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Residents of Kigando cell in Rwemengo Parish, Kanoni sub-county, Kazo district are mourning the death of a man in his 30s whose body was found floating in a dam.
The deceased has been identified as Tumwesigye Abel, a resident of Rwemengo in Rwemengo parish who went missing 4 days ago after leaving home for burial in the same village.
According to an eyewitness, Kwikiriza Martin, a casual labourer in the Kigando cell said that he realized the body was in the water when he was going to give water to the cows and notified the manager of the farm, to call the police.
Kyokunda Gaudia, the mother to the deceased said that her son went missing 4days ago after telling her that he was going for a burial only to be informed that his dead body was found floating on the water.
Mutungi Patrick, the chairman of LC I Kigando cell in Rwemengo confirmed the incident and intimated to our reporter that he had received the bad news at around 10am as the residents asked him to join them to retrieve the body from the water.
Magyezi Henry, the vice chairman Kanoni sub-county and also councilor Rwemengo parish and Hon Peter Kabandize councilor representing Mbogo parish, attributed the incident to drinking too much alcohol.
Police from Kazo police station led by the OC CID transferred the body to Kazo Health Centre IV for postmortem as investigations continue.
Police in Bushenyi is holding a 37 year old man on charges of defiling his own biological daughter.
Dominic Musiime 37, a resident of Swazi II, Swazi parish, Kyamuhunga Sub-county was arrested on orders of Adolf Kanyomozi, the sub-county chairperson following reports from teachers and nurses at St Mary’s primary school where the 7 year old victim has been schooling in Middle class.
Laban Butamanya, the parish chairperson for Swazi II, said the victim, told her colleagues at school how she has on several occasions been sexually assaulted by her biological father which prompted the other pupils to tip off school authorities.
Imelda Tumusiime, the lady councilor LC V representing Kyamuhunga condemned the act saying such cases have been rampant in their area.
Adolf Kanyomozi, the LC III chairperson Kyamuhunga sub-county attributed growing cases of defilement, rape and high rate of crimes in his jurisdiction to domestic violence in families.
Kanyomozi said that the victim stayed with her father alone when her parents separated 5 years ago due to domestic violence.
Martial Tumusiime, the greater Bushenyi police spokesperson confirmed the arrest saying investigations into the matter continue.
Coffee farmers in Ibanda district have formed a cooperative society that seeks to find ways to increase production and quality along the value chain.
Speaking during the launch of Ibanda Coffee Growers’ Cooperative Union at the district head offices on Wednesday, Herbert Happy Mayanja, the LC V chairman Ibanda district said the cooperative will help farmers to find better markets by removing middlemen who have been cheating farmers.
Herbert Happy Mayanja, the LC V chairman Ibanda district addressing the farmers’ meeting at the district head offices on Wednesday.
Mayanja added that middlemen have been taking advantage of desperate farmers and paying them peanuts for their coffee, which the cooperative will fight using its strong bargaining power.
He said the group also targets to export its coffee in the future to ensure farmers gain maximally from their investment in the crop.
According to Alison Mwesigye, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) coordinator for Ibanda and Kitagwenda districts, 600 tonnes of coffee from Ibanda district are exported by different individual traders.
The district targets to increase production from almost one and a half kilogrammes of clean coffee per tree annually to five kilos within five years.
Silver Nkwasibwe, the Ibanda district senior agriculture officer, explained the average production per coffee tree is currently at 1.4 kilogrammes, saying that it was very low.
Additionally, interim district and sub-county executive committees have been formed to spearhead the project as well as mobilize and register farmers.
The district committee of 11 members is chaired by Joseph Bankunda, from Rukiri sub-county in Ibanda South County.
The baby that was on Sunday 18th September 2022 stolen from Kyenshebashebe village, Ntambazi parish, Kazo sub-county, Kazo district has today been reunited with the mother.
The baby has been brought by personnel from Sanyu Babies’ Home in Wakaliga Kampala where police in Kampala had put it, after arresting Fatuma Namulondo from Wakaliga, Nateete Kampala and Twinamatsiko Hope from Kyenshebashebe, the suspects in this kidnapping.
