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By Sandra Tumwekwase
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In Rubirizi—
Fishermen at Kashaka landing site Katunguru sub county Rubirizi district are still in a shock due to untimely death of two of their colleagues that occurred yesterday when they drowned.
The deceased are Lubega Barugahare aged 38 years a resident of Katerera Bunyaruguru and Tumwesigye Kaboroga from Kamuri parish Mahworo sub county Kamwenge district.
According to SP Mercial Tumusiime the greater Bushenyi police spokesperson, Lubega and Kaboroga reportedly died when their canoe was hit by a hippopotamus and capsized.
He further revealed that Lubega’s body was discovered yesterday and Kaboroga’s today. He said that both bodies were handed over to their relatives for burial.

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Tuesday 11th September 2018
By Aiden Graw
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FOOTBALL UPDATES:
Andre Silva struck a stylish goal as Portugal took control of their Nations League group by beating Italy.
Silva, who had a poor season in Italy with AC Milan before joining Sevilla on loan in August, controlled and steered in Bruma’s cross in the 48th minute.
Portugal were without Cristiano Ronaldo, excused from international duty and pictured relaxing with his family on a yacht in St Tropez.
Yet Fernando Santos’ side still had the better of this League A Group 3 match.
The win took them to the top of the group on three points, two clear of Poland and Italy.
Roberto Mancini’s side, showing nine changes from the team who drew their Nations League opener 1-1 with Poland in Bologna on Friday, looked disjointed for much of the night in Lisbon.
Mancini left former Manchester City and Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli out of the squad altogether, and retained only goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and Chelsea midfielder Jorginho from Friday’s starting line-up.
Donnarumma, the AC Milan teenager, was fortunate not to concede just before the half-hour mark, fumbling Bruma’s header under pressure, then watching as Bernardo Silva’s drive goalwards was cleared off the line by Alessio Romagnoli.
The keeper redeemed himself in the second half after his team went behind, though, with a flying save to tip away Manchester City forward Silva’s 20-yard angled shot, and was sharp again late on to stop substitute Renato Sanches’ low shot.
Portugal should have been in front before they did score; Bryan Cristante deflected a Mario Rui cross against his own bar just after the half-hour mark, and the home side were then denied a penalty when Domenico Criscito blocked off Pizzi inside the area – with Scottish referee Willie Collum declaring it a fair challenge.
Italy were better in the closing stages, once Domenico Berardi and Emerson Palmieri came on, but without creating any clear chances.
Uefa Nations League Results
FT: Russia 5-1 Czech Republic
FT: Andorra 1-1 Kazakhstan
FT: Kosovo 2-0 Farao Island
FT: Malta 1-1 Azerbaijan
FT: Montenegro 2-0 Lithuania
FT: Portugal 1-0 Italy
FT: Scotland 2-0 Albania
FT: Serbia 2-2 Romania
FT: Sweden 2-3 Turkey
International Friendlies Fixtures for Today
Northern Ireland V Israel
Poland V Republic Of Ireland
England V Switzerland
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In Kampala—
Government has said they are investigating reports that Ugandan girls seeking employment as domestic workers in Oman are being trafficked and sold as slaves.
In an interview yesterday, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development Permanent Secretary, Pius Bigirimana, confirmed that they have heard stories of Ugandans being illegally trafficked and sold in Oman to work as slaves and they are investigating the matter.
Bigirimana’s comments follow yesterday’s press conference by the National Organisation of Trade Unions, where two girls purportedly rescued from Oman were paraded before journalists to narrate the plight of Ugandan girls who are being trafficked and sold as slaves.
According to Ms Hasifa Walugambire, whose video went viral on social media last week, she was lured by a Kenyan lady only identified as Gladys, who conned her of Shs4 million to work as a banker in Oman, but when she arrived at the airport, she was taken to an office where she was told that she had been brought to work as a domestic worker.
“I would wake up at 4am and sleep at 2am. I would sleep for only one hour sometimes without food and I got fed up. When I refused to work, I was tortured and returned to the shop where they got me,” she said, adding that the shops sell Ugandan girls as both slaves and sex workers.
Ms Adikini Teddy Takia, also a victim, said she was lured to Oman through a friend called Susan who connected her to an agent based in Mbale, eastern Uganda, promising her a job as a waitress.
She was trafficked together with two other women through Malaba and flown through Jomo Kenyatta airport after their passports were confiscated.
Upon arrival at Muscat in Oman, they were told that they were going to work as domestic workers.
“I worked in a family of seven. I was subjected to domestic work like cleaning the walls and roof of the house without pay. I got disgusted and refused to work. I was tortured and returned to the shop where I was beaten,” she said.

