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BY WILBER MUHWEZI

IN BUSHENYI—-

Following numerous complaints brought in by leadership of Bushenyi district and other districts in greater Bushenyi Magisterial area against the Bushenyi chief magistrate Moses Katorogo, judicial service commission has finally interdicted him for corruption and abuse of office.

In a letter signed by the Resident District Commissioner, District Internal Security Officer and the District State Attorney to the minister of justice and constitutional affairs asking for the immediate interdiction of Moses Katorogo

Three days before his interdiction, social media was awash with stories of corruption and misuse of office by chief magistrate moses Katorogo

Western Ankole civil society forum chief Executive officer, Apollo Lee Kakonge and Elly Muhwezi senior programmers’ officer had pinned Katorogo on facebook accusing him of corruption and extortion money from innocent Banyabushenyi.

www.mk newslink.com  editor spoke to him before his interdiction about corruption allegations against him but denied the allegations saying he always gives out bail which is entitled to every Ugandan according to the constitution

On the issue of charging money before one accesses bail, Katorogo said that the complainants should bring evidence to that effect.

The chief magistrate who was months away to his mandatory retirement, faces his third interdiction following one in Mbarara in 2000 later Kasese and now Bushenyi

He was ordered to handover office immediately to Mbarara Chief Magistrate and he takes charge of the office in the greater Bushenyi magisterial area.

Due too much facebook posts for the last four days, Katorogo called in a lawyer yesterday to compile evidence and sue Appollo Lee Kakonge who orchestrated the facebook war against him.  The lawyer gathered evidence but what this website is not sure about is whether the case will continue since the complainant has been interdicted and will be investigate by the judicial service commission.

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By Elly Katahinga

In Ntungamo—

A sub-county community development officer (CDO) has been arrested by police and district officials after he was implicated by several women groups for soliciting and obtaining from several women groups to make them access women entrepreneurship fund.

Emmanuel Muhangi the KIbatsi Sub County CDO was arrested following a meeting chaired by the resident district commissioner Justine Mbabazi, the District chief administrative officer Samuel Ruhweza Kaija. Te meeting was also attended by the district chairman Denis Singahache with over 600 women group heads at Kibatsi Sub County on Monday afternoon.

Muhangi had attested to have attained money amounting to over UShs 1.7M as registration fees for community based organizations and written a consent letter that he will refund Nov 2016, however women accused him of getting more than that from them.

The Ntungamo district police commander Baker Kawonawo confirmed the arrest and said they are investigating Muhangi on embezzlement charges.

The Ntungamo RDC Justine Mbabazi said that the arrest of the CDO was the beginning of the several actions arising from investigations over crippled performance of the Women entrepreneurship fund in the district.

He said her office had attained several reports that women are being charged money to have their groups registered, assessed, approved and given money under the special women groups fund.

BY ELLY NYESIGA

IN MBARARA—-

Leaders of Mbarara district under the youthlivehood program is to arrest the youth leaders whose groups have not yet paid back the youth funds.

According the Remegio Musiime youthlivehood focal person Mbarara district identified the youth leaders as Ivan Muhoozi the youth chairman mbarara district a member of Rugarura youth goat rearing group in Kashare sub-county who received 7.1million.

Patrick Tumuhibise youth district councilor sub-county Rwanyamahembe who is also the chairman New Life Dreamer Actors group which received over 7 million.

Mackline kyamazima a youth representative at Rubindi sub-county a member of functional hiring services tents and chairs receiving over 11million.

Musiime says the youth leaders whose groups are supposed to be examples they are the one’s defying the laws all the defaulters received the money in the financial year of 2014-2015 up to now no single coin recovered.

This resolution was made yesterday in the district stakeholders meeting on how to recover the youth live hood funds.

The RDC Mbarara Capt. Martha Asiimwe asked the concerns to always seek security to guard them whenever they are going to recover the money to avoid being hijacked from the way.

In the whole district of Mbarara over 557million was distributed to 56 groups only 74 million were recovered making it to 67% recovery