Police in Ibanda have arrested two supects on charges of livestock theft.

The suspects identified as Osbert Turyahabwe and Alex Tubenaawe were on Wednesday arrested in Nyabuhikye with the meat of a suspected stolen animal.

The two suspects were first intercepted by residents with cow’s meat at Kankuurwa swamp in Bufunda Division, Ibanda Municipality, along the Nyabuhikye-Kigunga road.

One of the suspects, Turyahabwe cheated death at the hands of this irate mob, who cut off his fingers and the heels after he was caught by the residents with the meat.

The suspect, who could not walk and was covered in blood after the attack was later rescued by police and taken to Ruhoko Health Centre IV for treatment and specialized care.

However, Tubenaawe managed to escape at first but he was later nabbed on the other side of the swamp and beaten up before the arrival of Police.

According to Ibanda Police, the duo stole the animal worth over UGX 1.5m from an elderly woman identified as Abby Ainomugisha, a resident of Kemitoojo, Kayenje in Bufunda Division, on Tuesday night.

Tubenaawe is in Police custody while Turyahabwe has since been admitted to Hospital where he is nursing injuries.

According to police records, Ibanda district has recorded several cases of livestock theft where animals like cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and chicken are stolen.

Ibanda Central Police station alone recorded 47 cases of livestock thefts last year, an increase from 36 cases that were registered in 2020.

The State Minister for Education and Sports, Hon Peter Ogwang has questioned how the UGX 30 million that the Ministry of Education and sports dispatched to Kiruhura district this year to facilitate the schools’ sports activities was spent.

Speaking during World Teachers’ Day Celebration in Kiruhura district on Wednesday, he discovered that the district did not participate in this year’s sports competitions which allegedly to sparked off strikes in some secondary schools.

Ogwang said the Ministry sends UGX 30 million to every district in the country for sports activities. Minister Ogwang said they do this with an objective of promoting talents that will help young children to be successful in the future and even prosper economically.

Minister Ogwang asked the District Education Officer to refund the sports Money after learning that although the ministry sends money for sports activities every year, in Kiruhura district no preparations have ever been made for the district to conduct sports.

In his remarks, Byaruhanga Bobson, the UNATU chairperson in Kiruhura said teachers are ignored as some care takers in some schools have not been promoted to head teachers and even work without allowances.

Hon. Herbert Tayebwa, the Member of Parliament representing Kashongi County said it is important for teachers to fulfill their responsibilities of teaching children and giving them enough time so that the students can perform well academically.

The Kazo Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Al-Hajji Umar Mawiya Lule made the declaration during the District Council Meeting held at the District Council Hall on Tuesday.

Mawiya assured the people that everything concerning the former LC III chairperson; Mugabi Benard Kafure was sorted following his conviction by the law that happened few days back following thorough investigations.

Ham Rubainika, the District Councilor representing Kyampangara Sub-county also comforted his people that they would get a representative very soon.

Rubainika called upon all people of Kyampangara to cooperate and respect each other as leaders in order to develop Kyampangara.

The Kazo district council has approved a supplementary budget of UGX 175,044,348 for the financial year 2022/2023.

During council sitting at the district council hall on Tuesday, the speaker, Hon. Daniel Nahurira Bwamunyoga noted that the need for the supplementary budget arose after the approval of the budget for the current financial year early in May, 2022.

Bwamunyoga told the council that the approved UGX 21.5b will be allocated towards the completion of various stalled projects in the district.

The Resident District commissioner (RDC), Al-Hajji Umar Mawiya Lule asked the council to have close monitoring of the projects approved by the council to ensure that there is value for money.

Mawiya also called upon the elected leaders and the technical team to work together for the success of the projects and Kazo district as a whole.

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.

The baby that was on Sunday 18^th 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.