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Saturday June 9, 2018
By AIDEN GRAW
www.mknewslink.com
ATTACKING ME WILL NOT IMPROVE YOU; BEBE TELLS SUUDI MAN
Bebe Cool – “Several ignorant people have been going around claiming that Bebe Cool’s music has lately been lacking mature content and that it doesn’t suit his age. While some say this out of total ignorance and have taken on this crusade purely for purposes of discrediting the brand BEBECOOL, others are attacking me for public attention thinking it will advance their stunted careers”
WEASEL AND PALLASO RELEASE NEW SONG- AM COMING

Music brings people together. For families it brings even closer. Brother’s Pallaso and Weasel Manizo have teamed up to release a brand new mega tune.
The song is called “Am Coming” and it is already receiving lots of love from fans.
COCA COLA LAUNCHES WORLDCUP

Coca-Cola Uganda launched the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament at an exclusive media event which was held at popular sports bar Liquid Silk located in Bugolobi on Thursday evening. The invite-only event was attended by approximately 100 guests who included Coca-Cola officials, media house heads and members of the media.
Guests were treated to an exciting evening of food, free flowing drinks, football trivia and entertainment with lucky winners walking away with exciting prizes that included Coca-Cola branded items such as t-shirts, key rings, balls and brand new television sets.
During the event, Coca-Cola also officially launched the 2018 World Cup song “Colours” – a true collaboration between Coca-Cola and Jason Derulo, “Colours” features Coke Studio Ugandan representative Ykee Benda who created the localized version to uniquely celebrate Uganda’s passion for football.
How Kabs Haloha shone in Ghana last weekend.
Last weekend Ugandan Red Carpet host Kabs Haloha traveled to Ghana to host the Ghana movie awards in Accra on that Saturday. Kabs as expected hosted a glamorous event and shone. Here are some of the moments.
Lily Kadima released a 13 track album, set for live concert this August.
Lily Kadima is a Ugandan singer, songwriter and live music performer who is passionate about music, culture and art. She is an Afro-pop fusionist with a raspy and soulful sound that is manifested in her live performances, creative visual and audio projects.

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By Kisande Sedrack Felix
www.mknewslink.com
In Kasese
Farmers in Kirembe Ward, Central division Kasese Municipality, are counting losses after elephants from Queen Elizabeth National Park Strayed into their gardens.
Janet Musoki one of the affected farmers in Ekyababinga farms told www.mknewslink.com that for close to three years, there have been disturbances from stray animals.

Musoki added that this year, she sought financial assistance of from Kidodo Farmers Association to enable her to do farming and thus was looking forward to paying the loan with proceeds from the harvest. She also revealed that she had invested at least, 700, 000 Shillings in the rent, cultivation and pesticides on the piece of land.

She added that elephants from Uganda’s second largest park strayed again last Wednesday destroying all the crops on her piece of land.
However, Edward Asalu, the Conservation Area Manager Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area warned the population against killing wildlife instead urges the community to cooperate with UWA in managing animals that stray into their crops.

Asalu said that they have also given the community tools like whistles to scare away the animals explaining that since most of the raids take place at night, UWA might not be readily available unless informed on time.

Asalu added that UWA is still constrained by the law on compensation since there is no provision in the Wildlife Act for compensating anybody when their properties are destroyed by wildlife.

Source: www.mknewslink.com a greater western Uganda news website
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By www.mknewslink.com reporter
In Kampala–
Former Buyende District Police Commander; ASP Muhammad Kirumira has been released on bail over charges of extortion, unlawful exercise of authority and corruption.
Police court sitting at Naguru, Kampala chaired by Denis Odongpiny today February 22, 2018 granted Kirumira bail after he presented former Kampala Metropolitan Police operations commander; Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Sam Omala as his surety.
Kirumira also apologized over his ‘scandalous conduct’ when he marched out of police court protesting harsh bail conditions.
On February 13, Kirumira marched out of court after he applied for bail but court chairman insisted it would only be granted if he presented a senior police officers above his rank.
SOURCE: www.mknewslink.com, a greater western Uganda news website.
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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
In Bushenyi–
The LCV chairman Bushenyi district; Jafari Basajabalaba has launched NSSF customer connect week at TUZZA hotel in Bushenyi town warning employers who deduct money from their employees’ salaries and fail to remit it to the NSSF.

