Day

BY VANANSIO M. KAKOGOSO

IN KABALE
The former Kabale Municipality Mayor Dr. Pius Ruhemurana is under fire
for allegedly failing to handover Kabale municipality Ipad.
Ruhemurana who was defeated by the Sentaro Byamugisha in the recent
concluded elections, handed over office on 10th May this year to
former Kabale Municipality town clerk Charles Magumba.
However the current Mayor Sentaro, says that in the handover report
for Dr. Ruhemurana indicates that there is an Ipad for the office of
the mayor that was bought under Uganda Support for Municipal
infrastructure Development USMID project.
He says that he informed the Magumba about the disappearances of IPad in vain.

The former Kabale Municipality town clerk Charles Magumba admits that
Ruhemurana failed to handover the Ipad. He however says that they have
advised Ruhemurana to pay it back.

While talking to www.mknewslink.com reporter on phone, Ruhemurana told him
to contact the town clerk on the matter.

BY ELLY KARENZI
IN IBANDA——

Report released yesterday in Ibanda district states that sanitation is improving as pit latrine coverage reach 80% in the district.
Ibanda district health officer Dr. Juluis Bamwine said health is improving in the region due to people adherence of the government directive that every household should have atleast a pit latrine.
The report shows that water and sanitation have since improved in many sub counties of Ibanda district which has enabled construction of pit latrines in the area.

BY VINCENT MUGISA
IN KAGADI——–

An official from world voice Uganda Charles Jumba has warned parents who abuse children to be arrested if they do not want to stop the habbit.

Last week Rossette Kabasomi divorced with her husband and left her child behind with the step mother who beat and burnt him to unconscious state over unknown issues.

The child who was burnt by the step mother was transferred to Mulaga National referral hospital for treatment.

BY ELLY  KARENZI   

IN IBANDA—

Fifty four couples  from  Ibanda ,Nyabuhikye and Kakinga archdeaconries in Ibanda district have today tied their knots at St. Paul church of Uganda during a colorful ceremony which was  presided over by the Bishop of Ankole diocese the Rt. Rev. Sheldon Mwesigwa  assisted  by   Can. Rev. Yorokamu Atwine.

The mass wedding  ceremony   took  two hours and thirty minutes   and  was witnessed by many people from different districts of Ibanda, Mbarara, Bushenyi,Kamwenge,Buhweju in a fully parked church. Women were seen dressed in wedding nets  while men in suits accompanied by matrons and best men.

Ibanda  church Zone has started implementing its plans of  wedding all couples and Christians and confirming people who have not received holy communion as a way of  strengthening and promoting church values because  it is planning to become a diocese next month in August 2016. .

Addressing thousands of well wishers and Christians, the Bishop of Ankole diocese,Rt.Rev. Mwesigwa said the  couples have started  a new journey for their matrimony in Christianity as all of them have been dating in their history. Rt. Rev Mwesigwa  said that this mass wedding ceremony was  the first of kind that he has performed since he became the Bishop of Ankole in 2010.

He revealed that many  couples  have been dating and failed to raise millions of money  to perform expensive  functions for the reception. He told  the people and church leaders that  he will table a motion in the synod the church highest  council  in Ankole diocese to pass a bye law  that couples who have been in marriage life should be considered  to pay less church fee for their wedding ceremonies. He said that the church should not be a road block to stop them to enter the kingdom of God due to church contributions.

Mr. John Mark Katongole aged 67 years  of Rwemiyega sub county in  Sembabule  district wedded Mrs.Federensi Tibihika who hails from Kitagwenda county in Kamwenge district and both they were the oldest people  to make vows.

Others who tied the  knot included Mr.  and Mrs Kato Bashaija a UPDF soldier who hails from Kafunjo cell in Ibanda Municipality ,Mr. and Mrs Grace Musinguzi Kakwene, a reknown businessman,Mr and Mrs. Brian Ssozi, a coffee trader in Ibanda municipality,Mr. Frank Kyakadosi  of Kyaruhanga municipality a among many.  A wedding procession has  paralyzed the  business and transport in Ibanda town as most of them were standing in open roof vehicles.

By Vanansio Mbabazi
in Kabale—-

Police in Kabale district are hunting for a 42 year old man for cutting off ears of his wife.
According to the Kigezi region Police spokesperson Elly Maate the incident occurred today at
around midday when Dianah Ninsiima a 20 year old woman develop disareements with her husband
Gerald Twesigomwe.

The two are residents of Kakaabano cell, upper Bugongi in Kabale municipality. Ninsiima
told him that she wants to go to a conference at Tarbanacal church
Bugongi and her husband refused.

Out of the exchange of words Twesigome locked the woman inside and chops
tied her and cut her ears off, during the cutoff the woman made
an alarm and was rescued and rushed to Kabale referral hospital where she
is nursing injuries.

Maate condemned the incident in the strongest manner saying that the
man who could be protecting his wife to find him cutting off her ears.
he added that they should have used relevant offices to sort out their grievances,
police is hunting for the suspect after he is arrested he will be taken to
court.

BY VINCENT MUGISA
IN KAGADI———

Kibaale RDC Samuel Kisembo

The acting Resident District commissioner (RDC) kagadi district Moses Nuwagaba Entwiga is accusing Kibaale district RDC Samuel Kisembo of interfering with kagadi district issues.
Mr. Moses said Kibaale district was split into three districts because it was too large and government wanted to services to reach it people but Kibaale RDC Mr. Kisembo is yet to realize the difference as he keeps crossing boundaries giving orders to Kagadi district where his jurisdiction does not reach.
Last week Mr. Kisembo while on a local radio station extended security orders in kagadi district during NRM primaries yet his orders should only stop in Kibaale district since there is another RDC in Kagadi district.
“The constitution states that there shall be an RDC for every district of Uganda, one district one RDC but not one RDC for many districts, by law Kibaale RDC cannot be the RDC for Kagadi and Kakumiro yet the law says there shall be deputy RDC to take in the absence of the full RDC”, Moses Nuwagaba noted
Kibaale district was recently split into three districts of Kibaale, Kakumiro, and Kigadi.
Mr. Moses Nuwagaba has been Deputy RDC Kibaale District but since Kagadi District started operations this financial year 2016/2017, he took as RDC Kagadi District.