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By Sylvia Kugonza
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In Kabarole—
The Uganda coffee development Authority (UCDA) has disclosed that Uganda is targeting to be producing 25 Million bags of coffee by vision 2025.
According to Emmanuel Tumwizere the regional coffee extension officer Kabarole who represented the executive director UCDA during the official regional launch NUCAFE project aimed at enhancing Africa Economy through Eco Geographic Indication for coffee, Uganda is currently producing 5.6 Million bags of coffee and 3.5 million bags exported.
John Kabango the commercial officer Kabarole districthas said that the government still faces a challenge of farmers producing poor quality coffee attributing it to lack of civic education.
Kabango says Kabarole district has 17000 households coffee farmers thus it the district is ready to educate farmers on how to produce good quality.
Joseph Nkadu the executive director Nucafe says that in partnership with European Union, they have at least mobilized various coffee cooperatives in the Rwenzori region with an aim of wealth creation and poverty eradication in rural area and finding market for the farmers.
He disclosed that the association is operating in three districts of Kabarole, Bunyangabu and Kasese.
In his speech read by the Kabarole district agricultural officer Bahizi Peninah, the state minister for Agriculture Hon. Christopher Kibanzanga has commended the Nucafe director and EU for helping coffee farmers in Uganda and directed UNBS help coffee farmers to sell their coffee.
Meanwhile various coffee cooperatives were donated 6 laptops, six motor cycles and two coffee processing machines whereby the NUCAFE director Nkandu said that they are trying to help farmers not to travel long distances taking their products to market.

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By Elly Karenzi
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In Ibanda—
Residents from three cells of Nsasi ward, Ibanda municipality are slated to receive boreholes in a bid to solve the problem of water scarcity.
The LC 3 councilor for Nsasi ward, Mr. Godwin Muhumuza said the shs. 32 million borehole drilling project has been funded by Mariam Foundation, an NGO based in Austria after a baseline study carried out in Nsasi.
Muhumuza said the cells which will benefit include Rwobuziizi, Kikoni, Ruyonza plus some primary schools. He noted that Nsasi ward has been suffering from water scarcity and over 1000 people will benefit from the project.
“I understand the water challenges that local people and students are facing will be soon solved,” Muhumuza said.
He also called upon the LC officials, technical workers and head teachers to supervise this project and ensure that all local residents and students get value for the project.
He added that the project will save the life of expectant mothers, children and pupils from walking long journeys to draw water from manmade dams where they are sharing water with animals.

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By Vanansio Kakogoso
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In Rubanda—–
Head teacher in Rubanda is on run after allegedly killing a 33 year old man in a bar brawl.
Alex Byarugaba, the head teacher of Burolero primary school in Rubanda
town council, Rubanda district allegedly murdered Roland Tukakyungura 33, a resident of
Mizinga cell, Nyamabare parish, Ikumba Sub County in Rubanda district.
The incident happened last night at around 9:00PM at Standard Hotel and Bar in Rubanda Town council Rubanda district.
Byarugaba is alleged to have hit Tukakyungura an empty bottle of beer on the head after developing a quarrel while in the bar and started bleeding seriously from the ears before all of them left a bar.
The Police Spokesperson for Kigezi Region Elly Maate, says that the body of Tukakyungura was found lying dead today morning at around 07:00am at a veranda in Kagunga trading Centre in Murole town council.

Maate says that Tukakyungura’s body was taken to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for postmortem as efforts to arrest the head teacher continues.

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Thursday August 23rd 2018
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In Gulu—-
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, has been re-arrested by the police shortly after the army court acquitted him of charges of being in possession of guns and ammunition.
Bobi Wine was later taken to the Gulu Chief Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with treason.
Gulu Chief Magistrates Court has Thursday charged Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) with Treason contrary to Section 23 of the Penal Code Act.
According to the amended charge sheet, the MP was charged along with 34 others including fellow MPs with offices related to alleged attempt to harm President Yoweri Museveni, during a campaign rally chaos in Arua district.
The prosecution claims that these, with intent to do harm to the person of President Yoweri Museveni, unlawfully aimed and threw stones, hitting and smashing the rear windscreen of the presidential car.
The Chief Magistrate told Hon Bobi Wine before remanding him, that the offices against him were capital in nature and the court has no jurisdiction over them
Bobi Wine’s lawyers led by Counsel Lubega Segonna did not object to remanding their client, but asked that he should be remanded to a Hospital, given his physical and mental status.
Segona told court that the MP had been “beaten and brutalised by the military”
“We ask that he is remanded in in a private hospital. We do not object to him being guarded there by the Prison authorities,” he said.
The state on the other hand, argued that Bobi Wine’s health could be easily managed in Gulu Main Prison.
But in his ruling, the Magistrate ordered that the accused person be remanded in a health facility, saying that the court could not by any means overlook the health condition of Mr Bobi Wine.
“I have taken a look at the accused person and, this court being a custodian of justice can sit back as his health is deteriorating.”
The magistrate said Bobi Wine, along with other suspects alleged to be in poor health, should be allowed access to their private doctors and those that cannot afford them, should be taken to health facilities and treated.
The case was adjourned to 30th August.

