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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

The Ugandas deputy Ambassador to the European Union based in Brussels in Belgium Franklin Ruhinguza Katungwe has hailed Mknewslink.com management for their 6th birthday and the good work they are doing to inform the world about western Uganda through their website www.mknewslink.com.

In an Email that ambassador sent to the managing director Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante, he apologized for not being able to attend mknewslinks 6th birthday that will be held at TUZZA Hotel in Bushenyi tomorrow 20^th Sept2019.

Mknewslink.com opened shop on 20^th Sep2013 and was registered an online newspaper on internet to be access by everyone all over the world from that day.

Ambassador Katungwe hails from Bushenyi and is a daily reader of mknewslink.com news website whether he is in Brussels at his workplace, in Uganda or any other country, he keeps logged in.

In an Email, he also added that he is attending a meeting on fisheries and aquaculture in Apia-Samoa as a reason to why he wont show up.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

The Mitooma principal human resource officer Mrs. Honest Bamanyisa has denied allegations that she gave jobs without the minutes of service commission and news paper adverts.

In a telephone interview with www.mknewslink.com editor, Honest denied taking bribes from applicants in connivance with the former acting CAO Mitooma District Mr. David Beetega.

Mitooma District Council has put in place in a probe committee to investigate the former acting CAO David Beetega and principal human resource officer, Mrs. Honest Bamanyisa.

According to sources, jobs which were not advertised include Mitooma Town council Economist as well as no minutes from Mitooma District service commission.

Councilors have already allocated money to the probe committee to start work and investigate CAO and human resource officer for corruption and other abuses

Workers in Mitooma District Local Government accuse Honest Bamanyisa of arrogance and abusing them whenever they want information from her office.

The former acting CAO, David Beetega has been transferred to Bunyangabu District as Deputy CAO and the transfer is connected to abuse of office that was committed in Mitooma.

Efforts to talk to David were all in vain as his phones were couldnot be reached.

Meanwhile, Honest also told www.mknewslink.com editor on phone that any aggrieved person in Mitooma can go to IGG or state house at corruption unit led by Nakalema because for her she knows that she is clean.

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By Ronald Namanya
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In Bushenyi

Mitooma fatal accident has claimed life of one person along Mbarara Kasese road today 19th Sept2019 early morning.
The deceased have been only identified as Abas Ahimbisibwe aged 33, a BodaBoda cyclist, resident of Rushoroza village Kiyanga subcounty Mitooma district.
According to Greater Bushenyi Police Spokes Person Sp Martial Tumusiim, Abas was knocked by a motor vehicle Reg. No UAT 485M Toyota HiAce of Bushenyi Parents School when he was riding his Motorcycle Reg. No.UEU 119X Red Boxer in Kizinda trading centre.
Martial added that the deceased was rushed to KIU hospital for treatment where he died shortly after reaching there.
He however blamed the accident to reckless driving and over speeding.
The driver of the motor vehicle is on run as he is being hunted.
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By Our Reporter
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In Kampala

The United States (US) Mission in Uganda has on Wednesday, warned the Electoral Commission against the move to ban cameras and video recordings at polling stations ahead of the 2021 general elections saying the move will go against the spirit of free and fair elections.
The US Mission Ugandas position on the controversial matter was communicated on the Missions official twitter handle, with the institution arguing that the ban of cameras and phones would prevent media from providing effective election coverage.
We encourage Parliament to uphold international best practices & allow use of cameras & phones in polling stations on Election Day. The proposed ban by EC would prevent media from providing effective election coverage. Ugandans deserve free, fair & transparent electoral process, read US statement.
The US Governments statement was in response to a proposal made by Justice Simon Byabakama, Chairperson Electoral Commission while appearing before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee and called for the banning of cameras at polling stations saying the move is aimed at guarding secrecy of ballots cast by voters.
Byabakama was quoted saying, We propose that we should ban or exclude cameras from polling stations for purposes of preserving the sanctity and secrecy of ones ballot. If you are going to allow cameras, then where is the secrecy of the ballot?
He made the remarks in reaction to the five bills tabled by Attorney General, William Byaruhanga in response to recommendations made by the Supreme Court in the presidential election petition filed by former Premier, Amama Mbabazi, Byaruhanga tabled a number of bill geared towards making electoral reforms including; The Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2019, the Electoral Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2019, the Political Parties and Organization (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill and the Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
Byabakama went ahead to propose penalties for any individual found to have contravened this provision recommending for a fine of UGX800,000 or serve a jail term of two years or carry both punishments.
Byabakamas proposal raised a number of eyebrows first within the Committee and later in public, with Abdu Katuntu wondering if rumours that the executive had tabled fake electoral reforms on its first day and later stealthy recalling them were true, given the fact that the same proposal was said to be in the earlier bills.
Asked to comment about the proposal on Wednesday, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Secretary-General, Nandala Mafabi questioned the motive behind the proposal saying it should be the Electoral Commissions to have free and fair elections more than anybody else.
Nandala said, If we are improving cameras, I dont know why the Electoral Commission doesnt want cameras. I think that means there is something they want to do which is criminal. If it is (EC) is a transparent organization, it should be one of those advocating for transparency. But if they say they dont want cameras, then that habit of theirs which is going on must stop. We propose that cameras must not be prohibited.
FDCs position was reechoed by NRM Secretary General Justine Kasule Lumumba opposed ECs proposal arguing that the presence of cameras would be critical at ensuring transparency in Ugandas elections.

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By Our Reporter
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The commander of Rwandas rebel group the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sylvestre Mudacumura was killed by Congolese army, authorities said Wednesday.
Mudacumura, who has led the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) for years, was killed in eastern Congos Rutshuru territory, army spokesman Richard Kasonga said.
Mudacumura, 65, has been wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
In 2012, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Mudacumura over alleged attacks against civilians, murder, rape and torture in eastern Congo, where the militia group operated since the end of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Mudacumura was killed with his closest lieutenants, the Congolese army said.
The neutralization of Sylvestre Mudacumura is good news for the Congolese army because he was at the head of the radical wing of the FDLR who opposed voluntary repatriation to Rwanda and his neutralization is a strong signal for the other rebels, added Kasonga on Twitter.
Mudacumura was the deputy commander of the Rwandan presidential guard during the genocide.
He fled to Congo along with other senior security officials after being defeated by Rwandan Patriotic Army led by current President Paul Kagame.
While in Congo, the group formed the militia which kept changing names, eventually to the FDLR and declared war on Rwanda.
About three Rwandan soldiers were killed when suspected FDLR fighters from DR Congo attacked Rwandas Rubavu border district in 2018, President Kagame told a press conference last December.
DR Congos mineral-rich east is home to a myriad of armed groups, including Rwandan rebels, Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda and Ugandas Allied Democratic Forces.

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