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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kabale—

The body of a missing Primary school teacher in Kabale district has been found in eucalyptus trees plantation near his home.

The deceased, Herbert Sunday 53-year-old a resident of Nyakabungo cell in in Kyanamira subcounty disappeared on July 27th 2021.

Elly Maate the Kigezi Regional spokesman told www.mknewslink.com that the wife of the deceased Winfred Komuhangi reported a case of disappearance at Kabale police station.

He said that the search has been on until August 2nd 2021 in the evening when the body was found in the trees a kilometer away from home.

Police officers from Kabale police station visited the scene and the body was taken to Kabale regional referral hospital mortuary for postmortem to ascertain what could have happened.

Bridget Asinga, the Kyanamira sub county District woman councilor says Sunday once worked with Kabale district local government as a primary teacher but when there were verification of documents, he failed to produce his documents and was dropped.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kanungu—

Children of late Bishop of Kinkizi Diocese in Kanungu district Rt. Rev. John Ntegyereize are locked up in a property sharing row with their father’s widow hardly three months after his burial.

Bishop Ntegyereize, who was the first Bishop of Kinkizi Diocese died on May 6th 2021 at Bwindi Community hospital and was buried at his home in Kanungu district

Following his death two of his children Losi Arinitwe and Sarah Niwagaba together with Mpirirwe Priscilla a beneficiary of the estate of Bishop Ntegyereize have since petitioned the high Court in Kabale seeking to take over some of the properties left behind by the Bishop

These sued Bishop Ntegyereize’s widow, Ms. Pamela Doreen Ntegyereize and post bank Uganda where the deceased held a number of accounts

In the petition dated July 30^th  2021 through their lawyer Jonathan Bwagi , the children claim among others that the widow is not in the right state mind to be left in charge of the family estate

These further told Court that their father held accounts with post bank, and that the widow had recently been carrying out transactions on these accounts which mount to intermeddling in the estate of the deceased.

As such, the deceased’s children seek an order for recovery of the sums so far withdrawn and a permanent injunction barring the two defendants from further transaction on the said accounts

High Court has given the defendants: Pamela Doreen Ntegyereize and post bank Uganda 15 days to file in written response from the date of service

“Should you fail to file a written statement of defence before the date mentioned, the plaintiff may proceed with the suit and judgment maybe given in your absence,” Reads the court summon.

Bishop Ntegyereize was married to the late Jocelyn Ntegyereize who died in 2013 and left with him four children .He later married Pamela Doreen Ntegyereize and had one child with her.

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By Innocent Atuganyira

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In Masindi—

Masindi Army Secondary School best candidate who fell sick and collapsed immediately after briefing Dawa Kadara has scored 13 aggregates in 2020 UCE.

“I was rushed to Supreme Medical Centre in Masindi town for medication. I spent two days in hospital and was only picked on Monday for the first paper. I felt confused because I did not know whether I would pass,” Kadara narrated her experience.

The 17-year old last born of four hoped to get 8 in 8 had she not been disturbed by sickness.

“I was not able to revise and I had to depend on what I had learnt in class. I spent most of the time sleeping in the dormitory because I was weak. I thank my friends and teachers who kept on encouraging me,” she said.

Kadara’s mother Hawa Ali said she got worried when her daughter fell sick but she kept praying to God for her quickest healing.

Capt. James Alomu, the administrator at Masindi Army SS, said Kadara had been put on bursary scheme because of her hard work and good performance.

Masindi Army got 52 candidates in first grade, 57 in second, 61 in third, and 5 in fourth.

The overall best candidate in the district was Kabalega Secondary School’s Hosea Muganyizi with 10 aggregates followed by Mary Yar from St. Theresa Girls’ SS with 11.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kabale—-

Bus companies in Kabale have doubled the fares following the resumption of public transport.

Buses and taxis resumed operations yesterday, 42 days after President Yoweri Museveni suspended public transport to contain the spread of COVID-19.

On Friday while reopening public transport, Museveni said that the buses and taxis should carry half of their capacity to ensure physical distancing and also ensure that each traveller has a face mask.

In Kabale, Bus companies that include Gate Way, Jaguar, Jussy, Baby Coach, Horizon, Platinum and Mash Poa met on Sunday and agreed to double the rates.

Transport from Kabale to Kampala has doubled to 60,000 Shillings from 30,000 Shillings, Kabale to Mbarara is now shillings 30,000 from 15,000.  Kabale to Kisoro is shillings 30,000 from 10,000, Kabale-Katuna is now shillings 10,000 from 4,000.

Kabale-Rukungiri is now 30,000 from 15,000 Shillings. From the Kabale to the Uganda-Rwanda border of Kamwezi costs 20,000 shillings from 7,000. From Kabale to Rubanda is now 10,000 from 5,000 shillings.

Justus Tukamushaba, the Secretary-General of Kabale Taxi and Bus Park Operators Association attributed the increase of transport fares
to the presidential directives.

He says the fare will enable the bus operators to compensate for the empty seats as they comply with the COVID-19 preventive measures.

When out reporter visited Kisoro Taxi Park commonly known as Esso Mosque, there was no observance of the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs.  There was no hand washing facility, while some passengers, taxi drivers and touts were also not wearing masks.

Henry Tindyebwa, the Chairperson for Kabale Bus Park Operators Association, says that they have informed bus companies that their respective offices at the park should have hand washing facilities and each bus should have sanitizers for the passengers.

Hassan Ayoub alias Yubican, a tout at Gate Way Bus company in Kabale says that they will attempt to observe all the guidelines.

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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Bushenyi—

Police in Bushenyi have in custody four people suspected to be cattle thieves.

The suspects Johnbaptist Mucunguzi , Benson Katuhebwa,Ntireyo Samuel ,and  Brighton Gumoshabe are all residents of Rushinya village in Kakanju subcounty.

The Bushenyi District Police Commander Titus Kutosi confirmed the arrest of four and said that they will be delivered before courts of laws to answer charges of animal theft.

Titus Kutosi the District Police Commander Bushenyi district blamed several leaders in the district for hampering wrong doers which has contributed much on the escalating cases of crimes in the district.

DPC Kutosi noted that leaders have for a long time influenced criminality in the district saying that so far they have arrested four and one motorcycle which they were using in executing their criminality.

Criminality rate has been on rise in Kakanju subcounty since the area has a huge number of uneducated youths.

Besides foot and mouth disease that has been ravaging Bushenyi district, the district has on several occasions suffered massive animal theft with the most recent being the arrest of Bushenyi NRM registrar Jonath Musinguzi who stole 18 goats in Kakanju subcounty.

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