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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
www.mknewslink.com
In Bushenyi—-
Grade one magistrate’s court sitting in Bushenyi has today remanded Vicent Kagyezi on charges of murder and robbery.
Kagyezi accused of chopping into pieces one Bernard Byaruhanga of Kashekye cell, Bunyarigi ward, Central division Bushenyi Ishaka municipality western Uganda.
Prosecution told court that the accused committed the two offences on 22nd Sept.2022 at the home of the deceased.
Grade one magistrate her worship Jonad Tusasirwe never allowed the accused to enter into any plea because of the nature of his offences but remanded him to Nyamushekyera until 8th Nov. 2022.
She advised the accused to seek bail in the high court because it is his constitutional rights.

By Aggrey Twesigye
www.mknewslink.com
In Mbarara—

Moreen Katushabe, the Justice Forum-JEEMA candidate for the Mbarara University of Science and Technology-MUST guild presidential elections has petitioned the Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) election tribunal challenging the poll results of the guild elections.

The university electoral commission announced the National Unity Platform-NUP candidate Bill Clinton Nasasira as the winner of the last week’s election

He was followed Katushabe of JEEMA who garnered 785 votes NRM’s Martin Nuwabine came third with 495 votes while independents Kenneth Nuwaha came fourth with 444 votes, and Augustine Erima trailed the group with 292 votes.

The MUST Electoral Commission chairperson Hellenah Nagawa Luyinda declared Nasasira the 34th Guild President elect on Friday.

However, Katusahabe, claims that the polls were marred with electoral malpractice such as vote rigging, voter bribery, intimidation, and violence among other things.

In an interview with this www.mknewslink.com publication , Katushabe distanced herself from the election noting that the fake and fabricated results are an insult to the students, and they do not represent the will of students.

She said that Article 6 (D) of the students’ guild constitution accords a member the right and powers to express his/her feelings or opinions in any proper manner on matters affecting the guild and all its members.
Katushabe said that she has lined up a team of 7 lawyers to challenge the poll results and order fresh elections.

However, the MUST Electoral Commission Chairperson, Helena Nagawa Luyinda insisted that the election was free and fair noting that whoever was not satisfied with the results was free to Petition.

Nixon Kamukama the chairman Elections tribunal confirmed in writing to have received Katushabe’s petition and further revealed that the tribunal is set to review the petition today (Thursday).

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By Innocent Atuganyira
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In Masindi—

Police in Masindi district are hunting for a teacher at Masindi Miracle Center Church Primary School in Masindi Municipally, western region for allegedly defiling a 12-year old pupil.

The teacher has been identified as Paddy Kalinka who reportedy fled after defiling a primary six pupil whose name has been withheld.

It is alleged that Kalinka used to seduce young girls to have sex with him with the promise of awarding them good marks in his subjects.

The victim says that shortly after night preps a few days ago, Kalinka grabbed and forced her into a sexual act in the school compound.

On learning of the incident from a fellow parent, Brian Agaba, the father to the victim says he opened up a defilement case against Kalinka at Masindi Central Police Station.

The Masindi district Police Community Liaisons Officer Peter Mukasa confirmed the reports and asked the public to notify the police wherever they see Kalinka, so that he can answer the charges that have been preferred against him.

However when contacted for a comment, Pastor Robert Rwomushana Kibuuka, the director of the school could neither admit nor refute the accusations against his teacher saying he expelled the teacher from the school in the second-term due to drunkenness.

We could not get a comment from the said teacher as his known phone number was off at the time of publishing this story.
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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi—

As the ministry of education prepares to roll out Kiswahili as a compulsory subject from P1 to S. 4 beginning next year 2023, www.mknewslink.com managing editor interviewed Mzee Lawrence Baryaruha about the three Kiswahili books he has published.

WHO IS LAWRENCE BARYARUHA
He was born on 26th Sept.1947 at Katungu now Ishaka Division Bushenyi Ishaka municipality Western Uganda.
After completing O’level, he was admitted at a railway training school in Nairobi in 1968 where he completed his course in 1969.
He was posted to Mombasa at a railway station on probation from where he was transferred to Dare Salam and then Mbeya.
He completed his probation at Mbeya and became a confirmed staff of East African Railways.

HOW DID LOVE FOR KISWAHILI COME IN?
When he was in Tanzania at Dare Salam and Mbeya, he used to like sports and as they did sports, he kept learning from colleagues
When he was posted to Kampala to continue with his job of Uganda Railways, he had mastered Kiswahili and for one year, he would go to UBC the then only radio station in Uganda, be recorded and then teach Kiswahili.
He would go home and listen at the time of his program to criticize himself which helped him master Kiswahili the more.
In Obote II regime, he stopped working, came back home and decided to compile a book in Kiswahili.
He showed all he had written to the renowned singer and catholic icon Benedict Mubangizi (RIP) who greatly helped him to divide the content into three sets to have three books which he successfully published.

HOW DID KISWAHILI HELP MZEE BARYARUHA’S FAMILY TO SURVIVE 1979 TANZANIAN SOLDIERS
After ousting President Idd Amin Dada in 1979, most of soldiers from Tanzania remained in Uganda and when they would go to the villages to get food, locals would fail to understand them because of language barrier which forced them to shoot them.
However, when they approached Mzee Baryaruha’s area of Katunga, he interpreted for them which saved the whole area from the rough hands of Tanzanian soldiers and no one was killed in the area.

LOOKING FOR PUBLISHER
It became very hard to get someone to help him publish the three books; prof. Kabwegere took him to UNDP but he never succeeded.
Thanks to God, his daughter Juliet Baryaruha (Julie) got a job with Uganda Nile breweries and gave him 8 million shillings of that time and he published the three sets at once.
After the publication of the books he wanted to meet the president and he had made an appointment to meet him but leaders within greater Bushenyi sat on his appointment.

MZEE BARYARUHA AS SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER OF KISWAHILI
In 2003, Mzee Baryaruha was called by the head teacher and director of St. Mary’s voc. School Kyamuhanga Fr. Felix Tumuhaise to teach Kiswahili in O and A levels. By the time he left in 2009, the last student got credit four at O’level.

AS UGANDA ROLLS OUT KISWAHILI, HOW CAN IT BE MADE A SUCCESS
Adopting Tanzanian president Mwalimu Nyerere’s (RIP) approach of all the teachers learning in Kiswahili and teaching in Kiswahili.
Adult literacy programs in Tanzania were all conducted in Kiswahili
He hails prof. Emmanuel Mwesigwa Karoro and Mr. Kamuhanda for pioneering teaching of Kiswahili at National teachers college before spreading it to the country and entire continent.
Mzee Baryaruha can be contacted on his whatsapp on 0774021031 and 0701021031

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi—
The NRM chairman Bushenyi Ishaka municipality Muhammed Lukwago yesterday 5th Oct.2022 summoned the caucus to discuss matters concerning operations and services in the municipality.
The meeting was held at Bushenyi multipurpose hall and was attended by most the municipal councilors, division NRM chairpersons, the mayor Richard Byaruhanga and speaker Evarist Rwambuga.
The meeting discussed many issues concerning contracts in the municipality; how they are awarded and executed.
The mayor Richard Byaruhanga assured the meeting that no money from the municipality will be stolen since he is in charge and will ensure that the municipality is run peacefully.
Evarist Rwambuga the speaker of the municipality also called upon the NRM leaders to work hard , support them so that they may deliver in these five years.