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In Kasese

Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere will not bury his mother Christine Biira Mukirania who died on Tuesday, citing state interference.

The king’s lawyer, Mr. Samuel Muyizi, said the Omusinga will not travel to Kasese on Sunday for burial despite court relaxing his bail terms.

This follows a disagreement between the king and his younger brother, Mr. Christopher Kibanzanga, over the choice of the burial location.

In the meantime, royal family members who are opposed to burying the queen mother in Bundibugyo are threatening to drag Kibanzanga to court.

While justifying the decision to bury Mukirania in Bundibugyo, Mr Kibanzanga said the Rwenzururu Kingdom has no Royal Cemetery.

“Under the normal and standard practice of Traditional Cultural Institutions, a matter like this should not be a subject of discussion since Kingdoms always have Royal Cemeteries where all members of the Royal Family are buried. This is standard practice across all Kingdoms. Why is the Rwenzururu Kingdom an exception? The answer to this question is both shaming and annoying. The Rwenzururu Kingdom has no Royal Cemetery,” he said in a statement.

“Isn’t this a disappointing portray of lack of organisation and planning among the top leadership of the Rwenzururu Kingdom? Did the leadership of the Rwenzururu Kingdom assume that the members of the Rwenzururu Royal family were immortal?” He added.

Mr. Kibanzanga, who is also the State Minister for Agriculture, said in his individual capacity, he has been burying the members of the Royal Family at his private land in Kirembo, Kisinga in Kasese hoping that eventually, one day, the Kingdom will establish its own Royal Tomb.

“But none of this has happened. Now that we have lost a very important member of the Royal Family the Kingdom is in total confusion over where to bury her. Those who contend that my mother should be buried in Kasese have nowhere to bury her. Let them show me any piece of land which belongs to the Kingdom where my mother can be laid to rest. When I put this demand to them, they said that we should bury her at my land in Kirembo where I have always buried the other members of the family. I have not had any problem with this suggestion. But my problem arose from the senseless terms and conditions which were attached to that suggestion,” he added.

He said the Kingdom claims that once his mother is buried on the private land, then ownership shifts to the King who is the custodian of all Kingdom property as a Royal Cemetery.

“How illogical! Why should my private land cease to be mine simply because I have buried my mother there? What sort of legal interpretation is that other than pure dishonesty and greed? We are three sons of Nyamusinga, Biira Christine Mukirania, Kibanzanga Christopher, Kibanzanga William and Mumbere Charles Wesley Iremangoma. Why is it that my other two brothers are incapable of surrendering their private pieces of land to the Kingdom to act as a Royal Cemetery?”

“Having been convinced that the Rwenzururu Kingdom and the King himself have nowhere dignified to bury my dear mother, I have decided to take my mother’s body to my father’s land in Bundibugyo District, Kirindi. The Kirindi land in Bundibugyo is the known ancestral land of my grandfather,” he added.

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By Allan Mugabe

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In Mbarara

Police in Rwizi region are having in detention a teacher at Maato Moslem Primary school in Kyanju-Ntungamo district on charges of aggravated defilement.

The teacher identified as Sheikh Igga Sudais alias Kagame aged 23 a resident of Kyaruhuga village in Bwongyera sub-county is said to have been sleeping with a male pupil at the school between February 2018 and Late May 2019.

According to Rwizi regional police spokesperson Samson Kasasira, the suspect allegedly started defiling the pupil from his house and threatened to kill him if he revealed that matter to the parents or the school authorities.

Kasasira said that the matter was reported to police by the victim’s stepmother who felt concerned after the pupil who had unbearable pain confided in her.

Kasasira added that the suspect is being held at Mbarara police station and medical reports indicated that the pupil was actually defiled.

He further revealed that the suspect has been on the run since late may up to Saturday when he was arrested in Mbarara.

Mackline Nimwesiga a stepmother to the victim said that she learnt of the matter after realizing a funny walking style from his stepson and was prompted to inquire from him before the child opened.

Ntungamo district education officer Odo Arigye described the incident as unfortunate and revealed disciplinary action must be taken against the teacher in question.

The case was registered under GEF: Rwizi/E 019/2019.

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In Kampala-

A total of 2400 students on 16^th June graduated from Kampala International University.

The University’s 20th graduation ceremony was held at the KIU main campus in Kansanga along Ggaba Road. Students received degrees and Diplomas, certificates plus PhDs in various academic disciplines.

The colorful event was presided over by Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye.

He also commended KIU for flying the country’s flag high.

“Marking the 20th graduation is a clear sign of the contribution the University has made towards the development of human resource capacity not only for Uganda, but also within the East African Region and beyond,” the Minister said in approval.

He also lauded KIU’s proprietor -Al Hajji Dr. Hassan Basajjabalaba for his contribution to higher education of learning for which he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate recently.

“Al Hajji Basajjabalaba has challenged the odds in setting up what is now clearly a very competitive University of both national and International repute,” the Minister noted.

He also extolled University’s Chancellor praising him as a “seasoned academician, researcher and an internationally recognized scientist.”

Prof. John M. P. Sebuwufu, has served as former Vice Chancellor and Chancellor in many public and private Universities.

He said he was not surprised that KIU is making great strides in advancing its quality in the delivery of higher education since the people overseeing the University are people of national and International acclaim who cherish quality and have a name to protect.

“As government, we also appreciate and congratulate the KIU group for its constituent College in Dar-es-Salaam having been elevated to a University status under the name of Kampala International University in Tanzania,” he added saying “We are confident that you will make a big difference in creating opportunities for study and jobs in Tanzania like it is already evident here in Uganda.”

www.mknewslink.com also learnt from sources that the university is in progress to open up Kampala international University Nairobi Campus.

The Minister noted that the presence of the KIU Group in several countries in East Africa will contribute positively towards the realization of the implementation of the Higher Education protocols and standards within the region, under the framework of the Inter-University Council for East Africa.

Meanwhile, the acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Prof George Nasinyama said that 42% of the graduands are female while 58 are males.

Records show that 54% of the graduands are from the University’s Western Campus in Ishaka found in Bushenyi District.

The prestigious ceremony was also attended by Minister Dr. AElioda Tumwesigye, the Chairman Board of Trustees of KIU, Al-Hajji Hassan Basajjabalaba, University Chancellor Prof John Ssebuwufu, the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Mouhamad Mpezamihigo plus the Deputy Vice-Chancellors, among others.

In November last year a total of 3700 students graduated at various levels with qualifications ranging from certificate to PhD levels during the 19th graduation ceremony at the campus.

This year, two of those passed who excelled graduated with PhDs.

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