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In Kampala

The general court martial today 13^th may 2019 has convicted Boda Boda 2010 leader Hajji Kitatta and his colleague on charges of unlawful possession of firearms.

The Military Court that has adjourned the case today is expected to read out the respective sentences to kitatta and police officer Ngobi Sowali.

The rest of the suspects who have been in jail for almost 16 months were acquitted on all charges of unlawful possession of firearms and military stores.

Addressing court after the conviction, lead prosecutor Lt Col Raphael Mugisha asked for maximum sentence of 10 years to Kitatta and Sowali to work as a deterrent to other-would be offenders.

He later said that, firearms ought to be possessed by only trained officers because they cause mayhem to the society members if left with in hands of wrong people.

Shaban Sanywa the defense counsel however asked court for a non-custodial sentence, saying that the accused have been diligently serving government and they deserve lenience.

Kitatta has been the NRM chairman Rubaga and he has done a lot during in that position for the government; Ngobi has served the Uganda police diligently lawyer told the court.

He also asked court to put into considerations the one year and four months period which the convicts have spent on remand yet they have families to look after.

He added that court should take into account that the guns which they were found that they had never committed any offence and they have been obedient during the hole trials.

One of the accused, private ssekajja Ibrahim was acquitted on charges of unlawful possession of a fire arm because the Pistol which he was found with was found with markings of Uganda police and when SSP Nixon Agasirwe appeared on court testified that it was him who assigned it to him officially.

Meanwhile Ngobi Sowali was found guilty of unlawful possession of an SMG riffle while Kitatta of Golden Pistol.

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By Okoodi Abooki

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In Ntungamo

President Yoweri Museveni has directed the ministry of health to stop appointing clinical officers to work as assistant district health officials in the country.

Speakink at Kyamate grounds yesterday 12^th  may 2019 in Ntungamo district during celebrations to mark nurses and midwives international day,Museveni said that hiring clinicians to work as nurses to manage health services at district level is criminal and suggested that those already employed should be removed and replaced with qualified nurses.

He was responding to concerns raised by the president of nurses and midwifes union Justus cherop kipulangat who complained that about twenty five districts in the country have hired clinicians to work as assistant district health officers yet nurses are not substantively employed by the line ministry.

President Museven In Ntungamo on Nurses and Midwives International Day.

Cherop insisted that clinicians should be restricted to health facilities to diagnose diseases.

He also appealed to government to regulate the rate at which medical institutions continue to train general nurses yet there are no specialized nurses in the country.

Cherop said that government should instead focus at training specialized nurses who can ably work in specialized hospitals rather than training nurses on job a trend he noted that may make them not competitive on the job market.

But the president down played their fear saying Ugandas population by 2050 will be one million people and that the country will need more nurses to match with the ratio of World Health Organization. Uganda currently has about sixty seven thousand nurses working in different health facilities in the country.

The president also promised to increase nurses lunch allowance from the current Two thousand shillings to Fifteen thousand shillings per day.

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By Innocent Byamugisha

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In Kampala

Boda Boda 2010 leader Hajji Abudalla Kitatta and his co-accused Sowali Ngobi have been convicted guilty of unlawful possession of firearms today.

In Makindye Army Court Martial that was presided over by Chairmam Gen.Andrew Gutti found beyond no resoanable dought that Kitatta was found with firearms contrary to section 3 of firearms act.

Court has been adjourned up to tomorrow 14^th may 2019 when Kitatta and Sowali Ngobi will come in the same court for sentence.

Kitatta and others were arrested on 19^th -21^stJanuary 2018 and have been on remand since then.

Meanwhile the same court has set free 7 others who have been also accused in the same case with them.

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Due to increasingly charged with cases of syndicated corruption and in fights at the Inspectorate of Government, IGG Justice Irene Mulyagonja has resolved to apply for a job at the Judicial Service Commission as judge of the Constitutional Court.

Justice Mulyagonja is among the 24 applicants that have been shortlisted for vacant positions on the panel of the Constitutional Court.

The Court of Appeal of Uganda also known as the Constitutional Court of Uganda is the second-highest judicial organ in Uganda. It derives its powers from Article 134 of the 1995 Constitution. It is an appellate court when hearing cases appealed from the High Court of Uganda. However, it has original jurisdiction when adjudicating matters relating to the constitutionality of matters before it. All judgments by the Court of Appeal are theoretically appealable to the Supreme Court of Uganda, if the Supreme Court decides to hear the appeal.

Justice Mulyagonja was appointed on April 12, 2012 from the High Court where she served as the judge.

She has served for seven years and she replaced Raphael Baku who stepped in as acting Inspector General of Government after the Justice Faith Mwondha refused to appear before Members of Parliament for vetting and thereafter she resigned and reverted back to the judiciary for redeployment.

