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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi—

Bushenyi District Health Officer Dr. Edward Mwesigye has revealed that out of 121 patients in the district, 7 have refused to adhere to home care management rules and have been moving around villages.

He added that among the 121, 7 admitted at Kampala International University where as 114 are in their homes and 7 of them are errant patients.

Dr. Mwesigye told www.mknewslink.com in an exclusive interview that after the 7 started moving around villages, they decided to retest them and 3 tested negative whereas 4 were still positive.

He called upon leaders to be on alert and ensure that sick people don’t move around the villages and SOPs are observed as guided by the president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

He attributed the increase of COVID 19 cases to closure of schools and the return of people from Mukono, Kampala, Wakiso and other areas.

He noted that the vaccine are coming and called upon all those who are due for the second dose to turn up first so that they can be considered first.

He noted that it is a behavior disease therefore people should be careful, take care of themselves citing out that his staff at Bushenyi health Centre IV who have been taking samples from patients have not contracted the disease.

He called upon all types of media to continue helping in sensitizing the public on the dangers of COVID 19 and observing the SOPs as they did in the first wave

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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara–

Veteran Journalist Felix Basiime who succumbed to COVID 19 yesterday 18th.June.2021 has been laid to rest.

The burial of the  fallen Journalist Basiime is  underway at his home in Kakoba , Mbarara city.

The 58 year old father of four died yesterday morning at Mbarara Regional referral hospital where he had been admitted for days with covid 19 symptoms.

The deceased reporting primarily focused on environmental issues and tourism with an emphasis on oil and gas.

He served as Monitor publication limited’s bureau chief in Mbarara city and Fort portal, won multiple awards and his reporting was recognized by National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO).

Basiime nurtured many young journalists especially in the western part of Uganda.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kabale–

Police in Kabale are investigating how a gun that was stolen on slain SWATT guard in Kisoro district was put in a tree plantation.

Kigezi Region Police spokesperson Elly Maate told this reporter that the gun was recovered by a man who was in his garden digging in Kibikura cell, lower bugongi ward, Northern division in Kabale district.

“A gun was found by a man who was digging in his tree plantation and informed Police” Maate said in a statement.

Maate told www.mknewslink.com that police then visited the scene and found out that it was the same gun which was stolen from Kisoro on the 6th June 2021

SWATT Security personnel, resident of Kanyabukungu Village, Gisorora Parish in Nyakabande Subcounty was found murdered by unknown killers at his beat (Chuho water pumping station) in Kisoro Municipality on 6^th June 2021.

The deceased had been officially deployed on duty on 5th June 2021 at around 6Pm armed with riffle number SAR UGPS09069985-08751 with three live ammunitions to guard the said beat.

Upon recovery, two ammunitions were found and the thugs could have come to Kabale to use the same gun in robbing people since the riffle was found hidden in the soil but not for many days.

Maate added that inquiries are already at hand to establish which people could have put this gun and their motive.

The case of report/recovery of a gun has since been registered at Kabale Central station under reference number SD 21/18/06/2021.

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