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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara—

Police and the sister organs are hunting for 8 people for allegedly vandalizing UMEME wires and other infrastructure.

The 8 were accompanying John Atwine who was on on Sunday, 3rd April 2022 at around 3am shot in Nyantungo village Rushozi parish Rubaya Sub County, Mbarara district.

This group, believed to be part of the big syndicate that vandalize & steal from Busia and other areas, was intercepted on a police roadblock following a call from the residents who heard & saw these malefactors with a truck Reg. No. UBK 830 J – now parked at Bwizibwera police station.

Atwine who is now nursing wounds at Mbarara regional referral hospital under police watch is currently a resident of Wakimese cell in Kyengera town council Wakiso district, but hails from Isingiro District.

According to Thomas Tondo the UMEME Operations Manager Mbarara, the wires including 700 meters of 50 mm conductor and 400 meters of 100 mm2 conductor worth ugx90M were serving close to 1 km to Rushozi Rubaya Industrial hub, which is due to be commissioned by President Museveni.

“This is economic sabotage, but we are excited that this operation has yielded some results. The information we have indicate that these materials are bought by scrap dealers, metal hangers dealers or manufacturers, contractors building new power lines and others supporting this, but our security department continues to investigate,” he noted .

The manager added that the electricity network belongs to the citizens of this country thus asked all Ugandans to play a vital role, be responsible, take the initiative, be vigilant and protect these assets.

Currently, Rubaya is a leading hotspot followed by Bukiro in Mbarara district and Nyakayonjo in the city.

Across western Uganda, Mbarara, Kasese, Isingiro, Kiruhura and other hotspots are registering high cases, with vandalism of electricity infrastructure in the region now at alarming levels.

In 12 months, vandals have stolen over 133 km of cable across the region causing unprecedented disruption of electricity supply, and theft now stands at 72% followed by East and Northern Uganda.

In 2021 alone, the sector lost over Ugx 26 billion in stolen copper wires, vandalized transformers, poles and others.

Investigations, operations and other interventions to eliminate vandalism continue.

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By Onesmus Ndyanabo

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In Sheema—-

Sheema North area MP Naome Kibaju has asked people of Sheema to spare her the age complaints and allow her work for them.

“I hear people say am Mukade. Yes am Mukade but with work,” Kibaju said.

Kibaju said she still has the potential to serve her people even after 2026 regardless of her old age.

Kibaju said all these yesterday while handing over a 5000 liter tank to Kabutsye Bataka Primary School.

This is not the first time Kibaju has voiced out such a statement; during the commissioning of Kigarama seed school, Kibaju was heard stating the same in her speech.

Kibaju also promised to help the school purchase its 32 hectares land, buy mattresses for nursery section and also supported teachers with 400,000 shillings in their saving box.

The school Head teacher told people that in the next coming elections when any man comes looking for votes, their eyes should only remain on Kibaju.

She thanked her for the great support she has rendered to her school.

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By Onesmus Ndyanabo

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In Sheema—

Police in Sheema are holding a 39 year old man for defiling his 8 year old biological child.

Amuson Mushabe of Ryakasinga Shuuku town council, Sheema district was arrested by police from Shuuku on allegations of defiling his daughter and was later transferred to Sheema Central Police Station.

It is alleged that Mushabe picked his daughter from her bed room at night around 2Am on Tuesday, took her to his bed room and raped using her.

The incident happened when the mother of the child had gone to take care of her friend who had gone to give birth in hospital.

According to the victim’s brother, when he heard his sister crying, he rushed and called neighbors but unfortunately they found the father had escaped.

Namara who is a wife to Mushabe told www.mknewslink.com reporter that she rushed home in the morning after receiving the news and took the child to the hospital where it was confirmed that the daughter was indeed defiled.

www.mknewslink.com talked to the 8 year old child and she prayed that her father be imprisoned for 40 years.

Shuuku police station OC ASP Ronald Ouma confirmed the arrest and condemned the act.

He thanked the community for being cooperative and helping police to have the man arrested.

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