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In Kabale

A section of residents in Ndorwa West constituency Kabale district are accusing the RDC Darius Nandinda and the DPC Brian Ampaire for supporting and supervising illegal public gatherings in the county which could favour the spread of COVID 19 in the district.

The residents say a team led by the Ryakarimira Town council mayor Can. Enock Kazooba and the political assistant of Minister David Bahati only identified as Wilber has since last week been holding big public gatherings distributing between 3000 to 5000 shillings to every resident in Ndorwa East constituency telling them to vote President Museveni and Minister David Bahati.

The residents noted that the team was escorted by around five police officers wondering how they got the security to protect them while they publically opposed the Presidential directives banning public gatherings and encouraging keeping social distance.

Herbert Byamanyoha a resident of Murandamo in Bigaaga parish Butanda Sub County Kabale district said that he was almost beaten while at Murandamo Trading Center when he asked Kazooba why they were holding a gathering when the President banned them.

Residents who had lined up to get money from Kazooba

Byamanyoha said that Kazooba told the gathering that they were given permission by the Kabale Resident District Commissioner Darius Nandinda to hold the gatherings claiming that the RDC also ordered the District Police Commander Brian Ampaire to give them enough security since they were distributing the President’s and Minister’s money.

Sarah Asasira and Julius Rwakojo residents of Hamuhambo in the same county wondered how the RDC and DPC could give security to a team that was holding public gatherings without observing social distancing while people were also not putting on face masks which could put residents at a risk of getting Coronavirus.

They wondered why the President should put directives intended at stopping the spread of Covid 19 then authorise his representatives to disobey them.

When www.mknewslink.com  reporter contacted the DPC Ampaire on the matter, he said they had also received photos of Kazooba meeting the residents but refuted allegations that they gave him security.

Ampaire said that they have already initiated inquiries to establish the truth of the matter and bring the culprits to answer related charges.

Our reporter could not get a comment from the Kabale District RDC Nandinda as he could not receive his phone calls.

Starting Friday last week, different social media platforms were awash with photos and videos of Kazooba holding big gatherings in Ndorwa West constituency. In the videos and photos, people were seen congested in lines and others in groups without observing any social distancing and without face masks.

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In Mbarara

Mbarara University of  Science and Technology has come out to refute the ongoing social media false allegations about the university awarding a wrong Ph.D. to the wrong person.

The university came up with the official statement on the alleged fake news by one of the news website;

“Dear colleagues, On 13th July 2020, Campus Bee published a news article on their website whose title I can’t disclose because I am not a promoter of the said article. There is a very big mismatch between the article’s title and its body or content. Unfortunately, in the same article, my name appears in it without my consent because I never had an interview with the publisher. When you carefully read and analyze the article’s title, it is indirectly attacking the families of the victims and it has too many consequences and side effects on the victims’ families. Our old petition was strictly focused on academic issues. Please I want to distance myself from anyone or group that undermines family values,“

According to the press release signed by the academic registrar Martha Kyoshaba Twinamatsiko and Director Research and Graduate training Assoc. Prof. Vincent Batwala, MUST distances itself completely from the said article.

The press release adds that any information concerning the students’ academic affairs and graduation is given by the office of the academic registrar.

MUST clarifies that the university admissions committee admitted Edith Wakida the student in question with conformance to the laws governing admissions for the Doctor of philosophy not Doctor of philosophy in psychiatric as alleged by the article.

The release also notes that the student in question has not yet completed her course thus there is no way the university could award a student who has not graduated.

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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Kazo—

Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and other task force organs on 16^th July 2020 sealed off Karutusi village Mbogo parish Engari sub county Kazo district to prevent the residents from going anywhere in order to stop the possible spread of COVID 19.

This came after col. Kateera James testing positive for COVID 19 few days after returning from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The positive case met his worker at home and they later went to the neighboring shops for a social hour

The Kiruhura District Commissioner (RDC) who also doubles as the chairman district COVID 19 task force, Amina Dabu Muhindo noted that so far no one is allowed to move out of this village until the mandatory 14 days of quarantine are over and if you enter there you face the same.

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By Ronald Kabanza

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In Rubanda—

Residents of Nyamweru Sub County in Rubanda district are up in arms against district authorities over the abandoned rehabilitation of Nyakasazi gravity flow scheme.

The gravity flow scheme which serves over 800 households in Nyamweru Sub County was constructed by the Diocese of Kigezi at a cost of UGX 45 million shillings over a decade ago. It was later taken over by Rubanda district local government in 2016 after being curved from Kabale district.

In 2019/2020 financial year, Rubanda district council allocated 57 million shillings towards its rehabilitation and WEPA Logistics Uganda Limited was contracted to rehabilitate the gravity flow scheme by replacing broken pipes, reconstructing leaking tanks and erecting taps among others.

Peter Rwaminyasiro and Emily Monday all residents of Nyakasazi village in Nyamweru Sub County said that the works was done half way and the contractor disappeared without clear reasons. They said that they currently fetch water from a pond in the area that they share with animals.

Justus Kakwenza Owoyesiga, the councilor representing Nyamweru Sub County says that the works stopped before the level of re-directing water into the tap stands so that locals start fetching.  He said that people currently trek long distances to get clean water while the health facilities and schools in the sub county have also been left without clean water.

The Rubanda District Chairman Jogo Kenneth Biryabarema said that the contractor abandoned the rehabilitation works after residents continued to vandalize the water sources where they had worked.

Biryabarema said that they are planning to sensitize the beneficiaries about the importance of water in their area before the works resume.

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By Ronald Kabanza

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In Rukungiri–

Court in Rukungiri district on Thursday 16^th July 2020 ordered   Police to hand over the 400 pieces of timber that were impounded from timber dealers in Butimbe cell Rukungiri municipality to Uganda wildlife authority (UWA).

The timber allegedly plundered from Karinju sector of Imaramagambo forest in May this year attracted media intervention indicating that the forest was at a verge of being depleted after loggers secretly started cutting trees to harvest timber, charcoal and building pole building materials.

The reports forced the Rukungiri district executive committee to have an emergency a meeting on 12^th May 2020 where they engaged stake holders from Uganda wildlife authority (UWA) and National forestry authority (NFA) and Uganda peoples defense forces (UPDF) on issues related to the alleged pounder.

According to Rukungiri district police commander Moses Nanoka, under today’ s guidance   of the court order, they handed over timber to Uganda wildlife authority to be taken to  stores to prevent them from being damaged.

To date, three people have pleaded guilty and were charged in courts accordingly and they are now serving their punishments in prison.

Bashir Hangi, the spokesperson Uganda wildlife authority confirmed to our reporter that they received timber from Uganda police under the court orders.

Bashir added that the received timbers were impounded by the police and are said to have been cut from Imaramagambo forest.

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