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By Kenneth Twinamasiko

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Bushenyi

Private guards working with New Uganda Securiko Limited Bushenyi branch have gone on strike accusing their bosses of delayed salaries.

The angry guards told www.mknewslink.com that they are tired of half, poor and delayed payments which have been ongoing for years now and thus they decided to strike since yesterday until their issues are resolved.

New Uganda Securiko limited with its offices in St Kagwa trading centre employ more than 36 staff to provide security services to different companies and individuals.

Some of the staff who preferred confidentiality told www.mknewslink.com that they work for three months before they are paid for one month and continue to demand for other two months’ salaries.

They added that this started with the leadership of the new manager whom they also accuse of denying them their NSSF benefits, lunch and transport rights

When www.mknewslink.com visited the office of the manager he was absent and the supervisor said that he had nothing to comment on the issue.

By Wilber Muhwezi

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In Rubirizi/Bushenyi

Mota engil a Portuguese company has successfully completed 2 road projects; 58 kms from Katunguru to Ishaka and 2.6kms from Katungu to west Ankole diocese headquarters in Bweranyangi.

According to Mota Engil assistant project manager Kenneth Karuhanga , the project of Katunguru Ishaka had challenges in that the road had worn out on both sides but they worked on it and finished very well.

He added that it is now fully passable by all motorists and therefore urged the public to use the road carefully for business, tourism among others.

The former minister of general duties in the office of the Prime Minister Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere who was also passing through the road told www.mknewslink.com that the road is fully done adding that tour operators should bring in more tourists to Queen Elizabeth national park, Kazinga Channel, Lakes Edward and George.

Amon Bwambale a fish monger at Kazinga Channel noted that their fish business had gone down because of the poor road but thanks to the government they now sell their fish in time since the road was constructed.

At Bururuma road side market in Rubirizi district, Mubarak Kasozi the chairman of traders hailed the government and Mota Engil for expanding their parking adding that before, yellow banana traders would be knocked by vehicles.

Johnson Ruhuriza the chairman of drivers for Butare, Bunyaruguru and Kyamuhunga told www.mknewslink.com that though the road is good, it has been installed with many humps which make their journeys slow in addition to vehicles consuming a lot of fuel.

Rt. Rev. Johnson Twinomujuni the Bishop of West Ankole hailed Mota Engil for doing a good job on Bweranyangi road and on time.

He also hailed President Yoweri Museveni for fulfilling the pledge of constructing a road which he made during his consecration on 28^th May 2017.

By Grant Ahumuza

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In Rubanda

A body of senior 5 students at Nyabikoni senior Secondary school in Kabale municipality who drowned in Lake Bunyonyi on Friday has today been retrieved.

Amon Turyatemba, a resident of Bubaare in Rubanda district went missing on Friday until today morning at around 7:00am when his body was seen floating on lake Bunyonyi.

It is alleged that the deceased was touring at Lake Bunyonyi using a boat which capsized and he drowned.

The chairperson of Lake Bunyonyi mariners’ project, Davis Sunday says that according to the marine report, they suspect that the deceased’s body has been in the water for three days.

Sunday adds that as soon as they saw the body floating on water, they retrieved the body and alerted police about the matter.

By the time of filing this story, police had not yet commented on the matter.

By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Ibanda

The NRM National vice chairperson Al-Hajji Musa Kigongo has urged NRM leaning politicians to fight for free and fair elections come 2021 general elections.

He reminded NRM supporters to stop thinking that they work for the National party chairman president YK Museveni but rather work for the good of their nation.

Musa Kigongo was on Saturday afternoon leading a reconciliation meeting at Ibanda Mayor’s Gardens that was attended by flag bearers and those who lost in NRM primaries and are standing as independents on different electoral positions in Ibanda district.

Kigongo said that some NRM leader’s and registrars are not trustworthy and some of them alternated results on Declaration Results forms from different polling stations which caused confusion during primaries.

He asked both independents and flag bearers to convince people to vote
for president Museveni.

Kigongo later proceeded to NRM offices in Rushere Town council yesterday in Kiruhura district where he held a meeting with NRM flag bearers and candidates who were nominated as independents after losing in NRM primaries.

Independents have not yet bought the NRM’S idea of withdrawing from the race to have way for flag bearers

By Grant Ahumuza

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In Kabale

Kabale district woman MP aspirant Enid Origumisiriza has warned residents against abortion a practice that is common in the area.

Origumisiriza was preaching in the second service at St Peter Nyabikoni church of Uganda in Kabale on Sunday.

She added that no one should force another to die advising that abortions and murders should be avoided and let people die naturally.

Origumisisriza noted that the fetus/baby in your womb is innocent adding that removing it is a wrong decision which is even not good in the eyes of God.

She stressed that this should be one of the resolutions people (ladies) will implement this year.

Origumisiriza however, advised people to appreciate the little God have given them and ensure that the love of God grows in them.

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