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By Micheal Atwakiire
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In Sheema
National Resistance Movement on Wednesday 22nd August 2018 postponed Sheema north constituency primary by elections until further notice due to insufficient funds in the party’s treasury.
On 2nd August, the NRM electoral commission Mr Tanga Odoi scheduled that on Monday 27th August this year, there would be by elections in Sheema north. However they have changed due to failure of the party to raise the funds needed to run election process and activities.
“Due to inadequate funds, the commission announces that primaries in Sheema north constituency which were scheduled on Monday 27th August have been postponed until further notice” Tanga Odoi
Odoi said that the Party is well aware of the issue since the party electoral commission wrote to finance committee asking for money. He said that one billion shillings is needed to run election process such as printing ballot papers, paying workers, transport and others.
Odoi said that on Tuesday 28th August will visit Sheema north constituency purposely to meet five candidates who are competing for the flag and other NRM figures to see how the elections can be peacefully conducted when the date is set.
He added that even NRM primaries in newly created districts such as Bugweeri, Kasanda and others are also to wait patiently until the party raises the money needed.
Sheema north constituency came after Minister for science innovation and technology Hon Dr Tumwesigye Elioda who was her MP, announced the seat vacant after winning Sheema municipality MP seat on 27th July 2018.

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Thursday August 23rd 2018
By Aiden Graw
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
NTV Uganda news anchor Faridah Nakazibwe introduced her Dubai based husband four months ago in his absence to her parents in a traditional introduction ceremony commonly known as Kukyala.
Dr Omar Ssali was not around in May and was introduced to Faridah’s parents in his absence as he was still held up in Dubai on official work.
Not many people understood why Faridah Nakazibwe rushed to introduce her man in his absence but some understood regarding the fact that several other women were being linked to the same man and Faridah needed to mark her territory.
Dr Ssali is back in the country on holiday and the couple is set to redo the introduction ceremony to enable him meet Faridah’s parents officially in person.

The event is slated for this weekend on 25th August 2018 when Ssali will finally meet Faridah’s parents and ask for her hand in marriage officially.
We wish them well!
PEMBA PROMISES BIGGER ASFA SPONSORSHIP FOR 2018
Socialite Jack Pemba is back on the social and he has promised a bigger sponsorship package for the 2018 Abyranz Style and Fashion Awards (ASFAs) than he did last year.

Last year, he gave a whooping Shs100m in cash to the awards organiser Brian Ahumuza.
“Everybody knows what we did last year, this year it’s even better,” he said.
“We have a very special big artiste coming to kill Uganda. For now, we don’t want to say who it is, until we make the announcement in October,” Pemba said.
This year’s awards are slated for December 7 at the Kampala Serena Hotel.
Apart from attracting the continental fashionistas to Kampala every December, the awards have also hosted some of the biggest musicians including Run Town and Banky W from Nigeria and South Africa’s duo Mafikizolo that performed last year.
Pemba is interested in fashion as his wife Sheebah Kassami is a fashion designer who operates under the SKP label and she dresses some of the richest and most respectable women in the country. Last year, she showcased at the ASFAs.

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Thursday August 23rd 2018
By Aiden Graw
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LOCAL SPORTS NEWS:
CAF U17 Regional Qualifiers (CECAFA)
Wednesday 22nd August
Uganda 8 – 0 Djibouti
Ethiopia 4 – 2 Kenya at National Stadium
Azam Complex Chamani, Tanzania
Uganda U17 team has qualified for the semi finals of the CAF U17 Regional (CECAFA) Qualifiers after beating Djibouti 8-0 at the Azam Complex Chamazi Stadium in Tanzania on Wednesday afternoon.
Uganda will play Tanzania in the last four stage on Friday. The match will come barely two weeks before the senior teams of the two Nations clash in the AFCON 2019 Qualifier at Mandela National Stadium.
Iddi Abdul Wahid opened the scores in the 9th minute, Kisozi Seed High School forward Yiga Najib netted a hat-trick in 22nd, 46th & 65th minutes.
Bright Stars FC Junior team Davis Ssekajja, SC Vipers midfielder Kakaire Thomas also got their names on the score sheet.
KCCA FC Soccer Academy player Ibrahim Juma had a brace-converting one of his goals from a penalty spot.

Uganda u17 Head coach Peter Onen had a few words after the match.
‘We are playing the hosts. It will be an interesting game. We have improved tactically since our loss to Ethiopia and we expect a vey good game. We know Tanzania has changed alot in terms of man power but my boys will be ready’ said Onen.
Djibout head coach Moussa Mara congratulated his counterpart Peter Onen for making it to the semis but noted that this was the first international engagement and believes his boys will get better in the future.
‘I just want to congratulate my colleague for his team’s qualification. This tournament was for our team to learn and I think we have to do our best to organise a championship for our boys since they have no clubs and competition to raise they level’ said Moussa Mara
In the other group B Match, Ethiopia triumphed 4-2 over Kenya at the National Stadium.
Uganda finishes second from Group B behind Ethiopia and is set to face the hosts Tanzania who lead group A in the semi finals on Friday while Ethiopia will entertain Rwanda who finished second from group A

The starting XI against Djibouti (Shirt numbers attached)
19 – Oyo Delton (GK), 2 – Ssekimbegga Kevin 4 – Kasozi Samson, 5 – Kizito Mugweri Gavin (C), 20 – John Rogers, 16 – Ekellot Ibrahim, 6 – Ssekajja Davis, 10 – Kakaire Thomas, 9 – Iddi Abdul Wahid, 14 – Yiga Najib, 17 – Juma Ibrahim
Subs
1–Semwogerere Daniel (GK), 12 – Alou John Kokas, 7 – Owane Yasin Abdul, 8 – Mwaka Polycap, 15 – Mukisa Owen, 11 – Asaba Ivan

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