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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Rukiga—

Police in Rukiga are investigating circumstances under which 36 year old man committed suicide in side his bedroom.

Kigezi Regional police spokesperson Elly Maate identified the deceased as Nelson Arinaitwe a resident of Nyakahanga cell, Nyarurambi parish, Rwamucucu Sub County in Rukiga district.

It’s alleged that on the 05/1/2022 at about 1800hrs at Nyakahanga cell, the deceased was found hanging inside his bedroom by his wife Atweijuka Patience.

Maate narrated that it’s also alleged that the deceased has been having domestic related issues and for a long time he has been threatening to commit suicide because he had accumulated a lot of debts from local money lenders commonly known as kafuna .

Scene was visited by homicide team, processed by soco, postmortem done and body left to relatives for burial and investigations at hand.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Rukungiri—

The Rukungiri District Veterinary office has reported an increase in the number of livestock affected by black quarter’s disease.

Black Quarters is an acute, highly fatal disease that affects cattle, goats, sheep and sometimes swine caused by Clostridium Chauvoei.

The ERAM Uganda Western Region Coordinator Dr Henry Mukasa said the disease can best be controlled by restricted movement of animals, quarantining of suspected animals and proper surveillance of animals taken to abattoirs.

He called upon farmers and abattoir staff to avoid slaughtering animals affected by black quarter disease because this gives the spores opportunity to escape into the atmosphere and eventually contaminate the environment including pastures and water, making it easy to catch more livestock.

This involves even veterinary officials who would wish to open carcasses as means of identifying spores.

The disease is spread through spores which may stay in an area for decades.

The District Veterinary Officer Dr Johnson Ninsiima said veterinary practitioners across the district have enough skills, knowledge and equipment to contain the disease, adding that they should encourage farmers to join the campaign to contain the disease.

He wants them to share information with other stakeholders for easy containment of the disease.

Black Quarter Disease has been reported in Nyarushanje, Buyanja and Nyakagyeme.

The disease is characterized by painful black spots that attack the animal’s skin, high temperatures and sticky saliva and lack of appetite.

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By Innocent Atuganyira

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In Masindi—

Masindi district headquarters have been closed following an increase in COVID 19 cases among staff.

The headquarters were closed on Wednesday morning after most of the district workers including civil servants and politicians tested positive for the corona virus in a rapid test conducted on Monday.

Speaking to our reporter, Phiona Sanyu the Chief A dministrative officer Masindi said that the temporary closure is aimed at enabling the fumigation of the offices after their occupants also tested positive for the virus.

She however clarified that after fumigating, the offices would reopen and work will resume. Sanyu revealed that she had set January 5^th 2022 as the deadline for all the workers at the headquarters to test for COVID or be denied access to the premises.

Brian Mugisha, the assistant district health officer yesterday revealed that the district has started a mandatory Covid-19 rapid test in all government facilities in the district to ascertain the prevalence rate in the district.

He expressed fear that the cases could be much more than expected since most of the people who tested positive had not shown symptoms before.

The district secretary for health Sylvia Karungi confirmed the reports when contacted revealing the corona virus positivity rate at the district headquarters could even be higher than the reported percentage.

She added that due to the high numbers of positive cases, some offices have been closed and the officers are working from home or online.

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By Alex Baluku

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In Kabarole—

The Kabarole District COVID-19 taskforce has resolved not to allow any unvaccinated teaching and non-teaching staff in schools when they
reopen next week on 10th January.

According to the district COVID-19 Task Force Chairperson Ms. Sarah Ayesiga, allowing unvaccinated teachers will be endangering the lives of innocent learners.

“When our schools reopen on Monday next week, we shall not allow unvaccinated teachers and non-teaching staff in schools, because we don’t want to risk our children,” She said.

Ms. Ayesiga who also doubles as the Kabarole Resident District Commissioner made the remarks on Wednesday during a meeting with head teachers from Kabarole at the district headquarters.

She said that all teachers in both government and private schools will be required to carry their vaccination cards at school and give a photocopy to their Bosses (Head teachers).

Ayesiga also said that effective next week, they will not be allowing unvaccinated civil servants to access their offices at district headquarters in Kitumba.

The RDC said by Tuesday, Kabarole district had registered 44 new COVID-19 cases.

In her remarks, the acting District Education officer, Ms Elizabeth Kasenene, called on the teachers to handle all the students without discrimination when schools reopen next week.

“I don’t want to hear any teacher using bad language to our learners like abusing pregnant girls, please welcome them and treat them like other students,” She said.

She also challenged all the schools in the District to be ready to adhere to the guidelines set by the Ministry of Health in a bid to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

The District Chairperson Mr Richard Rwabuhinga also advised teachers to use the first week to orient their students as most of them their minds had switched to different income generating activities.

He strongly warned teachers from tempting to forge the Covid-19 Vaccination Cards threatening to deal with one who would be implicated in the scandal.

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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara—

Police in Mbarara are hunting for a man who allegedly hacked his wife to death in a domestic scuffle.

The suspect has been identified as Masiko Robert 45 years a resident of Misenyi cell Rwenisheshe ward Bwizibwera Rutooma Town council in Mbarara district.

According to Mugisha Brighton and his brother Kazora Moses 10 years both Children to the deceased, on the fateful night of 04th.Jan.2022 at around 2100/hrs they returned home and heard their parents fighting in their Matrimonial bedroom but as Children proceeded to their bedroom.

The brothers told police that they woke up to a shocking scene yesterday morning when they found lifeless body of their  mother  Katwesigye Peace 39 years lying in a pool of blood while their father was nowhere to be traced.

Samson Kasasira the Rwizi region police mouthpiece told www.mknewslink.com that police rushed to the scene, thoroughly examined it and recorded statements from relatives before taking the body of the deceased to Mbarara regional referral hospital for a postmortem .

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