NSSF Customer connect week is celebrated annually whereby the organization meets it’s customers and share ideas concerning their services.
While speaking at the launch last evening, Basajabalaba strongly warned employers against failing to remit their employees’ monthly contributions to the NSSF arguing that it tantamount to theft.

He urged the entire working community to save with the NSSF if they are to have good future after their retirement.

The NSSF regional manager; Horace Rwakabureeta appealed to the entire working community to entrust their savings with the NSSF since it is the only safe custody of their savings.

Rwakabureeta revealed that the NSSF collects 80 billion shillings monthly in addition to assets worth 8.3 trillion shillings.
SOURCE: www.mknewslink.com, a greater western Uganda news website.
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By Sylvia Kugonza
In Kabarole–
The commision of inquiry into land matters has started its first hearing in Kabarole district today.
The commission led by justice Katherine Bamugemerire will be hearing cases from all districts of Rwenzori including Kabarole,Bunyangabu,kasese,Bundibugyo ,Ntoroko among others.
The commission kicked off with Kabarole district with a hearing case involving Kabarole district local government, Furdsult engineering company limited,community surrounding crater lakes and Antony General.

In 2015 Kabarole district local government and Ferdsult Engineering Company entered into an agreement. Ferdsult was to restock fish in 20 crater lakes in the district.
However, Twerwaheno Listeners Club; a human rights organization based in Fort Portal and six residents surrounding crater lakes in the district sued Kabarole district, the Attorney General and Ferdsult ch challenging the deal.
In June 2017, Fort Portal Resident Judge Anthony Ojok Ayuko, cancelled the MOU on grounds that the consultations with the fishermen were not exhaustive. Ferdsult has since appealed against the ruling.
The commission started hearing from the fishing community represented by their chairperson Magezi Jack who told the commission that since the district leased the crater lake to Ferdsult, their lively hood changed.
He said that Ferdsult denied them a chance to carry out any fishing activities including fetching water for domestic use and other activities which they claim to have been doing for over 80 years ago.
Jack added that before Ferdsult entered into business, they found in the lakes their own fish in the by government, late,Babiha John the former vice President,Donors, a white man and founder Nyakasura SS and among others but they were denied to fish.
Jack further told the commission that according to the MOU ,Ferdsult was supposed to restock fish using cages,while fishing community use free range which was not the case.
However Jack stated that Ferdault through its security agencies and police have been torturing them through assaults, gun shoots citing one Rukampena James whose leg was shot and cut off,confiscating there fishing materials, rapping women and among other bad acts.
He further told the commission that after all these grievances went to court and won the case but to a a surprise they’ve never enjoyed their rights.
Jack further asked the commission to intervene into the matters and bring to books culprits for torturing them.
SOURCE: www.mknewslink.com, a greater western Uganda news website.
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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
In Bushenyi—
The West Ankole diocesan bishop;Rt.Rev. Johnson Twinomujuni has responded to the published on www.mknewslink.com on Friday of January5, 2018 reveling his stand.
On behalf of the bishop, the Diocesan Secretary; Rev.Can.Arthur Atwiine says when Bishop Twinomujuni refused to confirm Christian faithful at was rightly applying instructions stated in the Book of Common Prayer, page 254 .He argues that there is no way how the bishop could confirm half baked Baronde into Christianity.

Atwiine says the Christian faithfuls (Abaronde) at Ryakasinga were thereafter prepared and confirmed as the bishop had instructed.

On the issue of failure to ordain the clergy at Katungu, the bishop says the despite being agreed to produce more clergy, there were no places where they could be deployed.
On the issue of Rev.Can.Kamwerinde, the bishop says transferring a clergy from an archdeaconry to a parish is not a demotion, arguing that an Archdeacon is still a priest who can serve in a parish or any other place.

He says according to the church canons, the bishop has both ecclesiastic and legal mandate to transfer any clergy to serve in any part and position in his area of jurisdiction.

On the issue of running the diocese without communications office, the bishop says very soon the communications officer will be appointed at Bweranyangi cathedral to us which is good but overdue.

