Uganda’s First Lady and Minister of Education, Janet Museveni has this Friday officiated the release of the 2022 Primary Leaving Examinations results at State House in Nakasero, Kampala.

Daniel Odongo, the Uganda National Examination Board Executive Director revealed that a total of 714,702 out of 811,810 students who sat for the examinations have passed and can proceed to post-primary education.

Of these, 114,617 passed in first grade, 357,799 passed in grade two,146,583 in third grade, and 95,702 passed in fourth grade.

According to UNEB statistics, 97,109 candidates where not graded.

Odongo noted that at least the 97,109 pupils who have failed the exams represent 12% of the total number of candidates who sat for the examinations in 2022 and they will have to repeat the class.

The results released on Friday also indicated that 714,702 candidates passed the PLE compared to 659,910 the previous year 2021 representing 89.8% of the overall number of candidates who sat for the exams.

PLE was conducted on November 8th and 9th, 2022, with a total of 832,810 candidates registered from 14,153 examination centers.

51.9 percent of the total registered candidates were females and 48.1 percent were males.

583,769 were funded under the Universal Primary Education (UPE) program, while 249,041 were non-UPE candidates.

The Bishop of North Ankole Diocese, Rt Rev Steven Namanya has vowed to mobilize Christians to resist homosexuality in his diocese even if it means resorting to the Biblical times of Moses where such people would be stoned.

Speaking during the Compassion Uganda satellite launch and 2^nd graduation of compassion children at Canon Buningwire Guest house on Wednesday, Bishop Namanya told the Christians and church leaders in greater Kiruhura that there is no way Christians in Uganda should accept the Western values which he says are contrary to the Christian teachings and the African culture.

The Bishop noted that the vice of homosexuality is slowly but surely creeping into our communities like Schools, where he said that there is information that homosexuals have also started penetrating young people in search of new recruits.

The Bishop asked Christians and non-Christians to work together and fight the vice and appealed to parents to develop a culture of talking to their children about the dangers of accepting small gifts from foreigners whose motive is not known.

Instead, he said, they should guide them on Christian values that can help them resist practices that will ruin their lives.

Speaking at the same function, Lenny Mugisha, the compassion country director asked the grandaunds to go in their communities and advocate for children, committed to Jesus Christ in all that they do where he also pronounced that Compassion also they don’t support homosexuality.

Compassion project started in 2001 in North Ankole Diocese where they were operating in centers including Kashwa CDC, Kazo CDC, Burunga CDC, Ruhuhe CDC,  Sya CDC, Kashongi CDC, and Kanyaryeru CDC but now, the project will continue working in only three centers of Ruhuhe, Sya, and Kashongi under satellite.

LC I and II chairpersons in Mbarara City have expressed dissatisfaction with government initiative of giving them bicycles to ease their transport.

While receiving the 210 bicycles at mayor’s gardens in Mbarara city on Tuesday, a section of chairpersons said they are too old to ride bicycles at their age to monitor government projects.

Agaba Antony, the LC I chairperson Kiyanja cell in Mbarara city north said that since they are in urban setup, bicycles are not the best transport means to consider.

He added that the government should revise the decision on both bicycles and the UGX 10,000 allowance given to chairpersons every month because they deserve better.

Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi, the city mayor noted that bicycles given to LC I chairpersons are meant to facilitate community mobilization and fighting domestic violence in their villages.

While handing over bicycles, Lt Col James Mwesigye, the RCC Mbarara city asked the chairpersons to fight corruption in their villages adding that the issue of salaries and allowances of Local Government political leaders will be addressed later.

A section of district leaders and stakeholders in Kazo district have distanced themselves from the proposal of National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairperson Kazo district and the district executive committee to have sole candidates at the district level in the incoming elections 2026.

Speaking during the meeting of Kazo district leaders and NRM stakeholders held on Monday at Kan house conference hall, Nkaija Wilson, the Kazo district NRM chairperson asked members to welcome this system of selection whereby some members distanced themselves.

