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Pres. Museveni receives Top MillitaryAward as Besigye is taken to court

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President Museveni, Given a medal by the Chief Justice Dart Katureebe during the National Heroes DayPHOTO : COURTESY

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emocratic Party PresidentNobert Mao has saidappointing threeOpposition members toCabinet does not makeMuseveni’s governmentbroad based.

The DP said that theOpposition had calledfor a government ofnational unity, built onconsensus, following thedisputed February 18general election.

The appointees

On Monday, PresidentMuseveni named oppositionmembers; Ms FlorenceNakiwala Kiyingi (DemocraticParty), Betty Amongi (UgandaPeoples Congress) and BetiOlive Kamya (Uganda FederalAlliance) as ministers.

Ms Amongi, the MP forOyam County South, is theState minister for Landsdesignate, Ms Kamya, a loserin the Lubaga parliamentarycontest, is the Minister forKampala designate, while MsNakiyingi, a loser in the

Kampala Woman MP race,is State minister for Youthand Children Affairsdesignate.

Addressing journalists duringDP’s weekly press briefing inKampala on Tuesday, MrMao said the gesture by MrMuseveni is only for “thepolitically gullible” torepresent a spirit of inclusion.

“However, to the adept andkeen observers, the inclusionof Opposition members isnothing but despicabletokenism,” Mr Mao said.“We reject tokenism becauseit simply means trading a few

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resident Museveni has received the OrderKatonga, which is highestmilitary decoration inUganda.The medal was presentedto him on Thursday byChief Justice BartKatureebe during thenational Heroes Daycelebrations at Ssi TownCouncil, Ssi Sub-county,Buikwe District.Continuation Page 5

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chools with washrooms

and water sources have

done miracles for girl child

education in Pallisa and Kibuku

districts.

The girl children say they no

longer stay away from school

during their monthly menstrual

periods.Sarah Katooko, a pupil

of Kabwangasi demonstration

primary school in Pallisa district,

disclosed that she no longer

requests for permission to go

home to ‘attend to herself’

because the facilities are now

availabile at the school.

“I thank Build Africa for thinking

about the problem which makes

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girls miss

lessons as

they go home

to attend

menstruation

as the boys

remain

studying and

teachers

have no time

to attend to

us when we

resume two

or four days later,” Betty

Kataike of Kalampete primary

school in Kibuku said.Margaret

Nawunge, the head teacher of

Kabweri primary school, said

girls at her school currently

study continuously without

missing lessons as they are

given due

attention.Nawunge said

with the washrooms

available the senior woman

teacher and her team find it

easy to help girls and the

school gives improvised

pads to

retain the

girls at

school.

While

commissioning

the newly

constructed

pit latrines,

water

harvesting

tanks and

boreholes to 31 schools

recently, Kibuku and Pallisa

district leaders applauded

Build Africa Uganda for

providing the facilities which

will ensure the retention of

especially the girl child at

schools

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he House chaired by Parliament Speaker,Rebecca Kadaga,overwhelmingly voted infavour of a motion moved bygovernment chief whipdesignate RuthNankabirwa.262 MPs werein favour of themotion, 3 againstand 4 abstained.

Contributing tothe motionearlier, UgandaP e o p l e ’ sCongress (UPC)president JimmyAkena hailed Rugunda’sleadership.

“The only problem that peoplebring out about Dr. Rugundais that he is too good,” he said.

”Rugunda stands for allpeople, despite their politicalaffiliations and beliefs. Despitehis long stay in the publicservice, it is hard for peopleto say negative things abouthim,” Akena added.

Nankabirwa describedRugunda as a great thinker,

forthright and not up to intrigue.“This does not mean he iscomplacent and gullible,” shenoted.

Dokolo county MP Felix OkotOgong hailed former presidentDr. Milton Obote for identifying,

grooming and mentoringRugunda.

Rugunda was born in Kabale,studied in Kigezi High Schooland then Busoga College Mwiri.

He attended MakerereUniversity and later theUniversity of Zambia, where hegraduated as a medical doctorin 1975.

He also holds a Masters inPublic Health, specialising inmaternal and child health fromthe University of California(1978).

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KAMPALA -Uganda has beefedup security at policeand militaryinstallations followinga raid on Gulucentral police stationon Sunday by armedmen.The InspectorGeneral of Police,Gen. Kale Kayihuraand UgandaPeople’s DefenseForcesspokesperson, Lt.Col. PaddyAnkunda, toldjournalists in Kampalaon Monday thatsecurity has beenstepped up to avertpossible raids onfacilities of defenseforces.According to police,about ten unknowngunmen travelling in apickup vehicleattempted to attack thepolice facility.But that they wererepulsed by the militaryand police officers aftera firefight that lastedabout 30 minutes,

raising fresh security concerns ina region that bore the brunt ofthe two-decade-long LRAinsurgenceWe have also beefed upsecurity at police and armyfacilities to deal with theactivities of these criminalgangs. The other day, similargangs attacked KapchorwaPolice Station.”The chief of police said there isno evidence currently linking theGulu raid to any rebel activityalthough the force has linked theincident to the arrest of theUganda People’s Congressparty secretary for mobilization,Dan Odiya Oola.

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The attackers, the policesaid, wanted to rescue Oola– who is facing terrorism andmurder charges – from policecustody.The police said theyrecovered six AK-47 rifles, 1PK machine gun, 270 roundsof ammunitions, 12 emptymagazines, 1 self-loadingrifle, 3 pouches, a bow and 8arrows.A UPDF soldier was killedwhile seven, including foursoldiers, two police officersand a civilian were injuredduring the firefight

Pallisa, Kibuku districts get sanitary facilitiesThe newly elected Busiro Southconstituency legislator who was lastweek kicked out of Parliament by theHigh Court over academic papers has runto court of Appeal to challenge thedecision.Justice Lydia Mugambe of the HighCourt last Friday nullified the rulingNational Resistance Movement (NRM)’sSsematimba’s victory on grounds that hedid not have the requisite academicpapers to stand as MP.In his notice of appeal that he lodgedbefore the Nakasero-based court onTuesday, Mr Ssematimba claims that heis dissatisfied with Justice Mugambe’sverdict.His victory had been challenged byDemocratic Party’s Stephen Ssekigozi,one of the losers of the February 18parliamentary polls.The implication of this notice of appeal isthat Mr Ssematimba can continuerepresenting the people of Busiro Southconstituency until that time when theCourt of Appeal makes its verdict onwhether High Justice Mugambe was rightor wrong in throwing him out ofParliament.

