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By Our reporter
NTUNGAMO

Police in Ntungamo district are investigating the circumstances under which 4 members of the same family perished in an accident at Omunshenyi along Ntungamo -Kabale road
According to the Rwizi region police spokesman ASP Samson Kasasira, the accident that occurred yesterday 21/08/2022 at about 7:50PM involve motor vehicles registration number UBH711S a Mercedes Benz Actros whose driver is on the run and a Toyota Noah registration number UAY 833N white in color
Kasasira identified the deceased as Byamukama Opeda 44, teacher at Bukiinda Secondary School and one of the directors of Wisdom Secondary School located at Rwentobo Rwahi Town Council in Ntungamo district, who is a resident of Rwanyamutare cell Nyakanengo ward Muhanga town council Rukiga district.
He was driving the ill-fated Toyota Noah.
Other victims are Nabimanya Peninah 40 wife to Byamukama, Predice Nyakato 10 and Magiiga Ones Kiiza m 03 all from one family
Kasasira attributed the accident to Reckless driving on the part of the driver of the Mercedes Benz semi-trailer who left his lane and Crashed into the Toyota Noah whose driver had maintained his lane.
He explains that the driver of the semi-trailer who was heading to Ntungamo from Kabale crashed into the Noah that was from the opposite direction killing all the four occupants
The accident Scene was visited by No 67270 PC Okot Aldo JoJo and Pc Waiswa Baker all police officers attached to Rubaare police station.
Bodies conveyed to Doctor’s referral hospital in Rubaare T/Centre for Postmortem
•Police Forms 48A and B have been issued, a Statement from the person identifying the deceased recorded
Both Vehicles are parked at Rubaare police station pending IOV’s inspection.
Efforts to trace the driver of the semitrailer and to establish its ownership are ongoing

By Kweronda Ambrose Rukungiri
RUKUNGIRI
Police in Rukungiri is holding four suspects in connection with the death of a 70-year-old resident of Buhunga subcounty
Elly Maate the Kigezi region police spokesman has identified the suspects in custody as Blair Ahabyoona 19, Peter Twinamatsiko 24, Hillary Muramuzi 19 and Niwenyesiga Mukama 23 all of Buhunga sub county Rukungiri district.
Maate explains that on the 20/08/ 2022 at around 6:00PM, the deceased one Kibiiri Geoffrey a resident of Kibura village,Bwanda Parish, Buhunga subcounty Rukungiri district left his home heading to Canon bar located at an approximate distance of around 200 Meters from his home to drink alcohol.
At around 11:00PM of the same day, the he returned home drunk claiming that a group of unidentified people waylaid and assaulted him on hiw way back home.
On 21/08/ 2022 at around 07:00hrs, he became ill and was rushed to a clinic at Omukagando trading center where he died.
The incident was reported at Buhunga police station and a case of murder was recorded.
Maate says the secondary scene at his home was visited and documented by the DCID/O, and team, body was taken to Rwakabengo health center III for Postmortem to ascertain the actual cause of death,

By Kweronda Ambrose
KISORO

Psalms Food industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kisoro District Potato Growers Cooperative Union Limited to grow and Supply 35 metric tons of potatoes per month, for the next two years.

The Chief Executive Officer of Psalms Food Industries Dennis Ngabirano confirmed the development.

The two year, renewable agreement, between Psalms Food Industries and Kisoro District Potato Growers Cooperative Union was formalized back in February, 2022.

Ngabirano, a former Primary School teacher turned vendor, turned billionaire and resident of Rubanda district says, he can testify to the quality and taste of potatoes from Kisoro district, which he describes as second to none in the entire country.

According to the agreement, all potato farmers under the Union, will be required to plant Taurus seed, an improved Dutch Variety good for crisps.

The farmers will collectively sell to the Union, which in turn will sell a total of 35 metric tons of potatoes to the Crisp processing factory in Wakiso every month at a selling price of 1,300 Kgs

Ngabirano says potato farmers who have always fallen victim to lack of adequate markets, poor quality seed and middle men who often prey on farmers’ desperation to sell due to economic constraints.

Kisoro District Potato Growers Cooperative Union Chairperson Fidel Kamari says the potato farmers have all undergone training on leadership, Governance and more trainings still underway.

According to Kamari, an order of 16,000 kgs of Taurus seed have been placed at Namakwaland Farms in Masaka which will be sold to the farmers to plant.

Kamari advised the farmers to abandon rudimentary ways of farming and embrace new agronomic practices. He further tasked them to start selling potatoes in Kgs as a way of tracking level of input in terms of investment.

Principal Technician with NARO KAZARDI Innocent Uzatunga says the Kisoro District Potato Growers Union has been seeking basic training on usage of foundation seed as well as other modalities to prepare them for the next part of their development.

Close to 12,000 potato seed of Taurus variety was given to the Union to plant for multiplication and the farmers reported back that the yield was high quality, fast maturing and good for business.