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A photo montage of Mr. Jafal Bassajjabalaba and the Bushenyi district headquarters

BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE

IN GREATER BUSHENYI

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Following the rot taking place in Bushenyi district, the state house anti-corruption unit has swung into action and is now investigating Bushenyi district chairman Mr. Jafal Bassajjabalaba over the mess in all departments in the district.

It is believed that a whistle blower who is a very prominent person at the district leadership, informed state house about how bad the state of affairs is in the district.

Among issues being investigated is the corruption tendencies carried out by Mr. Bassajjabalaba, nepotism and others and the district.

According to the whistle blower, Mr. Bassajjabalaba has been involved in selling jobs to the highest bidder at the district service commission. That is to say, whoever comes for employment has to pass through him in order to be employed.

It is also said that his son also known as Jafal Bassajjabalaba is acting supervisor of works at the district after retirement of Eng. Katungi. The Engineer retired after realizing that he could not work with the chairman because of his work ethics.

The whistle blower also in his message authored to state house revealed that all business at the district rotated around Mr. Bassajjabalaba and that without him, nothing takes place.

Mr. Bassajjabalaba is not alone in the mess. Just last week, the civil society through WASCFO last week investigating Bushenyi District Engineer Barnabas Mbonimpa Kiiza over allegations of misappropriating government funds meant for various government projects.

Mbonimpa is being accused of misappropriating UGX 339 million intended for constructing a playground at Kabushaho seed school and failing to account for UGX 1.5 billion allocated for road construction in the district.

This followed his arrest earlier this week by members of the Western Ankole Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) who handed him to Greater Bushenyi where he was later released on police bond.

Both Mr. Bassajjabalaba and Mr. Mbonimpa are being accused of messing up the construction of Kanyamurera Seed School in greater Kyamuhunga subcounty in Igara West which was to start on February 3, 2025 for the first term. Up to now, nothing has taken place at the school.

It is important to note that despite all this, the total sum for the contract was already paid off with the knowledge of Mr. Bassajjabalaba.

BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE [MK]

IN BUSHENYI DISTRICT

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Following too much corruption at Bushenyi local government supported by the district chairman Jafari Bassajjabala, the residents have requested the Western Ankole Civil Society Forum led by the mighty Apollo Lee Kakonge to immediately arrest the chairman because has become a nuisance to the district and the public by being absolutely corrupt.

Residents, journalists, civil society and Bushenyi local government staff have raised a red flag against the district chairman because of being corrupt.

According to credible sources that have been speaking to www.mknewslink.com  managing director Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante many sources for the last three years they have been telling that the chairman is corrupt and petty.

His extreme corruption has been masterminded by the failure of kanyamurera seed school to start on Feb. 3^rd.2025 as well as the playground at kabushaho seed school which is a laughing stock at the district chairman.

What shocks everyone most is the fact that Jafari Bassajjabala picked bribes from members of district service commission before they joined and this resulted into extreme corruption at the district service commission.

Due to the fact that the district chairman is the one who appoints the district service, it normally reserves 30% of the jobs advertised but Jafari doesn’t give these jobs to his agents for free but rather picks money from the 30% applicants.

Jafari goes to departments and solicits for fuel and money and the most affected department is works where the head of department is timid and gives in to the chairman demands and eventually a lot of money is lost in the scum.

On Friday, civil society headed by Apollo leee kakonge roughly arrested the district engineer Eng. Banabas Kiiza Mbonimpa because ofv the anger Engineered by the district chairman.

When the www.mknewslink,com MD contacted the film star in the corruption deals, he responded that  he had no time to talk to us that he was even in a meeting.

A photo mortgage of Bishop Twinomujuni (Left) and Rev. Dr. Gordon Karuhanga (Right).

BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE [MK]

IN GREATER BUSHENYI—–

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The Bishop of West Ankole diocese RT Rev. Johnson Twinomujuni has finally come out on issues regarding the status of his former staff Rev. Dr. Gordon Karuhanga.

In an exclusive phone interview with the MD, www.mknewslink.com last week, Bishop Johnson revealed that Rev. Karuhanga asked for a study leave and since then has never briefed him on the status of his course.

Rev. Dr. Karuhanga told this news website that the Bishop of West Ankole diocese retired him in an annual clergy transfers but never gave a retirement letter.

