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In Bushenyi—
Security in Bushenyi has been beefed up as the president is expected in the area today.
President Museveni is expected to preside over the graduation of students who completed a two-month women and youth empowerment skills training.
The training, facilitated by Bushenyi district Woman MP Mary Karoro Okurut, saw the trainees get skills in hair dressing, fashion and design, decration, pads making and baking among others.
Over 600 hundred graduands are already at the venue to receive their awards.
The function will be held at the Bushenyi Play ground.

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In Kampala—
General Kale Kayihura will make his first appearance at the General Court Martial in Makindye today.
General Kayihura’s lawyers led by Joseph Matsiko, Elson Karuhanga, Peter Kabatsi and Jet Tumwebaze are already on the scene.
General’s relatives including his son clad in black t-shirts with inscriptions that read, “We Stand with General Kale Kayihura,” are also making their way into the barracks where the court sits.
There is visibly heightened security deployment at the facility.
General Kayihura the longest serving IGP, was dropped as Inspector General of Police by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday, March 05, 2018 after nearly thirteen years at the helm of the police body.
He was succeeded by John Martin Okoth Ochola his former deputy.
On June 13, 2018, Kayihura was arrested from Lyantonde ending months of speculation. General Kayihura’s arrest was effected by the deputy chief of Defence Forces Lt. General Wilson Mbadi.

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By Sylvia Kugonza
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In Kabarole—
The Uganda coffee development Authority (UCDA) has disclosed that Uganda is targeting to be producing 25 Million bags of coffee by vision 2025.
According to Emmanuel Tumwizere the regional coffee extension officer Kabarole who represented the executive director UCDA during the official regional launch NUCAFE project aimed at enhancing Africa Economy through Eco Geographic Indication for coffee, Uganda is currently producing 5.6 Million bags of coffee and 3.5 million bags exported.
John Kabango the commercial officer Kabarole districthas said that the government still faces a challenge of farmers producing poor quality coffee attributing it to lack of civic education.
Kabango says Kabarole district has 17000 households coffee farmers thus it the district is ready to educate farmers on how to produce good quality.
Joseph Nkadu the executive director Nucafe says that in partnership with European Union, they have at least mobilized various coffee cooperatives in the Rwenzori region with an aim of wealth creation and poverty eradication in rural area and finding market for the farmers.
He disclosed that the association is operating in three districts of Kabarole, Bunyangabu and Kasese.
In his speech read by the Kabarole district agricultural officer Bahizi Peninah, the state minister for Agriculture Hon. Christopher Kibanzanga has commended the Nucafe director and EU for helping coffee farmers in Uganda and directed UNBS help coffee farmers to sell their coffee.
Meanwhile various coffee cooperatives were donated 6 laptops, six motor cycles and two coffee processing machines whereby the NUCAFE director Nkandu said that they are trying to help farmers not to travel long distances taking their products to market.

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Wed.22nd August 2018
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In Kabale
Police in Kabale is investigating circumstances under which an 18 years old man was murdered.
According to Elly Maate the kigezi region police spokesperson, Niwamani Buke a boda boda rider and resident of Nyakabungo cell Nyabushabe parish Kyanamira s/c Kabale district, was found murdered at Nyakahita cell Kigongi ward Central division Kabale municipality in the morning of 21/08/18 and the motor Cycle he was riding reg no UEM 599 X bajaj boxer lying beside him in Anguzo’s compound.
The motor Cycle was given to him the previous evening by Hillary Niwagaba who stages at Pepsi depot Kigongi
Police was notified, visited the scene and the body was taken to Kabale hospital mortuary for postmortem and inquiries are underway.
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By Sylvia Kugonza
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In Fort Portal
Police in Fort portal have in custody three suspected armed robbers
whom are alleged to have been terrorizing the fort portal residents.
Godliver Twinomugisha the Fort portal police OC CID has identified the suspects as Ochola Filbert 25 working with salacene security group and a resident
of Kyamukerege Nyabukara West division, Mutima Richard 27 and Tusiime
Richard both residents of Bukwali parish East division Fort portal
municipality.
According to the CID, Tusiime has been guarding Opposite Raca Pond but
using the SR gun type and his other two robbers to rob people.
It has been established that the three suspects have also robbed three
homes in East Division using the gun.
Police discovered a TV screen and decoder in Ochola’s house
suspected to have stolen.
They are now still held at fort portal police pending to be taken to court.

