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By Ambrose Kweronda
KISORO DISTRICT

State Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees Esther Davina Anyakun might have been misled, regarding funds meant for the restoration of public infrastructure affected by Refugees in Kisoro district, investigations have revealed.

The state minister, who also doubles as the Nakapiripirit Woman Member of Parliament, while in Kisoro district earlier this month, implied that the district leadership received a total of 85 million shillings meant for the rehabilitation of all infrastructure that was broken down by Congolese asylum seekers.
According to Hon. Anyakun, the district received the money and needs to account to the people of Kisoro.
“The office of the Prime Minister, during the 28th of March 2022 influx got 85 million shillings to make sure we take care of rehabilitation of all the infrastructure that was broken down. We are talking about classrooms, pit latrines, market structures, benches, desks that were lit fire by the refugees to keep warm. We gave the money to the district; the district has to account to the people of Kisoro“, Anyakun stressed

The Minister’s comments that day, shocked district leadership present, with many claiming not to know anything about ‘OPM funds’ sent to the district.

Most shocked of all was Minister Anyakun, who had hoped to find Kisoro district LCV chairperson Abel Bizimana, only to discover he was out of the district attending a key stakeholders meeting.

Bizimana’s decision to criticize a government policy of closing the Nyakabande Holding Camp rubbed Hon. Anyakun and the entire Refugee Ministry the wrong way.

Bizimana continues to be adamant, saying he will not apologize to the Refugee Ministry nor to the Minister herself, despite pleas of leniency, made on his behalf by the district Speaker Amos Hakizimana.
Bizimana’s stance and growing ambition to one day become a Member of Parliament for Bufumbira East Constituency has since won some adoration from his electorate.

Kisoro district Vice chairperson Alex Ndayambaje while speaking today morning with our reporter says, despite the district chairperson’s absence on that very day, the Minister was misinformed about the whereabouts of the OPM funds.

According to Ndayambaje, the district did not receive any money from OPM, in fact, the entire process of choosing a contractor was done and completely by the Office of the Prime Minister

By Aggrey Twesigye
RWAMPARA DISTRICT

Police in Rwampara District are investigating circumstances under which a 75-year-old Jadress Kansiime a peasant and a resident of Kashuro cell, Bujaaga Ward , Buteraniro Nyeihanga Town council , Rwampara district was on Wednesday night mob Lynched by angry residents who were revenging after her son Frank Mutatina 42- together with other accomplices attacked and injured one of the residents identified as David Mpeirwe 51 on Wednesday night.

SP Steven Kamar the Rwampara District Police Commander confirmed the gruesome incident noting and that the fracas started when Mutatina together with other yet to be identified accomplices waylaid Mpeirwe David a businessman in the area cut him severally on the forehead before leaving him struggling for life.

SP Kamar says locals who were attracted to the scene by an alarm identified the victim(Mpeirwe) who mentioned the name of Mutatina as they rushed him to Mbarara regional referral hospital where he is nursing woods

In retaliation,DPC Kamar adds that angry residents attacked the home of Mutatina’s mother, destroying her banana plantation, and killed her before setting her house ablaze.

The DPC further states that Police received a call from one the residents identified as a one Asaph-66- around 11:00Pm who briefed the cops that on the 23rd.Nov.2022 at around 11:00Pm a female juvenile who is 9-year-old granddaughter to the deceased was in the house sleeping with her grandmother when the house was rocked by stones being thrown by a crowd of boda boda cyclicts.

He says after receiving the information, Police from Kinoni Police Station Swung into action and cordoned off the scene and examined the body.

SP Kamar adds that police findings have it that the mob which caused murder,arson and malicious damage were following a previous incident in which Mutatina stole valuables in the area.

SP Kamar says police has launched a hunt for Mutatina who is needed on charges of attemped murder .He cautions people to desist from mob justice

By Libino Byamukama
KISORO

A total of 84,950,000 Ugandan shillings from the Office of the Prime Minister has been used to restore 10 schools in Kisoro district that were affected by Congolese refugees.

A recent visit by Minister of Refugees Esther Anyakun Davina implied that the district did not account for the money sent by the Government to assist the affected schools after the 28th March influx of Congolese into Kisoro.

The district engineer James Karamira says the money was never sent to the district accounts but went straight to the account of the contractor after he completed his work.
Director of M/S Forward Investment that handled the project confirmed that the work was done well and said the district should not be blamed for misusing funds.

A total of 10 schools benefited from the project including Kanyampiriko Primary School, Muramba Seed Secondary School, Gisozi SDA Primary School, Gihuranda Primary School, Bunagana Pride Pre and Primary School, St. Joseph’s Gatabo Primary School, St. Paul’s Giharo Primary School, Bunagana Primary School, Teddy Bears Primary School, Gapfurizo Primary School.