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By Reagan Tumukunde

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In Kampala—-

Ugandan musician Yasin Mukasa commonly known as Lil Pazo has hailed the government of Uganda and the UPDF fraternity for saving his life.

The Lunabe Music/Tritone Entertainment CEO was struck by illness while in Gulu where he had joined the United Super Stars Association members to have a meeting with Gen Salim Saleh to discuss the entertainment industry.

He was rushed to Bombo Military hospital and Nakasero hospital where he was diagnosed with Stomach ulcers and had to go under an operation.

Speaking to Journalists at Bombo military barracks hospital, the NUP supporter appreciatively said that he was attended to in a very special way.

He added that doctors who were attending to him did everything possible to save his life after finding out that his intestines had been damaged.

He thanked the government of Uganda for the free ambulance from Gulu to Bombo and for treating him at no cost.

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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara—-

Private teachers in Mbarara city under their umbrella Mbarara City Private Teachers Association have threatened to demonstrate after spending 17 months under lockdown.

Private teachers noted that they have so far petitioned the president of Uganda through the office of the Resident City Commissioner Mbarara city to come to their rescue since local leaders in Mbarara city have given a deaf ear to their demands.

Private Teachers led by their general Secretary Moses Buregyeya were today addressing journalists in a press conference at Generation Suites in Kamukuzi, Mbarara city.

Buregyeya noted that  over 750 private teachers in Mbarara city were never thought about by the government by it gave out covid 19 relief of 100,000 UGX even when they should be considered vulnerable.

He further said that landlords have now started forcing them out of their rental houses since they have not been receiving their arrears for over 17 months that schools have been under lockdown.

“We were very happy in June last year when the president made a pledge of 20 billion ugsh. For private teachers to start income generating projects but up to now no private teacher in Mbarara city have received a coin off the president’s pledge,” Buregyeya added.

The general Secretary said that school directors in Mbarara city are now being haunted by banks, confiscating their properties hence rubbishing finance ministers words that private school owners who don’t have money to settle their Bank loans should sell off their schools.

Provia Namara Kabaho a private teacher said that government should consider reopening of schools since teenagers in the villages are suffering on the helm of COVID 19 lockdown for instance getting engaged in early marriages and early pregnancies.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Ntungamo—

Ntungamo district leaders have embarked on a move to restore over 200Km­­­2 of depleted wetland space that was encroached on during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The Ntungamo district natural resources Officer Ms. Dinah Tumwebaze says over 60% of the wetlands in the district have been encroached on.

3.4% of the total land area of 2051Km2 of Ntungamo district is gazetted wetlands with other 0.2% being open water.

Ms. Tumwebaze says the depletion of wetlands also threatens water sources in the district.

On Friday , officials led by the district Vice Chairman Mr. Asuman Kigongo who is also the secretary for production started the restoration of the upper Nyaruteme wetland in Itojo Sub County where over 400 hectares had been turned into farmland with Eucalyptus trees, potatoes, sorghum gardens

The leaders involved locals some of whom were among the encroachers, to restore the wetland by covering trenches and cutting down the grown Eucalyptus trees.

The Itojo sub county councilor Mr. Densi Muhumuza Savimbi said the restoration will not spare any of the big personalities involved in destroying the wetlands.

Mr Kigongo said all the wetlands in the district must be restored to prevent climate change challenges.

The Nyaruteme Wetland is the known source of River Rwizi that has over the years been reducing in water quantities due to invasion of sources and river banks

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kigezi—

Kabale, Rukiga and Rubanda districts health departments are grappling with the response to health emergencies due to lack of vehicles.

Local authorities note that the three districts currently depend on only two ambulances to transport COVID-19 patients.

They also say that monitoring and surveillance of health services at the Uganda-Rwanda border and other areas, especially on COVID-19 prevention is very difficult due to lack of transport means.