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Egyptian ambassador calls taxexemptions for orphanages

‘Thedeath tollfrom thetragedy,whichoccurredonFriday evening, hasrisen to 33 with 137people having been“rescued so far with67 still uncountedfor. Six daysdowntow morepeople wererescued

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he Egyptian Ambassador toU g a n d a ,A h m e dAbdel AzizMostafa, hascalled upont h eGovernmentto waive taxesfor importedcommoditiesdirected to orphanages.

He says that this will be agreat way the Governmentwill be supporting allorphanages, which are givinga relief.

he fundraising event dubbedorphan day, which was heldat his residence in Kololoand was the first of its kindin Uganda.

The event which attractedseveral other ambassadorsand dignitaries inGovernment was organisedto fundraise for orphans andother children at SanyuBabies Home. Among itemssold during the fundraisingincluded Egyptian artefacts,souvenirs, African art-craft,paintings, food andbeverages.

The children were treated tobouncy castles andentertainment from thevarious traditional dancegroups in Uganda.

Mostafa said that this is oneof ways through which theEgyptian communitiescontribute to the wellbeing oforphans and disadvantagedpeople.

“The celebration of theorphans’ day makes thesociety aware of the needsof the orphans and theirpresence amongst us,” hesaid.Orphan day celebrationis a long standing tradition in

Egypt which has been inexistence for over 15 years.

According to Mostafa, the dayhas since become a nationalannual celebration in all the Arabcountries and it falls on the firstFriday of April.

He said that on that day,orphanages nationwide opentheir doors to the festivities forboth their orphans and sponsors.It is also a prime opportunity fororphanages to attract newsponsors, from largeorganizations and businesses toindividuals.

Mostafa said that on this day,people pay visits to orphanagesand give donations in form offood, clothes and other basicneeds. They also carry out afundraising drive by selling goodsto the invited guests and well-wishers who attend the event.

He added that an Egyptian bankof food also goes aroundcollecting left over food fromhotels and restaurants;repackage it and distribute it tothe orphanages, on that day. Inthis way, he said, they are ableto feed about 700, 000 orphansin Egypt.

He said that through suchcelebrations, the Arab countrieshave managed to raise funds tosupport the orphans. Mostafaadded that through the proceedsgot from the fundraising drive,Egypt has managed to build achildren’s cancer hospital mainlyto offer free modern medical careto orphans.

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Kabarole.

More than 250 students ofMakerere University FortPortal campus havethreatened to drag the oldestinstitution to court seeking toreverse the impromptuclosure of their campus.

Makerere UniversityCouncil resolved to closethe western campus in FortPortal over low studentenrollment and stiffcompetition from Mountainsof the Moon and UgandaPentecostal University.

Acoording to a letter datedMay 25, signed by CharlesBarugahare, the UniversitySecretary, the campus willnot open for the 2016/2017academic year. He said thecouncil’s decision wasinformed by the poorenrollment since theinception of the campus in2010.

The campus housed at ToroKingdom headquarters inMucwa was established to

serve students from thedistricts of Kibaale, Ibanda,Hoima, Bundibugyo,Bushenyi, Kasese, Kyenjojo,Kamwenge and Ntoroko.

Ritah Namisango, theMakerere University PublicRelations Officer, confirmedthe council’s decision andsaid students who have beenstudying at the campus willnot be affected by theclosure.

Namisango revealed that theaffected students will remainstudents of MakerereUniversity but will berelocated to the main campusin Kampala or Jinja campus.

However, this has not gonewell with the continuingstudents who claim they aredragging Makerere to courtfor breach of agreement.Theaggrieved students, whopreferred anonymity,revealed that consultationswith their lawyers arecomplete and that they aresoon going to court to seekan injunction blocking theinstitution’s decision.They saythey made contracts to studyand complete the three yearsfrom Fort Portal and notKampala or Jinja, noting thatMakerere administratorstook the decision without

consulting them.

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Students to sue Makerere over closure of campus.

crumbs for a fair shareof the loaf of politicalpower.”

Using a proverb by theIgbo of Nigeria, Mr Maosaid: “No one gets amouthful of food bypicking between anotherperson’s teeth.”

He pointed out thatUganda is a country thatis deeply divided andhurting, after the disputedelection, “marred byunprecedented rigging,post-election brutalityand continuedrepression.”

“The nation is badly inneed of healing.President Museveni’sone man rule ensures thatno alternative voice willbe heard in Cabinet,

Parliament, the Judiciary andeven the streets.”

The DP leader claimed thatin terms of democracy,“Uganda in the next fiveyears will be nothing morethan a political graveyard.”

He denounced the newCabinet as “yet anotherlever in PresidentMuseveni’s powerarsenal.”

“Museveni and his cabalare presiding over amalevolent and capriciousstate capture which isclearly seen in the tyrannyof the majority inParliament. This Cabinettherefore does notrepresent a new direction.You cannot make anomelette by shufflingaround rotten eggs,” MrMao said.

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he Egyptian Ambassador to Uganda, Ahmed AbdelAziz Mostafa, has called uponthe Government to waivetaxes for importedcommodities directed toorphanages.

He says that this will be agreat way the Government willbe supporting all orphanages,which are giving a relief.

he fundraising event dubbedorphan day, which was heldat his residence in Kololo andwas the first of its kind inUganda.

The event which attractedseveral other ambassadorsand dignitaries in Governmentwas organised to fundraise fororphans and other children atSanyu Babies Home. Amongitems sold during thefundraising included Egyptianartefacts, souvenirs, Africanart-craft, paintings, food andbeverages.

The children were treated tobouncy castles andentertainment from the varioustraditional dance groups inUganda.

Mostafa said that this is oneof ways through which theEgyptian communitiescontribute to the wellbeing oforphans and disadvantagedpeople.

“The celebration of theorphans’ day makes thesociety aware of the needs ofthe orphans and their presenceamongst us,” he said.

Orphan day celebration is along standing tradition in Egyptwhich has been in existence forover 15 years.

According to Mostafa, the dayhas since become a nationalannual celebration in all the

Arab countries and it falls onthe first Friday of April.

He said that on that day,orphanages nationwide opentheir doors to the festivities forboth their orphans andsponsors. It is also a primeopportunity for orphanages toattract new sponsors, fromlarge organizations andbusinesses to individuals.

Mostafa said that on this day,people pay visits toorphanages and give donationsin form of food, clothes andother basic needs. They alsocarry out a fundraising drive byselling goods to the invitedguests and well-wishers whoattend the event.

He added that an Egyptianbank of food also goes aroundcollecting left over food fromhotels and restaurants;repackage it and distribute it tothe orphanages, on that day. Inthis way, he said, they are ableto feed about 700, 000orphans in Egypt.

He said that through suchcelebrations, the Arabcountries have managed toraise funds to support theorphans. Mostafa added thatthrough the proceeds got fromthe fundraising drive, Egypt hasmanaged to build a children’s

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cancer hospital mainly to offerfree modern medical care toorphans.

