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By www.mknewslink.com reporter
In Kampala—
Former Security minister Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Henry Tumukunde has asked Ugandans to use the Easter holidays to reflect on their lives.
Tumukunde, who recently lost his ministerial position that he had only served in for one year, stated that Ugandans should take it upon themselves to reflect on the significance of the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made by dying on Cross.
“May we all take it upon ourselves to reflect upon our own lives, the significance of that sacrifice and the eternal reward that awaits those who live by an unshakeable creed of faith,” he said in a tweet last evening.
He added: “May God bless you all and may we, in turn, take this time out to be grateful.”
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By www.mknewslink.com reporter
In Mbarara—
One person has been confirmed dead in a truck accident on Ntare Road today morning, as Mbarara Municipality livened up for Good Friday.
The accident involved a heavily loaded Fuso lorry registration number UAH 865R which veered off the road as it sped down to Nyeihanga market in Rwampara county, Mbarara district.
According to the Rwizi Regional Traffic Officer ASP Opus Justin, the accident which happened at 6:50 in the morning left one person dead while 7 were severely injured and rushed to Mbarara regional referral hospital.
The deceased was identified as 20 year old Majidu Nturumye; a resident of Isingiro district.
The Traffic Officer confirmed to the www.mknewslink.com reporter that the truck was carrying market vendors and their merchandise to the market.
“We arrived at the scene and managed to pick 8 people who were rushed to the referral hospital and on arrival, one of them died,” Opus said.
He added that they were yet to establish the cause of the accident, but noted that the truck suddenly veered off the road into a trench on Ntare Road after Markhan Singh Street.
He confirmed that the driver took off and the lorry was towered to Mbarara police station for further investigations.
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By Barak Tukashaba
In Rukungiri—
Drama issued at Rukungiri district council hall on Thursday 29/3/2018
as the district councilors protest the delayed unpaid council session
sittings allowances.
Councilors were supposed to have district council financial budget
meeting in yesterday morning but was halted for over four hours as they were outside busy on their phones.
Councilors that were demanding their allowances had spent last three
consecutive council sessions’ proceedings without being paid.
The councilors had wanted the chief administrative officer and chair
person LCV Mr. Anderson Katebire to first clear them before they could sit for meeting.
“We are not going to have a meeting without being paid our money
because we also want to enjoy Easter when we are clear” councilors
said.
After a period of over four hours councilor outside the council hall
chatting and others on their phones, the chair person LCV Mr. Anderson
Katebire immediately rushed to the bank and sent a message through
their phones and then called off the standoff strike and proceeded the
meeting after one hour at around 2:00pm in the afternoon.
Chairpersons of local government are mandated to table before the
council estimates of the revenue and expenditure of the council for
the next ensuing financial year not later than first day of April
every year.
Rukungiri district expects to receive a total of shillings
Ug.sh.35,874,309,787 of which 33,191,391,938 expected from central
government transfer.
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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
In Bushenyi–
Residents of Bushenyi district have appealed to the district chairman;Jafari Basajjabalaba to forgive his former main challenger in 2016 election; Paul Kahiigi of the Forum for Democratic change.
After losing the election to Basajjabalaba, Kahiigi challenged the results in High court that also ruled in favour of Basajjabalaba as the winner.
Kahiigi still was not satisfied with the judgment thus petitioning Court of Appeal where he also lost the case and was ordered to pay costs to Jafari Basajjabalaba.
During the burial of late George Tibakuna in Kakanju sub-county on Wednsday, the mourners asked Jafari Basajjabalaba to forgive Kahiigi and exonerate him from the court costs the betterment of Bushenyi district.
In his response, Basajjabalaba said if Kahiigi has financial trauma, he will forgive him because he doesn’t want him to die in prison.
According to court records Kaihiigi is supposed to pay Ug.sh 196m before taxation. The taxing process is not yet over.
In an exclusive interview with the www.mknewslink.com managing editor while at the IPM graduation last month, Jafari vowed to force Kahiigi to pay the court cost. See https://mknewslink.com/kahiigi-must-be-arrestedjafali-basajjabalaba/
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