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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi
Bushenyi district NRM chairman and owner of KIU tycoon Hassan Bassajabalaba has refuted allegations that he is involved and paying councilors to censure his brother Jaffari Bassajabalaba the Bushenyi district chairman.
His reaction to the allegations follows a story by www.mknewslink.com quoting sources that Hassan was funding the censure of his elder brother Jaffari bassajabalaba.
He made a phone call to www.mknewslink.com Managing Editor Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante that he is not at all involved in this censure.

He noted that Jaffari has issues with his councilors especially on Kabushaho seed school which has raised a lot of dust amongst the people of Bushenyi.
Councilors are signing to censure Jaffari and by today morning 11 councilors had signed while others promised to do so.
After signing the censure motion, the district speaker Justine Burisadi will convene a district council meeting and then the censure process will begin.
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By Cynthia Arinda
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At Bweranyangi ,Bushenyi.

The west Ankole Bishop Rt Rev.Johnson Twinomujuni has advised parents to discipline their children while growing up for a better tomorrow.
Speaking during the second day of the annual Youth convention at Bweranyangi hill that attracted more than five thousand youth and adults, the bishop said that children do not easily forget what their parents teach them.
He continued to urge parents to provide their children with formal education noting that one cannot get a job in Uganda of today without education. He added that education sharpens youth and gives them confidence.
He further asked the youth to love and respect their parents and elders stressing that success and blessings come from respecting these people
Bishop Johnson advised people present to put in action what they have been told not to only stop at listening.
The convetion that started on Thursday is set to go up to Sunday and according to the public relations officer of the diocese Mr. Zaddock Amanyisa this years convention has attracted more people compared to the twelve past years with more people coming for the first time.
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By Kevin Tuheirwe
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In Rubanda
Leaders in the Sub counties of Rubanda District are requesting government to increase the Uganda Women Empowerment Fund, if it is to perform its purpose of improving the wellbeing of women at local level.
This was revealed today during the sensitization meeting by the officials from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, to local leaders including the Sub county chairperson, Sub County Chiefs, LC5 Councilors and chairpersons of Women groups, at Rubanda Sub County head quarters Rukiiko hall, which was organized by the Rubanda District Woman Member of parliament Hon Prosy Akampurira Begumisa.
The Bubaare Sub county Chief Reuben Tumwesigye, the District Councilor representing Ruhija Sub County Nevaline Tusasirwe, the Rubanda town Council Chairperson Norman Tushabe, the Woman Councilor Representing Nyamweru Sub County Sandra Kyomukama, among others said that Women groups are always given little funds were they are sometimes given a half of what they request to run their projects or less.
Ruhasya Bakyaara Kweterana from Bubaare Sub County requested 8 million but it was given only 4 million shillings which they say that was little to run their potato growing project. Leaders say that there are other women groups where you find each has 10 members but, they are given 3 million shillings which is almost spent on transport expenses while moving to town to withdraw it.
The Rubanda district Community Development Officer Tophiri Sabiiti also said that in this financial 2018/19, out of 780 million shillings which they requested to benefit over 120 groups, they are going to receive only 161 million shillings which is very little.
The projects manager of Women Empowerment program in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, William Tumwine admitted the challenge saying that it is a problem that is affecting the project, he however tasked the District leadership to submit a report to UWEP headquarters to help in tasking the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) to increase the funds.
The Rubanda district Woman Member of Parliament Hon Prosy Akampurira Begumisa said that she lobbied the sensitization meeting after finding that women in the district were ignorant about the project. She added that she will follow the matter until the money is increased.
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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi
The censure for Jaffari Bassajabala the Bushenyi district chairman has gathered momentum within the few days it was launched .
So far according to credible sources, the anti Jaffari councilors have raised 11 signatures and the council comprise of 32 councilors.
According to Jaffari he has 9 councilors who cannot fail him and believes that with them his censure cannot be completed because the number required will not be reached.
In the censure motion the councilors accuse Jaffari of seven reasons that include; abuse of office, rejecting orders from the ministry of education on establishing a seed school at Kabushaho, corruption among others.
Confirmed sources revealed to www.mknewslink.com that Jaffaris tycoon younger brother Hassan Bassajabalaba is funding the censure motion against him.
The censure motion was sparked off by his support to remove soldiers from Bassajabalaba mosque so that it could operate again
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