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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

In Bushenyi—

One of the sheema municipal divisions environmental committee to save River Rwizi in western Uganda

SHEEMA Municipal council has formed environmental committees to save River Rwizi and other neighboring wetlands.

According to the town clerk; Geoffrey Bamanyisa the committees are based at the divisions of Sheema central, Kabwohe, Kagango and Kashozi. He added that there are even such committees at wards which boarder wetlands.

Mr. Bamanyisa added that there is a committee based at the municipal headquarters whose work is to coordinate the four committees in the four divisions.

He told www.mknewslink.com editor today afternoon Oct 17, 2017 that the wetlands they are focusing include; Ngoma in Kiziba Kagango division which is the source of River Rwizi waters, Kandekye wetland at the border of Bushenyi and Sheema districts. Kagango wetland near Kagango market and Kooga wetland at the border of Mbarara and Sheema districts.

Bamanyaisa says according to their work plan they want within one year to have cut all perennial crops and trees that are planted in the mentioned wetlands.

He further revealed that the municipal authorities have support from the district chairman/acting mayor; Can. David Kabigumira, RDC Willy Turyamubona , civil servants and the entire community of Sheema district.

He said that of recent, River Rwizi started facing water reduction due to encroachment on the wetlands by human activities.

As a solution to the above problems, he says they have resolved to restore the above mentioned wetlands which serve as the water sources. The amount of rainfall in these areas has reduced as a result of encroachment on the wetlands.

He noted that the environmental committees have already started arresting and taking to court people who don’t comply with regulations set in the NEMA Act.

Source:www.mknewslink.com; a western Uganda news website.

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Sheema RDC Willy Turyamubona [holding a phone] in an operation with the committees to evict residents from wetlands.

A police officer destroying sugar cane in wetland in sheema municiplity

By Vanansio Kakogoso

In Kabale–

Anti riot police in Kabale district is heavily deployed at Kigezi high school following a violent strike of students last night.

The angry students who went on rampage last night at around 11;00pm, burnt down the prefect’s dormitory known as white house and also all house properties belonging to  Deputy Head teacher; Edison Bakiga.

The students were protesting the harassment, beatings by Deputy Head teacher Edison Bakiga and suspension of their colleagues.

They accuse the head teacher; Steven Mugume for suspending two students (a boy and a girl) from senior six, on allegations of fornication.

The head teacher suspended a female senior six student after she was found pregnant.

The students complain that that they have been paying a fee of 50,000 shillings since 2013, towards buying a school bus that has not been bought.

They also accuse the prefects of conniving with school administrators not to work on their grievances and also not participating in strike which forced them to burn their dormitory.

The Kigezi region police spokesperson; Elly Maate confirms that the suspension of students and harassment by the deputy head teacher is the main cause of the strike.

He however, says police investigations to have strike organizers apprehended are ongoing and thereafter the culprits shall face charges of arson and malicious damage.

He also asked school heads to always solve matters of students amicably to avoid unnecessary strike.

Source:www.mknewslink.com; a western Uganda news website.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

In Bushenyi—

Police in Bushenyi have in their custody a 77 year-old man who was arrested while soliciting signatures to recall MP Raphael Magyezi from parliament.

A group of voters in Igara West recently embarked on soliciting signatures to recall their MP from parliament for moving the bill that seeks to delete article 102b from the constitution in order to allow the president rule beyond 75 years of age.

Police has identified the suspect in detention as Pascal Mayanja; a resident of Kakira parish in Bitooma subcounty;Bushenyi district.

According to police, Mayanja who was caught red-handed collecting signatures will be charged with conspiracy to commit a felony which is punishable by laws.

One of Mayanja’s relatives who talked to www.mknewslink.com editor on anonymity said police wanted to release him on bond but the both offices of the District Internal Security Officer and Resident District Commissioner objected the move without a clear reason.

Efforts by www.mknewslink.com to get a comment from RDC Peter Mugisha were futile as he ignored our repeatedly phone calls.

Meanwhile police is stuck with criminal suspects in it’s custody due the ongoing sit down strike by State prosecutors.

Magistrates’ courts now handle only civil cases since the state prosecutors are not in court.

Source:www.mknewslink.com; a western Uganda news website.

Email:wmuhwezi75@gmail.com