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By www.mknewslink.com reporter

In Kampala–

At least 20 people are feared dead and several others seriously injured in another car accident along Kampala-Masaka road.
The accident happened last night at Lubanda trading centre near River Katonga Bridge in Mpigi District.

Eye witnesses told www.mknewslink.com that the accident happened when one of the tyres of the Fuso truck registration number UAH 970P burst and it rammed into the Tanzania bound Coaster, registration number T540 DLC.
However, police fear the number could increase.

Katonga Region Police Spokesperson; Phillip Mukasa attributed the accident to the truck’s tyre burst.

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By Deo Okoodi

In Rukungiri–

The ministry of disaster preparedness has pledged to provide mattresses and blankets to Kisiizi hospital in Rukungiri district following the floods that left the hospital devastated.

The 280 bed capacity hospital was early this week critically affected by floods, destroying property and displacing patients as well. Oxygen concentrates, rolls of cotton wool and linen are some of the property destroyed during the calamity.

Musa Echweru; state minister for disaster preparedness the ministry’s contribution is to restore the hospital to its original working condition and challenged ministry of health to also provide oxygen concentrators. www.mknewslink.com has learnt.

Echweru who was yesterday in Rukungiri to assess the damage caused by floods directed Rukungiri local government to open up water drainage channels around the Kisiizi hospital to avoid a similar situation since more rain is expected and might cause more havoc.

He urged leaders to persuade the population to go back to basics and practice better Agricultural methods like terracing on hilly areas to control water run offs.

Members of parliament hailing from Rukungiri district contributed 10 million shillings which was handed over by district woman MP Winfred Matsiko.

Mary Paula Turyahikayo; the area MP said her constituency risks suffering serious famine given bad weather conditions it’s going through.

Floods washed away bridges, crops and destroyed many property at the hospital and the surrounding communities.

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By Nelson Twinamatsiko

In Ishaka-Bushenyi—

Married couples have been warned to ignore their political ideologies if their marriage is to be everlasting and serve it’s purpose.

The call was yesterday sounded by Francis Maguru Kagonyera; the head of research at NRM secretariat Kampala while speaking at the marriage introduction of Apophia Ninsiima and Lamech Nabimanya at Nyakatooma in Ishaka Division,Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality.

Apophia  Ninsiima; the daughter to Dan Atwiine of Nyakatooma-Ishaka was introducing Lamech Nabimanya to her parents.

Apophia introducing Lamech to her parents 

Kagonyera said political difference should not be an excuse for married couples to divorce or should not block marriage.

He said a number of couples have divorced due to political ideologies, arguing that marriage should be considered as an institution managed by two different individuals with different ideologies.

He urged young men and women to always ignore political ideologies when entering into marriage if they are to hit their marriage’s target.

Lamec Nabimanya Rwandundi of Burora ,Nyarushanje Rukungiri works at Beyond the Sky(Tour and Travels) in Kampala while Apohia Nisiima is a nursing officer in Kampala.

The couple will wed officially in April 2018 and thereafter to a reception at the groom’s home in Burora Rukungiri.

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By www.mknewslink.com reporter

In Kampala–

Two health workers at Naguru hospital were yesterday caught unawares when health minister Sarah Opendi tricked them with a bait of bribe and later ended being handcuffed.

The minister who dressed in a hijab and a veil like a Muslim disguised herself as a patient, and arrested two health workers at Naguru-China Friendship Hospital after they allegedly asked her for a bribe.

www.mknewslink.com has learnt that when the minister arrived there on a bodaboda and disguised herself as a patient with abdominal complications, the two health workers asked her for a bribe before they could start working on her.

“I arrived here and disguised myself as a patient with abdominal complications. I wanted to confirm reports I have been receiving from the public that Naguru health workers ask patients to pay for [the supposedly] free services,” the minister told www.mknewslink.com.

After going through all the steps the minister was recomended to do some tests including: liver function test, diabetes and Hepatitis B. However, she was directed to the laboratory.

At the main laboratory, Andrew Kalule, a lab technologist was the first one to fall into the minister’s trap as he asked for Shs150, 000 to perform the recommended tests.

The minister managed to give him Shs100,000 and pleaded with him to allow her bring the balance when she gets. Kalule then gave the minister his number and name as Ssozi.

