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By Innocent Atuganyira

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In Kikuube—-

Police at Nyairongo police post are holding a 30-year-old woman for allegedly throwing her baby at a garbage site.

The suspect has been identified as Stella Uwimana, a resident of Rwembaho village in Kabwoya sub-County, Kikuube district.

According to Desire Nkuruzinza the chairperson of Nyairongo village, the eight month old baby was found in a garbage site by the residents.

He added that after recovering the baby, the residents trailed the suspect and arrested her from Kyarushesha as she tried to escape.

Nkuruzinza said that after the arrest, the suspect confessed that she decided to dump the baby after the man who impregnated her refused to support her with her baby.

The suspect is currently detained at Nyairongo police post waiting to be transferred to Kikuube police station.

However, Nkuruzinza condemned the act and blamed it on increasing acts of domestic violence.

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By Innocent Atuganyira

In Masindi—

Police in Masindi district are investigating circumstances under which a journalist was shot dead in the morning of Wednesday..

The deceased has been identified as Gerald Aseeraa news anchor attached to Kings Broadcasting Services {Kings FM 93.6}

Preliminary investigations indicate Gerald Aseera, was shot in the chest at around 12am by a private security guard at a soda depot in Masindi town.

“Aseera was shot dead last night by a private security guard. He was just moving in town and the guard suspected him of being a thief. He shot him in the chest,” a colleague who preferred anonymity told www.mknewslink.com

The journalist died moments after being rushed to Masindi General Hospital.

According to Rashida Tooti, an eyewitness at the hospital, the deceased was dumped near the children’s ward by unknown people at around 1am, and they suspected him to be a thief.

ASP Julius Allan Hakiza the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson told www.mknewslink.com that the suspect Ekou Simon 38, security guard working with Blue Whale Security Company Ltd and attached to Coca Cola depot Masindi branch is already in their custody to help in investigation.

His body is still at the hospital mortuary as police investigate the shooting.

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By Ambrose Kweronda

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In Rukungiri—

Police in Rukungiri are investigating circumstances under which unidentified body of a male juvenile was buried in the banana plantation of Justice Andrew Basheija.

Elly Maate the Kigezi regional police spokesperson told journalists that police recovered an unidentified body of a male juvenile of around 03 to 04 years whose body parts had been eaten by dogs including the right arm nose, mouth and fore face

The body was first seen by Gerald Ahebwa 33 years a casual laborer at the home of Justice Basheija at Kirehe village Kitimba Parish Nyakagyeme sub county Rukungiri district when he had gone to sell a bogoya to one Kakama Junior.

The plantation under Ahebwa’s control is located along Nyaburondo primary school – Katobo Junction Muram road.

According to Ahebwa, they were moving around the plantation in search of ready bananas when they smelt something unpleasant.

“We turned their attention to finding out what the creature was and at an approximated distance of around 04 Meters from the road, we discovered a half buried human being,” Ahebwa said in his police statement.

Police say the scene of crime was visited and documented by the DCID/O and team.

The case of suspected murder was registered at Rukungiri Central Police station under reference number CRB: 459/22.

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By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara—

Leaders in Mbarara city are questioning the manner in which Raphael Magyezi the minister of Local Government has handled the verification process of Mbarara Central market vendors.

Addressing councilors yesterday (Tuesday) during a council meeting held at Mbarara city council hall, Bonny Tashobya Karusya the speaker Mbarara said minister Magyezi has not consulted Mbarara city council for any decision forgetting that Mbarara city council is the land lord of the market.

“We are stakeholders of Mbarara city there is nothing that should be done without seeking for our opinion,” Tashobya explained.

Tashobya also lashed at Mbarara Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Lt. Col. James Mwesigye whom they used to sit with, in meetings concerning allocation of stalls in the newly constructed Mbarara Central market but later decided to chair meetings with minister Magyezi in absence of city leadership.

Robert Mwesigwa Rukari the legislator Mbarara city north told councilors that as area members of parliament they have also been left out concerning the matters of Mbarara Central market.

He wondered how a minister who is always in Kampala neglects the city leadership and resorts to directives on who should be allocated a stall in the newly constructed Mbarara Central market.

“I grew up in Mbarara ,studied from Mbarara Schools and I have moral authority to tell you who was a member in the then Mbarara Central Market, it’s irregular for someone to give orders on who should be allocated a stall in the newly constructed market and that is why we are seeing all these contradictions,” “MP Rukari explained.

However, in his submission the Deputy Mbarara city south Resident City Commissioner Moses Aruho said the minister dismantled the verification process of Mbarara Central market vendors after sensing chaos in the due process.

He added that Mbarara Central market vendors stormed office of Mbarara city Resident City Commissioner complaining of how lists of vendors had some names missing.

“We were requested by the minister of local government to verify and do investigations of the lists which we did and submitted the names of the lists to the minister,” Aruho explained.

In April this year the minister of local government Raphael Magyezi while in Mbarara city interdicted Mbarara city commercial officer James Agaba and his deputy Mutahi Donati for allegedly soliciting bribes from Mbarara Central market vendors before they could be allocated stalls in the newly constructed Mbarara Central market.

The same minister dismantled the operations of a committee chaired by the former Mbarara Central market chairperson Muhammad Nyombi  that was constituted to allocate stalls in Mbarara Central market  and directed the office of Mbarara  Resident city commissioner to monitor the fresh registration of Mbarara Central market vendors by the interim leadership of the market.

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