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By Ambrose Kweronda

in Kabale Municipality—-

Senior four candidates across the Kigezi region in southwestern Uganda have received a crucial piece of advice: steer clear of any involvement in examination malpractice.

A total of 364,421 students have been registered to sit for the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams, which are scheduled to commence on Friday, October 13, 2023, following the briefing of UCE candidates.

counsel Atweibembere Wilbrod Rwamunahe, an aspiring Chairperson of LCV Kabale District, delivered a stern message aimed at candidates who have been deceived by unscrupulous teachers claiming to have access to the final exam papers. Such deceit often results in students failing their exams.

Rwamunahe voiced his concerns during a live broadcast on Voice of Kigezi (VOK 89.5FM) in Kabale Municipality, as part of the Ruhondeza Program hosted by Dancan Salongo and Kevin. The program’s focus was the pervasive issue of cheating in exams at all educational levels in Uganda.

Wilbroad Rwamunahe cautioned students against being misled by anyone claiming to possess examination papers. He emphasized that these papers are securely held by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). he urged teachers to abstain from any form of irregularities, as such actions could lead students to question the validity of their exams, potentially resulting in exam cancellations for the entire school.

Rwamunahe also urged schools, both private and government institutions, to prioritize completing the syllabus rather than resorting to cheating. He underscored the dire consequences of purchasing leaked exam papers, emphasizing that UNEB takes such transgressions very seriously. He implored headteachers and teachers to set an example for students by promoting a culture of academic integrity.

According to the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), the Executive Director, Dan Odongo, had announced in the previous month that this year’s national examinations would commence on Friday, October 13, 2023, starting with the briefing of UCE candidates. The first exam paper scheduled is geography, set for October 16, 2023. The UCE Examination is slated to continue until November 17, 2023. Following this, the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) will be held from November 7th to 9th, 2023, with the candidates’ briefing. The final set of examinations, the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), will be conducted from November 10, 2023, through December 1, 2023.

By Twesigye Aggrey
in Mbarara city—-

The office of the Resident city commissioner Mbarara has ordered immediately investigations on three bank accounts of Mbarara city Traders Association (MBACITA) over alleged fraud and theft.

The bank accounts in question are in; Bank of Africa, Stanbic bank,and KGMT SACCO.

This came to lime light during a special meeting on accountability of the association’s funds convened by the office of Resident city Commissioner at Mbarara city council hall on Thursday Evening.

However during the meeting drama ensued after the Association’s Treasurer, Tumuhimbise Bakaarya failed to account for the group’s funds .According to the Treasurer’s report the Association made an income of shs.10million since it’s inception in 2021 realized from member subscription fees but surprisingly the association has so far spent shs.49 million which posed many unanswered queries.

During the meeting, Executive members led by Musa Barugahare the Association’s Publicity Secretary accused Mwijuka Simon ssezi the Association’s Chairman of working in isolation and mismanaging it’s funds.

Moses Aruho the deputy Resident city commissioner Mbarara city south,tasked the office of the principal commercial officer to organize an Annual general meeting of the association slated for 24th.Nov.2023 where members will select new leaders.

Aruho further tasked the group’s leadership led by Mwijuka Simon ssezi to prepare a detailed audit report on the association’s bank accounts including the one in Stanbic bank through which money meant to purchase the trader’s firefighter truck is being deposited.Aruho added that the fundraising efforts will remain suspended until the allegations against Mwijuka are thoroughly investigated and resolved.

Mbarara City Traders Association (MBACITA) is a voluntary business organization registered with Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) in August 2021 to support the business community.

By Veronica Lewis—–

NGOs across Africa and around the world will meet in Nairobi, Kenya, from 21-22 November 2023 to converge on sustainable peace and socioeconomic development of the African continent.

For too long, the realisation of peace and human development in Africa has been left in the hands of politicians. Despite the enormous contribution of African and international civil society, little has been achieved to realise sustainable peace and development across the continent. On this note, the African NGO Summit will be a meeting point for NGOs from across the continent and abroad to converge on the socioeconomic needs of the African continent.

“We’ve been complacent for too long, leaving our fate in the hands of politicians,” says Peter SaSellu, President and CEO of the African NGO Council and Convener of the African NGO Summit. “It is time NGOs come together from all corners of the continent and the world to deliberate on how to realise sustainable peace and development on the continent.”

“No sustainable development could be realised if there is no sustainable peace. As of today, Africa has the highest rate of armed conflicts and the highest number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world,” says Philip Kpakiwa, Country Director of MasterPeace Guinea and Board Member of the African NGO Council.

