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BY WWW.MK NEWS LINK.COM REPORTER
KABALE
The two kids who were admitted yesterday morning 28/12/2017 at Kabale regional referral hospital in Kabale town due to fatal accident have finally passed on.
According the police spokes person for Kigezi sub region Elly Matte who confirmed the incident this morning, indentified the two as Clinton Ashaba 3 years and Arian Nyana two months.
Matte further said that the accident that happened along Kakatunda Kabale-Mbarara road district yesterday at around 07:00 am has so far claimed five people also indentifying some of the other five as Edison Birinabo a resident of Kanyeganyege in Kamwezi in Rukiga district who passed on yesterday.
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VANANSIO KAKOGOSO
IN RUKINGA—-
War has erupted between the Rukiga district local leaders and the district chairperson Alex Kampaikaho, over the appointment of Frank Kyereere Besigye on the district Public Accounts Committee-PAC.

On Friday 21/12/2017, the district Chairperson, Alexander Kampikaho presented a five people the district before councilor for approval as the new district service committee in accordance with section 88 of the Local Governments Act CAP 243.

These included Jamiru Ahams Maningi the committee boss, David Kabatereine, Livingstone Tugumisirize, Pricilla Tushabe and FrankKyereere Besigye.

However, a section of councilors are crying foul accusing Kampikaho for considering Kyereere on the committee.
Councilors claim that Kyereere the former, Rwamucucu Sub County chairperson who is also the incumbent Rwamucucu Sub County National Resistance Movement-NRM party Chairperson has bad record and is well known for corruption and abuse of office.

On December 15, 2003 Kyereere who was the then Rwamucucu sub county chairperson was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in jail over corruption and issuing documents without authority.

The Rukiga District male youth councilor Michael Kwarikunda Mbareeba, and the Kyereere on the Committee, yet he has a bad record is
not fair. They says there are very many responsible citizens in Rukiga to consider on the committee than Kyereere

However, Jackson Muganiizi, the District councilor representing Kamwezi Sub County says that, Kyereere is a very hard working man and capable to help the committee progress.

Mable Size, the District Woman Councilor representing Bukinda Sub County and Brenda Ainembabazi, the district female councilor representing Muhanga town council say that there is no problem for Kyereere to be considered since he reformed after serving his sentence at Ndorwa Government prison.

The Rukiga District Chairperson, Alexander Kampikaho says that he included Kyereere’s name on the committee as a way of thanking him because he helped him win the district chairpersonship seat.

Kyereere told our reporter on phone that councilors cursing his name appearing on the list are only being influenced by his enemies.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

In Bushenyi—

Greater Bushenyi police has confirmed the death of four people during and after charismas

The four dead at four separate incidences according to the police spokes person for greater Bushenyi marshal Tumusiime

He noted that the first incidence took place on 25^th/2017 on Kabwohe Masheruka road where an accident that involved motorcycle and a vehicle killed two.

He also said that the second incident took place in Kakanju where two brothers, Bruce Twine and Steven Kwikiriza fought and one of them dead instantly it was reported that two of them were drunk.

Tumusiime further said that unknown person in Nyabubare sub-county in Bushenyi district hit a thirteen year old child Venencio Kagumiire on the head and passed on instantly while Nickodemus Kamukama from Buhweju district was killed in Kiziinda trying to steal ovacado.

Tumusiime said that in most areas of greater Bushenyi the charismas festivities was peaceful claiming that the police have started the investigations into all these incidences.

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BY VANANSIO KAKOGOSO
IN KANUNGU….
Police in Kanungu district are holding a 52 year old man for stabbing his
25 year old son to death.
The suspect is Gaston Bataringaya resident of Rwencuncu cell, Mishenyi
parish, Rugyeyo sub county Kanungu district.
It is alleged that the deceased Doroviko Muhozi came home from Kampala
yesterday, and started asking the father for some money to use in
Christmas.
The father answered angrily as he also had no money. The deceased got
annoyed and started fighting with the father, thus stabbing his father
on the back. The father also grabbed the same knife and stabbed his
son on several parts of the body.
The Kigezi region police spokesperson Elly Maate says that after the
fight both were rushed to Kisizi hospital for first aid, where the son
died shortly after.
Maate says that the suspect is also still in critical condition at
Kisizi hospital, and that body is still in Kisizi hospital mortuary
pending postmortem.
Maate has condemned the act, adding that after investigations the
suspect will be charged accordingly. He has also calling on the youth
to always work for themselves rather than relying on parent’s money.

Source: www.mknewslink.com a western uganda news website

By Yosam Gucwaki

in Masindi—

A 36 year old woman has committed suicide in Nyangahya police cells in
Masindi municipality Masindi district.
Allan Hakiza, the Albertine Region spokesperson says that Adocrachi
Grace committed suicide yesterday night by hanging herself from the
room she had been detained from.
Hikiza adds that Adocrachi a resident of Bwita cell in Nyangahyha
division in Masindi municipality had been arrested by police and
charged with arson explaining that she burnt her own house.
He adds that the whole fracas emanated from a conflict between the
wife and the husband whom he never disclosed the identities.
He also says that the husband had told them that the wife has a mental problems.
He also notes that Adocrach was arrested yesterday evening at around
8:00 pm adding that she committed suicide at around 3:00 today morning
morning.
Hakiza says when the relatives brought her a soda in the morning they
found her when she had hanged her self-using a piece of a cloth.
He explained that post mortem was done and the body was handed over to
the relatives for burial

