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in Kabale—
Police in Kabale District is holding a 49 year old man for allegedly

By Yosam Gucwaki

Masindi district council has ordered its staff to refund the government money they obtained and failed to account for it.

The Order follows public accounts committee recommendation to the district council which arose from the audit queries in the 2016/2017 financial year.

The district staff include the district information officer; Gladys Baligonzaki who has been ordered to refund 2.3 million shillings, the district commercial officer; Christine Kengonzi who has been ordered to refund 1.5 million shillings, the former district production officer Blasto Byabakama who has been ordered to refund 3.4 million shillings and Vincent Businge, the district senior community development officer who has been ordered to refund 500,000 shillings.

The district council has also ordered two contractors: Kona co. Ltd to refund 18.9 million shillings and K.K publisher 4.3 million shillings.

The implicated staff and contractors are accused of taking the money for contracts under government projects that they never implemented.

This was yesterday revealed by the secretary for finance and administration Kanaginagi Ateenyi during the district council meeting held at the district chambers.

Kanaginagi revealed that the implicated staff will refund the money through deduction on their salaries starting from September this year while Byabakama’s money will be deducted from his pension since he retired.

He added that Public accounts committee ruled that the money be refunded after it discovered that they had not used the money for the intended reason

The district councilor for Masindi central division Badru Mugabi welcomed the recommendation saying people who miss manage public funds should refund it as one way of curbing the vice.

Christopher Okumu, the district chief administrative officer promised to enforce the resolution, saying it is criminal to pay a service provider before the contract is executed. Efforts to get a comment from the accused were futile since none of them attended the council meeting.

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By Richard Akandwanaho
In Rubanda

Police in Rubanda District is holding a 71 year old man for allegedly
raping and impregnating his 19 year old biological daughter.

The suspect has been identified as Deus Turyatemba; a resident of
Kagugo cell, Byayu parish Nyamweru Sub county in Rubanda District.

The victim who is now carrying a pregnancy of seven months claims that her father started demanding for canal knowledge in August 2016, a few days after the death of her mother.

The Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson Elly Maate has confirmed the
arrest of the suspect, saying that he was arrested yesterday after the
victim told the relatives that her father is responsible for the pregnancy she is carrying. She later reported the matter to police.

Maate said that it is unfortunate to find that a father who should be
protecting his daughter is the one abusing her sexually.
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By www.mknewslink.com reporter

In Nairobi-Kenya–

Kenyan Supreme Court has nullified the elections of Uhuru Kenyatta ordering the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission to organize new elections.

The six judges of the Supreme Court of Kenya led by Chief Justice David Maraga have ordered the IEBC to have the elections within 60 days.

The annulment of the elections follows a petition lodged by Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance (NASA) against the IEBC and President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Jubilee candidate.

Kenya went to the polls on August 8,

James Orengo; the lawyer for the lead petitioner welcomed the decision and the lawyer’s association too welcomed the decision. The annulment was 5-2

As court gave its ruling, jubilation broke out in the streets of Nairobi.

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By Nelson Twinamatsiko and Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

In Mbarara—

As Muslims celebrate   Eid al Adhuha worldwide today, the Mbarara Muslim community is mourning the sudden death of their district Khadhiz; Sheikh Ahamed Kwikiriza who died in a motor accident this morning.

Sheikh Kwikiriza left his home in Nyamitanga early morning  driving his official vehicle while going to preside over today’s Eid al-Adhuha prayers but he knocked a tree near Independence park and died later at Mbarara Regional Referral hospital.

According to the police spokesperson for Rwizi region; Samson Kasasira who confirmed the incident, the deceased didn’t have a seatbelt by the time he involved in the accident.

Kasasira further said the other two occupants of the vehicle who got serious injuries were also rushed to Mbarara referral hospital in critical condition.

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In Kampala–

Police has today morning raided Panamera bar and closed it www.mknewslink exclusively reports.

According to documents seen by this website, recently a court order was issued ordering Desh Kananura off part of Naguru land on which Panamera Bar is located.

Desh Kananura and his brother Raymond Kananura together with three others were in April this year acquitted by High Court’s JusticeJoseph Murangira of charges related to the murder of Badru Kateregga

The other three suspects accused of orchestrating the murder of Kateregga in September 2012 are Samuel Nzoreba,  Jacob Onyango and Sirus Maganda.

Justice Murangira in his judgment was dissatisfied with the efforts by state prosecution’s efforts to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the suspects did murder Kateregga.

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In Kigali-Rwanda–

Rwandan police insist they are not holding an opposition politician whose home they raided yesterday on August 30,2017.

