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By Elly Karenzi
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In Ibanda

The Chief Administration Officer for Ibanda district Nathan Ahimbisibwe, has sent home over 200 staff members and workers for 14 days with effect from 20.3.2020 in a bid to curtail the spread of corona virus.
Through a circular released from the Ahimbisibwe’s office signed by the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, William Kamara, only  sketch staff has been requested to remain on duty.
The management of Ibanda Municipality has also sent home over 150 staff members following president’s directives.
“The staff from the divisions of Kagongo,Bufunda and Bisheeshe as Ibanda municipality has responded in line with the government’s directives against coronavirus since it is our duty to safeguard our people,”Joseph Mande the town clerk told www.mknewslink.com reporter.
One staff who did not want his names to be disclosed to press told our reporter that due to the ban on public transport, the staff have been walking to and from work on foot.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi

The former minister for disaster preparedness in the office of the prime minister Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere has challenged those who are urging him to retire that age is not an issue but what matters is what one has done for his people in terms of development.
He added that life expectancy in Japan is at 83 years and for him he will be 80 years next year.
He revealed that he has released a document detailing on what he has done for people of Igara West which is more important than age.
He cited out the schools of; Nyabubare secondary school, Kakanju Vocational and Birimbi primary school in Nkanga sub county plus churches on which he has contributed.
Kabwegyere an aspirant for Igara West parliamentary seat made these remarks yesterday at his home in Kitookye Village Bushenyi town in an exclusive interview with www.mknewslink.com managing editor.
Prof. Kabwegyere urged the public to take up control measures and directives by ministry of health and president Museveni against corona virus.
Prof. Kabwegyere is a seasoned politicians who has served as a minister in different ministries during the reign of president Museveni and also worked as Member of Parliament for Igara West.

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By Or reporter
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In Kampala

Ruparelia Group managing director Rajiv Ruparelia has dismissed with contempt a fake demand notice making rounds on social media that property firm, Crane Management Services, has issued a demand notice or reminder to its tenants.
Crane Management Services is one of the biggest landlords in Kampala’s prime properties, and is owned by the Ruparelia Group which is at the forefront of fighting the spread of the Covid19 pandemic.
After the company donated sanitizers and other preventive accessories to Kampala’s leaders to fight the government coronavirus, a fake demand notice in the name of CMS appeared online claiming that Crane Management Services was pressuring tenants to pay rent.
This misinformation was aimed at distracting Ruparelia Group from offering support to the Kampala city community to defeat the pandemic on rampage. One of concerns of most traders is rent after government locked down the country, cutting public transport off the city as well as shut down of non essential business.
Rajiv dismissed as fake the notice and says CMS has not offered any guidelines for rent payments. Instead the company is focusing on the efforts to return the city back to normal.
The fake notice read, “We hope you are paying Rent for April Late payments may force us to send you Auctioneers After 5th April 20 you may be charged 10% for late payment. Hurry”.
CMS says, “this document is FAKE, it is not addressed to any of our tenants as it bares No name addressed to, No property and No shop number.”
Rajiv noted that “our Management is busy discussing our next actions to help underprivileged Ugandans fight the virus and have no political motives whatsoever.
Rajiv also said in a statement, “At the right time we shall communicate to our Tenants on the way forward and shall consider those that are directly affected by the hazards of the current crisis.”
It has since emerged an MP is behind the circulation of the fake demand notice with ill intentions to create unease among tenants of CMS.
Ruparelia Group is a business conglomerate, whose profile extends through property, hospitality, education, agriculture, media among others. It is not inclined towards any political group.

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