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BY VANANSIO KAKOGOSO

IN KABALE—

Police in Kabale district is investigating circumstances under which
Northern Division Treasure is accused of swindling government funds.
Godwin Asiimwe aka Brown was arrested yesterday on orders of Kabale
Municipal mayor Emmanuel Sentaro Byamugisha and Kabale district
Internal Security officer Ronald Kashaija Byenjeru.
Asiimwe was arrested after two audit reports of 2015/2016 pinned him
that he paid himself 26million shillings for monitoring projects and
other activities that never existed.
He is also accused of diverting Community Demand Driven-CDD funds
totaling to 18million that were intended to benefit women and youth
groups in Northern division.
The report also indicate that northern division sponsored Asiimwe with
7.7million shillings in 2015 to go for diploma course at Uganda
Management Institute which he did not do. It indicates that he forged
the transcript to account for the money.
The audit report also indicate that Asiimwe paid himself allowances
for fuel totaling to 6million yet he did not have a registered vehicle
that is supposed to get division fuel.
Sentaro says that they will follow up the audit report so that the tax
payers’ money is not put to waste by selfish civil servants.

The Officer in charge criminal investigations at Kabale police station
Henry Ariyanga says that Asiimwe was arrested but he has been released
on police bond as investigations into the matter continue.
The Northern Division Chairperson Isaac Mucunguzi Rushoga says that
the arrest of Asiimwe should teach other civil servants not to swindle
public money or they face the law.

By Edson Kinene

in Kanungu

Police in Kanungu are holding one person in connection with the theft
of music system that belonged to St.peters church Nyakatare. The music system was
stolen on Thursday last week.
Joab wabwire, the district police commander identified the suspect as
one Katende a resident of Nyakatunguru in Kasese district who was
arrested on Wednesday 30th November as he tried to transport a big
speaker.
“we have arrested one katende we found trying to take the sound
speaker we believe is one of the music system stolen from the church
last week from Kihiihi to Kasese” Wabwire said.
Wabwire adds that investigations have been on going until Katende’s arrest.
“we are going to use the vital information the suspect has provided to
arrest his gang and recover other Music systems still missing” said
Wabwire.
He says Katende’s arrest followed a concern from a taxi driver one
salongo who asked Katende for a receipt for the speaker which he
failed to provide.
“we received a call from a concerned citizen, so as swung in action
and arrested the suspect” .
He called on the public to be vigilant of such people especially now
that a festive season is drawing closer.

By Our Reporter

in Kasese—

Security officials have transferred over fifty people arrested during
the Rwenzururu palace raid to several detention Centre’s within Ankole
region.

Information obtained by journalists indicate that the suspects were
transferred last night to Bushenyi, Ibanda and Mbarara police stations
to ease investigations.

A senior police officer on condition of anonymity told www.mknewslink.com reporter
that security felt it necessary to have them transferred because it is
a risk to keep them in Kasese district.

Thirty five of them who include five women were taken to Mbarara
central police station while twenty others were rushed to Ibanda
police detention center and unspecified numbers of other Rwenzururu
Kingdom suspects have been detained at Bushenyi police station.

Army and police raided the Rwenzururu Palace in Kasese town after King
Charles Wesley Mumbere refused to disband his royal guards who are
believed to be part of a militia allegedly agitating for the creation
of an independent Yira state

During the raid which left over forty royal guards dead, Police
arrested the King now incarcerated at Nalufenya detention facility in
Jinja district.

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BY WILBER MUHWEZI

IN BUSHENYI/KASESE

Rwenzururu king Charles Wensly Mumbere has just been arrested from his palace in Kasese by security operatives. This is according to a credible source close to the kingdom.

The source added that the King was taken to Maragarita hotel waiting for orders from above to take him to another destination.

Today, 12 people royal to king Mumbere were critically injured and the palace is under siege with heavy deployment of police, UPDF and other security agencies.

Our credible source added that president Museveni spoke to the king on phone at 11:00pm last night and ordered him to disband the royal guards but it seems the king refused which led to the his arrest today.

Since yesterday, 44 people have died in the fighting; 30 royal guards of the king and 14 security officers mainly police.

While speaking on NTV last night, the deputy executive director of Uganda media centre Col. Shaban Bantariza noted that the king of Rwenzururu must disband the his royal guards because they are connected to armed groups in the region.

On the other hand religious leaders, civil society organizations and politicians from the area are pushing for a dialogue between the president Museveni and King Mumbere to solve the issues amicably but it seems not to be the position of government.

The situation in Kasese is extremely volatile. By this afternoon no shops were open as well as any business. Relatives of the dead tried this morning to claim their bodies but security chased them away.

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BY WILBER MUHWEZI

IN BUSHENYI/KASESE

Ten people have been killed in Kasese district today following the resumption of fighting between the Uganda people’s defense forces [UPDF], police and people royal to the Omusinga wa Rwanzururu Charles Wensly Iremangoma.