Members of the NRM in attendance opposed the motion, saying that this violates the multiparty system and democracy of allowing people to vote for people of their choice.

Dan Nahurira Bwamunyonga, the district speaker who doubles as the councilor Kazo sub-county, also noted that this system may cause divisionism amongst members of the NRM since small groups will be deciding for others.

Police in Buhweju are investigating circumstances under which a 37 year old man was killed by unknown assailants.

Martial Tumusiime, the greater Bushenyi region police spokesperson confirmed the incident and identified the deceased as Nema Gabudiyoza, a resident of Nyungu Village, Rukiri Parish, Bihanga sub-county in Buhweju District.

The incident which is said to have happened on 21/01/2023 at around 1:00 AM was reported to the police by Akitwine Didas,38, a peasant and also resident of the above named address.

It is alleged that the deceased was attacked by unidentified assailants as he was returning to his home from Kigali Trading Centre.

When the deceased was attacked, the assailants speared him in the stomach and the spearhead got broken and stuck in the victim.

When he was found, he was in a critical condition and he was rushed to Kagongo Hospital in Ibanda District and letter passed away from the injuries sustained in the attack.

The Scene of crime was visited and documented by the local area police led by the OC Bihanga Police Station and investigations into the matter continue. 

Story compiled by Zaid Nanyonyi

Authorities in Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality have refuted the allegations circulating around that Bushenyi central market project has been relocated to Ishaka division.

Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Severino Byarufu Mukobi noted that those speculating rumors that the multibillion market project has been relocated have self-centered interests of dividing people of Bushenyi Ishaka municipality saying as municipal and ministry of local government, they know one place which was surveyed and confirmed and those spreading rumors are on their own business.

He added they followed all procedures required by ministry of local government and World Bank and if they are to relocate they will have to follow the same procedures.

The assurance comes days after stakeholders headed by former Ambassador of Uganda to Australia, Enock Nkuruho stormed the municipal offices threatening to close them if the leadership continues in support of relocating the multibillion market project to Ishaka saying leaders are against the people they are serving.

Speaking to the Minister of local government, Hon Rapheal Magyezi, over the phone, Magyezi said that world Bank as the funder of market projects visited sites where they proposed to construct the markets including the one of Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality and found out population in Bushenyi central market is too low and can’t invest huge to such place where vendors are few.

When contacted, the district speaker, Evalisto Mucunguzi Rwambuga said that they are waiting for council meeting which is soon, to pronounce their decision as required by the World Bank as far as the market project reallocation.

The chief magistrate court in Lira City has sentenced a 27-year old woman to seven years in prison on charges of injecting her step son with her HIV positive blood.

Court presided over by Samson Abiti Lumum heard that in late 2021, while at her home in Aber Kampala, Lira city west division, Colline Odyek intentionally injected her five year old stepson with her own blood.

The state prosecutor told court that the convict did this maliciously because the child’s father had annoyed her. 

Court heard that the father of the child learned of the incident when the child narrated what had happened to him.  

This prompted the father to involve the local authorities who referred the matter to police, court heard.

Police arrested Odyek and on January 17^th, Odyek made first appearance before court and was charged with Intentional transmission of HIV/AIDS.

Appearing before the chief magistrate court in Lira City, Odyek pleaded guilty to the charge against her as read by the prosecution.

Odyek told court that she injected the minor to revenge on his father Aaron Bua who was constantly mistreating her.

Following her own plea of guilt, the convict was charged with intentional transmission of HIV which contravenes section 43(1) of the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act.

Abiti argued that although Odyek is a first time offender and she was very remorseful, she committed an inhumane act that deserves a deterrent sentence.

“You admitted all the ingredients of this offence. This offence carries a punishment of ten years Imprisonment. You have been very remorseful, pleaded guilty. I find that this deserves a deterrent sentence, and so in the consequence I am sentencing the convict to serve 7 years Imprisonment,” ruled the chief magistrate.