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Tuesday 18th September 2018
By Atwakiire Micheal Bitunga
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In Sheema—-
Guma Nuwagaba Betikura the Resident District Commissioner for Mitooma District has today September 18th 2018 joined opposition party of Forum for Democratic Change [FDC].
The best performing RDC country wide in 2012 joined the leading opposition party after losing to Naome Kibaaju in NRM primaries last week and has been immediately nominated as its flag bearer in the forth coming Sheema North by elections that will take place on 8th October this year.
Nuwagaba explained why he decided to join FDC saying he was mistreated together with his supporters by the people of his fellow candidate miss Naome Kibaaju in the recently concluded NRM primary elections that took place on 13th September 2018 where he obtained the second position.
“I was heavily tortured together with my supporters by the hooligans of my fellow candidate Naome Kibaaju,” Nuwagaba said.
He added that he also notified security but didn’t respond.
“I appealed to police and other government officials in the office of the President Museveni and the security minister general Elly Tumwiine but nothing like help I have ever gotten from them,” He added.
He added that he was on several instances intimidated with death threats which he reported to the security though they didn’t help which geared his move to FDC.
“That’s why I decided to choose one party such that I can get some security ” Guma Nuwagaba said
Guma thus warned the security officers to do their official work and stop being bribed.
“I warn you security officers to stop treating citizens like dead dogs, I know you’re money hungry but you shouldn’t be bribed like nursery kids” He warned
Ms Kibaaju who won the NRM primary elections was also nominated on the NRM ticket at 11 Am and she thanked Sheema North people for trusting her however she said that the struggle still continues.
Hon Steven Tashobya the National Electoral commissioner warned the already nominated candidates to stop crushes with their fellow candidates.
Tashobya also banned all processions and convoy before and after campaigns, that whoever disobeys the law will be treated with an iron hand.

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September 18th 2018
By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi—-
Bushenyi police have arrested and detained a seventh day Adventist pastor on allegations of aggravated defilement of an eight year old girl.
The suspect was identified by greater Bushenyi police spokesperson as Edward Bidawo a pastor at Ishaka seventh day adventist hospital in Bushenyi district.
The father of the victim who is a police detective at Mitooma police station Detetive Kasimire insists that her daughter was defiled.
SP Martial Tumusiime told www.mknewslink.com editor that the case file has been forwarded to Bushenyi Resident State Attorney for sanctioning.
In a twist of events, one police officer who preferred anonymity told this editor that the doctor had ruled out defilement.
There are many cases of similar nature that have been committed by born again pastors however this is new with the seventh day Adventist church.

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Tuesday September 18th 2018
By our reporter
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In Rubaga, Kampala—
Pr Robert Kayanja delved into various matters of security as he was addressing the 77 Days of Glory (77 DOGS) celebrations at Rubaga Miracle Cathedral on Sunday.
Below are some of the excerpts from his address.
‘Noise’ from church
After the assassination of former Buyende-DPC Mohammad Kirumira, president Museveni partly blamed a local church for ‘making noise’ which enabled the assailants escape. According to president Museveni, police officers attached to a nearby police station stated that they did not hear gunshots because of the ‘noise’ from a church. Kayanja explained that the ‘noise’ does not interfere with police work.
“If you look at the time which the murders are carried out, you realise that those are not hours that overnight prayers take place. Abiriga, Kirumira, and Joan Kagezi were killed between 6pm and 9pm, while Muhammed Kiggundu and Kaweesi were killed in the morning“, he stated.
LDUs are not welcome

