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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Rukungiri—

Rukungiri Resident District Commissioner Stephen Nsubuga Bewayo has asked residents to report any person they suspect to be a criminal to the responsible district security authorities.

The RDC’s remark comes at a time security authorities in the district are hunting for two-armed robbers who participated in Tuesday’s robbery at For God electronics that left one dead and another one injured.

Nsubuga noted that they have already arrested one suspect Dominic Twinomugisha 19 years a resident of Katete cell who is helping them in investigations.

He however revealed that they have reliable information that the remaining two armed suspects are still around Rukungiri district.

He thus called upon residents to report any new person they suspect to be a criminal to the responsible security authorities for immediate action.

He further cautioned the youth to distance themselves from criminal acts in the name of getting easy money but start up productive projects that will help them get money because all the suspects in this case are youths.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kabale—

Security authorities in south western Uganda have agreed on a number of stringent measures to curb illegal livestock trade that has started posing a security threat to the region.

The resolutions, were held yesterday 20th October 2021, during a security meeting that was held at Kabale Rukiiko hall in Kabale municipality, chaired by the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF 2nd division commander Maj. Gen. Francis Takirwa.

The meeting attracted Resident District Commissioners, Chief Administrative Officers-CAOs, District Police Commanders, LCV Chairpersons, District Veterinary Officers, Chief Administrative Officers and Criminal Intelligence Officers, from the districts that border with Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, including Kabale, Ntungamo, Rukungiri, Kanungu, Kisoro and Rubanda.

The other attendees, include, representatives of the Directorate of Public Prosecution-DPP , the judiciary, and others security agencies, like Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF, Internal Security Organization-ISO, border security officers and Liaison officers among others.

According to Gen. Takirwa, they resolved to among other things, request government through the ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to re-introduce cattle registers.

He said that this will help understand the number of animals in the district and also ask the ministry to come up a national identification system for all livestock in the county.

The meeting also resolved that the technical officers should come up with uniform written guidelines, action points, documentations and checkpoints, to be adopted by all the districts in order to curtail the illegal animal trade.

The Kabale Resident district commissioner, Godfrey Nyakahuma and his Ntungamo counterpart, George Bakuma, said that they also agreed that each district security committee holds a meeting with LC1 chairpersons, who are said to be facilitating the illicit trade and livestock traders so that they are informed that anyone, found dealing in the illegal animal trade will be charged accordingly

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kanungu—

Police in Kanungu are investigating circumstances under which a man hacked his wife to death and later attempted to commit suicide.

Reports from eye witnesses indicate that Nelson Byamukama, aresident of Omukikunyu Mashaku Nyamirama in Kanungu District yesterday evening used a machete to hack his wife several times in the head.

He later locked himself in his bedroom where residents found him dangling on a rope but on the verge of death.

On establishing that the two were barely breathing, they were rushed to Kambuga hospital where the wife passed on at around 10 PM while the husband is still receiving treatment.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kabale—

The LC III Youth Councilor Northern Division in Kabale Municipality Ronald Nsengi Kikabi has threatened to drag the council to court for resolving to conduct meetings in Rukiga.

The resolution was yesterday passed in the meeting after one of the members argued that a section of Councilors found it hard to forward issues affecting the people they represent because they were afraid to be laughed at for speaking broken English.

Rule number 6(1), as stated in the rules of procedure says that council meetings shall be conducted in English.

The same rule provides for members who cannot express themselves in English to ask for permission to use a local language and an interpreter through the clerk to the council.

It is on this note that the Northern Division Council decided to make the Rukiga language their official medium of communication after it was agreed that all members could speak and understand Rukiga while some of them could not express themselves in the English language.

However, Mr. Nsengi who is also former Deputy Speaker of the same Council said there was no need of passing a resolution to change the language since those unable to express themselves in English were already catered for in the Rules of Procedure.

Nsengi who joined Council on the NRM ticket said he was not opposed to conducting council in Rukiga, but putting it on the order paper, and later passing it as a minute of the council, was done in total disregard of the law which clearly states that Council proceedings shall be conducted in English.

Mr. Nsengi who is also a graduate in law said he was going to initiate mediation through elders and the clerk to the council so that they could pull out the minute from the Council records, but if they refuse to listen, he would seek legal redress in courts of law.

However, Mucunguzi Isaac Rushoga, the LC.3 Chairperson said the resolution to conduct council in Rukiga language was long overdue because there are councilors who could not speak English at all, yet they usually have constructive ideas to put across.

Mucunguzi accused Nsengi of holding personal grudges against a section of uneducated councilors who refused to vote for him in the election for speakership of the council where he was defeated in May this year.

Rukanga Elisha the Male Councilor representing elders said he was also in support of conducting council in Rukiga because it is one way of promoting the local language.

However, Kemigisha Sharlotte, a former youth leader in Northern Division said it was unfortunate that Division Councilors could fear expressing themselves in English.

Kemigisha said she also suspected that switching from English to Rukiga was a tactic to hide information from None Bakiga technical staff, who could be employed at the Division at a later time.

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By Innocent Atuganyira

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In Masindi—

Rose Kirabira Kobusinge the Resident District Commissioner – RDC Masindi yesterday afternoon temporary closed Community Medical Centre, a private health facility in Masindi town over death of two mothers in the space of one week.

The closure followed a hot engagement meeting involving the Masindi district chairperson, the district health officer, the in charge of health centres in Masindi district, media and others at the District Health Officer’s resource center.

It’s alleged that Dr. Leonard Kadima the proprietor Community Health Centre who also doubles as the in charge of Male Ward at Masindi general hospital is operating illegally since he isnot licensed by Uganda Medical Council.

Kirabira questions how Kadima has been operating without licence since 2019 and, she has therefore temporarily closed the health facility with immediate effect until investigations are done.

“If it wasn’t the two maternal death, we couldn’t know Community Medical Centre is operating illegally. Let his business be closed with immediate effect, and remain working at Masindi general hospital,” Kirabira told members.

Dr. Leonard Kadima told the members that his business is legally operating since he got the licence from Uganda Medical Council, however, when questioned by the RDC about the licence, Kadima had a licence which was issued last week implying that he has been operating illegally.

Kadima however insisted that Dr. John the former District Health Officer – DHO Masindi approved his operation on 15th, December 2019 only that he was delayed in the process of getting the licence due to the outbreak of the deadly corona virus pandemic.

Contrary to Kadima’s statement, Dr. Patrick Baguma the District Health Officer – DHO Masindi, declined the DHO’s office approving the operation of the Kadima’s clinic saying that by the time Kadima got the licence, he (Baguma) was in the office.

“I was appointed the acting DHO on 1st December, 2019, and Dr. John was already out of the office, this implies Kadima either forged documents or John signed on them when he was out of the office,” Baguma asserted.

The health officer therefore supported the RDC’s decision of temporary closure of the clinic saying that Kadima’s statements are wrong, and his documents have issues which need to be investigated.

Cosmas Byaruhanga the Masindi District Chairperson said that Kadima should process his documents, and work hand in hand with Dr. Baguma. “He should first solved the issues of documents, and after the investigations, the clinic will be reopened,” he said.