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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara

Only 60 invited guests have been allowed to Grace the consecration of the newly appointed archbishop of Mbarara archdiocese His Grace Lambert Beinomugisha.

According to the letter that was issued by the archdiocese of Mbarara yesterday 16 June 2020 , only 60 distinguished guests have been invited to Grace the consecration of the newly appointed archbishop of Mbarara Bishop Lambert Beinomugisha as one way of maintaining social distance due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Bishop Lambert was appointed by Pope Francis on 24th April 2020 to replace his senior, His Grace Paul Kamuza Bakyenga who is soon clocking 75 years of age.

Bishop Lambert was born on 12th July 1961 in Kashumba Bukanga Isingiro district; he studied in Uganda and Canada where he obtained Canon laws through the University of St. Paul’s Ottawa.

Lambert was ordained priest on 13th July 1991 at Mbarara Cathedral and he exercised his pastoral ministry for several years at Rubindi parish, before he returned to Canada to complete his studies. He later acted as the diocesan chancellor from 2000-2005

On 2nd July 2005 he was appointed the auxiliary Bishop for the archdiocese of Mbarara and titular Bishop of Tacia Montana and he received Episcopal consecration as a Bishop in October 2005.

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By Grant Ahumuza

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In Kabale—

uganda national roads authority (UNRA) official in department of ferries and planning have toured Kabale and Rubanda districts  to access the suggested landing sites around lake Bunyonyi.
During presidential campaigns in 2015, president Museveni pledged to provide a ferry at Lake Bunyonyi in order to ease transport across the lake which had become a death trap for communities across the lake.
In august 2016, five members of the same family drowned in Lake Bunyonyi while traveling in a canoe from a party in Mushebeya, Kamugangunzi Sub County, to their home in Kabirago Ndarura village, Rubaya Sub County.
A 25-year-old woman and her 11-month-old baby in november, 2017 also drowned when the dugout canoe they were sailing in capsized in the middle of lake bunyonyi, as they crossed to attend a burial of their relative.
In March 2019 the government of uganda secured us $18m for the construction of the 8km kabale-lake bunyonyi road and purchase of a ferry that will be transporting people across the lake.
However, the kabale district resident commissioner (RDC), Darius Nandinda told www.mknewslink.com  that officials from Uganda national roads authority are on the ground accessing  all suggested and possible landing sites of the long waited ferry at lake bunyonyi.

Nandinda also re-assured residents living on shores of Lake Bunyonyi that the government is in final stages to provide a ferry for travellers across Africa’s second deepest lake.

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By Domisiano Ayebare

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In Bushenyi

Following the release of the revised 2020/2021 elections road map by the electoral commission (EC) in Uganda, public have expressed different reactions on how the forthcoming general elections will be conducted.

The chairman Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama yesterday noted that unlike previous days, this year’s campaign will be done scientifically following corona virus outbreak in March.

The EC boss banned all mass rallies and said that candidatures vying different posts will campaign through social media, radios, Television and other media platforms in order to observe social distancing and overcrowding which can put to high risk of corona virus spread in the country.

“Mass rallies will not be allowed but campaigns will be conducted mainly through media.”

Apollo Lee Kakonge the executive director western Ankole Civil Society Forum (WASCOF) said that they are ready to challenge the move noting that it largely affects the moral of democracy.

Kakonge thus appealed to the parliament to sit and debate on this revised road map.

He added that electronic campaigns are expensive in nature.

Elly Muhwezi, programs director of Uganda citizen’s alliance said it is worrying for an independent body like electoral commission to come up and organise elections in the country without civic education, voters education and mobilisation.

Elly says that this election according to the revised road map, will only favour the incumbent ahead of the opposition.

He added that many families can’t afford to own television set or radios noting that scientific campaign will curtail the fundamental rights of Ugandans.

MP hopeful for Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality Chris Muganzi expressed dissatisfaction with electoral commission giving them less time for campaigns and verification of papers  .

He notes that media platforms are not enough citing that the whole of western region has one Television and few radio stations which according to him will not provide for all candidates.

Muganzi adds that most of media houses in Uganda are owned by politicians and wonders on how opponents will be given enough space to express themselves.

He thus called for re-revision of the road map in order to have a free and fair election.

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In Hoima—

More than 500 people have been confirmed to be infected with scabies in Hoima district.

The disease which manifests by severe and relentless itch has hit five hard sub-counties of Kyabigambire, Buseruka, Kitoba, Buraru and Kigorobya affecting both adults and children raising concerns among the residents and health officials.

Some of the affected villages are Rwamutunga in Buseruka sub-county, Bineneza and Nyakabingo villages in Kyabigambire and Buraru sub-counties among others.

According to the locals, since December 2019 they have been struggling to combat the disease in vain.

One of the affected residents is Harriet Oyeki, a resident of Nyakabingo village whose seven months old daughter has been grappling with Scabies for the last five months now.

Hoima District Health Inspector Dr Fredrick Byenume says that health officials in the district are doing all they can to ensure that the disease is contained.

He has advised the affected communities to observe good hygiene to further combat the spread of the disease.

In March this year, scabies devastated four villages of Abangi, Onin, Bisaju and Ogadra in Budongo Sub County in Masindi district.

Scabies is an itchy, highly contagious skin disease which spreads through skin to skin contact.

It is caused by the infestation of a parasitic mite called Sarcoptes scabiei

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By Grant Ahumuza

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In Kabale—-

A mother of triplets on Tuesday morning stormed Kabale district Headquarters seeking for assistance to raise her babies who are only nine months old.

Sarah Niwandinda 29, of Kitunduguru village, Buhara parish, Buhara subcounty in Kabale District who is stranded at Kabale District headquarters told www.mknewslink.com that her husband abandoned her.

Silver Tindimwebwa a husband to Niwandinda who was a security guard escaped from home after his job was terminated due to Covid-19.

Niwandinda said she is struggling hard to feed her little triplets since she has no job in the village.

Niwandinda also has three other children at home who she is taking care of.

She revealed that her husband could have escaped from home after failing to pay for a loan of Shs 500,000 he had got from Sacco to take care of the Triplets.

Earlier last Month, Denis Michael Owamani, a resident of Nyakabungo Village in Rwene parish in Buhara Sub County committed suicide after failing to raise Shs 1000 to buy a sachet of salt.

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