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BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE

IN BUSHENYI—

Police in Bushenyi are holding four suspected robbers and two vehicles after foiled robbery at Airtel shop in Ishaka town Bushenyi district.

According to Greater Bushenyi Regional police commander, Mr. Eddie Serujonji, the planed robbery was foiled by police on Monday night this week.

GREATER BUSHENYI RPC EDDIE SERUJONJI

He added that the robbers put on gun point one the staffs of Airtel and took the keys from her and then went and opened and started searching for money in the shop.

RPC Serujonji added that among the arrested include a staff of Airtel Ishaka branch who connived with the thieves.

He added that also in their custody is a woman who was with the robbers at the shop.

He also told www.mknewslink.com editor that when robbers were still searching for money in the shop, Bushenyi police was alerted and came and arrested the robbers.

Mr. Serujonji went ahead and told this editor that police before arresting them shot four bullets and then the robbers surrendered to police.

He revealed that the robbers had two vehicles parked outside waiting for them to finish the deal and then drive off. He said that two hehicles were also arrested and are parked at Bushenyi police station.

The RPC declined to name the suspects because investigations are still in infancy. He added that the OCCIID and his deputy were in Ishaka gathering more evidence.

This is a second robbery in Bushenyi in less than a week. Pride microfinance Bank Bushenyi branch was also robbed by thieves on Friday last week.

A guard and a robber are also being detained at Bushenyi police station. RPC Serujonji noted that he is working hard to ensure that robbers are wiped out of greater Bushenyi.

“I and my team are working hard to eliminate robbers from greater Bushenyi region. We shall arrest all the robbers” RPC Serujonji revealed.

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BY WILBER MUHWEZI-KASIBANTE AND DEUS TURUHUKIRE

IN SHEEMA—

The inspector general of police Gen. Kale Kayihura has suspended two senior police officers attached to sheema police station for stealing an exhibit of a cow.

The fired include DPC Innocent Mubangizi and OCCIID one paddy. According to credible sources from police Gen. Kayihura sent them to police standards unit for disciplinary action.

The cow which the duo sold belonged to John Bashara a resident of sheema district.

When www.mknewslink.com editor contacted the Greater Bushenyi regional police spokesperson for a comment, Martial Tumusiime referred him to the RPC greater Bushenyi.

This editor met RPC Edie Serujonji at his office today evening Nov. 29, 2017 but he declined to comment on the issue. He however never denied knowledge of the incident.

“Mr. Muhwezi, I have no comment on the matter and you know that no comment to journalist is also a comment” RPC told the editor.

Sheema district is highly connected in Uganda police to the extent that only Sheema municipality has three assistant inspectors of police; AIGP Dr. Kasiima, AIGP Asan Kasingye and AIGP Asuman Mugenyi.

Locals have direct contacts with the three officers and others who are in other senior positions. The complainant according to sources from called one of the AIGPs and hence the firing of the two senior offices from sheema police station.

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By Yosam Gucwaki

in Masindi–

Over 1000 encroachers who had encroached on Kasongoire central forest
reserve have voluntarily vacated it after being sensitized by National
Forestry Authority (NFA).
Kasongoire Central forest reserve is located in Budongo and
Kyabigambire sub counties in the districts of Hoima and Masindi.
According to Stuart Maniraguha, Range manager in charge of
management of forestry reserves in Bunyoro the entire forest reserve
is 3069 big and is surrounded by over 10 villages which include;
Kiryabutuzi, Katuugo, Kasongoire, Bugandale, Kiryamyongo, Terera
Kisagura, Kimanya, Kyabijwenge among others.
Maniraguha says that all encroachers who had planted food in the

reserve were given a period of eight months to remove their food
noting that 275 households  were in the reserve saying that they were
occupying an area of 400 hectares.
He says that all this area is free from encroachment and tree planting
is ongoing normally.
He adds that there has been a standing challenge of the boundary

between the forest reserve and the neighboring communities saying
that to solve the empathy they engaged the authorities of Masindi and
Hoima and resolved to open the 43 kms boundaries which was done
successfully.
He also explains that about half of the 400 hectares which were

recovered has been planted with trees noting that this is one of
success interventions they have done.
Muruli JohnBosco, the forest supervisor, Bujawe beat, says the reserve
had been encroached on by tobacco farmers.
However, he adds that to discourage the farmers from growing more

tobacco in the reserve they moved a mile stone and engaged the tobacco
companies to sign agreements compelling them not to use the farmers
grow more tobacco in the reserve.
He adds that they faced a lot of challenges while convincing the
people to vacate the reserve noting that sometimes they would be
attacked by the encroachers holding spears and machetes something
which forced them to deploy the army for fear of being attacked while
executing their duties.
Sunday

Elisa, a resident of Katuugo village who also vacated the
reserve explains that they vacated the forest reserve after they were
told that a forest reserve is for tree planting and not for
settlement.
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