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By Innocent Atuganyira
In Kiryandongo…

Three occupants of a Mercedes SINO trailer, registration number UAT 113F, are feared dead after the vehicle they were traveling in lost control and plunged into the Nile.

The incident happened today afternoon at Karuma Bridge in Kiryandongo district.

According to eyewitnesses, the trailer coming from Elegu was over speeding for a distance close to the bridge before the driver lost control and rammed into the high-speed river.

There is no trace of a trailer that can be seen at the scene; however, bottles of beer are seen broken and scattered all over the point of the ram.

It is suspected that the over speeding driver was drunk, leading to the accident.

Eyewitnesses say that the trailer had three passengers: two males, including the driver, and one female.
This is a developing story.

Milton Betungura deputy mayor who represented the Mayor breaking the ground for General ward Construction at Bushenyi HC IV

Bushenyi HC IV construction of a General ward has been officially commenced and to be executed with effective from today 20th June 2023.

Bushenyi district mayor who was represented by his deputy Betungura Milton has handed the construction plan of the General ward building to the National Enterprise Co-operation (NEC) contractor in a contract of 4months period.

Milton revealed that for the first phase the building will be from the ground to beam level according to 299million funds released by the Ministry of Health to Bushenyi HC IV.

But the whole project will incur a total of 970million for the General ward building to be fully completed.

Deputy mayor Milton handing over the contract and
General ward building plan to the NEC contractor

However, he expressed a concern of leaders need to lobby for more resources and develop Bushenyi HC IV to a hospital level.

Namanya vian in-charge Bushenyi HC IV, noted that as a health facility feel so glad to see the government working to put up a General building that will constitute maternity ward, general treatment ward and childrens ward.

Dr.Vian says that the General ward going to be constructed will secure more health services near to the people and reduce costs in referral of patients to Kitagata being the nearest government hospital.

He added that in their quest to a Hospital level, having a such building and with more services can boost chances to attain their ambition to become a government hospital.

Contractor NEC has honored the contract given to them by the Ministry of Health and pledged to take it serious and produce a purely good quality of work.

By Aggrey Twesigye
In Mbarara

Police in mbarara is holding three students of St. Evelyn Health Training Institute for allegedly killing their fellow.

The police on Monday 19th June 2023 said they had arrested three students of St. Evelyn Health Training Institute in Kakiika, Mbarara City North division in Connection to the murder of their fellow student.

Rwizi Regional police spokesperson, SP Samson Kasasira confirmed the arrest of the trio, although he couldn’t reveal the names of the culprits as it could jeopardize police Investigations.

He said police believed the three might have had a hand in the death of Godwin Abaho,22 a resident of Rwempogo, in Bubaare Sub county, Mbarara district.

The lifeless body of Abaho was found by locals in a playground in Kakiika, Mbarara city North division on Monday morning.

Privah Nayesiga the principal St. Evelyn Health Training Institute told www.mknewslink.com that the deceased had reportedly came to do exams following his suspension from the institute over indiscipline issues.

By press time, police had conveyed the body of the deceased to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital mortuary for a postmortem report.