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Police in Buhweju District are investigating circumstances under which a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death by un known people.
Martial Tumusiime, the greater Bushenyi region police spokesperson identified the deceased as Innocent Nuwagaba 22, a farmer and resident of Kitoke Ward, Nyakaziba town council in Buhweju District.
Tumusiime said preliminary investigations indicate that the deceased was yesterday stabbed by a group of people accusing him of having an affair with a girl.
His body was taken to Nsiika HC IV for Postmortem examination and results showed that he was stabbed on the left part of the chest.
The Mbarara Catholic Archdiocese Archbishop, His Grace Rev Fr Lambert Bainomugisha has challenged students, teachers and community members to expound on causes of indiscipline.
Speaking during the function to open and consecrate the Pope John Paul II Chapel at Ntungamo high school in Ntungamo town, Fr Bainomugisha argued that they are simply looking at its surface as violence and noncompliance, ignoring its broad picture which is eroding the nation’s reputation.
He said indiscipline is showed through the way people drive recklessly on the road, how people are impatient, how they talk to others, in church and banks no one is patient to wait for service without looking at the phone, taking photos, recording voices without self-restraint in the public.
Fr Bainomugisha challenged the students to follow four pillars of Faith, skills, hard work and discipline as anchors of their life other than enjoying a luxurious and empty life.
The Prelate said schools need to start teaching students their mother languages to identify with their heritage.
The archbishop also confirmed 81 students of the school and the neighboring Little Angels primary school.
The Ntungamo resident district commissioner, Geoffrey Mucunguzi appreciated the archbishop’s words saying indeed the government needs to listen and implement such demands as they mean well to the heritage of the country.
Police in Mitooma District are investigating circumstances under which a one year old baby was murdered, his body dumped into a bush with some body parts missing.
Martial Tumusiime, the greater Bushenyi region police spokesperson confirmed the incident and identified the deceased as Owamani Iden aged 1 year and 8 months.
Owamani disappeared on 26/04/2023, when his parents left him and his elder sister at home to run some errands. Justus Maguru, the victim’s father returned home around 6:30Pm and he found the victim missing.
The case of disappearance was first reported to Kashongorero Police Station on 27/04/2023 by Amon Byamaka, 55, a teacher and resident of Nyandago B cell, Bwera Parish, Kanyabwanga sub-county in Mitooma district.
He said after the reporting of disappearance, a case was registered and investigations commenced immediately and a search for the victim was conducted for possible recovery but all in vain.
On 02/05/2023, the case file was forwarded to CPS Mitooma for further management since the victim wasn’t seen yet.
Shortly after receiving the case file at CPS Mitooma, the body of the victim was found dumped in the bush at Kigyende village, Kanyabwanga Parish, Kigyende Sub-county in Mitooma district with all the limbs and private parts missing.
Tumusiime said the postmortem examination was done at Mitooma health centre IV and the body was handed to the family for burial as investigations into the matter continue.
Kazo district has opened farm loading within the sub-counties that are free from foot and mouth disease.
This resolution was reached during the district’s second engagement meeting with livestock traders, butchers, animal transporters, and sub-county leaders held at the district headquarters on Wednesday.
During this meeting, other resolutions included putting up checkpoints at the borders between Kazo and other neighboring districts, and not allowing the sale of livestock in the markets within those districts among others.
Rev Samuel Mugisha Katugunda, Kazo district LC V chairperson revealed that they have allowed farm loading but there must be spraying of Fuso tyres at the farm and washing the whole Fuso after offloading.
Livestock traders during a meeting with the Kazo district FMD taskforce on Wednesday
Meanwhile, livestock traders including the tenderers of the markets led by their chairperson livestock traders Kananura David vowed to ensure full implementation of the resolutions to control the spread of the disease in the district and eradicate the cases in Buremba town council.
Samuel Rumari, the LC III chairperson of Burunga sub-county appealed to traders to utilize the pass given across the district to curb out the vice.
The outgoing Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Kazo, Al-Hajji Mawiya Lule asked traders to fulfill the guidelines from the meeting.
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has appealed to journalists to increase their efforts in promoting public awareness and policy action for wildlife conservation.
During a meeting organized by UWA for journalists at Lake Mburo national park to build their capacity in conservation reporting, UWA officials observed that if journalists give more attention to wildlife conservation, the rate of crime against wildlife would decrease significantly.
The UWA Communication Manager, Bashir Hangi, noted that journalists play a crucial role in shaping public perception and need support through the provision of accurate information and capacity building in conservation reporting.
Asah Kule Musinguzi, the Lake Mburo national park Chief Warden acknowledged the significant contribution of the media in Wildlife conservation and expressed interest in collaborating with journalists as a bridge between the authority and the local community.
In his remarks the city mayor, Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi noted that wildlife have boosted the economy of Uganda through tourism in the national park thus need to be protected.
Ibanda district working together with the ministry of water and environment have started the demarcation of the Mukazi Anyara wetland system in Ibanda South County.
While launching the demarcation exercise on Thursday, Ibanda deputy RDC, Seif Katabazi urged the community to work with the government to restore the degraded swamps in the district, saying they are a vital resource that must be protected and used in a sustainable manner.
He encouraged the residents to always seek guidance from local officials on activities that are allowed in wetlands to avoid clashes with the law enforcers.