Pr Kayanja disagreed with the restoration of Local Defence Units stating that the group were disbanded after they became thieves and perpetrators of crime.
“I doubt whether we need them[LDUs] back. We have had LDUs before but they were disbanded because some of them had become thieves”.
On alleged torture of Bobi Wine and other MPs
Kayanja condemned the alleged torture of MPs; Francis Zaake, Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi, civilians and journalists in the recent Arua By-election chaos.
“It is demeaning and a human rights violation. It was wrong for MPs Francis Zaake and Robert Kyagulanyi to be treated the way they were”, he stated.
Invest in intelligence
Kayanja advised the government to invest in intelligence agencies and equip them with better skills and technology.
Shun violence
Kayanja appealed to the masses to desist from violent acts. He encouraged the electorate to use their votes to speak for them.
Robert Kayanja started the Miracle Centre as a papyrus reed structure, together with a few other young ministers. Today it is among the region’s largest church buildings, accommodating over 10,000 people. He is also overseer of the Miracle Bible College, the Never Again Children’s project and the Kapeeka orphanage. He is the Director of Miracle Television and a frequent speaker on Daystar Television Network. The church has also founded over 1,000 Miracle Centre Churches across the country.

Kayanja encourages his congregation to achieve wealth and serve their personal goals.
He is the chairman of AfriAid.
Robert Kayanja is the vision bearer of the 77 Days of Glory, commonly known as the 77DOGs.
Robert Kayanja won the Worldsavers Man of The Year Award in 2014.
Kayanja also won the VIGA Merit Award. The VIGA Awards are Uganda’s National Interdenominational gospel awards, through which the gospel Music industry recognizes and rewards its peers for their musical accomplishments
Robert Kayanja resides in Kampala with his wife Jessica Kayanja, Son Robert Kayanja Jr and twin daughters Kirstein and Kristiana. Kristiana survived brain cancer in 2004. Pastor Kayanja is the younger brother of the current Anglican Archbishop of York, John Sentamu,[4] and of David Makumbi, a bishop in a Ugandan church.

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In Kampala—
Smart Cities and Mobility as presented at the 11th annual symposium of Uganda Society of Architects held on 31st August 2018 at Golf Course Hotel
As cities of the developing world continue to urbanize, they are also under pressure to adopt the smart approach to growth and development.
Generally, cities serve as centers of hope, especially in developing countries, where there are sharp differences in the distribution of services and employment opportunities. They are also centers of hope for governments and private investors. This has an obvious impact on the city system and its functionality, due to the interaction and complexity of several urban development aspects. Notably, this also leads to increased demand for travel within urban clusters and their hinterlands. Consequently, this tends to result in unprecedented sprawl, which in turn translates into increased travel time and distances. People are forced to drive everywhere, a trend that is unsustainable and affects the general quality of life. Unfortunately, this seems to be the case in our capital, and greater Kampala area. The city is currently faced with rising levels of private motorization, amidst road expansion and improvement projects, aimed at majorly facilitating the smooth flow of vehicular traffic. The use of boda bodas is also still unavoidable mainly due to the traffic congestion, lack of an efficient public transport system and the obvious sprawled land uses. In fact the boda boda is operating as a public mode of transport-with very low carrying capacity; and this makes it an unsustainable mode for any city with a ‘smart’ vision to rely on.
Generally, if planners aim at having a green city, the center of its mobility planning ought to focus more on sustainable modes of transport-modes that ‘move people and not cars.’ And this shouldn’t be interpreted as a war against cars but a process towards a green and smart city; whereby green & smart imply energy efficient, convenient, consistent, reliable, people-friendly, improved business environment, improved quality of public space, better air quality, and a logical relationship between mobility and land use planning. An efficient transport systems should have a balanced modal share, where by walking, cycling and public/mass transport are prioritized, given their advantages, while leaving more room for the private car to run more efficiently. It is ironical that cities of the developing world have an ‘enviable’ walking population and yet minimal provision of descent and safe facilities.
As cities grapple with mobility challenges, active mobility plus public transport are definitely the way to go. This, however, will not happen except if governments prioritize and invest in this kind of system; in partnership with the private sector. As far as traffic and transportation planning is concerned, reducing automobile dependence, towards ‘walkable’ urban communities and transit orientation is a critical role planning authorities have to play.
The other factor that ought to be considered while planning for a green/smart city is parking. Both the search for parking and its provision in our city seem to be a regular motorist’s and city planners’ concern, respectively. However, from the evolution of parking, providing for it is a must but its location and capacity matters in relation to sustainability. The more parking provided for within the Central Business District the more private cars are attracted to it. Initiatives like park and ride are necessary in order to reduce the overdependence of the private car. Unless parking is properly managed, with a good parking policy, harmonized with an efficient transport system and existing land uses, it will continue to be a planning challenge affecting the functionality of the city and undermining the principles of a green/smart city.
The third component to be put into consideration by our city planning authority is the hierarchy of the road network in relation to land uses. Currently the road network is mixed up and the categorization is unclear; where all roads can perform all functions, no matter the type of traffic, existing/planned land uses and zones they serve. In such a case, for example, a fuel tanker can easily go through a residential neighborhood; something that does not only pollute the environment but also compromises road safety for residents and their families. This component also must take care of the city drainage.
The fourth component that is rapidly disappearing in Kampala in particular, and Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA), is the quality of public spaces. Some may render it is luxurious but it is that space necessary in every city, is owned and should be enjoyed by the individual users at no cost. In relation to quality public space, walkability is a design feature, which enhances community revitalization and enhances civic pride in a city. Also, a combination of transit oriented development and compact neighborhoods, and which are mainly accessed by bus or rail, is a smart step towards reclaiming public spaces in their preferred form. It is important to realize that transportation intersects several segments of societal well being, and economic development. It is an active wheel of sustainable urban development because with or without intervention, mobility will not be interrupted, and somehow there is always a ‘creative’ way to go about it no matter how inefficient it may be.
Obviously, every city is different, and to try to become exactly like another can be detrimental to your specific city sustainable development. But the good news is that the basics are the same and ‘people are just people’. Implementation, coordination, sensitization and enforcement are key in the smart city planning approach. The vision of the city is very important for city planners, policy makers, politicians and the general public. This vision has to be shared and owned, only then can it be achieved. For this reason, all national sectors are expected to have an urban component, especially given the current rate of urbanization. And for the case of Kampala, it is important to have an integrated plan incorporating all the aspects mentioned in this piece, but extract small-scale pilot projects for ease of implementation without shocking the existing establishment.

