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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante and Nelson Twinamatsiko

In Bushenyi

The minister for Justice and Constitutional affairs; Maj.Gen.Kahinda Otafiire has lashed out at Capt.Kahonda’s supporters calling them stupid who just talk what they don’t understand.

In an exclusive telephone interview with www.mknewslink.com editors, Kahinda dismissed allegations that he uses his office to trouble Capt.Kahonda and the people of Ruhinda constituency at large.

Kahonda was lected the MP for Ruhinda County in last parliamentary election, defeating Maj.Gen.Kahinda Otafiire who had been in the seat since 1994.

Kahonda is currently in Kirinya Government prison serving a nine month imprisonment following a forgery case filed against him by the state. However, he has appealed in high court and applied for bail which is to be heard on 24^th July 2017.

Since Kahonda’s detention his supporters have been accusing minister Kahinda Otafiire of using his office to antagonize Ruhinda voters.

Friday morning over 300 people calling themselves supporters of Kahonda stormed Entebbe state house demanding President Yoweri Museveni’s assistance to secure Kahonda’s release.

However, they were denied access to the president hence pitching a camp at the state house gate.

Maj.Gen.Kahinda Otafiire was recently in Mitooma district where he allegedly boasted against the voters there saying that they voted wrongly.

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By Yosam Gucwaki

In Masindi–

Sam Awori Otada, the former MP for Kibanda County in Kiryandongodistrict, has rushed to Masindi high court challenging the circumstances under which of Amin Taban Tampoo was nominated.
In May this year court of appeal ordered for fresh elections in
Kibanda North County after it nullified the election of Taban Amin
over mismatch of names on his academic transcript and in the voters register.
Before Otada went to court of appeal, he first went to Masindi high

court and lost the case to Taban Amin which forced him to go to the court of appeal where Amin was challenged leading to the fresh elections.
Otada filed his application on 12 July, 2017 through his lawyer Asuman

Nyonyintono from wagabaza and co. advocates against Taban Amin and the NRM electoral commission after he failed to get redress when he complained to the NRM electoral commission. Taban Amin was represented by Alaka and co. advocates.
He said that after he waited for seven days without redress he rushed to Masindi high court where he filed an interim order seeking for the disqualification Taban Amin explaining that circumstances which led to nullification of Kibanda North parliamentary seat are still standing saying that Taban Amin has not done what court told him to do.

Yesterday Otada also applied for an interim order restraining the NRM electoral commission from conducting the primary elections which was granted to him Friday afternoon by Acio Julia the registrar Masindi high court.
In the order granted to Otada, Acio the status quo be maintained
pending the determination of the temporary injunction.
Otoda said that the court order stops all of them from proceeding with the election noting that there will be no winner because the process will not be complete.
However, by press time our reporter contacted the chairperson
electoral commission Tang Odoi he said that voting was moving on normally though it was marred by low turn up.

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By Richard Akandwanaho

In Rukungiri

Authorities in Rukungiri district have given a 21 day ultimatum for all the people who have encroached on wetlands in the district to vacate or else they risk being arrested.

According to the Rukungiri district Resident District Commissioner, Martin Mugabe, the order is intended to restore the environment generally the wetlands in the area, which he noted has attributed to the current famine cases in the Country.

Mugabe added that leaders at all levels who have planted trees in wetlands and near peoples banana plantations  should cut the trees quickly so that they become good example to the rest of the residents.

He said after the ultimatum, all those who shall have not vacated the wetlands shall be arrested.

The directive is a support to a move initiated by the president of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to stop people from encroaching on wetlands as a way of preserving the environment.

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