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BY VINCENT MUGISA
IN KAGADI——–

An official from world voice Uganda Charles Jumba has warned parents who abuse children to be arrested if they do not want to stop the habbit.

Last week Rossette Kabasomi divorced with her husband and left her child behind with the step mother who beat and burnt him to unconscious state over unknown issues.

The child who was burnt by the step mother was transferred to Mulaga National referral hospital for treatment.

By Vanansio Mbabazi
in Kabale—-

Police in Kabale district are hunting for a 42 year old man for cutting off ears of his wife.
According to the Kigezi region Police spokesperson Elly Maate the incident occurred today at
around midday when Dianah Ninsiima a 20 year old woman develop disareements with her husband
Gerald Twesigomwe.

The two are residents of Kakaabano cell, upper Bugongi in Kabale municipality. Ninsiima
told him that she wants to go to a conference at Tarbanacal church
Bugongi and her husband refused.

Out of the exchange of words Twesigome locked the woman inside and chops
tied her and cut her ears off, during the cutoff the woman made
an alarm and was rescued and rushed to Kabale referral hospital where she
is nursing injuries.

Maate condemned the incident in the strongest manner saying that the
man who could be protecting his wife to find him cutting off her ears.
he added that they should have used relevant offices to sort out their grievances,
police is hunting for the suspect after he is arrested he will be taken to
court.

BY mknews Reporter

IN MBARARA——-

Perez Mbeera at mbarara central police station

Mr. Perez Mbeera a resident of Rwamanzi cell Kashaka, Bubare sub
county mbarara district is said to have pregnated his 17 year old
daughter after his wifeKellenBusingye divorced for two months due to
misunderstandings in the family.

Ms. Kellendiscovered that her daughter was pregnant after six months
when she was about to give birth and her father has since denied the
pregnancy which prompted Kellen to report to the authorities at the
local level who aided the arrest of Mr. Perez
In his statement at Mbarara central police station, Mr. Perez pleaded
guilty to having pregnated own daughter and blames the act on
alcoholism since he was drunk on that fateful day when he slept with
the daughter as well as mental challenges.

‘’My wife had divorced me for two months in last and my daughter told
me that I allow her take on her mother’s duties in the home she has
been performing for me but I did not like it so I went for drinking
and when I came back, I remembered what she had told me during the day
so I slept with her and I did not know that I had pregnated her since
it was her first time’’ Mr. Perez said

Mbarara OC CID ChirigaTaban condemned the act and advised parents to
focus on nurturing their children than creating bad precedent in the
next generation.

Parents should stop domestic violence because this was brought about
when the wife disagreed with the husband and then a man used the
daughter after the mother had left home’’ Mr. Taban said

He blamed the act on domestic violence in families since Perez used
his wife’s divorce to misuse his own daughter.

Mr. Taban said the suspect will be charged of aggravated defilement
and incest (producing with a relative)

Mr. Taban urged local leaders to help in solving family conflicts to
avoid such hilarious acts in the society which should not be happening
in this era.

BY MWEBEMBEZI FRED
IN FORT PORTAL—-
The bishop for Rwenzori diocese in Kabarole district Bishop Reuben Kisembo has urged the public to pull their hands from the pockets and work hard so as to fight against poverty and theft in Kabarole district.

Kisembo revealed that for Uganda to develop like any other developed country in this world, people should work tirelessly in their young age as this will help them to enjoy fruits of wealth in their old age as they won’t be having power to work.
He condemned the dirty works being practiced by the youth in Kabarole district like theft, taking drugs that distort their minds and force them to do what they are not supposed to do.
Kisembo explained these following the rampant theft in Kabarole where the thugs broke into his office and stole two laptops, an ipad and other important documents on Sunday night.
Musa Tibakirana the district police commander Kabarole district strongly condemns the act as this has resulted to the loss of many people’s lives.
Tibakirana revealed that the police have launched investigations to deal with the people that do not want to work but want clean money which they do not know where it comes from.

BY ELLY KARENZI
IN IBANDA———–

Police in Ibanda has arrested two elderly conmen who have been allegedly extorting money from traders in Ibanda district.
Traders tipped Ibanda District Police Commander.Denis Ochama who arrested them yesterday pending investigations.
Mr. Denis identified the suspects as John Nshekanabo 76years, a resident of Kibingo village in Kyamuhunga sub-county Bushenyi district and Jaffar Ssekimpi 60, a resident of Kakoba Division in Mbarara Municipality.

They were after extorting 300,000 shillings from a charcoal retailer in Ibanda town promising to sell her some bags of charcoal as well as selling her gold they had mined in the forests of Kyamuhunga and Karinzu.

Mr. Denis promised to take them to court to answer charges of obtaining money in false pretence.

