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BY mknewslink——

The Son to south sudan rebel leader Dr. Reik Machar was shot dead in gunfire at the presidential palace last month in capital Juba.
In the gunfire that broke up after a misunderstanding between Dr. Machar’s security detail and president Salva Kir’s claimed around 300 lives including Gatwang Machar.
Machar’s side lost 37 soldiers in a fierce battle where Gatwang Machar who was also a soldier had been a member of his father’s inner security detail.
According to reports from Dr. Machar’s family, Gatwang who had close semblance to his father was quietly buried in Juba day following the fight.
“We lost comrade Gatwang in the J1 fight. He was a great soldier and we shall forever miss him,” source revealed

BY WILBER MUHWEZI

IN SHEEMA
The minister of science, innovations and technology Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye has warned married couples to avoid drinking too much alcohol that leads to marriage break ups.
Dr. Elioda said this yesterday evening at the wedding reception of Mr chris Mugasha and his wife Kellen Mugasha held at Muga gardens near Bushenyi town.
Mugasha is journalist with the new vision and has been staying with his wife for over ten years.
Minister Elioda noted that in marriage, couples need to faithful to each other, exhibit true love, be open and avoid domestic violence. “I give this advice from line of experience, I have been in marriage for 25 years” he said.
The minister of general duties in the office of the prime minister, Canon. Mary karooro Okurut warned women and girls against artificial bums and pins in the noises and all over the body.
She noted that this is being copied from china and other developed countries. She said this must be avoided by Ugandan women because they are not part of their culture.
The newlyweds, Mugasha and Kellen hailed all the people from Kampala, Bushenyi and other areas for supporting them to be able to make a colorful wedding.
Other dignitaries who attended the function include Thomas Tayebwa MP Ruhinda North, Capt. Donozio Kahonda for Ruhinda all in Mitooma district and Arinda Gordon cow boy MP Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality plus Winston Katushabe assistant commissioner—transport licensing board and Emmy Musasirane director operations at Movit products.

BY FRED MWEBEMBEZI
IN FORT PORTAL—-

Herbalists have been tasked to always scrutinize the herbs they use noting that some of them are harmful to people’s lives.

This was observed by chairperson for Bundibugyo district Mutegeki Ronald in a meeting organized by Bundibugyo herbalist and traditional healers under their umbrella Uganda Bwanga Bwamirembe cultural Association network of traditional healers and birth attendants held at Bundibugyo community hall yesterday.

Mutegeki however showed his dissatisfaction with the herbal packaging noting that poor packaging has compromised sanitation in the place hence causing abnormal cases leading to poor living health conditions in the area.

Yunusu Nguru the chairperson of the herbalists, urged the government to raise its support to them as one way of improving the lives of the people as this will stop people from attending to witch crafts.

While speaking to Mk news link.com reporter, the RDC Bundibugyo district Mucunguzi Geofrey asked the herbalists and traditional healers to join hands and also teach people on the measures of preventing HIV/AIDS.

BY VANANSIO MBABAZI
IN RUKUNGIRI—-
Residents of Rukungiri and Kanungu districts have threatened to
demonstrate over government failure to tarmac
Rukungiri-Kanungu-Ishasha road.
The concerned locals, who addressed a press conference yesterday at
Heritage Country Hotel in Rukungiri Municipality, claim that 11th
January this year, when NRM Presidential Candidate President Yoweri
Museveni was campaigning at Kyambeya village, Muramba Parish, Mpungu
sub-county in Kanungu district, flanked by Prime
Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda and Uganda National Roads Authority
(UNRA) Executive Director, Allen Kagina pledged to tarmac the
Rukungiri- Kanungu road.
Kagina also said that Government had secured funds from the African
Development Bank to upgrade the road whose current poor state has
created distress to the people of Kigezi region and the exercise would
start with immediate effect.
However on 30th June this year while addressing journalists about
highlights of the last financial year at the UNRA head office in
Kampala, Kagina announced a halt on new road projects in the financial
year beginning 2016/ 2017 due to financial constraints including
Rukungiri-Kanungu-Ishasha road.
She said that existing funds will be allocated to finishing road works
on the 1000 kilometers currently under construction and on
rehabilitating the existing roads which has irked the
Kanungu-Rukungiri residents.
The 78Km road is currently a gravel carriageway located in
south-western part of Uganda, starting from Rukungiri Municipality
traversing the districts of Rukungiri and Kanungu ending at Ishasha,
the border with the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC).
Led by Publicity and legal Secretary for Kagunga Community development
Association David Ruzindana said that they are seeking an explanation
from government why the road was left out or else they stage protests.
Ruzindana accuses government of making empty promises to the residents
of Rukungiri and Kanungu to win their votes. He also accused Kagina
and UNRA for failure to implement Presidential pledges in time.

Onesmas Bacunde and Robert Musiime other concerned citizens say that
people in Rukungiri and Kanungu have been fooled for a long time and
will not accept this any longer because of many accidents.

By Fred mwebembezi
in fort portal……

Tribal clashes have re ensued in Bundibugyo district leaving one house burnt to ashes and other properties destroyed.

