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In Ibanda

The future of the residents in Ibanda municipality,Ibanda district  is in jeopardy after the rain hit the area washing away several acres of crops, trees,  and huge stones  among others.

The rain that lasted for almost an hour left residents in the areas of Kyereeta cell in Kyaruhanga Ward, Kagongo division, Kigarama upper cell and Nyakatookye all in Ibanda municipality council homeless in addition to losing their property and livestock.

The LC 1, Kyereeta cell, Mr. Robert Mugisha told the journalists that the disaster left a number of poultry and ten goats belonging to Mr. David Mujuni of Kyereeta cell killed.

According to business men, many shops including Centenary bank were flooded causing the businesses to standstill as the shop attendants were busy  pouring out the running water from the shops.

The District Environmental Officer, Mr. Tom Nuwagira noted that people who uprooted trees in the hills and those who encroach on swamps to grow crops create a room for erosion.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

The three West Ankole diocese Reverends accused of three different cases are to appear before the diocesan tribunal soon.

This is according to the source close to West Ankole Diocese who preferred anonymity speaking towww.mknewslink.com.

The diocesan tribunal is chaired by The Diocesan Chancellor Marvin Baryaruha.

The three accused Reverends are; Rev.Can Patrick Komunda charged with homosexuality as he allegedly sodomised his Shamba boy,Rev. Wellen Kamusiime a curette of All Saints Greater Bushenyi accused of sex before marriage whereby his wife delivered 5months after his wedding and  Rev. Herbert Turinawe also accused of sodomising a 16 year old boy.

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BEIJING–

In a bid to boost Uganda’s economy, President Yoweri Museveni has made a proposal to the Hunan Province leaders in China to consider joint partnerships in the production of lithium batteries to support Uganda’s emerging automobile industry and food processing to add value to the country’s robust fresh food industry.

He said Uganda with support from China is tackling the most challenging development bottlenecks including infrastructure development such as roads, electricity, railway etc to bring the cost of production down.

“In spite of the bottlenecks, the economy in Africa and that of Uganda has been growing fast. The future is very good now and in partnership with China, we will move very fast if we work together. I want to propose two areas; we are in the process of producing solar-powered automobiles, we would like a joint venture in the production of lithium batteries to support this sector. We also have very good fresh foods including bananas that are good for controlling heart disease and millet flour, which is better than wheat. These are traditional foods that need to be processed and marketed. The story of Africa is here, the story of Uganda is here,” President Museveni said.

He was on Thursday speaking at a meeting he held with Mr. Du Jiahao, Secretary of the Hunan Provincial party Committee of the CPC at the Hunan Hall of the Rongyuan Hotel in Changsha, China.

The President is on a two-day working visit to the Hunan Province in China where he also attended the opening ceremony of the First China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo and also delivered a keynote address on trade and development.

The President also made a case for Uganda’s tourism potential, saying Uganda is one of only three points on the globe (Including Ecuador and Kenya) right at the equator but with a high altitude, giving it great weather all year.

President Museveni said with an integrated market that now includes the EAC, SADC, COMESA, and ACFTA the continent is uniting its market and will be able to exploit its great potential.

Earlier, President Museveni together with an official delegation from the Hunan Province had an exhibition tour where he visited the stalls of Uganda and Kenya before heading to the Saint-Tropez Hotel to deliver his speech.

Mr. Du Jiahao who was accompanied by a delegation from Hunan province commended the President for his strong economic leadership that has brought about stability and improved living standards.

He thanked the President for his extensive research on issues that affect the continent and for an enlightening speech at the expo. He pledged to encourage private investors to exploit the opportunities to partner with Uganda in Development.

According to estimates, Hunan province has a population of 63.988 million people with a regional GDP of 3.64258 trillion Yuan, ranking 8th in the country.

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By Allan Mugabe

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In Rubanda

A 20-year-old woman in Rubanda district is in trouble for allegedly
torturing her seven-month old biological son.

The woman identified as Patience Kyomuhendo, a resident of Kiruruma village, Kacerere parish, Bufundi Sub County, Rubanda district is being detained at Rubanda Police station.

According to the victim’s grandmother Ester Mparushimana aged 65, Kyomuhendo allegedly cut off child’s private parts Ivan Ahereza on Thursday 27^th June, 2019 in the morning while at her home in Kiruruma village.

Mparushimana said that she only heard the victim helplessly sobbing and crying for a long time which forced her to go and check what the matter was.

Mparushimana said that to her dismay, she found the victim extremely bleeding and abandoned.

She added that she was forced to make an alarm which attracted locals and in no time wandering around, she saw Kyomuhendo attempting to commit suicide by hanging.

When asked, Kyomuhendo admitted the act and noted that she wanted to commit suicide out of anger resulting from neglect by her husband.

According to Kyomuhendo her husband who she declined to reveal his names has spent over one and a half years without returning home from Kampala where he works as a casual laborer neither has ha he ever sent any money to them.

Elly Maate, the police spokesperson for Kigezi region said that the child
was rushed to Kabale regional referral hospital where he is admitted.

Maate also said that Kyomuhendo is being held at Rubanda police station as investigations under file number SD 19/27/06/19 into the matter continue.

He condemned the act wondering why Kyomuhendo can punish an innocent child in such manner out of her own problems with the husband.

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