Christine Namanda, a nursing assistant was the second victim to fall into the minister’s trap after allegedly asked for Shs5,000 in order to avail testing strips used to diagnose diabetes.

Immediately the minister called in police who came and arrested the greedy health workers.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

In Bushenyi–

As preparations to celebrate Uganda’s 55^th independence go on, the NRM secretary General for Bushenyi district; Umaru Muhanguzi has tasked the organizing committee to expose the budget to Bushenyi district leaders for early verification.

Hajji Umar Muhanguzi who openly asked for the independence budget to made public.

The national celebrations will be held at Bushenyi stadium in Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality on October09, 2017 where President Yoweri Museveni will be the chief guest.

During the preparation meeting for the national event in the district council hall todaySept.14,2017 Umaru Muhanguzi tasked the permanent secretary from president’s office; Deborah Katuramu to show the financial budget to the district leaders so that they can support it in case it is wanting.

Muhanguzi continued to challenge the organizers to declare their financial stand for the independence celebrations preparations or to allow voluntary contributions. “If you don’t have money, for us we can contribute to make the function colourful” Muhanguzi said.

However, Katuramu said the budget will be tackled in next meetings.

Muhanguzi advised the organizing committee to think of planning to provide means of ferrying people from all corners of the district to the celebrations venue if the function is to be colourful.

Other local councilors including Matiya Kakoni Mbebembeire(Kyamuhunga)and Muyambi(Kakanju) also questioned the function organizers from Kampala why the budget is not put to public.

The member of parliament for Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality; Hon.Gordon Arinda Cowboy who was also in the meeting said Bushenyi district has got a big opportunity to host national celebrations for Uganda’s 55^th Independence.

He appealed to all schools in the district to ensure that they bring children to bless the function.

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 By www.mknewslink.com reporter

In Kampala–

As President Yoweri Museveni traverses the country educating citizens on the proposed Land Amendment Bill, 2017, eight national civil society organizations including Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE), Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG) and five others have warned him to stop what they say is “intimidating citizens and the media, saying it is undemocratic.”

The Civil Society Organizations, including World Voices Uganda (WVU), South Western Institute for Policy and Advocacy (SOWIPA), Guild Presidents’ Forum on Oil Governance (GPFOG), Kanungu Youth Initiative for Environment (KYIE) and the Oil Refinery Residents Association (ORRA) were meeting in Buliisa district where they discussed what they called President Yoweri Museveni’s threats and directives to radio station owners and managers to deny airtime to those opposed to government’s efforts to amend Article 26.

Through the Land Amendment Bill, 1 2017, the government wants to amend the Constitution to avoid the legal requirement for prompt payment of fair and adequate compensation to land owners prior to possession or acquisition in all cases of compulsory land acquisition.

www.mknewslink.com can confirm that during the radio talk show on Voice of Kigezi on September 4, 2017, the president is alleged to have asked radio station owners to stop giving airtime to those opposed to the amendment. Following the alleged directive, former presidential candidate, Dr. Kiiza Besigye was barred by Mr. Darius Nandinda, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Kabale district from appearing on Voice of Kigezi for a talk show that Dr. Besigye had already paid.

The CSO leaders also noted that President Museveni is talking about environment conservation yet since 2014, his government has failed to put in place the new National Environmental Act, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations as well as Strategic Environmental Impact (SEA) Regulations. They noted that oil and other developments that highly degrade the environmental are being developed without these laws in place to ensure the environment and communities’ livelihoods are protected.

Lastly, they noted with grave concern at how President Museveni has time to move around local radios threatening the citizens yet for over 30 years, his government has failed to help at least 50 per cent of the citizens get land titles for their land.

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By www.mknewslink.com reporter

In Lira–

Police in Lira District are holding a reverend who was arrested while allegedly naked in another man’s bedroom at Ober Entebbe in Lira Town.
He was by yesterday still being kept at Lira Central Police Station in Lira District.
The reverend at St. Paul Church of Uganda at Barapwo village in Lira district was detained over accusations of trespass and claims that he sexually harassed another man’s wife.
Police detective Kizza Odongo said they arrested the 38-year-old reverend while naked in another man’s bedroom.

But the reverend insists he was only “cleansing the room” on invitation before police arrested him.
“I just came to pray for her and the family as I always did. But when she demanded we go and pray from the bedroom, I couldn’t decline since the room needed cleansing,” the reverend said in a statement recorded at the police station.

