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By Vincent Mugisa
IN KAGADI—–

Animal robbers in Kagadi District have survived lynching Ikuma cell Kagadi Town council in when angry residents burnt the motorcycle they were using.
Bajaj boxer registration number UEF 906D was burnt after residents discovering that thieves have been using it in their operations.
Thugs who were not identified ran off for their dear lives before the motocycle was burnt.

Edward Kisembo who got injured in the scuffle

According to the eye witness Edward Kisembo who found residents fighting with masked robbers, the scuffle when one of the thieves failed to establish himself for about 20 minutes before residents descending on him where Kisembo was injured.

BY VINCENT MUGISHA
IN HOIMA——

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Security officials in Hoima district have blocked protesters for Save Bugoma forest organized by civil society organizations after learning of residents’ intensions to lynch them.

The activists under the Association for Conservation of Bugoma Forest had planned to carry out a 6 kilometer walk as a way of showing dissatisfaction over increased depletion of Bugoma forest and the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom giveaway of part of the forest land in Muhangaizima village, to Hoima Sugar investor.

Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom recently offered part of the forest land to a sugar cane investor but this was later halted by NFA.

But the issue had also attracted attention of other conservationists, who organized a protest walk against the giveaway.

But before the activists could set off from Hoima town, to Nsozi village in Kyangwali where the walk was meant to start, security blocked them.

Hoima Deputy Resident District Commissioner, Ambrose Mwesigye directed the protesters to halt the move, saying security on ground had been compromised.

He advised them to call off the protest and organize another day when the area is secure for them.

The residents led by Yabezi Kaguna Kabona claimed that the activists had hidden intensions of turning the Kingdom land into a chimpanzee conservation area.

The group comprised of over 200 people locked the road armed with arrows, sticks and machetes’.

But Costantino Tessarin, the Treasurer, Association of Uganda Tour Operators, who led the conservation walk, said the move was meant to highlight a concern by conservationists on the continued depletion of Uganda’s largest central reserve wondering why they were locked.

His pleas for security to escort them to Kyangwali were unsuccessful, as security maintained its stand.

BY VINCENT MUGISHA
IN KIBALE—–

Kibale RDC Samuel

Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Kibaale Samuel Kisembo has faulted police of neglecting children concerns reported.
Mr.Samuel said the act has increased child abuse in the district since they do not have where to report as police has kept a deaf ear.
During stakeholders meeting about child protection in the districts of Kibaale, Kakumiro and Kagadi at starlight karuguza in kibaale town organized by world vision on Friday, he said police has not done enough to protect the rights of children which are stipulated in the constitution of Uganda.
He warned parents who give corporal punishment to their children to stop before the law picks them up.
World vision official in charge of Kibale district Edith Muhindo said according to their 2014 report 33.1% of girls are married off before the age of 18 in kibale district alone.
“we are operating in 41 districts and our aim is to fight for the observation of children rights in the country as police should take part in abolishing child abuse” said Edith muhindo

BY VANSIO
IN KABALE—–

State Minister for Finance Planning David Bahati has warned corrupt civil servants of terminating their contracts if they do not stop the habit.
While presiding at the launch of Ryakarimira town council in Rubaya sub county Kabale district, Mr. Bahati said government cannot tolerate civil servants who are lazy, corrupt and incompetent to keep on misusing government resources.
Minister Bahati said the new initiative is aimed at ensuring effective delivery of services to Ugandans.

He blamed civil servants for failing to spear head government programs due to their personal selfish needs retarding service delivery.

‘’Getting rid of inefficient civil servants will speed up policy implementation and improve the lives of ordinary Ugandans ‘’ Mr. Bahati said
Rubaya sub county Chairperson Can. Enoch Kazooba asked government to buy the newly created town council a vehicle in ensuring proper service delivery.

BY ELLY NYESIGA
IN MBARARA–

High court in mbarara has sentenced 35 year old man to 20 years in jail for defiling his daughter.
Isaiah Tumwine 35 a resident of Kyamugasha cell, Kinoni subcounty Rwampara mbarara district on 21st June 2015 defiled her 4 year old biological daughter after her step mother had left home for a visit.
A neighbor who heard the girl crying for help in the house is said to have made an alarm that attracted other people who arrested Isaiah before taking him to police.
While reading out his judgment, Matovu said the punishement of 20 years will serve as a deterrent measure to parents who instead of taking care of their children turn against them

BY ELLY NYESIGA
IN MBARARA————

Mbarara High court has sentenced a 28 year John Byamugisha to 25years in prison over murder.
Court presided over by Justice David Matovu 28 heard that on the 19th of March 2015 at John Byamugisha murdered Bonekosi Atuhaire 30,a shop attendant in kiyaja cell mbarara municipality.
On the fateful night, John allegedly entered Atuhaire’s house before fighting her to death.
Neighbours who had them fight came and found the deceased lying dead in a pool of blood.
Mr. John was arrested from his mother’s house where he was remanded for three years at mbarara central prison.
After pleading guilty to the charges, Justice David Matovu sent him in Mbarara central prison for 25 years.

BY WILBER MUHWEZI AND CYNTHIA ARINDA

IN MBARARA

The election petition filed by former Igara East member of  Parliament Micheal Mawanda at Mbarara high court resumed on Thursday where he has so far presented a total of  28 witnesses before justice Dr. Winfred Nabisinde.

Mawanda claims that grounds that took him to court were tarnishing his name by opponent Andrew Martial by saying that police in India was looking for him and again said that he was part of COWE directors who stole peoples’ money.

“Am around as a free man and police in india has never at anytime looked for here in Uganda, I took india’s based company videophone to court for wrongly accusing me, defeated it in Indias highest court and it even compensated me. So how can they look for me? These are lies that led to my lose of the 2016 Igara East parliamentary seat in Bushenyi district.

He also noted that most of his voters were barred by martial’s supporters from voting. Mawanda added that still many polling stations closed before the mandatory time of 5:00pm. This led to some of his voters not vote and this is against parliamentary elections act of 2005.

Mawanda is very confident that he will win this case because his witnesses are testifying very well and he hopes to get justice from court.

When www.mknewslink.com editor tried to speak to Andrew Martial yesterday on how he sees his defense, he told him that the media was biased and was only covering Mawanda’s side. This editor told him that it was his chance then to tell his side of the story but refused.

The media covering the petitioned at Mbarara high court resolved not cover any story from Martial because he made wrong accusations and still embarrassed them that he cannot speak to them because it is a waste of time to speak to media at court.

BY ELLY NYESIGA

IN MBARARA——

Mbarara district chairman Capt. JB Baturakyi Tumusiime

Mbarara district chairperson Rtd. Capt. John Bosco Bamuturakyi Tumusiime has threatened to arrest LC1 chairpersons over theft in their respective villages.
In an interview with this reporter, former ISO said in his five year term he will carry out research all over the district and a village that comes on top in theft,chairperson of village will be arrested for failing to control it in his area.
Capt. John Bosco said LC1 chairpersons have a tendency of conniving with criminals and lead in stealing LC1 chairpersons connive with Criminals in their villages hence increasing criminality thus warning them to distance themselves from such.
Bamuturaki promises to fight theft and calls for unity in fighting the vice from the district since it has laid them back from development leading to poor service delivery.