Recently junior workers at her office wrote to the State House Anti Corruption Unit, crying of corruption, impunity and maladministration taking place at the IGG that is supposed to fight corruption in public offices, saying that the institution requires a new leadership at the helm.
A group of disgruntled staff at IGG on March 3, 2019 wrote to the Head of the Anti-Corruption Unit Lt Col. Edith Nakalema, calling on her office to intervene and save the situation at the IGGs office. We write in good faith, and pray that your good office shall take action on that matter, the letter reads in part.

They accuse the Secretary to the Inspectorate Rose N. Nakafeero together with members of the board and the management team for handpicking and interviewing people and that are yet to issue new appointments to new inspectorate officers without following the normal recruitment procedure set by the Internal Human Resource Policy of 2017 or the Public Service Standing Orders 2010.

The claim some officials at the IGGs office are receiving bribery of Shs350 million for people whose cases are not registered with the inspectorate. They want President Museveni to disband the management team lead by Mariam F. Wangadya.

Speaking to www.mknewslink.com, Justice Mulyagonja said that what her staff ought to understand is the fact that the budget allocation to the institution isnt sufficient to have all salaries increased. On other allegations, Mulyagonja dismissed them as untrue.

The junior staff accuses top managers at the Inspectorate for taking long to confirm their colleagues who were posted to upcountry as Regional Inspectorate Officers or Principal Inspectorate Officers in various regional offices such as Fort Portal, Gulu, Lira, Arua, Moyo, Tororo and Hoima. The officers, according to the petitioners were posted about three years ago on the promise that they would be confirmed in six months but this has not happened.

Sources within the inspectorate further say the IGG is frustrated by the mere fact that another unit was created to do exact work like the Inspectorate does and so, she feels she has no docket to supervise given that Col. Nakalema seem to be better facilitated than the Inspectorate.

President Museveni recent during the 9th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa held at Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa, Kigo said he didnt appoint Col. Nakalema to fight the Inspector General of Government but rather help her fight corruption where she had failed.

Museveni said State House ant-corruption team led by Col. Nakalema is not meant to take away the work of the IGG or make it useless, I appointed it to complement the IGG.
Adding When people start complaining of a watchman, then you have to hire a watchman to watch over that watchman and that is why I started and setup units in Presidents office to watch over the IGG.

He noted that it is critical to work with the victims of corruption, in the fight against it to enable them demand for accountability. The victims need to be able to rally support from society to pinpoint and call out corrupt officials.

At the same time, Mr Museveni used the occasion to introduce Col. Nakalema to the audience.

IGG is also accused for not being assertive on many top government officials implicated on corruption like her predecessor Justice Mwondha was. She has been accused of failure to release reports on top Bank of Uganda individuals that were involved in the sale of banks.

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By Allan Mugabe

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In Kisoro

Police in Kisoro district is holding eight people for alleged burglary and theft.

The suspects are Beyata Nyirarukundo ageds 38, Moses Tumushime 17, Robert Mugabe 28, Jackline Mbabazi 19, Elly Ndungutse 23, a boda boda rider at Kibugu stage a resident of Mugwata village, Gisozi parish, Bonivencha Niyomubyeyia aged 26, a mobile money operator in municipality, Bosco Kayumba 34 years, a special hire driver in Kisoro town and Ndatimana aged 20.

The suspects are accused of broking into the shop of clothes that belongs to Charles Nkyikabahizi, a resident of Mugwata village in Gisozi parish, Muramba Sub County Kisoro district and took off with money totaling to sixteen million shillings.

The incident occurred in the night of 10th May 2019 along the main Street in Kisoro municipality.

According to Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson Elly Maate, the suspects were arrested after the night watchman of Nkyikabahizi told police that he saw a vehicle registration number UAR 619X Toyota premio that was used by the suspects.

Maate said that police swung into action and arrested the driver Bosco Kayumba, the owner of the vehicle who told police that the others suspects convinced him and entered in the deal.

He said that police is hunting more suspects into the matter as investigations continue.

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By Allan Mugabe

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In Rubanda

Police in Rubanda district are hunting for assailants who murdered a 70 year old man.

The deceased has been identified as John Zaribwende, a resident of Mungyengye village in Ihanga Parish Bubare Subcounty Rubanda district.

Zaribwendes body was yesterday 12^th may 2019 morning found in a cool of blood along the way to his home, about a half kilo meter away.

According to the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson Elly Maate, the deceased was last night seen at around 10:00pm on a night Virgil of one of the residents and when he set out going to home, the yet unknown assailants stabbed him with a knife on the neck and died instantly.

Maate calls on the public that whoever has information in pertaining Zaribwendes death should volunteer it to police so that the suspects are arrested and charged accordingly.

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