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By Ronald Kabanza
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In Kanungu

The Executive Director of Girls To Lead Africa Honest Kansiime Mugisha has urged girls not to fear taking up leadership positions while still in school.
She noted that the role they play while at school prepares them to become future policy makers.
Ms Mugisha made the remarks on Feb 14th 2020 while officiating at one day training for selected girl leaders from secondary schools, teachers, and Police officers held at Rovins Hotel in Kihihi Town Council Kanungu district.
She noted that quite often girls are subdued in taking up top leadership positions because they are not mentored to do so and they end up playing assistant positions yet they are also able to be at the top of leadership.
“Our organization is aiming at developing, nurturing and prepare young women to take up leadership roles in their communities,” She said.
The training was also aiming at equipping girl child on aspects of self protection and empowering her to get confidence to report to authorities the people who abuse her rights, according to Ms Mugisha.
Kanungu District Deputy RDC Emmy Ngabirano said that such training has awakened the girls’ consciousness and built their self esteem thus they are now able to confront human rights abusers.

He asked the Police to continue sensitizing the masses on how they handle juvenile cases especially those affecting the girls so that they can continue to get confidence to report such cases.
Ngabirano thanked the founders of Girls To Lead Africa who have come up with training of girl child on how they can keep themselves in school until they get life skills and how they can get and maintain leadership positions both in school and out of school.

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By Felix Twinomugisha
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In Sheema
Crane FM football Club beats up Bugongi College of Nursing and midwifery 2-1 in a friendly match to register its first win in 2020.
The game was played on Saturday at Bugongi play ground in Bugongi town Sheema district.
Crane Radio through Allan’s shot led the first half with 1-0. The hosts however equalized at the early start of the second half after being graced a penalty but Crane Radio in late 80’s sealed it with a penalty kick after Gerald was fouled in the 18 yard box.

Crane Radio FC players looked hungry for a win after registering two consecutive losses against Ibaare FC in January and Ishaka Garage FC early February.
On a further note, the people of Bugongi were very excited to see their best presenters especially Brian Rwemora, MC Coshbert, and Felix Ekirengabazaana (Team Captain) playing football.
Joselyne Kategeya, the station Manger Crane Radio thanked the administration of Bugongi College of Nursing and Midwifery for organizing the game, plus all the people who traveled from different districts to come and support Crane Radio FC.

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In Mbarara

Court in Mbarara presided over by Justice Joyce Kavuma on Friday dismissed the application which was filed in by the Mbarara University Top Management led by its chancellor Prof. Charles Olweny.
The case involves the university chancellor Prof. Charles L.M Olweny (chancellor), vice chancellor Prof. Obua Celestine and the University council chairperson Dr. Warren Namara for undergoing an illegal process of reappointing Prof Celestine Obua whose term of office ended in July 2019.
It all started on July 30, 2019 when the Mbarara University of science and technology Academic Staff Association (MUSTASA) General secretary Mr. Julius Taremwa filed an application challenging the reappointment of the outgoing vice chancellor Prof Obua Celestine for next five years.
And on November 12, 2019, Justice Kavuma ruled in favor of the applicants that the matter stands and should go on for hearing.
However, Habert Mukwatiriri counsel for the 2nd respondent (Celestino Obua) submitted that the applicant (Julius Taremwa) never had the locus to challenge the matter before court since he was not among the aggrieved candidates vying for the vice chancellor seat.
He further filed in an application challenging the ruling in high court.
Yesterday morning, Justice Joyce Kavuma through the Mbarara High Court Deputy registrar Amos Kwizera dismissed the application of letting the applicants not to leave court as they had earlier submitted.
“The respondents had filed in an application to leave court to appeal against the ruling for the preliminary application and in her judgment justice Joyce Kavuma has dismissed the application and directed them to submit their defense within seven days on the main case” said Kwizera
The applicant, Julius Taremwa says the defendants are in for delaying tactics but they are assured of justice at the end of the matter.
Counsel for the applicants Hamza Sekidde of Wamala & Co. Advocates, confirmed that Friday was a ruling in an application that was made by the applicants where they thought for court’s leave to appeal to the high court.
He added that Friday’s ruling would sort them out to concentrate on the main case which was filed challenging the manner in which the current vice chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology was put in office of the vice chancellor.
“Today’s ruling simply redirects our efforts and our next step to concentrate in the main application and determine the basic questions that were raised by Mr. Julius Taremwa where he is challenging the process and citing the university as having failed to comply with the basic and mandatory provisions of the law in regard to the way in which they were supposed to conduct the process of reinstating the office of the vice chancellor upon the expiry of the tenure of office of the previous vice chancellor” Sekidde said
He concluded that the ruling in the main case will decide as to whether the vice chancellor is in office lawfully or illegally and through dubious means as it was suggested by the applicant Mr. Julius Taremwa.
According to Taremwa, the application’s ruling indicates that the defendants have a case to answer in regards to the reappointment of the vice chancellor (Prof Celestino Obua whose term of office expired last year.
Taremwa says that as staff members, they are not worried of the delayed matter but hope for justice since justice delayed is justice denied.
We tried to engage the defendant’s side but Anthony Wameri of Wameri & Co Advocate jumped into his car and drove away while University council chairperson Dr. Warren Namara kept looking on.

