A 30-year-old boda boda rider parking at Nyakabande stage in Kisoro district has died after drowning in Lake Mutanda.

Wilber Hafashimana, a resident of Gahinga village, Gisorora parish in Nyakabande Sub County, Kisoro drowned in Lake Mutanda  on the evening of 25th August 2019 while swimming.

The Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson Elly Maate says that police was informed but it was too late to rescue him from the lake. Maate says that Hafashimana’s body was taken to Kisoro Hospital for postmortem where it was later handed back to the relatives for burial as investigations in the matter go on.

A Student at Harvard University of America has dragged President Yoweri Museveni, Government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo and the  Chief Political Commissar, AIGP Asan Kasingye to  the High court accusing them of  blocking him from accessing their  twitter accounts.

Hillary Innocent Sseguya through his relative Hassan Male Mabirizi, says  he is a Ugandan citizen pursuing a Master’s degree in International Relations at the Harvard University in the US;

And that all his troubles started in April this year when he asked President Museveni to resign from power during his visit in Angola, and thats where a decision to block him from following  the three government officials on twitter, was reached.

Sseguya  argues that the government officials decision is illegal, improper and irrational because the said Twitter accounts are used in public domain to communicate and receive feedback from  citizens.

Sseguya says as a citizen in the diaspora he is only capable of getting information relating to his  country’s governance and to communicate to the respective officials via their twitter handles and therefore  blocking him violates his  constitutional rights.

He now wants the High Court in Kampala to direct that he be unblocked and  declare that the actions of blocking him on twitter are unlawful and illegal.

The Prime Minister of Uganda, Dr. Livingston Ruhakana Rugunda has
commended the Archbishop of Church of Uganda Archbishop Stanley
Ntagali for fostering cooperation and unity in the church and all
religious faiths in the country.

Rugunda made the remarks yesterday while speaking during the service to
bid farewell to the Archbishop of Church of Uganda Archbishop Stanley
Ntagali that was held at St Peter’s Cathedral, Rugarama in Kabale
Municipality. Ntagali is set to retire on 1st March 2020.

The Premier said that Archbishop Ntagali worked hard to promote unity
in the country adding that in his reign, the Church of Uganda has
peacefully co-existed with other religions. Rugunda said the
archbishop has throughout his term of office intervened in church
disputes to ensure there is unity.

He also commended Archbishop Ntagali for working hard to complete the
Church of Uganda house and for promoting the education sector
especially by starting up a medical school at Uganda Christian
University.

Preaching during the service, Archbishop Ntagali said that he has been
successful in his priesthood because he put all his trust in Jesus
Christ. He castigated the evils of corruption, murder, homosexuality,
theft and hatred, which he said must be denounced through continuous
prayer and asked religious leaders to condemn such acts.
Archbishop Ntagali said corruption has become a common practice for
public funds to be routinely swindled yet service delivery to the
people remains poor.

Western Uganda – Albinos and their parents from Kabale district have asked the
government to give them a special consideration saying that they are
finding it hard to survive in their areas.

The albinos and their parents made the request today while meeting the
Kabale District Woman Member of Parliament Catherine Atwakire Ndamira
at Kabale district Lukiiko hall in Kabale Municipality.

The parents of albinos who include Florence Musiime from Butanda sub
county, Boaz Mwebesa, Confidence Akampurira from Kitumba sub county,
Rona Tumushabe from Rwanyena among others an albino among others says
that they are harassed and neglected by other community. They want
government to support their children through sponsoring them in their
schools so that they can have a quality education.

They also say that they are sidelined from government programs such as
operation wealth creation among others.
Hon. Atwakire then asked the parents of albinos to form associations
if they are to be considered special by the government. The legislator
also said that it will be very easy for their leaders to lobby for
them from government.

Rubanda district police in Kigezi sub region is hunting for unidentified gunmen who shot dead Samuel Twinomujuni,a prominent businessman in Muko Sub County in Rubanda
district.
Twinomujuni,55,a resident of Kibungo village, Kaara parish in Muko
sub county Rubanda district was shot dead last evening (Tuesday 23th August 2019) at around 9:30pm at Kibungo village, few meters from his home.
The assailants waylaid Twinomujuni, when he was returning home after
closing his retail shop that is located in Kaara trading centre in
Muko sub county Rubanda district.
The Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson Elly Maate says that the
deceased was shot in the back and right arm and died instantly. Maate
says that no suspects have been arrested in connection to the murder.
He adds that postmortem was done and body handed to the relatives as
investigations continue.

