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Domestic Violence: 28 year old man found dead

Police in Rubirizi district are investigating the circumstances under which a 28 year old man committed suicide.

Martial Tumusiime, the greater Bushenyi region police spokesperson confirmed the incident and identified the deceased as Fred Ayebazibwe a resident of Kisita A cell ,Mugyera parish, Katanda sub-county, Rubirizi District.

The case of Ayebazibwe’s disappearance was reported at Katerera police station by the chairperson LCI of Kisita A village on Sunday after he went missing on 11/02/2023 at around 9:00PM.

After reporting, the Chairperson went back home and mobilized the area residents who began the search for Ayebazibwe.

He was later found hanging on a tree using a mosquito net rope about 200m from his home.

Tumusiime added that the deceased had misunderstandings with his wife Kyosimire Jackline and they always had family quarrels arising from the man drinking too much alcohol, stealing household items like utensils and matooke harvested from the woman’s banana plantation and selling them in exchange for alcohol.

The wife had deserted the man several times and could be brought back on agreements that he is to stop taking alcohol. 

This time she had spent about two months away and when they tried having her back into the family she completely refused.

Government asked to support village schools with laboratory equipment

Government has been asked to always support village government aided schools with enough laboratory equipment to enable them perform well in science subjects and art subjects.

This call was made by Ayebare Moses, the Director New High school-Bukiiro in Mbarara district while awarding gifts to the best five performing students in 0- level exams 2022.

Ayebare said that the school receives little funds every financial year yet they need to develop the school and become the model school in the district.

While awarding the best performing students with Mattresses and books to enable them continue their studies, Nasasira John, an OB at New High school 2014 working with the Uganda National meteorological authority, called upon students to always focus on books first if they want to get good grades in their exams.

District councilors to petition ministry of local government over low salary

District councilors from greater Bushenyi sub-region (comprising of Bushenyi, Mitooma,  Sheema, Rubirizi, and Buhweju districts) have resolved to petition the ministry of local government to increase their emoluments and allowances.

During a press conference held at Peak hotel in Bushenyi town, the chairperson of greater Bushenyi councilor’s association Adinan Tumuhairwe noted that they currently earn UGX 170,000, which he says is inadequate and unsustainable compared to the high cost of living in the country and expectations of the electorate. 

“We want that money to be enhanced to at least Shs1.5 million. A good increment on our money will help us keep our integrity uncompromised, especially when monitoring programmes,” said Tumuhairwe.

Dickens Muhwezi, the LC V councilor representing Nyakizinga Sub-County in Mitooma district noted that they still have a challenge of the local government act that limits them from discussing matters concerning their respective communities. 

According to the Local Government Act expenditure of the local government council in a financial year on emoluments and allowances of the chairperson and councilors shall not exceed 20% of the total local revenue collected in the previous financial year.

Judith Bakyara Nkuba, the lady councilor representing the elderly in Mitooma district said that the council resolved to write to the minister of local government seeking authority to spend above and over 20 percent of the local revenue to facilitate the council operations.

Kazo: Residents receive free medical services

At least 200 community members have benefited from free medical services at Rwebigumya health center III, Lamezia hospital in Burunga Sub-county, Kazo district.

Sister Ferediana Tuyishime, the health in charge of Lamezia hospital, said the initiative was for commemoration of the world day of the sick.

A patient’s getting checked at Rwebigumya health center III on Saturday.

Tuyishime told our reporter that they decided to give free services including testing for malaria, HIV/AIDS, syphilis, and doing other body measurements like temperatures where she urged everyone to take an example of helping a fellow in a situation of sickness.

A section of beneficiaries who spoke to our reporter expressed their happiness, and appreciated the Lamezia hospital administration for caring and celebrating them.

The World Day of the Sick was established by Pope John Paul II in 1992 as an awareness day in the Catholic Church intended for prayer and sharing for the good of the Church and of reminding everyone about the face of Christ.

The day is celebrated every 11th day of February since 1993. This year’s theme for world day of the sick was celebrated under the theme “Illness is part of our human condition. Yet, if illness is experienced in isolation and abandonment, unaccompanied by care and compassion, it can become inhumane.”

Ibanda: Crackdown on Emyooga loan defaulters starts

The Ibanda district Emyooga taskforce has started a nine-day operation to recover outstanding bad loans from defaulters in Ibanda Municipality.

The operation has since captured at least six loan defaulters, including two from the Ibanda Municipality Journalists SACCOs.

The journalists SACCOs had 24 defaulters with a total of over UGX 18m in outstanding bad loans, of which only UGX 1.2m was recovered during the operation.

Grace Ngonzi, the municipality loan recovery taskforce leader, said a total of nearly UGX 5m was paid by the defaulters during first day of the operation on February 9.

She however noted many have ‘gone underground’ after being tipped off by friends.

Ngonzi advised the defaulters to, instead, come out and pay the money to avoid prosecution.

Seif Katabazi, the Ibanda deputy RDC, who is spearheading the ongoing operation, said about five chairpersons of Emyooga SACCOS are also in hiding over their respective cooperatives’ funds.

Officials have said that several other Emyooga SACCO loan defaulters in the district have gone into hiding to evade arrest by the taskforce set up to recover the money.

The deputy RDC said they will involve the Police to track them down to answer before the courts of law.

The ongoing operation is being supported by the RDC’s office and Police.

27 year old security guard found dead in Bushenyi

Police in Bushenyi are investigating circumstances under which a security guard at Bushenyi medical center was killed on Thursday night.

