Day

By Elly Karenzi

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In Ibanda—

The High court in Ibanda district has today opened its session at Chief Magistrates court to hear capital offences including murder, defilement and robbery cases.

The resident Judge Ms. Joyce Kavuma has fixed the dates for hearing 40 cases drawn from Ibanda and Kiruhura districts before this year ends. There was no case for females and the inmates who have been on remand for a long time are only males.

During the court hearing, a primary school teacher confessed that he defiled a nine years old pupil from one school in Kazo Town council.

Gelard Mugisha told court that in October 2012, he defiled a then nine years old pupil whose names were with held but asked court to forgive him or give his a reasonable sentence for the crime he did. The case was fixed for hearing on 3.12.2018

In the same court one Robert Luzira, a resident of Migina village in Kazo county, Kiruhura district admitted that he killed her own daughter age three years on 1.12. 2013 and dumped the body into the nearby bush after picking misunderstanding with his wife. Luzira told court that he was under influence of alcohol.

I was under influence of alcohol and I used my gum boots to kick my daughter and fell unconscious . I carried her to the nearest health center but died while in transit. I decided to dump the body into the bush, Luzira told court.

He asked the court to give him a light sentence. He was further remanded up to 3.12.2018.

By Yosam Gucwaki

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In Hoima

National Resistance Movement Electoral Commission has declared Kikuube district as the most worrying area as seven new districts conduct party primaries to elect party flag bearers today Wednesday 21.

Dr. Tanga Odoi, the NRM Electoral Commission chairman while meeting party candidates for Kikuube and Hoima districts on Tuesday evening at RDCs office said that he decided to oversee the party primaries to ensure the elections are free, fair and transparent.

According to him, there are reports that some candidates are planning to ferry voters from neighboring districts like Kagadi, Kakumiro to go and vote in Kikuube while others plan to let students vote which is unacceptable.

He said voters must be Ugandans with National Identity cards and residents of the villages where they are voting from with their names in the NRM voter register.

Kisembo Araali, the Hoima RDC warned candidates and voters to desist from all forms of election violence saying that police and the army have been deployed in all corners to ensure the exercise ends peacefully.

NRM party is conducting its primaries in the seven districts of Kikuube, Kwania, Nabituluk, Bugweri, Kasanda, Kapelebyong and Hoima.

Hoima district woman Member of Parliament seat fell vacant after the incumbent legislature Tophus Kaahwa Byagira crossed to the new Kikuube district which was curved out of Hoima beginning July this year.

By Yosam Gucwaki

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In Masindi—-

Leaders from Masindi district have petitioned parliament seeking its intervention on the continued detention of Col. Ndahura Atwooki without being produced to court.

Col. Ndahura was arrested on the 12th June 2018 by security operatives in Masindi town.

The petitioners include; LC3 chairpersons from nine sub counties of Masindi district, Masindi Municipality leaders under the leadership of mayor Joab Businge and the district leaders under the leadership of Cosmas Byaruhanga the district chairperson.

Addressing a press conference at the district council speakers office today, Moses Kirya noted he led a team of four people and delivered the petition to the speaker of parliament on Monday.

The four people include; Nelson Bagonza Mandela the dean of LC3 chairpersons also central division chairperson, Moses Kirya the district council speaker, Muhamoud Kyamanywa the councilor representing Pakanyi sub county where Ndahura hails and Geoffrey Bigabwa Kiiza a close family friend.

Kirya added that 100 signatures were collected from different leaders adding that what they want is their son to be produced to court like any other Ugandan. He added that the speaker of Parliament promised them to get a response in two weeks.

Bagonza explained that the aim of the petition is to compel government to produce Col. Ndahura to court adding that they cannot sit and see their own son suffering and yet is supposed to get justice.

He added that they are disappointed to see Col. Ndahura being detained continuously without knowing his charges and yet he was working under the orders of Gen. Kale Kayihura. He noted that as people of Masindi are not happy to see Gen. Kayihura moving freely and yet he was the one commanding Col. Ndahura.

Geofrey Bigabwa Kiiza, a resident of Pakanyi Sub County also a close family friend said that Ndahuras family is indebted because they cannot access money in the bank something which has led to the suffering of his family.

Efforts to get a comment from parliament were futile.

By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi—-

Bushenyi Resident District Commissioner Jolly Tibemanya, the district chairman Jaffar Bassajjabalaba and the CAO Elias Byamungu resolved in a meeting yesterday that they have taken over security and some activities of Igara Growers Tea factory situated in Kyamuhunga Town Council Bushenyi District.

The decision followed a meeting between the petitioners and the board members where they all agreed that four board members retire at the forth coming Annual General Meeting-AGM.

Petitioners led by Naboth Mbagirenta and Ephraim Biraaro accuse the board members led by Eng. Gershom Rwakasanga the board chairman of refusing to retire after their term of office expired.

However, Eng. Rwakashanga said he cannot accept the resolution passed by the meeting because of representation issues at the same meeting.

The members supposed to retire include; Gershom Rwakashanga, Daniel Nareeba, Edson Musiime (accepted to retire) and Muhangisa Eldard.

In the meeting at RDCs office in Bushenyi town, the RDC Jolly Tibemanya noted that if the board chairman and members reject the agreed way forward, he, the district chairman and the CAO will take over security and some activities.

The factory is owned by farmers and its worth billions of shillings but because of the fatty allowances, boards members have refused to retire.