The proceeds of the eventwere a few days later donatedto Sanyu Babies’ home andGEMS Foundation inKampala.

Joseph Nehme, the consul incharge of visa affairs at theFrench embassy, who alsoattended the event, noted thatthe idea is great and not only isgrappling with the problem oforphans.

“Uganda and all embassiesneed to emulate this and showorphans that they are notabandoned,” he said.

The UNICEF report 2009revealed that Egypt grappleswith an orphan crisis of about1.7 million, something Mostafasaid the Egyptian society candeal with them on a charitablebasis.

According to the same report,Uganda has an orphan crisis ofover 2.5 million orphans out ofwhich 1.2 million are orphanedby HIV/ AIDS. For the feworphanages that are set up,there are still hindrances thatbar them from fully catering forthe orphans.

Currently one of the biggestorphanages in Uganda, Sanyubabies’ home, needs aboutsh400m to construct a securitywall fence around it.

“The existing boundary wall isvery old and weak. On severaloccasions, thieves have brokeninto the current fence to steal,”the Home’s AdministratorBarbara Nankya said.

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bout 30 soldiers, among them two officers in-chargeof the armoury, a lawmaker, anOpposition politician and sevencivilians have separately beendetained and questioned overtheir alleged links to an unnamedrebel group.

“I can confirm to you that wemade those arrests, but I can’tgive details,” the Defence andmilitary spokesperson, Lt ColPaddy Ankunda, said adding:We are investigating [the matter]together with the police.” Asource identified one of thedetained soldiers as Capt Ojara,the arms officer (head ofarmoury) at Bombo MilitaryBarracks.

Detectives for the second dayyesterday questioned detainedNakawa Division MP MichaelKabaziguruka, about subversiveactivities that security agenciesare linking to former FDC partypresidential candidate KizzaBesigye and ex-spymaster, GenDavid Sejusa.

“ H es a i dt h e yaskedh i mabou tr e b e lactivitiesh edidn’tknow.T h e y(detectives) said they had arrestedUganda People’s Defence Forcessoldiers, who linked him to a rebelgroup,” FDC spokesman IbrahimSsemujju said after visiting MPKabaziguruka at SpecialInvestigations Divisionheadquarters yesterday, adding:“He said they also asked himabout Dr Besigye and GenSejusa’s links to the same rebelgroup.”

Dr Besigye, indicted for treason,is currently on remand at Luziraprison. The Constitutional Courtin 2006 dismissed a similar chargeagainst him, saying his trial in amilitary court for allegedlyheading the shadowy People’s

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Redemption Army or PRA, wasunconstitutional.

Dozens of his supportersincarcerated on similaroffences were later grantedamnesty in exchange forincriminating Dr Besigye whilethose that declined remained inprison, with the last PRAsuspect released this year.

On Tuesday, police arrestedseven suspects, among theman FDC village chairman fromAliba Sub-county on groundsthat they were behind analleged rebel recruitment thatled to abduction of 23 locals

from Yumbe and Moyo districts threeweeks ago.

In a related incident, police onWednesday intercepted UgandaPeoples Congress party deputysecretary for mobilisation, Mr DanOola Odiya, on Coronation Road inGulu Town as he walked home ataround 8pm.

Mr Patrick Okema, the AswaRegional Police spokesman, said MrOola was arrested “on a verysensitive crime following high-levelintelligence”. He offered no details.

The week’s arrests, which theOpposition has dismissed as post-election political recrimination,began with a Special Forces-ledafternoon raid on Monday inKyengera, Wakiso District, wheresome of the suspected soldiers werereportedly hiding in an incompletetwo-storey building.

There was brief shooting, threedifferent boda boda riders told thisnewspaper of the sting operation inKyengera they said was conductedby four pick-up truckloads of

operatives supported byanother group in a van.

Only the district policecommander, whose name wecould not readily establish,joined the team from Kampala.

Senior detectives were later onTuesday detailed to conduct aforensic and scene of crimeanalysis at the site, said theacting Kyengera Police Postcriminal intelligence officerMaclenn Ahimbi, referringfurther inquiries to the DPC whowas not in office.

The unfinished target building,housing a boutique and twoshops on the ground floor, lastevening remained guarded byprowling anti-terrorism policeand plain-clothed securityoperatives.

The army, this newspaperunderstands, is alsoinvestigating reported plots toeliminate six UPDF generalsconsidered the anchor ofPresident Museveni’sgovernment. We could notindependently verify thisallegation.

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Police block FDC prayers in Mbarara

MBARARA-

Police in Mbarara onTuesday stopped Forumfor Democratic Change(FDC) party supportersfrom conducting prayers.

The members led by FDCparty chairman StanleyKatembeya had resumedthe “Free My Vote”weekly prayers, whichhad temporally beenbanned by Justice StevenKavuma.

During the prayers, theFDC spiritual leader inMbarara, Mr EmmanuelBukabeba, urged supportersnot to abandon politicalstrategies such as the Power10 that was launched by theformer party presidentialcandidate, Dr Kizza Besigye.

“God free people’s PresidentDr Kizza Besigye and all thoseprisoners of conscience andthose who don’t know whatto do, show them what to do,”Mr Bukabeba prayed.

He added: “You remember his[Besigye] ‘V’ signature, sincehe cannot gesture it nowbecause he is in prison, do itfor him, mobilise others andshare with them theinformation, we have talked to10 persons you also get other10 and those 10 also mobiliseother 10.”

Dr Besigye launched the Power 10in Rukungiri as a mechanism forcitizens to protect their voteagainst being rigged. He also saidthe Power 10 strategy will be usedto identify people participating inthe political liberation of thecountry.

Mr Bukabeba, a former NRMsupporter, distributed leaflets titled“Fdc Foundations for Peace” withvarious messages and DrBesigye’s photo. He emphasisedthat they should be shared amongall party members in rural areas.

Police later stormed FDC partyoffices on Markhansigh Streetwhere the prayers were being heldand ordered them to leave or bearrested. They first prayed onemore time, as police watched,before they deserted the place.

Rwizi Region Policespokesperson Vincent Ssekatesaid the group was holding anillegal assembly. He said theyshould have notified police aweek before so that they areoffered guidance andprotection as Public Order andManagement Act stipulates.He added it was more of apolitical gathering than aprayer session and police hadto go and stop them becausethe congregation was growingbig.

“Look at what was happening;it was more of a politicalgathering because the personwho was preaching wastalking of planting intelligencein NRM to spy on theiractivities, they are talking ofPower 10, they had flierswhich they were distributing,they were calling members ofPower 10 to distribute them,”he said.