He added that after that he put a lot of energy on praying for all the people regardless of religious denomination which has eventually resulted into starting a prayer center at Rusharara in Sheema municipality.

He added that at the prayer center, he doesn’t baptize, wed and even doesn’t conduct prayers on Sundays. On Sabbath day he advises his followers to pray in their respective churches.

Rev. Dr. Karuhanga accuses Bishop Johnson of witch hunting him by ordering his firing from Ankole western university [AWU] where he had been a lecturer for a long time. AWU is a project of west Ankole diocese

He adds that Bishop Johnson has gone ahead to ban him from preaching in all Anglican churches in the diocese.

“Have you ever heard me attack Rev. Karuhanga in public?’’ Bishop Johnson asked www.mknewslink.com in the phone interview.

On the other hand, there is huge friction between the two men of God and this website asks believers to pray for the situation.

BY JIMMY MUWANIKA AND WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE (MK)

IN BUSHENYI

David Katureebe (DK) son to Uganda’s former Chief Justice Bart Katureebe is eyeing Bunyaruguru MP seat.

With just 11 months left for the country to go to the much awaited 2026 general elections, Bunyaruguru area member of parliament (MP) aspirant David Katureebe, has come out and said he is going to the house to foster his constituency’s growth and tangible development, and is calling for a campaign based on issues.

He says the entire campaign should be a healthy one without any violence, but a campaign of serious matters and issues in the area, not propaganda and attacks between candidates and the electorates.

David Katureebe commonly referred to in the place as DK for his David Katureebe Foundation (DKF) is a son to former Uganda’s chief justice Bart Katureebe.

In an exclusive interview with www.mknewslink.com in Rubirizi district on Sunday January 26, 2025, he revealed that the urge to see Bunyaruguru constituency grow, develop and shine to the top in the greater western region of Uganda is what has propelled him to join the race to parliament to directly lead the cause from the driving seat.

During the interview, Katureebe (DK) revealed that now, is the right time for him to directly lead his people though he has for the past years been doing so, but in the background.

According to DK, even if he has not been holding any leadership position in the area of Bunyaruguru, he has managed to front and put to table, ideas which have in return been so successful and brought positive impact into people’s lives in the constituency.

Through his foundation, DK has been extending mega support to his people for example paying school fees for school going children but coming from needy homes with scholarships.

To this point, DK revealed that among the children being supported, six of them will be graduating in medicine soon.

He has also been very instrumental in the agricultural sector by providing and supplying coffee seedlings to the locals.

During the COVID-19 pandemic which hit hard the entire world economically and rendered people across jobless, desperate with nothing to eat, DK, again through the foundation, was with his people. On two occasions, he supplied and provided Bunyaruguru with food.

“That was really a very hard and trying time. No movements were allowed and people were not working. That means, our people had nothing to eat. So, I came in twice to try and provide food for the people,” DK told this website in the interview.

In the sports field for the people of Bunyaruguru, DK has supported so immensely. He told this news website that the sports tournaments he has been organizing in the constituency since the country came out of COVID, have born fruits by giving birth to Bunyaruguru Football Club.

The football club has performed so well in the past two seasons and is currently top of the regional football league table. He said that in case they make it to the national big league and eventually to Uganda premier league, then it will be a big statement which will call for construction of a stadium in the constituency, and therefore development in the area and creation of jobs which fall in that line.

Currently, the team is employing a total of 30 people and has boosted Nyakasharu town and the entire Rubirizi town council.

He calls upon all stakeholders right from candidates who will come to the race down to the voters to desist from propaganda, campaign full of hatred and violence but rather run a campaign based on issues aimed at solving the problems in the constituency.

He calls upon all the people in Bunyaruguru to rally behind him, send him to parliament and start demanding from him, development projects they desire to see Bunyaruguru prosper to greater heights in the region.

David Katureebe (DK) son to Uganda’s former Chief Justice Bart Katureebe going for Bunyaruguru MP seat.

BY JIMMY MUWANIKA AND WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE (MK)

IN BUSHENYI

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on schools and higher institutions of learning across the country to take it upon themselves in guiding students to take up and study courses relevant to the current job market.

The president says this is the only way which will save fresh graduands from languishing with their very good qualifications but looking for what to do in vain.