According to sources from Kasese town, eight people were killed at the office of the prime minister of Rwenzururu kingdom located in kasese town.

The Source added Two royal guards were killed at Mariba police post as they tried to attack the police post.

Radio Messiah journalist based in Kasese covering the incidents, Joel Kaguta told a www.mknewslink.com editor on phone at 4:00pm today that the situation was tense and the commanders from all security departments didn’t want to talk to media.

The journalist added that the office of the kingdom prime minister Johnson Thembo was vandalized after the killings.

The second division commander, Brig. Peter Erweru picked www.mknewslink.com editor but noted that he was in a meeting and could not speak to us. He cut off the phone call immediately.

Keep logged in to www.mknewslink.com for more details about the Kasese fighting.

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BY VANANSIO MBABAZI

IN KABALE
Police in Kabale district has discovered a gun that was lost by Uganda
new Securiko limited guard.
On Saturday last week, Emmanuel Beijuka who is former Uganda People’s
Defense Forces soldier a resident of Kigongi A cell central division
lost a semi-automatic rifle while on duty.
It’s alleged that Beijuka was deployed in central market on Saturday
evening but by morning he disappeared with the gun to unknown place
and he was arrested on Monday this week but he could not tell
whereabouts of the gun.
The Kigezi region police spokesperson Elly Maate says that the gun was
discovered yesterday by people in the market near the garbage
collecting centre in central market.
Maate adds that when people saw it dumped, they immediately reported
to police that picked it. He says that Beijuka will be charged with
negligence of duty.

The Kabale Resident district Commissioner Darius Nandinda says that
following this incident that happened, they have started auditing the
number of guns that security companies have to avoid guns landing in
wrong hands in the forthcoming festivities.

By Fred Mwebembezi 

in Fort Portal

The director for traffic in Uganda Mr. Kasiima Steven has directed all Road Users to Know Their Rights on the way and utilizes the road effectively so as to deal away with accidents on the roads especially in Rwenzori region.

Kasiima was speaking at the launch of FICA SALAM (reach safely} campaign which started in masaka, mbale and then Rwenzori region. The function that was held at kitumba headquarters east division fort portal municipality in kabarole district on this week.

while talking to a number of road users who included the taxi operators,bus operators,boda boda operators,kasiima disclosed some of the major causes of accidents such as dangerous loading,over speeding,driving while drunk,failure to adhere with road signs among others.

He however said that they are already prepared to deal with those traffic officers that want to tarnish their name by taking bribes.

Asiimwe Steven the Rdc Kabarole Tasked the Owners Of The Vehicles and Boda Boda should always try to learn the behaviors of their employees.

Asiimwe Promised To Work with the traffic offices so as to fight against road carnage that has been a problem for all long.

 

BY OUR REPORTER

IN RUKUNGIRI

At least 36 capital offenders in Rukungiri government Prison,
Rukungiri district, are expected to settle their cases through the
Plea Bargain program. Rukungiri has a total of 469 inmates with 193 of
those committed to high court for trail.

The thirty six cases are set to be heard in the plea bargain session
to be held from 28th to 2nd December at the Rukungiri chief
Magistrates court.

The session is to be heard by the Kabale residential judge, Justice
Moses Kazibwe.

Plea Bargaining is the process where an accused person agrees with a
prosecutor to plead guilty to an offense in exchange for a lesser
sentence. The procedure also enables an accused person to negotiate
for a lesser offense or to be turned into a prosecution witness
against other accused persons.

The procedure can be initiated orally or in writing by the accused
person or the prosecution at any stage of a case before the sentence
is passed, and plea bargain agreements are reviewed and approved by a
judge or magistrate.

Among the cases to be heard Murder cases make half of them followed by
rape then Aggravated defilement. The cases stem as far as 2013.

According to the resident state Attorney Oundo Geoffrey this plea
bargain session is a preparation to the main session that will be
coming soon.

Since its pilot in the High Court in Kampala, mid-2014, the procedure
has proved to be quick and cheap to run by the courts, helps to
decongest prisons, reduction of case backlog, and promotes
reconciliation between accused persons and the victims.

The courts save up to 70 percent of the costs spent on cases in the
adversarial trial system.

BY VANANSIO KAKOGOSO

IN KABALE—
Police in Kabale districtare holding a 37 year old man working with Uganda new Securiko
limited Kabale branch over loss of a gun.

The suspect Emmanuel Beijuka who is former Uganda People’s Defense
Forces soldier a resident of Kigongi A cell central division is
accused of losing a semi-automatic rifle on Monday this week.

It’s alleged that Beijuka was deployed in central market on Saturday
evening but by morning he disappeared with the gun to unknown place.

The Kigezi region Police spokesperson Elly maate says that since last
weekend police launched a man hunt until yesterday when Beijuka was
arrested. He adds that police is still hunting for the whereabouts of
the gun as they investigate the motive of taking the gun.

However Keijuka says that some unknown people gave him chloroform and
later took the gun. He adds that he realized that he had lost the gun he
lost his mind but he reported to his colleagues