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The NRM chairman for Ishaka division in Bushenyi Ishaka municipality Mr. Yasin Kyota was arrested a short while ago by a combined force of Bushenyi and Mitooma Police.

According to a credible source who witnessed the arrest at Crane Resort Hotel in Ishaka, Mr. Yasin Kyoota was bundled on Police pick up by police officers in uniform and in plain clothes.

A police source at Mitooma police station confirmed to www.mknewslink.com  managing editor that Kyota was already at their station.

Mr. Yasin Kyota is accused of cutting supporters of Minister Mary Karooro on Tuesday last week an allegation he denies.

He was accused together with the Bushenyi Ishaka municipal NRM Chairman Muhammed Lukwago. Lukwaga was arrested last week and bailed by chief magistrate’s court in Bushenyi.

Muhammed Lukwago supports Minister Karooro’s camp while his rival Kyota is supporter of Annet Katusime Mugisha.

Four people, supporters of both Annet Mugisha and Minister Karooro were last week on Tuesday 25^th August 2020 cut from different places in Ishaka town and are currently nursing wounds at different health facilities.

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By Grant Ahumuza

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In Kabale

NRM aspiring district councillor for Ryakarimira Town Council is likely not to end the race following the disappearance of his name from Yellow book.  

Elijah Ninsiima, an aspiring candidate for District councillor Ryakarimira Town Council District Councillor in Ndorwa west Kabale district on the NRM primaries is missing from the area’s National Resistance Movement Voters’ register (Yellow book)

Ninsiima was nominated for the seat, to battle March Boaz, the incumbent Rubaya Sub County councillor in Kabale district. Ryakarimira Town council was last year curved from Rubaya Sub County.

According to the NRM party election guidelines, the display of voters’ registers exercise is supposed to end tomorrow. The exercise was intended at giving a chance to eligible party voters to confirm their appearance in the NRM registers so that they qualify to vote in the forthcoming party elections.

The exercise was also intended at giving a chance to making adjustments and corrections in case any voter encountered any challenges regarding their details.

Ninsiima however told our reporter that he was surprised when he went to his village in Nyamiryango Rukore ward Ryakarimira Town Council Kabale district but could not trace his name in the party’s voters’ register.

Ninsiima noted that he has always been a registered NRM member voting from Ryakarimira market polling station and wondered how this time round his name is missing from the register.
He said his’ missing from the register could be an intended move geared by his political opponents to stop him from voting himself and participating in the party elections.

The Nyamiryango Village Chairperson Pyson Twesigye asked for the intervention by the district NRM party leadership to save the situation, saying its dividing party members in the area.

The Ryakarimira Town Council registrar Robert Byomuhangi told our reporter that he has already reported the matter to the Kabale district NRM registrar Mourice Keitaba Mugenga for follow up.

He however called for harmony among voters saying the matter shall be addressed.

The Kabale district NRM registrar Mourice Keitaba Mugenga could not be reached for a comment as he could not receive his known phone contacts.

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By Grant Ahumuza

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In Rubanda

Two people are currently hospitalized at Kabale regional referral hospital after they were beaten up and critically injured by the body guard of the Rubanda East Member of Parliament Henry Musasizi for allegedly failing to join the legislator’s rally.

The accused body guard has been identified as Joseph Awol attached to Counter Terrorism Police while the victims are Ignatius Twinamasiko a resident of Hakadongo village and Bright Agaba a resident of Nyarushanje cell, both villages in Mpungu parish Hamurwa Sub County Rubanda district.

According to the victims, the incident happened on Sunday afternoon as MP Musasizi held a political rally in Hakadongo village.

According to Twinamasiko, as Hon Musasizi addressed a big political rally near Hakadongo Trading Centre in Hakadongo village, he remained attending to his customers at his shop located in the same trading centre.

Twinamasiko adds that Awol later approached him questioning why he had not joined the rest of the locals for a rally to which he answered him that he supports a different candidate and also never wanted to join rallies which were banned by the government as a way to curb the spread of COVID 19.

Twinamasiko said that Awol immediately grabbed him, started boxing and kicking him around the ribs and the chest and as he tried to run away, Awol cocked the gun threatening to shoot at him for not supporting Hon Musasizi and in the process, he fell into a trench and broke his left leg getting a compound fracture.

Another victim Agaba, said that as he tried to explain to Awol that Twinamasiko has a right to support a candidate of his choice, he was also kicked and boxed several times on the head, around the chest and ribs by Awol who only left him after he fell unconscious on ground due to breathing complications and intense bleeding from the mouth and nose.

The Rubanda district Chairperson Jogo Kenneth Biryabarema who is also hopeful for the Rubanda East MP seat who rushed to the scene and transported the victims to the hospital for treatment told www.mknewslink.com that security agencies in the district must not sit and watch people being harassed, assaulted and deprived of their right.

He added that they must take action or else locals shall resort to local solutions to defend themselves against their oppressors.

Both the Rubanda District Police Commander Tai Ramadhan and the Rubanda Resident District Commissioner Peter Kibondo Rwakifari said they had not yet been briefed about the matter but promised to follow it up for action.

When our reporter contacted Hon Musasizi about the matter, he said he had no comment.

Our reporter has learnt that on 16^th August 2020 while at Mumwiga cell in Nyamiringa Rubanda East Constituency, the same body guard Joseph Awol seriously beat and injured Dr Barnabas Tiwangye, the Rubanda District Health Inspector after the Doctor advised Hon Musasizi against holding big gatherings which is against the Presidential Covid 19 directives. A case of assault was then registered and court is yet to hear and rule against the case.

On 9th August 2020, Deus Bonane alias Buni the local council I Chairperson of Hamurara village Nyamiyaga parish Bubaare Sub County Rubanda district hacked Moses Tumusiime, his village secretary for defense, for allegedly not supporting Hon Henry Musasizi. Bonane was later charged and granted bail by the Kabale chief magistrate’s court and the case was adjourned till 3rd September 2020 when it will come up for mention.

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By Christopher Agaba

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In Sheema

As political pressure mounts in Sheema District, leaders’ dirty linen continue to be unearthed.

The latest on our desk is that Sheema chairman LCV David Kabigumira, has shocked the residents with his revelation that his former vice Elidard Mwesigye is atypical fraudster.

Chairman Kabigumira revealed these while campaign in Shuuku town council as he tried to expose his former vice chairman Elidard, who is now his opponent.

The chairman shockingly noted that he reached an extent of firing Mwesigye from his office after noticing that he was not only a thief but also engulfed with the spirit of corruption.

Kabigumira claims that Mwesigye stole the office stamp and initiated countless illegal transactions of money valued in millions for personal promotion.

The chairman also alleges that his former vice chewed the money which was meant for construction of the district structures.

In his defense, Mwesigye said that Kabigumira is jealousy of him because he is more solid on ground than him and vowed to defeat him come the election day.

Mwesigye instead accused Kabigumira of conniving with the District service commission to solicit bribes from job applicants at the district.

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