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By Ambrose Katooto
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In Sheema—
Police in Sheema district on Tuesday arrested and detained a woman and her son being allegedly for meddling the death of the head of the family.
Igambire Regelina also known as Jinny (50), a resident of Nyarutoma village in Kyeibanga Parish Sheema district was killed on the night of 30th September at unknown time, according to ASP Martial Tumusime, the greater Bushenyi Police spokesperson.
Tumusiime says before his death, Igambire had supper with his wife Monica Natukunda (45) who they have been living home together alone.
He says Igambire and his wife some time back had had domestic misunderstandings adding that of current the deceased had also developed misunderstandings with his son Augustus Bamwesigye (26), a teacher at Kabila technical institute.
Martial says the duo has been arrested to help in police investigations meanwhile the body was allowed to be buried Tuesday in his home in Nyarutoma cell.

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By Kevin Tuheirwe
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In Kabale—
A section of residents in Kabale municipality are blaming the Kabale municipal council Authorities for failure to repair solar powered streetlights which are not functioning, which they say have failed to serve its intended purpose of security, sanitation and beautifying the town.
The street lights were supplied by Kibooko group of Campanies and installed by Reynold construction company-RCC in February 2016 under the contract of Uganda National Roads Authority UNRA, and were given a guarantee period of two years working effectively but repairs started appearing after 11 months and up to now, most of them are not functioning.
According to a survey carried out by www.mknewslink.com it was found out that, about 25 Security lights are not functioning out of 41 that were installed from roundabout to Rwakaaraba, where majority of those not functioning are between the roundabout in central division to the Gapco fuel station.
Alex Akatwijuka and Martin Abenabo all residents say that it is quite unfortunate to find that the intended role of the lights is not being played and people have started freely urinating in the trenches and municipal authorities have kept quiet about the blackout.
Wilkins Arinaitwe, another resident in Central ward in Kabale municipality blames municipal Council for failing to make repairs on streetlights which has lead to darkness, adding that they should deploy someone to repair them otherwise theft and murder cases are likely to increase.
The Kabale municipality mayor Emmanuel Sentaro Byamugisha says that UNRA authorities are still solely responsible on the streetlights and they are tasking them to repair them before handover. He adds that after handover, the Municipal council shall deploy a technician who will be responsible for maintaining them.
Our efforts to get a comment from Uganda National Roads Authority officials were futile as they couldnt answer phones.

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By Kevin Tuheirwe
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In Rukiga—
Police in Rukiga district are holding 8 people over holding unlawful assembly.
The suspects are Addah Kahababo the host, Aggrey Elias Mubangizi, a resident of Kafunda ward in Ibanda town council who migrated from Kokyezo, in Nyamweru Sub County Rubanda, who has been acting as a pastor under the Church named Full-gospel.
Others are Christine Arinda, Apofia Tumusiime, Hope Nyamurungi, Annah Mugabirwe, Moreen Nyangoma, and Angellah Nyangoma, residents in the parishes of Kitojo, Nyarurambi and Kangondo ward.
According to the Rukiga District Police Commander John Mwaule, they received reports from husbands that their wives had abandoned the children at home. He noted that Kyarikunda had spent 3 Months without reporting home yet she had two children that needed her care.
Mwaule said that it is unfortunate that the church has been only having a single man acting as a pastor while others are women, adding that they will be taken before court to answer charges of holding unlawful assembly and domestic violence to those who abandoned families.

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Wednesday October 3rd 2018

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In Kampala—

Parliament on Tuesday voted to support the proposal to slap 0.5% tax on mobile money transactions during a dramatic sitting that stretched for more than four hours.
A total of 164 MPs voted in support of the move against 124 who opposed it.
Voting took place amidst allegations that NRM MPs had been promised Shs 15 million each if they supported the proposal.
The promise was allegedly made on Monday during a heated NRM Caucus meeting at State House Entebbe, sources said.
After the vote, Peter Mugema, an NRM MP for Iganga municipality told news reporters saying Its unfortunate that my fellow NRM members were hoodwinked by the chairperson of the NRM to vote against the amendment of scrapping the 0.5% and were promised Shs 15 millions.
Mugemas claims were corroborated by a number of NRM MPs who attended the caucus meeting. Some however preferred to remain anonymous.
One of them, a legislator from Buganda said: Its pity that my fellow legislators have betrayed their voters especially the youth and school going children by voting in line with the party position after being promised the Shs 15 million.
The proposal had been put forward by Ndorwa County East MP Wilfred Niwagaba who said the tax on mobile money will hamper the service and lead to financial exclusion.
Some NRM MPs like Johnson Muyanja Ssenyonga and Mwine Mpaka voted against the tax in Parliament yesterday.
The proposal presented in the Excise Duty Amendment Bill (2018) No. 2 sought to reduce the current 1% levy on all mobile money transactions to at least 0.5 per cent in line with President Musevenis directive in July. Opposition MPs were totally opposed to the idea of a tax on mobile money.
Government hopes to collect Shs 115 billion as revenue, this financial year, from the tax.

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