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In Arua
Six police officers have been charged in Police Disciplinary Court over neglecting their duties leading to the stoning of President Museveni’s vehicle in Arua in August last year.
The accused on Wednesday appeared before the Police Disciplinary Court headed by Dennis Odongpin at Arua Municipal Hall.
They include; former RPC West Nile Jonathan Musinguzi, former Arua DPC Abbas Ssenyonjo, former West Nile regional CIID officer Herbert Wanyoto, Regional Traffic Officer Francis Onen
and former Regional CID Officer Edward Mugweri.
Prosecution told court that the officers failed to adequately deploy security leading to interruption of the Presidents convoy by people on a caterpillar, who allegedly stoned and damaged the President’s vehicle.
They were charged with neglect of duty contrary to sections 44 of the Police Act Cap 303.
The officers denied the charges.
I was so touched that the President was embarrassed by people from the opposition on the fateful day. However, we were let down by some senior police officers from the police headquarters who were at the helm of security. I plead not guilty, Mr Musinguzi said.
Mr Senyonjo said: I felt sorry about the incident but I am happy that the disciplinary court has been constituted to hear from us on what happened. I plead not guilty.
Edward Mugweri, the then regional crime intelligence officer also denied the charge of neglect of duty and failing to provide intelligence information that led to the attack and injury on innocent civilians during the Arua Municipality chaos.
The Regional Police Professional Standards Unit chairperson, Mr Evans Vuata, who represented the police as witness, said: “The officers got information and had identified black spots in the municipality where there was clear and readiness of an outbreak of disorder. These officers feared that their actions would result into violence yet they had all the manpower and machinery.”
After the incident, these police officers were suspended to date.
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By Marion Kabagenyi
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In Masindi
Angry Bodaboda cyclists in Masindi town yesterday stormed the Masindi General hospital demanding the hospital administration to refund their money after the death of their fellow bodaboda rider.
The bodaboda riders embarked on soliciting for money to transport their fellow to Mulago hospital after realizing that the hospital had no fuel for transport.
Yahise Baguma who got an accident on Sunday last week had been admitted to Masindi main hospital but the Doctors referred Baguma to Mulago for further treatment.
The bodabodas said that they mobilized money to buy fuel for the ambulance on Monday but when they asked for the patient, one of the Doctors refused to release him on grounds that it was too late.
Doreen Birungi the sister to Baguma said that they had given 380,000/= to the driver to fuel the ambulance but yesterday morning Dr.Vincent Katusiime who was on duty told her that her brother had been severely damaged in the brain and there was no need to go to Mulago.
She added that when she asked Doctor Katusiime over the refund of the money he told her that when the brother dies the hospital administration would transport the body to his home which the relatives refused.
Unfortunately Yahise Baguma died in the afternoon something which brought about confusion in the hospital premises.
This forced the Medical superintendent Dr.Vincent Katusiime and the principal assistant secretary Richard Kiiza to intervene calling for a closed door meeting with the relatives.
According to Baguma Gerald the area councilor Bigando ward who also attended the meeting, the hospital refunded the money during the close door meeting.
Upon receiving the money, Bodaboda riders and the relatives transported the deceased’s body to Gorora cell in Bigando parish Masindi municipality.

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In Rukungiri
Kabale High Court Justice Moses Kawumi Kazibwe yesterday struck out 17 of the 22 affidavits that were presented by former Rukungiri district Woman MP Winfred Matsiko (NRM), in the case in which she challenges the victory for Betty Bamukwatsa Muzanira of the opposition FDC.
Justice Kazibwe decided to strike off record majority of the affidavits, and only allowed those sworn by Gracious Twinomujuni, Emmanuel Mucunguzi, Elliot Twijukye Kantu, Lovance Asiimwe and Elvis Mpanga.
These he said, were the only ones not affected by the preliminary objections raised by the respondents counsel, on grounds that they were incompetent.
Justice Kazibwe also dismissed a preliminary objection raised by Matsiko lawyers, Justus Karuhanga and Edwin Tabaro, in which they asked court to throw out 32 of the 33 affidavits which they said were filed late by the respondents.
The judge ruled that there is nothing in law that stops the respondent from filing evidence.
He noted however, that late service of affidavits is prejudicial to the petitioners preparation for hearing.
This can however, be cured by court granting the petitioner more time for filing of affidavits in rejoinder. I therefore dismiss the objection for want of merit and maintain the affidavits on record as validly filed, ruled Justice Kazibwe.
Among the arguments raised by the petitioner, Mrs Matsiko, is that Muzanira did not qualify to be nominated to contest in the by-election since she interchangeably uses the names Betty Bamukwatsa and Betty Muzanira whereas the registered voter is Betty Bamukwatsa.
She prayed to court for the nullification of the election results and a declaration that she (Matsiko) was the rightful winner, or order for fresh elections.
Matsiko further argues that the by election was not conducted in accordance with the provisions and principals laid down in the electoral law, which affected the outcome. She says it was characterized with voter bribery, voter intimidation, sectarianism, defacement of campaign posters among others.
The Rukungiri Woman MP by election was held on 31st May 2018 and won by the FDC candidate Muzanira, who had successfully challenged the 2016 victory by Matsiko, leading to courts cancellation of the initial poll.
The respondent, Mrs Muzanira contends that the 2018 by-election was free and fair and was conducted in accordance with the law.
She denies all allegations of illegal practices by her agents and adds that if any were committed it was without consent and knowledge.

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In Kampala-
City tycoon Sudhir Rupareria faces the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) on Wednesday morning where he is for the first time, to directly speak about the controversial closure of his Crane Bank Ltd, among the seven commercial banks under parliamentary scrutiny.
The committee led by Bugweri MP Abdu Katuntu is in its final phase of the enquiry into the irregular closure of seven defunct commercial banks, that has put key central bank officials into the spotlight including Ms Justine Bagyenda, who was forced out following the controversial sale of Crane Bank Ltd sale to dfcu Bank for a paltry Shs 200 billion .
After a raft of evidence before the committee, it is understood that Mr Rupareria is more sinned against after the central bank sought to blame him for the problems leading up to the closure of the bank after leads indicated a more rotten system at BoU.
The central bank in October 2016 closed Crane Bank Ltd, previously one of the best performing banks before controversially selling it dfcu Bank in January 2017 for a paltry Shs 200 billion.
In the previous testimonies, Mr Katimbo Mugwanya, a former director at BoU who was appointed Statutory Manager for the sale of Crane Bank Ltd, admitted that he had bungled up the calculations on how the money that was injected in Crane Bank Ltd was deduced.
Governor Mr Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile told MPs that he did not have figures regarding Crane Banks undercapitalisation but was contradicted by Mr Benedict Ssekabira, the Director Financial Markets Coordination, who said Crane Bank required a further injection of Shs157b for it to remain afloat.

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