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In wakiso
Today the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), Nnamala Mary and Simon Kakeeto have dragged the Government of Uganda to the Constitutional Court for failing to put in place shelters for women who have been raped or defiled.
CEHURD also challenges the unequal punishments that the law provides for sexual offenders as being unjust.
CEHURD urges that women who survive sexual violence need safe spaces, shelters and refuge as the Constitution mandates the State to put in place facilities to enhance the welfare of women to enable them to realize their full potential and advancement.
They say that it is their contention that failure by government to construct and finance these shelters is a clear violation of women’s rights guaranteed under article 33(2) of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda

On the other hand CEHURD says that men charged with rape are liable to suffer a maximum penalty of death whereas the law provides for the offense of ‘defilement’ for persons between the ages of 14-17 and sexual offenders against girls of that category are only given a few years of a jail term and that this has an effect of increasing sexual violence against girls in that particular age group.

According to the Uganda Demographic Health Survey of 2016, 1 in 5 women have suffered sexual violence in Uganda. Uganda Police has also released the Annual Crime Report of 2017 where defilement was rated the 3rd leading crime in the country with 14,985 cases reported and police recorded 1,335 rape cases. It is important to note that in cases of sexual violence, many women do not report due to fear, stigma and the trauma that is associated with the offences. The police reports are just a tip of the ice bag of the magnitude of the violence that women face on a daily basis in this country.

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In Ibanda—
A total of 446 candidates of Alliance vocational school in Ibanda district yesterday graduated in different disciplines of certificates and diploma for both business and vocational studies.
It was the fifth graduation ceremony since the school started in 2006 according to the records of the school.
While officiating as the Chief Guest, the deputy executive secretary, Uganda Business and technical examinations Board (UBTEB), Dr. Winfred Nahamya asked parents to always take their children in schools which are licensed by the National Council for higher education for the betterment of their future in job careers.
Dr Nahamya represented Mr. Onesmus Oyesiga, the executive secretary of
Uganda business and technical examinations board who was out of the
country.
He thus congratulated the students for having not ashamed their parents in passing the examinations and urged them to have faith in the positions they are holding much as they earn little money.
Osbert Aheebwe, the principal of Alliance vocational School, out of 446 who graduated yesterday, 269 are females while 177 are males.
Aheebwe applauded parents and students for having chosen Alliance vocational School and hoped that all the students who are trained at Alliance vocational school will not regret.
The principal also urged them to respect supervisors, love their jobs, not to rush for wealth in short time and respecting citizens of Uganda.
The chairperson Board of directors Alliance Group Of Companies, Mzee Jeeb Rwomushana promised the parents that the 32 candidates who scored First Class diploma and distinctions in certificates will be offered half bursaries at Ibanda University.
Mzee Rwomushana added that the directors are happy to produce job creators but not job seekers.

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Friday August 17^th 2018

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In Bushenyi—–

Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality Legislator Hon.Arinda Gordon Cowboy has today offered about 15 bursaries to University students going to study from Kampala International University.

During an event held today 17^th August 2018 at his office in Tankhill, Bushenyi Town, Cowboy thanked parents for investing in Education and further urged them to consider gender balance.

He said that in previous years, Boys were favoured ahead of girls but with the current generation, Both boys and girls have equal opportunities to access all basic needs including Education.

MP Arinda said that he has been doing this by offering scholarships to at least 15 students from his constituency since he took power in 2016 and he will continue with the program if he remains in that position.

Hon. Arinda again thanked Hassan Basajjabalaba for giving him that opportunity to give half bursaries for students studying at Kampala International University.

