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By Ronald Kabanza
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In Rukungiri

A bitter row has erupted between Dan Kaguta, the Resident District Commissioner for Rukungiri district and Rukungiri district authorities led by the LCV Chairman Charles Andrewson Katebire over distribution of relief.
Trouble stems from the distribution of relief supplies which include maize flour, beans, boxes of soap, bananas among others which were meant for the residents whose businesses were affected by the lock down.
Following the lock down, the Resident District Commissioner started the work of registering the affected people and requested for relief support from the well wishers, politicians, business community, religions, sub- counties among others.
In response, the requested groups started donating relief items where over 60 tonnes of maize flour, butches of matooke, bags of cassava, potatoes, pumpkins and liquid money were donated to the district corona virus taskforce that is headed by RDC Dan Kaguta.
However, distribution of the food items sparked off controversy among the district officials and the office of the Resident District Commissioner on who should be in charge of the supplies.
The RDC says that that he started this initiative after getting reports from the public that there are groups of people only living by prayers and have nothing to feed their families therefore he should be in- charge of supplies..
The RDC added that he started this initiative while other district officials were watching therefore no one should interfere with the distribution exercise of these supplies a thing that left them split.
Charles Andrewson Katebire, the Rukungiri district chairperson says that he developed suspicion on names included on the list of beneficiaries saying he doubted the group that carried out the assessment exercise.
Katebire wonders why the RDC has insisted on distributing the relief items and spending of donated money yet he is not the accounting officer of the district.
Elias Byamungu, the District chief administrative officer says plans of ressolving this issue are underway saying that as an accounting officer of district he has been accounting for every single coin that is being spent in the fight of corona virus.
Meanwhile, meetings have continued to chat a way forward to the existing differences that may continue affecting innocent residents.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi

Bushenyi District chairman has vowed that the three interdicted  Bushenyi Ishaka municipal senior officers who have refused to hand over offices will this week be forced to do so.
He said this in an exclusive interview with www.mknewslink.com managing editor today morning 28th April 2020.
Jaffari noted that the CAO Malik Mahab, RDC Jolly Tibemanya and himself will sit in a meeting not later than tomorrow 29th April 2020 to come up with a resolution to forcefully eject the three senior officers out of their offices.
The interdicted staff Jackson Beyendeza Muhwezi the treasurer ,Roberto Nuwagira the procurement officer and Deus Nuwagaba Baingana the municipal engineer refused to hand over offices claiming they had interim order though it expired on 26th March 2020.
The three were interdicted by Bushenyi public service commission and their offices were handed to acting officers but the three have refused to hand over offices to the acting ones.
According to Apollo Lee Kakonge the activist and CEO Western Ankole Civil Society Forum, he has three letters indicating that the three should have handed over their offices earlier but the town clerk is weaker.
The interdiction of the three came as a result of numerous complaints from civil societies; Western Ankole Civil Society Forum and Make Bushenyi Greater Again about the continuous stealing of money by the staff.
What landed Beyendeza into trouble was the sharing of the 194 million local revenue to departments while divisions did not get their shares, the Engineer Deus did shoddy works on roads and also took fuel from Shell without permission from Municipal authorities and he refused to pay and the procurement officer gave all annual contracts to one company which is suspected to be his and engineer Deus.
The fracas of the municipality led to the closure of the municipal headquarters by the municipal councilors, mayor and civil societies for three days.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi–

Greater Bushenyi police is mourning their own Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police Ronald Malemu who died yesterday at Mbale referral hospital after being referred by Kitagata hospital last week.
Cadet ASP Malemu has been working at Greater Bushenyi regional police station particularly in the office of the Regional Police Commander.
According to SP Martial Tumusiime, the police Spokesperson for Greater Bushenyi, Malemu was diagnosed at Kitaga hospital with malnutrition and TB ,he is being buried just now in Manafa DistrictEastern Uganda
Martial added that Afande Malemu was formerly a banker but his parents decided that he switches profession from banking to security.
The Spokesperson noted that police should remain strong after losing cadet Malemu and continue to fight Corona virus pandemic which is a big problem to Uganda plus the world at large.

