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BY VANANSIO KAKOGOSO

IN KABALE—
The Kabale Municipality Town Clerk Joseph Kimbowa has come under fire
from Kabale district leaders over absenteeism.
Kimbowa, who was Masaka Municipality town clerk, was posted to Kabale
Municipality as town clerk on 04th July 2016, replacing Charles
Magumba who was posted to Entebbe Municipality. However the leaders
claim that since he came he has abandoned office, which has affected
service delivery.
The Kabale Resident District Commissioner Darius Nandinda accuses the
town clerk Kimbowa of abandoning his duty station which is in Kabale
to spend most of the time in Kampala attending to his personal
businesses.
He says that ever since Kimbowa was appointed town clerk, he has been
rarely seen in office and he is worried that service delivery has been
hampered in the municipality because of the absence of the town clerk.

The Kabale district Chief Administrative officer Abert Matsiko
Mutungwire says that he has received complaints both from political
and technical staff from Kabale municipal council accusing Kimbowa of
absenteeism and withholding money for roads on bank account.

He however says that Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary
instructed him to hold a meeting and verify why  Kimbowa is never
in office by 25th January and give a report of findings.

When contacted on phone, Kimbowa said that he cannot comment on
concerns raised by his superiors.

BY ELLY NYESIGA

IN MBARARA—-

A group of youth in Mbarara town yesterday morning stormed the Office of the Mbarara RDC protesting a move by Mbarara district local government to hire Kakyeka stadium to be used for motor rally.

The Youths led by Kibure Muruwa noted they had received a notice that Kakyeka stadium which is mainly used for soccer is to be used for motor rally a move they oppose saying it will destroy the stadium.

Muruwa says since that season of games for primary and secondary schools in the country is soon starting, the stadium should not be hired for motor rally to prepare it for those games.

Salim Twaha, the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) delegate for Mbarara district told journalists that as Uganda tries to develop football game, it’s not the time for local governments to start destroying the football stadiums by turning them into motorsport grounds.

In her response, the Mbarara RDC Capt. Martha Asiimwe said that she insists on her position of not allowing motorsport rally in Kakyeka stadium as indicated in her letter which was addressed to Mbarara district Chief Administrative officer.

In the letter dated 20^th January 2017 which was seen by www.mknewslink.com reporter in Mbarara, the RDC said together with the security team that they found out that allowing the motor rally in Kakyeka stadium may cause chaos in town which they rejected.

BY FRED MWEBEMBEZI

IN FORT PORTAL—-

Students of Uganda Pentecostal University situated in fort portal Kabarole district yesterday stormed the administration office in protest over the postponed graduation that was due to take place on this Friday 27^th jan 2017

The 12^th graduation was earlier announced to take place on 27^th Jan 2017 but to hear bad news that the graduation was shifted to 24^th Feb 2017 which students noted it was against the law.

The angry students moved with sticks, banners written on “graduation is a must’’being led by the former speaker of the university guild Mr. Hillary Asiimwe along all corners of the university with mixed reactions and even some of them crying.

The Uganda Pentecostal University is a private institution situated in Kahungabunyonyi Fort portal Municipality Kabarole district with its another branch in Rubaga kampala Uganda.

The angry students were dispersed by the police who arrived at the scene when the administrators could do little or possibly nothing to calm the situation.

Speaking to the students, Batungi Nasani the vice chancellor said the major reason for postponing the graduation was that most heads of departments have failed to submit the results of the students that are going to graduate like results for education faculty and journalism in time.

Batungi said that the time they had was not enough for them to compile the results making it unbearable for him to allow the graduation go on stake.

He however appealed to the students to persist citing that the administration will work around the clock to have everything done thus making an improvement in the transcript awarded to students this coming graduation.

Twinomujuni Noel the academic registrar said this was done to eliminate the past errors where even students would graduate without their marks being submitted.

He further said that this will help students to go immediately with their transcripts after graduation which has not been the case before.

Okiidi Christopher a law student year three however condemned the administration for having failed to raise a notice to students earlier which has resulted into abnormal expenses.

Isaac Muhumuza a year four law student begged the administration to compaset all the costs incurred by transporting their parents, accommodation facilities especially the students that come from distant places of Kenya, Nigeria among others and those who have prepared their parties in their respective villages.