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In Kampala
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) is involved in another financial scandal in which officials are accused of not paying the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) the mandatory monthly remittances of about Shs2 billion deducted from eight employees salaries as required by the Act establishing the NSSF.
www.mknewslink.com understands that BoU legal team is also in trouble after the Law Council denied them practicing rights after it emerged that they helped some of the former employees at the bank to evade sending the remittances to NSSF. Some of the staff in the department are also implicated in the scam, including its head Margret Kasule.
BoU under declared the ages of some employees even as they were of age having clocked 60 years, the mandatory retirement age in Uganda for public servants.
It is said that when NSSF continued asking for remittances of the officials whose age was under declared, BoU administrators made a u-turn and made it clear that the officials had retired, forgetting that they had lied about the ages of the officials.
However, another source at fund said when NSSF did an audit on BoU, it established that close to Shs50 billion had not been disclosed by BoU officials. This has caused exchanges between NSSF and BoU top officials. The amount is said to be part of all the money BoU has been under declaring to NSSF.
When parliaments COSASE committee started investigations on those BoU chaps, people thought it was a witch hunt but that institution needs urgent reforms because people there are doing things with impunity. a source at the fund said.
According to a leaked letter dated March 6, 2019, NSSF wants BoU to provide them with copies of National Identity cards for its staff so that they can verify the correct ages of the affected employees with the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA).
We refer to the above subject and the emails between NSSF and Bank of Uganda on the matter. We understand the urgency of the situation , however, you will appreciate that we have to follow due process of assessing an employers records to ensure compliance with NSSF, before we can issue out a clearance certificate reads the letter in part.
NSSF is said to be not satisfied as recently BoU only availed to them between August 2018 and January 2019 did not provide all information on staff below 55 years and those above 55 years.
A source said that some of BoU staff have contested dates of birth and that also exist other variances.
Other sources said NSSF demands about Shs10 billion from BoU.
The latest BoU financial scam comes a almost a month after parliaments committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) pinned officials for carelessly closing seven commercial banks, without following the law. Parliament is yet to furnish the public with final recommendations of the COSASE probe that established BoU officials failed to produce some of the documents related to the sale of banks.

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By Sylivia Kugonza
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In Fort Portal
Police in Fort Portal have arrested six Christians of the seventh day Adventist western field suspected to have a connection with assaulting their bishop Mwebaze Samuel 51 years.
Lydia Tumushabe the Rwenzori East police spokes person has identified the suspects as Kakwezi Joshua, Kihumuro Jonathan, Mugenyi Amos, Kahebwa Bob, and Kakwezi Julius.
According to Lydia, on 19th March 2019 at Moldina Street SDA western field offices, the six and others at large stormed the office, twisted the bishops hands, beat him and gave him several strokes.
The PRO has stated that the bishop is accused of mismanagement of church funds, immoral behaviors in church among top leadership, disrespecting the church members and promoting tribalism.
However Tumushabe has condemned the act saying that Christians would have reported the case to police than fighting.
She has further disclosed that police is still doing its investigations into the matter.
Meanwhile by this afternoon there was going to be mediations between police, church leaders and the aggrieved party.

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In Kampala
A police detective is in trouble for allegedly obtaining a Ug Shs70, 000 bribe.
Detective Godfrey Kalete attached to Usafi Police Station in Kisenyi, Kampala, on Tuesday appeared before Grade One Magistrate Albert Asiimwe in the Anti-Corruption Court on two counts of corruption and gratification.
Prosecution told court that early this month, while at Usafi Police Station, Kalete solicited Ug Shs200, 000 bribe from Ms Hanan Muhammad to recover her phone, which had been stolen.
According to Ms Muhammad, the suspect convinced her that he would contact a phone tracking expert to track and recover the phone.
On the charges of gratification, the state contends that by the time of his arrest, Kalete had received a Shs70, 000 bribe as partial payment of Shs200, 000.
Kalete pleaded not guilty to the charges and applied for bail arguing that he had spent 10 days in detention at Jinja Road Police station where he developed health complications that require urgent medical attention.
However, Mr Asiimwe rejected Kaletes bail request on grounds that he lacked supportive documents.
Mr Abigail Agaba, the state prosecutor told court that investigations into the matter were still ongoing and asked court to remand the suspect.
Kalete was remanded until April, 1.
Mr Kalete was arrested last week by detectives from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit that is headed by Lt Col Edith Nakalema following a tip off from the complainant.

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Police in Rukungiri have arrested three Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) staff members in connection to the killing of their colleague during an operation to arrest poachers in Bwambara, Rukungiri District.
The arrested have been identified as Sgt Kisembo Jimmy, Cpl. Niwanyijuka Nicholas, and Pte. Ewuku Emmanuel all attached to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
According Elly Maate, the Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman , the circumstances under which Asasira was killed remained mysterious because the UWA staff who were with him in the operation, failed to explain how he was shot.
We want to establish exactly how Sgt. Assasira was shot with a pistol because it is not clear if the poachers were armed. Also the cartridges found at the scene were from a pistol that belonged to UWA Maate said.
Sgt. Asasira Philemon was on Friday last week shot dead during the operation to recover illegal ivory.
The operation followed a tip that there were people planning to sell off ivory tusks.
The UWA rangers went in; disguising as buyers, but the operation didnt go as planned and ended in a gun fire exchange.
Asasira was shot in stomach and rushed to Nyakibale Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
Earlier, the Police arrested one Sabiiti at whose residence the scuffle from which Asasira was shot took place.
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By Sylvia Kugonza
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In Fort Portal
Drama ensued yesterday afternoon when Christians of the Seventh day Adventist western Uganda field beat up their bishop and other top leaders.
The Christians who were angry and rowdy stormed the office at Moldina Street asking the leaders including their bishop Samuel Mwebembezi to move out of office over several allegations.
According to the angry Christians, they wanted to close the office and take keys to police, thats where the scuffle erupted and started beating each other.
Christians who preferred anonymity told www.mknewslink.com that the bishop and other top leaders mismanage funds, are immoral and disrespect Christians.
They revealed that they have complained about their grievances for the last 3 years but all fall on deaf ears.
Christians have disclosed that the church has several projects whereby about 15M shillings have been mismanaged
They explained that they have been given some accountability but they are not satisfied and when they ask for forensic audit, they are only despised which has forced them to act.
Our reporter tried to get a comment from the bishop and the accused leaders but all in vain.
Meanwhile by press time police had not yet made an official statement though six arrests have been made and the suspects are held at Fort portal police

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By Ambrose Katooto
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In Bushenyi
Husband to the murdered woman in Matimba cell Nyabubare Parish Nyabubare Sub County in Bushenyi district has been arrested.
Greater Bushenyi police public relations officer Sp Martial Tumusime said that Moses Asiimwe, a head teacher to Bumbaire primary school was taken into custody following reports from members that he had domestic wrangle with his wife Florence Ainomugisha.
He said that Asiimwe is suspected to have paid killers after police found out that his last calls linked to one of the suspected murderers.
Martial also said that despite the fact that one of one of the suspected murderers Mugisa Godfrey (28) was working with SWATT Security Company; he was a security guard at Bumbaire primary school where Asiimwe is a head teacher.
Mugisa Godfrey (28), a resident Bucuni cell Bucuni ward Kyenjonjo district was killed by mob after him, with another man were suspected to have attacked and killed Ainomugisha.
Efforts to arrest the second suspect are underway.

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