As the premier meeting point for Africa’s civil society and key stakeholders, ideas will be deliberated upon to put Africa’s civil society voice across the board in a constructive and deliberate manner. With more coups and armed conflicts emerging in countries across the continent by the day, the time to talk peace and sustainable development is now. Conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts are essential for sustainable development, as they help to reduce tensions, prevent violence, and create an enabling environment for development initiatives to succeed. Climate change is an eminent issue altogether.

“African civil society has never had the opportunity to come together in a constructive manner,” says Catherine George, the Executive Director of the African NGO Summit. “NGOs play critical roles in the fight against poverty and extreme human suffering, impunity and social injustice in local communities across the continent. Beginning as advocacy and personal support organisations often established by members of the affected community and staffed largely by volunteers, NGOs have evolved into a diverse spectrum of multi-service agencies that, to various degrees, provide case management and often direct services such as housing, nutrition and food items, civic education, legal aid, mental health and HIV/AIDS counselling, adherence support, and oftentimes direct medical services.”

“In addition, many NGOs carry out advocacy to address the needs of communities living in abject poverty and disproportionately affected by gross human rights violations; educating communities on multiple issues such as right to justice; and facilitating access to electoral processes,” she says.

While there are many variations in the specific menu of services individual NGOs provide, the core elements of programming (and sometime direct) services, humanitarian relief, human rights protection and promotion and civic education, and system advocacy and lobbying are common among most NGOs.

“Despite the tremendous role NGOs play in peace building processes and national and regional development efforts, there is no centralised venue for the “gathering” of NGOs operating across the continent. Though a wide range of organisations and initiatives have been created out of community-based and national and sub-regional efforts – and while various coalitions and alliances have formed to articulate and mobilise around shared advocacy agendas, or to share best practices in sustainability, evaluation and services, yet no Africa-wide assembly or initiative has been formed to proactively assemble the continent’s NGOs or assemble information on the evaluation or state of NGO management, capacity development, administration, and strategic growth. Thus, while many NGOs have been asking questions about their own regional assemble for decades, there has never been a quantitative or qualitative way for them to ask these questions across the field,” Says Peter SaSellu.

To fill this void, the African NGO Summit was established as an African regional forum that will bring together NGO leaders, policymakers, donors, and key stakeholders to converge on pressing national and regional issues of today.

It is expected that deliberations at the Summit in Nairobi will result in a more constructive and deliberate effort to help promote sustainable peace and development across the continent. It is therefore important for all NGOs across the continent to meet in Nairobi on November 21-22 to bring this to a reality.

More information please visit www.africanngosummit.org

Veronica Lewis veronica.lewis@africanngocouncil.org

AUTHOR: Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
SOURCE:Daughter, Dr.Kanifa Kamatara
Hajji Adam Buhangwa was born in mid June 1947. He was blessed with 21 children. By the time of his death he was survived by 17 (10 daughters and 7 sons).
His level of education was Junior 1.
He worked with the British in the current Igara Tea Factory as a young man before he went on to become a business man. He later started a mixed farm on a piece of land he had inherited from his parents.

He was the first chairman of Kanyamurera Madarast Islamic Primary School. He also represented dairy farmers from greater Ankole in the collapsed Dairy Cooperation. He equally represented Ugandan dairy farmers in Malawi when he presented a paper “The feasibility of health insurance to dairy farmers under dairy cooperative societies”.

At the time of his death, he was councilor and secretary for Production at the Kizinda-Kigoma town council in Bushenyi district
Equally at the time of his death, he was planning to start an Islamic vocational school. This was to be a moslem founded vocational school that would cater for technical training of the youth in greater Ankole as well as take them through Islamic theological training.
Hajji Adam Buhangwa died of cancer at Kampala international university teaching hospital in Ishaka. He was buried at his home in Kigoma Bushenyi district recently.
Dignitaries including His Eminence Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda sent in condolence messages.
Uganda’s deputy head of mission to the European union and Benelux countries headquartered in Brussels Belgium Amb. Franklin Katungwe also sent in his condolence message. In the message he hailed Late Hajji Buhangwa among others for spearheading the formation of Bushenyi district elders forum which is uniting elders in the district.
Politicians both local, national and international sent in messages and some attended the burial in Kigoma Bushenyi district.
www.mknewslink.com news website for greater western Uganda wishes Hajji Adam Buhangwa an eternal life.