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By Edidah Murungi
in Ntoroko district.

At least 17 ADF rebels have been confirmed dead and 13 are captured.

This is after UPDF intercepted them while crossing to River semliki in Ntoroko district. They crossed into kyanga and other villages neighboring Uganda.

The commander of the mountain division and operation shujaa, Maj Gen Dick Olum said that some could have drowned into river semliki while fleeing from the UPDF.

The ADF have accused of slaughtering Congolese civilians and carrying bomb attacks in the neighboring Uganda.

By Tuesday morning, hundreds of locals fled their homes in Kibuuku, Butumgama, Rwelamule sub county and camped at Karungutu primary school.

by Kweronda Ambrose

The Kigezi Sub region elected team Muhoozi Keinerugaba army has embarked at extending structure elections from Village to district level in Kigezi Sub-region.

While speaking to the press on Monday 12th December 2022 at MIAMI Hotel in Kabale municipality, Felix Tumuhereze the MK Army Secretary General Kigezi sub-region said that they want him stand for the 2026 president.

Tumuhereze said that they intend to have team Muhoozi Keinerugaba army coordinators from Village to district level in Six districts in Kigezi Sub region.

He announced that whoever wants to join the team should come and apply with their electoral commission. He asked people to report anyone who tries to solicit money from people in the name of the MK army to their respective district security heads.

He also warned groups of people who are masquerading as Team MK as a way of soliciting money from people that they will face it wrath.

Tumuhereze, the M k army project secretary said they will start with skilling the youth and sports thus encouraging them to form cooperative groups to get help from the government.

He therefore rubbished rumors saying that MK is fighting and opposing the current ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM) and described it as fake.

By Aggrey Twesigye
in Mbarara.

Police in Mbarara district has deployed at Mbarara city council offices to disperse Boda Boda riders who demanded the arrest of Ronald Kiggundu, the chairperson of the independent Bodaboda riders electoral commission.

Sadious Owokunda, the former chairperson of the group says that Kiggundu over the weekend appeared on one of the radio station in town asking boda boda cyclists to converge at Kakyeka Stadium to choose their leaders.

They say that Kiggundu has insisted on holding the election that was scheduled to take place on 13th Dec 2022 thus defying the directives of the city leadership.

Addressing the boda boda riders earlier today, IP Swizin Tibesigwa the Officer in charge Operations Mbarara City guided them not to cause commotion in the city.

However, the Deputy Resident City Commissioner Mbarara North division Robert Kanusu has suspended the election until further notice.

By: Kweronda Ambrose
The prime minister made the announcement on Saturday this week while speaking as the guest of honor during the fundraising for the construction of Rubaya Church of Uganda held at Rubaya Secondary School, Church of Uganda and government aided school in Rubaya sub county, Ndorwa West County in Kabale district where she contributed 30 Million shillings.

At the function that was presided over by the Rt Rev Gaddie Akanjuna, the Bishop of the diocese of kigezi, a total of 156 million shillings both in cash and pledges and 416 bags of cement were contributed.

Nabanja revealed that 70 Million US Dollars from Asian Development Bank (ADB) are available and have been earmarked for the construction works of Katuna-Ryakarimira-Muko road.

Nabanja made the revelation while honoring a request from minister of state for trade industry and cooperatives David Bahati to make a clarification on the construction works of the road. She cited the delays for the construction works to procurement adding that the government is soon announcing the contractor.

The Minister of state for trade industry and cooperatives, Hon David Bahati who contributed 10 Million shillings extended sincere apology on behalf of the government on the delay of disbursement of 100 million shillings for each parish under Parish Development Model, a government initiative to eradicate poverty.

Bahati, who had earlier contributed 500 bags of cement, pledged to provide all the roofing for the construction of the church. Bahati also delivered a contribution of 20 million from the speaker Rt. Hon Anita Annet Among.

By: Kweronda Ambrose.
Kamateneti raised the concern in her message to voters ahead of the commemoration of international anti-corruption day.

According to MP Kamateneti, as Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate the anti-corruption day, the report about corruption in the district is worrying.