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By Barak Tukashaba

in Rukungiri—
Two people have been confirmed dead and five hospitalized after being
electrocuted.
The incident occurred today in Rwenyangi Buyanja when the duo were
erecting a tent at a funnel of late major Gordon kakoko son to Rev
Canon Geoffrey kakooko
It’s been alleged that the tent interrupted the three phased line of
electricity causing an electric circuit.
The dead have been identified as  Nahurira Alex keisho abussiness man
in Buyanja town council and Rwabwera  Ambrose .
Those who were shocked and now hospitalized at nyakibale hospital are
Robert Gumisiriza a primary teacher at kyamakanda central primary school, Reagan
Monday a senior driver from rubanga, Tukamushaba Ronald a Dee jay from
Buyanja , Niinsiima  john bosco and laban mukoba .
Police say they are investigating the matter.

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By Yosam Gucwaki

In Buliisa—-

Stanley Malisaba, the public Relations Officer, Field Artillery Division Masindi, has confirmed that there enemy threats from Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) along Lake Albert in the western part of Uganda.

Speaking to Journalists in his office today, Malisaba noted that UPDF fought the Allied Democratic Forces and they ran to Congo and Central Africa Republic adding that they followed them and diminished but there a few elements remained.

He added that those who remained are a threat to the people of western Uganda and they are getting information that they seem to be regrouping.

Malisaba added that when they got information that they are regrouping, as UPDF authorities decided to deploy soldiers along Lake Albert to manage security for the people.

He also explained that they cannot sit and take such threats for granted since there role as UPDF is to keep the security of the people and the property.

Malisaba called upon the people along Lake Albert to remain calm noting that for them their not there to attack but to provide the people with security. He also warned the public to avail enough information to the security agencies such that the bad doers can be apprehended easily.

Malisaba declined to explain when the deployment started saying that they cannot reveal it to the media.

Source:www.mknewslink.com a western Uganda news website.

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BY VANANSIO KAKOGOSO

IN KABALE—-
A total of forty nine people have been arrested by police in Kabale
municipality a head of Christmas festivities.

Most of the arrested suspects were last night found at Kings video
hall aka King Kong cinema hall along Kigongi road and pine video hall
at Nyerere road in central division Kabale municipality.

The Kigezi region police spokesperson Elly Maate says that

the operation is aimed at arrested suspected criminals who hide in
happening places and later attack and rob night travelers.

Maate says that Police was forced to carry out an operation following
an outcry by dwellers on the increase of theft and burglary among
other cases.

He says that all of suspects failed to explain exactly where they stay
neither displaying any identification to the security operatives
before they were arrested.

Maate adds that the suspects who are currently being detained at
Kabale Central Police Station will be screened and others will appear
before courts of law to answer the charges accordingly after
investigations into the matter are complete.

However, Dickson Byamukama who a chapatti maker at Pine Street and one
of the suspects says that security operatives did not allow him to
give his defense, because they found him leaving work

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BY ELLY KARENZI

IN IBANDA—-   

Several LC 5 councilors from Ibanda district have vowed to evict  the Ibanda Resident District Commissioner Mr. Eliasto Akatuheebwa from the district residential house which is occupying  for failure to pay rent.

A report which was presented to the district council session sitting in the main hall by Mr. David Rwaje Bigira, an elderly councilor showed that the district constructed residential houses with the aim to get revenue to run the projects in the district. He noted that has spent over 30 months without paying house rent. He said is supposed to pay shs. 300,000= every month The councilors complained that Mr. Akatuheebwa has refused to pay.

However, the councilors appointed a two-man committee composed of the LC 5 chairperson Mr. Melichidius  Kazwengye together with the Ibanda Chief Administrator Officer Mr. Robert Abeinaitwe to meet Mr. Akatuheeba in his office at Kitwe hill to explain more on the importance of paying the house rent. The councilors  instructed the committee to report with in the next sitting  session.

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By www.mknewslink.com Reporter

in Kampala—

The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates court has today released on bail eight directors of The Red Pepper Publications after more than a month in detention.

The eight Red Pepper directors and editors are:  Arinaitwe Rugyendo, Ben Byarabaha, Tumusiime Francis,Johson Musinguzi, Richard Tumusiime, Patrick Mugumya, James Mujuni and  Richard Kintu.

They were charged with sedition, offensive communication and publication of information prejudicial to national security.

It is alleged  that the group through the Red Pepper newspaper published a story titled ‘Museveni plans to overthrow Kagame’, a story that was not true and ridiculed the president. The state alleges that the said publication disturbed the peace of president Museveni.

But in a  ruling read on his behalf by Grade one magistrate Samuel Kagoda, Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Eremye Mawanda said he was satisfied the sureties are substantial and will be able to perform their duties as required by law.

“I have considered the fact that the accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty and it would be necessary to be given their liberty,”said the magistrate.

He however said each of the sureties would be required to pay Shs 20 million non-cash as bond.

“The accused should deposit their passports with the court until the matter is disposed off and if they are with police, the responsible people are tasked to produce them to court.”

The grade one magistrate adjourned the hearing to January 19th 2017.

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