloto o Victoria ma le atunuʻu tele, ona o isi iloiloga e tatau ona sili atu i le mama o polofiti faaosofia, o le tulaga lea iinei E taua tele lenei tulaga ile tulaga saogalemu ma taugofie felauaiga o vaituloto e taua tele mo pisinisi tau turisi a atumotu ma tatala avanoa o laina mo tagata o atumotu. MA O LE tiute lena a le malo ae LEʻo se mea e faʻaaoga faʻapitoa.

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Following the long saga of the main lake transport ferry, MV Kalangala, which was taken out of service for major maintenance in the early second half of 2010, the government caved in to pressure from the media, the public, and in particular the island dwellers of the Ssese Islands, and took back the previously privatized operation of the ferry.
Considering that elections are due to be held in less than a month, this is clearly a smart move if government wishes to retain the votes of those living on and trading with the islands, and hence no time was lost after the return of the ferry from its inspection in Mwanza to take her back into service.
The official reason given was that the initial 3-year contract with a private company had in any case expired, but it was learned that there was all intention of renewing the contract had it not been for the sustained pressure in particular from the media over the affair.