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In Sheema
Sheema woman MP Hon Atuhaire Jacklet Rwabukurukuru faced it bitter on Sunday 24th February 2019 when Rev Fr Mucunguzi Vincent the parish priest Mushanga broadly told her that she has greatly promoted religious differences in Sheema district.
Fr Mucunguzi said that the language which was used by Hon Jacklet Atuhaire Rwabukurukuru, Hon Minister Elioda Tumwesigye and canon David Kabigumira Chairman LC V Sheema district during 2016 election campaigns wasn’t only stupid but also silly.
The scenario happened at St Rose Catholic Church Kabwohe during the closure of three days charismatic renewal seminar led by Rev Fr John Baptist Bashobora which started on Thursday with more than 10,000 Christians.
Mucunguzi said that Christians and Moslems don’t have any problem because he always meet them in parties eating and enjoying together ,but that the problem is within leaders whom he said have promoted religious conflicts whereby Catholics in Sheema district are now considered as dull.
He gave an example of how he was a good friend to Rev canon Bejuura of Kitagata church of Uganda, until Bejuura also started stupid things like those of the three leaders of Sheema district (Minister Elioda ,Kabigumira and MP Jacklet)
Mucunguzi later advised the three leaders to sit together and sort out themselves by asking for forgiveness from Catholic community such that if they are to come 2021, they come when they are clean.
Rev. Fr John Baptist Bashobora intervened and stopped Fr Mucunguzi from speaking.
He prayed for the three leaders although the two, Kabigumira and Elioda) were absent.
Fr Bashobora said that he has always heard about Hon. Jacklet and Kabigumira in Sheema district but has never physically seen them.
He noted that he has had it in his heart that he punishes them severely if he meets them but decided to forgive them in front of the congregation.
When people closed their eyes for the last blessing prayer, the ashamed MP disappeared and went away from the church.
When www.mknewslink.com contacted on phone, MP Jacklet said that she has never involved herself in religious affairs and she has already forgotten whatever Rev Fr Mucunguzi said.
David Kabigumira Chairman LC V Sheema district said that among the priests he has ever seen, Rev Fr Mucunguzi Vincent is the worst shepherd.
Kabigumira noted that instead it is Fr. Mucunguzi who creates religious differences in Sheema district adding that as a district, they have got a medicine for him.
Kabigumira alleged that Fr .Mucunguzi has conducted several meetings saying out a lot about Protestants which increases religious differences in Sheema.
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In Kabale

Residents in Mwendo parish Kitumba sub county Kabale District have asked the State minister of Finance for Planning, David Bahati to remind President Museveni on the pledges he made four years ago.

The residents made their request yesterday during the thanks giving ceremony for the expansion of Kitooma church of Uganda at the church premises in Kitumba Sub County where minister Bahati was the chief guest.

Residents alleged that during the presidential campaigns in 2015, President Museveni pledged to provide a ferry at Lake Bunyonyi in order to ease transport across the lake which had become a death trap for communities, to tarmac Bunyonyi road as one way of improving the tourism sector in Kabale district.

The residents who included the chief church warden of Kitooma church of Uganda Ben Twebaze and Francis Turyiguga a resident of Katooma cell said that the pledges have delayed.

They said that they need Bunyonyi road to be tarmacked as well as a ferry on the lake adding that this will reduce on the cost of transporting goods to the market centres.

In response, Minister Bahati said that they have already written to African Development Bank and China Exim Bank requesting for resources, adding that in few months, the procurement will start.

Bahati contributed 200 iron sheets worth ten million shillings towards the church expansion.

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In Kanungu

Police in Kanungu district are holding three men on allegations of killing their mother.

The arrested are; Yonah Ngorogoza, Jorry Asiimwe and another only identified as Herbert.

The suspected were arrested after Margaret Mugisha aged 60 years, a resident of Ibarya cell Kihanda parish Kirima Sub County in Kanungu district was found dead on 22nd February 2019 in her house.

According to the local council one chairperson of Ibarya cell Jesica Tindimwebwa, she was informed by one of the suspects identified as Herbert that the two grandchildren of the deceased didnot have where to sleep after they returned home, found the house locked and their grandmother was nowhere to be seen.

Tindimwebwa said that when they opened the door, they found her dead, hanging with a rope in the neck and she also had signs of violence on her body.

Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson said that the three were arrested for questioning since they have had a land dispute.
Maate also said that they were arrested after the post-mortem that was done at Kanungu health centre IV showed that Mugisha was murdered by strangling.

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By Elly Karenzi
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In Ibanda
The management of Holy Innocent Babies’ Home in Ibanda municipality council has hailed the Church, NGOS and well wishers for supporting orphans.
Holy innocent babies’ home takes care of vulnerable children who have been abandoned by their own parents and those that lose their mothers during birth.
Speaking to www.mknewslink.com yesterday, the Director Sr. Fausta Twinomugisha revealed that Holy Innocent Babies’ home is currently caring for 20 babies. Out of these, 12 are males while eight are females aged between three weeks and three years and there are four pairs of twins.
She confirmed that the future of these babies is bright because they are getting good Samaritans who donate necessities such as food, clothes, mosquito nets, soap, shoes, milk, blankets and kit for sporting activities.
She thanked good Samaritans from a broad who have taken a good initiative of legally adopting twelve children.
Holy Innocent Babies’ home was established in 1967 by Mbarara Archdiocese with an aim of helping babies whose parents abandon or are dead and it has helped over one thousand of children who are later legally adopted by families

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By Allan Mugabe
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in Ntungamo
Ntungamo district chairperson, Denis Singahakye has appealed to the government to put tough laws on the management of SACCO to stop mismanagement of customers hard earned money.
Singahakye was on Saturday giving out gifts to the lucky winners who participated in draw for Kajara SACCO that ran between 19th November 2018 and 31st January 2019. The function took place at
Rwashamaire social centre in Ntungamo district.
“The public has lost a lot of money to SACCOs because the law is silent,” Singahakye said.
He called upon the government to come up with tough laws so that whoever is found guilty of mismanaging public money is forced to refund double of what he/she has mismanaged.
The lucky winners walked away with goats, mattress, smart phones, television set and umbrellas.
According to the general Manager Yusuf Akamukwatsa, the bank did this to give back to their clients as well as boost SACCO operations.
He said that at least 160 clients participated in the draw.
The chairperson board of directors, Boaz Luhimazi revealed that the SACCO has 4236 active members with loan portfolio of shs 1.2bn and share capital of shs 800,000=.

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In Ntungamo

The Ntungamo District National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) officer Glory Mugizi has expressed worry over the low turn up of the residents for the ongoing registration to get National Identity Cards across the country.

Recently, National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) launched a three-month exercise aimed at rectifying errors existing on national identity cards which will be done, alongside the registration of persons above 16 years who could have missed the initial mass registration exercise undertaken in 2014.

However, Mugizi noted that since the exercise started on February 13th this year in Ntungamo District, few people have shown up attributing it to requirements such as local council one letters and rainy season.
He is urging people to embrace the exercise saying that it will end early May this year and reiterated the need for the IDs because it is a very important document that will be prerequisite for accessing payroll and other government services.

Mugizi also decried at the piles of unclaimed National Identity cards in their offices noting that Over 13,000 national identification cards are still unclaimed despite repeated appeals.
The issuance of national IDs to citizens was launched by President Yoweri Museveni in December 2014 and it rolled out to districts in the country.
The exercise is estimated to cost Shs 7 billion.
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