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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi—

Bushenyi district public accounts committee has faulted Adam for refusing to answer questions for the last three years with claims that he is doing exams at Kabale University.

The issue came to light yesterday during a Public Accounts Committee meeting sitting at the district headquarters to answer questions raised in the 3^rd and 4^th quarters of 2020/2021 financial year.

One of the members of the committee Johnson Nagasha worried why the contractor for Nyamushekyera 1 km road which was awarded in December 2020 started in April 2021 after three letters of reminder.

Johnson Nagasha told www.mknewslink.com that it was illegal for the contractor to refuse commencing work until the municipality begged him.

He noted that the engineer together with procurement officer Roberto Nuwagira should be held accountable for all the mistakes made on Nyamushekyera road.

Issues of accountability in Bushenyi Ishaka have been a very big occurrences even with the previous committee chaired by Karasi.

The chairperson of the committee Justine Burisadi with her members chased away all implicated municipal staff until today when PAC would visit Nyamushekyera road for monitoring.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi—

Bushenyi police are investigating circumstances under which the Isingiro CAO’s Prado vehicle was stolen from the husband.

According to sources close to the family, the vehicle was stolen from the CAO’s husband Mr. Rushure from their home in Kabagarame Bushenyi Ishaka municipality.

Sources told www.mknewslink.com managing editor that the people who stole the vehicle are workers of the family and one of them is a soldier.

The source added that last night, the workers attacked Mr. Rushure and tied him in the neck.

Rushure was discovered in the morning breathing profusely and was rescued by neighbors.

According to greater Bushenyi police spokesperson SP Martial Tumusiime, investigations have commenced and neither the vehicle nor thieves have been apprehended.

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In Masindi/Kampala—

A Resident State Attorney at the Masindi Office of the DPP Field Station, Charles Bwiso Bogere and Detective Sergeant Rehema Kunihira attached to Masindi Police Station have been charged before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kololo with Corruption.

It is alleged that on 3rd March 2022, at Masindi Town in Masindi District, in performance of their public functions solicited a bribe of UGX 1.5 million.

On 10th March 2022, the two accepted another UGX 1 Million from the relatives of a suspect in a defilement case number CRB 149/2022 in exchange for the closure of the said file.

The two have appeared before Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro and denied the charges.

Prosecution’s Harriet Angom having not objected to their release on bail, Magistrate Aciro ordered that each of the accused persons deposits UGX 600,000 cash bail before leaving prison custody while their sureties have been asked to sign an undertaking of UGX 40 million non-cash bond to ensure that the accused persons report back to Court on 12th April 2022 as investigations into their case continue.

The two were arrested on 10th March 2022 by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit upon which the Office of the DPP’s Public Relations Officer Jacquelyn Okui issued a Press Release indicating that as their employer they do not condone acts of corruption.

Okui noted that Bwiso’s arrest, having been based on allegations that need to be proved, the Office of the DPP will wait for the outcome of the investigations and allow the due process to take its course.

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In Kampala/Kisoro—

Anti- corruption in Kampala court has today remanded the Executive Director of Hope for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Uganda based in Kisoro over embezzlement.

Innocent Ngagimana has been remanded to Kitalya prison for allegedly embezzling UGX 592 million meant for implementation of the Project activities.

It is alleged that between 2011 and 2020 at the Hope for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Uganda (HOVC) Offices in Kisoro District Ndagimana, a founder of the said Project, stole UGX 592, 237,764 the Property of the said Organization.

He was on Wednesday morning arrested by Police at the CID headquarters to answer for the alleged crime.

Innocent Ndagimana has appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court Principal Magistrate Grade One Moses Nabende and was right away sent to Kitalya until 24th March 2022 when Court will formally read to him the charges.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kisoro—

 Kisoro grade one magistrate his worship Raphael Vuen has remanded voice of Muhabura News anchor to Prison on allegations of aggravated child trafficking. 

The suspect Wilson Habiyakale 39, is also a head teacher of Chuho primary school in Gasiza parish Nyakabande sub county Kisoro district.

Prosecution told court that on 28th day of February 2022 while in Chuho village, Habiyakale Wilson recruited or transferred or confined a 14-year minor by means of deception for the purpose of a sexual exploitation.

 Appearing before Kisoro grade one magistrate, Habiyakale did not take a plea citing the magnitude of the offence. He was told that his case can only be tried by the high court and was remanded to Kisoro government prison till 28th March. 

 Habiyakale also works with voice of Muhabura as a Rufumbira News anchor at 7am, 1pm, 7pm, reads after news announcements in the morning and evening.

He is also the program host of Sabbath special that is aired on Voice of Muhabura every Saturday morning.

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