Diane Rwigara spoke out against President Paul Kagame’s autocratic regime and was disqualified from running against him in presidential elections earlier this month.

Friends of Rwigara say police wanted to interrogate her over allegations of tax evasion and forgery.

Rwigara declared her candidacy against Kagame, saying he had the worst human rights record on the continent.

The electoral commission dismissed half of the supporting signatures she presented and disqualified her.

Rwigara vowed to continue fighting what she calls Kagame’s repressive government.

Fake nude pictures of the 35-year-old accountant were published on the internet.

This evening, Badege told www.mknewslink.com he was “sure they had not been arrested”.

Rwigara, a 35-year-old accountant, has repeatedly accused Kagame of stifling dissent and criticized his Rwandan Patriotic Front’s near total hold on power.

Her brother said he did not know where police had taken his family.

“I fear the worst right now,” he said, referencing the death of their father in a car accident in 2015 that the family has maintained was politically motivated.

This is not an isolated incident, this all started before my father’s assassination,” he added.

Electoral authorities barred Rwigara from standing in August’s presidential vote, saying she had not submitted enough supporters’ signatures and some of the names she did send in belonged to dead people, allegations she denied.

The US State Department and the European Union criticized the decision to disqualify her from the vote, which Kagame went on to win by 98.8%.

The phones of Rwigara and three family members were switched off on Wednesday morning when journalists called them and no one answered when a www.mknewslink reporter in Kigali rang the door bell at the home today morning.

The police spokesman said the allegations of tax evasion were being jointly investigated with the Rwanda Revenue Authority.

Richard Tusabe, the authority’s commissioner general, said the Rwigara family’s tobacco company had not paid taxes “over a period of five years”.

Kagame has won international praise for presiding over a peaceful and rapid economic recovery in Rwanda since the 1994 genocide when an estimated 800,000 people Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed.

But he has also faced mounting criticism for what human rights groups say are widespread abuses, a muzzling of independent media, and suppression of political opposition.

Police closed her family business and froze their bank accounts which her supporters say is a customary treatment for Kagame’s opponents.

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By Elly Katahinga

In Ntungamo–

Heavy rains that have hit some parts of Rubaare Sub County in Rushenyi county Ntungamo district over the weekend washed away Nyanga-Ruyonza road left a senior four candidate dead.

The deceased was identified as Emmanuel Akatukunda aged 18years; a student at Global High school Omungyenyi.

According to the deceased’s parent; Fenikansi Babimanya;a resident of Katiba Omugyenyi-Rubaare the deceased was  brilliant in class but it was unfortunate to hear sad news that he was washed away by running water while trying to cross a Valley (Omurusa) to Ruyonza.

It is allegedly that the deceased Akatukunda hired the motorcycle on Saturday for the visitation after raining when he reached at Omurusa he forced himself to cross little knowing the pressure of the water and consequently he was s taken away with motorcycle.

The body of deceased was later seen by passersby after spotting the motorcycle in running water.

The director Global High school; Aggrey Byarugaba described te deceased as humble and clever student who was able to score first grade at UCE.

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By Richard Akandwanaho
In Kanungu–

Police is Kanungu district is investigating circumstances under which unknown people exhumed the body of the late Stephen Mukombe in Kameme cell, Kibimbiri parish, Kihihi Sub County.

According to the Kigezi region police spokes person Elly Maate, last night, the unknown people dug up Mukombe’s grave, put the coffin on the ground but left the body intact.
Maate revealed that Mukombe was murdered on 30th October last year on allegations of rain making where six suspects whose names have been withheld in order not to interfere with police investigations were committed to high court for trial.
Maate condemned the act and said police is investigating to establish who was behind it and for which intentions as arrangements to rebury the body are underway.
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By Nelson Twinamatsiko and Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

In Bushenyi–

As magistrates’ strike continues country wide, the officer in charge of crime investigations Department greater Bushenyi; Bernard Muhumuza has written to all DPCs in the region to ensure complete investigation before effecting arrests.

In a letter he addressed to all District Police commanders in Greater Bushenyi region, Muhumuza says it is unwise to arrest suspects and keep them in police custody without trial as magistrates’ courts are not working.

He ordered the police to encourage the system of settling simple cases out court as the only option since the magistrates’ strike continues.

Magistrates and Judges declared a sit-down strike on last Friday in protest of government’s failure to increase their salaries.

All government prisons and police are stuck with suspects as magistrates ‘courts all over the country remain closed.

Since the strike began, police have been arresting suspects and keeping them in cells waiting for courts to resume business.

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