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President Museveni’s youngerbrother, Gen. CalebAkandwanaho alias Salim Saleh got the Kabalega Star, the secondhighest honour in the country.Gen Museveni decorated Gen.Saleh.A citation by Gen. Elly Tumwine,the chairman of the DecorationBoard, said Gen. Museveniimmensely contributed to theliberation of Uganda.Gen. Tumwine traced GenMuseveni’s role to an event in

December 1972 in Mbale District,some 260 kilometres East ofKampala.Field Marshal Idi Amin was thePresident of Uganda, havingcaptured power through a coup ayear earlier, from Milton Obote.Gen Museveni, who was nothappy with the Amin regime,started meeting with like – mindedpersons in Uganda to brainstormon how to liberate Uganda fromAmin’s grip.During one such meeting,in Maluku Housing Estatein Mbale, an estimated 15Uganda Army MilitaryPolice, acting onintelligence information,surrounded the house in

which Gen Museveni was meetinghis comrades.Fighting broke out, resulting in thedeath of two Uganda Armypersonnel and two of GenMuseveni’s comrades MartinMwesiga and H. Mpiima.Gen Museveni, who reportedly hadonly a pistol, made a daring escapefrom the Uganda army soldiers.“That escape of Yoweri Museveniin 1972…ensured his survival, thusenabling him later, to lead an attackon Kabamba Barracks in Mubende

District,” GenTumwine said.He said the attackon KabambaBarracks markedthe start of theN a t i o n a lResistance Army(NRA) bush warstruggle.Gen Tumwinesaid: “For

Museveni to begin the strugglestands out as a unique attribute ofleadership, service and sacrifice.This unique contribution to thestruggle culminated in the liberationof our country on January 26, 1986and forms the basis for this award.”Gen Tumwine said it was MrMuseveni, who conceptualized andplanned the execution of theliberation struggle against Amin.

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Kibiri C.O.U Primary School, apublic school in Wakiso district wasat one time, one of the reveredprimary schools in central Uganda inthe early 1990s.Then, over half of about 100 of itsPrimary Seven candidates wouldalways pass in Division One. Notanymore.

Last year,only 25 (20.8%) out of 120 pupils whosat for the Primary LeavingExamination at the school passed inDivision One. The number of pupils passing inDivision One at the school starteddeclining in 2000, due to the effects ofthe school’s high population.In 2003, after a complete cohort ofchildren that joined free education in1997 completed Primary seven, only 15pupils passed in Division One.The sudden increase in the demand forpublic primary education created aseries of challenges for thegovernment, related mainly tofinancing the reform, improving thequality of primary education, ensuringequitable access to primary education,and planning beyond primary school.What went wrong?

By Kizito BowaziTight security as Besigye appears in Court

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Besigye greeting Uganda Police shortly before appearing in court fortreason charges Photo: Courtesy

ourt in Kampala has

rejected state’s application

to have jailed Forum for

Democratic Change (FDC) former

presidential candidate Dr Kizza

Besigye’s treason case

mentioned from Luzira Prison.

On June 1, the state failed to

produce Dr Besigye in Nakawa

Chief Magistrate’s Court

claiming that his appearance

posed a security threat.

Besigye had been scheduled to

re-appear in court for the second

time after two weeks ever since

he was charged afresh with

treason offenses.

Prosecution then made an

application asking the presiding

Chief Magistrate James Ereemye

to have Besigye’s case heard

from Luzira Prison court on

grounds that his appearance

in court posed a security

threat.

However, Chief Magistrate

Ereemye adjourned the case

to today (June 15) when he

would pronounce himself on

prosecution’s application.

Subsequently, Besigye was

brought to Court at around

8:30am amid tight security. All

roads leading to Nakawa

Court were also sealed off.

In Court, Chief Magistrate

Ereemye overruled state’s

request to have Besigye’s

case heard from Luzira prison.

The magistrate said Dr

Besigye must always appear

in the court where he was

arraigned.

“I don’t wish to undermine

the duty of the state but I’m

convinced the state has capacity to

provide security to this particular

case. But for this court to allow state

application, circumstances of this

case without sufficient evidence

would be to set a wrong precedent

that would undermine the sanctity

and reputation of the court. I’m

therefore not satisfied by the

prosecution to move the mention of

of this case to Luzira court. In search

for justice and justice to be seen to

be done, it’s prudent that this case

remain mentioned in court

where the accused was

arraigned,” said Chief

Magistrate Ereemye.

He also ordered police and the

director of Public Prosecution

to hasten with their

investigations into Besigye’s

case before adjourning it to

June 29.At his maiden court

appearance at Nakawa Court,

the four-time presidential

candidate was not allowed to

plead to the charges on

grounds that they are capital

in nature only triable by the

High Court. Dr Besigye

could not also ask for bail

since the same court does

not have jurisdiction to

entertain his bail application.

He was then returned to Luzira

prison amid tight

security.Prosecution alleges

that Dr Besigye and others at

large between February 20 and

May 11 in diverse places of

Uganda formed an intention to

compel by force or constrain

the government of Uganda as

by law established to change

its measures or counsels as to

the lawfully established

methods of acceding to the

office of president of the

Republic of Uganda.

First Lady JanetMuseveni wasyesterdaytasked by theParliamentaryAppointmentsCommittee toclear the airover doubts onwhether shetook part in themandatoryteaching practicein order to qualify as aprofessional teacher.

According to sources, MsMuseveni was pressed byBuhweju MP FrancisMwijukye, who wonderedhow logical it was forsomeone who didn’tparticipate in schoolteaching practice canposture to know issuesconcerning teachers and theeducation sector. The FirstLady, however, refused toanswer. There has been along standing debate onwhether the First Lady didteaching practice while shestudied education atMakerere University. Manyin the Opposition haveunsuccessfully pushed tohave her name the schoolwhere she did the practice.

Mr Mwijukye, sources said,also expressed concern overMs Museveni’s securityrestrictions, wonderingwhether it will be easy forpeople to access her. Shetold the committee that she

“will try to be available now that atis no longer an MP.”

On whether she will not wasteministry’s resources on her convoy,the First Lady said she will be usingState House resources.

Speaking to journalists after hisvetting, Second Deputy PrimeMinister Kirunda Kivejinjadefended his appointment despitehis advanced age, saying there is aneed to have experienced people toguide the young leaders.

“The difference with my otherappointments is that this timeround, there are new young leaders.I come to show guidance,” he said.

“When I stood on those stairs in1986, there were no cameras. Nowyou people are here using them.Don’t you think it’s just right that Ibe around to ensure we achievemore?” he said.

