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By Yosam Gucwaki
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In Masindi
Thousands of people in Bunyoro sub region have today thronged Masindi stadium to mourn the former player of Kinyara FC, SC villa and express FC, Hesborn Mundia.
The Kenyan born footballer died on Thursday at Masindi main hospital after battling with the disease for over four months. Mundia has been the head coach for Masindi based Dove FC.
During the requiem mass at Masindi stadium, speaker after speaker described Mundia as a disciplined person who loved his job. Mundia has nurtured and coached a number of successful players in the region.
David Byenkya, the former chairperson Masindi district football Association noted that Mundia is the one who spotted him from Mbale and brought him to Kinyara adding that he told him that his mission was to qualify Dove FC, then plan how he would go back to his home country Kenya.
Byenkya challenged footballers in Bunyoro sub region to emulate Mundia if they are to excel as young players.
He won Zonal mini league trophy with Dove FC in 2016, and several post primary Copa Coca Cola tournament trophies at district level with Kabalega secondary School.
Mudia coached Jordan Pride Secondary school and VCC FC in Masindi and Kiryandongo respectively
Mundia was 39 years; he survived with two wives and seven children. He will be buried in Kenya.

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By Okoodi Deo
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In Rukungiri
Former FDC party president Rtd Col.Dr Kiiza Besigye has cautioned the residents of Rukungiri not to swap their national identity cards for money as they get closer to polls to elect the district woman member of parliament in this bye-election.
Intensifying vote hunt for Betty Bamukwasa Muzanira the FDC party flag bearer Besigye four time presidential contestant said that such a transaction shall deny them the opportunity to participate in the election on 31st may.
Besigye who also asked voters not to be intimidated by security personnel, encouraged voters to accept and receive the money given to them by NRM officials saying its part of the tax they pay to government.
However, the intimidation claims were refuted by the area RDC Martin Mugabe who said that the role of security in this by-election is to protect people and their property and promised to apprehend any body found bribing voters.
Kampala lord mayor Elias Lukwago said Jim Muhwezi the former Rujumbura MP and commissioner of prisons John Byabashaija are some of the people bribing voters in the district and implored each voter to spy on the other so as to close any gap that may lead to rigging of elections.
Meanwhile, Betty Bamukwasa Muzanira, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate in the Rukungiri District Woman MP race has petitioned the Inspector General of Government and the Electoral Commission Chairperson over what she calls illegal involvement by civil servants in partisan campaigns in the by-election.
Muzanira through her lawyers of Rwakafuuzi and Company Advocates wrote to the IGG Irene Mulyagonja, to report a number of civil servants including soldiers, who she said are campaigning for the NRM candidate Winfred Matsiko.
Among these she cited Dr. Johnson Byabashaija the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons who she says has been campaigning in Nyakishenyi Sub County for the NRM candidate.

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By Vanansio Kakogoso
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In Kabale
National Water and Sewerage Cooperation in Kabale has secured high pressure jetting truck to clean up the town’s sewerage network.
The intervention follows the concern from residents in Central division and other areas in Kabale Municipality accusing National Water and Sewerage Corporation-NWSC over several leaking sewerage lines in town. The mess was a result of the breakdown of the sewerage system in several areas.
The residents claimed that the sewerage line that discharges human waste would expose them to water borne diseases such as cholera and dysentery.
According to the Area Manager for National Water and Sewerage Corporation Kabale Branch Lenny Otai, the high-pressure water truck will be pushed into the dirty pipeline to dislodge all the dirt and flush it away into a gully hole.
He said that the process will take about a week to empty the whole sewer line in municipality. He however accused the locals for littering unwanted debris like sand, bottles and others which leads to daily blockages.

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In Kampala
The chairman parliamentary committee on finance , planning and economic development, also Member of Parliament Rubanda East Hon. Henry Ariganyira Musasizi said that taxes on the internet are a mandatory to all internet users in the next financial year.
Speaking to www.mknewslink.com at parliament on Wednesday, Musasizi noted that according to the coming budget, every internet user must spend at least 100shs on Mega Byte (MB) everyday.
“For MBs taxes you must pay, no negotiation,” he said
According to www.mknewslink.com Managing Director Mr.Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante who had petitioned parliament challenging the tax, it is unfair to pay taxes on both airtime and MB.

Kasibante said that this country depends on the internet noting that taxing it will affect the development of the country.
He added that it is also dangerous to the online journalism and business because many people will not manage to buy data to read the news and do business on online.
Kasibante called upon Ugandans not to lose hope but to remain in this struggle because they must win. He added that despite the fact that the government has forcefully slapped taxes on internet; Ugandans should not give up on the fight.

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