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In Kampala—-
Joseph Galikweno, 32, a boda boda rider in Bulenga, Wakiso District, who witnessed the former Buyende District Police Commander, Muhammad Kirumira, shooting said the attackers were not wearing masks and the people around the area allegedly knew one of the assailants.
Galikweno said he witnessed the gruesome murder of the outspoken police officer, first hand.
“As I was riding from Busega (Kampala suburb) towards Bulenga, in a distance of about 100 metres, I heard the first round of gunshots. I did not mind them, I continued to ride forward and at a close range of about 60 metres, the gunshots became intense,” he said.
Galikweno said out of panic, he swerved off the road to the nearby supermarket where he parked and looked in utter shock at the macabre incident. It appears that the gunmen first shot in the air to clear way for the killing.
“It was surprising because unlike the usual killers who come wearing masks, these two rogues were not. The motorcycle they rode on is like those that the police always use. Some people have actually identified the taller man, they say he was a renowned robber in this area before he was taken into the (Police) flying squad department during the reign of former Inspector General of Police, Gen Kale Kayihura,” he said.
“At the time I was coming, Kirumira’s Blue Toyota Corona Reg. No. UAJ 228V was parked near a Mobile Money kiosk. After he and Ms Resty Nalinya had locked the doors, the assailants showed up on a motorcycle, each carrying a gun. They aimed at the driver’s seat, fired a couple of bullets in before shooting the person in the co-driver’s seat,” Galikweno narrates.
He said after the incident, the attackers abandoned their motorcycle and made off while shooting in the air. “This episode took a very short time. Many people remained in shock for over 30 minutes before thinking of pursuing the killers whom they could not catch up with.
Thereafter, people started gathering at the scene but they found Kirumira still struggling for his life. They tried to rush him to hospital but he succumbed to his bullet wounds at Busega roundabout. The woman in the car died on the spot,” he said.
“Among those that gathered at the scene were journalists and security officers who had been informed by that time. One of the journalists I got to know as Shafick Lukenge of CBS FM was seriously beaten and I offered to ride him to the hospital,” he said.
It was later found out that another journalist, Kenneth Kaweesi, of NBS TV was also stoned and his camera destroyed by security officials as they dispersed the rowdy crowds.
“Some people riding their motorcycles were arrested and some detained. We were all sent into fear,” Mr Galikweno said.

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By Sylvia Kugonza
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In Kabarole—
The Kabarole FDC secretary general Robert Mutunzi has advised President Museveni to sit and realize what went wrong with national security.
Mutunzi who also doubles to be the party spokes person, responding to the president’s state of the national address, said that currently the national security is spoilt compared to the previous years.
He said that the increased murders in the country are not committed by the people outside the security but criminals are well coordinated and know all the security loopholes which they use to hurt Ugandans.
Mutunzi explained that instead of the president coming out with blanket ideas like installing cameras on streets and other measures should first investigate the problem.
He noted that the Ugandan problem is that the current president’s regime has highly invested in political spying than investing money in general security of Ugandans.

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By Micheal Atwakiire Bitunga
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In Sheema—
Sheema district on Monday started registering all elders ageing from 80 years old and above in all sub counties and divisions to start getting a monthly grant under the government’s program for elderly.
According to RDC Sheema district Willy Turyamubona, each registered elder will be getting 25000 shs monthly starting from next month (October) and more than 2500 are likely to be registered.
“Basing on the NIRA registers, we have 2500 elders who are over 80 years but we hope that some died so we expect less number. Whoever didn’t register for the National ID doesn’t qualify for this grant no matter how old is he or she,” the RDC said.
Ever since the government of Uganda introduced this programme, elders from 47 districts have been getting grants however in July this year, more 10 districts such as Sheema, Hoima, Kasese and others were added to the list expanding to a total of 57 districts.
On 1st October 2018, it will be a public holiday for elders where by National celebrations will be at Kabwohe stadium in Sheema district where President Museveni is expected to be the chief guest and is expected to give the money to the beneficiaries.
“On that day, President Museveni will hand in cheques to few elders and all registered ones will start withdrawing their grants from that day using their phones or bank accounts respectively,” Turyamujura said.
Some of the elders who reached at Central division Kibingo for their grant registration thanked President Museveni for remembering them however they said that the grant to be received by them is too little to accommodate their needs.

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