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Micheal Atwakiire

In Sheema

Kitagata coffee farmers platform group from Kashekuro in Kitagata sub county Sheema district have taken a step to the RDC Frank Kyereere asking him to link them and meet president Museveni physically before this month ends for help.

These farmers requested this today 21^st july2019 in the meeting that was held in Kashekuro trading centre.

They told RDC that they have tried their level best through their elected leaders (members of parliament and ministers) to link them up with president Museveni but all in vain.

They vowed that if they don’t meet him in this month, they will walk up to Kampala until they meet him.

However RDC Sheema district Frank Kyereere replied by blaming them for not supporting Prof Ephraim Kamuntu the area MP in recent elections especially Kashekuro and Kyeibanga people saying that he is the only person who would have connected them to president Museveni because he is the best friend to him.

He noted people exclusively voted for Kamuntu’s opponent saying that that is why at the beginning of this year chose a big number of people from Sheema south to meet president Museveni and only one person from their side while other areas were represented by over 15 people.

Speaking as the the group chairperson, Mwesigwa Steven said that they also need to meet Museveni like any other groups and if they get that chance, they will ask him to buy for them coffee crushing machine and a two Lorries to transport their products.

Mwesigwa noted that their local leaders especially the members of parliament have done nothing to help them despite plead before them.

Rtd Sergeant Katehangwa Eli also the group member told www.mknewslink.com that the reason as to why they decided to meet president by themselves is because they are tired of their location leaders whom he said that they last saw them in 2016.

“For Sheema, we escorted other areas in voting; because our leaders are very busy in their offices hence no time to come back at grass root. They are good people when they need something from you because I witnessed this in 2016 when I last saw them in this village. We tried our best asking them to connect us with state house boss but up to date, we are still waiting and no feedback we have ever got from them,” Rtd Sergeant Katehangwa

Kitagata coffee farmers group consists of more than 150 members although it is alleged that only 78 are active.

It is also alleged that they harvest not less than 70 tonnes of coffee every season.

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In Mukono

Police in Seeta Nazigo, Mukono district is hunting for the Chairperson Local Council I (LC1) of Busaale village, Nakisunga sub-county, Mr. Abdul Lwanga a 50-year-old man to answer to charges of aggravated defilement and incest to his two grandchildren (names withheld) aged 12 and 16 years.

The two girls have been in his custody after their parents died of HIV/AIDS eight years ago.

These minors reported the matter to the neighbors, then to the Chairperson LC III who took the girls to the hospital for a medical check-up after police was informed.

This led to a search for Mr. Lwanga in his house but found that he had fled with his wife.

According to Mr. Bob Kimbowa one of the residents, he admits that he had heard of some information about the Chairperson having conjugal affairs with his granddaughters but didn’t take it seriously.

He says: “I used to hear the rumors that the chairman was sleeping with his grandchildren but I never took them seriously.”

“I thought people were just making things up to fight the chairman politically.” He added

The two victims were taken to Kojja Health Centre IV where they gave their testimony on how their grandfather had been sleeping with them.

“Jaja has been sleeping with us at night in the house, in the garden, and in the forest when we are collecting firewood,” the 16-year-old recounts.

“He started using me when I was in primary four and every time I reported to the grandmother she could just say that I am going to report the matter to the police and it would end there.” She added.

Some of the locals were disappointed and felt betrayed by their leader.

Jimmy Kabunga said: “We are so disappointed with our chairman. How can a married man turn on children?”

He added: “We went hunting him down but we found when he had fled his home”

The Nakisunga Chairperson LC III Mr. Mubarak Ssekikubo who was also disappointed in his colleague asked residents to reveal Mr. Lwanga’s whereabouts.

Efforts to get police comment on this issue where futile.

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In Kisoro

Unidentified assailants have shot and killed Counsel Isaac Sendegeya, a partner from Sendegeya and Company Advocates in Kisoro district.

Sendegeya 40 was killed last night at around 2:00 am at the door of his house in Nturo village Chihe parish Nyakinama Sub-county, after returning home from Kisoro town.

The Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson Elly Maate says that the deceased was shot from the back, he died instantly.

Mr Maate says that police recovered one cartridge from the scene while the body of the deceased is pending postmortem.

Mr Maate has asked the public to cooperate with police during the investigations so that the assailants are arrested and charged accordingly.

The matter was registered at Kisoro SD 02/21/07/2019.

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