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By Ronald Namanya
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In Bushenyi—
Accident in Bushenyi has claimed two lives along Ishaka-Kasese road.
The deceased have been identified as Arnold Tumwesigye aged 25 and Patrick Turyamureba aged 31both residents of Nyampungye village Nshumi Kyamuhunga town council.
The accident occurred when a Poko poko bus Reg.No UAM 682H coming from Mbarara to Kasese lost control at Kanyambare colliding with a motorcycle Reg. No UDZ 866Z red in color which was carrying a passenger at around 5:40pm on 4th Sept.2019.
According to the Greater Bushenyi Police mouth piece SP Martial Tumusiime, the drivers are to blame for the accident due to their reckless driving on the road.
Bodies of the deceased have been taken to Kampala International University hospital as investigations are ongoing.

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In Kampala—-
The Minister for Security, Gen. Elly Tumwine, has on Wednesday, September 4, dismissed claims that “safe houses” are used as detention and torture facilities by security arms of government.
Gen. Tumwine told the Human Rights Committee of Parliament that safe houses owned by the government are used for intelligence purposes and for providing safety to insecure individuals.
The Minister was responding to MPs claims that people are detained and tortured in safe houses in various parts of the country as some legislators had raised the concerns on the floor of Parliament.
The safe houses are not being used for torture; we have never sat down in our security council to condone detention erroneously or encourage torture, he said.
Gen. Tumwine said that safe houses are used to coordinate clandestine operations and for surveillance of hardcore criminals.
He noted however that the government is willing to take action against any officer who illegally takes someone to the safe house and tortures them.
“Some staff whose names we cannot state are on suspension or undergoing disciplinary action for misusing these safe houses,” he added.
Tumwine also said that safe houses are necessary for security operations and that there is no law barring the existence of safe houses. He, however, said that he did not know all the safe houses that exist in the country.
Members were however not convinced with the Ministers responses to the torture claims and use of safe houses.
The Chairperson, Hon. Jenifer Nantume Egunyu, said that the Minister needs to be clear about the number of safe houses and whether the Committee on Human Rights can visit them.
“We need to know the several safe houses that exist or that you know of. We have heard of safe houses in Kyengera, Kalangala and others which we want to visit,” said Hon Nantume.
Eng. Denis Sabiiti said that Parliament’s mandate is to find out whether what is prevented by law is not being done in safe houses.
“It is high time we visited these places for clarity of what is going on and make our own judgement as instructed by the Speaker,” Sabiiti added.
Hon. Latif Sebaggala said that the people in safe houses could be anyone and the public needs to know for sure who is there and why they are being held illegally.
“I have a list of people whose relatives were taken by security forces but they cannot access them,” he said, adding that, “Some others have been released from detention in safe houses without any charge
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By Ronald Namanya
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In Bushenyi—
Police in Bushenyi are holding a motor vehicle truck loaded with cows suspected to have been trafficked from Tanzania illegally.
The truck Registration Number UBA 297T fully occupied with cows was yesterday intercepted along Mbarara-Kasese road in Bushenyi by police when it was heading to Kasese.
According to the Greater Bushenyi police spokes person SP Martial Tumusiime, the truck got impounded after they got orders from the Ministry of security notifying them to do so.
He added that due to security threats that are coming from ADF, these cows were suspected of being taken to Congo to feed ADF rebels as they are on their trainings.
Both the vehicle filled with cows and its driver are detained at Greater Bushenyi Central police station as deep investigations into the matter carried out.
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In Mbarara—-
The Principal Judge of Uganda Yorokamu Bamwine has expressed concern over the increasing cases of misconduct in the judiciary caused by lack of satisfaction and greed.
Cautioning against bribery corruption among others, the principal judge said they are caused by ‘the generation wanting to live an expensive life at an early age’.
Bamwine was accompanied by many government officials, including former Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki, ministers; ICT’S Elioda Tumwesigye,Justice & constitutional affairs Kahinda Otafiire, and others, as he represented the Chief Justice Bart Katurebe on the sendoff ceremony of fallen former supreme court justice Alfred Karokora who was laid to rest at his home in Ruharo Kamukuzi division Mbarara city on Wednesday,September 4,2019.
The judiciary condolence message came with Shs 5 million cash, plus President Museveni through the 2nd deputy premier Kirunda Kivejinja promising 30 million. Kivejinja personally gave 10 million cash.
Alfred Karokora is survived by two widows, Mary and Ann Karokora, 9 children and many grand children.
Karokora succumbed to high blood pressure on Friday, August 30, 2018, at the age of 83.