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By Grant Ahumuza
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In Kabale

Police in Kabale are investigating a case in which a journalist was kidnapped on Friday evening and later dumped in the neighboring district.

Wilfred Arinda Nsheeka , attached to watchdog Uganda for Kigezi region is living in fear after he was kidnapped by yet an unidentified thugs.
Arinda was allegedly kidnapped by the three unidentified men using black premio with registration number of Congo.
He added that the over speeding car set from highland boda boda stage in Kabale municipality passed Sykline now to Katuna road – Kabale university road connecting Nyakambu village via Kekubo and Nyabikoni finally to Rubanda -Kisoro main road.
Arinda noted that the unknown thugs later dumped him in Bubaare sub county near the late Batuma’s home in Rubanda district at around 11:50pm after taking his phone battery.
He alleged that they gave him a last warning threatening to kill him before they reached Bubaare sub county Rubanda district where he was dumped.

Speaking to our reporter, the Kabale District police commander Brian Ampeire said that they have already started investigations into the matter under reference file number SD 91/14/02/20/as the hunt for the suspects continues.

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By Grant Ahumuza
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In Kabale

Kabale security operatives have launched investigations to identify two police officers who on Tuesday allegedly accompanied a section of over twenty thugs to attack and maliciously damage the gardens of Scovia Beitigita aged 74 yrs old resident of Kanyankwanzi cell Bukora parish Kitumba sub county Kabale district.
According to Beitigita and her son Frank Ntegyereze, a group of twenty assailants protected by the two law enforcement officers dressed in field force police (FFP) uniform army with guns, on Tuesday morning uprooted Beitigata’s two hectares of beans and maize and 1.5 hectares of sweet potatoes located in Kanyankwazi cell.
Beitigita suspected that the police officers and a yet to be identified thugs could have been brought by her former husband Geofry Ntegire whom they separated 8 years back since he was with officers and recently he wanted to sale off the land without any inquiry.
David Muhereza Kitumba sub county speaker also a resident of Kanyankwanzi cell said that when they tried to inquire from police officers, they threatened to shot them dead which forced them to run away and report a case to the police.
Muhereza identified one of police officers as Ahereza of field force police attached to Kabale district central police station.
However ,the Kabale District Police Commander Brian Ampeire stressed that none of security staff had been deployed in the area for above matter .

He revealed that the case of malicious damage of property was registered under reference number 58/14/2/2020 at Kabale police station as the hunt for the yet to be known officers commence.
Ampeire added that after identifying the officers, they shall be arrested, detained for disrespectful behavior and self deployment and taken to court on charges of malicious damage.
He also noted that police are also hunting for Betigita’s husband Ntegire to help them to trace the police officers.

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