During the handover of the baby, Kondy Bransio, a senior social worker at Sanyu Babies’ Home informed the baby’s mother that the police of Kazo invested a lot of efforts to seeing that the child was recovered, and asked the mother of the baby to take good care of her child.
Officials from Sanyu Babies’ Home giving the kidnapped baby back to its mother on Wednesday.
Bransio appreciated the police of Kazo for the effort they invested in searching for the baby and the cooperation they had with Sanyu Babies’ Home to take care of the baby.
Ninsiima Jovitah, the mother to the baby appreciated the police of Kazo and Kampala in coordination with Sanyu Babies’ home for keeping her child alive.
Andinda Andrew, a police officer at Kazo police station confirmed that the suspects in this kidnapping are already in police custody adding that they will be taken to court to face their charges.
The Sanyu Babies’ Home personnel transported the baby and mother directly to her home in Kyenshebashebe where they have found the relatives waiting to receive the baby.
The LCV chairman Kiruhura district, Dan Mukago has promised the residents of Kashongi that Kashongi Market will be reopened as soon as possible.
In the meeting with the residents of Kashongi in Kashongi Sub-county on Tuesday, Mukago stated that the now open Kyenshama market in Kabushwere parish, Kashongi will remain working but also the inactive Kashongi market will be reopened to benefit residents and the district at large.
The assurance follows complaints from residents who said that this market was ignored by the district authorizes after the creation of Kyenshama market.
While giving the status report, Mukago revealed that the district administration is going to organize how the market should restart through mobilization of communities especially the business community and traders, identifying and opening the market land boundaries and fencing it accordingly and allowing market vendors to start a daily roadside market and allocate stalls to the community to pave way for the start.
Mukago said the district is ready to support the re-establishment of the market with hopes of collecting a lot of revenue from this market during its operation.
God Arinaitwe, one of the residents said they eagerly want the reoperation of this market to support the population in earning household income.
Joy Katafire, a dairy farmer, also resident noted that for a long time, Kashongi market has been helping different people to get where to sell and buy commodities as well as looking for means of survival.
People living with diabetes and hypertension in Kazo district have today launched their association dubbed Kazo district diabetes and hypertension Association with an objective to help them improve their quality of life.
Divine Kyogabirwe, PAS Kazo district who represented CAO giving remarks during the launch of the Diabetes and Hypertension Association at Kazo HC IV on Tuesday.
Speaking during the launch held at Kazo health center IV on Tuesday, Julius Muhumuza, the association chairperson explained that they started the association to have one voice and raise it to get help from the government especially in acquiring medication.
Muhumuza noted saying that these two conditions have complications and their intention is to create awareness about it, provide training and sensitization to instill discipline and hope among the patients and improve on the care.
Al-Hajji Mawiya Lule, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Kazo district appreciated the members for joining the association and also pledged to carry out on-and-off ground monitoring to ensure that their medication and other services are available when needed.
The RDC Al-Hajji Umar Mawiya Lule giving remarks during the launch of the Diabetes and Hypertension Association at Kazo HC IV on Tuesday.
Rev Samuel Mugisha Katugunda, the LC V chairperson Kazo district who represented the Kazo constituency MP, Hon Dan Kimosho as the guest of honor presented a contribution of UGX 1,000,000 from Hon Kimosho towards the activities of the association and pledged that as authorities from the district, they will support the association and people living with hypertension and diabetes.
Rev Samuel Mugisha Katugunda giving remarks as delegated by Hon Dan Kimosho during the launch of the Diabetes and Hypertension Association at Kazo HC IV on Tuesday.
Leaders of the association appreciated their leaders from the district for heading to their call and said that they are hopeful that this association will help them to get services in time.
Chief Magistrate Court in Bushenyi has this Tuesday granted bail to a 48 year old man who has been on remand for about 3 months over defiling his own daughter.
The director of public prosecution, Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn the charges of aggravated defilement against the suspect identified as Gilverse Atwine, a medical doctor at St Francis Mutolere hospital in Kisoro district and preferred charges of incest.