Eyewitness who spoke to our reporter said that the security guard identified as Rebbeca Kembabazi, 27, was attached to Sting security limited and deployed normally but they were shocked to find her dead body lying on the facility veranda where she had been deployed.

Benon Kivengere, the OC CID Bushenyi confirmed the incident and said they deployed the police dog, however their efforts to trace the culprits have been futile.

Kivengere added that they are waiting for the postmortem report to establish the cause of the death.

The body of the deceased was taken to KIU Hospital for postmortem and investigations into the matter continue.

Kazo: Authorities embark on Community Policing to fight crime

The head of the community policing department, ACP Anatoli Muleterwa, has embarked on a campaign to mobilize local council leaders from Kazo district to fight against criminality.

ACP Muleterwa together with a team of senior officers from the community policing department yesterday met with all levels of local council leaders from Kazo district at the old Kazo Church of Uganda, Kazo town council in Kazo district.

 “We have embarked on this community policing strategy in this place to remind the local authorities here on your cardinal roles and responsibilities in the fight against crime; adding that they realized that most cases that should have been solved at local council level end up at police, causing case backlogs,” said Muleterwa during the meeting.

He urged local leaders to wake up and play and know their roles like having village registers to profile everyone within their villages.

Rev Samuel Mugisha Katugunda, the LC V Chairperson Kazo district expressed his dissatisfaction over regular transfers of the police officers saying that it is caused by untouchable people reporting to the above offices.

Local leaders in Kazo district attending the community Policing meeting at Kazo Old C.O.U on Thursday

Al-Hajji Mawiya Lule, the resident district commissioner (RDC) Kazo, asked the leaders to go and conduct monthly meetings, make reports and send them to the district security committee in order to work as a team in fighting criminality.

A section of local leaders led by the mayor of Kazo town council, Mugarura Justus appreciated the police for organizing such a community policing meeting but requested the authorities to extend the teaching to the village level noting that as leaders, they are challenged by transport means to reach them.

Best Performing pupils gifted mattresses

At least 33 pupils from Mbarara city north division who performed with five aggregates have received mattresses from the former aspirant member of parliament Benon Kajubi Misho.

The pupils were picked from various schools within the division.

Speaking as the chief guest at the function held at the division headquarters, Kajubi Misho noted that he is fulfilling what was in his manifesto during the election time.

Kajubi noted that the only key to success is education, promising to keep awarding the best performing pupils annually.

In his remarks, the senior inspector of schools Mbarara city Gidius Karetwa asked the new entrants to senior one to guard against their levels they have maintained at primary level.

The mayor Mbarara city north division, Gumisiriza Kyabwisho asked the student to go and guard against their future by putting much emphasis on studies.

A section of beneficiaries who talked to our reporter expressed their happiness and appreciated Benon Kajubi for his generosity.

Abiaz Rwamwiri, the NDA Public Relations Manager addressing the press

NDA warns the public against Tickoff acaricide

The National Drug Authority (NDA) has warned the public to beware of fake acaricides named “tickoff” being manufactured and promoted by Rubaga miracle centre cathedral, Pastor Robert Kayanja.

Abiaz Rwamwiri, the NDA Public Relations Manager, said on January 02 2023, NDA learnt with concern the manufacture, distribution and use of “TICKOFF counterfeit acaricide which is produced by CPM Wave and was first publicly promoted by Pastor Robert Kayanja at one of his services at Rubaga Church during the 2022 Christmas season.

According to Rwamwiri, “TICKOFF” is contaminated with dangerous and banned chemicals including Diazinon (highly concentrated fumigant), Fripronil (a spray banned in food producing animals) & Benalaxyl (with cancer causing potential).

A sample of the Tick-off acaricide

Rwamwiri noted they tried to engage with Pastor Kayanja and his partners (Marvin Mukasa and Clinton James) with whom he owned up the product and claimed to have a team of scientists from Makerere University School of Veterinary Medicine but these confessed to have never worked or reviewed anything.

NDA working with Uganda Police impounded over 100 samples and to examine results indicated that the acaricide is poisonous.

Rwamwiri has also called upon all farmers who had received supplies for the product to drop at any police station for easy collection.

Ibanda: Prison escapee gets another 12 months in jail

Ibanda Grade One magistrate’s court has sentenced David Kamukama, who escaped from Nyabuhikye in Ibanda district, to 12 months in prison at Kiburara Prison Farm.

This is addition to the 40 months he has been serving at Nyabuhikye.

Court heard that the convict escaped from him minders at Nyabuhikye in November last year and disappeared only to resurface at Kiruhura prison on November 25.

According to Deus Kyomya, the state prosecutor, the prison authorities in Kiruhura arrested and returned him to Nyabuhikye the following day, from where he was charged with escaping from lawful custody.

Kamukama pleaded guilty to the offence of escaping from lawful custody contrary to section 109 of the Penal Code Act and was sentenced by court, accordingly.

While reading the sentence, her worship Esther Murungi, considered Kamukama’s prayer asking not to be returned to Nyabuhikye Prison by jailing him at Kiburara Prison Farm.

The prosecution had asked for a harsh sentence, arguing that escaping while serving a jail term meant that Kamukama had not yet reformed.

At the time of his escape, the convict was serving a 40-month jail term at Nyabuhikye Prison.

 He had been sentenced to 20 months in jail by Ibanda chief magistrate’s court on a theft charge on May 14, 2022 and another 20 months for housebreaking.

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