But the police detective claims that he and the woman’s husband both hid under the bed while the man of the cloth and the woman got intimate before they tumbled into the bedroom.
“After a tip-off, I hid with the husband under his marital bed and when he (the reverend) burst in, he told the woman that he had only 30 minutes to have the work done before he held her and started romancing in the sitting room,” Mr Kizza said.

The detective says the woman interrupted the intimate session and whispered that they relocate to the bedroom because a previous romance in the sitting room where the priest declined to sleep with her had left her on “fire” and also distressed.
“He took several minutes by the bedroom door asking her whether her husband was really away, but soon got inside and started undressing as he collapsed onto the bed, and that was when we pounced on him,” the police detective told www.mknewslink.com yesterday.

The police said the reverend would be charged with criminal trespass and malicious damage.

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By www.mknewslink.com reporters

In Kampala–

Two Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers and a businessman have today been remanded for allegedly stealing gold worth Shs2.9 billion.www.mknewslink.com can confirm.

The General Court martial at Makindye remanded Capt Godfrey Barigye, a 45 year old soldier formerly attached to the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and Pte Amon Twinomugisha, a reserve militant of the UPDF to Makindye Military Prison.

They were charged jointly with businessman Kakule Lwanzo of Kyebando, Nansana town council in Wakiso District.
They denied the charges against them.
The soldiers were first arraigned before the Unit Disciplinary Court (UDC) at Bombo Military Barracks before they were transferred to the General Court Martial.

Prosecution led by Maj Raphael Mugisha told court that Pte Twinomugisha had jumped bail granted to him by the Unit Disciplinary Court (UDC) but he was re-arrested.
Maj. Mugisha also asked court for more time to enable the state conclude the ongoing investigations into the case.
However, Maj. (Rtd) Ronald Iduuli, the lawyer representing the suspects told court that his clients were granted bail at UDC in Bombo but later cancelled without their notice.
Prosecution alleges that on October 30, 2016, the duo using a pistol in Buloba on Mityana Road in Wakiso District robbed Mr Kakule Kadenge Kadelos 24 kilogrammes of gold worth Shs2,934,000,000 billion, a property that belonged to Mr Sameer Bhangi.
The suspects will re-appear in court on September 26.

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By Nelson Twinamatsiko

In Kabale–

The FDC’s Rtd Col. Dr Kizza Besigye has called upon all Ugandans to use defiance as the best approach to block the planned constitutional amendment that “targets the removal of age limit and compulsory land acquisition.”
Besigye says defiance is also the best approach to remove the current government in Uganda that has “opted to use all the state resources to keep it in power instead of the well fare of the people.”

Dr Besigye was on Saturdayy evening speaking on Freedom FM radio station in Kabale town shortly after he was blocked from holding talk show on Voice of Kigezi where the stations’ staff, said they had been directed by security personnel not to host him on their radio station.

Dr Besigye; a four time presidential contender also said Uganda’s economy is falling steadily because of the dictatorial leadership that must be fought by defiance.
“For example if all the famers in the country defied taking their harvested food to the markets thus creating food crisis in Kampala, the whole world would listen and there would be attention from all stakeholders.

The cheerful Besigye said defiance by Judges as they went on strike forced government to listen,arguing that defiance using the constitution shall end the NRM dictatorship if all Ugandans embrace it. “Using defiance embraced by all Ugandans, the planned constitution amendment shall fail” he said.

He further noted that: “Unemployment is a result of bad leadership and stealing money to invest it abroad while others use it to buy more land for themselves. Paying about 90 ministers, over 120 presidential advisors, over 240 RDCs, thousands of crime preventers to sustain the ruling government in power does not improve the economy of the country.”

According to him, paying MPs money to change the constitution is another cause of failure of the economy.
He expressed his worry as to why the age limit is coming up now when president Museveni is about to clock 75 years.
“You remember the lifting of presidential term limits came at a time when president Museveni’s term of office was expiring because he had served the mandated two terms as per the constitution then. If Parliament starts passing the laws that are aimed at making Ugandans slaves in their own country, defiance by all Ugandans should apply to fight for their rights” he said.
He also refuted Mr Museveni’s allegations that the opposition tell lies on radios and televisions and asked government to organize a joint talk show between the Opposition and government for the public to judge between a liar and a truth teller.

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