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By Atwakire Michael

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In Sheema

Police in Sheema have today morning arrested the internal affairs auditor Mr. Muhanguzi Lawrence from Mabaare village, Kyagaaju ward, Kabwohe division in Sheema municipality and other six hired workers from Mutojo trading centre for destroying a permanent house of his step sister Ms Kansiime Eunice.

According to Eunice , her step brothers Muhanguzi and Muhwezi Lordwin an MTN engineer visited her last night at her business in Kabwohe town requesting her to allow them remove her house which she built in 2013 so that they could build for her another one in another area and they agreed on building for her before destruction.

Eunice alleged that as the brothers were leaving, they asked her to give them keys such that an engineer could measure and know the size of the house they would build for her an opportunity they used to put her house property outside and start destroying.

Lawrence refused to comment and had refused to sit on police vehicle reasoning that he is a big man in government therefore can’t be arrested.

The land where the house is built is a family land according to the will.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

The vice chancellor of Ibanda University Prof.Emmanuel Karooro has revealed that Ibanda University will start post graduate courses in 2019/20 academic year to serve the needs of learners better.

He said this yesterday in an exclusive interview with www.mknewslink.com editor at his home in Katungu Bushenyi town.

The interview preceded a second graduation ceremony that took place at Ibanda University where 548 students graduated and 217 were females.

Prof. Karooro noted that they will begin with masters in education, public administration and business administration (MBA).

He said that among his vision is to increase students from 1500 to 2000 in the next academic year.

He added that he wants to complete a three storeyed building that is under construction.

He also said that all the courses they offer are credited by National Council for Higher Education therefore students who study from the university are academically secure.

He advised business men to build more hostels around the campus so that they can benefit from the students accommodation fee. He also told farmers to grow more food stuffs in order to feed the growing students community.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

The executive director of Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development PIBID Rev. Prof. Florence Muranga revealed that the institution has not received government funds for the last two quarters 2018/19 budget.

She noted that institution is going through hardships without money to pay staff, and run the business of Tooke among others.

She said this on Friday evening 26^thOct.2018 after a two day meeting with the Members of Parliament on committee of Science Technology and Innovations at the banana factory in Nyaruzinga Bushenyi district.

Prof. Muranga noted that because of the crisis, government has released emergency funds of 4.5 billion to cool the situation.

some of the committee members

She however said that this is a drop in the ocean because they have a lot of debts from service providers of the organization.

She added that they are in final stages to be turned into a government company in the next five years.

On the other hand the minister of science technology and innovations Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye expressed dissatisfaction over MPs decision to abolish research and innovation fund which was very helpful in the ministry.

The committee chairman science, technology and innovation hon. Bwino Fred Kyakulaga said that PIBID did not receive funds from the government for the last two quarters because it was in the process of registering as a government company from the previous presidential initiative.

MP Kyakulaga the committee chairman

The area MP Arinda Gordon said that PIBID has been turned into a sleeping giant therefore it should be made active by all stakeholders.

committee members cutting cake made out of banana

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