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By Edson Kinene

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In Rukungiri

Rukungiri district is mourning the passing away of her former Resident District Commissioner and Chairperson Charles Byabakama Kwebangira.

Charles passed on today 25^th July 2019 at around 3:00pm in Kampala after suffering from stroke two years ago.

He was transferred to Kampala on Monday 22^nd July for treatment in critical conditions.

Byabakama served as the Resident district commissioner for Rukungiri district in 2004 – 2009 and later Yumbe district 2009 -2011 before contesting and wining the Rukungiri district LC V seat in 2011 to 2016.

Byabakama in his 64s, has served on various boards and management committees of hospitals, schools and institutions with last one being Kabale University.

He has been currently serving as the Mayor Kebisoni Town Council the post he was elected to after losing the LC V seat to Andrewson Katebire in 2016.

He also served as the chairperson of Uganda national Farmers federation.

The kebisoni and Buyanja woman district councilor Macklin sabitti said that the district and the country have lost a pillar to the development.

“I served with him in the district council for five years, he was a man of development ideas that moved the district to another level we have really lost a pillar of development” She said.

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By Okoodi Abooki

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In Mbarara

Security minister Gen. Elly Tumwine has said that security organs are watching unfolding events in Parliament.

He said what happened early this week in parliament seems to be an organized attack and targeting to spoil the name of UPDF which has come a long way.

General Tumwine added that people trying to do so are against the country and Africa as a whole adding that those not interested in having army representatives in parliament should rather amend the constitution.

He said as army representatives their role has been mainly to harmonize disagreeing factions in the house but not pulling guns to people.

Addressing a press conference at Lake View resort hotel in Mbarara, Gen. Tumwine said that he has never pulled a pistol on anybody and that he is one of the architects of the NRA code of conduct that has the toughest laws.

The four star General said that he understands how and when to use a gun and has lived on that code of conduct.

He accused the speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga for having condemned him to a disciplinary committee before giving him an opportunity to defend himself saying what happened to him in parliament is like a mob justice.

General Tumwine further said that he only approached Hon. Cecilia Ogwal in the parliament lobby and told her that what she alleged on the floor of parliament against him was a lie and that she disappointed him.

He promised to face the disciplinary committee and wished that everybody whom they think is indiscipline or found to have lied on the floor of parliament should also be sent to face the same.

Tumwine said he addressed the press conference to respond to what he called false allegations in order to assure citizens that he has not swerved away from the NRA/ UPDF principles.

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In Sheema

As the political storm heats up across Sheema District, several prominent people have expressed their intentions to join the race at different levels of political representation.

In Sheema District the Youthful Tugume Nickson, who hails from Kishabya Town Council, Shuuka Sub County in Sheema South Constituency in Sheema District has declared his intention to represent the Constituency in Parliament come 2021.

“It has been our humble pleasure to host and facilitate 110 ladies from Sheema South constituency on their two day study tour of model farmers and other landmarks in Kampala and Wakiso districts,” Nickson told a group of Women he met in the presence of www.mknewslink.com  reporter late last month on 27th June 2019.

Born to the late Mr and Mrs Banduho, Tugume who belongs to NRM attended Ryakatsinga Primary School and Ryakatsina Centre for higher Education where his political journey kicked off.

Tugume, then joined Mengo Medical School where he completed a bio metrical engineering course where he became an Engineer.

“The time to change Sheema South as model for the whole country and I’m here to offer myself to represent the people of Sheema in the next Parliament” Tugume said.

He noted that he cannot underestimate the performance in Sheema Constituency by past and present Members of Parliament, but he is coming up with new ideas that will transform Sheema into another oversight for the country.

Sheema Parliamentary seat is currently occupied by Hon Ephraim Kamuntu 73, a Ugandan Management Scientist and Politician. He is the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities .He has already indicated that he will return in 2021.

Others who have expressed interest in Sheema South Constituency Parliamentary race include Laban Muhabwe, Emmanuel Arinaitwe and Edmund M Rurangaranga amogume.

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By Sylvia Kugonza

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In Kabarole

Police in Fort Portal are holding a 40 year old man from Gweri Karambi Sub County Kabarole district for allegedly defiling his 15 year old daughter.

The Rwenzori West police spokes person Lydia Tumushabe has identified the suspect as Karugaba John.

According to Lydia, in July 2018 while in Gweri, Karugaba defiled own daughter after the victim’s aunt that she was staying with left her alone in the house when she had gone for the night prayers.

After defiling her, the suspect is alleged to have intimidated her threatening to kill her if she says any word to anyone up to date.

However, the suspect shared the incident with a friend who tipped on the girl’s mother who informed the police yesterday leading to his arrest.

Tumushabe disclosed that during the interrogations, the child confirmed that her father used her but she got scared to report him after being intimidated.

The suspect is still at Fort portal police pending to be taken to court as police carry more investigations, according to Lydia.

However Tumushabe has warned mothers who abandon their girl children with their fathers after having misunderstandings.

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In Kazo

Police in Kazo are hunting for unknown people who murdered two unidentified men aged between 25-30yrs in Kabatanagi Cell, Mbaba Parish, Kazo sub-county.

It is alleged that the deceased are suspected to have stolen a motorcycle from Kazo cattle market yesterday morning and took off with it.

According to Samson Kasasira the Rwizi region police spokesperson, the suspects were followed up until Nyabishekye where they abandoned the motorcycle at the main road and ran into the farm of one Kinyabishaija John where they were killed from.

Kasasira said that the deceased bodies’ were found with several injuries on the head.

He noted that the scene was visited by police and motorcycle Reg number UEJ 378C was recovered and taken to Kazo police station.

The bodies were taken to Kazo HCIV for postmortem as investigations into the matter are going on.

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