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By Grant Ahumuza

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In Kisoro

Police in Kisoro district are investigating circumstances under which a Rwandan National who has been working within the district as a causal labourer died.

Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman Elly Maate identified the deceased as Baragahoranye Emmanuel who was holding a Rwandan Identity Number 1197680048776009.

It’s reported that Baragahoranye has been a causal worker at the home of Mutabazi Emmanuel a resident of Karambi village in Chibumba Parish in Murora Sub County for the last 5 years where he specialised in burning charcoal.

However, yesterday afternoon, Baragahoranye Emmanuel was found lying unconcerned in a garden of Ndayamvaje Milton which is about 5km away and his employer was informed but his efforts to rush him to the hospital did not yield positive results since he died on the way.

Maate said that the body of the deceased was taken to Kisoro Hospital for a post-mortem so that they can establish the exact cause for his death and the case was registered at Kisoro District Central Police Station under reference number CRB 472/2020 to help in investigations.

By Ronald Kabanza

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In Rukungiri

The Rujumbura parliamentary aspirant Julius Muhurizi has disclosed that he rose up to uproot, take over from old generation and push a constructive and developmental agenda for Rujumbura, Rukungiri and Uganda as a whole.

Muhurizi who is an acclaimed advocate of the high court of Uganda revealed that he believes he can develop his mother Constituency than all the previous Members of Parliament including Gen. Jim Muhwezi.

When asked about his political experience, Muhurizi confidently said that experience is not a prerequisite for someone to contest for any political seat.

“In any case, I think experience is an exaggerated concept because nobody was born with it, it got with time as one does a given job, one gains experience with time so experience is not born with but gained”. Muhurizi said.

www.mknewslink.com reporter caught up with him at his home in Bugangari parish, Bugangari sub- county Rukungiri district shortly after picking nomination forms and below are the excerpts of the exclusive interview;

Who is Muhurizi?

Muhurizi Julius is my name, born and raised from Bugangari parish, Bugangari sub- county Rujumbura county Rukungiri district Uganda. I am an advocate at the high court of Uganda and currently working with Tibaijuka and co. advocates as an advocate.

Why are you contesting?

Am contesting for Rujumbura seat because I know I have a lot to offer to my constituents. I have good programs that will benefit my Rujumbura people both directly and indirectly.

Rujumbura people are badly in need of someone who will articulate and lobby for government programs and that person is me.

You see for a good number of years, Rujumbura people have been left behind in terms of development take an example of vocational institutes, Rujumbura has none yet other counties have more than one like Rubabo which has about 3, So ask you self why Rujumbura.

Besides that I have an obligation to fill the income and generation gaps that are existing in the constituency at the moment where some have a lot of money that would have cared for the dying Ugandans for a good number of years.

Rujumbura constituency is gifted with the name and personality of Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi. Are saying that he was not good enough for Rujumbura?

Mr. Jim Muhwezi did his best but he was not good in his last days as the Member of Parliament. In fact, if he was good enough, he wouldn’t have lost the seat to the opposition candidate who defeated him in his home sub- county of Nyakagyeme.

“This only tells that the man was not good enough to transform Rujumbura county into a developed county because how can one defeat you from your home area. This also means that the man did not perform to the people’s expectation.

I want to tell you that I have to liberate Rujumbura from the out cries and orphanage they have faced due to the weakness of Mr. Jim muhwezi which helped FDC to take the seat.

There is a very big problem ahead if Jim Muhwezi appears on the ballot paper, the opposition side may again take advantage of him to retain the seat. So, my coming is not only good for the people of Rujumbura but also for my NRM party.

What strong mistakes do you think Gen. Jim did that made him lose the seat?

He made many mistakes during his long term of office as the Member of Parliament for Rujumbura and as a cabinet minister. The whole country knows the scandals that he was involved in  to the extent of being censured by parliament in 1997. I can tell you that he no longer wields the power and integrity required for him to represent Rujumbura again.

