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By Sandra Tumwekwase

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In Bushenyi

Another former employee of TV West has joined politics in Bushenyi district NRM primaries to represent female youths at district level.

She is the second TV West Employee to declare her political interests in Bushenyi after Yedidia Nyakahanguha disclosed that he wants to stand in Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality as MP.

Babrah Gumoshabe a former Radio presenter at Theo Radio, 101.8 FM Ishaka, Bushenyi who recently retired from Vision group wants to contest for the Female youth Councillor seat in Bushenyi District.

Gumoshabe has been the youth Councilor for Ibaare Sub-county and at the same time a deputy Speaker for the last five years.

Gumoshabe says that there is a need for change and effective youth representation in Bushenyi district.

Gumoshabe promises that with trainings and skills she has acquired from Uganda Youth Network and Media fraternity, she is the right candidate as far as good networking, lobbying for the youth and economic development are concerned.

She adds that she has been active in mobilisation of the youth in Ibaare subcounty and Bushenyi, helping them to realize their potential to be job creators rather than job seekers.

Gumoshabe says she has helped the youth to utilise the available resources, connected many to job sources in Mbarara, Kampala in addition to advising them to embrace government programs for development.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has unceremoniously withdrawn from the Igara West parliamentary race.

According to Apollo Lee Kakonge a close friend to Magyezi ,Magyezi left the race because he wants to concentrate on the ministerial duties .

Kakonge added that Magyezi did not run away from the pressure in the race brought in by Mbwatekamwa, Horace and Kabwegyere among others.

When www.mknewslink.com contacted Magyezi’s political assistant Deus, he revealed that Magyezi is coming to his constituency this weekend to explain on the way forward about his candidature.

Magyezi cancelled our repeated calls and neither could he answer our text messages.

So far 12 people had shown interest to contest for the hot seat currently occupied by Magyezi.

Political analysists say that Magyezi had become unpopular in the constituency and therefore it would be very hard for him to win the election.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

Police in Bushenyi are holding two con men who tried to steal from Agriculture Cluster Development project (ACDP) a World bank project being implemented by Ministry of Agriculture and  Keirere Green Africa Agency (KEGRA) is the contractor.

According to the CEO of KEGRA, Emmy Kweyunga the two identified themselves as Moses Mbangire Project field committee for ACDP and Swaib Kitaka the Field Audit Committee.

Kweyunga told www.mknewslink.com that when he called at the National headquarters for ACDP to inquire whether they had sent him auditors in the above names, the project staff declared the two as con men.

He added that he was suspicious when the two con men started asking weird questions on E -voucher system.

Kweyunga noted that he informed the police which came and arrested the duo and they are currently detained at Bushenyi Central police station.

The OC CID Bushenyi Ronald Kivengere confirmed the arrest of the two adding that they were arrested on Wednesday and are still being held at the station.

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By Grant Ahumuza

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In Kigezi

A group of angry residents are up in arms against two former ministers and a member of parliament who allegedly infringed on  electoral commission guidelines and conducted public rallies.

The trio are; Henry Banyenzaki, the former State Minister for Economic Monitoring, Hebert Kabafunzaki, former State Minister for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations and Henry Ariganyira Musasizi, MP Rubanda, also the Chairperson for Parliamentary Finance Committee.

Henry Musasizi

Banyenzaki intends to contest in Rubanda west county, Musassizi is seeking the third term in Rubanda east county while Kabafunzaki is seeking the second term in Rukiga County.

The Electoral commission recently banned political rallies as a preventive measure against the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The commission advised that all campaigns be conducted through radios, TVs, social media among others.

However, the Rubanda east legislator Aringanyira Musasizi spent the whole of last week openly addressing rallies in Mpungu Hamurwa sub-county, Rubanda district.

During the rallies, Musasizi ordered NRM voters not to vote him back if they are not willing to vote the aspiring candidate of his choice “Stephen Ampeire Kasyaba” on Rubanda District LC5 Chairmanship.

Banyenzaki on Sunday conducted a rally at Ruhija Catholic Social Centre in
Ruhija sub-county, Rubanda district where he said that Rubanda west county
has declined in development due to bad representation.

Henry Musasizi

Kabafunzaki also on Sunday conducted several rallies in Kamwezi sub-county, Rukiga district where he begged voters to vote him for the second term.

But, concerned residents say that the three leaders should have respected the guidelines and not put voters at risk of contracting Covid-19.

Anthony Sabitti a resident of Murambo village in Bubaare sub-county and James Kabatereine, a voter from Mpungu parish in Hamurwa sub-county say that conducting gatherings by such politicians is completely wrong and attempted murder according to how President Yoweri Museveni directed.

They wonder why such politicians defy directives on public gatherings yet they are the ones in position to advise locals to keep safe.

Laulian Mugisha, a voter from Kamwezi sub-county wonders why such politicians don’t emulate religious leaders who have followed guidelines of not opening places of worship as a spirit of preventing their followers
from contracting Covid-19.

Mugisha says that it is unfortunate to see such politicians failing to be lead examples by refraining from holding public gatherings.

Banyenzaki says that those arguing are influenced by his opponents after realizing that he has returned with strong support.

Peter Rwakifari, Rubanda Resident District Commissioner and Purikeria Muhindo Mwiine, Rukiga Resident District Commissioner say that they have not received any information about the trio holding rallies in their respective constituencies.

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By Christopher Agaba

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In Sheema

NRM primary elections in Sheema district continue to heat up every day that passes and this time, Laban Muhabwe a retired commissioner of Police has declared interest to unseat Can. David Kabigumira the district Chairperson.

Muhabwe who says, doesn’t want to compare himself with other people adds that social services are still lacking thus needs a giant to improve them and he thinks he is the best for that task.

He adds that the district still lags behind as far as leadership is concerned compared to neighboring district thus argues that it is time for change to get good leaders.

Muhabwe was born in 1967 at Rukondo Kitagata Sheema district and he is married, with two children. He retired from the police at a rank of commissioner of police.

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