By press time, the committee hadvetted nine ministers, includingMuruli Mukasa (Public Service),Amelia Kyambadde (Trade),Vincent Ssempijja (Agriculture) andJeje Odongo

Surging UPE numbers

swallowing education gainsParl ament will onTuesday start the threeday vetting process ofthe newly appointedministersAccording to theParliament’s directorfor communication andpublic affairs, ChrisObore, the House willfirst converge in themorning for a specialsession to vet thenewly appointed PrimeMinister Dr. RuhakanaRugunda. Article 108 (1) of theconstitution requires thatthe President shall, with theapproval of Parliament by asimple majority, appoint aVice President and PrimeMinister.Parliament last weekapproved the Vice Presidentbut postponed the vettingof Rugunda since he wasreportedly out of thecountry.“The House will sit in themorning and vet the PrimeMinister and later theappointment committee willalso sit in the afternoon tovetting the deputy primeministers and the rest of theministers,” Obore said.President Yoweri Musevenirecently appointed his newcabinet, ending days ofspeculation.In his new cabinet, thePresident increased thenumber of cabinet ministersfrom 78 to 80.

Sources also said the House isexpected to sit on Tuesday and passa resolution to increase the numberof ministers. The President appointed UgandaFederal Alliance President, BetiKamya the Kampala minister andelevated the docket which wasformerly a department in thePresidency to an independentministry. State ministers alsoincreased from 48 to 49.Articles 113 (2) and 114 (3)Constitution prescribes agovernment of only 42 ministers(Cabinet and State).However, the same Constitution,gives the President power to increasethe number of Ministers though aparliamentary approval.Sources said NRM Caucus memberswant the numbers increased to 88with more ministers appointed fromless privileged regions.A source from the appointmentscommittee said that the newlyappointed ministers belonging to theopposition may have a hurdle to jumpas most members especially NRMopposed their appointment.

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Body of 100-year-old woman stolen from grave few hours after burialNAKASEKE

Police in Nakaseke Districton Tuesday embarked on aninvestigation process in acase where the corpse of a100 year old woman wentmissing from the grave justhours after burial inNakaseke District.

Mr Dickson Turyatemba theOfficer in Charge NakasekePolice Station on Tuesdayconfirmed to the DailyMonitor that police hadrecorded a case of criminaltrespass at a burial site anddisturbing peace of the deadafter unknown people onTuesday morning vandalizedand took away remains ofthe dead buried on Mondayevening at Mifunya villagewithout authorization fromboth family members andauthority.

“We visited the scene anddiscovered that the coffinwas empty and the gravevandalized. We have openeda case file SD 07/14/06/16in a case involving criminal

JINJA. es. It was dawn, but Monday’s dawn was one with a difference in Busoga.The sub-region of slightly morethan three million people wokeup to the news of the death ofyet another of its pillars,Ambassador Joshua WanumeKibedi.The deceased, who remains theyoungest person ever to haveserved as Uganda’s minister forForeign Affairs, passed away atSt Thomas’ Hospital in London.A member of the family in Igangasaid the deceased could havesuccumbed to complicationsarising out of hypertension.“He has not been well for quitesome time now. He developedcomplications when one of hispartners ran down his firm whilehe was serving as Uganda’sAmbassador to the UnitedNations,” the local family sourcerevealed.According to Mr HenryKyemba, a boyhood friend ofthe deceased with whom theywere to later serve in the cabinetof former Ugandan dictator IdiAmin Dada, Kibedi was born inNamalemba village in BugweriCounty, Iganga District, between1941 and 1942.He went to the nearby BusesaPrimary School where his father,Elkanah Kibedi, was theheadmaster before joiningBusoga College Mwiri.

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Around 1960, he was shippedoff to the United Kingdom for“Inns of Court” training, orattachment to a law firm forapprenticeship training whichlater saw him qualify as aBarrister at Law.He returned to Uganda around1966 and joined the law firm ofanother Barrister at Law, MrGodfrey Lukongwa Binaisa, whowas bythenserving asUganda’sAttorneyGeneral.MrBinaisa,who wasto laterbecomeone ofUganda’sPresidents, was at the timeworking on what was later tobecome known as the ‘Pigeonhole Constitution’ and so leftmost of the day-to-day workingsof the firm to the youngbarrister.However, the young Kibedi hadin his time at Busoga CollegeMwiri and London and throughties to his uncle Shaban Nkutu,earlier joined the then rulingUganda Peoples Congress(UPC).“He was a very strong UPCmember right from the start. Hehad actually graduated throughthe UPC youth ranks,” recalls

trespass at a burial site anddisturbing the peace of thedead,” Mr Turyatemba said inan interview on Tuesday.

Ms Zelda Nakiyimba(82),daughter claimed that the yetunknown people who tookway the body of her latemother Manjeri Nalubwamaearly in the morning hourshave an ill motive which is notknown to the family members.

“We are surprised that thesuspected vandals did not takeaway the coffin which wethought was expensive andpossibly the target for thevandal act. The family iswondering where the body ofour mother has been taken andthe motive behind the act,” MsNakiyimba said on Tuesday.

Mr Samuel Kato the LC1Chairperson Mifunya villagesaid residents are disturbed bythe act.

“I was informed at 6:00pm onTuesday by one of therelatives who went to thegrave side on Tuesday

morning. We suspect thatthe people who took awaythe body used a vehiclewhich parked at a roadjunction about 500 metersaway from the family graveyard. It is possible thatthese people had a spy whowas in position to relaywhatever happened at thegrave yard during the burialceremony,” Mr Kato saidon Tuesday.

Police in Luweero andNakaseke in 2015 recordedseveral cases involving

grave vandals whereremains of the deadwere reportedly takenaway. Residentssuspect traditionalhealers and witchcraftpractitioners asindividuals orchestratinggrave vandal acts inLuweero and NakasekeDistrict.

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Kampala.

The Speaker of Parliament hascalled for the appointment of morewomen to senior Cabinetpositions.Ms Rebecca Kadaga said theappointment of more womenwould enable them to frame andinfluence government policies.Among other positions she wantsdesignated for women is to one ofthe deputy prime minister slots.“We want to see that somewomen are appointed primeministers or even deputy primeminister to be able to chairCabinet meeting and decide onwhat to come on the agenda, sothat our issues are takenforward,” Ms Kadaga saidyesterday at a national dialogue

organised by the Forum forWomen in Democracy(FOWODE), a women’s rightsorganisation.Last week, President Musevenireshuffled his Cabinet, appointing11 female ministers and 17 asstate ministers. This increased thenumber of women in the Cabinetto 28.Women tippedSpeaking at the same dialogue,High Court Judge David Batemacounselled women on how toovercome the obstacles towomen’s efforts to make adifference in the politicalleadership and decision-makingprocesses.“Women must try or keep tryingto develop clear political agendasthat take on the broad issues ofdemocracy, governance and theirgender nature in a more consistentmanner,” Justice Batema said.During the February 2016parliamentary elections, there wasa two per cent increase in thenumber of women representativesin Parliament, bringing theirnumber to 137.Speaker Kadaga congratulatedMs Winnie Kiiza, who is thecountry’s first female Leader ofthe Opposition in Parliament, forher courage and strength as awoman and political leader.

