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BY WILBER MUHWEZI

 IN BUSHENYI AND KAMPALA

The principal judge Yorokam Bamwine yesterday forced west diocese canons who had sued the Archbishop of the church of Uganda Stanly Ntagali to withdraw the case on Monday 31^st /10/2016 in order to bring harmony and peace in the diocese.

In the meeting which sat in Kampala yesterday that was attended by six canons and five Christians from west Ankole diocese as well as provincial chancellor Mr. Tumusingize Barnabas.

Tumusingize represented the archibishop whereas Counsel Owen Murangira was lawyer of  the canons.  

The  canons won on one side where by the archbishop was stopped from appointing eight commissaries whom the canons were opposed to

Can. Yorokam Bashaasha the chief petitioner

The meeting between the principal judge and the canons came as a result of a letter in which the archbishop wrote to the principle judge requesting him to intervene in the matter after justice Lydia Mugambe had issued the interim order stopping the archbishop from taking over west ankole diocese’s Episcopal jurisdiction.

The archbishop was embarrassed by the court order at the time when he was going to inaugurate the 8 commissaries at lake view hotel in mbarara. The function was cut short.

Lydia Mugambe had scheduled to hear the application of the canons case on 31^st October 2016 s well as the interim injunction. If  what the principal judge advised is put into force, the case will be withdrawn from court.

The court case led to the birth of a pressure group of Christians in west ankole who condemn the actions of canons to sue the archibishop.

Bishop Katoneene retired on 2^nd October 2016 and never left a successor and this has resulted into amongst.

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BY ELLY KARENZI  

IN IBANDA—  

Three people died on spot in a fatal accident when a vehicle in which they were travelling in over turned several times a long Kazo – Ibanda road on Thursday night.

The Ibanda District Police Commander, Denis Ochama confirmed that the accident happened on Thursday night at 12.15 am and identified the deceased as Robert Nuwampereza,Lecturer at Alliance Vocational School in Ibanda Municipality Council who hails from Kabila sub county in Mitooma district,Sozi Ssesanga, a driver working with Crane Bank, Ibanda branch  and a resident of Kashaka village in Ibanda Municipality Council and Ms. Eddy Natukunda, a business woman operating a Boutique shop a long Jubillee Street in Ibanda  town and she hails from Bushenyi district.

Mr. Arther Rwomushana, a teacher at Alliance Senior Secondary School Ibanda, the only survivor  was rushed to Mayanja Memorial hospital in Mbarara  while in critical condition as he sustained  multiple injuries.

According to eye witnesses ,the  three bodies and   one  person who was still breathing in great pain remained inside the private  car reg. UAP 922 W near Rushango bridge  and  the milk vendors discovered them in the morning of Friday and raised alarm which attracted the neighebours and reported the matter at police.

Mr. Ochama contributed  the  cause of accident to over speeding and the driver failed to negotiate with a sharp corner at Rushango bridge and the car  over turned several times before it fell into a ditch  near the bridge.

Mr. Ochama cautioned drivers that they should not risk their lives by driving  late at night especially when they are drunk.