Police in Ibanda are investigating circumstances under which a businessman was found dead in his rental room in Ekyorora Nfuzi, Bufunda II Cell, Ibanda Municipality, in Ibanda district.
Stephen Kazooba, the LCI Chairperson Bufunda II Cell in Ibanda Municipality identified the deceased as Alex Turyaheebwa who was a businessman dealing in Matooke and fried fish.
It is said that the deceased had only operated the business for only three weeks before his lifeless body was found lying in his rental room.
Kazooba asked the landlords to always register tenants before allowing them to stay in their houses saying it is unfortunate that the deceased’s landlord did not to capture his details which is crucial for security purposes.
Lopez Atuhaire, a bodaboda cyclist who doubles as one of the deceased’s friends used to transport the deceased’s business merchandise and described the deceased as a good man.
Agnes Nyamwiza and Justus Tweyongyere some of the deceased’s neighbors who operate their businesses at Ekyorora Nfuzi said that they last saw the deceased on Friday evening.
The scene was visited by police led by Paul Muhenda, the OC CID Ibanda, and the deceased’s body was picked and taken to Ruhoko Health Centre IV for postmortem as investigations into the matter continue.
Residents of Burunga Sub-county headquarters in Kazo district who have been getting services at the sub-county headquarters have spent two days with no access to any office at this place.
Following an incident that happened on Tuesday where the LC III chairman of this sub-county, Samuel Rumari closed these offices and kept the keys at the police post.
When asked about these issues, Rumari refuted the accusations and revealed that he was doing this to curb the habit of late coming of the technical officers and wanted the police to monitor their signing in at work, and district leaders to bring back the parish development model programs among other issues.
Offices pictured with closed padlocks at Burunga sub-county headquarters on Wednesday
Asiimwe Rose, the secretary at the sub-county told our reporter that this has affected the ways of working as they were locked out of their offices.
Al-Hajji Mawiya Lule, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Kazo district who intervened in the matter noted that the chairman was doing the right thing but doing it in the wrong way and asked him to follow the right procedures to have the technical workers apprehended.
A 50-year-old man identified as Silverio Byaruhanga has been charged and remanded to Nyabuhikye Prison over reported failure to control a fire that destroyed a neighbour’s property.
It is alleged that on July 30th, Byaruhanga, a resident of Kobuhura, Nyamarebe sub-county in Ibanda North County, started the fire in his land but failed to control it, it then spread and destroyed cassava, a banana plantation and 45 coffee trees belonging to his neighbor, Denis Kamwesiga.
While appearing before Ibanda grade one magistrate, Esther Birungi Bigabwa, Byaruhanga denied the accusations and told court that he was surprised when Police arrested him as he going to a meeting last Sunday over the case of starting the fire.
Prosecution asked for an adjournment, saying inquiries into the matter are still on going.
Byaruhanga, who looked frail, told court that he was sick and asked to be released on court bail as he had no sureties.
However, the magistrate informed him that the court does that only in exceptional situations.
Byaruhanga has been remanded to Nyabuhikye Prison and advised to look for sureties and apply for bail when he returns to court before the chief magistrate for mention of the case on August 31.
Police in Nkungu sub-county, Kazo district have arrested a trader for allegedly selling expired goods.
Mwebesa Moses commonly known as Buhoro, a resident of Nkungu 2 in Nkungu sub-county in Kazo district was on Monday picked up by police after he was found with expired goods including; cartons of expired soft drinks, detergent soaps among others.
Ampiire Silva, the OC Nkungu Police station, revealed that Mwebesa is currently detained at Nkungu police post under SD Ref no 05/01/8/22 and all things found expired were taken to police and destroyed.
Ampiire also asked other traders to desist from criminal activities in all shops across all trading centers.
According to the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), the penalty for selling expired goods varies from 500 currency points and above, which is between UGX 10 million to UGX 200 million or imprisonment of between two years and 10 years.
Uganda has today joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Hepatitis Day the under the theme ‘bringing hepatitis care closer to you.’
This is intended to focus on raising awareness about the need to make Hepatitis care more accessible, so that people can get better access to treatment and medical care in the primary health facilities and communities.
Civil society organizations have called upon stakeholders to intensify sensitization to create more awareness against the disease which leads to severe liver disease and liver cancer.
According to World Health Organization (WHO) Hepatitis affects people in different ways, whereas some may face fatigue, stomach pain or fever, others may not even know that they have Hepatitis. A section of people develop serious health ailments, which include liver failure or brain damage.
Dr Mumbere Sam, the in-charge of Bahamagara Medical Clinics operating in Kazo Town Council, Kazo District revealed that the disease goes mostly undetected due to an absence of symptoms until it is too late for treatment causing preventable loss of life as the tragic result.
Dr Mumbere urged people to vaccinate, avoid having unprotected sex with an infected person, continuous testing, and others ways to protect themselves from contracting viral infections which are the most common causes of hepatitis.
