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By our reporters

In Kampala–

The embattled Member of Parliament for Ruhinda County in Mitooma district; Dononzio Kahonda Mugabe could not get his freedom despite being granted bail today by Jinja high Court Judge, Eva Luswata .

Kahonda was granted a non-cash bail of 100 million and his passport was retained by court, pending hearing of an appeal in which he challenges the 9 months sentence he was handed by Jinja chief magistrate Francis Kaggwa after convicting him of forgery and uttering false documents last month.

However, he still has two fresh counts of forgery and uttering false documents against him in Luweero Chief Magistrate’s court.

On June 7, Kaggwa convicted and sentenced MP Kahonda to 9 months in prison on eleven charges of impersonation, forgery and uttering false documents and was accordingly sent to Kirinya prison in Jinja to serve his sentence.

Mr Kahonda was on Friday picked from Kirinya Prison and produced before the Luweero Chief Magistrate Charles Sserubuga and charged with two fresh counts of forgery and uttering false documents.

Prosecution alleges that Kahonda forged an Ordinary level (O-level) and Advanced Level (A-level) Certificate of Education which were presented to Ndejje University for admission.

But Mr Caleb Mwesigwa, one of Kahonda’s lawyers says such charges against his client are another fishing expedition to ensure that Kahonda is swept of the political scene and kept in detention.

The lawyer questioned the urgency that caused his client’s presentation before court in Luweero even when he was receiving medication for pneumonia and malaria. He however, claims that the rush was in anticipation that the Jinja High Court could grant him bail.

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By Elly Karenzi

In Ibanda–

The Ibanda district Resident District Commissioner; Eliasto Akatuheebwa has appealed to the residents to report in his office believers of a new cult codenamed as Nyangakaibo sector who are sabotaging the government programmes and projects by stopping their children from participating in Registration and national identification card exercise for children (NIRA).

While speaking to www.mknewslink.com today, Akatuheebwa said the registration exercise which started in June will end in August where children from 5 years to 16 years are expected to be registered.

He blamed the new cult believers who have barred their children from the registration exercise mainly in sub-counties of Nyamarebe, Ishongorero, Kashangura sub counties all in Ibanda district.

The Nyangakaibo believers attempted sabotage the registration exercise for National identity card and mobile phones but they were arrested and sentenced to a six month imprisonment in Nyabuhikye government prison.

The LC 111 chairperson, Kashangura sub county; David Kiiza blamed delays in the registration exercise on some couples who separated after marriage and refuse to produce photo copies of their IDS to support the exercise.

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