Day

By Nelson Twinamatsiko

In Rukungiri–

Thousands of mourners have this evening thronged Kifunjo ward in Rukungiri municipality to pay their last respect to Edson Nasasira who was on Wednesday shot dead by policemen while defending the constitution of Uganda.

Hundreds of mourners who turned up wearing red attires and headbands praised the deceased as a Hero who died while fighting for the constitution of Uganda.

Nasasira was on Wednesday shot dead by police men when they were trying to disperse crowds of people who had turned up to meet Col.Dr Kizza Besigye and other FDC officials.

The opposition officials were in their Togikwatako campaign opposing plans by the government to amend article 102b of the constitution and allow president Museveni continue ruling even beyond 75 years of age.

The MP for Rukungiri municipality; Hon. Rolland Mugume Kaginda who headed the Togikwatako team, castigated police for using unnecessary excessive force and being partisan.

He vowed they will continue with the struggle to defend the constitution until their voice is heard.

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

Email:wmuhwezi75@gmail.com

By www.mknewslink.com reporter

In Kampala—

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) strong man;Col. Dr Kizza Besigye is still detained at Nagalama Police  Station in Mukono District following his arrest yesterday October 18, 2017.

Dr Besigye was yesterday evening arrested in Rubanda district and taken Nagalama police station in Mukono district.

Besigye was with FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat and the party secretary for mobilization; Ingrid Turinawe on their way from Rukungiri to Kabale District.

Kawempe South MP; Mubarak Munyagwa who visited Besigye at Nagalama today morning said that Besigye, Amuriat and Turinawe had been denied bond even after he and the Kampala Lord mayor Erias Lukwago offered to stand surety for them.

According to Kigezi Regional Police Commander; Mr Denis Namuwoza, Dr Besigye is wanted in Rukungiri where he allegedly commanded a group of people who pelted stones at the police officers as they tried to disperse Togikwatako supporters who had gathered to listen to Mr Amuriat. Mr Amuriat was in the district to solicit for votes ahead of the FDC presidential election.
“He is wanted in Rukungiri on charges of attempted murder of policemen and holding unlawful assembly,” said Mr Namuwoza.

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

Email:wmuhwezi75@gmail.com

By www.mknewslink.com reporter

In Kampala–

Since March 2013, USAID’s Feed the Future Uganda Commodity Production and Marketing Activity has worked to increase the production and marketing of key agricultural commodities specifically coffee, maize and beans in order to improve incomes for smallholder farmers and their families.

According to Dorothy Nanyonga; the information assistant U.S Embassy Kampala, the activity developed and promoted approaches to help build relationships among all groups involved in the agricultural sector, and to increase productivity and access to competitive markets.

This work led to a 60 percent increase in export volumes by participating farmers, and it created jobs for more than 4,000 Ugandan youth.

On October 18 and 19, USAID and its partners held a closeout dialogue for the activity in Jinja. Sheila Desai, Director of USAID’s Economic Growth Office in Uganda, said, “I am truly inspired by the strong public and private sector commitment to adopt and carry forward many of the approaches used by the activity. I am also excited that this closeout dialogue is allowing public and private sector actors who established relationships through the activity to deepen their engagement with other stakeholders.”

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

Email:wmuhwezi75@gmail.com

By Yosam Gucwaki

In Masindi–
The communications Manager, Kinyara sugar limited, Magoola Kirunda,

has said that Kinyara sugar limited has lost 44 billion into sugar cane poaching being done by people from the Eastern side and the
juggleries.
He explains that Kinyara sugar limited has lost 3700 hectares to cane

poaching noting that a lot of this is going to illicit trade in
jugglery.
He also says that out the 44 billion shillings lost 14 billion is
supposed to be government taxes.
Magoola adds that from their studies over 75% of the out growers
fields that have been involved in cane diversion have been abandoned
by the poachers but Kinyara has not cancelled any contract with
farmers because of the hardships farmers may go through after the
fields have been abandoned.
Magoola states that though they have addressed the cause which farmers
said were forcing them to sell sugar cane to the poachers, sugar cane
poaching is still on increase.
Some of the reasons which forced sugar cane growers to sell cane to
poachers in include; delayed harvesting of cane, delayed payment, low
sugar cane price among others.
Sugar cane poaching began last year after sugar cane farmers claimed
that Kinyara Sugar management had failed to address their problems as
farmers.
Early this year, security in Masindi started impounding Lorries loaded
with cane from Masindi to the Eastern side where the cane poachers
were coming from.www.mknewslink.com has learnt.
The impounding was being championed by the Resident District
Commissioner Masindi, Godfrey Nyakahuma, who claimed that he was
implementing a presidential directive issued in the
state of the Nation address in May 2016 stopping sugar cane poachers
from poaching cane for other companies.
However, the sugar cane poachers rushed to Masindi high court and
secured a court order which gave them a go ahead with their business
and which is still standing.
Early this month Kinyara sugar limited management increased the sugar
cane price from 100,818 shillings to 150,000 shillings as one of
enticing farmers to sell cane to Kinyara sugar factory.

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

Email:wmuhwezi75@gmail.com