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By Gideon Tumwijukye

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In Rubanda

One person has died and four injured in fatal accident that happened at Kagoye village Nyarurambi parish Muko Sub County Rubanda district.

The deceased has been identified as Dismas Akatweha of Katete village Kaara parish Muko Sub County who was on board.

It’s alleged that today at around 10:50 hours, the driver of vehicle no UAW604F Isuzu Elfu blue in colour , Vian of Murole Rubanda district wanted to overtake a Bismarkan bus not knowing there was another approaching vehicle.

 In the process of pulling back to the left side,  he totally went off and overturned killing Akatweha.

Police visited the scene, injured were rushed to Muko health centre III for first aid and later transferred to Mutolere hospital in Kisoro district.

Postmortem was done, motor vehicle towed to Police for inspection as the driver is on run and

Police said that preliminary cause of accident was reckless driving.

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by Yosam Gucwaki

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In Masindi

One of the 13 Masindi district councilors who petitioned the district speaker seeking to impeach the district chairman Cosmas Byaruhanga has withdrawn her signature and apologized to the district council and chairperson.

Gladys Matwarwa, the female councilor for Pakanyi sub county in letter to the speaker dated 16^th this month claimed that she was coerced to sign the petition by the Resident District commissioner (RDC) and the minister for Bunyoro affairs Earnest Kiiza.

In the letter Matwarwa said that when she was called by the RDC, she thought he wanted to handle her land dispute case only to be told to sign the petition which she allegedly signed against her will for fear of  a shaming  the minister and RDC.

Matwara added that she had no intentions of fighting the district chairperson who she said had done nothing wrong. She also apologized to her electorate for singing on the petition and promised to continue serving them.

The district speaker Moses Kiirya acknowledged receiving Matwarwa’s letter adding that it was Matwara’s right to withdraw her signature from the petition

However, RDC Nyakahuma dismissed Matwara’s claims as false and malice aimed at tarnishing and character assassinating his name and office.

Nyakahuma said that the petition to impeach Byaruhanga was developed by the councilors who want to impeach the chairperson without the knowledge and the input of him and that of his office.

When contacted Minister Kiiza also demised Matwara’s   allegations saying he does not known her and had never met her until yesterday during re conciliatory meeting with the district chairperson that aborted.

He also wondered how he coerced  Matwara to sign the petition.

Matwara and 12 other councilors petitioned the district speaking seeking to impeach the district chairperson over alleged incompetence, abuse of office, breeding hatred in the district and failing to implement council resolutions among other grounds.

However the petition was rejected by the speaker on procedural grounds.

Matwara’s apology comes at a time two of the councilors who signed the petition are facing pressure from their electorate for their actions. They are Bony Kiirya from Nyangahya and Olive Grace Kunihira of Karujubu divisions.

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By Sylvia Kugonza

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In Fort Portal

The Fort portal municipality division councils have rejected the garbage collection fees proposed by the municipal council.

According to councilors, the Fort Portal municipal council resolved that all the three divisions of Fort portal municipality including East, West and South pay 50,000shs in a bid to reduce on the heap of garbage in town.

According to resolution, each division has to pay 50,000shs per trip five times a day amounting to 250000shs and the center which is the municipal council is paying 19000shs only.

The division council said that the money proposed for them to pay is too much since the divisions have less revenue collections than the center.

Ndamira Musirikale councilor representing Nyabukara ward West division said that councilors tried to advise the council on the money increase abut they were not heard.

He also accused the town clerks and LC3 who shun away from municipal council meetings.

Herbert Mugisa the division chairperson for South division termed this as unfair.

Mugisa said that with all the revenue collections the center has, to only pay 19000shs is unfair even though garbage collection in the town is a collective responsibility.

Meanwhile, speaking to the Fort portal Mayor Rev.Willy Kintu Muhanga asked the division chairpersons to stop blame game.

The Mayor said that the town clerk is going to call all the division chairpersons to mediate on how to pay the money meant to remove garbage out of town.

He further noted that this was a council resolution but since it’s a collective responsibility, they should work together.

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By Ronald Namanya

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In Bushenyi

As the measles Rubella, Polio Immunisation campaign is ongoing countrywide; the Bushenyi District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Edward Mwesigye has called upon the public and all the concerned people to work together for a successful exercise.

Dr. Mwesigye was speaking to our reporter today 17^th Oct.2019 in his office at Bushenyi district headquarters.

He asked the public; parents, guardians, teachers, leaders at various levels and healthy workers to work together as a team to successfully end the exercise that aims at protecting children from immunisable diseases.

Dr. Edward revealed that children of 9 months up to 15 years are to be given measles Rubella vaccine while those of zero up to 5 years are to receive Polio vaccine.

In Bushenyi district, the ongoing country wide measles rubella, polio Campaign successfully started with a launch at Pearl Junior School on Wednesday 16^th Oct, and it was witnessed by the district leaders, religious leaders among others.

This country wide activity comes after a number of outbreaks have been reported in 26 districts of Uganda so far, according to Edward.

Speaking to www.mknewslink.com, Edward said that in order to reach the targeted number of children (105006), they are visiting schools from 16^th Oct up to Friday 18^th Oct where a big number is expected.

He added that on Saturday 19^th Oct Up to Sunday 20^th Oct 2019, they are going throughout healthy facilities, community posts, door to door and even in social gatherings.

Dr.Edward optimistically said that by doing this, every child will get the service.

However, he noted that the public is eagerly bringing their children saying that they haven’t received any pockets of resistance for now.

Measles Rubella, Polio exercise is a government aided campaign that is carried out after every three years.

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By Jonan Beinomugisha

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In Mbarara

Rev Fr. Gaetano Batanyenda, the Kitanga parish priest has poked holes into the directive made by President Yoweri Museveni to the deputy IGP Major Gen Sabiiti Muzeeyi, to produce possible solution to the increasing criminality in the Kampala suburbs.

While addressing journalists yesterday in Mbarara town, Fr. Gaetano said that, endless crimes are on increase because Ugandans are poor, thus they have resorted to criminality for survival.

He called upon the government to establish better and working methods of alleviating poverty instead of what he termed as useless Operation wealth creation, Youth livelihood programme, Uganda Women Entrepreneurship programmes, which he said have not yielded fruits.

Fr Gaetano said that, if these government programmes were working and causing better livelihood to Ugandans, crimes would reduce drastically.

On Tuesday , Museveni through his social media pages directed the deputy IGP Maj Gen Sabiiti Muzeeyi to find the solution to increasing criminality in the city within only two days.

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By Gideon Twinomugisha

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In Rubanda

Police in Rubanda have arrested a 35 yrs old man for allegedly stealing goats.

The suspect one Godfrey Biryabarema Kagwa  commonly known as money lender of Hamurwa township Rubanda district was arrested yesterday  morning at around 09:30 hours on a tip off.

According to Elly Maate  Kigezi region police mouth piece, when Biryabarema was tracked by police, they discovered the place in the bush where he slaughtered them from.

Maate added that on searching Biryabarema’s home, a full slaughtered goat, its skin, head of another goat plus cooked meat were discovered.

So far one Ms Natukunda of Hamurwa town council, who lost her four goats of recent, has identified two heads and a skin.

Inquiries are still underway

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