In a speech read for him by prime minister Robinah Nabbanja who represented the president at the 5^th graduation ceremony of Valley University of Science and Technology in Bushenyi, Museveni explained: “I appeal to schools and universities to guide students to choose courses that are relevant to the job market.”

The president also commended the university for listening to his science message. “I wish to commend this university for taking my message because the majority of the courses you are offering here are science,” the president said in the speech.

At the graduation ceremony, Prime minister Nabbanja delivered a sum of UGX30m to the university which she said was sent to the university by the president and added another UGX10m which she said was direct from her office. Nabbanja said all the money was a contribution to the function.

A total of 857 students were awarded with diplomas, bachelors’ degrees and postgraduate diplomas in different disciplines. Out of this, females numbered 472 while 385 were males.

In his address to the congregation at the graduation ceremony of the 9-year-old institution, the university vice chancellor Dr. E.K. Rwasheema revealed that the institution was pleased to share significant milestones and achievements that highlight its growth and progress.

Dr. Rwasheema outlined charter application for the campus and national council for higher education (NCHE) inspection as one of the milestones. The others are development and accreditation of their academic programs, recruitment of staff and infrastructure development, partnerships and holding annual graduation ceremonies.

BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE (MK)

IN WESTERN UGANDA………..

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In this investigative piece conducted by the managing director of www.mknewslink.com, Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante in Western Uganda for a period of 18 months, this is to confirm to you that MTN is actually cheating its customers at fueling stations.

Though MTN tells Ugandans through endless mega and spiced up media adverts that using MTN MOMO is free, this investigation has confirmed and proved that it is absolutely not true and that it is a lie in broad-day light.

When it comes to paying for fuel at fueling stations, customers are charged for using the service. MTN MOMO evidently charges when paying for fuel.

However, for other transactions like making payments in pharmacies, paying up for water bills, yaka bills and others, the transaction is normal.

This very senior journalist has been consuming fuel from different fuel station but confirms that the situation has remained the same. He has fueled at Shell Malindi in Bushenyi town, Shell Kizinda in Ishaka, Shell Mbarara and Shell Kabwohe.

The journalist has been cheated via MTN MOMO, disproving what is being advertised and portrayed by the giant telecommunications company.

Efforts to reach the management at MTN MOMO for a comment proved futile as all their known contacts were off.

BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE [MK]

IN BUSHENYI——

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Bushenyi, (UG):- Ndyakira Nicholas Muhereza, a respected legal expert and visionary leader has publicly announced his candidacy to bid for the position of Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality Member of Parliament (MP) in the forthcoming 2026 general elections.

Muhereza, as the name suggests (servant), has set his sights out to unseat incumbent legislator Hon Kabuura Derrick Baimukye with an ambitious manifesto aimed at transforming the municipality and representing the views of the people at the August House.

But who is Counsel Ndyakira Nicholas Muhereza?

Counsel Ndyakira Nicholas Muhereza is more than just a name; he is a beacon of hope and transformation for Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality. His wealth of experience and a heart full of ambition have set him on a mission to uplift his hometown and contribute to the future of Uganda. Below, we take an in-depth look at the man who is already changing lives on the ground in Ishaka.

Born into a family of notable businessmen and politicians in Bushenyi district, Counsel Muhereza’s dedication to public service runs deep. He is inspired by that legacy and is determined to uplift the region through inclusive leadership, innovative policies, and people-centred development.

Counsel Muhereza boasts of over a decade of experience as a Presidential Adviser on Legal Matters and has been at the heart of Uganda’s strategic legal decision-making. His expertise extends to academia, where he lectures Petroleum Law and related disciplines at Uganda Christian University, mentoring a generation of future legal professionals.

Muhereza’s hands-on experience in navigating complex petroleum and mining laws positions him as a leader with a unique understanding of resource management; a critical asset for a municipality rich in untapped potential.

Entrepreneurial and Community Leadership

Counsel Muhereza wears many hats beyond the courtroom and lecture hall. As a co-owner and Board Chair of BFM Radio Bushenyi, he ensures the local community stays informed and empowered.

The leadership of the Ndyakira Foundation underlines Muhereza’s commitment to giving back, with the Foundation’s investments bolstering the economic growth of Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality.

By Twesigye Aggrey

in Mbarara city

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