Atwiine, a born of Isingiro whose family stays in kyamuhunga, Butare town council is said to have defiled and impregnated his 17 year old biological daughter, a S.3 student at Bweranyangi girls’ secondary school which he denied.
Atwine has been on remand at Nyamushekyera government prison since June this year when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Simon Toloko for the mention of the case but was remanded on grounds that the court had no jurisdiction to try such cases that are only triable by the high court.
Through his lawyer of Kasenene and company advocates, the suspect petitioned to DPP and the decision comes in favor of the suspect after charges of aggravated defilement were dropped and charges of incest preferred.
DPP informed the public that withdrawing the case from defilement doesn’t mean that the suspect is free against the charges.
Faith Betenga Amanya, the Bushenyi district probation officer said that as probation officer she has no objection to court’s decision but court should bear in mind that the victim needs psychological support.
Additionally, chief Magistrate Toloko granted the applicant of UGX 2 million cash bail and a non cash bail of UGX 5 million to each of the sureties.
Locals in Kanoni sub-county, Kazo district have expressed concern about the poor state of bridges in their area.
Residents made the outcry on Monday during a meeting with the Kazo district LC V chairperson in Kanoni sub-county at the small bridge that connects the two parishes of Rwakahaya and Bwagonga.
Speaking to Kazo FM, the residents noted with concern that their bridge was swept away by the floods in the recent downpours.
The residents said that this Bridge which connects them to get services from Kanoni including schools and health care was broken and they are now facing the challenge of moving long distances to get these services.
Gumisiriza Silagi, the chairperson LC1 of Rwakahaya II, said that this road has been affecting their transport movement to Kanoni where they get services like medication, education and others.
Magyenzi Henry, the vice chairperson of the LC III Kanoni sub-county who also joined the residents to do community work said that they need serious intervention noting that there is too much water in this place.
Rev Samuel Mugisha Katugunda, the Kazo district LC V chairperson appreciated the residents for supporting and engaging in the campaign to do community work to ensure that they get where to pass as the wait for the government through the sub-county to work on the damaged bridge.
Police in Kazo are holding a 23 year old man identified as Nkamuhabwa aka Salongo on allegations of defiling a 10 year old pupil at Bright Future Academy-Migina.
It is said that Nkamuhabwa, a resident of Migina Parish, Migina Sub-county, Kazo district was caught red handed defiling a young girl who had been sent to buy a bottle of soda in the nearby trading centre.
Mugisha Steven, a grandfather to the victim told our reporter that it was on Friday Evening when the young girl was sent to buy a bottle of soda, on her way she met the suspect who attacked her and forced her into sexual intercourse.
The suspect who is said to be a husband to two wives fled the locality after being caught in the middle of the horrible incident.
The police at Migina Police station were notified and the search commenced, the suspect was found in Rwebugumya Parish in Burunga Sub-county, Kazo District.
Mugisha condemn the act adding that the girl is receiving treatment at Rwemikoma HCIII where the Medic informed them that the child was seriously injured in her private parts.
Police authorities intimated to our reporter that the investigations into the matter are still on-going.
In a bid to boost and encourage the study of sciences, Hon. Wilson Kajwegye, MP for Nyabushozi County has donated a consignment of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and English textbooks as well as laboratory equipment (apparatus and reagents) to 14 secondary schools in Nyabushozi-Kiruhura district.
During the Launch of distribution of these materials to destined schools on Thursday at Bishops girls’ school in Rushere, Kajwengye said studying sciences is so important in the country and urged parents to educate their children from schools close to their homes so that they develop their communities.
“There is no society that has transformed with no emphasis of Science, Engineering innovation and technology,” said Kajwengye.
Paul Tandeka, the chairman board of governors for Kaaro high school said sciences in Kiruhura are poorly done and appreciated kajwengye for encouraging sciences in schools.
Rev kagumya David also noted that kajwengye had done a good thing by bringing a fresh perspective where young people are given a unique ability to think up creative solutions.
According to UK-based National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), exemplary science education can offer a rich context for developing many 21st-century skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving, and information literacy especially when instruction addresses the nature of science and promotes use of science practices.
