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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
In Greater Bushenyi

Greater Bushenyi leaders under their company (Turihamwe 2021 conservation ltd) that was started with a major aim of recovering 16.5 billion from the world bank and government of Uganda today 29th April 2023 fired its chairman Mr. Emma Musiime Kyamutetera on allegations of stealing 47 million.

According to reports from the members at the meeting held at Rendezvous hotel in Ibare sub county Bushenyi district, the fired chairman Emma Musiime Kyamutetera withdrew 40 million plus 7 million from Finance Trust bank Ishaka branch account.

The affected families are 700 from Mitooma, Bushenyi and Sheema districts. These families neighbor the swamps where water is collected in one stream in Kitagata and this where National water and Sewerage co-operation got water for the project that was completed in 2018.

Chairmen LC III’s of the 6 local governments of Kitagata, Ibare, Katenga, Nkanga, Kizinda and Ishaka division all in Bushenyi, Sheema and Mitooma districts attended the meeting and where made advisors to a new committee.

Mr. Richard Kyawe was elected interim chairman and Posiano Bagwa among others was elected chief advisor to help on technical issues between world bank, Uganda government and NWSC.

The 16.5 billion compensation 13 billion from the government of Uganda and 3.5 billion from the world bank which was as a result as of National Water and sewerage co-operation of kitaga water project that was completed around 2018 and severs the districts of Sheema and Bushenyi.

Emma Musiima Kyamutetera who was booted from chairmanship in absentia told www.mknewslink.com on phone that Turihamwe 2021 conservation is a registered company and what was done today to fire him was null and void therefore he is not concerned on what was done today, that was a theater action and he will just keep quite.

He denied to have stolen any money from the association/company and noted that he was doing pro bono work for his neighbors.

He admitted that the account at Finance Trust bank was closed but he said that it was none of his business.

He added that no one can come to someone’s company and appoints chairman board of directors, managing director and staff therefore what was done at Rendezvous hotel was extremely illegal.

By Byamukama Libino
In Kabale

Kabale Municipality Member of Parliament Dr. Nicholas Thaddeus Kamara has donated an Ultra Sound Scan to the Muslim founded Kirigime Health Centre III in Kirigime ward, Southern Division.

This is the second time Dr. Kamara is donating an Ultrasound Scan to a health facility in his constituency. The first was donated to Kamukira HC. IV in October 2021, a few months after his election to Parliament.

According to the FDC leaning Legislator, the Ultrasound Scans are valued at Ugx shs 12 million, and up to 4-5m is spent on training midwives to operate the equipment, bringing the total expenditure to about Ugx Shs. 20 million.

While speaking during the ceremony to handover his donation at Kirigime Health Centre III, Dr. Kamara explained that he developed the idea to buy the Ultra Sound Scans after he found out that expectant mothers from Kabale Municipality were paying shs. 20,000 to get services from private clinics.

He said the main purpose of the ultrasound scan is to help the midwives determine the status of the unborn baby and make a decision to either admit them or give them referral to bigger health facilities, and thus avoid death of mothers while giving birth.

Kamara also noted that the digital machine is faster and more accurate than the stethoscope which has been the only available tool to use in detecting abnormalities in pregnancies.

The Kirigime Health Centre III in Charge Dr. Hussein Ssemakula said that the facility had been without an Ultrasound Scan since 1996 when it was opened for operation.

He explained that they would make a lot of referrals for women seeking the scan services.

The Kabale Muslim District Kadhi Sheikh Kabu Lule thanked Dr. Kamara for fulfilling the promise he made on 15th January, 2023 during the inauguration of the Muslim leaders.