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senior citizen and retired politicianHenry Kyemba.It would appear that the politicalmight that his uncle Nkutu, aformer national chairman of theruling UPC, minister of Health andMP for Busoga South East,wielded in the party andgovernment spurred the youngWanume Kibedi into aspiring for

more than simply being a memberof the ruling party.In 1969, he made a statement ofintent. The case ended up beforePresident Apollo Milton Obote,but elections which had beenscheduled to take place later in1971 never materialised asdevelopments in both the militaryand the political spheresculminated in the coup thatbrought Idi Amin to power.Kibedi was the brother of IdiAmin’s first wife, Maryamu KibediAmin, with whom the dictator hadhooked up during his time in thearmy in Jinja.Amin’s decision to appoint him asUganda’s minister for Foreign

Affairs, and his subsequentrole in trying to give the brutaldictatorship a human face,were as surprising as theJanuary 1971 coup whichbrought his brother-in-law topower.“Although we knew that hewas his brother-in-law, itwasn’t automatic that hewould be a cabinet minister.

And knowing Amin the waywe did, as a man of fewwords and one who didn’tknow English, we could seefrom the statements thatwere coming out of Kampalathat it was Kibedi writingthem for him,” Mr Kyembarecalls.Looking back, Mr Kyemba,who in a record 18 monthsbetween 1971 andSeptember 1972 served as

Amin’s principal privatesecretary, permanent secretaryin the Office of the President,secretary to the Cabinet,permanent secretary in theMinistry of Culture andCommunity Developmentbefore becoming the Ministerfor Culture, says his friendhad been taken hostage.Victim of circumstances“Kibedi was an immediatevictim of circumstances.Everyone felt that Aminneeded a voice of reason andmoderation. That feeling cutacross the country andsomeone had to do it.

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Shilling strengthens against the dollar in early JuneBy Andrew Sembela

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Uganda’s consumer priceindex (CPI) statistics state thatinflation increased to 5.4% inMay up from 5.1% that wasrecorded in the month of April2016.

This was attributed to theincrease in annual core inflationand a rise in annual servicessuch as healthcare, education,insurance, financial and legalservices.

Steven Kaboyo of AlphaCapital Markets said theshilling revolved within a range,weakening as demand surgedon account of interbank buyingand importers forex needs. Inthe money market,overnight and one week fundstraded at an average of 12%and 16% respectively.

In the international currencymarkets, the dollar dropped toa two week low as investorslocked in gains on thegreenback’s recent ascent.

”In the coming days, theshilling is seenmarginally weakening as themarket anticipates reneweddemand from market playersduring the budget week,”Kaboyo said.

Kampala.

he International Monetary Fund (IMF) has accepted Uganda’srequest of having its economicpolicy programme extended byanother one year under thecurrent Policy SupportInstrument (PSI) arrangement.

This is intended to facilitatepolicy continuity and allowsufficient time for ongoingstructural reforms in the country.

Uganda’s economic policyprogramme includes:Amendment of the PublicFinancial Management Act,addressing accumulation ofarrears, amendment of Bank ofUganda Act, and improvingproductivity in key sectors ofthe economy such asagriculture, manufacturing andtourism, among others.

The IMF concludedconsultation with Uganda inJune 2013, and completed thefinal review of the country’sperformance under an economicprogramme supported by PSIarrangement and approved athree-year PSI, which issupposed to end this financialyear 2015/16.

However, in April this year,government requested for theextension of the programme togive more time for policyadjustments aimed at usheringin more reforms in the economy.

Following discussions last weekin Washington D.C to extend thecountry’s programme by oneyear, Mr Min Zhu, the deputy

managing director and actingchair of IMF, said despiteexternal shocks, and amidelection-related uncertainty,Uganda’s economydemonstrated resilience, withrobust growth, low inflation, andstrong international reserves.

“However, structural reformshave lagged and need to berevitalised to enhancecompetitiveness, promoteeconomic diversification, andfoster sustained and inclusiveeconomic growth,” he said.

He added: “Economic policieswill remain focused on keepinginflation low and boostinggrowth. Fiscal priorities includeshifting public spending towardinfrastructure and poverty-alleviating expenditures,boosting domestic revenuemobilisation, and enhancingpublic investment efficiency.Continued fiscal prudence couldfacilitate further monetary policyeasing, which would help easetight credit conditions.”

Mr Zhu explained that moreprogress is needed on key

structural reforms. For instance,prompt parliamentary approvalof the Public FinancialManagement Act regulations inline with international bestpractice, decisive action toreconcile and validate the stockof domestic arrears, andfinalising the charter of fiscalresponsibility are paramountsteps to further improvegovernance and strengthen theBudget process.

A team led by Mr Roger Nord,IMF Mission Chief and DeputyDirector of the AfricanDepartment, visited Kampalafrom March 21 to April 6, toconduct the sixth review ofUganda’s economic programmessupported by the PSI.

PSI instrument

The PSI is an instrument of theIMF designed for countries thatdo not need balance ofpayments financial support. Ithelps countries design effectiveeconomic programmes thatsignal to donors, developmentbanks, and markets the IMF’sendorsement of a member.

By Monday morning, Bank ofUganda quoted the shilling at3364/3374 buying and sellingrespectively.

He added that Markets arelikely to remain on the edge asthey await policypronouncements that will guidethe general direction of theeconomy going forward.

IMF extends Uganda’s economic programmeby another one year

Matsiko is a 42 year old Mechanical Agricultural Engineerwho has discovered his niche in agriculture, to which he is sodevoted that he would love to see people his age get moreattracted to the sector. He is a knowledgeable, energetic andvery innovative farmer who is fulltime on the farm located inKashaari, Mbarara district.

Matsiko operates on over 50 acres of land, on eight of whichhe grows bananas, passion fruits on five and maize for silageon forty. He also rears 36 cows in zero grazing from whichhe collectively earns sh100m per year.

Best farmers: Meet Nicholas Matsiko

the farm is highly mechanized, with an automated milkingprocess, grass threshers, hummer mill, chuff cutters,silage compactor - which he acquired at sh14m,generator and tractor. The milk produced is suppliedto a milk collection centre at nearby town.

He is very particular about record keeping and hashired a consultant to streamline the books of accounts.He does research, trains his managers in fodder andcalf management, animal hygiene, shares new conceptswith them and also with other farmers, even from asfar as Kenya.

Despite his background in agricultural machinerysalesmanship, he is knowledgeable and eloquentlypassionate about farming and has attracted his peersinto farming.

