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By Jonan Beinomugisha
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In Mbarara

Voting has started at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), as students choose their next guild president and guild representatives to the council.
Six students are in the race to become the next guild president for a Mbarara based University and they are Bukenya Hakim(NRM), Muhumuza Bryan Umar(People Power), Nduhura PaulTwinomugisha(FDC) and Eugene Bizimana,Serunjoji Ivan and Kanyesigye Coleb all standing as independent candidates.
The candidates promise to address challenges affecting the university, such as slow WiFi, lack of a canteen at Kihumuro campus to enable students to access food without moving long distances, among other.
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By Ronald Namanya
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In Bushenyi.

A man in Bushenyi yesterday narrowly escaped death after he was caught stealing chicken from a poultry house.
The suspect only identified as Kagyeshi a resident of Nyamiko Nyakabirizi division Bushenyi District was yesterday at around 2:00am beaten almost to death by mob people who caught him red handed stealing chickens from one of the poultry farm in Rwenziro.
Residents told www.mknewslink.com at police that Kagyeshi depends on theft as his business and no matter how many times he has been caught; he is not ready to stop.
SP Martial Tumusiime the Greater Bushenyi police mouth piece revealed that they have Kagyeshi in their custody at Bushenyi Central police station after he was brought to them from Nyakabirizi police post.
He noted that police investigations into the matter have commenced under a theft case ref 04/17/04/19.

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By Innocent Byamugisha
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In Bushenyi—
Grade one magistrate court in Bushenyi has adjourned the hearing of the case in which the wife of West Ankole Diocesan secretary Justine Atwine and other three are accused of killing Florence Ainomugisha of Matimba Nyabubare Sub County.
On 3rd April court heard that on 18thMarch 2019 while in Matimba village Nyabubare Sub County Bushenyi district, Justine and other three accused persons led to the killing Florence her sister in law.
The accused were then remanded to Nyamushekyera prison till today 17th April 2019 when they would appear for further hearing.
Justine and her counter parts today morning appeared before the same court and their case was adjourned to 8th.May.2019 as their lawyer Paul Tusubira was not in court by the time of the hearing.
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By Okoodi Abooki
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In Bushenyi—

Hon Rapheal Magezi the Member of Parliament for Igara west constituency in Busheniyi district has revealed that the age limit bill has continued to impact on him negatively in his constituency.
He said that he is being accused of not having consulted the electorates over the bill that was signed into law hence removing presidential lower and upper age limit cap
He said that his action forced a cross section of people in Igara west constituency to become suspicious over any development issue he proposes for the constituency
Addressing Journalists at his up country home in Kyamuhunga Bushenyi district, Magezi said that this is the reason why a few people in the area have rejected the creation of Kyamuhunga Bitoma Municipality because they think he is trying to create another constituency for himself to easily go back to parliament in 2021.
Recently the Bushenyi district council passed resolution to upgrade Kyamuhunga Bitooma town councils into a municipality with an aim of proper planning for the area but a few residents have rejected the proposal saying that they were not consulted.
The proposed municipality of 350 square kilometers is comprised of one health center four, six trading centers and 250 square kilometers of roads. It has also got five tea processing factories, thirty primary schools and although the area has two gravity water flow schemes most parts remain severely waters stressed.

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In Kampala
The Ruparelia Foundation will in the Academic year 2019/2020 give out over 1,100 scholarships to youths joining Victoria University.
The scholarships are aimed at uplifting the lives of underprivileged Ugandans especially the youth.
In a letter to the Ministry of State for Youth and Children Affairs, copied to Victoria University Council, Vice-Chancellor, Guild President and Admissions office, Rajiv Ruperelia, the director of the Rajiv Ruperelia Youth Scholarship said that scholarships are to cover 70 per cent of the tuition fees.
The scholarships are to cater for the students who are offering the following courses; Faculty of Health Sciences (200 scholarships), Faculty of Business Management (150), Faculty of science and Technology (200), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (250) and lastly, Department of Petroleum and Energy Studies (300).
He noted that minimum qualification for the degree programme is two principal passes and one principal pass for the diplomas.