Karokora was a member of the Judicial Service Commission during which, he contributed to the selection and recruitment of Judicial Officers in Uganda.

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By Yosam Gucwaki
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In Masindi—-
Masindi corporate league association has partnered with Recreation for Developmet and Peace (RDP) Uganda and Masindi district local government to solicit for 115 million Ugandan shillings aimed at expanding the Masindi hospital maternity ward.
According to Hassan Mugisa the chairperson Masindi corporate league association, the campaign codenamed Save mothers run was reached at after they saw news on one of the Ugandan television showing the sorry state of Masindi hospital.
He said that as corporates they have decided to support the community through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) adding that they are doing this to ensure that mothers lives are saved during pregnancy, labor, at birth and after birth.
Mugisa added that he wrote a letter to the Permanent secretary Ministry of health Diana Atwine who in turn gave them a go ahead.
He called upon all stakeholders in the district to come out and give the necessary support explaining that the matter is non political but for the benefit of the people of Masindi and Bunyoro at large.
Save mothers run is slated for 21st September 2019 and the guest of honor will be the commissioner maternal and children health Jesca Nsungwa and the converging point is Masindi BOOMA grounds.
Sister Janet Agaba, the in charge Masindi hospital maternity ward says the maternity ward is too small compared to the number of mothers handled.
Masindi hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in Uganda, it was built in 1920s as a dispensary for Uganda railways and according to the hospital authorities it has 100 bed capacity but currently it has 300 beds.
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In Kampala
Details have emerged that a group Bank of Uganda staff across the eight currency centers have been sharing old notes worth billions of shillings in the selected rural districts of Uganda including Luwero and others.
The groups that include senior managers of the central bank have been doing this practice for years without the knowledge of the governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile.
The sources further told www.mknewslink.com that what is strange is that these groups of people involved were reportedly recommended by a senior person in the central bank and were evenly distributed across the eight centres and therefore, it isnt surprising that they are the ones participating in the currency stealing.
According to the procedures, before disposing off collected old notes, BoU staff are supposed to punch holes in the notes so that they dont return to circulation, but the staff have over the years taken out the notes without punching holes in the notes, well knowing it is illegal.
Bank of Uganda has eight currency centers in Jinja, Mbale, Masaka, Mbarara, Kabale, Fort Portal, Gulu and Arua.
Analysts say it is the reason why the country still has so many old shilling notes in circulation. “The affected BoU staff connive with their friends to circulate these notes,” an analyst said, adding that many BoU staff involved in this crime have benefited from it, with many setting up businesses in real estate, hotels and merchandise trade.
Days ago, this website reported that three staff of BoU Mbale Currency Centre were arrested as they reportedly smuggled out old notes in sacks.
According to security sources, the three are part of the racket in BoU that smuggle out money which is supposed to be destroyed.
A combined team of security operatives from police, intelligence and military stormed the currency centre after a tip off from an internal staff that it had become norm for money which is supposed to be destroyed to be ferried outside the bank and shared amongst top staff.
To address the challenge of stealing the old notes, the acting director in the BoU currency department, Bazinzi Natamba, has issued a warning to note examiners and other staff. Among the new measures Natamba has introduced is that no note examiner should access a counting /machine room of another currency centre without authorization.

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By Sylvia Kugonza
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In Bunyangabu—

The Medical camp currently going on in Bunyangabu district is seemingly attracting more people than expected as observed by the district Health Officer Richard Obet.
According to his statement on 3rd Sept. 2019 at Rwimi health center III, over 70 women tested for cervical cancer and many others opted for family planning services, while many appealed to the general healthy.
Richard said that the situation was not different from other health facilities. At Rwimi health center, patients who were diagnosed with STI’s were asked to be patient as the facility secures drugs from the district hospital so as to serve their need.
At Kisomoro health center III Patients are currently receiving medication and numbers have since been contained.
At Kasunganyanja, patients especially the elderly are reporting the sight problem which needs to urgently be tackled, while others with severe sight problem are asked to turn up on Friday and Saturday for the sight medication at the district hospital where experts are expected to carry out operations
Meanwhile at Rubona healthy center III for yet to be known reasons, no patients turned up for the medical camp despite medics attending in time to deliver the services at the facility.
The organizer of the medical camp Hon. Peace Regis Mutuzo, told www.mknewslink.com that at least more twenty health experts were split to all the ten health center IIIs to increase on the man power of the healthy officers who were deployed initially at the facilities to ensure the campaign becomes a success.
According to the minister who doubles as the woman MP for Bunyangabu district, the Medical camp is intended to have the general public diagnosed of their general health and enrolled on treatment, following the increased death cases.

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