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By Jonan Beinomugisha

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In Rwampara

The new district of Rwampara has finally elected the interim chairperson after a period of four months since it was launched on 1^st July 2019.

The returning officer electoral commission Rwampara district Nicholas Twinomujuni announced Asaph Muhangi as the interim chairperson.

The Rwampara district interim district chairperson elections flopped two times due to lack of quorum since out of 7 councilors only 4 councilors turned up.

 In his remarks the newly elected chairperson Asaph Muhangi revealed that the only challenge that is disturbing the people of Rwampara is bad politics.

Mbarara grade one magistrate Sanyu Mukasa presided over the swearing in. 

Some of the councilors who talked to our reporter promised to work with the newly elected chairperson for the development of the district despite the hiccups that led to the delay of electing the interim chairperson.

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In Kisoro

Police in Kisoro are hunting for a man who allegedly murdered his 70 year old wife.

It’s alleged that on 30/10/2019 at night, in Kabuga village, Nyakabingo parish, Chahi sub county Kisoro district, Christopher Rwamafa, 60 years  assaulted his  wife Janepher Nyiramugisha to death in his house for yet to be kmown reason.

According to Elly Maate the Kigezi region police spokesperson, Police visited the scene and the body was taken to Kisoro hospital mortuary pending postmortem.

He added that the suspect is currently on run.

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By Felix Twinomugisha

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In Rukiga

Kigezi Region Police have mounted a hunt for the yet to be identified residents who ganged up and lynched a resident accusing her of witchcraft.

The Kigezi Region Police spokesman Elly Maate identified the deceased as Sarafina Kyomukama 52 a resident of Kiyebe cell Kiyebe Parish Ruhija Sub County in Rukiga District.

The mob is said to have lynched Kyomukama on Thursday 31, October 2019 at around 8:00 am at Kiyebe Trading Centre.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the deceased was suspected to have bewitched her brother John Kamuhanda who recently died mysteriously.

David Turyasingura the LC II Chairperson Kiyebe Parish alleged that the locals had a planning meeting on the evening of Wednesday, October 29, and accomplished their mission on Thursday morning.

Maate called upon the residents to always desist from mob actions instead use relevant offices to sort out their grievances.

The case has been registered at Rubanda Police Station ref SD 12/31/10/2019.

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By Felix Twinomugisha

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In Kampala

The minister for Justice Gen Kahinda Otafiire threatened yesterday to hit up the MP for Buhweju Francis mwijukye for revealing claims that Otafiire has a history of grabbing public land.

According to Otafiire, he says that if Mwijukye dares to say anything outside Parliament, he will regret his words.

“I want honourable Mwijukye to repeat what he has said on the floor outside Parliament and he sees,” Otafiire warned.

This encounter between the big Dogs happened after Parliament tasked the minister to explain reports that he had grabbed land belonging to the government stock farm in Njeru, Buikwe.

Earlier, the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga had accused Otafiire and a one Muhangi of causing instability at the government’s stock farm in Njeru.

This prompted the Opposition Chief Whip Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda to ask Kadaga to allow the minister explain his involvement in the acquisition of the government’s land in Njeru.

However, Otafiire made the lawmakers very bitter when he insisted that the land belongs to him.

Mwijukye insisted that Otafiire had grabbed government when he served as minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development so the new allegations were not surprising.

 Nandala Mafabi the Budadiri West lawmaker intervened and told the general to stop intimidating fellow MPs.

“Everyone has a right to say what they want. You shouldn’t scare fellow MPs,” he said.

As if to show that the lawmakers are not intimidated, Mafabi repeated Mwijukye’s allegations providing more details.

“You grabbed prime land opposite Kyambogo University when you served as minister of Lands,” Mafabi said leading Otafiire to smile sheepishly.

Mafabi wondered whether Otafiire will also turn on him to which the general replied that he had no intentions of fighting anyone.

Outside of the chambers after the heated debate Otafiire and Mafabi were seen exchanging smiles calming the fears of many people who had expected the situation to turn bloody.

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