By Ms. Amanda A. Ngabirano
Lecturer of Urban Planning at Makerere University
E-mail: amanda.ngabirano@gmail.com

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Tuesday 18th September 2018
By Aiden Graw
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SPORTS NEWS:
COSAFA Women’s Championship 2018
Zimbabwe 1-2 Uganda
Uganda breezed through to the semifinals of this year’s COSAFA Women’s Championship after a blistering performance against Zimbabwe on Monday.
The Crested Cranes registered a 2-1 win to finish top in group C on seven points and advance to the last four stage.
Second half substitute Juliet Nalukenge and captain Tracy Jones Akiror-both players from FUFA Women Elite League Champions Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC scored a goal each in the second half to edge past the 2011 champions.
Faridah Bulega, the Crested Cranes head coach made only one change from the team that started against Namibia on Saturday with Phiona Nabbumba replacing Hasifa Nassuuna.
Despite starting on a slow note, Uganda put up a resuscitated performance in the second half to garner maximum points.
Upon restart, Bulega called for the first substitution with Shamira Nalujja paving way for the 2016 FUFA Woman Player of the year Nassuna.
Nalukenge who came on for Resty Nanziri in the 55th minute broke the deadlock with 17 minutes on the clock after all the donkey work from youngster Lilian Mutuuzo. The latter got injured in the process and was replaced by Norah Alupo.
Akiror doubled Uganda’s lead in the 78th minute heading home from Nassuuna’s delivery from a corner kick.
Zimbabwe got their consolation in the 90th minute but the Crested Cranes remained composed to get all three points as 6 minutes of added time were played.
Uganda finished top in group C on seven points ahead of Zimbabwe(six), Namibia(four) and Swaziland with no point.
Crested Cranes Starting XI:
Ruth Aturo (GK), Viola Namuddu, Grace Aluka, Aisha Namukisa, Shadia Nankya, Tracy Jones Akiror (Capt), Lilian Mutuuzo (Norah Alupo),Shamira Nalujja(Hasifa Nassuna), Resty Nanziri(Juliet Nalukenge), Phiona Nabbumba, Zaina Namuleme
Unused Substitutes
Juliet Adeke(GK), Daizy Nakaziro(GK), Bridget Nabisaalu Mawanda, Riticia Nabbosa, Spencer Nakachwa, Favour Nambatya

