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Story by Byamukama Libino.
KABALE DISTRICT

The Kabale Municipality MP Hon Dr Nicholas Thaddeus Kamara together with the Rubanda District Woman MP Hon Prossy Akampurira Mbabazi have joined efforts to condemn early marriages in Kigezi sub region.

They revealed this on saturday in a 4 day annual Christ the king parish youth conference which was held at Kabale Municipal playground in Kabale municipality saying that early marriages have contributed to many challenges among the married couples.

Addressing the youths at Kabale Municipal playground, the Kabale Municipality MP Hon Dr Nichols Thaddeus Kamara condemned early marriages in Kigezi sub region saying that it puts a girl child at a risk of having stillbirth, delivery of deformed children and that it has also contributed to producing of many children in a family despite this economic crisis.

“Keeping at school prevents you from producing many children” Kamara urged the youths

He further reminded the youths about the presence of HIV/Aids. He added that HIV/Aids patients have faced stigmatization despite them taking their medicine

The Rubanda District Woman MP Hon Akampurira Mbabazi Prossy who doubles as the commissioner of parliament showed concern on youth harassing their parents in kigezi sub region.

She added that she has on several occasions received reports from parents about children harassing them.

Akampurira rooted for Discipline, respect, cleanliness among the youths if they are to be successful in this world saying that even if one is the best performer in class but without discipline he or she goes nowhere.

She showed concern on how most of the youths are no longer respecting the elderly.

By Ambrose Kweronda
RUBANDA DISTRICT

Police in Rubanda district are currently investigating circumstances under a 20 year old man committed suicide in an avocado tree in Nyakabungo village, Kashekye parish, Ruhija town council in the Rubanda district.

ASP Afande Elly Maate the Kigezi Region police spokesperson identified the deceased as Biryomumeisho Brian male aged 20years old,a mukiga by tribe, a peasant, a resident of Nyakabungo village, Kashekye parish, Ruhija town council in the Rubanda district.

ASP Maate confirmed that on the 18/01/2023, the deceased was accused of stealing a sheep from one Fukusabe in whose farm the deceased used to work . When his mother identified as Nshekanabo Christine aged 47years asked him about it, he denied the allegation and threatened to commit suicide.

Maate revealed that On 20/01/2023 at around 09:00am, he told his mother that he wants to go and work in Kanungu and she packed him some clothes. To her surprise, on the 21/01/2023 at 0600hrs she saw him hanging by a rope around his neck on an avocado tree next to their house.

Scene was visited by a team of police led by the DCIDO D/Asp Aine, Soco D/C Saturday Sebastian and a medical doctor who performed post mortem at the scene. Exhibits recovered from the scene and statements recorded from witnesses while Inquiries are still ongoing.

He added that investigationd have commence to ascertain the likely cause of the suicide by hanging as the case was registered at Rubanda Central Police Station under reference number CRB 025/2023

By Byamukama Libino.
KABALE DISTRICT

The Kabale District deputy RDC Ronald Bakaki has ordered the Kabale district Chief Administrative officer Mr Fled Keryesubura to make a report about kyabakonjo gravity flow scheme after finding out the project without proper documents.

Kyabakonjo gravity flow scheme is a project aimed at supplying clean tapped water to the community in Kafunjo parish and it is located in Male Male cell, Kafunjo parish, and Buhara Sub county Kabale district.

Speaking to our reporter in his office, the Kabale district deputy RDC Bakaki Ronald said that on Thursday 19th January the district Authorities had traveled to Buhara Sub County to handle over the project but it was a disgrace to them after climbing a hill of 2.5km only to find out no documents in regard to kyabakonjo gravity flow scheme

“I was just seeing people putting on yellow reflectors, I don’t know who they are, they didn’t have any identification, am handing over this site to which company, who is the contractor and what shows that these are the rightful contractors? “Bakaki added

The deputy RDC questioned the terms and conditions that were given to the Ghost contractors. He added that he didn’t see the bills of quantities (BOQs), cost of the project, and the contract agreement.

“I just heard that the project costs 45 million, where is the proof? Mr CAO, am really disappointed and am directing you to investigate this project and give a report” Bakaki added.

Bakaki questioned the intention of the Deputy CAO taking the district Authorities to Buhara and what they had wanted to hand over. Do you want the RDC to carry out the soil and give it out to the Ghost contractor? No, it’s all about documentation, it’s all about documentation “he repeated

A political leader who preferred anonymity told our reporter that the district engineer who had all the documents concerning the site handover had forgotten and traveled with them to Mbarara.

She added that they are soon having a meeting to harmonies the situation

However according to the Kabale district deputy RDC Bakaki Ronald, they (District Authorities) had traveled with the district engineer to handover the site who later disappeared along the way before reaching at the project site

By Aggrey Twesigye
IBANDA

Police in Ibanda is investigating circumstances under which unknown assailants beheaded a yet to be identified female adult before dumping her torso at Mile 58 along Ibanda-Kamwenge road.

According to ASP Samson kasasira the Rwizi region police spokesperson the decomposing body of the deceased was discovered by children who were collecting firewood on 20th,Jan,2023 at around 1900 hours in Rwebirago cell,Kashozi Parish, Ishongororo sub county, Ibanda district who later Informed authorities that alerted police.

Kasasira says polices’ homicide team,scene of crime officer and canine accessed the scene , documented it,and found out that the deceased was brutally murdered from somewhere and later dumped in the area a few days ago since the body was found in decomposing state ,beheaded with the head missing at the scene.

He adds that the body of the deceased was retrieved and taken to Ruhoko health centre IV mortuary pending postmortem as inquiries into the matter continue.

The Police spokesperson now calls on members of the public that might have a missing person to check with police to identify the deceased.