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BY ELLY NYESIGA

IN ISINGIRO—-

Police in Isingiro are holding three people in connection with the theft of about 20 cows from the farm of state minister for veterans’ affairs Bright Rwamirama.

According to the Rwizi region police spokesperson Ibin Ssenkumbi, among the arrested ones there is a brother to minister identified as Muriisa Fred who is said to have processed all the documents to allow the movement of those animals.

Others who were arrested include Joram Mwesigye and Ismael Katungye all residents of Isingiro

Ssenkumbi says that among the 20 animals which they managed to rescue 17 were found being transported in a lorry  registration no. UAS 101K at Buwama in Mpigi district along Masaka-Kampala high way.

Ssenkumbi says that police are going on with investigations so that the culprits are brought to book.

BY WILBER MUHWEZI

IN BUSHENYI—

The head teacher of Bushenyi parents school Mr. Brian Naturinda has revealed that his school doesnot cheat exams like his fellow neighboring private schools.

He never named some of those schools whose pupils are given answers but when they are admitted to senior one in big schools they are discontinued on academic grounds.

“For us we teach and guide pupils accordingly but some of our neighbors do what we term as pupil drilling” HM Naturinda revealed.

There are some private schools in Bushenyi district which receive 100% results but their pupils/students are not given vacancies in first world schools.

The above came about after they would be give vacancies in senior one and be fired in the first year on academic grounds. Ntare, Mbarara high school, Bweranyangi girls and Mary hill don’t admit those pupils even if they have four aggregates.

“There is no any of our students who has ever been discontinued in any of the big schools on academic grounds. We give them holistic package” HM naturinda added.

In the 2016 PLE Exams 64 pupils sat for the exams and 53 came in grade one and 11 in grade two.

Anslem Amanya was the best student with four aggregates and www.mknewslink.com met him at the school Friday with his father and noted that he wants to join Namilyango college and wants to become a doctor.

He noted that he managed to pass well because of hard work since he would wake up at 4:00am to read his books. He also said that the school has good and experienced teachers who able to teach holistic packages.

HM NATURINDA IN A COAT, ANSLEM AMANYA IN t-shirt and Father left and brother right celebrating his 4 aggregates at the school

One of the directors of the school Lydia Rwakishaya hailed Bushenyi parents school teachers for making wonders in the 2016 UPE exams.

She noted that the school has registered success in PLE for many continuous years and they are proud that they don’t cheat exams for pupils but pupils don’t it themselves and continue to excel in other levels.

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BY ELLY KARENZI

IN IBANDA—- 

Police in Ibanda district, yesterday arrested 64 juvenile suspected to be robbers, attending films halls, matatu players, marijuana smokers and conmen who have been terrorizing residents of Ibanda municipality. Others who were rounded up included school children who are in holidays including a mother aged 35 with three children.

Of recent, there have been a spate of theft and  attackers targeting business persons, particularly the travelers from markets, mobile money dealers and people passing in black spots.

The District Police Commander, Ibanda, Mr. Denis Ochaama who led the operation, yesterday

said that he received intelligence reports from crime preventers ,residents and local council

Leaders that juvenile  had been attacking many villages especially Katooma, Omukensi

Roma, Kigarama,Kitwe,Kyaruhanga  and Bufunda cells all in Ibanda municipality  where

the high rate of crimes had been registered.

The reports indicated that some youth including boys and girls are terrorizing people using iron

bars, pangas,some grab women’s bags and steal their money and also ambush people who

draw the money from ATM.

Mr. Ochama said that all people who were arrested from their hide outs  were taken to

Ibanda central police cells for interrogation.

According to police, some juvenile who have been re-arrested during the previous operation

are now in police cells.  “The law is clear any suspect arrested is a suspect until

Court proves him or her guilty. We are mandated by law to arrest such criminals who have

become a threat  and we should  find ways to fight it and prevent it from recurring in Ibanda

district” Mr. Ochama said.

The LC officials told the wwww.mknewslink.com a western Uganda news website that some criminals have been using public toilets as a

place where to sleep at night, while others sleep in discos, film halls and in poor drainages.

Mr. Ochama has advised parents to get time at night and talk with their children about their

future and  get solutions of solving the problems met by their children. He said that many

children watch the TV  screens and end up trying to put into practice what they have seen  and

persuade their friends to join them in wrong places and wrong acts.

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