On this issue I and Patrick Kiggundu the late, filled a constitutional case no. 6 of 1997 against the attorney general in which we challenged the parliamentary resolution made on march 3^rd 1998 under article 118 of the constitution of Uganda 1995 to censure Hon. Jim Muhwezi the Member of Parliament and minister in charge- of primary education.

I also helped Hon. Muhwezi to file a petition in the constitutional court no 4 of 1998 challenging the parliamentary resolution.

Jim did not return back to ask his people, he just remained in Kampala forgetting that they are people who voted him for services thus they needed him on the ground.

What makes you better than the current and previous Members of Parliament of Rujumbura County?

I have done a lot of things for my people like helping them in filing their cases, contributed towards the construction of churches and schools among others when am not in parliament. This tells that when am entrusted and supported by the people of Rujumbura I will do wonders.

Basing on my experience I strongly believe that am the redeemer of Rujumbura County. Well I also have my mistakes but a good writer said that a mistake is not a disease but once repeated it becomes a disease.

People of Rujumbura supported the former and the current MPs with their mistakes instead they have done nothing to have their mistakes corrected. I will learn from their mistakes and mine to redeem the people of Rujumbura to the Promised Land that will be full of honey and milk once am supported.

What programs do you have for the people of Rujumbura that clearly tell if you can lead them to the Promised Land?

Once supported I will advocate for the creation of new counties because Rukungiri is a big district that needs to have four counties.

Mitooma district currently has 3 counties yet the Rujumbura, a county is bigger than Mitooma district.

Once new counties are created, employment opportunities emerge thus saving the youth from unemployment problem which is affecting the country. Service delivery is also streamlined since I will be having people to share with my resources thus improved standards of living.

I have good programs that are very developmental and constructive for all categories of people, am sure once I step in the parliament I am rest assured that the people of Rujumbura will start walking on the roads of the promised land and be served instead of them serving the big stomached leaders who can’t be satisfied by what they have.

You said that you will work, are you going to implement your programs using your own funds?

No. I will use the government’s money to have my programs implemented of course you know that am unable to construct roads, build schools, hospital but I know the legal obligations of a Member of Parliament which include legislation, oversight and lobbying for services for his or her people, an area that I cannot fail to perform better.

Who are your political mentors?

I was mentored by Gen. Jim Muhwezi because I assisted him in 2011 general elections and I used to see how he was respected. This greatly inspired me that at one time I would also become one.

What went wrong between you and him?

He betrayed me because we had agreed that he would also support me in 2016 NRM party elections but instead of supporting me, we fought for the same seat.

This greatly killed our relationship because we were great friends but because of this we went at loggerheads.

What came out of the 2016 party elections?

I lost the seat in unfair way because Gen. Jim stole my votes this forced me to stand as an independent candidate thus, we lost the seat to FDC.

Coming as independent candidate don’t you think it affected your relationship with the president?

Yes, we lost the seat which was not good for the party but with the president we are at good terms to the extent that I was even invited to attend the national executive meeting under the invitation of the president himself. This tells that my relationship the president is still available.

Do you support the president or NRM?

AM a strong supporter of NRM,it’s ideologies that are very developmental and poverty eradicating like NAADS, UPE AND UCE free education among others. This greatly makes me a strong supporter of NRM and president Museveni.

In case you lose the flag, what will you do?

I f lose on fair grounds I will back the Party flag bearer but  if I lose unfairly I will support any person and work hand in hand with him to see that Gen Jim doesn’t go back to parliament.

You said that they stole your votes what are you going to employ such that the thing doesn’t happen again?

I won’t reveal my plans but this time it is do or die vote no jokes because am tired. I will die with a person but I have to protect my votes whether raining or shinning.

What are you last words?

I want to ask to Ugandans mostly the people of Rujumbura to humbly support me with their votes and see a transformed leader who will take them safely and enjoy the promised land that will be full of honey and milk.

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By Christopher Agaba

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In Sheema

A group of people living with HIV in Sheema District has petitioned the permanent secretary ministry of health Diana Atwine expressing fear of loosing their lives since they no longer have access to their medicine from municpal health centre IV.

