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By Sylvia Kugonza
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In Fort Portal

Police in Fort portal are investigating circumstances under which a 45year old security guard shot his wife dead and also committed suicide.
The suspect who is now the deceased was identified by police as Paul Byaruhanga a resident of Kyegobe Nyakagongo East division Fort portal municipality Kabarole district.
According to the Rwenzori West police spokes person Lydia Tumushabe, Byaruhanga who has been a security guard at St. Jude primary school Kyegobe has been married to his wife for two years with one child in Kyegegwa district.
Tumushabe revealed that the two first lived in Kyegegwa but when they developed a misunderstanding, Byaruhanga shifted to Fort portal where he got a job as security guard.
It is alleged that the wife whose names have not been identified, now the deceased suspected her husband to be having another wife ,she came to Fort portal with a four months pregnancy from another man and the husband welcomed her but rented her a single room house opposite his work place.
However today morning, according to John Mutabazi who is the land lord , the suspect shot the woman from the right ear killing her instantly on her bed ,crossed to his work place where he also shot himself using the same rifle No. Ug-updf 8921.
According to Lydia, scène of crime has been visited, exhibits recovered and the bodies of the deceased taken to Fort portal regional referral hospital for postmortem.
Case CRB 224/2020 has been registered at Fort portal police.

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By Ronald Kabanza
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In Rukungiri

More than 100 goats and 120 herds of cattle have been stolen since the beginning of this year in the sub- counties of Buyanja and Nyakagyeme in Rukungiri district.
40 cows and 65 goats were stolen from Nyakagyeme, where as 67 cows and over 40 goats were stolen from Buyanja sub- county, according to the residents from the two sub- counties.
Residents told www.mknewslink.com that theft has been increased by weak local leaders in that they have failed to co-operate with the police in arresting the wrong doers.
However during a security meeting with local council 1 and 2 chairpersons from the two sub- counties at Buyanja sub- county headquarters, the leaders told the meeting that since the beginning of this year, they have had sleepless nights trying to chase thugs who have turned into hindrances of development in the area.
Amos Byaruhunga, resident of Nyakagyeme sub- County one of the victims told the meeting on 12th day of this month during the night hours the thugs stole his 20 cows from the kraal and he has never had any information on their whereabouts.
Agaba Emmy Rubondo, the LCIII chairperson Buyanja sub- County told www.mknewslink.com that as the sub- County they have tried harder to eliminate this vice out of the sub- County but failed.
Rubondo blamed the local council 1 and 2 chairpersons for the increase of the vice due to the misuse of office stamps and failure by the police to conduct night patrols.
Sp Moses Nanoka, the Rukungiri district police commander told meeting that as the police they have tried to chase the vice but failed due to residents who hide thugs in their homes and refuse to inform the police since most of them are their sons and daughters.
Nanoka now urges the public to always inform and co-operate with the police whenever in patrols and report the wrong doers to the police and be handled.
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By Ronald Kabanza
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In Rukungiri

Rukungiri Municipal Education officer has shown concern over discrimination of people with disabilities during examinations setting and assessment.
The education officer expressed the concern during MPs’ visit to Nyakibale lower and Kitazigulukwa primary schools Handicapped units in Rukungiri district on Thursday Feb 20th 2020.
The parliamentary committee on labor, gender and social development chaired by Alex Ndeezi were on an official visit in fulfillment of the promise the speaker made on 27th October 2018 at EKIGUUTUURO kya Boona fm.
The speaker had stressed that there was a need to assess the state of the school and then they see how help could be rendered to facilitate its better performance.
David Mwesigwa Kyahurwa the municipal education officer and Henry Byarugaba the school head teacher were all concerned that national exams have always been set without consideration of such handicapped communities a reason as to why such units perform poorly.
Kyahurwa called for a consolidated effort to ensure skills development to these children so that in future they can be able to employ themselves other than ending their academic cycle at primary level.
Sister Bonyconcillah Atuhairwe head of the Unit at Nyakibale lower primary school told the committee that they are working below the minimum required standards with dilapidated buildings.
She told the committee that there are many handicapped children who would wish to join the school but they can’t accommodate them.

In response Alex Ndeezi the committee chairperson noted that they will arrange some important requirements and address them to the speaker for action.
Ndeezi promised the stake holders that the speaker would follow up on their issues so that the handicapped pupils are considered as any other Ugandan.
The unit currently looks after 40 pupils with disabilities ranging from the deaf and dumb.
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In Kampala

The Central Bank has reported up to Shs 2 trillion in losses for the past 15 years, Finance State Minister (Planning), David Bahati said.
In a response to a question for oral answer posed by MP Kenneth Lubogo, Bahati said the Bank of Uganda posted only Shs40 billion in profits in 15 years, which was remitted to the consolidated fund account as required by the Bank of Uganda Act.
MP Lubogo sought to know the “profits or losses BoU has made annually for the last 15 years; when was the last time BoU made profits?”
The Shs40 billion profits were registered in 2007, and since then, the Central Bank has been making losses.
West Budama North MP, Richard Othieno who was holding forte for MP Lubogo, asked a supplementary question.
“Bank of Uganda trades in securities; the minister is talking of making losses; can the minister brief the country the circumstances under which the bank made the losses yet it trades in securities,” said Othieno.
Minister Bahati, however, said the bank made losses and nothing can be done about it. “The bank truly trades in securities but it invests in monetary policies that involves in making losses; these are the facts on the ground; we cannot do anything about it because a loss is a loss,” said Bahati.
Central banks worldwide invest in securities hoping to make profits to offset national revenue needs by beefing up the Consolidated Fund Account, but unpredictability and volatility of the securities market puts central banks at risk of always making losses.
The Central Bank of Kenya toyed with the Eurobond securities, which ended up badly, stirring a scandal that roped in key politicians.
Bank of Uganda’s securities misadventures are undocumented, and the Rules of Procedure governing questions for oral answers restricts further enquiries, making it difficult for MPs to interrogate the matter further.
This revelation comes at the time when BoU is embroiled in many scandals including the printing of extra money, stealing of old notes, failure to account for the Shs478 billion purportedly used during the Crane Bank in receivership and paying of billions to city lawyers as legal fees.
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By Sylvia Kugonza
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In Kasese

Police in Kasese have arrested woman and her boyfriend for stealing a 3 months old baby boy.
Angel Ithungu and her boyfriend were arrested in Kyambara village in Isango sub county Mpondwe lhubiriha town council.
It is alleged that the suspect Angel Ithungu kidnapped a baby belonging to Kabugho Yoneki resident of Kizungu cell Nyamwamba division Kasese municipality.
According to Rwenzori East public relations officer Vincent Twesige, the kidnapper deceived her boyfriend that she was pregnant thus she had to steal the neighbor’s baby to convince the boyfriend that she had given birth.
Vincent confirmed that the child of three months went missing on January 23rd 2020 and was discovered yesterday with Ithungu who will face court for trial.
Vincent said they will charge Ithungu of two charges that’s child stealing, kidnap and disappearance.
Kabugho Yoneki the mother of the kid stressed that the condition of the kid is not worrying since the kid has taken over one month without breast feeding which has caused illness.
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