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By Innocent Atuganyira

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In Kakumiro—

Two people are in police custody at Kakumiro central police station for cultivating in wetlands.

The suspects are Simon Samadhi and Stephen Atulinda, both residents of Kakumiro district.

The suspects were picked in a joint operation involving police and National Environmental Management Authority-NEMA on weekend.  They were caught red-handed cultivating rice in Mabengere and Larokarungi wetlands in Kisiita and Mwitanzige sub-counties respectively.

Yudaya Nakinga, the Kakumiro District Natural Resources Officer who led the operation, says that they received intelligence information indicating that several hectares of the wetlands had been encroached on for different activities.

She says although other suspects managed to escape the arrest, they managed to apprehend the duo and will present them in court for wetland degradation contrary to Section 36 of the National Environment Act Cap 153.

Mackline Namiyingo, the Kakumiro District Environment Officer, says the operations against people degrading wetlands will continue.

She says the operations were prompted by numerous complaints on the rapid destruction of the two wetlands.

Bawarane Kalisiti, the LC 1 Chairperson Kyamajara in Kisiita town council, says his office tried to stop the encroachers from farming rice in the wetlands but in vain.

Section 36 of the National Environment Act provides for the protection of wetlands and prohibits reclamation, erection of illegal structures and empowers authorities to demolish any structure that is fixed in, on, under or above any wetland.

By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara/Rwampara—

The Lyantonde Town Council slain Forum for Democratic Change FDC Mobiliser, Emmanuel Atuhaire will today 8^th March 2021 be laid to rest in Rwampara District.

Emmanuel Atuhaire was on Saturday evening found lying in a pool of blood along the road in Mwere Nyakinengo in Biharwe Mbarara city.

According to Kahiigwa Nanfuka Mwere cell Local council one vice chairperson, residents saw the deceased’s lifeless torso lying in a pool of blood at around 6pm.

Some of the residents that spoke to this online publication suspected that Atuhaire was waylaid by unknown assailants on his way from Mbarara.

Atuhaire who has been running a bar, pork joint in Lyantonde and would sometimes venture in matooke business had allegedly travelled to Mbarara to collect his money from some of his business partners.

By press time the body of the deceased was still at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital mortuary undergoing postmortem

By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kisoro—

One person was last night killed in Kisoro accident while other 6 sustained serious injuries.

According to Kigezi region police spokesperson Elly Maate, the fatal accident took place at around 8:00 pm on Sunday March 7th 2021, at Rugaaji village in Nyundo Sub County when the vehicle registration number UAD 506S overturned.

Elly Maate identified the deceased as Irinatwe Brian a former contestant for Kisoro Municipality Mayoral seat in just concluded election on National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket.

It’s reported that the vehicle was carrying footballers who were returning to Kisoro Town after a match in Bukimbiri Sub County.

Maate did not disclose the cause of the accident but said that the driver of the vehicle which is believed to have been over speeding lost control and the vehicle overturned.

The body of the deceased was taken to Kisoro Main Hospital mortuary pending postmortem before it’s handed over to the relatives for burial while the 6 injured are admitted at St. Francis hospital Mutolere.

Maate said that the case of fatal accident was registered at Kisoro Central Police Station under reference number TAR 10/2021 while the wreckage of the vehicle is parked for further investigation.