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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante and Nelson Twinamatsiko

In Bushenyi–

Police in Rubiriizi district have arrested and detained four people including a woman for allegedly being found in possession of game-park meat suspected to have been poached in Queen Elizabeth National park.

The police spokesperson for greater Bushenyi;Martial Tumusiime has confirm the incident and identified the suspects in detention as Alkangello Kiiza,Lawrence Agaba,Immaculate Kyomugisha and one only identified as Fitina who is suspected to be keeping a gun they used to kill the wild animals in the park .

All the suspects hail from Kicwamba sub-county in Rubiriizi district.

The case is registered at Rubiriizi police station under reference CRB898/2017

Tumusiime says investigations into the case are still on going after which the suspects will be presented in court for trial.

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By CRISPIN KAHERU

The yesterday’s election  in Kaabong was generally peaceful and calm.  While the EC was largely efficient at the delivery of polling materials to polling stations, the delay of polling officials to report to work delayed the commencement of polling at some polling stations.

The biometric voter verification kits worked well, although in the rural areas, some machines could not read the voters’ fingers; which the Presiding Officers at the respective polling stations attributed to ‘dirty’ fingers.  Voters whose fingers could not be read were advised to wash their hands and try again. On the second attempt (after washing their hands), voters’ fingers were easily read by the machines.

There was general voter enthusiasm – with long queues being observed at most polling stations.  The elderly men and women turned up in large numbers to vote.

There was little visible security deployment, save for the polling constables that were deployed at polling stations.

Polling officials including polling constables appeared knowledgeable with the polling procedures.  In some instances however, they assisted voters to cast their vote, which is against the electoral laws. In other cases, some polling officials forgot pin codes for the Biometric Voter Verification Kits.

The electorate demonstrated vigilance around the vote counting exercise – with many voters returning to their respective polling stations at 4:00pm to witness the counting exercise.  Counting transpired peacefully although in most sub counties it was disrupted by a heavy down pour.

The EC appeared organized in receiving and announcing results at the tallying centre.

CCEDU deployed 60 observers covering all the 19 sub counties of Kaabong District.

Three candidates stood for the seat: Tubo Christine Nakwang (Independent), Roseline Akello (NRM) and Adyaka Judith Nalibe of FDC.  This however was a two-horse race between Roseline Akello (NRM) and Tubo Christine Nakwang (Indep).  From the preliminary results announced by the EC, Independent candidate, Tubo Christine Nakwang had a fair lead over NRM’s Roseline Akello – her main competitor.

Kaabong district has a total of 59,082 registered voters with 158 polling stations and 64 parishes. The total population is estimated at 395,200.

Kaabong Woman MP Seat fell vacant after the Court of Appeal led by Justice Richard Buteera ruled that the 2016 Kaabong District Woman MP election was marred with incidents of voter bribery alongside occurrences of non-adherence to the electoral laws.

It was at 8:30pm when the EC only received full results from four (4) out of 19 Sub counties.

The writer is the coordinator

Citizens’ Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU)

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By Yosam Gucwaki

In Masindi–
Masindi Resident District Commissioner, Godfrey Nyakahuma, has dismissed allegations that there are Rwandese women being donated to Banyoro men in Masindi in district.

There have been several reports on the local radio stations and the news papers that there are Rwandese women who are being given out to Banyoro men; something that has attracted a lot of concern from Banyoro women in Bunyoro sub region.

The reports indicate that after getting a woman of their choice men are given 10 iron sheets, 50 KGs of posh and 500,000 shillings for each woman.

Early this months, the Prime minister of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom;
Norman Lukumu asked security in Bunyoro to swing into action and investigate the matter such that they would ascertain the exact truth surrounding this allegation.

This matter sparked a lot of reaction from the public others saying there could be a planned move to grab land from the Banyoro.
However, Nyakahuma Godfrey, the head of security in Masindi says that

they have carried out thorough investigations into the matter and discovered that these are false allegations which are aimed at inciting the public.

He adds that this matter has worried people in the region saying that this matter is bringing insecurity in the region.
Nyakahuma urged men in Bunyoro to concentrate on
productive work, noting that some had resorted to finding out where Rwandese women are being paraded; something which is ridiculous.

He adds that security cannot sit and see this happening noting that according to the phone calls is receiving women in Bunyoro were planning to demonstrate over the matter.

He adds that people should not to connect him with this matter saying that no woman is being paraded in the play grounds of Masindi . He also explains that as an RDC of Masindi is not aware of this nonsense.

He also warned the media to stop exaggerating this matter noting that Radios in Masindi should run balanced stories concerning this matter.

According to the investigation carried out by our reporter men in Masindi have shown interest in the Rwandese women by asking where these women could be found.

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By Richard Akandwanaho

Kabale

Police in Kabale district is stuck with a nine year old girl.
The girl who says that she is born from Rwakizamba in Bushenyi
district only identifies her parents as Mr.Bazahuuka and Mrs.
Daphloz Bazahuuka.

She adds that she was abducted from Bushenyi by a man that she identified as Innocent Makyate who persuaded her that he was going to teach her and then later dropped her after defiling her.

The Kabale district probation officer; Monica Muhumuza says that she has been informed about the development and is doing everything possible to take the kid back to her home.

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