Peter Kibondo Rwakifari, the Rubanda Resident District Commissioner and District Health Officer, Abdon Birungi, says that whenever they have a COVID-19 patient pending transfer from Rubanda to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, they first have to ring the hospital director to request for an ambulance.

They say this creates inconvenience on the side of the health department and patient.

Sophie Namasoppo, the Director of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital says the crisis worsens when health authorities in Rubanda call in need of a fully stocked ambulance yet it has already been dispatched to evacuate another patient within Kabale or rushed a patient to Mbarara or Kampala.

Gilbert Ahumuza,  the Acting Rukiga District Health Officer, says that the two double cabin pick-ups allocated to Mparo health centre Iv in Mparo town council and Kamwezi health centre Iv in Kamwezi sub-county respectively are grounded due to mechanical problems, adding that they currently depend on a land cruiser ambulance to run all their health activities.

Ahumuza says that another vehicle attached to the District health office was allocated to security officials manning the Uganda-Rwanda border in Kamwezi sub-county after they also failed to get transport means yet they needed to stop cases of illegal entry.

Dr. Alfred Besigensi, the Kabale District Health Officer, says that they are struggling with the surveillance exercise in the district because of transport challenges. He says that even the available motorcycles lack fuel. Besigensi wonders why Kabale, Rubanda and Rukiga district has never received their vehicles

Emmanuel Sentaro Byamugisha, the Mayor Kabale Municipality, says that although the Kamukira health center IV is considered a sub-district hospital due to the high number of patients seeking services from there, it has never received any vehicle from the government.

Byamugisha says that referring patients especially mothers in labour is very difficult due to lack of transport means.

Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Health Ministry Spokesperson told our reporter that he will forward the concerns to his superiors for discussion. Dr. John Baptist Waniaye, the Commissioner in Charge of Emergency Services in the Ministry of Health early this month said that the government needs to procure an additional 169 ambulances if all Ugandans are to access emergency services.

Without revealing figures, Waniaye said that the available ambulances are insufficient to serve the entire country

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By Fred Mwebembezi.

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In Bunyangabu—

It was a moment of shock in Irinda zone, Kabahango parish, Buheesi Sub County, Bunyangabu district as a man who had been attacked by a relative over land, slaughtered him.

Laurence Murungi in his early 40s, ran out of luck on Sunday evening around 6;50pm when he raided the home of Kiiza George Kwirina , attacked him and a fight ensued.

Fuming Kiiza picked a panga and slaughtered Laurence Muhumuza into pieces leaving the body lying in a pool of blood.

It’s alleged that the deceased has always been attacking Kiiza and wanted to grab and sell the land that his father had given to Kiiza for settlement.

The angry residents stormed the area and starting beating Kiiza for the gruesome act but luckily he was rescued by the police that swung in immediately.

Kiiza acquired the land from his brother late Daliko Kabii the father to the deceased Muhumuza Laurence.

It is alleged that before his death, Daliko willed that Kiiza would stay and be buried on that land.

The residents who witnessed the murder blamed Laurence for attacking Kiiza having sold of a big chunk of land his father left to him.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kabale—

Police in Kabale are investigating circumstances under which a 36 year old woman was killed by her husband.

Kigezi police Spokesperson Elly Maate identified the deceased as Phiona Asiimwe a resident of Kacerere “B” cell/ ward Ryakarimira town council Kabale district.

Maate told www.mknewslink.com that the deceased was allegedly cut in the neck with a panga by the husband Wilber Sigirenda 48 years.

The Police PRO narrated that on 08/08/2021 at around 20:00hrs the suspect reached the home of the deceased who has been his second wife out of three, forced the door open, cut her neck over yet to be known reasons and she died instantly.

The suspect later proceeded to his first home where his son also cut him below the ear and the wife took off after realizing that something was wrong.

Police were notified, visited the scene, arrested the suspect who had seemingly taken poison and he is currently admitted unconscious at Rubaya health Centre IV.

Inquiries to establish the cause of murder are ongoing.

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