Twikirize Ackline [From Kashenyi] one of the students to benefit from the scholarships  applauded the MP for fulfilling his promise and said she will work hard to achieve her goals.

Twikirize Ackline one of the beneficiaries

Cowboy noted that the Government is now aiming at Digital learning that will help Post-Information age students to get access to internet information unlike in recent years.

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In Gulu—

The Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine will today be charged before the army court in Gulu over illegal possession of a gun.

The First Deputy Prime Minister Moses Ali told Parliament yesterday: “Kyagulanyi will appear before General Court Martial in Gulu on Thursday. Kyagulanyi was found with a gun.”

Detectives from Arua led by West Nile Regional CID chief Herbert Mutonyo drove to Gulu yesterday and recorded the suspects’ statements, Gulu CID officer Ronald Were said.
“The alleged offences committed by the suspects happened in Arua town…. The officers from Arua are taking the lead in the investigations,” Were said.

The other detained MPs, including Gerald Karuhanga (Ntungamo Municipality), Paul Mwiru (Jinja East), Michael Mabikke (former Makindye West MP) and Kassiano Wadri (Arua Municipality MP-elect) are expected to be charged today with yet-to-be known offences.

The fate of Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake was still unclear by press time, but photos circulated on social media showed him with a swollen face and deep cuts to his fingers. Lawyers who accessed some of the suspects said Bobi Wine, was not in the police cells.

Their arrest, just as that of 28 other persons, followed the alleged stoning of one of the vehicles used in President Museveni’s convoy.

Bobi wine’s driver, Yasin Kawuma, was shot dead on the same day at Pacific Hotel car park in Arua.

However, the deputy premier refuted allegations that the suspects were tortured.

“Allegations of torture are not true. This is the government statement; there is no torture at Central Police Station cell,” Ali added.

Gen Ali also said Mr Kyagulanyi had earlier been checked into a military hospital in Gulu.
He added that all the persons arrested are in custody at the Gulu Central Police Station and are accessible to their relatives and lawyers.
Meanwhile, six MPs were assigned to follow up the cases.

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In Arua—

Jailed former Terego MP Kassiano Wadri Ezati has been announced winner of the hotly contested Arua Municipality parliamentary seat.

The seat became vacant in June following the brutal murder of Col. Ibrahim Abiriga as he returned home in Matugga, Wakiso district.

Wadri, who went in the race as an independent candidate, having failed to convince his party FDC to hand him the flag, was announced winner, a few minutes to 10pm on Wednesday.

Wadri polled 6421 votes, while his closest contender and NRM’s Nusura Tiperu managed 4798.

The FDC candidate Bruce Musema, for which the entire opposition party leadership including strongman Col Dr Kiiza Besigye campaigned for, came in fourth position with 1369 votes.

Hon Wadri’s victory however, will not be optimally celebrated, because it found him locked up behind bars and facing treason charges according to reports.

Wadri, together with three other MPs and one former MP were arrested in the chaos that marked the last day of campaigns on Monday.

Police claims he and his colleague Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi were found with guns.

Speaking before the declaration of the results, the Electoral Commission Chairman Justice Byabakama expressed relief that the events of Monday in which at least one person was shot dead, did not deter today’s exercise.

“Following the Monday incident, there was fear that today wouldn’t be possible, but because of determination and resilience of the people of Arua, that’s why it wasn’t postponed.”

Byabakama further urged the successful candidates in the race to take heart and wait for another round of elections.

“We are told that following the court decision in Mbale, we may have elections in 2021; so take heart,  go back and wait for the next round,” he said.

The final election results came out as follows

Kassiano Wadri: 6421

Tiperu Nusura: 4798

Robert Ejiku 2694

Musema Bruce 1369

Atima Jackson 835

Sunday Angudia 196

Jafar Alekua 38

Simon Avutia 32

Alfred Nyakuni 30

Madira Kennedy 26

Bavuga Safi 19

Elton Nyero 18

Invalid: 613

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