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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
In Bushenyi

Investors from Europe, South Africa, America and DR congo visited presidential initiative on banana industrial development in Nyaruzinga Bushenyi with an intention of buying banana flour from the factory to their countries soon.

According to the director general PIBID/BIRDC Rev. prof. Florence Muranga while talking www.mknewslink.com managing editor that the investors were impressed by the high level and well-built factory, That produces quality banana flour and Tooke products.

The investors also applauded Rev. Prof. Muranga for the research about bananas which resulted into processing bananas into products like banana flour, Biscuits, Bread and others.

Products produced by Tooke like Bread, Biscuits are a hot cake on the Ugandan market.

The investors were also impressed by the banana cooperative model whereby farmers sell their banana to PIBID through their cooperative. PIBID has more than 60 cooperatives in the region.

The investors came as Uganda celebrated 1 year of presidential advisory committee on export and industrial development (PACEID).

The investors were flown in Bushenyi with a helicopter to Bushenyi playground which incited the residents of the 13-year-old municipality.

The PACEDI 1st universally brought in the country many investors in products like Meat, Tea, Coffee, Bananas among others.

By Ambrose Kweronda
In Rukiga

The Police in Rubanda district have arrested 3 women in connection with alleged murder of a 36-year-old man identified as Agaba Kakambwe, a resident of Rwamahano village in Ikumiro Parish, Muko sub county in Rubanda district.

Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman ASP Elly Maate identified the suspects as Twikiirize Jeninah, Hope Tumuramye and Norah Kyabazage all residents of the same above address.

Maate told journalists that it is alleged that Twikirize Jeninah, the wife to the deceased went to Mukajagi Trading Center in Rwamahano village, found the husband in Byamugisha Patrick’s bar seated with Rebecca whom she suspected to be in love affairs with and they started quarrelling.

The Mother in-law and Sister-in-law to the deceased joined and a fight started.

Its however reported that during the scuffle, the deceased decided to run home to pick a panga but before reaching home, he fell down and died.

Maate told our reporter that Police was informed, scene was visited and processed, postmortem examination was done and the suspects arrested to help in investigations.

The case of murder was registered at Rubanda Central Police Station under reference number CRB 119/2023

By Sandra Tumwekwase
In Buhweju

Police in Buhweju have arrested one of their own in connection to shooting three innocent civilians.

The suspect has been identified by police as No.30204 CPL Mutabaruki Crescent 54-year-old, a police Officer attached to Kiisa Police Post as OC Post and resident of Katefunza ‘B’ Village, Kabegaramire Parish, Nyakishana S/C in Buhweju District.

According to greater Bushenyi police PRO Martial Tumusiime, the suspect went into a scuffle with Mucunguzi Pauson, Kebirungi Olivias, and Nuwagaba Edson while at a bar which prompted him to discharge two bullets.

Tumusiime told our reporter that in the process Mucunguzi’s hand was shattered by the bullet, Kebirungi Olivias was injured on the thigh, and Nuwagaba Edson was allegedly shot in the arm.

He revealed that the three were rushed to Ishaka Adventist Hospital for medical treatment while the suspect and his gun at Buhweju central police station as inquiries continue.