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By Sandra Tumwekwase
In Bushenyi

Bushenyi Ishaka municipal councilors on Tuesday morning squeezed the town clerk Selevestino Mukobi Byarufu to explain why the former treasurer was given his gratuity despite his failure to pay 80millions he has earlier embezzled.

The former treasurer Jackson Muhwezi Beyendeza was in 2021 convicted of stealing more than 100 million from municipal account after forging his bosses’ signatures.

He was ordered to repay the money but only paid 20million shillings and the balance is not yet seen.

The then town clerk submitted Muhwezi’s name to the district service commission to decide whether to fire him or save him. However, the district service commission instead retired him.

Now, speaking during a sitting, councilors wondered why Muhwezi was given his gratuity though the municipality still demands him.

In his defense Mukobi noted that the DPP is in charge of recovering that money from Muhwezi thus there is no way he could have held his(Muhwezi’s) gratuity.

The mayor Richard Byaruhanga suspects there was a foul play in the process of paying Muhwezi’s gratuity given the speed at which he was paid.

He advised councilors to write to the minister of local government Raphael Magyezi for action and a motion was moved to petition the minister concerning the matter.

class rooms of Mungara primary school

By Libino Byamukama
In Rubanda

Mungara primary school staff teachers sharing headmaster’s office as staffroom, library, store and clinic.

Teachers at Mungara primary school in Mungara parish Muko Sub County have raised a red flag on the poor and falling structures at the school.

Mungara primary school is a government aided and church of Uganda funded school which was established in1870 before it was taken over by the government after 10 years of existence and it has an enrollment of 189 pupils with 9 staff teachers.

A total of 6,354,200 was collected and on WhatsApp group and a total of shs 8,400,000 for the fundraising ceremony of the construction of the school which was held at the school premises was also collected.

Speaking to mknewslink reporter at the fundraising ceremony, the school headteacher Mrs Arinaitwe Jacenta said that primary four and five share the same room as a result of limited and uncompleted structures at school.

She added that worst of all the staff shares the headmaster’s office as the staffroom, library, store and clinic for the sick children who get sick and the doors and windows at the headmaster’s office are also in a worrying state.

Arinaitwe said that the school has no staff quarters and the two houses which they have are also in a very poor state for teachers who come from other districts to stay in saying that it puts them at risk of being robbed by the thugs.

She further showed raised a red flag on the school operating without permanent toilets saying the little semi-permanent at school noon has ever existed for a month.

Arinaitwe also said that the parents have also lost hopes in the school and the teachers who got appointments at school seek transfer within months because of the terrain with no water sources.

She added that the school had 8 students who sat for the 2022 primary leaving examinations. The first one scored a third grade and the rest failed totally.

She called upon the government’s intervention if they are to save the school.

By Libino Byamukama
In Kisoro

Residents of Nyundo Sub County, Kisoro district further petitioned the district health officer Dr. Steven Nsabiyumva to send a health worker to Rugarambiro Aid Post because patients are facing a difficult time walking long distances to Bukimbiri HC III.

Nyundo Sub County Chief Christine Ntakirutimana said people are suffering because the health post no longer has a health worker which forces many to walk long distances when they are sick.

Dr. Steven Nsabiyumva, the district health officer said the position of health assistant is being phased out by the Government adding that a more qualified staff will soon be posted to Rugarambiro aid post.

Nyundo Sub County District Councilor Bernadette Tumwikirize thanked the district for considering the need for a health worker at the aid post and urged communities to maintain good hygiene and sanitation.

By Ambrose Kweronda
In Rukiga

Police in Rukiga are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 35 years old Alex Ronald a Kenyan by nationality who has been staying in Kinyomozi cell Kibanda parish in Kamwezi sub county in Rukiga District.

It is alleged that the victim who was a herdsman of Enock Kamugisha, in the evening hours of 20/3/2023 at around 07:00, he took cows for grazing and at around 20:00hrs, brought them back and took them to the kraal and left for drinks at Kibanda trading centre.

According to the Kigezi regional police Spokes Person ASP Elly Maate, Enock Kamugisha who has been staying with the deceased waited for him but all in vain, until in the morning of yesterday 21/03/2023, when he was informed that his worker had been found dead in the Trading center.

Maate said that Kamugiha immediately reported to Kamwezi Police station, and Cps Rukiga was accordingly notified.

Maate told www.mknewslink.com reporter today that Police commanded by the DPC visited the scene, was documented and body taken to Kamwezi HC1V for postmortem which indicated that he died of a natural death.

The deceased body was buried at Kamwezi sub county cemetery since he had no known relatives around as efforts to trace for relatives are underway.