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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Kiryandongo—

Fresh details coming through right now concerning the death of Kampala international University medical student’s death pin her boyfriend Kenneth Kanyesigye.

Kanyesigye is a son to Micwemirungi a renowned property broker in Bushenyi town.

On Monday evening, KIU was thrown into grieving after receiving the news of passing away of their own Evas Akankunda a fourth year medical student.

Akankunda who completed her form six studies at Bweranyangyi girls in 2016 was currently deployed at Kiryandongo General Hospital for community attachment.

A close friend to the deceased told the press that she last saw her on Thursday though some claim to have seen her around with the boyfriend on Friday.

Information obtained by this Reporter has it that the said boyfriend Kenneth Kanyesigye is also a medical student in 4th year at the same University but a semester below the deceased and is currently attached to Lira General Hospital for community attachment.

“However, it is alleged that the boyfriend was around the area (Kiryandongo) and was spotted with her Thursday evening” a anonymous source revealed.

This close friend to the deceased confirmed to us that the neighbors became suspecious after sensing bad smell from her room, broke the door from where they found she was rotting.

“We last saw her on Thursday evening as we were at hospital together whereas others claim to have seen her partly on Friday in public, that’s the last time we heard from her” the source added.

Akankunda’s body is currently lying Kiryandongo General Hospital mortuary pending postmortem examination as Police starts inquiry into this mysterious death.

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By Innocent Atuganyira

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In Hoima—

Unidentified teenager in his 16th was Monday discovered dead at Kyarwabuyamba stream in Hoima East Division Hoima City.

ASP Julius Allan Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson told our reporter Tuesday morning that the yet to be identified male teenager was found dead by residents lying naked at the above stream.

“We suspect the body to have been dumped at the scene since it had cutting on the mouth and private parts. There were motorcycle marks at the scene thus we suspecting it was transported by the motorcycle to the scene,” he asserted.

The police mouthpiece also said the lifeless body of the deceased was evacuated to Hoima City mortuary pending postmortem.

“We have commenced investigations into the brutal murder, and we ask the public to report any missing teenager or check at the Hoima City mortuary,”’  he added.

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By Onesmus Ndyanabo

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In Sheema—

Kigarama people’s SACCO is at the verge of its down fall following the exit of some of its founders and strong members.

Joab Baryayaka, Bitanako both founder members, Mzee Kahima the founder who is also Former chairman board Kigarama people’s Sacco, and Godwin Arikweera former Vice chairperson are some of the people who have exited.

The group has also founded a new SACCO known as Genesis Sacco which was officially launched yesterday in Kanyeganyegye Masheruka town council Sheema District.

www.mknewslink.com reporter has established that the separation was caused by dictatorship allegedly exhibited by some few individuals in Kigarama people’s Sacco.

The leaving members allege that SACCO leadership has refused to leave the power which has annoyed some of the active members who started asking for accountability.

However in an interview with www.mknewslink.com Kigarama people’s Sacco manager Ms. Juliet Kyosimire said that the world is a competitive one thus the members are free to start theirs.

The manager noted that half of their members have accounts in other Banks but still maintain their membership in Kigarama people thus they may have accounts in other SACCO and remain in Kigarama.

“We have been giving loans, we have 5billion in loans, who has that money if members have left?” wondered the Manager.

Meanwhile, the three month old Genesis Sacco has already pulled over 500 members and it’s alleged that many have crossed from Kigarama peoples SACCO

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Daudi Kabanda who was the chief guest at the official launch of the new Sacco warned Genesis Sacco management to fight hard so that what happened at Kigarama SACCO will not repeat itself at Genesis because of greedy for power.

Joab Baryayaka Genesis SACCO founder member said that with their experiences from other SACCOs, they want to aim at good governance.

According to the chairman board Bosco Turyamureba, they have already registered over 500 members, loan portfolio stands at 90M and share capital is now at 40 million. The Sacco is fully registered and it received its certificate yesterday.

Dickson Kateshumbwa of Sheema municipality and Sheema south MP Elijah Dickens Mushemeza contributed two million shillings each towards the development of the Sacco.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kisoro—

Hundreds of Congolese refugees who returned to their homes in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province on Friday last week have started fleeing back to Uganda through Bunagana border in Kisoro District.

The refugees started leaving Uganda after being convinced by Congolese security authorities that peace had returned in Rutshuru Territory where they fled from following the March 28th, 2022 clashes between the M23 rebels and FARDC, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

During the attack, the rebels captured Tchanzu, Runyoni, and Ndiza in Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu province about three kilometers from the main Uganda-DRC border. Fighting also broke out around mid-day a day after in the hills of Murujinga, Rwanguba, and Mukiharo-Bunagana, also three kilometres to the Uganda-DRC border.

However, FARDC repealed the M23 rebels when they tried to raid Bunagana border after about three and a half hours of fighting.  Four M23 rebels and three FARDC soldiers died in Murujinga and Mukiharo-Bunagana. Ten rebels were captured alive, according to a security source in Rutshuru.