Matsiko employs twelve people permanently, amongwhom is a trained Farm Manager and up to 15 casualworkers as need arise who help Him and his wife runthe farm.

One of the main challenges while starting out was watershortage, which he has managed to overcome byconstructing a 600,000litre capacity water reservoir.He still faces challenges in form of expensive labourwith only women ready to work yet they are physicallychallenged for some tasks, low milk prices, high energycosts that come with operating power generators.

He keeps books of accounts and has hired a consultantto streamline knowledge acquisition. Matsiko alsotrains his managers in fodder and calf management,animal hygiene and shares new that he learns conceptswith them.

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elinda Gates needs no introduction. She is an icon known all over the globe for her philanthropy work.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, theorganisation she co-chairs with her husband, Bill Gates,donates billions of dollars toward improving people’s healthand well-being. In Uganda, Gates monies have helped millionsof people access HIV/Aids life relief drugs, the Anti-RetrialViral Therapy drugs, familyplanning services andmodern contraceptives, andmalaria treatment, amongothers.But for a woman who co-chairs a $39.6bn-richfoundation and a wife to theworld’s richest man, onecan only imagine what ameeting with her can belike.I met Melinda at theWomen DeliverConference in Copenhagen,Denmark in May. About5,733 delegates from 169countries met at aconference that sought toally girls’ and women’shealth and rights in therecently launched worlddevelopment blueprint, theSustainable DevelopmentGoals. Melinda had justgiven a keynote addressand I was one of the sixpersons invited for a 40- minutemedia roundtable discussion withher.Meeting Melinda GatesDressed in a sky blue suit, Melinda was graceful,professional and humble. “Hello, my name is Melinda Gates,”she greeted me with a firm handshake and a smile. “Thereare drinks here, feel free to pick what you like,” she said,pointing to a table at one end of the room. She grabbed a softdrink for herself, and joined me at the table.She speaks calmly but passionately. Melinda’s life is largelypunctuated by efforts to assist particularly women pullthemselves out of poverty. “I meet a lot of people both menand women in the villages, in the slums all over the world. Isee the reality of their lives. I see this disparity particularly(with) women. I see the burden they carry and their children.Under difficult circumstances in the slum, she has tosomehow put food on the table,” Melinda noted beforeadding, “If we don’t empower such women, we can’tempower families.”For Melinda, empowering women means making specificinvestments for women in health, economic opportunities anddecision making especially regarding family planning.“Women have to make their own judgment on which option totake,” she says, referring to modern contraceptives. “Our jobis to make available as many possible options on the table.”Investing in women and girlsIn a world where women hustle daily fending for theirfamilies and a lot of that work at home goes unpaid let alonerecognised, Melinda says there is need to recognise whatunpaid work is. But there is whole lack of statistics on womenand gender and what is being done to improve their health andwellbeing.Thus at the conference, Melinda announced the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation will in the next three years invest$80m to close the gender data gap. “It is great women andgirls are at the heart of Sustainable Development Goals. But

right now there is insufficientdata to build a baseline fornearly 80 per cent of genderequality indicators,” she said.“If advocacy for women andgirls is about giving voice to thevoiceless, gathering andanalysing data is about making

on the African continent in the last one year. That can be donewith other diseases like malaria,” she says. Malaria adverselyaffects children under five and expectant mothers. Accordingto the World Health Organisation, malaria is one of the fiveleading causes of death in under-five children in sub SaharanAfrica.The others are premature birth complications, pneumonia,deprivation of oxygen to a newborn and diarrhoea. In Uganda,

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according to the Ministry of Health Malaria ControlProgramme, Uganda has the sixth highest number of annualdeaths from malaria in Africa, as well as some of the highestreported malaria transmission rates in the world, withapproximately 16 million cases reported in 2013 and over10,500 deaths annually. “That’s why we are investing inmalaria prevention,” Melinda stressed.Melinda’s passionsChild health is dear to her and she is angry with saboteurs ofvaccination programmes. “I have vaccinated my ownchildren. Every parent wants their children to be safe. Thevaccines are quality tested and proved to be safe so anybodywho says anything against that is just false and that makes meangry.”Improving health and wellbeing of people is what the 51-year-old has committed her life to. “What inspires me is theunbelievable love for children from the people I meet. Youmeet a mum and dad in the developing world quite often andthey will say ‘this is what I am doing to invest in my child’seducation’. And we have got chance to help them do justthat.”Melinda at homeAt home in Washington, USA, bonding for her family is at thedinner table. “There might be things that keep us away mosttimes of the day but Bill and I try to be at home for dinner asmuch as we can, for we really think dinner is important,” sherevealed. She likes outdoor activities. “I want to be out on thekayak, take a bicycle or jog,” she says, adding; “I likewatching movies, so Bill and I take time off and go and watcha movie.”The Gates have two teenagers; Phoebe Adele Gates, 13; andRory John Gates, 17; and an elder 20-year-old, JenniferKatharine Gates.

the invisible visible. We need tobuild a data system on whatwe are doing, what is and

what is not working?”What keeps Melinda awakeat night?But what keeps Melindaawake? “Besides my twoteenage children?” she jokes,laughing heartily. “Sometimes, Ifeel like we don’t know asmuch as we need to know,” sherevealed. “In 2012, around thetime of the Family PlanningSummit in London, I wasalways up and about worryingabout whether we had the rightgoals, partners and the fundingwe needed?”Imagine the wife to the world’srichest man worrying aboutmoney for her projects! “It isnot only our own money,” sheclarified, “But we also ask otherpartners and governments tocontribute, and these are bigresponsibilities.” Melinda saysshe and her team are stilllearning, and the success of herfoundation’s projects makes heroptimistic of a better world.She is hopeful for a polio andmalaria-free Africa. “It ismilestone seeing no polio case

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See what Members of Parliament and other dignitaries wore to the State of the Nation address at KampalaThe state of our MPs’ sense of style

Everything is in high gear for the

eighth edition of the annual Bride

& Groom Expo set to take place

from June 24 to 26.

Several sponsors

are already signed

and up and ready to

give show goers

their best.

n a press

conference at the

Vision Group head

offices on Friday

afternoon, the

sponsors reaffirmed

their commitment

for the Expo.

Saied Azari, the

director of sales

marketing at Darling

Uganda, says through the

Expo, they are able to not only

give brides-to-be great tips for

options with their hair, it also

gives them an avenue to build their

brand.

“Since we get a big mileage at the

Expo, this helps us reach our target

audience which is a platform for us

to showcase our new products,”

Azari says.

All set for Bride & Groom expo 2016BY WAISWA ALEX

Robert Kigula, the social marketing

manager of (Uganda Health

Marketing Group (UHMG), says

the Expo is a great platform for

them to create awareness for

couples to be and the audience at

large about the different methods

of family planning.

