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In Fort portal—–
One person died on spot and six others were injured last evening in a fire that broke out in Fort Portal town, Kabarole district.
The incident happened at around 9 pm at Town Centre near the bus park in Fort Portal town where a truck carrying fuel in jerry cans and plastic drums caught fire killing one person on spot and injuring six others.
According to Kabarole District Police Commander Kanyesigye Jamal, the truck registration number UAW 038N was carrying fuel from a yet be established source to Kyenjonjo district when all of a sudden it caught fire. The investigation into the cause of the fire outbreak is ongoing.
One car belonging to Arinaitwe Raymond was burnt, a motorcycle, three shops were destroyed completely and five others partially burnt.
The deceased has been identified as Mwesigye Kiyaye, 37,and the injured as; Jane, 25, a resident of Rwengoma, Mrs Isaiah, 27, also a resident of Rwengoma, Friday Robert, 46, resident of Kidukulu, Musinguzi Julius 32 years resident of Kyakaboja, Nyakaguma Stephen 27 years resident of Kijura, Kagaba Christopher 47 years of Mwenge village Kyenjonjo.
The country has experienced cases of arsonists and several fire outbreaks in the last 10 years, most notably the fires that gutted several schools in 2008 and 2009, among them, is the infamous Budo Junior School fire that killed about 20 children, the Park Yard Market fire that occurred twice; in 2009 and 2011, destroying millions worth of property.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi—-

A female accountant at Kyeizooba people’s Sacco who has been missing for the last five days was today 7th May 2019 found under unclear circumstances.
Adrine Twinomujuni an accountant at Kyeizooba Sacco who had gone to see her sister at KIU whom she did not find at her residence did not go back home which has been worrying her relatives
When www.mknewslink.com visited Kyeizooba Peoples Sacco where she has been working, staff revealed that their fellow staff has been found though she is not yet back on duty.
Police say that they have not yet got a statement from her but promised to make sure they get her to record her part of her story.
Sources revealed that when her phone was traced, it was discovered that she travelled as far as Rubirizi

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Mbarara
Striking Mbarara university teaching and non teaching staff have vowed to continue with the strike unless the vice chancellor Prof.Celestine Obua and university secretary Melchior Byaruhanga step aside.
This was communicated to the chancellor and university council chairman in a meeting held in Kampala with staff representatives, chancellor and university council chairman.
The strike started last week on Thursday 1st.May.2019 and has so far paralyzed work at the university as students are supposed to begin exams a week from now.
The university council chairman Dr.Ben Mbonye and chancellor Pro.Charles Olweny pleaded with staff representatives to stop the strike but staff insisted that the two staff, vice chancellor and university secretary must first step aside.
The contract for vice chancellor will end in October and he wants to renew the contract but the staff don’t want.

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By Yosam Gucwaki
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In Masindi

Residents of three villages Kityedo,Bihanga,Ikioba in Bwijanga sub county Masindi district and the former Member of parliament for Bujenje county Kabakumba Labwoni Matsiko have resolved to jointly pursue compensation from the land commission over the land the two parties are fighting for.

Kabakumba and three residents are fighting for over 600 hectares of land which she claims to be hers.
Kabakumba contends that in 2004 Custodian Board advertised many properties including Bujenje estate and she was among the bidders and she was considered.

The land in question is hosting over 600 households.

She also explains that when she acquired the land she held a meeting with residents in 2006 and explained to them how they would use it.

Julius kahira Mbogo, the District councilor for Bwijanga Sub County who is also a resident said that according to the plaint filed by Kabakumba, it indicated that by the time she acquired the land there was no occupant something Kahira says was a total lie.

Kahira also noted that the meeting which was convened by Kabakumba in 2006 told them that she had bought the land for them.

Kahira also wonders why Custodian Board never gave them chance to show interest in the land since they have been on it for many years.

Following this disagreement, in 2017 Kabakumba dragged the residents of the three villages to Masindi high court accusing them of failing to vacate her land.

In turn Bujenje residents also sued Uganda land commission and Registry of titles faulting them of fraudulently issuing the land title to Kabakumba.

0n 12th April 2019, Masindi resident judge albert Rugadya Atwooki instructed the two parties to first settle the matter out of court before continuing with their case and assigned counsel Willy Lubega to take lead in the mediation.

During the mediation which was held today at Kolping hotel in Masindi town, Kabakumba gave three options to the residents of the three villages, they include leasing the land they are occupying,buying or accept to be compensated.

But the residents rejected all the three options and opted for refunding back the money she used to buy the land from the custodian board with interests but Kabakumba objected it on grounds that she gave them chance to do so but for them politicized it.

However, CounselWillyLubega the mediator advised the two parties to jointly pursue for the compensation from the land fund but Kabakumba first insisted explaining that it is not easy to access it since there are hurdles and bureaucracy.

Willy Lubega added that when they fail, the matter will come back to court.

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