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By Nelson Twinamatsiko and Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
In Bushenyi–
President Yoweri Museveni has been put to light to ensure that technical education in Uganda is given priority and stop the tendency of exporting Ugandans abroad to clean toilets.

The call was sounded by the National chairman of technical Institutions;Adrian Ndemere on Saturday of July 22,2017 while speaking at the 4th graduation ceremony for Zion Institute of Tertiary Studies at Katungu Mothers Union Centre in Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipalty.
Ndemere who is also the director African College of Commerce &Technology said that if Ugandans were equipped with technical skills, there would be no need to go abroad to do odd jobs.

He encouraged parents to allow their children join technical institutions and acquire technical skills if they are to get direct employment.
However, he lashed out at parents who send their children to technical institutions only after failing to obtain good grades.
He further argued that in Uganda of today a person with technical skills can easily employ University graduates.
Over 100 students were awarded certificates and diplomas in different disciplines at a colorful ceremony that was attend by thousands of people.
Presiding over, the function, the former deputy vice chancellor KIU western campus;Prof.Emmanuel Karooro warned the graduates to avoid all avenues leading to HIV/Aids if they are to be responsible citizens.

Bishop emeritus Rt.Rev.Yona Katoneene urged the graduates to put God in all they do if they are to be successful.
The Executive Director African International Christian Ministry, a college of science and technology; Patience Mwesigwa Kayeye urged the graduates to use their acquired skills to employ themselves other than looking for jobs.

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By Our reporter
In Sembabule–
Three security officers attached to president’s office have today been aligned before a special army court martial in Sembabule town and charged with murder of a civilian.
The suspects were arrested yesterday afternoon for shooting dead Paul Tumukende; a civilian and son to the Sembabule LC3 chairperson.
The Division Court Martial of the Special Forces Command sat Saturday morning in at the Sembabule district Headquarters to try three suspects.
These are Police Constable Canan Nkamuhebwa who shot and killed Paul Tumukende, L/Cpl Johnson Abasa and Pte Able Katsigazi who were with Nkamuhebwa.
The shooter, according to regional police spokesperson; Lamech Kigozi is a bodyguard of a cousin of President Yoweri Museveni.

According to Army spokesperson Brig Richard Karemire, the shooter is being charged with murder, while the other two with abetting a crime and conspiracy.
Kigozi says Nkamuhebwa shot Mr Tumukunde twice in the armpit, accusing him of slapping him. The deceased was a son of the area LC3 Chairperson Fred Karekure.

Nkamuhebwa, who is attached to the Police Presidential Guard (PPG) of the SFC is being charged under Section 119 of the UPDF Act.
The court chaired by Lt Col Moses Emeru, was fully packed to it’s capacity by residents.
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By www.mknewslink.com reporters
In Kampala–

Gunshots have rocked Wakaliga, a Kampala suburb as police fired bullets to disperse two rival factions of boda boda operators that were fighting today morning.
Traffic was paralyzed for several hours and anumber of boda boda operators were seriously injured following the Saturday morning scuffle.

Running battles between boda boda cyclists and police ensued after members of the Boda Boda 2010 Association led by Mr Abdul Kitata allegedly attacked members of Century Rider’s Association at their offices in Wakaliga where they were holding a meeting.
Members of both associations were seen armed with weapons including pangas, hoes, sticks, machetes, among others.

They attacked Century Rider’s offices in Wakaliga as their counterparts were holding meetings. Several motorcycles were also burnt to ashes by the warring factions.

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By www.mknewslink.com reporters
In Kampala–
High Court is set to sit tomorrow and hear the bail application for Ruhinda county MP; Hon.Donozio Kahonda who is currently in jail at Kirinya government prison.

Jinja Chief Magistrate John Francis Kaggwa on June 7 convicted the embattled legislator and sentenced him to nine months in jail for forgery.
Kahonda later applied for bail and court fixed the hearing on August 16, a date he was not comfortable with.
A directive by Chief Justice Bart Katureebe is behind the fast-tracking of the bail application hearing for Ruhinda County MP Dononzio Kahonda.

