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In Kabale

The Kigezi region Veterans Association Chairperson Caleb Turyamutunga has come under fire from greater Kabale veterans for allegedly selling off the associations house.

In 1994, veterans in Kigezi region under their umbrella association contributed shillings 5000 each towards the construction of a rental house in Kazigizigi village, Karubanda ward in Kitumba Sub county Kabale district with an aim of generating income.

They also appealed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for help who later gave them 100 iron sheets towards the roofing. They constructed a four room house and started collecting shillings 200,000 as monthly
rental fee.

However, veterans led by the Chairperson of Rukiga Veterans Farmers Association Patrick Niwagaba and Johnson Byamugisha Sunday argue that ever since they constructed the house, they have never benefited from the money collected from the house in form of rent.

They added that what angers them most is that they received information indicating that Turyamutunga sold the house and the land.

Veterans want top security officials to intervene and save their house from being sold and compel Turyamutunga to explain whereabouts of the rental fees collected for all those years.

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In Kabale

The Uganda’s Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda Oliver Wonekha is holding a crisis meeting together with security officials from the districts neighboring Uganda-Rwanda border over border closure.

The meeting that started yesterday morning at Cephas Inn in Kabale municipality is being chaired by the Kabale Resident District Commissioner Darias Nandiinda.

Ambassador Wonekha is accompanied by the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) ,Defence Attach at the Ugandan Embassy in Rwanda Mag. Gen. Emmanuel Nyamunywanisa and Police, Army from Ntungamo, Kabale and Kisoro districts plus custom officials at Katuna,Chanika and Mirama borders.

In his remarks, the Kabale Resident District Commissioner Darias Nandiinda, explained that the closure has seriously crippled business and well being of locals from both countries neighboring the border, an issue that need to be addressed.

He however says that the borders closure has not affected security within the three districts.

Nandinda then ordered the journalists out of the meeting arguing that matters to be discussed are very sensitive and only belongs to security.

Rwanda closed its borders with Uganda on February 27, 2019, to purportedly expedite the construction of single custom at Gatuna border.

Rwanda advised truck drivers destined from Kigali to use Kagitumba border via Mirama Hills.

The Rwandan officials including President, Paul Kagame later accused Ugandan authorities of abducting its citizens and locking them up in ungazetted areas.

Rwanda also accused Uganda of hosting and facilitating dissidents especially Rwanda National Congress-RNC and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which have declared war on the Kigali government.

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In Ntungamo

The Resident District Commissioner Ntungamo George Bakunda has advised the beneficiaries and groups to be given money to be trust worthy with government funds rendered to them.

He made remarks on Friday 10th May 2019 while launching the loan scheme money disbursement in Ntungamo district under the socio-economic empowerment program ahead of presidents visit to the district on Sunday May 12^th, to preside over the national celebration to commemorate the International Nurses day to be held at Kyamate SS play ground Ntungamo Municipality.

Bakunda urged the beneficiaries to be trustworthy with government funds and utilize the money according to the proposals and projects that were submitted when they were applying.

Bakunda added that had it not been president Museveni and first lady Janet Kataaha Museveni theongoing social-economic empowerment programgeared at empowering people of Ntungamo on how to eradicate povertywould have cease to exist in the district.

At least 66 groups in all sub counties and town councils have been selected to benefit in the first phase of the presidential pledge of Ugx330m and each group of 10 people will take Ugx5m.

He warned them against using money to unproductive ventures like weddings, burials and other luxurious things.

The Ntungamo district chairperson Dennis Singahache also asked them to always calculate and follow systematic plan in implementing their projects saying when one fails to plan it means that one is planning to fail.

The director ofFreeandRichUgandaAijuka Rodgers commended the government for using Free and Rich in order to chase poverty in Ntungamo.

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In Rubanda

Police in Rubanda district are investigating circumstances under which a man was murdered by unknown assailants at his place of work.

The deceased has been identified as Innocent Manirakiza aged 30, a resident of Bigyere village Ikamiro Parish, Muko Sub County Rubanda district.

The body of Manirakiza was found in a cold blood on thursday evening at around 6:00pm at his place of work in Kitokwa cell Ntugamo parish in Ruhija sub county Rubanda district.

According to the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson Elly Maate, the assailants attacked Manirakiza in Kitokwa cell in Ntugamo parish where he was cutting timber and they used his power saw to cut him in the stomach.

Maate added that police rushed to the scene and the body of the deceased was taken to Kabale Regional Referral hospital mortuary for postmortem as investigations into the matter continue.

The case was registered at Rubanda police station under SD 03/09/05/2019.

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