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In Kampala

President Yoweri Kaguta Museven has hailed the Late Pro.Apolo Nsibamba the former prime minister of Uganda for his contrition towards the development of the country.

Museven said this today 29^th.5.2019 at the home of the deceased in Lumbuja while talking to mourners.

Museven has described the late as the person who loved negotiations where he gave an example of Makerere university saga where he (Nsibambi) mediated the government and lecturers.

He noted that he also used to meet Nsibambi at Kampala parents in meetings both as parents and they could not miss to meet face to face.

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Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) on Tuesday sent away Bank of Uganda (BoU) officials from parliament because of failure to prepare documents for Shs478 billion the central bank claims it put in Crane Bank Limited (CBL) while in receivership between October 20, 2016 and January 25, 2017.

On October 20, 2016, BoU closed CBL on account of being undercapitalized and acted as the receiver of the same bank before selling it to its rival DFCU Bank on January 25, 2017 at a paltry Shs200 billion, paid in installments.

An auditor of Shs478 billion carried out by the Auditor General John Muwanga established that about Shs320 billion could not be accounted for by BoU officials much as they claimed to have transferred the money to CBL accounts.

BoU say the money was put in CBL as liquidity support.

However, during the probe under former COSASE Chairman Abdu Katuntu, Benedict Sekabira said that at the time CBL was closed it only needed Shs150 billion to keep operating, yet BoU officials could claim to have spent Shs478 in CBL without supporting documents.

Now COSASE under new Chairman Mubarak Munyagwa wants to know whether the money was extended to CBL as a loan and who auhtorised it. The committee also wants to know who received the money.

Munyagwa was bitter that BoU officials would could come to parliament without required documents indicating how Shs478 billion was spent.

They also did not come with the accountant, pushing Munyagwa to claim that BoU might not having an official employed as accountant as per the regulations.

During the first probe BoU officials said that CBL shareholders would pay the Shs478 billion, a proposal quashed by Mps on the account that the central bank acted as a lender and a borrower and therefore could not pass the debt to third parties who were not involved in the transaction.

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By Allan Mugabe

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In Kampala

With only 5 days left to mark 3^rd June Uganda Martyrs day celebrations at Namugongo, Pilgrims from Rukungiri district were disrupted by heavy rains amidst their journey to reach the Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo.

James Mucunguzi a pilgrim attached to Christ the King Parish in Rukungiri Municipality told our reporter that heavy rains disrupted their journey as they could move and make stop over’s on their way, by press time a team of 14 Christians had reached Nalukolongo as they are to take a rest at Mapela Orphans home and hope to reach Namugongo on 29^th may2019.

Rev. Boaz Murekyezi of All saints church Nyakariro who led a team of 64christians from North Kigezi diocese, also told our reporter that the team had reached their resting place Maaya Church of Uganda in Mpigi district bordering Wakiso district, he noted that the day’s journey was affected by Unstoppable rains thus delaying them to reach their resting point.

Meanwhile, a team of 36 Christians from Nyakibale Parish led by David Byamugisha had reached Katende catholic parish in Mpigi district.

Sensio Ninyikiriza one of the pilgrims noted that rain delayed them to reach Nalukolongo which was to be their resting point thus ending at katende for fear to be hit by heavy rains.

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By Innocent Byamugisha

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In Bushenyi

The Bushenyi district councilors have tasked the chief Administrative Officer Mr.Elias Byamungu to let the chair man Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Mr.Emmanuel Karasi back in the office.

Bushenyi is currently operating without Public Accounts Committee after its chair man was chased under unclear circumstances.

In council meeting yesterday 28^th.May 2019 held at district council hall, Councilors blamed the Chief Administrative Officer for removing Mr.Karasi on PAC committee when it is clearly indicted in local government act that any member on PAC committee including the chair man shall be removed by the councilors.

In defense the CAO said that he did not chase PAC committee chair man only that whistle blowers brought information in his office that Mr.Karasi forged documents and that names on the documents are not his.

CAO also noted that he called Mr.Karasi in his office to prove what was being alleged on him was not true which he did not do and when he heard that police was looking for him, he went on run but he was not chased by CAO.

