Day

By Nelson Twinamatsiko and Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

In Bushenyi–

Judges and magistrates have laid down their tools and announced indefinite sit down strike starting tomorrow August 25,2017 in protest  of what they call government’s failure to cater for their welfare.

Godfrey Kaweesa; the president of Uganda Judicial Officers Association who is also chief magistrate for Iganga magisterial area, has confirmed to www.mknewslink.com news website that with effect from tomorrow, all courts will close business until further notice.

Kaweesa added that all judiciary vehicles, office keys and all properties that belong to judiciary have been handed over to government.

All judicial officers; including grade one ,Two magistrate, court registrars, High court judges, court of Appeal judges and supreme court  judges will participate in the strike.

In July this year all court prosecutors under their umbrella; Uganda Association of Prosecutors (UAP) staged a two week sit down strike in a protest of poor salaries.

One of the judicial officers who preferred anonymity confirmed to this website that they are paid miserably ranging from shs.700, 000/=to sh.5,000,000.

Source:www.mknewslink.com

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By Elly Katahinga

In Ntungamo–

The Ntungamo district vice chairperson   Sakina Ampeire Imamu has expressed concern over the increasing poor performance of government aided schools in the district.

While releasing the Primary Seven Mock examinations 2017 in the District council hall this mid-week, Ampeire noted that government aided schools have continued performing poorly compared to private schools which should be addressed.

Over 1,615 pupils from government schools who sat for mock examinations were un graded especially girls.

According to results released by the Ntuungamo district Inspector of schools Fred Bahati, a total of 9,929 pupils registered for mock only 1615 got first grade while 2869 passed in second 1,183 in third grade and 2455 in fourth grade.

172 pupils could not finish the exams while 20 pupils never turned up.

SOURCE :www.mknewslink.com

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By www.mknewslink.com reporter

In Kampala–

The Electoral Commission (EC) has finally set November 21 for local council elections after more than 15 years of waiting.

Registered voters will elect village (Local Council 1) by lining up behind a candidate of their choice.

The exercise will last 30 minutes before the counting of votes to determine the winner.

On polling day, verification and assembly of voters will start at 7 am and end at 10 am. Between 10 am and 11am, EC officials will conduct voter education and brief voters on voting procedures by the village Election Official (presiding officer)

According to the releases circular from Electoral Commission, voting will start at 11am and end 30 minutes later.

Between 11:30 am and noon, electoral officials are expected to fill the Form EC10 and declare the chairperson-elect. From 12 pm to 4 pm, the chairperson-elect would nominate an executive committee which will be approved by the village council.

Campaigns will take place from November 17 to 20 while nominations are scheduled to take place from November 15 to 16, according to the EC programme.

EC will kick off the exercise with the recruitment of village election officials from October 11 to 14 with verification of the residents and compilation of village LC1 Voters Register expected to commence on October 26 to 30.

The verification of voters according to EC will start at 7 am and end at 6 pm on each of the appointed dates including weekends.

Aspirants are expected to pick nomination forms from the parish election official in which the village is located from October 24 to 31.

To be nominated, an aspirant must be a citizen of Uganda of 18 years and above, a resident of the village where he or she wants to stand and must be registered on the respective village council register.

No academic qualification shall be required for the election of the chairperson and no nomination fee shall be required.

EC Chairperson Simon Byabakama has urged Ugandans to embrace and participate in the exercise and has appealed to political parties to study the programme carefully given the elections will be held under the multiparty political dispensation.

SOURCE :www.mknewslink.com

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By www.mknewslink.com Reporter

In Kampala—

Fire has gutted houses of police officers at Katwe Police Division destroying property worth millions of shillings.

The fire started at about 9:30am on Thursday in a structure that is shared by several polices.

Mr Siraje Bakaleke, the commander for Kampala Metropolitan Police South, said the fire has been contained.

“We suspect that the fire started from an electric coil that was left unattended to in one of the houses. The good thing fire prevention officers have been able to stop the fire from spreading and saved other homes,” Mr Bakaleke said.

Most of the police officers had gone to work when the fire started.

Fires in police barracks are common because most officers reside in ramshackled units since the force has a shortage of decent staff houses.   In 205 and 2017 fire broke out in Naguru police barracks.

At least three families share a house in any of the city police barracks. Others left without houses have constructed their own rough-and-ready units within the barracks.

Meanwhile, several journalists who had gone to cover the fire outbreak received a hostile reception from police officers who pelted them with stones.

www.mknewslink reporter was blocked from accessing the station as police Fire Brigade battled the fire.

SOURCE: www.mknewslink.com

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By John Aine

In Mbarara–

Mbarara City FC the new debutants in the Azam Uganda premier league shared the points with Kampala City Authority [KCCA] the champions of 2016-2017 Azam in a friendly game that was played at Kakyeka play ground the home ground for Mbarara City yesterday 23^rd August 2017.

KCCA played hard to get the goal but the midfield of Mbarara City was very well organized and it could not allow the KCCA Players to penetrate.

However, Coach Richard Makumbi changed the game in the last minutes when he introduced Suwed Satugomba commonly known as Di Maria in the wings and disorganized KCCA defence. He was remaining with a keeper to beat but misused the chance when he wanted to score by using backheel kick and at the end he side netted.

Howere KCCA Michael Mutebi said that he would have won the match but most of his senior players   was not available as they have been called for national duty where they are ni preparation to face Egypt on 31/8/2017 in world cup qualifier at Nambole stadium.

Richard Makumbi;  the coach for Mbarara City said that  his team is now in good shape to compete for the trophy  when the season begins . He said that getting a point from KCCA is not easy however; he says that he was expecting a win because Kakyeka being his home ground he will not afford to lose any point when the season begins.

Source:www.mknewslink.com

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