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In Kampala

As DFCU bank’s top administration continues to feign ignorance on the recent heist in which hackers made away with close to Shs10 billion, www.mknewslink.com has some evidence on the matter that has raised eyebrows in Uganda’s banking industry.

According to a police bond that www.mknewslink.com  has seen, one of the suspects is identified as Braise Ombuze who was charged with the offense of Electronic Fraud and Theft under a reference Vide CID HQTRS GEF 604/2019.

Braise had been detained at CID head offices in Kibuli Kampala.

The police bond dated June 29 instructs Mr. Braise to appear at Kibuli on July 1, at 10 am for reporting.

“And continue to attend until otherwise directed by court further to answer to the said charge,” the police bond reads in part.

The suspect was bailed out by two sureties, Ambrose Belisya and a one Esther.

Braise is among six suspects who breached DFCU’s system and accessed customers’ information.

$2.6M depositors’ money has since been stolen.

We learnt that the masterminds breached some accounts in Kampala late last month and accessed the cash.

Earlier reports suggested the crime was executed by four junior staff and two outsiders.

Days ago www.mknewslink.com  reported that a case was opened at Kibuli CID head offices.

However, detectives handling the matter declined to divulge details to the media insisting there is no case or suspects in their custody.

Sources had previously said that the hackers first accessed shs 700 million through ATMs.

The hackers cracked the bank’s system and started using “old unauthorized ATM cards” allegedly belonging to a number of pseudo customers “created by these hackers.”

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In Kasese

Omusinga Charles Mumbere yesterday evening mourned his longest serving royal guard.

The 86 years old late Zakaliya Bwambale Sonderya was among the royal guards who were arrested 27-sep-2016 when government raided the palace of Charles Mumbere in Kasese .

In the Omusinga’s message presented by the Prime Minister OBR Gard Mbayahi, he described the late as an obedient, hardworking, trustworthy and disciplined person who sacrificed his entire life to the kingdom.

Mumbere added that as a child he met the late Zakalia in 1963 when he was in charge royal guard training and royal hats.

Mariam  Muhindo the daughter of late Zakalia told www.mknewslink.com  that her late father spent all his entire life working  for the kingdom.

Mariam added that her father was arrested together with his grandson Julius Muhindo who was in charge of grazing goats at the palace.

Mariam pleaded with government to pardon his son because he is still young to deserve such punishment.

Gard Mbayahi the acting PM said that currently there are over 200 prisoners in various prisons in the country with the majority in Kirinya prison

The political leaders from Kasese lashed at government for taking long to kick start court hearings.

The late Zakalia is now the fourth royal guard who has died from prison following late Bagheni, Bosco and Micdad all buried in Kasese.

The late Zakalia was laid to rest yesterday evening at Kanyatsi cell in Kinyamaseke town council in Kasese district.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

The old boys of St kagwa Busheny high school last evening 14^th july2019 held a dinner for foot ball players who emerged fifteenth in the Cola schools’ foot ball championship.

The function was held at peak hotel in Bushenyi where many old boys, teachers and well wishers attended.

The Chief Guest Dr Suleiman Namara who works with the World Bank in Bangladesh advised players to concentrate on both books and football.

He also advised them to use their adolescence time well by avoiding HIV because it is still a killer disease.

He also advised the players/students to avoid drug abuse because they destroy their good future.

He donated two million shillings to sports fund and UGX600,000= for the players to eat and enjoy.

The head teacher of the school Mr.Wavamuano Tumusiime urged old boys to love and join their association.

He hailed the late Father Evalist Mukama who rejuvenated football in St Kagwa by advising the board to offer scholarship to the talented need foot ball players.

The president of the old boys association Mr. Paul Kahigi Turyamureba called upon the old boys to mobilize each other wherever they are in order to have a strong and vibrant association (SKOBA).

He noted that old boys are like brothers so wherever they meet should help each other financially, in getting jobs among others.

St Kagwa finished in the fifteenth position in the whole country and became the best in Western Uganda.

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In Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) council has asked the staff, who resumed a sit-down strike on June 24, to return to work.

The council, which sat on Friday, July 12, at Kihumuro campus, was chaired by Dr Warren Namara, who took over from Dr Ben Mbonye after the end of his second four-year term last month.

The July 12 letter, signed by Dr Namara and Mr Melchoir Byaruhanga, the university secretary, reads: “The university staff are directed to go back to work immediately, unconditionally, and allow the university council address their grievances.”

The council resolved: “All members of staff should refrain from making inflammatory statements, intimidation, threats and harassment of any nature.”

The meeting also resolved: “Members of staff respect the rule of law, procedures and policies and are called upon to desist from interference with marking examinations, student admissions and the graduation ceremony.”

The council asked the staff associations that do not have representatives to choose them immediately to be able to participate in the next council meeting scheduled for July 26.

The staff staged a sit-down strike on May 2 accusing the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Celestino Obua, of mismanagement and misconduct.

Mr Julius Taremwa, the Mbarara University of Science and Technology Academic Staff Association general secretary, on Saturday, July 13, said they would sit to discuss the council resolutions on Monday (today).

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