According to Dr Mumbere, Hepatitis B infection is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) which is passed from person to person through blood, semen or other body fluids and clarified that it does not spread by sneezing or coughing.
Mode of transmission of Hepatitis B (Flyer: Ministry of Health Uganda)
According to Ministry of Health, Common ways that Hepatitis B virus can spread are:
Sexual contact. one may get hepatitis B if they have unprotected sex with someone who is infected and the virus can pass to someone if the person’s blood, saliva, semen or vaginal secretions enter their body.
Sharing of needles. HBV easily spreads through needles and syringes contaminated with infected blood. Sharing IV drug paraphernalia puts one at high risk of hepatitis B.
Mother to child. Pregnant women infected with HBV can pass the virus to their babies during childbirth.
Accidental needle sticks. Hepatitis B is a concern for health care workers and anyone else who comes in contact with human blood.
Hepatitis B signs and symptoms may include:
Abdominal pain
Dark urine
Fever
Joint pain
Loss of appetite
Nausea and vomiting
Weakness and fatigue
Yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice)
Signs and symptoms of Hepatitis (Flyer: Ministry of Health Uganda)
Prevention
The hepatitis B vaccine is typically given as three or four injections over six months and one can’t get hepatitis B from the vaccine.
Hepatitis B Vaccination (Flyer: Ministry of Health Uganda)
Dr Mumbere noted that vaccination is one proven effective way of preventing hepatitis, which is why it is recommended at the earliest age possible adding although there is no known cure at moment, hepatitis can be preventable with immunization and manageable.
The hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for: newborns, children and adolescents not vaccinated at birth, people who live with someone who has hepatitis B, health care workers, emergency workers, people who have multiple sexual partners and people who come into contact with blood of anyone who has a sexually transmitted infection, including HIV among others.
Dr. Diana Atwiine, the permanent secretary for ministry of health revealed that free Hepatitis screening is available at all HC IIIs up to National Referral Hospital while treatment is administered from HC IVs up to National Referral level.
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa revealed thatmore than 90 million people are living with hepatitis in Africa, accounting for 26% of the global total.
“I appeal to people across Africa to seek testing and treatment for hepatitis. We need to take collective responsibility for eliminating this disease by 2030,”said Dr. Moeti in a statement.
WHO aims at achieving hepatitis elimination by 2030, and has called upon countries to achieve specific targets which includes;
Reducing new infections of hepatitis B and C by 90%;
Reducing hepatitis related deaths from liver cirrhosis and cancer by 65%;
Ensuring that at least 90% of people with hepatitis B and C virus are diagnosed; and that at least 80% of those eligible receive appropriate treatment.
Police in Kazo are investigating circumstances under which a 28 year old man was beaten to comma by unknown people.
Kato Elias, a resident of Nyungu II village, Nyungu Parish, Kyampangara Sub-county, who has been working as a casual labourer in Bugarihe Parish, Rwemikoma Sub-county, Kazo District was on Saturday attacked by the mob after he was reportedly found slaughtering two goats that did not belong to him.
Kato however denies having stolen the goats saying the goats were given to him.
Police has since picked him and taken him to Kazo HCIV where he is currently receiving treatment as investigations into the matter continue.
Three best performing Emyooga SACCOs in Kazo district have each received additional UGX 20 million as recognition and reward for performing well.
Peter Baguma, the Kazo district senior commercial officer who doubles as the focal person for Emyooga project in the district revealed that he was asked to submit the best five performing Emyooga SACCOs to be given an additional fund.
He added that the SACCOs he recommended include; Women entrepreneurs, Produce dealers, Tailors, Boda Boda Operators, and Tax operators.
Baguma revealed that of the five SACCOs he recommended, three have already received the money through their accounts including; Women’s entrepreneurs, produce dealers, and tailors, while the other two are getting money within this month of July.
Speaking to our reporter, Baguma noted that the Emyooga groups in the district are doing fairly well and urged the other SACCOs that have lagged behind or defaulted to put in more effort in order to be considered warning that they risk being arrested to face courts of law.
Police in Kazo is investigating circumstances under which a 22 year old house maid was allegedly murdered.
The deceased has been identified as Amperize Rosemary, who has been working as a housemaid in the home of the area LC1 Chairperson of Akembogo village, Rwigi parish, Burunga Sub-county, Kazo district, and was killed by cutting her with a panga.
Kasasira Yeremia, 25, the boss’ son who is believed to be using drugs has been arrested in connection with the incident and is currently detained at Kazo police station as investigations into the matter continue.
The body of the deceased was picked by the police and taken to Kazo HCIV for postmortem.
In another incident, police in Kazo is investigating circumstances under which a 22 year old man allegedly committed suicide.
The deceased identified as Agiramukama Duncan.
Agiramukama Duncan, 22, a resident of Kazo II Cell, Kazo central ward, Kazo Town council, reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the house.
Police has since picked the body and taken it to Kazo Health Center IV for postmortem.