However, www.mknewslink.com would like to put it clear that the case of Christian faithfuls (Abaronde) to fail the confirmation interview at Kyogyera was the first of it’s own kind since inception of West Ankole diocese thus newsworthy.
Rev.Can.Atwiine says the bishop has met the www.mknewslink.com journalist which is not true. The pictures he used were taken in May 2017 a week after bishop Twinomujuni had been consecrated. ,
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BISHOP’S RESPONSE BELOW:
I write to express our thanks to God for the kind of leader the Lord has given us in the person of Bishop Johnson.

The article that was run on some platforms about our bishop is unfortunate and simply a distortion of the facts, and it portrays a bad and wrong picture about our bishop.

We thank our Bishop for the way he is putting us on the right path as we all move towards a model diocese.

On behalf of the clergy and on my own as their Chair and DS, this is our response in light of the so called accusations:

Refusing to confirm half baked _baronde_ is to us an excellent act. The Bishop was rightly applying instructions stated in the Book of Common Prayer, page 254.

Also, all those candidates were thereafter well prepared and confirmed as the bishop had kindly instructed. This has created a good wave, and now in all churches the clergy ensure that confirmation candidates are well prepared before the bishop confirms them.

The bishop together with all archdeacons met and agreed to wait on ordaining more clergy. This is due to the fact that we already have too big a number, and we could not get where to deploy them. They are now all well placed, serving as Lay Readers. That’s not a blunder; it’s a wise decision instead.

Transferring a clergy from an archdeaconry to a parish is not a demotion. An Archdeacon is still a priest who can serve in a parish or any other place. As clergy we are ok with that because we know the difference between an office and an order. Besides, there are critical and sound reasons that lead to such kind of transfers, and we thank the bishop for his sober judgement.

According to our church canons, the bishop has both ecclesiastic and legal mandate to transfer any clergy to serve in any part and position in his area of jurisdiction.

No clergy has a right not to accept. We all vow to obey the bishop. Our bishop understands. He has both the mind and heart to handle matters of faith and order well. It is very unfortunate that someone should call him a dictator because he talks to us and we are moving together.

Bweranyangi Cathedral has no communications officer! Also, a clergy can be transferred from an office to a parish or vice versa and soon or later be duly replaced. We’ll soon get the diocesan communications officer, but this has nothing to do with not being ‘in good terms with media practitioners’ as the writer has put it. As a matter of fact, our bishop has a very cordial relationship with the media people, even at a much higher level.

We were very concerned that one individual could dare to distort our bishop’s talk and give the public a wrong message. This is why the Bishop met that responsible journalist and advised him not to do such a thing. Nobody has a right to distort our bishop’s message. We all know who he is.

Finally, I once again thank God for where our diocese is heading under the leadership of Bishop Johnson. We prayed for West Ankole. Let us all support our Bishop and move forward.

Rev. Canon Arthur Atwine
Diocesan Secretary, WAD

By Elly Katahinga
In Ntungamo–
Ntungamo district has received road equipment for maintenance and construction of roads.
While commissioning and handover ceremony, the Ntungamo district chairman LCV Denis Singahache hailed government of NRM that this is a big achievement which will accelerate steady progress in the maintenance and upgrading of the district roads.
Accompanied by political and civic leaders, Singahache made remarks yesterday at the Ntungamo District Headquarters while handing over Road equipment to the District engineer for the use to cover 2240km.
He noted that the district received a motor grader and wheel loader but it will soon get water bowzer, compactor and two lorry trucks.
“We want to thank the President and government for sending us this equipment, I am sure this time, there will be no excuse for having bad roads in the district,” he said.
According to the Ministry of Works, each district will get a unit worth sh2.7bn from Japan to be distributed to 121 districts in Uganda.
The CAO Ntungamo District Kweyamba Ruhemba says the new road equipment will bring a smile to the district residents who have been crying over the poor state of roads.
Speaking at the same function, the district speaker Elijah Atuhaire said they have new equipment, all feeder roads in the work plan will be worked on immediately.
Recently residents of Kizaara parish Ntungamo Sub County demonstrated and blocked access roads over impassable roads in the area.
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 By Sylvia Kugonza

In Kabarole–

The woman Mp for Kabarole district Sylvia Rwabwogo and Fort portal Mp Alex Ruhunda have disclosed they have no regrets for opposing the amendment of article 102B of the 1995 constitution of Uganda.