“We are going to have all the

several ways or methods of

Fashion:

family planning so that people can

learn to plan for their families in a

better way,” Kigula says.

Along with UHMG and Darling, the

other sponsors include Uganda

Registration and Services Bureau,

Uganda Insurers Association, Coca

Cola, Silk Events and Castle Lite.

The Bride and Groom Expo will be

open from Friday, June 24, at UMA

exhibition hall, at only sh7,000.

Susan is a Creative Writter. You can Read more of her articles on www.africaworldnewskenya.com

BY KIZITO BOAZI

University students may have life

differences but will certainly be

united where fun prevails. And it

is from that fun that comes

different stories. Some sad and

appalling, others exultant and

memorable.

It is those stories that Samuel

Kizito, a movie director and writer,

seeks to portray in his new

sensational Uganda horror movie,

Bunjako.

A kind of suspense-filled movie

that keep the Ugandan audience

at the edge of their seats,

Bunjako premieres this weekend

on June 17 at Theatre La Bonita,

Kampala.

The plotBunjako follows a story of

University students with

differences in life that plan to go

for a camp fire trip together with

their lecturer. On their way to the

camp fire, they come across a

thick forest which they have to

go through to make it to their

destination. Along the way,

however, they meet the

unfortunate works of the devil.

Their travel vehicle breaks down

and they decide to make it

through on foot. Unbeknownst to

them, the forest they are moving

through is haunted with a killing evil

spirit and human-like carnivores

who feed on animal and human flesh.

And it that one night that is slowly

setting in they have to move through

the forest. One of them gets

possessed by the evil spirit which

uses her to its aid to kill both the

students and the carnivores.

Confusion ensues among the two

groups. At the same time the

carnivores think the students are

killing them, the students think vice-

versa. Either party has to either keep

away or attack the other for revenge.

And that is where all the horror starts.

The cast comprises of a relatively

young breed on the movie scene, but

they perfectly fit in their roles and

execute them well to bring out the

movie’s storyline. Diana Nabatanzi

plays the lead role of Jane. (Atukunda

Joseph as Musinguzi, a policeman and

Jane’s father). Others include Sharon

Atuhaire, Kimuli Brandon, Julius

Mosh, and Jolly D Mukasa—all

relatively new faces on the scene.

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Ugandan horror movie, Bunjako up for

premiere this weekend

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By Correspondent

Jinja-

Health workers at Jinja RegionalReferral Hospital have askedpatients to buy their own medicalsupplies and sundries beforebeing attended to.

The new guideline, which hasreportedly been sanctioned by thehospital administration, has beenon for one month.

Health workers who talked toDaily Monitor on condition ofanonymity said the medicalfacility ran out of gloves, plastersand needles, among othersupplies in April.

Four medical workers attached tothe hospital have since Decemberbeen arrested for allegedlyextorting money from patientsunder the guise of selling themsuch sundries.

As the situation worsens, themedical workers say they are

unfazed by the possibility ofbeing arrested.

“There is no way any medicalworker here is going to riskcontracting diseases because oflack of sundries. Patients simplyhave to buy them before they areattended to and theadministration is aware,” one ofthe medical workers told DailyMonitor on Wednesdaymorning.

Another health worker advisedthe office of the HealthMonitoring Unit of State Houseto ensure that medical workersget the appropriate tools.

The hospital’s spokesperson,Ms Sarah Mulonge, confirmedthat the hospital had run shortof supplies.

“Some of these problems arebeyond us. National MedicalStores is the one responsible forthe supply of drugs andsundries, but the consignmentsthat are delivered never match our

Jinja hospital medicsask patients for kits MASAKA-

Three officials from the

Uganda Registration Services

Bureau ,who had turned up at

Masaka High Court to testify

in a case where Lwengo

District Woman MP, Ms

Cissy Namujju is accused of

possessing forged academic

papers, walked out, claiming

that their superiors in

Kampala had instructed

them leave court .

Court presided over by

Judge Margaret Tibulya

heard on Wednesday that

Ms Vivian Ayalo, Ms

Jackline Anago and another

officials whose name was

not availed were present in

court, but later informed Mr

Asuman Basalirwa, the

petitioner’s lawyer, that they

were unable to testify in the

matter.

”My Lord, there is evidence

that witness summons were

issued to URSB officials who

have appeared in court this

morning, but after the 15

minutes adjournment, the

three witnesses have

informed me that they have

received a phone call from

their boss stopping them

from testifying in the matter,”

Mr Basalirwa said.

Ms Namujju, who stood on

the ruling NRM ticket in the

February polls was sued by

Mr Martin Kizito

Sserwanga,a concerned

citizen, for allegedly

presenting forged academic

papers and voter bribery .

Mr Basalirwa, who expressed

shock by the witnesses’ action,

asked court to issue fresh

summons to URSB officials,

which court granted.

The trio, together with URSB

registrar general, Mr Bemanya

Twebaza were ordered to appear

before court today.

During her previous appearance

Ms Ayalo, an official from URSB

told court that they got a

complaint to investigate a Deed

Poll in the name of Cissy

Namujju which was found to be

non-existent.

She said instrument number 7649

that appeared on Ms Namujju’s

alleged deed poll belongs to a

private firm, Green Life Enviro

Consult Uganda Ltd, according

to records in the bureau’s

register; which indicates that

her deed poll is forged and

false.

Justice Tibulya said the trio

would give evidence on the

issue whether Ms Namujju made

a deed poll to grant her the right

to have different names on

different documents.

She said the registrar general

would be tasked to explain to

court why he decided to stop

the witnesses from giving

evidence.

The petitioner told court that

Ms Namujju failed her Senior

Four examinations which

means she joined Advanced

Level illegally.

According to Mr Sserwanga,

Ms Namujju’s Ordinary Level

certificate does not reflect

results that could enable her

sit for Advanced Level exams.

In his affidavit, Mr Sserwanga

told court that Ms Namujju

passed only five subjects yet

for a candidate to get Ordinary

level certificate, they must

pass six subjects.

Rev Fr Francis Namuna, a

priest at Kyazanga Catholic

Church has also presented a

booklet containing Ms

Namujju’s baptism

information.

According to Fr Namuna, Ms

Namujju’s baptism card is in

the name of Dionizia Busaba

who was baptized in 1977,not

Cissy Namujju.

Registration officials refuse to testify in election petitionBY MULUMBA M

This was confirmed by KCCA FC chairmanJulius Kabugo.

“We have different fans with in and outside Kampala. We want to share thecelebrations with them,”Kabugo stated.

The trophy parade will start from SolizHouseLumumba Avenue (Startimesheadquarters) to Old taxi park, Owino Market, William street and Arua park.

KCCA FC prepares for clubs victory parade

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