Responding on the same issue the Bushenyi Resident District Commissioner Jolly Tibemanya requested the LC5 Chair man to write directly to the minister of local government to come and intervene into the matter.

The chair man had earlier said that he wrote to solicitor general who said that since they were still alleging the PAC committee chair man, he should be working as investigations are going on.

The chair man noted that he informed the CAO about solicitor General’s decision but he still refused to allow Mr. Karasi to come back in the office.

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By Allan Mugabe

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In Rukungiri

Rukungiri High court presided over by the Justice Moses Kazibwe Kawumi on Tuesday 29^th may2019 sentenced three people to 32 years imprisonment each after found guilty of murdering their friend.

Prosecution led by state attorney, David Katungye told court that the accused persons, Vian Tumuhimbise, Savio Natukunda and Alex Tukamuhebwa on 1^st May 2017 at Rwanengo cell, Nyabiteete parish in Bugangari sub county Rukungiri district murdered, Gilbert Ruhangarinda, 32, after failing to agree with him on how to share the money they had sold from the coffee which they had stolen in the same village.

“The accused people were all friends of the victim as they have been working together for long but after the victim disagreed with them they knew he would tell the public how they have been terrorizing the resident by stealing their property and decided to end his life,” Katungyi said.

Prosecution further told the court that the convicts were supposed to get maximum sentence as the penal code act stipulates which is death sentence but asked the court at least to give them 50 years in prisons so that  the parents and relatives of the person whom they killed would be free of trauma which they got.

“The accused used a rope to tie the victim in neck, legs and arms before they lynch and dumped him on the road side which traumatized who ever saw the body,” he said.

Defense lawyer, Jonathan Bwagi pleaded with court to give the convicts simple punishment since they look still young they would reform and know how to stay in society.

The convicts have been on remand for two years.

Alex Tukamuhabwe the accused number three told court that he has eight children and two young wives who need care from him very much and that the fact that he was not with other convicts in killing only that he helped them to carry the body to dump asked the court to forgive him and go to look after his children.

Justice Moses Kazibwe Kawumi while delivering the judgment said that he has considered the time they have spent on remand and the fact that they don’t have on record another criminal offence therefore, he sentenced each 32 years in prison.

Meanwhile, the same court also sentenced a 52 years old man Erikard Magezi positive with HIV to 20 years in prison for defiling his 8 years old daughter.

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By Allan Mugabe

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In Ntungamo

Emmanuel Nuwamanya a senior four student at Muntuyera High school-Kitunga died after drowning in a pond where he had gone to swim
after escaping from school.

The deceased had reportedly escaped from school with friends and went
swimming in a pond found in a Farm that belongs to a school neighbor identified as Yonah Kanyomozi.

The student reportedly left the school premises at around 5:20 pm and
left for swimming with yet to be identified fellow students who after realized that he had drowned and alerted school neighbors who
informed the school administration.

The school authorities moved in with volunteer fishermen from Lake
Nyabihooko but could not save him and instead were able to retrieve
his lifeless body after about an hour.

Joseph Twine Muganga the school head teacher confirmed the incident
saying that the police are working closely with the school as investigations on ongoing.

The deceased’s body was taken to Rwashamaire health center IV for
a post mortem.

Ntungamo district education officer Odo Arigye describes the incident
as unfortunate, and cautioned students to desist from the practice of
escaping from school saying that it is hard for their safety to be
guaranteed. 

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By Allan Mugabe

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In Kabale

Kabale Regional Referral Hospital is stuck with the body of unidentified man who was retrieved from the waters of River Maziba by police on last Saturday morning.

The Kigezi Region Police spokesperson Elly Maate said that the flesh
body of a black complexion, medium in height and size and with Rasta
dreadlocks hair was seen naked floating on water in Kitambi B village in
Nyanja Parish Maziba sub county Kabale district.

According to Maate, they suspect that the deceased was killed first, and
dumped to the river.

He appeals to whoever has a missing person to get in touch with Kabale Regional Referral Hospital authorities where the body was taken for postmortem.

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