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In Kisoro

Police in Kisoro are hunting for a man over alleged murder of his wife.

The suspect is Buhahano Samuel who allegedly cut his wife identified as Cyimpaye Naome both residents of Muganza Village Nyakabingo Parish Chahi Subcounty.

According to Police, the two have been having domestic violence over land the husband wanted to sell but the wife blocked him.

Police said that the matter was taken to court and it ruled in favor of the wife which annoyed the husband and he disappeared to Kampala till June 2019.

However, today 23/07/19, he attacked the wife after finding her digging in the garden and cut her to death.

The suspect took off and vanished to the bush with the panga threatening to cut whoever tried to follow him.

The body of the deceased was taken to the Hospital mortuary for postmortem and efforts are being made to hunt for the as inquiries are underway.

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By Yosam Gucwaki

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In Masindi

The chairperson LCII Labongo parish in Pakanyi sub-county, Masindi district Stephen Mugisa has been arrested for allegedly disobeying lawful orders.

Mugisa was arrested yesterday evening by  Masindi police station   along with four others  who included;  the  chairperson  Walyoba village Julius Katusabe,  Ben Mbaganyire a resident of  Kyabatega, Moses Muhumuza and Fred Musindi both residents of Walyoba village.

They were arrested after reportedly disobeying a court order issued by Masindi court restraining them from a piece of land in the area.

The five and others still at large are wrangling over land with Kyabatega  youth farmers group in Pakanyi sub-county which forced the youth group to drag them to court for encroaching on the said land.

The youth group subsequently secured a court order restraining the two parties from developing the disputed land which the suspects allegedly disobeyed leading to their arrest.

The Masindi district officer in-charge of Criminal investigation department (CID) Frank Tankov confirmed the arrest of Mugisa and his colleagues.

He said that they will be produced in court to answer charge of disobeying lawful orders which is a criminal offence.

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By Yosam Gucwaki

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In Kiryandongo

One person has died while another was still nursing wounds after a suspected lunatic hacked two members of the same family in Kisoro village in Sub County, Kiryandongo district yesterday afternoon.

The victims are sisters and pastors at Kiryandongo Pentecostal Church of Uganda.

The deceased has been only identified as Abbey a younger sister to pastor Norah Apio, the senior pastor at the church.

Bishop Charles Bagonza, the general overseer of the Pentecostal Churches of Uganda says that the two who had returned home from a crusade in Busia district were hacked by a panga wielding lunatic at their home inflicting severe wounds on them.

Bishop Bagonza added that the two were rushed to Kiryandongo hospital where Abbey died shortly after admission.

Bishop Bagonza added that pastor Apio was undergoing treatment at the hospital’s intensive care unit.

Reports from Kiryandongo district indicate that the unidentified lunatic has been arrested by police in Kiryandongo but we could not confirm the reports as we could not reach the district police commander on the matter.

The incident comes less than two months after a man in Kirasa cell, Masindi central division Masindi district died after being stoned by a lunatic.

The lunatic hit the deceased in the chest with a stone at Kirasa Kampala trading centre.

Later police reported that they did not have money to take him for psychiatric test and unconfirmed reports indicated that he was released from police custody.

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In Mukono

 Lawyers representing Rtd Maj Gen Matayo Kyaligonza and his bodyguards Cpl Peter Busindiche & Pt. John Okurut have failed to show up in court on Monday, July 22.

Counsels Caleb Alaka, David Balondemu, Evans Ocheng, Jamiru Sanyu Mukama failed to show up yet the case was on Monday, July 8, adjourned to today.

Not even the IGP was able to produce the accused persons in court after their warrants of arrest were extended previously by the Mukono Chief Magistrate H/W Juliet Hatanga.

The resident state attorney Jonathan Muwaganya who was present told court that the accused and their lawyers have not appeared in court.

He said: “ Your Honor the accused together with their lawyers have not appeared in court, today we had come ready to request for an international warrant of arrest.”

“I, therefore, pray for the near date of adjournment.” He added

Counsel Micheal Aboneka the lawyer to Sgt Esther Namaganda speculated about the accused’s lawyers not appearing in court today saying maybe they are tired of the case.

He said that the state has asked the magistrate to extend the warrants of arrest.

“Since the lawyers and the accused haven’t appeared in court today and the magistrate in charge of the case is sick, we asked for a short adjournment,” Counsel Aboneka said

“If the IGP fails to produce the accused in court next time then we shall ask for an international warrant of arrest and the General will be arrested from wherever he is.” He added

He went ahead to say how disappointed he was with his colleagues in the profession.

“We are here every single time we are supposed to appear in court. It’s been six months now and the accused have never appeared in court to take a plea,” he said

On contacting counsel Jamiru Sanyu Mukama as to why they didn’t show;he said “We didn’t come because we already filed a complaint against the magistrate in continuing to hear proceedings yet she does not have the mother file.”

“She does not have powers to proceed with a matter when she is not in possession of the mother file.” He added

The accused persons’ lawyers filed a complaint against H/W Juliet Hatanga on both the cases at the Mukono Chief Magistrates court and the revision case at the High court of Mukono to the Judiciary Chief Inspector of Courts.

In the letter, the Chief Inspector of Courts James Karemani asks H/W Hatanga to update them on the case status.

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By Sylvia Kugonza

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In Kabarole

The Karambi sub county district councilor who also doubles as the secretary for production Kabarole district council Joseph Mashuhuko has expressed concern over poor conditions under which the pozzolana miners from Harugongo and Kichwamba sub counties are working.

According to Mashuhuko, the miners are working without preventive gears like boots, gloves, helpmates and reflector jackets, insurance policy among others.

Mashuhuko says that the district leaders of Kabarole pozolana miners, transporters and drivers association plus those of Hima cement agreed in a meeting not to allow miners start mining pozzolana without those necessities but to his surprise miners were found mining without any of them.

In April the Harugongo Pozzolana miners, transporters, drivers and Hiima Cement Factory signed a Memorandum of Understanding to harmonize their operations.

The conflict started in 2014 when an NGO in their report indicated that the Harugongo miners were employing children in mining and loading pozzolana, working without preventive gears, prompting Hiima to suspend buying the minerals from miners and brought in their own machine to do the mining and loading leaving the locals jobless.

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