Katabazi also cautioned the landowners where the wetland boundary markers were planted against uprooting them, saying anyone who will remove the pillars would be arrested and prosecuted as per the law.
Area residents carry boundary pillars for the demarcation exercise.
During the exercise, wetland boundary markers were planted in Rugazi swamp, which is Mukazi Anyara wetland system, which covers several villages, including Mabonwa, Ketembe, Mpasha, Kyangwahanda, Bwenda, Rugazi and Mwamba.
Erry Kirya, the district natural resources officer, said wetland conservation is essential to guard against impacts of climate change, adding that wetlands supported water and air purification, and rain formation. He attributed the rise in flash floods to wetland destruction because of human activities.
Speaking during the same event, John Mary Babisibire, the Rukiri sub-county LC III chairperson, explained that the encroachers have been engaged many times and encouraged to leave the wetland voluntarily, but they always ignored the advice.
Several of the residents have been using the wetland for farming activities, growing bananas, beans, coffee, eucalyptus plantations as well as for grazing animals, mining sand and making bricks for sale among other activities.
Officials said the owners must remove them and urged the encroachers to look for alternative sources of income or engage in activities that are allowed in wetlands like apiary and fish farming.
Mukazi Anyara wetland supports water supply to Ibanda town and Ibanda South County and connects to the Mpanga wetland system, which serves a mini-hydro power dam at River Mpanga in Kamwenge district besides supporting human and animal lives in several districts.
Police in Bushenyi have arrested the Chief Executive Director, West Ankole Civil Society Forum Kakonge Apollo and the programs director, Carol Namara for mobilizing residents to incite violence.
The residents together with West Ankole civil society forum had blocked Mbarara-Ishaka road at Kajurungu near Bushenyi police station protesting its poor state, paralyzing transport along that road.
The protests were triggered by an incident in which two boda boda riders carrying passengers drowned in the pothole which forced the demonstrators to make a wake-up call to Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to work on the road.
Martial Tumusiime, the greater Bushenyi region police spokesperson confirmed the development saying the operation was led by the OC, Nyombi who dispersed the protestors and arrested the ring leaders.
Tumusiime added that they are currently detained at Bushenyi police station as investigations into the matter continue.
Residents from Nyakaizi ward in Mbarara City south on Tuesday held a demonstration over the dangerous state of Kanyeite Bridge.
Kanyeite Bridge connects Nyakaizi in the former Kakoba division to Karugangama in Katete former Nyamitanga division and is the main link between Karugangama and Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara city and Isingiro district.
The bridge offers the shortest route to Masha Sub-County in Isingiro district for hundreds of school-going children, university students, vendors, most especially milk dealers, all use the bridge daily, and risk drowning.
Michael Arinaitwe, a resident of Kakoba said the state of the bridge is disturbing and makes the area appear not to be in the city.
He added that some of the students from Bishop Stuart University who have been renting in the area have relocated to other areas for fear of risking their lives.
A section of residents, who spoke to our reporter, noted that the bridge is very essential as it connects the area to Mbarara city central business district.
When contacted about the matter, Mbarara city Mayor, Robert Kakyebezi advised residents to stop using the bridge at the moment as it might endanger their lives adding that the issue was forwarded to the ministry of works and transport they are also waiting for the response.
Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of the joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has hailed the government of Uganda for its concerted effort in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
In her remarks at the recently concluded 98th Rotary district conference in Mbarara City, Byanyima said the government has tremendously contributed to the HIV awareness and increased testing in the face of severe challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
She also observed that there has been increased testing and reduced new HIV infections since the introduction of the presidential fast track initiative on ending HIV & AIDS in Uganda by 2030.
Some of the guests pose for a photo during the 98th Rotary District Conference in Mbarara City. (Courtesy Photo)
Robert Kanusu, the Deputy Resident city commissioner Mbarara city north division commended Rotary club for helping out communities in need.
Peace Taremwa, the district governor for Rotary Uganda noted that in their five-year-plan, they want to focus on environmental protection.
The Kasi Fabian, the managing director centenary bank, one of the sponsors of the 98th district assembly conference said they do the various activities with the intention of helping people in the communities.
Micheal mukasa, the chief finance officer Roke telecom noted that they will keep supporting the activities of the rotary club.
The former state minister in charge of General duties, Sarah Opendi and the woman member of Parliament for Tororo district has condemned the manner in which law enforcement officers handled 11 opposition female members of Parliament.
Last week, 11 female Members of Parliament were brutally arrested by police while they protested the continued harassment of colleagues by security agencies.
Opendi was speaking at the belated women’s day celebrations of Mbarara city held at Independence Park on Friday, where she appealed to law enforcement officers to know their role of keeping law and order rather than violating the rights of Ugandans.
The deputy speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa who represented the Speaker Anita Among as the guest of honor, asked security operatives to stop tarnishing the name of the government that fought for peace.
He called for an investigation into the conduct of the officers who were involved.
During the same function, over UGX 60 million was collected by MPs in solidarity in a fundraising to support women’s Business saving groups including UGX 30 million from the speaker of parliament, Anita Among, UGX 10m from the deputy speaker of parliament and some from the different members of parliament, according to the Mbarara city woman member of parliament, Ritah Atukwasa Bwahiika.
