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By Aggrey Twesigye
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In Mbarara—–

A first year student of diploma in civil engineering at Uganda Technical College Bushenyi has committed sucide after losing UGX. Two million shillings to football bet.
Muwonge Muzafaru 23 years a resident of Ruti, Mbarara city was doing his Industrial training from Mbarara city by the time of his death.

According to Francis Muheirwe the dean of students at Uganda Technical College Bushenyi, the deceased used his mother’s ugx.1million aquired from a financial institution as a loan meant for her sister’s school fees which he placed on some premier league games at Forte Bet in Ruti Town over the weekend , and fortunately he had placed his football bets rightly thus hit a jack pot of ugx.2million.

Muheirwe added that as a way of persuading the deceased , the betting company requested him (deceased) to place ugx.2million he had won earlier on some games in order to win an extra UGX. 100 million which he did.

He revealed that Muwonge committed sucide on Sunday night in Ruti after losing ugx.2million in a football bet.

The UTC Bushenyi student was found hanging in a garage on Monday in Ruti, Mbarara city.

Mr. Muheirwe said Ruti police swang into action and took the body to Mbarara regional referral hospital for a postmortem and the deceased was buried today at his ancestral home in Ruti Mbarara city.

He described the deceased as a student who was well behaved with no bad record.

Hillary Ainomugisha a close friend doing Civil engineering at Uganda Technical College Bushenyi said he was shocked by the tragic death of his colleague and described him as person who was down to Earth.

He said that Muwonge was a football fun who could do anything for sports.

By the time we filed this story police were yet to issue a comment on the incident.

By Ambrose Kweronda
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In Rukungiri—

Residents of Kebisoni Sub County in Rukungiri district have threatened to petition the Inspector General of Government over establishment of a Coffee Huller near Karuhembe Health Center III.

A coffee huller is a machine used to remove the husk which envelops the coffee seed and also cleans the seed.

The huller is located just 46meters from Karuhembe health center III in Mabanga Trading center.

On 30th August 2022 disgruntled residents petitioned the office of the Resident District commissioner Rukungiri expressing their dissatisfaction over the establishment of the plant near their health facility.

A letter seen by our reporter was copied to the Chairperson LCV, Chief Administrative Officer, District Health Officer, District Planner, District Health Inspector, and the Kebisoni Sub- County LC3 chairperson.

The residents accused the authorities of pocketing envelopes and allowing Arineitwe Sam a local investor to construct a Coffee Huller near the health facility which they claim is hazardous to their health, especially to pregnant mothers who seek maternity services at the facility.

Richard Tugaineyo, the LC I chairperson for Rugorogoro cell, Mabanga Parish, Kebisoni Sub- County noted that the environment is being destroyed by investors who connive with technocrats and political leaders to violate Environmental Laws, putting the lives of people at stake.

When contacted, the area LC3 chairperson Charles Kahanyi, denied receiving a petition from the concerned locals and added that as a local leader, he supports the establishment of the huller as it brings development to the area.

Asked about the health implications, Mr Kahanyi said that the sub-county Technical approved the construction plan.

The Kebisoni sub-county chief Arthur Muhanguzi said that he cannot talk about the matter and referred our reporter to the district technical staff.

However, Resident District Commissioner Steven Nsubuga Bewayo, when contacted confirmed receiving a letter from concerned locals and said that he dispatched a technical team from the district to do an assessment which reported to him that the Coffee Huller is in a good location which will not cause adverse health problems to patients who seek services at the Karuhembe health facility.

According to health experts, building a factory near a health center is harmful to the patients as it can retard the healing process though district planner Majanga Tom insists that the machine doesn’t affect the individuals and the environment according to the plan which was approved.
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