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31^st July 2018

By Sylvia Kugonza

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In Ntoroko

The deputy prime minister for Tooro kingdom Nyakake condemned some leaders in Ntoroko district who are fighting the Kingdom.

Speaking to hundreds of king’s subjects from Karugutu town council during the visit of  Tooro kingdom prime, Minister Bernard Tungwako, Nyakake disclosed that there some leaders in Ntoroko district who incite the public to fight the kingdom.

Nyakake cited the recent floods that hit Ntoroko district and when the kingdom took the aid some top leaders incited the public not to take the aid from the kingdom.

She disclosed that such leaders are fighting the government indirectly because the kingdom does not act outside the government thus asking King’s subjects to vote out such leaders.

Meanwhile the Rt. Hon Bernard Tungakwo said that such leaders will not manage the kingdom since kingdom came first before them.

However Tungakwo explained that Isazi Lyabantu Ba Tooro is aimed at bring together Batooro, spreading the campaign on educating King’s subjects apply for land tittles and among others.

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31^st July 2018

By Ambrose Katooto

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In Bushenyi

Police in Bushenyi district are investigating circumstances surrounding the murder of Harriet Birungi aged 47 years alleged to have been poisoned in alcohol.
According greater Bushenyi police spokesperson Martial Tumusime, Birungi a resident of Katungu ward, Nyakabirizi division in Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality is suspected to have drunk poisoned beer in the nearby trading centre on Sunday.
She was found dead in her house at around 3pm on Monday.
Martial said that they quickly dispatched a team of police officers to the crime scene and made some arrests.
He added that those arrested are her husband, a daughter and a neighbor.
The body of the deceased was taken to Bushenyi health centre IV for examination.

Meanwhile, there has been drama as the relatives of the deceased opposed the medical report from the postmortem noting that their daughter was murdered.

They also destroyed food that was prepared for the mourners and beaten up some people which attracted the police to fire bullets in air to calm the situation.

The body was then taken to Mbarara for more postmortem but the angry mourners told the deceased’s relatives not to return the body for burial since they (mourners) had already finished preparations.

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30^th July 2018

By Yosam Gucwaki

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In Masindi

Youths in Masindi district have been warned against wasting time in doing un productive things.

The warning was sounded by the chairperson LCV Masindi district, Cosmas Byaruhanga, while officially opening a two day youth leaders orientation organized by  Recreation for Development and Peace (RDP) at Devenue hotel in Masindi town.

He said the youth should stop pretending that they still have more time to live noting that the time is too short thereby requesting them to use the available time resourcefully. Byaruhanga also advised the youth to be innovative if they are to succeed in their life.

Facilitating during the same training, Badru Mugabi, the district councilor Central division cautioned the youth leadersto stop taking politics as a job but rather use it to get other opportunities which can enable them earn big.

He noted that if youth leaders take politics as a job they will die poor and beggars.

Over 60 youth from three sub counties and one division in Masindi district are undergoing a two day orientation on their roles and how to participate in budget process to help them ensure that their issues are always incorporated in the district budget.

Robert Muhangi, the executive Director RDP, said that they embarked on inducting the youth leaders after they realized that they had not been inducted since they were elected in 2016 and yet it is one of the necessities for them to perform well according to him.

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By Ambrose Katooto

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In Bushenyi

Police in Bushenyi district are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who has been discovered in a trench in Bugomora cell, Ward 3 Ishaka division, Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality along Ishaka Kagamba road.
The man has been identified as Siliverino Byaruhanga (31), a resident of Kanyabuhanga cell, Buharambo parish Kabira Sub county Mitooma district whose lifeless body was discovered by residents in the community around 7am lying face up in the trench.

Prior to his identity, Ishaka division chairperson Deus Mucenga, Bugomora cell local council one chairperson Ronal Baryeija and residents had related that he was not known in the area.

While no foul play is suspected, the officer in charge of criminal investigations department at Ishaka police station Joseph Babyesiza says they are awaiting an autopsy to conclusively pronounce on the cause of death but they have found a bottle of a poisonous drug.
The body has been taken to Kitagata hospital waiting for his relatives.

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By Vanansio Kakogoso

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In Kabale

National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has embarked on the compulsory registration of child births and death in Kabale district.
This was yesterday revealed by the Public Relations Assistant NIRA, Michael Muganga while speaking in one day training of sub county chiefs and other district civil servants held at White Horse Inn in Kabale Municipality.
Muganga said that the exercise which will take ten days in Kabale will help government to gather data about newly born babies aged between 0-15 years and deaths, right from the community level and hospitals. He added that during the exercise, they will record information about the child’s parent, names and place of birth.
Muganga noted that after registering parents of the newly born child will immediately be issued with a birth certificate.
He said that currently NIRA has been issuing registration of child births and death from Mbarara, Kampala, Arua, Jinja and Gulu district but decided to enroll it to Kabale district to extend services nearer. Muganga noted
that parents who will not register their children will be arrested and prosecuted.

The Senior Registration Officer on Births, Death, and adoption at NIRA, Aratha Akurut cautioned parents against giving wrong information pertaining their children or risk arrest and prosecution.

While closing the training, the Kabale District Principle Secretary James Mugisha asked parents to embrace registration of child births and death to avoid future penalties.

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