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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi/kampala—-

Justice and constitutional affairs minister Maj.Gen.Kahinda Otafiire has revealed that he will not interfere with police matters in the murder case of Jackson Kaginda the mutara sub-county NRM and LC111 chairman but demands for a report from Bushenyi police as soon as possible.

In a telephone interview with www.mknewslink.com editor at 2:28PM today Nov. 23, 2013, he said that despite the fact that police released all the six suspects arrested in the murder of Late Jackson Kaginda, he will not interfere with the investigations but wants a conclusive report as soon as possible.

Maj.Gen. who spoke to mk news link.com from Kampala noted that those released by police could be killers or but for him he wants the report.

Late Jackson Kaginda was murdered last month near Ishaka town on Kagamba-Kitagata-Ishaka road. He was painfully murdered and later hanged on a tree.

The released suspects were identified by police as Ashaba Umar aka Kibanda a coffee trader in Ishaka town, also his two workers were set free; Kamusiime Robert and Atwebembeire Robert aka Kagadi.
Others are Mugisha Moses aka Kanta, Masiiko Vicent and Atwijikire Anthony aka Bongini who tried to tamper with the scene of murder.

Sources at Bushenyi police station told www.mknewslink.com editor after the release of the six suspects with a prominent coffee trader one Umar Kibanda. All the six were stood surety by tycoon Hassan Basajalabalaba. He seriously influenced their release.

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ByWilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi——–

Four fathers and a brother from greater Bushenyi will appear before high court judge Zeija Flavian in Bushenyi on Monday to be tried for sleeping with their daughters and sister.

The suspects Tushabe Zaverio aged 50 a resident Kikole I cell Buraro parish Kasana Sheema district and Tumuhairwe Gelvazio aka Kerere aged 38 resident of Kijumbura cell in Buhweju district defiled their biological daughters aged 7 years and 14 years respectively.

The other two suspects are Musasizi Deus aged 21 years a resident of Bubare village Kahungye parish Nyabubare Bushenyi district who defiled his 13 year old girl whom he is a maternal uncle and Beinomugisha Derrick 22 years of Nshozi ward I Nyakabirizi division Bushenyi district who defiled his 5 year old cousin sister.

Cases of parents sleeping with their own children are on rise in greater Bushenyi and the whole of Uganda therefore the principal judge of courts of judicature his lordship Bamwine has ruled out gender high court sessions to try those that have had sex with their children and relatives.

50 gender based cases will be handled beginning Monday 26th Nov.2018 and the court session was opened on Monday 19^thNov.2018.

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In Kampala—-

Research by the Uganda National Laboratory Services (UNHLS) on the routine of taking Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) ranks Sheema District among the best performing districts.

The findings were released on Wednesday, with Masaka, Kyotera and Rakai in Buganda; Kampala, the capital; and, Mbarara, Rukungiri, Mitooma and Sheema in western Uganda ranked best.

Also in report, more HIV patients in eastern and northern districts are not following the routine of taking Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), resulting in lesser viral load suppression in them than the national average.
Kween District in Sebei sub-region and Amudat in Karamoja, which ranked 16-24 percentage point lower than the national viral load suppression, have the highest numbers of non-compliant patients, according to findings of government survey.
The UNHLS in the Health ministry conducted the study in 2014 to August, this year, in at least 90 per cent of Ugandas 126 districts.
Other poorly-ranked districts include; Yumbe in West Nile, Kaabong in Karamoja, Bukwo in Sebei and Bulambuli and Manafwa in Bugisu sub-region as well as Dokolo in Lango, Buyende in Busoga and Sembabule in central Uganda.
Release of the study finding at the launch of a new HIV prevention strategy came less than a fortnight to the World Aids Day celebrations on December 1.
Health officials have as recent as last month claimed that Uganda is on course to achieve the 90-90-90 strategy; testing nine out of every 10 Ugandans, putting equal number who test positive immediately on ARVs and reducing viral load in those on treatment by 90 per cent.
Dr Isaac Ssewanyana said Ugandas national average on viral load suppression was 86 per cent, but reluctance or failure by patients to adhere to routine medication had made majority districts in eastern Uganda unable to meet targets.

This approach, according to officials in best-performing districts, has worked well for them.

Jude Mbabaali, the chairman of Masaka, the best-ranked district in Uganda, said bringing all stakeholders under one umbrella and taking joint decisions had helped them succeed.
Yumbe District chairperson Yasin Taban said patients in the area are unable to comply with medication routine because of regular stock-out of ARVs at government health facilities.

Taban implored the government to establish a structured way to follow up Aids patients on treatment, deliver ARVs on time and support patients unable to feed themselves.
According to Dr Ssewanyana, viral load suppression among children is low, at 65 per cent, because parents too dont follow the medication routine.
At boarding schools, he said, teasing by colleague students and stigma discourage HIV-positive students from taking drugs on time and some abandon the ARVs altogether.
Dr Nelson Musoba, the director-general of the Uganda Aids Commission, said that they have been putting more emphasis at the national level rather than engaging the communities that are end-users of HIV-Aids-related services.

As of 2017, the government estimated that 1.3 million Ugandans were living with HIV/Aids and 26,000 die each year.

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In Kampala—-

The High Court has postponed the hearing of three cases in the multibillion dispute between Bank of Uganda (BoU) and city tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia to next year.
The hearing of the three applications which had been scheduled for Wednesday was pushed to January 21 to allow the two parties further explore an out-of-court settlement.
The other ground of adjourning the case was that BoU officials were appearing before the Parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to answer queries raised by the Auditor General in the closure of seven commercial banks.
The High Court had in October set November 21 to hear the three applications before they could hear out the main case if mediation talks failed.
In two applications, Bank of Uganda is seeking to amend its pleadings in the main case; be granted extension of time to file its defense to counter the alternative suit by Ruparelia against the central bank.
In the third application, Rupareliais seeking court to dismiss BoU pleadings against him in the case where the central bank sued him for allegedly fleecing his Crane Bank, now closed and liquidated.

Mid last year, the central bank sued Ruparelia and his Meera Investments Company, for allegedly fleecing his self-owned Crane Bank of Shs397b in fraudulent transactions and transfers.

Ruparelia denied the accusations and counter-sued the Central Bank, seeking compensation of $8m (about Shs28b) in damages for alleged breach of contract.
The case was referred for mediation but the arbitration has stalled or slowed down.
Rules of mediation require that out-of-court talks should not exceed two months and should the parties fail to agree in that period, the case file be returned to court for a full hearing before a judge. The mediation talks in this matter have dragged on for long since November last year.

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