The attackers who are believed to be from the Bamba side attacked the house of un identified Mukonjo and cut down his cocoa plantation.

The incident took place on Tuesday evening in Kakalijo village, Ntotoro Sub County in Bundibugyo district.

Eyewitnesses said that the post election clashes started in the same village.

One death has been recorded following the Tuesday’s attacks but the area resident district commissioner Geoffrey Mucunguzi condemned the re occurring tribal conflicts.

He says that security operatives have been fully deployed to prevent further attacks between the two tribes.

Reports show that people who fled the areas of Ntotoro, Kirumya, Kasitu, and Ngamba sub counties had started returning back home.

The office of the prime minister recently delivered over 5000 iron sheets to help the victims put up shelters

BY WILBER MUHWEZI AND CYNTHIA ARINDA

Kampala capital city lord mayor has criticized president Museveni for firing the entire staff of a health centre in Wakiso district yesterday.
According to a statement released by Lukwago on social media this afternoon, he noted that the president acted against the constitution of Uganda which gives powers to the accused to be heard first before they are dismissed.
During president Museveni’s visit to Wakiso yesterday, he received complaints from the public that health workers were not working hence decided to fire all of them.
However Lukwago notes that the public service act provides that before civil servant is dismissed, be first warned, disciplined, interdicted then dismissed but president Museveni skipped all these procedures and went to the last one which is dismissal

BY mknews reporter

IN MASAKA——

Nine people have been confirmed dead and 16 others seriously injured in an accident that occurred on Thursday morning along Kampala- Masaka highway.

According to the Regional Police Commander for Greater Masaka, Mr Maxwell Ogwal, a highway bus Reg. NO. UAX 826M on its way to Kanungu District rammed into a stationery trailer UAJ 872N, UAD 446Q. The accident occurred at Kamutuuza village, about 12 km to Masaka town, at about 12:30am when the bus that was heading to Kanungu rammed into the trailer.

Mr Phillip Mukasa, the Police Spokesperson for Katonga Region says that all accidents are mostly caused by indiscipline of motorists who drive recklessly, don’t respect road marks and signs

BY AGENCES

IN RUSSIA——-

Ninety people are undergoing hospital checks in remote northern Russia because of an anthrax outbreak that killed a boy on Monday.

Eight people are confirmed as infected with anthrax, a rare but deadly bacterial disease. It is believed to have spread from reindeer.

More than 2,300 reindeer have died in the outbreak, in the Yamalo-Nenets region of Siberia. Reindeer-herding families have been moved out.

A heatwave has fuelled the disease.

Temperatures in the danger zone – now under quarantine – have soared to 35C.

Russia has sent troops trained for biological warfare to help deal with the emergency.

The local governor’s spokeswoman, Natalya Khlopunova, told Tass news agency that about 50 children were among the 90 people in hospital.

“We decided to do checks on all the reindeer herders’ children, even if they show no signs of illness,” she said.
Dead animal risk

The families have been evacuated to a campsite about 60km (37 miles) from the infection hotspot.

Officials believe that the heat melted permafrost and exposed an infected reindeer carcass in the Siberian tundra, AFP news agency reports.

The last outbreak in the region was in 1941.

Anthrax is caused by Bacillus anthracis and can be deadly but usually it does not spread easily.

It largely survives as spores that hide away in soil for years before entering an animal through a cut or wound.

Traditionally the people most at risk have been those who handle dead animals, such as abattoir workers.

Anthrax can be treated with antibiotics but treatment needs to start soon after infection.

BY mknewslink
IN KAMPALA—-

Police has rescued a one day old baby after spending a night in a pit latrine in Bulonda village, Kajjansi in Wakiso District.

Mr Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, said the baby born on Monday morning was dumped in a latrine by its mother, Rose Nanyanzi, at 6pm on the same day.

He said the residents became suspicious and informed the police yesterday at 6am when Nanyanzi could not reveal where she had put the baby she had delivered the previous day.

Ms Stella Ayo Odongo the executive director of Uganda Child Rights NGO Forum recently cited factors such as; lack of sexuality and reproductive education, unchecked anger by parents, incest, vulnerability, and deprivation of resources as well as cultural practices as being the reasons why mothers dump children.

BY Goal.com

Did you ever see that episode of Friends where Chandler Bing’s work colleague calls him Toby because it’s been far too long to correct him now? Of course you did, it’s Friends. Well, John Obi Mikel is living Friends in real life.

But while that sounds fantastic, it’s really not as it turns out John Obi Mikel is actually called ‘Michael’, but the Nigeria Football Federation incorrectly spelt his name ahead of the Under-17 World Cup in 2003.

It was not all bad though as Mikel/Michael preferred his new moniker and stuck with it before joining Chelsea in 2006.

Now Michael, born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, has officially changed his name to ‘Mikel John Obi.

The midfielder’s name was incorrectly spelt by the Nigeria Football Federation in 2003 and he decided to keep it but has now officially changed his name from Michael to Mikel