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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara—

Mbarara District Health Officer, Dr. Peter Ssebutinde has warned of a third wave of the deadly virus, if people are not reminded of the Standard Operating Procedures.

Dr. Ssebutinde, was addressing Mbarara district Covid-19 task force, at TPO offices in Ruharo, Kamukuzi.

Ssebutinde further revealed that next week, the district is expecting to receive more vaccines to vaccinate the remaining teachers and the support staff.

The chairperson Mbarara district covid 19 task force and RDC Mbarara, Godfrey Mbetegyerize, appealed to teachers to embrace government’s call and get vaccinated to enable reopening of schools.

At the meeting USAID-Local Partner Health Services Taso Ankole project, donated medical supplies to district taskforce, that were received by RDC  Godfrey Mbetegyerize, and  Chief Administrative Officer Edward Kasagara.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Rukungiri—

Residents of Kanyankyende village, Nyabitete Parish, Bugangari Sub County in Rukungiri district on Saturday 18^th  September 2021 woke up to shock following the death of their two residents who were burning charcoal.

The deceased members of the same family were identified as Justus Byamukama 30 and Dickson Nabaasa 19 both dependents of Fr. Felix Odeda from Kabale Diocese.

It was discovered that Dickson Nabaasa was a senior student at St. Gerald’s Secondary School Nyakibale before the closure of learning institutions due to Covid19.

Tumusime Robert, Byonane Obed, Turyakiira Angela, Nyambuga Gorreti, and Asiimwe Caleb some of the residents identified the two deceased as well behaved and disciplined people narrating that the community has lost very intelligent and important youths.

Residents added that this is the first incident to occur in their village for such people to lose their lives while carrying out charcoal burning activity.

Habasa Wilber the area village chairperson said that the incident was unfortunate advising people carrying out the same activity to always sleep away from charcoal burning places to avoid suffocations.

Detectives from Rukungiri Central Police station led by O.C CID ASP. Harriet Nansuna visited the scene, retrieved the bodies and postmortem was done to establish the cause of their death.

Nansuna advised people who usually carryout charcoal burning activity to always have temporary houses where they can rest rather than sleeping nearer to burning charcoal which she said puts their lives at risks.

She added that police have already commenced investigations into the matter to establish facts

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi—

The Member of Parliament for Igara East in Bushenyi district Michael Mawanda Maranga has revealed that his phone is actively on therefore no voter should complain that it is off.

Michael Mawanda said this in an exclusive interview while at parliamentary canteen with www.mknewslink.com Managing Editor on Tuesday this week.

He noted that his number 0752750250 is permanently on during night and day thus any voter who wants to talk to the MP can call and will be answered by the MP himself.

Immediately after the by-parliamentary election in 2018, Martial vs. Mawanda, Voters started complaining that his phones were never on and changed regularly.

During the last campaign they were still complaining but Mawanda has assured them that is over and his number 0752750250 is now on.

He pledged to achieve what he promised to voters during 2020 campaigns. For example Bwera, Buyanja parishes in Kyeizooba sub-county among others are receiving Rural Electrification power.

He added that the schools that had been closed by leaders like Amanya Mushega are now working very well such as Kabushaho SSS taken over by government, Mwengura SSS which he gave A ‘level.

Mawanda noted that he is working hard to ensure that his constituency is a model one where other people come to learn from.

Mawanda is serving his 3^rd term after defeating the then incumbent MP and minister Dr. Richard Nduhuura in a thrilling NRM primaries in 2010.

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