She further says that corruption in the district is worsening as it was reported that over 30 ghost health centers were created according to a statement from the ministry of ethics and integrity following an investigation by the State House anti-corruption unit.

Kamateneti meanwhile appreciated the efforts by the president Museveni, government and the anti-corruption unit but demanded for specific answers on how to end corrupt tendencies in Ntungamo and Uganda at large.

She tasked the officials to avail the list of the 31 ghost health centers, and the culprits behind their creation.

“Can we look at when these ghosts were created and who was in office at that time?”, Kamateneti questioned.

She added that the culprits must be named and held accountable otherwise Ntungamo shall keep singing the same song year in year out.

Kamateneti said that their other forms and tendencies of corruption like maternal deaths, poor performance in schools due to absenteeism of teachers who are paid by government, shoddy work by untouchable contractors, land grabbing by government officials among others.

She implored the anti-corruption agencies to walk the talk otherwise the district and country at large is heading for doom.

Ambrose Kweronda
05/12/2022

 The State minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. David Bahati who also doubles as the Member of Parliament for Ndorwa West, yesterday Sunday revealed that Government is yet to honor its pledge of disbursing 100 million shillings for each parish under the Parish Development Model (PDM), as the government initiative to eradicate poverty due to overwhelming interventions by the government for post-Covid-19 effects and delays in formulation of parish Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization or Society

Bahati while speaking as the guest of honor at the fundraising service of Mayengo primary school towards the construction of a nursery section block held at Mayengo Church of Uganda in Katuna town council of Kabale district.

The school is hunting for 64.44 million shillings for the construction of the block and Bahati contributed 200 bags of cement and 3.5 million shillings.

According to Bahati, the government had promised to disburse 100 million shillings for every parish at the beginning of this financial year which has not yet been done.

He said that delay to disburse the money was caused by people to form SACCOs at the parish level and all other interventions that the government employed to recover from the financial effects of Covid-19 that the country suffered for two days of Covid-19.

Bahati however said that the government has now finalized plans to have the 100 million shillings for each parish disbursed in the third quarter of the financial year which is January next year.

The chairperson of Mwendo Sacco, Mr Moses Twesigye, said they have about 230 members who have saved about Shs19 million in addition to Shs10 million, which Mr Bahati invested in the same Sacco as his contribution.

“We are grateful to Mr Bahati for the support given to our Sacco because we are able to offer simple loans to food vendors in Kabale Town and farmers that want to do modernised agriculture. We thank Mr Bahati for donating to us a computer and a printer to ease our banking services. We are waiting for his pledge to establish a room where a metallic safe box will be installed to keep member’s savings records,” Mr Twesigye said.

The district planner, Mr Boaz Kakuru, welcomed the idea of establishing Saccos at the village level, arguing that they will deliver services closer to the people.

“We have 728 villages in Kabale and if a Sacco is established at every village, about 2,184 jobs will be created in case each Sacco is to have an accountant, a cashier and an auditor,” Mr Kakuru said.

During the same day, Minister Bahati who doubles as the member of parliament for Ndorwa West County and NRM Chairman, Kabale district donated 150 bags of cement to Kabindi Catholic Church and Five million shillings in cash to katojo church of Uganda in Katuna town council.

By Aggrey Twesigye
KIRUHUURA DISTRICT

Rwizi Regional Police are investigating circumstances, under which their own lost a gun from the armory Corporal Wilson Nuwagira from Sanga Police station in Kiruhura district is alleged to have lost a gun from the armory where he was keeping guard on Sunday.

Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga confirmed the incident but refuted media reports that unknown assailants had attacked the police station and Enanga told our reporter in an interview that the armory had seven firearms while Nuwagira was on guard but one of them went missing.

He explains that Nuwagira created commotion after discovering that the gun was missing and the corporal was placed in custody and transferred to the region to help with further inquiries into the matter and he says the investigators are focusing on finding out whether Nuwagira gave the gun to robbers or it was stolen from the armory due to negligence on duty.

