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By Sandra Tumwekwase

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In Sheema

Police in Sheema are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 21 year old man.

The deceased; Arinda Diphas was yesterday at around 8:30pm found dead in the house of his girlfriend identified as Ashabahebwa Provia in Rugarama village, Rwamutojo, Sheema central division, Sheema district.

It is alleged that Provia used a hoe to hit the deceaseds head which led to his death.

Residents called the police who intervened immediately and the body was taken to Kabwohe health center 1V for postmortem.

SP Martial Tumusiime the greater Bushenyi police spokesperson confirmed that Ashabahebwa is now detained at Kabwohe police station as investigations into the matter continue.

Martial said that when investigations are complete, Ashabahebwa will be charged with murder.

He advised the public to be careful when dealing with relationship matters especially during this chrismas season.

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In Kampala

President Yoweri Museveni yesterday revealed to the media that he spoke to the Foreign Minister Hon Sam Kahamba Kutesa about the bribery case, in which he is implicated by a Court in New York City.

Kutesa is accused of receiving a $500000 bribe from a Former Hong Kong Home Affairs minister Patrick Ho, who needed to secure business dealings in Uganda in the transport sector, fishing, hydro-energy, banking and finance among others.

According to prosecutors, Mr. Ho also asked Kuteesa, who at the time was serving as the President of the United Nations General Assembly to help his organization get business openings in the UN.

While addressing press at the Presidents Office on corruption matters, Museveni revealed that Mr Kuteesa approached him about the case at the end of last week.

President Yoweri Museveni is also mentioned in the same case, to have allegedly received another $500000 from Ho, as well as the President Idriss Deby of Chad who allegedly received $2million.

President Museveni allegedly received the bribe in form of acampaigndonation when he was running for reelection in 2016.

Last week,the former Hong Kong Minister was found guilty by the New York Court.

Responding to these allegations yesterday, Museveni said he had instructed the Ugandan concerned authorities to look into the allegations, stressing however, that Uganda would handle them as an independent nation.

President Museveni said that Kutesa told him that the money was meant for charity but was not a bribe as alleged.

The President said he had sinceaskedthe Office of the Attorney General to follow up Kutesas claims.

“If it was for charity, was it delivered to the charity?, We are going to find out,” Museveni noted.

Officials from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who were investigating the case, traveled to Uganda and it is alleged that they found out that Kuteesas charity organizationwas non-existent.

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By Beinomugisha

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In Mbarara

The state minister in charge of veterans, Lt Col (Rtd). Bright Rwamirama said that there is need for the parents to provide tools to the skilled Ugandans to enable them to put into use the skills acquired from various institutions of learning

Lt Col Rwamirama was speaking as the chief guest at the launching of theskilling Uganda project in Isingiro district.

Speaking at the launch, the woman Member of Parliament Isingiro district, also the initiator of the idea Justine Ayebazibwe Kashaija said that she introduced this program to enable the youth and the women acquire skills.

According to Ayebazibwe, in the research carried out it was discovered that many youth in Isingiro district were misusing the government money under youth livehood funds and UWEP due to lack of skills that can be applied in their established project.

She noted that the training will take two month with the award of certificate to those who will excel and this will be done annually.

The skilling program is held at Isingiro secondary and about 400 participants from three constituencies of Bukanga, Isingiro north and Isingiro south train in catering, salon management among othersat no cost. All the necessary expenses are catered for by the members of parliament lead by the women MP.

Skilling Uganda was launched in 2012 to address the skills gap in the country to enable individuals increase productivity and raise incomes.

Steven Kagwangye Rwakanuma the Member of Parliament Bukaga County in Isingiro district said that there is political influence the project.

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By Beinomugisha Jonan

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In Mbarara

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured the Nation that the government is committed to end corruption in government institutions.

President made this remark yesterday at Kololo grounds in Kampala while launching the new anti-corruption unit under the office of the president.

The unit is headed by Maj. Edith Nakalema and assisted by the other three that include; the former Secretary General Uganda National teachers Union, James Tweheyo, former Mbarara Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Maj. Martha Asiimwe and a one sister Akior.

The President has lashed out at traffic police, terming it as parasites on the road, and police in general, directing it to stop arresting people for idol and disorderly, which he termed as colonial nonsense.

The president further noted that it is possible to win the fight against corruption, because there is enough manpower to replace the corrupt government officials.

Meanwhile, in Mbarara town, Residents who talked to www.mknewslink.com expressed mixed reactions over the new appointed Anti Corruption Unit.

Lady councilor for Kakoba, Mbarara municipality Natamba Doreen said that Museveni should give people a chance to vote for people they want in the Unit but not simply appointing them.

She noted that even if president chooses the committee, corruption will keep in Uganda.

Others said that there are many institutions which are fighting corruption but they have not yielded, noting that neither will this new Unit help.

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