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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Ntungamo— 

Police are hunting for assailants who intercepted and assaulted Akisam Mweruka while on his way to Nyamunuka trading centre, Ntungamo district.

Mweruka, 24, succumbed to body injuries sustained from the attack on Saturday (February 13, 2021). Police say the incident occurred at 8: 00 pm.

A preliminary Police report indicates that; Mweruka’s case was reported to law enforcement authorities by his nephew, Saidi Mweruka.

Police have revealed that the deceased is a son to a high-ranking Uganda People’s Defense Forces officer (names withheld).

According to the scene of crime officer’s report; Mweruka’s body was found with multiple injuries sustained from a beating.

Findings by homicide detectives indicate that; Mweruka was assaulted by people who intercepted him while on his way to a trading centre.

“He (Mweruka) managed to escape from the thugs, went back and slept in his room in the boy’s quarters in Kakiika ward. He never woke-up,” said the detective.

Without divulging further details, authorities from Rwashamaire Police station said they had good clues that will lead to arrest of the suspects.

, The Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Jeje Odongo said they had noted with concern about an emerging crime of ‘knife thieves’ – who are the latest gang of thugs that -waylay business operators especially retail shop keepers.

They reportedly target a few minutes to curfew time (9:00 pm) and early morning before they are robbed off valuables. 

At least six incidents have been reported at Police posts in Namugongo in Wakiso and Sonde in Mukono district.

The director of Police operations Edward Ochom said: “there will be increased deployment comprising of both uniformed and non-uniformed operatives to thwart the growing vice in the area.”

In the past two years, security agencies led by the police busted and defeated 28 organised criminal syndicates.

These gangs committed several violent crimes of murders, aggravated robbery, and other serious offences. 

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In Hoima—

A 24 year old woman has stabbed her lover to death following a misunderstanding on Valentine’s Day in Kiryatete West cell, Hoima town.

Dorcus Mbabazi, a mother of one child reportedly used a knife to stab her fiance Nicholas Tumusiime, a public transporter operating along the Hoima –Kyangwali road and was pronounced dead a few minutes after being admitted at King’s Medical Centre this morning.

Agaba Chapman, a neighbour and close family friend says the lovebirds who have been living together reportedly developed a misunderstanding after the woman returned home late while drunk from a valentine’s day outing. 

Agaba says the husband reportedly locked her wife outside and went for an outing as well and returned at around 5am.

Muchwa Godfrey, the Defense secretary for Kiryatete West cell says that the suspect has confessed to stabbing her lover because of  a misunderstanding caused by their undisclosed neighbor  who has been telling him how she sexually engages with other men.

Margaret Tusiime and Ketty Atugonza have condemned the act warning couples against engaging in relationships with lover’s they don’t know their backgrounds and parents.

ASP Julius Allan Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson says the suspect will be charged with murder but cautioned couples against taking laws into their hands.

Usually, lives are claimed during valentine’s celebrations in Hoima.

Last year on Valentine’s Day, two men reportedly committed suicide over love gone bad affairs

They are Jackson Kaitwebe who reportedly hanged himself at his in-laws home after his fiance refused to return home and Usher Henry, a former dancer attached to the famous Spice Commandos in Hoima town who committed suicide in Bujwahya, Hoima.

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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara–

The backlog of COVID19 patients at Mbarara regional referral hospital has finally reduced with now only four patients admitted at the hospital isolation unit.

Dr. Celestine Barigye the Mbarara regional referral hospital director told www.mknewslink.com that since May, 2020 the hospital has handled 550 COVID 19 cases; 518 recoveries, four current cases and 28 COVID 19 related deaths.

Barigye noted that 317 COVID 19 patients received treatment from their respective homes and recovered.

“Our doctors who have been handling COVID 19 patients can now relax” Barigye can be quoted.

Barigye says that this will also give the hospital ample time to re-organize the hospital isolation unit plus expanding it in order to accommodate huge number of COVID 19 patients in case they increase again.

However, Barigye applauded the public for their continued adherence to COVID 19 SOPs and also feeding on immunity boosting foods.

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In Kampala—

The management of Kampala Parents School has come out to refute claims of extorting parents through online classes.

This follows a story that ran two days ago where a section of parents complained about the cost of online classes.

However, the Principal Kampala Parents School, Daphne Kato clarified that contrary to the reports, parents are actually very happy with the ongoing online classes via zoom, something that has registered a success.

“Our parents are very happy with our online classes program and the monthly cost was reached after consultations with the all parties. Whatever propaganda circulating against is being crafted by our competitors,” she noted in a response to our questions.

Daphne further revealed that the school actually enrolled more pupils from other schools for their online program because they couldn’t risk missing out thus dead year.

About whether the program served it’s purpose, Madam Kato intimated that, “Our program is successful because we hit our target of completing the syllabus, our children are now doing revisions awaiting official govt reopening of schools due next month” she said.

Kampala Parents is one of the schools that rolled out online classes program after the govt closed schools due to fate of COVID-19 pandemic.

Government closed all educational institutions in the country over Covid-19 pandemic in March, last year.

Plans to conduct virtual education remained wet in the wings after the government failed to deliver radio and television sets across the country as it had promised.

To fill the learning gap amid uncertainty about schools’ re-opening, urban and international schools turned to use largely Zoom and other digital platforms to teach children of parents with means to pay, crowding out the poor.

In an address on February 4, the President announced that semi-candidate classes – Primary Seven pupils, Senior Three and Senior Five students – would resume studies on March 1.

The students in this bracket, he said, number 1.7 million who, if added to the 1.3 million candidates who resumed class on January 18, this year, would total 3 million, meaning there will be five times more facilities for them to use.

The President said nothing about when the other classes would go back to school, leaving parents confused, while his wife Janet Kataha, the Education minister, a day later said nursery schools teaching children aged three to six years will not re-open through the pandemic period.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Rukungiri—

The body of a UPDF captain who perished in a chopper crash has finally arrived in Rukungiri, her ancestral home ahead of burial today Monday.

Capt. Caroline Busingye was among the two cadet trainees who were on Thursday involved in a plane crash after a jet ranger they were piloting crashed immediately after takeoff in Entebbe.

Her body arrived aboard a UPDF helicopter AF-641 at her ancestral home in Rwenkuraijo, Buyanja Sub County in Rukungiri district on Sunday evening.

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