CAF LICENCED COACHES ENROLL FOR FUFA MANAGERS’ COURSE
FUFA Managers’ Course:
17th -21st September 2018 at Jevine Hotel
10th – 15th January 2019 at FUFA Technical Center
10th -15th February 2019 at Jevine Hotel
FUFA Football Managers Course for CAF A Licenced coaches in Uganda has rolled off at Jevine Hotel, Rubaga in Kampala.
The course is aiming at facilitating the coaches with knowledge that will qualify them to become accomplished managers for clubs and players.
The new course consists of 4 modules in the areas of leadership and Management, coaches and their performance, professional communications, Business Marketing and Finance Management.
However, the modules are to be taught in three different demacated periods with in three months. The first one kicked off on Monday 17th and will run till 21st September 2018 at Jevine Hotel.
The second enrollment is set for January 10th to 15th 2019 at FUFA Technical Center and the last will be attended from 10th -15th February 2019 at Jevine Hotel.
While facilitating the coaches, FIFA Instructor Eng. Magogo urged coaches to improve on their computer skills in acquiring statistical information for players and the team.
He cautioned coaches not to engage in doping activities and advised them to always be in position to have an idea of the latest status of their club players
Furthermore, Eng Magogo emphasized coaches to understand the contracts and agreements of their players.
‘As we plan to have the best coaches on the continent, we must educate you to become Club Managers. You should improve on your computer skills that are vital in acquiring statistical information for your players and the team’ said Eng Magogo.
‘You should not engage yourselves in doping activities and always monitor the status of your players. You should also follow the contracts of your players so that you can understand when and how to renew them’ added Eng Magogo added.
FUFA Human Resource Capacity Building Manager Jackson Nyiima confirmed the course will cover 400 hours.
“We are here to conduct a new Club Managers course for CAF A licensed coaches. The course will be spread into three sections” said Nyiima
‘The objectivie is to prepare the coaches and become qualified Club Managers. We need people who can manage the Club and at the same time players’ added Nyiima.
15 coaches are taking part in the course that is facilitated by FIFA Instructor Eng. Moses Magogo, CAF Instructors Jackson Nyiima, Ali Mwebe, Mujib Kasule and Kyambadde Stone.
The Participants
Mike Mutebi, Sam Simbwa, Moses Basena, Frank Anyau, Jackson Mayanja, Mubiru Abdallah, Bamweyana Douglas, Namuyanja Hadija, Shafiq Bisaso, Charles Ayeko, Onen Peter, Lutalo George, Peter Makanga, Mathias Lule and Morley Byekwaso

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Tuesday 18th September 2018
By Aiden Graw
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
Singer Buchaman believes his long time ally who turned Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has got whatever it takes to be the President of Uganda.
It is clearly remembered that the two were very good and close brothers until things turned sour in 2011 when Buchaman accused Bobi Wine of not paying him for his hard work.
The ‘Lwaki Ttemumatira’ and ‘Kilimululu’ hitmaker made the remarks over the weekend following an interview over his new formed association with other outdated musicians like Henry Tigan that encourages youths to step out of politics.
According to Buchaman, the ‘Kyarenga’ star singer is still very youthful, energetic enough and very intellectual upstairs as he concluded by saying when Bobi becomes president he will be the vice president too.
Bobi Wine is a very intellectual person and is fit to be this country’s president. He needs no more introductions and explanations as his works speaks volumes for itself. -Buchaman
The last time we heard some good news between the two was when Bobi had reconsidered bringing Buchaman back to his camp and when his prayers come to life, we think Buchaman will be elated to skies and back.

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