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By Kweronda Ambrose
Rukungiri

Police in Rukungiri is hunting for assailants who allegedly murdered Eva Tukamuhabwa 50 a resident of Katungu village Kigaga ward Southern division Rukungiri municipality.

According to Elly Maate the Kigezi region police spokesman, unknown assailants broke into the deceased’s house, on Friday night tied her neck and hands and strangled her to death for unknown reasons.

In the morning of the 10/9/ 2022 at around 0930hrs, the closest neighbor and sister in law to the deceased one Adrine Gumisiriza noticed her door and window open,with out any sign of activity

On checking, her lifeless body was found in the bedroom near the bed tied with a piece of cloth.

Adrine informed her husband Bernard Gumisiriza who reported the matter to Rukungiri CPS.

The scene of crime was visited and documented by the DCID/O and team, the police sniffer dog was introduced to the scene of crime, and during the tracking, it led officers to a room in the boys quarters where one Birungi, a casual labourer hailing from Rugyeyo town council in Kanungu district working at the home of Bernard Gumisiriza, was residing.

Maate says Birungi had already fled the village to an unknown destination.

The body was conveyed to Rwakabengo health center III for Postmortem to ascertain the actual cause of the death.

Inquiries are underway.

By Kweronda Ambrose
KANUNGU

Police in Kanungu district is investigating circumstances under which a two-year-old boy died in a fire that gutted a shop in Kihiihi Town council
The Kigezi Police Spokesperson ASP Elly Maate identified the deceased as Asingura Lordwin 2, a resident of Rutwe cell Kihiihi town ward Kihihi Town council Kanungu district
Maate explains that on Friday at around 10:00AM, the mother of the deceased identified as Vanis Akankiza left her shop located in Rutwe cell Kihihi town ward and took her other child to hospital leaving the deceased asleep .
She also left a burning charcoal stove on the premises.
Maate says fire broke out and spread through the retail shop, razing it .
Neighbors braved the flames, pulled out the badly burnt boy, and rushed him to Kigezi hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police were notified, visited, the scene and together with community put out the fire. Some properties were saved from the blaze
Postmortem was done, pending inquiries.
Statements were registered at the KIHIHI Police station under file number CRB 146/2022.

Story by Byamukama Libino.
SHEEMA

The Sheema South County legislator Hon. Elijah Dickens Mushemeza has encouraged communities to learn how to forgive and forget in relation to work together for development.

Hon. Elijah was giving his speech today morning at the official opening of public toilets in Kitagata town council sheema district donated by National water and sewerage corporation (NWSC).

Legislator who was the chief guest honor, observed that at first there was pulling ropes between the Town council officials and the Kitagata hot springs Management on a location where the toilet was to be constructed.

He urged people to always stand in a position of appreciating development in their area not fighting them which at the same time can benefit many.

The Managing Director National Water and Sewerage corporation (NWSC) Sheema district Mr. Shine Bone confirmed to our reporter that the project was a one way of giving back to the community where it will help to promote general cleanliness in the area.

Mr. Shine Bone also said that they are constructing another fully stalled toilet around Kabwohe town Sheema district.

The toilet was officially handed over to the district officials led by the District Chairperson Jemimah Buhanda who in her words appreciated National Water and Sewerage corporation (NWSC) for thinking about giving back to the community a thing that will increase cooperation within the area.

Residents and the beneficiaries said that the Toilet will promote the hygiene at the hot spring and also cried to the government to forge ways of supporting the “KITAGATA HOT SPRING” which they at times say it attracts Tourists if well cared for.

By Byamukama Libino
RUKIGA

Police in Rukiga are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 32 year old Ayebare Angel a resident of Kyishongati cell Highland ward Muhanga town council Rukiga district.

Elly Maate the Kigezi region Police spokesman says the matter was reported by Ruhanga Asiimwe John Bosco 57 the head teacher of St Paul SS Bukinda, who stated that on 9/9/2022 at about 08:30AM the deceased trespassed into St Paul SS Bukinda in the girls Hostel.

He was sighted by some students,who made an alarm that attracted the attention of the headteacher who immediately rushed to Bukinda police station to make a report.

Ayebare now deceased, who was under the watch of some students and teachers, allegedly attempted to escape by jumping over the fence which attracted more students that pursued him, cornered him and assaulted him to near death.
A police team from Bukinda found him unconscious and evacuated him to Bukinda health centre III where he was pronounced dead moments later.

A team lead by the district CID officer D/asp Mbahimba William responded, scene was processed, postmortem done and no arrests were made.