After the Congolese security authorities assured the refugees of their safety, M23 rebels issued a statement through their spokesperson, Willy Ngoma announcing a ceasefire to pave way for talks. However, on Sunday, the refugees started fleeing back to Kisoro district claiming that they had tipped on an impending attack by the rebels.

Daniel Kisamo, Settlement Commandant Department of Refugees in the office of the Prime Minister, says that they were surprised to see the Congolese who had crossed back to their country fleeing back to Uganda on Sunday evening citing the tense situation in Rutshuru.

He says that the refugees will this time around go to Nyakabande refugees transit centre instead of congesting Bungana town council like the case was last week. According to Kisamo, they had registered 2500 refugees at the transit center Nyakabande by mid-day on Monday. He says that there are currently 6163 refugees at the transit center.

Due to the high influx of refugees, the office of the prime minister and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), has been forced to re-use the transit centre at Nyakabande along the Kisoro-Kabale road that had been closed to pave way for the preparations for the construction of John Kale Memorial Institute.

Abel Bizimana, the Kisoro District LC 5 Chairperson, says that his office is partnering with police and other security agencies to make sure that the refugees who cross to Uganda through Bunagana are taken directly to the transit centre since the hygiene and sanitation town council is now at stake due to the huge influx last week.

Bahinein Mugisha, a Congolese refugee says that he and many others were forced to flee back to Uganda due to the high number of rebels in Rutshuru.

Mugisha says that the tension and insecurity worsen whenever the government troops decide to hunt the rebels prompting them to start killing the government troops and civilians.

Mahanji Bahitiridi and Fideli Bahati, both Congolese refugees say that they were forced to flee back to Uganda after being tipped off by government security officials and that the area is still insecure.

They claim that they were advised to vacate the area so that government troops get a chance of facing off with the rebels in a fight.Many more Congolese refugees were still crossing into Uganda by the time of filing this story.

Others were crossing to Uganda to pick up foodstuffs. Our reporter also saw a heavy deployment of heavily armed Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) and FARDC soldiers in the hills of Murujinga, Rwanguba and Mukiharo-Bunagana.

Police were also seen on standby in Bunagana town council waiting for the refugees crossing into Kisoro. Meantime, the European Commission Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection (ECHO) in conjunction with the Uganda Red Cross Society have donated non-food items to 400 Congolese refugee families for use at Nyakabande refugees transit Centre.

Primrose Natukunda, Uganda Red Cross Society Kisoro branch manager, says that the items include mosquito nets, plates, 20-liter jerry cans, mats, cups, saucepans, and Taupline, soap, hand washing facilities, blankets, hoes and spades among others. Natukunda says that the beneficiaries fled Congo without anything for use while in the transit centre.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Kanungu—

The war at Great Lakes Regional University between directors seem not to end now as Bishop Hamlet Kabushenga has been forced by police to kneel down as he tried to access Kirima Parents primary school.

Kirima parents’ primary School is one of schools which Kabushenga claims to have started during his time in parliament.

On 2nd April 2022 holding machetes, stones and sticks Kabushenga decided to put away with his respect and fight for his properties. However things didn’t go well as he found a team already waiting for him, he was forced to kneel down as side watchers inscribed film.

Bishop Hamlet Kabushenga claims that he started Great Lakes University in 2004 but was fraudently taken over by new directors Honest Natukwasa Wilkins and Eleanor Nyamishana who used to work at this university.

He accuses the new directors to be the agents of homosexuals in Kanungu and is wooing for the community to stand in there and stop homosexuality.

Natukwasa Honest Wilkins was university executive secretary while Eleanor Nyamishana was the university bursar.

Nyamishana worked with Kabushenga since 2004 and one would wonder why she could turn against her master.

Kabushenga says he wanted to cede from directorship of Great Lakes University to focus on developing Maya university little did he know that those whom he trusted would turn against him.

Recently the Archbishop of Uganda Dr. Steven Kazimba visited this university and there are some sources that this university is shifting its inclination from free Methodist to the church of Uganda.

Kabushenga was formally a reverend in church of Uganda but he is not in good terms with Kinkiizi diocese which seems to be in lime right to take this university as community institution.

Kabushenga protested the visit of Kazimba and has continued crying foil that he rather dies than losing the University that he started single handedly.

The directors of the university had applied for a court injunction against Dr. Hamlet Mbabazi Kabushenga to stop him from trespassing in the facility.

The ownership conflict between the Directors of Great Lakes Regional University and the founder Dr. Kabushenga prompted National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) to temporarily close the institution at Bushura in Kanungu District for a month with hope to iron out the differences.

The High Court presided over by Justice Karemani Johnson, December 8th 2021 instituted an immediate court injunction against Rev Dr. Mbabazi Hamlet Kabushenga, his wife Esther Kellen Kabushenga , all their servants and associates from trespassing and occupying the facility in the name of a university they resigned as directors.

It is alleged that Dr. Hamlet Kabushenga is wanted for international financial crimes ranging from corruption, obtaining money by false pretense and fraud.

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