MP Sylivia Rwabwogo

On 20^th December 2017 Mps passed the constitution (amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2017 dropping the 75 year upper age limit for presidential candidates and extending the term of parliament to seven years.

317 Mps voted in favor, 97 rejected and 2 MPs abstained.

Speaking to our reporter Alex Ruhunda said that the decision he made was for the will of people of Fort portal municipality.

He added that incase the NRM summons him he is to produce the evidence before the NRM on what the people decided.

Sylvia Rwabwogo disclosed that politics is the world of choice and people must e ready to defend their choices as they carry on and well knowing that she belongs to NRM.

Rwabwogo added that she was being honest and objective during her decision making not to support the age limit removal.

She explained that she does not regret because she represented exactly what people told her during consultative meetings. She adds that she will not be disturbed in her course of work because in a country where offices are utilized professionally thus she cannot sell her soul to make the work easier and yet she was entrusted and faced with a decision which she had made.

Rwabwogo further put it clear that she not ready to go to court with other Mps because her role is in parliament.

Yesterday 2^nd 2018 president Yoweri Kaguta Museven signed on the controversial Age Bill into an Act.

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BY www.mknewslink.com Reporter
in Kampala—

Government has announced a major salary increment to almost all public servants in the country.
Prior to the announcement a number of public servants including judges, doctors, nurses and prosecutors have laid down tools on a number of occasions.
On Monday afternoon, the minister for public service Muruli Mukasa told journalists that a special cabinet sitting on December 9th chaired by president Museveni agreed to have a salary increment to a number of public servants.
“The meeting agreed to have the defence, judiciary, health, education, police and intelligence officers have their salaries increased in the first phase,”Muruli Mukasa told journalists.
He said this has been done to cater for the increasing cost of living in the country, strategic priorities, commitments, ongoing programs and long term sustainability adding that it would be implemented during the financial year that starts in July 2018.
The security minister Lt.Gen. Henry Tumukunde said the process has been on since 2015 with alot of calculations being done to make the increment feasible..
“Ugandans should not worry on whether we shall sustain it because it is something we have looked into,”Tumukunde said.
The state minister for Finance David Bahati said cabinet is now in the budgeting process before tabling it before parliament.
The Internal Security Organisation last week released a report in which it detailed expenditure by government and its agencies that has led to wasteful usage of huge sums of money.
Mukasa however noted that government has now embarked on cost saving measures including a review of the entire budget framework to rationalise budgets for ministries, departments and agencies.
“The ministries public service and finance were directed to fine tune the actual salary figures by the end of December 2017,”he added.

Among those to have their salaries increased include; primary teachers, secondary school science teachers, local government leaders, UPDF soldiers from ranks of private to sergeant and policemen from ranks of constable to sergeant.
Other public servants to be considered in the first phase of salary increment are prisons staff from warders to sergeant level, security officers at junior intelligence level, all health workers, all judicial workers and all scientists in the entire public service

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By Elly Karenzi
In Ibanda—-
Over 25 nurses, Midwives and medical officers who are working at Ruhoko Health Centre IV, Bufunda Health Centre III, Nyamirima health centre 111 in Ibanda Municipality are on sit down strike, following what they have called Ibanda Municipality’s failure to sort out their issues, concerning salaries and allowances.
The workers insist that they want their money to be paid as most them have children at school and the year is almost coming to an end.
Last week, the workers dragged the Ibanda Municipal Personnel Officer, Mr.Ambrose Mwesigye to the office of Resident District Commissioner and Chief Administrative officer, complaining and accusing him that, he has been paying them half salary, since the municipality became functional in July last year. They noted that the authorities of the municipal council have failed to honour by paying their allowances.
They told the www.mknewslink.com reporter that they have been forced to lay down their tools, until their issues are sorted out by management.
The Chief Administrator Officer Mr. Robert Abenaitwe when contacted for comment to day confirmed having received the health workers complaints, adding that a mediation process is going on between the nurses, midwives and medical officers and his office..
However, the Resident District Commissioner Mr.Eliasto Akatuheebwa says, some of the complants originate from the finance ministry not the personnel officer himself as workers alleged.
The chief administration officer Mr. Abenaitwe appeals the affected medics team to resume work, while their issues are being considered by the management and the ministry of Finance.
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