Mbarara high court deputy registrar has allowed court brokers from best associated auctioneers and court bailiff to sell the popular Kabagarame pork joint,western Uganda’s biggest,in Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality, and other property including the residential house of the town clerk.
The registrar ordered that the property be sold in 30 days to raise money to cover costs of a court case in which Manfred Muhumuza and others defeated the municipality in chief magistrates court, high court, and court of appeal over park land and they now demand 187 million shillings as court awarded them.
According to the town clerk Didas Muhanguzi, municipal authorities are ensuring all possible to pay Manfred,but also, says the government valuer is coming to confirm if the park land is worth the alleged 1.6 billion,before releasing this amount.
Municipal authorities add that council recommended that the municipality should pay Manfred Muhumuza and his colleagues,but they did not specify on the source on money.

It should also be remembered that Kabagarame joint,located about 2km off Bushenyi-Ishaka road,was early November burnt down by fire and it was recently renovated.

 There are about 50 huts, and each one of them is a kitchen, this place attracts people from many districts of western Uganda,even some from Kamapla who like Kabagarame pork,millet (karo) and matooke.

Eastern Uganda – Unlike other family issues,the breakup of Buikwe Woman Member of Parliament Judith Babirye with fellow lawmaker Paul Musoke Sebulime of Buikwe North continue to spread, plus Babirye’s ex-lover Samuel Niiwo speaking out about their relationship.

“I almost died two days after Judith’s introduction [of Sebulime on July 28, 2018],” says Niiwo, a businessman.

“I was attacked by a severe fever, but I think God wanted me to go through it. I have gone through hell, but I am now strong. 

“I forgave Babirye and I want everyone to forgive her,” he adds.
The gospel music sensation was married to Niiwo, with whom they have an 11-year-old daughter. Their marriage is understood to have hit the rocks. In Janury 2017, Babirye, a twin, filed for divorce.

Pregnant Babirye dumped.

The Musician turned politician who is now pregnant has been officially been dumped by her husband Paul Mukasa Sebulime who last Saturday,August 17,2019 was introduced by his ex-wife Lukia Ntale in a lavish ceremony.

During the ceremony, the Buikwe North Member of Parliament apologised to the mother of his twins for dumping her and marrying Babirye who also serves as Buikwe Woman legislator.

Babirye is currently stressed and residing in America.

Over 300,000 children are at risk of getting infected with measles after missing vaccination over the last 3 years in over 70 districts that reported measles outbreak in 2018.

According to the Ministry of Health, regions of Buganda, Busoga Bugishu, and Lango have the lowest vaccination coverage due to limited turn up during the immunization campaigns yet Karamoja and Kigezi are at 73% and 72% in regards to basic vaccination coverage.

While delivering a keynote address at the Ministry of Health Media engagement in Kampala today, the Programs Manager Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization, Dr. Alfred Driwale says, despite the availability of safe and effective vaccines, vaccine-preventable diseases continue to cause ill health and preventable death in Uganda.

According to the 2016 UDHS, 134,200 people died of measles in 2015, of these, 110,000 were children under five.

However, Driwale declares a five day nationwide vaccination campaign for Measles-Rubella and Polio diseases targeting 18.1 million children under 15years come September 25th -29^th 2019 with 20 million doses of measles and 10 million doses of polio already secured.

Western Uganda – A 25-year old man has been lynched by mob in Bubare Sub County in
Rubanda district Kigezi sub region after he was suspected to be a goat thief.

The deceased has been identified as Gilbert Arinitwe, a resident of
Rwenkuriju cell in Muyanje parish Bubare sub county Rubanda district.

Arinitwe  was reportedly lynched yesterday afternoon at around 2:00pm
at Kashakyi cell Bubare sub county Rubanda  from the home of Bernard
Twineruhanga, where he had gone to steal goats.

The police spokesperson for Kigezi region Elly Maate says that
Arinitwe was found in Twineruhanga’s goat’s house, made an alarm that
attracted neighbors who lynched him and died instantly.

Maate condemned the act of mob justice adding that whoever
participated in the act will be arrested and charged accordingly to
the law.

James Akena,a photojournalist with a London based but international news agency,Reuters, who was severally beaten by soldiers during the protest against the detention of Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine last year, has dragged government to Court for recovery of over Shs100 million;Confiscated hard cash, camera equipment, damaged property, cost of treatment and medical bills, Transport to and from Hospital, and loss of earnings from failure to work.

Through AF Mpanga Advocates, Akena also wants the High court in Kampala to order Government to compensate him in damages for the injuries, pain and embarrassment caused to him by the servants of the UPDF or other lawfully established security organs of the Government of Uganda.

He further wants a public apology to be made by the Attorney General of Government and his agents who assaulted and battered him, plus costs he is going to incur in prosecuting this suit.

The incident happened on 20^th August 2018 in down town Kampala City’s Kiseka Market.

Akena says it has taken him a full year to file this suit,  after the case he filed with the Central Police Station, upon his release, has never been investigated since it was reported.

By https://twitter.com/AaronAinomugis3