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By Domisiano Ayebare
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In Bushenyi—

The former secretary for finance and management Patrick Mwebesa Kizito who passed on Saturday Morning has been described by fellow councilors as an incorruptible leader who worked hard to ensure that Bushenyi remains corruption free.
Councilors; Fish Banyanga for Ishaka Division and Adam Kyakuwa for Nyabubare affirmed that the the late councilor Mwebesa Kizito was indeed incoruptable and leaders tried to corrupt him but he refused.
All the above and many others were said in a special council meeting held at Bushenyi district Headquarters to say bye bye to the late Councilor Mwebesa Kizito.
Kizito joined the council in 2012 through a bye election when Bumbaire sub county fell vacant after it was split into two sub counties thus the incumbent Councilor Kabayo said that he belonged to the new sub county Ibare .
According to the former speaker for 2011 -2016 Emmanuel Karasi , Mwebesa contributed a lot during council meeting.

Former minister for general duties Prof. Tarsisi Kabwegere hailed the wife of the late Mwebesa for being trustworthy a character he said Mwebesa exhibited from her.

Tarsis Kabwegyere

The late Mwebesa 75 years  has survived by 9 children and a wife.
He will be laid to rest tomorrow at 10:00 am at his home in Kiyaga parish Bumbaire sub county with handful mourners because of Covid 19 pandemic .

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By Grant Ahumuza
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In Kabale–

Parents and Activists in Kabale district have criticized the Preparedness and Response Plan by the Ministry of Education in the following closure of schools saying that it is applicable to learners from urban areas and rich families.
Education Minister Janet Museveni on Monday evening extended the scheduled opening date of primary, secondary schools and Universities. The development followed the extension of the lock down in the fight against the spread of the Corona virus (COVID -19).
She said that the ministry has since developed a Preparedness and Response Plan to enable the continuity of learning during the lockdown. According to the new plan, learners will be taught on radio and TV.
However, several parents and activists in Kabale district say that the Ministry’s Preparedness and Response Plan seems to be good to learners in urban areas and well off families leaving out those in rural areas.
Orikurungi Benjamin a resident of Rushaki Cell southern division Kabale municiplaity explains that learners are currently active in gardens with parents and it’s difficult to give them free time to follow the teaching on radio stations.
Benjamin added that even those who allow the children to listen in are constrained over high costs of battery cells in this pandemic season.
Tindyebwa Joseph a resident of Rubanda district who is also the FDC Deputy National Secretary General in Charge of Policy and Research says last week the Ministry promised to distribute reading materials to parents through parish chiefs but wonders when and how this will be done yet many don’t have means of transport.
Tindyebwa appeals to the ministry of education to at least purchase past papers and text books then give them to LC1 Chairpersons through district covid 19 task force rather than wasting money on radios and televisions which are listened to by the well off families
Fr. Gaetano Batanyenda , the Kitanga parish priest who is also the proprietor of St. Cleria School says most of parents doesn’t have a radio or Television and thinks the plan won’t benefit majority of parents.
He adds that this is just time and peoples’ tax wastage through this program beacuse it will only benefit the rich.
But Byamukama Simon the executive director Let Us Save Uganda Development initiative (LUSUDI), a non- governmental based in Kabale says that the system would be better when its implemented well but government still needs to sensitize the public on how to apply it to benefit both learners in rural and urban areas.
When contacted on the matter, Filbert Baguma, the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) general secretary told our reporter that the Ministry should also consider the special needs, for example those with hearing impairment because even if you talk on radio, they will not hear and those with sight problems because they will not be able to see what you are demonstrating.
He added that If the ministry don’t address this, it will create a gap between those who can’t afford this new technology hence becoming wastage of resources.

By Domisiano Ayebare
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In Bushenyi

Grief and somber mood swayed residents of Bushenyi this morning following the news of passing on of Bumbaire sub-county district councillor Patrick Mwebesa Kizito Owemamba
Mwebesa who died in the wee hours of the night at Mulago hospital where he was rushed to earlier this week, succumbed to Kidney failure
Kizito has also been minister of planning and finance the seat he held from 2016 untill the time of his death. Before, he also served as a district councillor in Mukono where he served as Education secretary.
Colleagues,work mates and friends described their fallen comrade as a man of integrity, with a vision, committed  hard working and  above all a patriotic Ugandan.
Jaffari Bassajjabalaba the district chairperson hailed the deceased for his out standing character and love for his work.
Jaffari said Mwebesa served with diligence and cosmetic adding that even when he was totally ill, he showed up to finalize signing budget documents at the district a call not done by many.
His body will be brought before council tomorrow afternoon for a special sitting as Councillors pay last respect and tributes before he is laid to rest on Monday at his ancestral home in Kiyaga Bumbaire Igara East Bushenyi.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi

Bushenyi district chairman Jafari Basajabalaba has revealed to media and district covid 19 task force that there is no company or individual who/which has donated most essential items to the task force like Bushenyi-Ishaka munucipal council member of parliament aspirant Mr. Marvin Baryaruha.

