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In Kampala
Buganda road court chief magistrate Ayo Miriam Okello has released on bail Hon Agaba Abbas Mugisha, the Member of Parliament for Kitagwenda County in Kamwenge district, who has been charged with six counts of obtaining money by false pretense.
The MP is accused of obtaining 110 million shillings from one Kasaija Patrick to represent him as an advocate in court, the money which he denies receiving.
Agaba in his plea denied all the six counts against him after which the prosecution informed court that investigations into this matter are complete.
Defense lawyers led by Caleb Alaka then proceeded to ask court to grant the suspect bail
“The applicant undertakes the responsibility to appear back in court to clear his name on this politically motivated case,” Alaka said.
The MP was stood surety by three people; Hassan Bassajja balaba the chairman Board of trustees KIU, Hon Mbwatekamwa Gaffa, MP Kasambya County, Hon Michael Mawanda the MP for Igara County.
With no contestation from the state, the magistrate released the suspect on a cash bail of 2 million shillings while the sureties have been ordered to sign a non-cash bond of 20 million shillings.
The matter has been fixed for hearing on 10th April 2019.
Prosecution contends that on 12th August 2016 at Lugogo House, Hon Abbas obtained 30 million shillings from Patrick Kasaijja purporting to represent him in court as an advocate whereas not.
The state adds that the MP went ahead on various occasions to obtain 20 million shillings, 20 million shillings, 10 million shillings, 20 Million shillings and 10 million shillings in various locations from the same person purporting to represent him in court.
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Justice Irene Mulyagonja, the Inspector General of Government (IGG) has expressed frustration with the number of public servants who have refused to declare their assets.
She said that this has hampered the public from making an input to provide information regarding the details submitted by the public servants.
Addressing journalists during the launch of the declaration period that ends on 31st March 2019 for this year at the Ministry of ICT, Mulyagonja said that there have been a number of complaints raised from the public over failure by Inspectorate to involve taxpayers in these declarations.
The Justice said: We have been receiving complaints about leaders declarations. This time around in our verification process, we shall put up a list of leaders to be verified and ask the public to tell us what they know about the assets declared by these people.
The IGG also called on Government to expedite the registration of all marriages and children, saying the move if implemented will ease the tracking of the officials who hide their property in the names of their spouses and children.
The Inspectorate also revealed that in 2018, the declaration stood at 90% and used the platform to warn leaders who havent declared their form as required in the laws that the Directorate will not have an extension of the declaration period set this year.
She, however, decried the absence of the Tribunal that is meant to hear cases of public servants that fail to abide by the requirement, which would see errant officials sent to the tribunal for prosecution.
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By Yosam Gucwaki
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In Masindi
Three members of two youth groups in Pakanyi Sub County, Masindi district have been arrested for failing to pay back Youth Livelihood Program (YLP) money.
The youths were arrested today in an operation by a team of Masindi district officials led by the assistant Chief Administrative Officer; Fred Kisembo aimed at recovering YLP money from groups that have not paid back.
The arrested are Ibrahim Mugisa, Immaculate Kunihira from Kyarumbeiha produce group and a member of Kyamugweera hair dressing and salon group.
They were arrested from their respective homes and taken to Pakanyi police where they were left by the team.
Geoffrey Byenkya, the YLP focal person in the district revealed that 37 youth groups got money and over 200 million shillings was given out to several groups in Pakanyi Sub County under the program but only 12 groups have completely not paid back any money.
Fred Kisembo the Assiatant Chief administrative officer in charge of Buruli county observed the need for recovering the money from the groups so that other groups can also access the money.
Kisembo appealed to leaders to encourage the youths in their areas to pay back the money so that others can benefit from the program.

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By Michael Bitunga
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In Sheema
Students of Nganwa high school in Sheema district last night demonstrated protesting against poor leadership of their headteacher Abel Rushegyera who joined the school in 2017 and the head prefect Chrispus Nshekanabo.
According to DPC Sheema district SP Birungi Scovia, students accuse the head master of being too strict on them, expelling their fellow students for minor reasons, waking them up early for winter preps, restricting them from attending trips and camps among others.
She noted that the angry students first broke and destroyed school property then proceeded to the head teachers home in the village where they destroyed whatever they set their eyes on including the banana plantation.

Abel Rushegyera, the headmaster
One of the students www.mknewslink.com talked to revealed that they are disappointed by their own elected head prefect Chrispus Nshekanabo whom they contributed for some money when he was contesting, but now spies them to the school administrators.
So far, only two students who were found hiding in Sheema church hall have been arrested.
www.mknewslink.com could not get a comment from administrators as some refused to pick our calls while others were earlier hostile to the media.

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