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By Christopher Agaba

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In Sheema

Sheema District COVID 19 taskforce chairman who doubles as the RDC Frank Kyerere has confirmed that the district has got its first COVID 19 death.

RDC Frank Kyerere told www.mknewslink.com reporter that the deceased is a 6o year old female from Kyagaaju ward, Kabwohe Division  in Sheema municipality and that she died from Mulago hospital where she was being treated.

He said that they have already commenced with searching for the deceased’s contacts to put them under quarantine as well as testing them.

He added that the Regional COVID 19 task force team will bury the body that is currently at Mbarara regional Referral hospital.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

Kyamuhunga Peoples Cooperative Savings and Credit society LTD yesterday elected Paul Kahigi Turyamureeba as their board chairman.

He was elected unopposed after Sarapio Owokundo withdrew from the race having released that Kahigi would defeat him.

In his acceptance speech, Kahigi called upon members of the SACCO to work together to address challenges that the SACCO is currently facing.

Kahigi replaced Rev. Fr. Diido Nshekanimanya whose term in office expired yesterday. Other members elected included Medirag Kamadhi, Sarapio Owokunda.

KYAPS made profits worth 898,036,387 despite the challenges related to COVID 19.

The SACCO acting general manager Atwijukire John Bosco called upon members to continue supporting the bank adding that it is theirs.

He revealed that members who had loans and were affected by COVID19 will be followed and handled case by case without harassing them but giving them grace period.

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In Kampala

Meera Investments Limited have sued architectural firm FBW (u) Ltd and its two directors Nigel J. Tilling, and Paul Moores with a law suit of up to $3m in breach of the Kabira Country Club extension contract.

Acting through Ssemambo & Ssemambo Advocates and Magna Advocates, the suit has been filed before the Commercial Division of the High Court and the defendants have been given two weeks to file their defence.

FBW and the two individuals Tiling and Moores had previously provided services for Meera Investments and it was on that premise that they were entrusted with the botched job. They had previously worked on Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort, Kampala International School, Delhi Public School, Kampala Boulevard Shopping Centre, Kingdom Kampala, Downtown Project in Rwanda and Phase 1 of Kabira Country Club.

“Since its establishment in 2000, the enhanced reputation of the Club (Kabira) as a renowned sport and health club facility and offering varying facilities including high end quality accommodation, service apartments, conferences and high quality services has attracted an increased clientele base beyond its capacity, thereby necessitating the need for expeditious expansion of the club’s facilities to accommodate the increased clients’ , which would also resultantly grow its income,” part of the suit reads.

FBW entered into contract with Meera on 6th February 2012 for both Speke Apartments Wampewo and Kabira Country Club extension with the scope of work including design development encompassing architectural, structural engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, other civil services, design team coordination, construction supervision and incidental services.

Meera went ahead and made payments in installments stipulated in the contract and it was agreed that the Kabira expansion project is stayed until the completion of Speke Apartments Wampewo. In October 2018, the parties mutually agreed to resume the implementation of Kabira’s expansion project.

FBW and its directors undertook to complete full construction drawings before the end of December 2018 with construction scheduled to start in January 2019. By this time FBW had already received three installments which covered work up to submission of construction drawings package.

However, in contravention of the contract, FBW demanded more money totaling to $75,000 (20%) which they were supposed to receive when construction had commenced. Meera who urgently needed construction to commence made the payments and FBW to their surprise demanded more money in November 2018.

Meera in dire need of the project to commence made another $37,500 payment which was supposed to be the fifth installment, also supposed to be an in-between construction payment, long after the drawings should have been submitted.

Meera requested for the architectural drawings but to their shock, FBW demanded a sixth installment which was supposed to be paid on completion of construction of the shell structure. On insistence, FBW only handed over PDF format which was neither adjustable, nor usable and they didn’t include the CAD files of the construction drawings.

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By Ronald Kabanza

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In Rukungiri

More than 22 houses and several gardens have been destroyed by heavy rains in western division, Rukungiri municipality.

The heavy rains which started on Wednesday up to Thursday
left banana plantations, houses, coffee, and cassava plantations seriously
destroyed.

The affected areas are Kitimba, Kyembare, Kashasha and Katobo in
western division Rukungiri municipality.

Generous Ninsima, widow and a mother of  6 resident of Kitimba
ward western division Rukungiri municipality says that a wall of her
house was hit off and his entire household items destroyed by the
rain.
She now asks the government and merciful people to run to her rescue
since the rains left them homeless and with nothing to feed.

Emmy Turyabagyenyi, Councilor representing people with disabilities in
the municipal council says that the leadership of the area is
compiling a report after assessing the magnitude of the damage.

Turyabagyenyi, says that residents whose houses were destroyed have
sought shelter at the homes of relatives and are yet to receive any
support.

Charles Makulu, the mayor Rukungiri municipal council says that the
affected residents are in need of urgent help.

He says that consultations with relevant offices are already under so
that they offer support to the affected residents.
The rains also caused destruction in Nyakagyeme, Bugangari and in
Ruhinda sub- counties all in Rukungiri district.

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By Ronald Kabanza

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In Rukungiri

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) supporters in Nyakagyeme sub- county Rukungiri district are celebrating after winning in majority of the
villages in the youth elections.

FDC Youths won in most of the polling stations in the five parishes
that make up Nyakagyeme sub- county beating candidates from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM)

In Kahoho parish FDC gathered 43 votes followed by NRM that collected 2 while other political parties gathered 0.

In Kigaaga parish FDC polled 44 votes against NRM with 11 votes while DP got 0. However in Kitimba parish NRM got 35 votes beating FDC with 28 and others 0

In Kabowma Parish FDC won with 46 votes beating NRM and DP that got 0 while Masya parish FDC polled 111 votes while NRM did not get any vote.

At the sub- county level, Judith Tumuheirwe of FDC polled 40 votes
while Doreen Kembabazi an independent candidate polled 0 votes and
NRM was not represented since it was defeated from the village and
parish levels.

The election that was conducted amid tight security was peaceful,
apart from a few incidents where names of some FDC voters were missing in the registers.

The election that was scheduled for Wednesday saw the two candidates
at sub- county level on the seat of woman affairs in a tie which forced the Nyakagyeme sub- county elections officer Eliab Nayaba
to postpone the exercise until yesterday when Rukungiri district
returning officer Abasi Namara intervened to complete the exercise
where FDC took all the nine seats at the sub- county.

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