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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

The permanent secretary ministry of health Dr. Diana Atwiine has challenged the Bushenyi district chairman Jaffari Bassajabalaba who was confirmed COVID 19 positive to go for treatment and stop living in denial.

She said this in a WhatsApp conversation with www.mknewslink.com managing editor today morning after sharing a story of Jaffari rejecting results.

She called upon Jaffari not to live in denial but to go for treatment adding that the ministry of health cannot release fake results.

Jaffari Bassajabalaba was confirmed COVID19 positive on Friday 7^th August 2020 but he has since then rejected the results.

on 7^th August 2020, a new sample was taken from Jaffari at Mbarara referral hospital and the results are expected today 9^th August.  

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Sheema

Sheema Resident District Commissioner and chairman COVID 19 task force in the district Frank Kyerere has revealed that its true the driver of the parliamentary aspirant Prof. Elijah Mushemeza tested positive and is being isolated at Mbarara regional referral hospital.

RDC Kyerere added that the parliamentary aspirant Mushemeza was also put into quarantine at his home and is being observed by health workers.

RDC told www.mknewslink.com today afternoon that ministry of health pronounced about the case yesterday and immediately, they transported the victim to Mbarara regional hospital for treatment.

He said that they are now tracing the contacts of the driver and his boss Mushemeza to test them and quarantine them.

This is the second case in greater Bushenyi following that of the Bushenyi district chairman Jaffari Bassajabalaba who was confirmed positive on Friday 7^th August.

However, Jaffari rejected the results on grounds that it could have been a political foul play, another sample was taken and results are expected today.

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In Kampala

The Director of Public Prosecution has instructed Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) to arrest and search homes of former Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor louis Kasekende, Former Executive Director in charge of Supervision Justine Bagyende and Benedict Sekabira, the Director Financial Markets Development at Bank of Uganda for their role in the concealing of land titles and later the seize of the land titles.

In a July 7, 2020 letter to CID seen by www.mknewslink.com, the DPP directs that all the pending progressive reports are completed on time so as to enable prosecution have sufficient evidence.

“Obtain a Court Order to search and seize all relevant documents, computers from offices and or homes of the suspects for and useful pieces of evidence since they have refused to cooperate.  Obtain and retrieve all documents detailing all transactions between River Acquisition and SIL Investment Limited.  Record statements from the former Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda Louis Kasekende and one J. Bagyenda (Mrs). Evidence on record indicates that they were involved in the saga” Reads DPP documents.

It further continues “The Auditor General should be asked to carry out a specific forensic audit to establish whether or not the continued charging of interest on loans when the banks are in liquidation is irregular since the banking business stops at the time of closure. Provide a list of loan portfolios demanded by Bank of Uganda from respective borrowers of the defunct banks in its capacity as the liquidator before Nile River Acquisition Limited took over and retrieve certified copies of certificates of title complained of as of from Commissioner Land Registration, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. This is aimed at establishing the current position of the titles”

This specific inquiry will focus on the relationship between the two disgraced Central Bank officials and three dubious companies that were charged with the responsibility of disposing of lucrative land titles and properties belonging to seven commercial bank that were irregularly closed.

In a letter to the CID Director, Odit Andrew, a senior prosecutor from the DPP, requested that operatives record statements from the former Deputy Governor Louis Kasekende and Justine Bagyenda.

“You are therefore, directed to ensure that you prepare a charge sheet ready for court in respect to the offence of cancelling a title deed C/S278 of the Penal Code Act. There ought to be a count for each of the titled deeds we currently have and from the complaint so far. The probable suspects Kakembo Katende and all his associates/partners trading as Ms Kirkland Associates. Nanyonga Evelyn and all her co-Directors in SIL Investment Limited and the coordinators of the defunct in liquidation one Ben Sekabira together with Polly K. Ndyarugahi his co-coordinator. Have all the suspects arrested and arraigned in Court.

The DPP told CID that “evidence indicates that they were involved in this saga [of illegally acquiring properties from banks that had been irregularly closed.”

DPP also directed CID to obtain a Bank statement print out for A/C No.600077494 at Barclays Bank belonging to SIL Investments. We need to establish its business partnerships from this statement.

“Retrieve feedback from the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) of previous request and request them to try and obtain information about the American company called Octavian Advisors where possible, “directs CID to DPP.

The DPP also wants CID to record a statement from the proprietor of SIL Investments Ltd in respect to its association with Octavian Advisors, Kirkland Associates and other Bank of Uganda employees.

The directive from the DPP for a fresh inquiry is largely informed by findings by Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) which faulted the former Deputy Governor Kasekende, Mrs Bagyenda and Sekabira for illegally enriching themselves by selling properties belonging to closed banks.

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By Ronald Kabanza

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In Rukungiri

The Congolese kidnappers are demanding a ransom of Ugx 4 million to free 10 Ugandan fishermen whom they kidnapped on Monday week at around 7:00 am as they returned from their routine fishing expedition.

 Capt. Favorite Rwogamu, the spokesperson Uganda marine forces told www.mknewslink.com  reporter in a phone interview that the kidnappers are now demanding a ransom of money to free kidnapped fishermen.

He added that it has been a vice of the Congolese militias to kidnap Ugandans and they later demand money from their friends and family.

 Capt Rwogamu noted that they are tired of sending money to the kidnappers, but this won’t send them even a single coin instead they are going to hold round table negotiations with Congolese government.

“We are not sending any money to them, let them remain with them because this is becoming a habit of us sending money so the family members should not sell off their property but only wait for us to have negotiations with them through their government,” said Capt. Rwogamu.

 Some of the kidnapped fishermen are David Mucunguzi, Innocent Twinomujuni ,Shabul  Nabasa, Jackson Tumuhamye,  Benjamin Tusasibwe,  Nicholas  Sunday, Kenneth Kabasharira Nicholas   Tumwesigye, Patrick Bwiho and Jackson Musinguzi. According to residents.

This made the residents and the family members of the kidnapped to develop tension and fear after hearing the kidnap news of their fellows.

According to one of the fishermen at Rwenshama Landing Site Mustapha Aribariho, 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 men and said that Ugandan security is yet to update them about efforts being done to rescue the victims.

Isaac Tugumisirize, the area councilor at sub- county told our reporter that the Congolese militia kidnapped Ugandan fishermen in form of revenging for their Congolese fishermen who are normally arrested by Ugandan marine forces from doing illegal fishing on the waters of lake Edward on Uganda’s side.

“Uganda marine defense force have been arresting Congolese fishermen of recent 12 of them, 34 boots, and over 200 fishing nets were impounded by marine forces for doing illegal fishing on l. Edward so as a way of revenging they had to kidnap Uganda’s fishermen,” said Tugumisirize.  

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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