A case of murder by mob has been registered at RUKIGA police station under the reference number CRB 412/2022.

By Byamukama Libino
KABALE

Authorities in Kabale Municipality have petitioned parliament to intervene and investigate or terminate Multiplex Construction Company Limited, a company contracted to upgrade three roads in Kabale municipality for failure to execute the project.

In May 2021, the company contracted tarmacking of 0.76 kilometers-Bwankosa road that connects Nyerere Avenue and Kabale shopping center commonly known as Ki-college, 0.34KM Bushekwire road that connects Kabale shopping center to Kabale main road in Central division and 2.49KM road that connects the Kabale Diocesan Headquarters to Katuna-Kabale-Mbarara High way, all valued 21.7 Billion shillings. The construction at Rushoroza road was abandoned and they are currently at Bwankosya road.

However, in a petition by the municipal authorities that was presented to the speaker by the Kabale municipality Member of parliament indicates that the Multiplex limited and Ditico international trade contracting joint venture secured an advance of 4.334 billion shillings to guarantee proper performance of the obligations and the contract date expired on 18th march 2022 yet to date, the contractor has executed 10 percent of value works of the contract.

Addressing apress conference on Friday at Capricon Hotel, the Kabale Municipality Member of Parliament Dr. Nicholas Thaddeus Kamara said that they want the government to intervene and investigate the conduct of business in this project before it’s too late and efforts be made to save the taxpayers money.

The Deputy Speaker of parliament Hon Thomas Tayebwa said that he has already written to the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development to investigate and report back within two weeks, in accordance with rule 30 (6) of the Rules of parliament of Uganda.

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By Byamukama Libino
KISORO

Security personnel in Kisoro district, led by the Kisoro Resident District Commissioner, Hajji Shafiq Sekandi are continuing to flash out Congolese Asylum seekers, who are illegally living among host communities along the borderline with Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

A concerted effort that was earlier this week, permitted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Minister of Security saw more than 18,000 Congolese who had encamped themselves in Kibaya, along the borderline with DRC removed by Security.

A large number of Congolese, consciously decided to make their way to the Nyakabande transit camp, some 12 Kms in-land into Kisoro district.

While others opted to head back home, via Mupaka border in Busanza Sub County towards Rutshuru, North Kivu.

Sekandi says, the operations are yielding positive results.

He however noted that some of the Congolese being intercepted in buildings are asking for more time because of the rent money they have already parted with.

Sekandi says, their requests cannot be acknowledged because they are illegally living in another country and are unwilling to follow the laws, including the internationally recognized refugee act.

According to the refugee act, no alien or foreigner fleeing a country of origin for political reasons must start 50 Kms to the border of the country they are fleeing from.

Congolese Asylum seekers, have for the last six months been living close to the DR. Congo border in Bunagana town council, Rukundo town council, Muramba, Nyarubuye and Busanza in hopes of returning home soon.

By Our reporter
KABALE

Kabale District Yesterday released this year’s District Primary Mock examination results, with education authorities, expressing concern over the continued unexplained absenteeism of head teachers, teachers
and learners and lack of lunch meals for learners, as some of the factors that continue to derail performance of learners.

According to the results released today by the education authorities, 24 candidates scored a division representing 0.6%, 422 scored a second division, representing 11.3%, 418 came in the third grade,
representing 11.2%, while 792 scored a fourth grade, representing 21%,while 1883 candidates representing 49.9%, were ungraded. 230 candidates did not sit their mock examinations.

Speaking during the release of the results at the district Rukiiko hall during the meeting with primary school head teachers, the Kabale District senior Inspector of schools, Wilberforce Nabaasa, noted that
1,657 candidates, representing 43.9% of 3,540, who sat for the examinations, passed this year’s Mock examinations, while 1,883 representing 49.9%, failed the examinations. The examinations were
done on 9th and 10th August 2022.

He added that Kitumba Sub County was the best performing sub county with 11 candidates in the first grade, while Butanda, Rubaya Ryakarimira T/C, Kahungye and Kibuga sub counties, did not register
any single candidate in the first division.

Nabaasa also highlighted inadequate supervision of the teaching and learning process, low curriculum coverage, lack of parents’ participation in the school programs and teachers’ inability to
prepare adequately for teaching as other factors leading to the poor performance.

Nabaasa recommends some of the remedies to improving on performance like the need to enact bye-laws aimed at fighting learner absenteeism and school dropouts, regular sensitization of parents on their roles and responsibilities towards children education should be a priority for all school stakeholders.
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