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In Kampala
Trouble is not yet over at the under fire Dfcu bank as another top manager has resigned.
www.mknewslink.com has reliably learnt that Denis Kibuuka Musoke, the head of consumer banking has officially left the bank. Dfcu is lately in the storm which has seen it down size its employees.
The bank was also heavily criticized on how it lazily acquired Crane Bank from Bank of Uganda without doing much background checks as it was revealed during the Parliaments Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE).
Just last month, Dr. Winifred Tarinyeba Kiryabwire, who had been a director on the board of Dfcu bank resigned and left the board of the bank.
According to an internal memo, Dr. Winifred resigns due to commitments she is due to undertake in another entity. She had been a non-Executive Director since September 2013.
The Board of directors of Dfcu (the company) informs its shareholders and general public of the resignation of Dr. Winifred Tarinyeba Kiryabwire as a director in the company with effect from the 27th March 2019.
Dr. Winifred Tarinyeba Kiryabwire joined and has diligently served the since September 2013 as a non-Executive director. She resigns due to commitments she is due to undertake in another entity. The Board takes this opportunity to appreciate the commitment and invaluable contribution made by Dr. Winifred during her tenure and wishes her the very best in her future endeavors. Read the internal memo.
The exodus of top officials from Dfcu Bank continued the same month as Agnes Tibayeyita Isharaza who is now head of legal services at the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) quit.
Ms Isharaza was days ago appointed to that position by the Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija who supervises NSSF.
Sources at Dfcu say Mr Musoke had resigned due to internal fights at the bank and for that reason; he quit to join Top Finance bank.
Dfcu bank posted its 2018 profits indicating a sharp fall from its 2017 results. The results indicate a decline in the deposits, the bank registered 0.4 per cent decline from Shs1.987 trillion registered in 2017 to Shs11.979 trillion in 2018.
Liquidity squeeze curtails lending; lending grows by a mere 4 per cent from Shs1.334 trillion to Shs1.393 trillion in 2018.
The bank also registered assets decline by 4.6 per cent from Shs3 trillion to Shs2.88 trillion and as a result, Dfcu in 2018 experienced a 21 per cent decline in income from Shs519.8 billion to Shs410.6 billion.
Mr Auditor General Mr. John Muwanga in his report on defunct banks faults Dfcu Bank for engaging in transactions that did not follow proper guidelines as it bought of Crane Bank Limited assets at Shs200 billion, paid in installments. Dfcu bank also bought the assets of Global Trust Bank without following guidelines as laid in the Financial Institutions Act, 2004.
The sourcing of Dfcu bank as a buyer of both banks happened over telephone, according to Ben Sekabira, a senior banking officer at BoU. Former director of bank supervision Justine Bagyenda was at the forefront of selling the two banks to their rival Dfcu bank.
At the time Dfcu Bank bought Global Trust Bank in 2014, William Kalema was both on the board of BoU and the board of Dfcu Bank.

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In Bushenyi—
The former minister for general duties in the office of the Prime Minister Hon. Tarsis Bazana Kabwegyere has called on public to promote income generation for national development and stop over borrowing.
Kabwegyere said that for the development of the national economy, the public needs to prioritize development of projects and income generating activities over accumulating debts.
He said this while officiating as Guest of Honor during the 7th Annual general meeting of Kambuzi farmers saving and credit organization (SACO) that was held at Crane resort hotel-Kaburengye on Tuesday April 16th, 2019.
In her remarks, Edith Musime, the Sacco treasurer said that the Sacco performed well in the last year though the net profit was not good because the sacco has no enough money for its own as its share capital stands at only 321,000,000.
Musime added that they are using members fixed savings and external loans to run the Sacco therefore much money was spent on interests in fixed and external loans.
She decried the problem of members who take loans and fail to pay in time.
The Sacco general manager Mr. Muhwezi Elly cautioned Sacco managers who connive with other Sacco employees to fraudulently steal cooperative money.
Stephen Ahimbisibwe, the chairman board cautioned defaulters and asked them to stop the habit of giving same commodity or a piece land to different Sacos and commercial banks as security.s
With its objectives to transform the peasant and poor community from the traditional savings culture, Kambuzi farmers Sacco offers different products to its members which include loans, fixed deposits, training, and investments.

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