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In Kampala—
Parliament has given Bank of Uganda officials one week ultimatum to avail procedures, manuals and the list of the then board members who presided over meeting about controversial closure of seven commercial banks.
The Legislators want a full report on controversial closure of seven Banks that including Teefe Bank (1993), International Credit Bank Ltd (1998), Greenland Bank (1999), The Co-operative Bank (1999), National Bank of Commerce (2012), Global Trust Bank (2014) and the controversial sale of Crane Bank Ltd (CBL) to dfcu Bank (2017) at Shs 200bn.
Appearing before parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) chaired by Bugweri County MP Abdu Katuntu, officials were tasked to produce Inventory report, customer deposits, loan schedules and other supporting documents before and after the closer and sell of these banks.
Katuntu said, the process is aimed at seeing that in case any other bank is to close in the future, the processes are handled better and with accordance to the law.
He added that the probe which has already attracted public attention will be handled professionally and that the committee will discuss the closure of banks in a sequence following the year of closure.
The Kasilo County Member of Parliament, Elijah Okupa tasked BoU officials to provide reports from bank supervision departments for at least two years before the closer of these banks.
COSASE Vice Chairperson and Woman Member of Parliament for Bukedea District Anita Among, said officials should also come along with the minutes of all previous meetings under the subject to matter for closer and selling of the banks.
However, the governor of the Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, said they have all the alluded copies answering all the queries raised by committee members and asked for two working days to table them before committee which was accorded to them.
It is quite impossible to reply to these demands within a day. We need a couple of days [to submit the documents]. We seek for more time so that we submit on Monday afternoon, Mutebile said.
The committee resolved to meet on November 12, to scrutinize and verify them as per the allegations fraud and acquisition, closer and selling of the defunct banks.

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In Mbarara—
Police in Mbarara are hunting for unknown assailants who poured acid on family leaving the mother and two children in critical conditions.
On Tuesday evening, the family of one Aaron Amuri in Nyakaguruka village, Kitunguru parish in Rugando Sub County Mbarara district was showered with acid by unknown people.
Amuri narrates that it was around 7pm when he had just left home to go and buy medicine from a nearby shop when he received a call from the neighbors that his wife and children have been attacked with acid.
I was shocked when I found my people at home in a very critical situation I had to look for means and rush them to Mbarara regional hospital, I have not known the motives of these attackers who wanted to finish off my family, said Amuri.
John Bosco Mutabazi the Officer in charge of Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) at Mbarara police station confirmed the incident and identified the victim as Constance Kyompaire aged 30 and her two children who are currently being admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mbarara regional referral hospital.
Mutabazi confirmed that they have already taken up the matter for investigations and called upon the public to take the security of their homes as a priority.

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By Sandra Tumwekwase
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In Mitooma—
Police in Mitooma are holding a 16 year old boy for allegedly murdering his 13 year old brother after a fight.
It is alleged that on 26th Oct.2018 at unknown time while in Mayanga Mitooma, Bernard Arinda cut his brother Solomon Tumukwase on the neck with a sharp object and later dropped him into a pit latrine.
The body was discovered by the father James Tumukurate on 30th.Oct.2018 when he had gone for a short call in the latrine.
According to the Tumukurate, his sons developed a quarrel which resulted into a fight and he thinks this could have prompted the suspect to murder his brother.
The Bushenyi greater police spokesperson SP Martial Tumusiime revealed that a postmortem was done at Kitagata hospital and the body was handed over to the relatives for burial.
Martial added that police investigations are still underway and that when they are through, the suspect will appear before court to answer charges of murder.
This makes it about four cases murder cases in Mitooma district in a period of less than two weeks with the lead case being the murder of former Mutara sub county chairperson.

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