BY ELLY  KARENZI

IN IBANDA—     

A man who has been masquerading as a UPDF soldier has been arrested by Ibanda police after he allegedly obtained money by false  pretence.
Ibanda district police commander SP Ochama Denis  yesterday  identified the suspect as Rodgers Muhairwe ,a resident of Kyaruhanaga ward in Kagongo division Ibanda Municipality.

He has been impersonating a  UPDF soldier  at the rank of Captain,  he claimed to have a project of helping youth to get jobs and but ended up taking their money.
It is alleged that  Muhairwe  has been calling himself a Captain in UPDF who is said to have been a link between job seekers from Ibanda district and Mbarara district  to join  a  company called   Alfa Dairy  based in Mbarara municipality and other companies in the country.
Talking to the suspect, he accepted that was   acting on the orders from above given by big people in the UPDF.  He asked an apology because he was  acting on   ignorance  of the victims to take their money but refused to tell whether he is a captain in UPDF.
Denis Ochama the DPC Ibanda has called upon the public to be vigilant saying that these acts are rampant in Ibanda district.

Mr. Ochama said that when the investigations are over , Rogers Muhairwe  will be produced in courts of law for trial on charges of  impersonation.

BY ELLY KARENZI  

IN IBANDA— 

A six month female child  was dumped into a swamp near a stream after  being abandoned by her mother at a place called Kyarutanga village in Kashangura sub county,Ibanda district on  Saturday.

The Baby was heard  crying in the swamp by women who had gone to dig in their gardens in the morning hours thinking that her mother might have  go to collect firewood or collect  herbs.

According the four women who were in the gardens, organized themselves as a team and forced their way into the swamp . They were shocked only to find a health baby and good looking baby to be estimated to be six months old wrapped into clean baby clothes and covered with a blanket.

It is alleged that the unknown mother might have developed  misunderstandings with her husband and dumped the baby into the bush. It is also alleged that the baby was dosed with sleeping tablets before she woke up and the its mother took off. The good Samaritans took the baby to the LC  Chairperson who advised them to take her to Kashangura police station.

The District police community liaisons officer, Mr. Charles Bamparana confirmed that the police have received the baby and they have handed her to the staff of Ibanda holy innocent babies home at Ibanda hospital where she is being nursed. Mean while police are on the hunt for the mother of the baby.

BY DESMOND KYOKWIJUKA

IN KANUNGU—

The bishop of Kinkiizi diocese Rt Rev Dan Zoreeka has rebuked the Ugandan police for beating the supporters of opposition.

Zoreeka while talking to Christians who had turned up for Sunday services today at St Peters Cathedral Nyakantale asked security personal to guard Ugandans instead of punishing them for supporting opposition.

He said he supports this NRM government but, he doesn’t support the undermining of human rights.

He further asked Christians to guard environment and eliminate using the polyethen bags which are destroying environment at high speed.

Zoreeka wondered why government has kept deaf on the polyethene bags and the reclamation of swamps for farming and other activities in the low lands which has led environment changes.

Meanwhile the diocesan secretary Can Benard Bagaba has asked Christians to seek guidance from God. Bagaba said that God can’t come nearer to us when we are in wars.

87 Christians have been confirmed with a call to follow church norms as Bishop starts his pastoral visit of the diocese.

BY ELLY KARENZI
IN IBANDA——-

Chief magistrate’s court in Ibanda has remanded a 26 year old man to Nyabuhikye government prison over defiling a minor.
Court presided over by chief Magistrate Mary Babirye heard that in January 2016, Mr. Abdu Karim Bukenya 26 a resident of kigarama ward ibanda municipality defiled and pregnanted a 15 year old girl at Rugarama Moslem Primary school in Ibanda municipality.
According to the nature of the case, Bukenya was not allowed to take any plea as his case can only be tried by the high court and was remanded till July 21st 2016.

BY WILBER MUHWEZI AND CYNTHIA ARINDA

IN BUSHENYI—

GREATER BUSHENYI POLICE PUBLIST MARTIAL TUMUSIIME

Six people on charges of murder at bishop mcallister college kyogyera are still being held at Sheema police station a week after the incident.

According to the greater Bushenyi police spokesperson Martial Tumusiime investigations are still ongoing to pin the suspects.

He however revealed that its true that 48 hour mandatory time of which a suspect should spend at police have been violated but the police wants to come out with truth.

Five are staff members and one scool neighbor. The dead included Hebert Mugabe & Mbaine Paulina(security guards) and Chrispus Tumusiime(cook)

The attackers who were armed with pangas & iron bars invaded the school at 2.00am Friday last week, killed the guards and then later made off with money.

Martial said he cannot mention the names of the suspects to avoid disrupting investigations that are on-going. Martial told www.mknewslink.com editor that as soon as investigations are over these suspects will be arraigned in court to answer charges of murder.