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By Muhwezi Wilber K
Rwampara

The Rwampara District Chief administrative officer Steven Rubeihayo and the District Production Officer Athanasious Gumisiriza who were recently arrested over missing parish development Model( PDM) funds were yesterday (Wednesday) released on Police Bond
The duo was ordered to refund the missing money within 7 days or face court

The RDC Rwampara district Jane Asiimwe Muhindo says they signed a document accepting to pay the money
The two were arrested on Monday on the orders of Rwampara Resident District Commissioner for allegedly embezzling Parish development model funds.
The two were dragged to Nyeihanga Police station

Their arrest came after a PDM meeting convened at Rwampara District Headquarters in Kinoni by the RDC Jane Asiimwe Muhindo

By Sandra Tumwekwase
BUSHENYI

High court in Bushenyi is hearing a case in which an Anglican reverend is accused of impregnating a 17-year-old girl and procuring abortion.

It is alleged that, Rev.Gordon Muhwezi a former priest at Nyarutuntu church of Uganda in West Ankole diocese in the September 2021 helped a girl he had impregnanted to abort a five months old pregnancy.

One of the court witnesses, Eliazali Butaze an uncle to the victim told court that his daughter disappeared in September last year only to get a tip off that she was last seen with the priest.

The tearful old Butaze narrated that he alongside the grandfather of the victim Yoram Kabusende informed church leaders who lured reverend to their home where he later brought the girl whom he had hidden in Kiyanga Mitooma at the home of his aunt.

Court led by Justice Joyce Kavuma heard the priest was immediately arrested and taken to Mitooma police.

According to one detective ASP Tuhairwe attached to Mitooma , she ordered her colleague to take the victim to the accused’s aunt’s home to pick her belongings but while still on the way, the victim miscarried a 5 months old baby boy after which she confessed that the reverand had given her some abortion pills.

ASP Tuhairwe told court that while interviewing the accused at police, he confessed to the act but blamed it on the devil.

Justice Kavuma adjourned his case to 20th.Sept. 2022

By Tumwekwase Sandra
BUSHENYI

Police in Bushenyi are hunting for two unknown assailants who attacked a 28-year-old business woman and burnt her with liquid suspected to be acid.

The incident happened yesterday at around 2:35pm, according to greater Bushenyi police spokesperson SP Martial Tumusiime who also identified the victim as Bride Julian.

It’s alleged that an unknown female adult assailant who had vailed her face arrived on boda boda which parked in front of the victim’s shop.

SP Tumusiime narrated that the female assailant entered the shop holding a polythene bag that had a container and as soon as she entered, she splashed the contents of the container on the victim who was seated.

The suspect immediately jumped on the waiting boda Boda that sped off direction of Bushenyi -Sheema high way, .

The police PRO says that they recovered a green jug containing a black liquid substance.

However, CCTV cameras near the crime scene could not capture any footage since the network of the nearby camera was not stable.

No arrest has been made but inquiries are ongoing under Bushenyi CRB738/2022.