Mr. Jafari said this today morning April 24, 2020 when Team Marvin led by Mr. Lucas Muhangi delivered the assortments that included face masks ,sanitisers and temperature gauges.
Team Marvin also delivered a modern sanitiser to every member of the task force including the chairman LCV, the RDC ,secretary for social works, DHO among others.
The RDC Bushenyi Joly Tibemanya who is also the chairman of the task force hailed Marvin Baryaruha for remebering residents of Bushenyi in the time of need and bringing to them essentials which are a prerequisite to the fight against Covid 19 out Bushenyi and Uganda as a whole.
The representative for Marvin Baryaruha, Mr. Lucas Muhangi said that they are ready to ensure that the people of Bushenyi remain healthier so that they can be able to go about their businesses after Covid 19

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By Ronald Kabanza
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In Kanungu

Twelve more Ugandans have been put under a 14 days mandatory quarantine at Matanda Quarantine Unit located in Kihihi Sub County after they illegally crossed to DRC.
Emmy Ngabirano, the Kanungu Deputy Resident District Commissioner told www.mknewslink.com reporter that the 12 were picked from Kyeshero, Kashenyi and Butogota after they allegedly disobeyed President Museveni’s directives and sneaked into Democratic Republic of Congo to tend to their gardens.
Ngabirano said that anyone found to have sneaked into Democratic Republic of Congo will first have to be isolated before he / she is allowed to mix with the Community.
The 12 people include one year old baby, 5 children below 15 years, 5 women and one man who crossed into Democratic Republic of Congo to harvest their crops which is against the directives.
While addressing the country last month, President Museveni directed for the closure of all borders and ordered the UPDF to ensure that all borders are sealed off especially the short cuts.
However in Kanungu District, the people living astride the border with Democratic Republic of Congo refused to heed the directive and some of them have been sneaking there to harvest their gardens.
Ngabirano said that there are now 45 people being held at Matanda Quarantine Unit where the health official are monitoring their health status and will be discharged after completing the mandatory 14 days.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
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In Bushenyi

West Ankole diocese led by Bishop Johnson Twinomujuni has today given 5000 kgs of posho to 5 districts of Greater Bushenyi in a bid to help the vulnerable in this Covid 19 era
The function of handing over the food which took place at the diocese was witnessed by RDCs from the 5 districts of greater Bushenyi.

Bishop Johnson carrying one of the posho bags

The district chairman for Rubirizi, Sylvester Agubanshongwire who represented his district hailed the diocese for remembering to give back to its people who have been giving to the church.
Bishop Johnson said the diocese provided transport for the food up to the district headquarters.
The Bushenyi RDC Jolly Tibemanya said that West Ankole is the first district to give a big number of foods to many districts ie Rubirizi, Bushenyi,Buhweju,Mitooma and Sheema.
RDCs who witnessed the handing over of the food were ;Frank Kyerere for Sheema ,Harriet Nakamya for Rubirizi ,Ada Nasiima for Mitooma ,Jolly Tibemanya for Bushenyi
The district chairpersons present were; Sylvester Tumukuratire for Mitooma ,Peace Tibakuna who represented Bushenyi chairman Jaffari and Sylivester Agubanshongwire for Rubirizi

By Felix Twinomugisha
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In Bushenyi

Police in Bushenyi district are holding a 32 year old man over alleged impersonation.
The suspect has been identified as Agaba Ibrahim a security personnel attached to Agri Securiko Company and a resident of Kibingo Igara Bushenyi district. He is also
According to SP Martial Tumusiime, the Greater Bushenyi police spokesperson, the suspect has been obtaining money by false pretence from traders in Ishaka claiming he is a UPDF officer.
SP Tumusiime told www.mknewslink.com that the impersonator was arrested after the surveillance team informed the police.
He advised all Ugandans to adhere to the presidential directives saying if not they are risking being arrested and even charged in courts of laws.
The Police spokesperson warned criminals against using the Covid-19 crisis as an advantage arguing that police are taking all measures to curb criminality especially animal theft.

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