Kahonda’s lawyer Caleb Mwesigwa says that before the MP moved to formally contest the August 16 date, his constituents petitioned the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe seeking his intervention in the matter.
Mwesigwa revealed that this petition prompted the Chief Justice to write to the Principal Judge Yorokamu Bamwine who later wrote to the resident Judge Jinja High Court, Justice Eva Luswata for action.
In a July 5 letter from the Chief Justice’s Chambers, his personal assistant, Aloysius Natwijuka, wrote to the Ruhinda Constituency petitioners explaining to them the actions taken so far.

He says the Chief Justice received the Ruhinda petition and acted upon it by writing to the Principal Judge who is the Head of the High Court to intervene.” reads in part, Natwijuka’s letter.
This administrative intervention comes at a time when supporters of the jailed MP continue to accuse Justice Minister Kahinda Otafiire, a political rival in Ruhinda County in Mitooma District, of using his office to harass Kahonda.

They recently camped at State House Entebbe demanding for Kahonda’s freedom. Kahonda trounced Kahinda in the 2016 parliamentary elections.
In a letter dated June 29, 2017 Chief Justice Bart Katureebe directs the Principal Judge Yorokamu Bamwine to identify another judge to hear Kahonada’s bail application as soon as possible.
Kahonda appeared before Court on Thursday last week for his bail hearing but this could not proceed due to the absence of a prosecutor to challenge his release as all state attorneys countrywide were on strike over low pay.
In the circumstances, Justice Luswata declined to preside over Kahonda’s bail application explaining that proceeding in the absence of a prosecutor would be a miscarriage of justice.
MP Kahonda’s bail application hearing was then adjourned to Monday July 24, 2017.
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In Ntungamo
The chairman LCV Ntungamo District; Denis Singahache has chalenged all civil servants to be result oriented in order to succeed in their career for long time.

Singahache sounded the appeal yesterday 21st July 2017 while opening the one day induction training for the over 80 newly recruited staff in Ntungamo District in the financial year 2016/2017 held at Ntungamo Resort Hotel.

The induction training was intended to provide the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding the public service as an institution an specifications of their jobs.

He said that they expect them to promote effective service delivery all sectors and able to serve all people regardless of their political and religion affiliations.

Singahache also tasked the recruited staff to have positive attitude towards work, focus on output and work as team if they are to be good performers in the civil service.

The deputy CAO Ntungamo District John Betunguura asked them to be persuasive, accommodative, delegate and consultative so as to build a winning team and motivated employees to attain the districts’ goals.
Betunguura warned some officers who do not respect their subordinates and general public they risk of being dismissed.
The District Principal Assistant Secretary Fedels Kiiza warned the new staff to avoid unethical and unbecoming behaviors if they are to foster service delivery in the district.
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By Yosam Gucwaki
In Masindi–

Residents from the seven districts neighboring Murchison Falls National Park have accused the Uganda Wild Life Authority (UWA) of valuing animal lives more than people’s lives.

Speaking during a stake holders meeting organized by UWA at country inn hotel in Masindi town, Ofoi Shaban, the LC3 chairperson for Panyimuru sub county in Pakwachi district said that many people have lost lives and crops to animals and the UWA does not respond positively something which makes people hate the park.

He added that when residents kill animals which encroach on their gardens they are always treated inhumanly, wondering why UWA considers animals to be more important than human life.
Ofoi added that the government must come out with inclusive programs that can make the communities co-exist with the animals in the park.

Edward Mapapale, the chairperson LC 3, Kiryandongo sub county in Kiryandongo district, explained that animals from the park invade their gardens and devastate them but nothing is done by UWA to help them recover their crops and the injuries inflicted on the people by te animals.

Mapapale added that there is a time when animals invaded Kijwabugingo parish and destroyed people’s gardens which forced the community members to impound the elephants and took them to the sub county headquarters something which brought about fear in the community.

Charles Ntairohoki, the chairperson LCV Kiryandongo district, asked UWA to invest more in animal control if they are to prevent the animals from roaming in people’s homes and gardens.

Ofoi Shaban, also noted that legislatures should speed up the making of the provision in the law which can allow compensation when someone loses life adding that though life cannot be reversed but these people leave behind orphans, widows and widowers who need help.
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