They accuse the current Member of Parliament Hon. Elioda Tumwesigye of using his positions as NRM District Chairperson and minister of science, innovation and technology to divert the Antiretroviral drugs from government hospital to his private owned facility Bushenyi Medical center (BMC)

Patients say that his private clinic BMC is far away from their villages compared to the Health centre IV which has made it much difficult for them to access the drugs especially with this COVID 19 pandemic.

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Tension and fear are mounting at Rwenshama landing site on Lake Edward in Bwambara Sub County, Rukungiri District after suspected Congolese militia kidnapped 10 fishermen.
According to residents, the suspected militias kidnapped thefishermen yesterday morning at around 7:00 am as they returned from their routine fishing expedition.
Some of the kidnapped fishermen include; David Mucunguzi, Innocent Twinomujuni ,Shabul  Nabasa, Jackson Tumuhamye, Benjamin Tusasibwe,  Nicholas  Sunday, Kenneth Kabasharira Nicholas   Tumwesigye, Patrick Bwiho and Jackson Musinguzi.
One of the fishermen at Rwenshama Landing Site Mustapha Aribariho, told our reporter that the victims had gone to the lake with six boats to check on fishing nets they had trapped earlier when they were kidnapped.
“The militias emerged and put them on gunpoint and only one boat was later released before the militia crossed back into Democratic Republic of Congo,” Aribariho narrated.
He however said that the relatives of the kidnapped men are now living in fear and worried about the lives of the kidnapped men and  said  that Ugandan security is yet to update them about efforts being
done to rescue the victims.
When contacted, Rukungiri Resident District Commissioner Dan Ayebazibwe Kaguta said that a Security meeting was held last evening and a statement about the matter would be given today.

This is not the first time the militias are kidnapping fishermen at Rweshama Landing, in May 2018, the same militias attacked the landing site and kidnapped six fishermen.

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By Grant Ahumuza

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In Kabale

The Chairperson of Kigezi Inter religious council Rev. Fr. Gaetano Batanyenda has said that the Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi quit from the Igara West MP race because he had no other option.

Minister Magyezi who became popular when he sponsored the Private Member’s Bill that was passed to remove the presidential age limit in 2017, last week said he will not stand in 2021 but will consider coming again in the future. Magyezi said this appearing on a radio station in Bushenyi District.

Magyezi later denied media reports that he opted out after learning that Kasambya County MP Gafa Mbwatekamwa was shifting his political base to Igara County West, his birth place, to contest against Magyezi.

Speaking during a press conference at Kick Corruption out of Uganda offices in Kirigime ward Southern division Kabale municipality, Fr Batanyenda said that Magyezi is the primary reason to why Ugandans have not yet evidenced a peaceful transition of power from one President to the other as he tabled the motion that led to the scrapping off of the Presidential age limit cap.

Fr Batanyenda said that Magyezi must have withdrawn from the race possibly because he realised that many concerned Ugandans especially his electorates are still bitter with him for tabling the bill that removed the age limit.

Fr Batanyenda noted that the tabling of the age limit bill made Magyezi unpopular and therefore convincing his electorates for support in the forthcoming elections would be too challenging and costly to him thus his withdraw from the race.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

The minister of general duties in the office of the Prime Minister Mary Karooro Okurut has rubbished rumors making rounds in Bushenyi and other areas that she is planning to quit the Bushenyi Woman MP race as Minister Magyezi has done.

Speaking to www.mknewslink.com managing editor on phone today 4^th August 2020 morning , Karooro who was in the field in Bitooma assured her supporters that she will conclude the race and therefore they should not get worried that she is quitting.

She noted that it is only the ballot that will remove her from the race but not pressure from rumors on the social media which allege that she is quitting.

Karooro is contesting against Annet Katusiime Mugisha a wife to the managing director NWSC Silver Mugisha in a hotly contested Woman MP seat.

www.mknewslink.com broke a story of Magyezi’s exit from the Igara west parliamentary race on Friday 31^st July 2020 and he publically declared it on two radio stations in Bushenyi district.

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