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By Innocent Atuganyira

MASINDI: The Masindi Grade One Magistrate Court has today remanded David Katugume a 28 year old gentleman to Masindi prison for biting off his customer’s ear over a debt of 200 shillings.

On 24th July 2022, Tugume who was a money collector at a theater hall in Kibaali trading center Miirya Sub county Masindi district allegedly bit-off David Muhumuza’s left ear after the two developed misunderstandings as Tugume was demanding David Shs.200/ for watching a movie.

Tugume immediately took-off into hiding, leaving David in severe bleeding before the people around mobilized means to rush him to Masindi-Kitara Medical Centre for treatment.

After 2 weeks of tracking, the area residents through their intelligence managed to arrest Tugume from a house where he was hiding before they handed him over to Masindi Central Police.

When contacted, the Albertine region Police Spokesperson Julius Hakiza, confirmed that the offender was charged with Grievous harm after he pleaded guilty of the offence.

Today, Tugume was fronted to Masindi Grade One Magistrate’s Court where Magistrate Selsa Biwaga remanded him to Masindi government Prison for 10 days.

He is set to return to court on 20th of August 2022 for further hearing of his case.

By Kweronda Ambrose
KISORO

The Gatete Parish Priest Fr. Emmanuel Safari has filed a filed a complaint at Kisoro central Police station after he was allegedly attacked by angry voters, while moving in his vehicle heading to Birara Hika in Bukimbiri County, Kisoro district.

Bukimbiri County today its next Member of Parliament in a by-election that saw NRM candidate Eddie Kwizera Wa Gahungu ejected from Parliament following a High Court order.

Rev. Fr. Safari, while addressing the media at Police says, he was driving in his vehicle, Toyota Harrier registration number UBJ 266G in the company of a two people, male and female heading to Birara Hika, at the request of the priest there.

Fr. Safari claims he was being tailed by a motorcycle carrying two people whom he overheard, yelling, “this is the notorious father who supports Asgario Turyagyenda instead of his the NRM candidate”, explained Fr. Safari

Asgario Turyagenda is an independent candidate in today’s election and a closely rated rival of NRM’s Eddie Kwizera Wa Gahungu.

According to Fr. Safari, with minutes of hearing those words, he had a loud blast behind his car, only to realize that his back windshield had been completely destroyed.

Fr. Safari says the two occupants in his vehicle recognized one of the people on the motorcycle as a Parish Chief in the area identified as Sunday Steven.

“I immediately drove my car to the Police and reported the case. I do not understand why they would do this to my car and these accusations about me supporting Asgario are unfounded”, Fr. Safari said

The two witnesses and passengers in Rev. Fr. Safari’s car confirmed the incident and identified the main perpetrator as Sunday Steven.

Kisoro Police declined to comment on the matter, saying investigations were still on-going.

Recent studies have shown that over 75% of the population in Bukimbiri subscribes to the Catholic faith.

As luck would have it, during a live phone with our reporter the accused, got an opportunity to speak about the incident claiming that Fr. Safari’s claims are all false.

According to Sunday Steven, he allegedly met Fr. Safari and the two occupants of the car distributing monies to people and at the time, his car was still in good condition.

“I saw him and the two other people giving voters 2000 Ugandan shillings each to vote for Asgario Turyagyenda. When I approached the car to confront them, the male occupant punched me in the face and they drove off”, Sunday explained

Cases of electoral violence, voter bribery and intimidation are allegedly being reported have at various polling stations across Bukimbiri County

By Innocent Atuganyira
BULIISA:

Police in Buliisa district has recovered the body of a suspected thief.

The deceased only identified as Bonje 26 years old was discovered this morning with a rope around his neck tied on a tree

The incident happened at Kamagongolo-Walukuba landing site in Butiaba Sub County Buliisa District.

Shedrack Kazini, the Chairperson LC1 Kamagongolo landing site, says the incident is suspected to have happened last night at around 10pm.

According to Kazini, the deceased was arrested and detained at Walukuba Police post over allegations of theft of household properties and was released after three days on police bond.

Resident who spoke to ugreports.com on condition of anonymity alleges that the deceased was a serial thief in their area.

We could not get a comment from the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson Julius Allan Hakiza.

By Sandra Tumwekwase
BUSHENYI

One person in Bushenyi is nursing injuries following a grenade explosion.

Abraham Ruhesi a resident of Kyamagambo cell Rutooma ward Rwentuha town council Bushenyi district was hit by the explosion as he cleared some bushes around his his bee hives.

Benson Barekye the area chairman lc1 said the incident left Ruhesi in critical condition h and he was rushed to the KIU hospital in Isahaka

Martial Tumusiime the greater Bushenyi region spokesperson confirmed the news adding that police rushed to the scene where they discovered 3 bullets and one unexploded grenade.

The police mouthpiece added that they are still guarding the place as they wait for a team from their sister agency UPDF to carry out further management.

By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
www.mknewslink.com
In Bushenyi—–

The five directors of a multi trillion Igara growers tea factory have been summoned by the Bushenyi OC CID Benon Kivengere on charges of mismanaging the factory funds.
The summon follows a complaint by farmers’ representatives; Ronald Kasapuri the former district councilor for Kyabugimbi in Makaru’s time and others.
Benon Kivengeri the OC/CID summoned them as individuals but the general manager wrote a letter on behalf of the board but Kivengere whose interest is not yet known; whether he wants money or wants to investigate and get to the problem that has stayed at Igara for many years demanded for a statement from evry individual director.
According to Ronald Rwankangi one of the directors, he came to police and thoroughly made his statement.
Speaking to www.mknewslink.com managing editor after writing the statement, Rwankagi said that he had thoroughly made his statement indicating that the board was planning to clear all the problems that dwindling the company.
One of the passionate farmers and shareholders at Igara growers tea factory Naboth Mbagirenta told www.mknewslink.com that Kivengere is joking with Igara which is owned by extremely powerful Ugandans including; Raphael Magyezi minister of local government , Maj, Gen. Kahinda Otafiire the minister of internal affairs, Prof. Tarasis Kabwegyere.
Mbagirenta told www.mknewslink.com that OC CID Kivengere yesterday demanded for an audit report but the factory refused to handle the report on grounds that the money that made that it is above the magistrate area thus it is above Kivengere’s investigative capacity.
Kivengere told www.mknewslink.com that he would reach the bottom of all the problems at Igara Growers tea factory but his capacity is highly doubted by this journalist.
www.mknewslink.com established that Kivengere is being used by his closest friend tycoon Hassan Basajjabalaba in preference of Global village tea factory and Buhweju tea factory all owned by the tycoon.