The incident happens in the wake of attacks on security installations in various parts of the country and the latest incident happened in Kapeeka where a UPDF soldier and an assailant were shot dead on Saturday night

By Libino Byamukama
www.mknewslink.com
In Kabale—-
The Kabale District woman MP Hon Atwakiire Catherine Ndamira has donated piglets to three villages in Kabale Municipality to boost their household income.
The beneficiaries were chosen from the villages of Kigongi A, B and Nyakahita cell in Kigongi Ward Central Division Kabale Municipality and each village received two piglets totaling 6 Piglets in Kigongi ward
Speaking to our reporter at Kigongi A cell, some of the beneficiaries of this project from Kigongi A, B and Nyakahita Cells applauded the legislature upon her tremendous efforts to improve the household.
Tumuramye William and Kyomukama Edith said that the donated piglets are going to provide manure and act as a source of school fees to school going children.
They added that due to this economic crisis some of them were unable to get money for medical costs and for subsistence.
Tumuramye further said that he has never seen a hard working MP like Ndamira who has been on ground donating hens, Pigs and goats among the electorate as one way of improving household income.
The councilor Lc3 representing Kigongi ward at central Division Mr Musinguzi William warned the beneficiaries against selling the Piglets
He also said that he had read news about the progress of the pig project in other sub counties and that kigongi shouldn’t fail the pig project of the legislature.
He called for more support from the legislature and other leaders saying that the economic crisis has greatly hit Kigongi ward.
Mr. Alex Akampurira who represented Hon Atwakiire Catherine Ndamira the Kabale District woman Mp said that Kigongi and Kijuguta wards were the only ones remaining in Kabale Municipality to receive the donations.
He added that the pigs are from the office of the legislature as one way of improving on household income and honoring the pledge she had pledged in the last elections.
He further warned the beneficiaries against being so greedy while rearing the piglets saying that few of the beneficiaries have sold the pigs

By Sandra Tumwekwase
www.mknewslink.com
In Bushenyi—-

Police in Bushenyi are investigating circumstances under which a security guard attached to Swatt was allegedly lynched to death by his colleagues.

The deceased has been identified as Robert Solomo male adult aged 24 Sabinyi by tribe a security guard of Swatt who was deployed at Cawa com company along Ishaka -Kasese High way at Cell C Ishaka division Bushenyi -Ishaka Municipality, Bushenyi district

It’s alleged that on 22/11/22 at around 02:00AM the deceased attacked Kwikiriza Pontius male adult aged 35 a night watchman at Gas Petro station which is opposite Cawa com company.

According to Martial Tumusiime the greater Bushenyi police spokesperson, the deceased wanted to shoot Kwikiriza Pontius but the neighboring security guards responded and beat him until he died at the scene.

He said that they visited the scene and body of deceased was found lying at crime scene with his gun without ammunition placed on his body.

The body which had external injuries on the face and head was taken to KIU teaching hospital pending postmortem.

Four suspects arrested have been arrested as inquiries continue under. Bushenyi CRB 976/22

By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
www.mknewslink.com
In Bushenyi—
There is a great witch craft rumor at All Saints greater church Bushenyi engineered by a political female animal from Kitookye village central division, Bushenyi Ishaka municipality.
www.mknewslink.com will not name anyone but use metaphors to avoid being dragged into courts of law.
The Kitookye female woman spends most of her time in flowers around the church and she harvests a flower every Sunday morning, puts in witch craft and places it on the table of the archdeacon etc.
The outgoing archdeacon Bethel Namara who has been promoted to diocesan secretary told www.mknewslink.com MD that he has evidence that witchcraft is at play at the church.
He noted that there is a group of women plus church staff who are engaged into witchcraft at the church.
According to sources, the Kitookye political female animal told Christians that if she wants a church leader transferred, it is very easy with her witch craft flower.
She expressed happiness when Rev. Mweyungye was transferred, and now when Rev. Can. Bethel has been transferred to the diocese as diocesan secretary.
Witchcraft has been rumored in Ugandan churches especially from women who cover up their evil actions with salvation.