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Authorities call for merger between markets in Mbarara

Taga Valley Market authorities and traders have appealed to the Mbarara City Council to swiftly merge Katete weekly market with theirs.

Located in Nsiikye Kyera cell, Nyamitaga Ward, Mbarara City North Division, Taga Valley Market operates weekly for the mobile traders.

Martin Chireko Mwebembezi, the market chairperson said that both Katete weekly market and Taga Valley Market operate on the same day and this has killed business in the latter.

Mwebembezi called upon the Mbarara City Council to intervene and merge the two developing markets.

Justine Bakekyura, one of the Vendors in Taga Valley Market noted that she is optimistic that merging of the two markets will increase their clientele and boost business.

In response, Dickson Asiimwe, the commercial officer Mbarara City South Division said the plans are underway to merge the two markets by phasing out Katete market not only for the good performance of Taga market, but because of being in a congested risky place.

Story by Gladys Rukundo

Martial Tumusiime, the greater Bushenyi region police spokesperson.

Casual worker wanted for employer’s murder

Police in Sheema District are hunting for a man on allegations of murdering his employer using an axe. 

Martial Tumusiime, the greater Bushenyi region police spokesperson, confirmed the incident and identified the suspect as Mutebi Muzafaru, a casual worker and resident of Kishoroza cell, Karera South ward, Kashozi division in Sheema municipality while the victim who was hacked to death with an axe was identified as Mwigarire Imelda, the suspect’s 65-year-old employer.

Tumusiime noted that the incident happened on Thursday in Kimondo II village, Kitagata ward, Kitagata town council in Sheema District. The suspect is said to have started working at the home of the deceased on Sunday, 14th January 2024 as a domestic worker.

He was staying there with the deceased whose husband stays in Kasese where he does business.

“This morning, the victim and the suspect were not sighted as the cows were mooing because of not being milked in the morning as usual. This prompted neighbours to inform the husband who called the deceased, and her phone was off, “said Tumusiime.

Police responded to the scene and found the kitchen locked with two padlocks, and upon breaking the door, they found the victim lying dead in a pool of blood.

John Rwomushana, the husband to the deceased revealed that some properties, which include a flat screen TV and hoofers were missing and he suspects they were robbed by the suspect.

The body of the deceased has been conveyed to Kitagata hospital for postmortem as investigations into the matter continue.

Dokolo Woman Mp, Cecilia Ogwal dead

The Dokolo woman Mp, Hon Cecilia Ogwal is dead. Born Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal, the outspoken legislator who has been in parliament since 1996, breathed her last at a hospital in India today morning, due to cancer.

Ogwal has been looked at by many as a consistent, focused and a leader with a national character, legislating for the good of the country.

Ogwal was among the delegates in the 1994 constituency Assembly that drafted the 1995 Uganda Constitution. From 1996 until 2005, she was a member of parliament for Lira Municipality but lost Hon Jimmy Akena.

After falling out with Uganda People’s Congress(UPC) party which she had served diligently, crossed to Forum for Democratic Change(FDC) in 2006 and ran for Woman Mp seat for the newly created Dokolo district, a position she held until her death.

Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal was a Ugandan politician, businesswoman and management consultant. She was born June 12, 1946 in Dokolo District.

From 1979 until 1980, Ogwal worked at the Uganda Embassy in Kenya, as the Liaison Officer for Returning Ugandan Refugees. From 1980 until 1981, she worked as the Operations Manager at the Uganda Advisory Board of Trade. In 1982, she was one of the founders of Housing Finance Bank, working there until 1984. She served as the Chairperson of Uganda Development Bank, from 1981 until 1986.

She became involved in Ugandan politics, serving as the Acting Secretary General of Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) from 1985 to 1992.

M23 rebels threaten to respond after DR Congo forces kill two commanders

The M23 rebel group in Eastern DR Congo has lost two commanders who were killed by government forces on January 16, in an attack the rebels called a violation of the existing ceasefire.

“The Kinshasa regime violated yet again the imposed ceasefire by attacking our forces on the front lines and carrying out acts of assassination behind our front lines, killing two of our commanders,” M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka said in a statement on Wednesday.

“The M23 has understood the message sent to it by the Kinshasa regime and will respond accordingly.”

Kanyuka did not disclose the names of two commanders reportedly killed by drone strikes on M23-held territory in Kitchanga locality, in North Kivu Province.

But unverified reports indicate that the killed rebel commanders are Col Castro Elise Mberabagabo, who was M23’s head of intelligence and external relations officer, and Col Erasto Bahati.

In the statement, Kanyuka said M23 had respected the ceasefire which was brokered by the United States government in December. Although the US said the two parties agreed to a ceasefire, M23 continued to accuse the DR Congo government-led coalition of indiscriminate bombing of populated areas in North Kivu.

Kanyuka said the M23 appreciated efforts by regional and international leaders to “resolve the ongoing conflict in eastern [DR Congo] peacefully by addressing the root causes of the conflicts.”

Kinshasa has refused to dialogue with the M23, calling the latter a terrorist movement.

Despite repeated calls for a peaceful resolution of the conflict, on Wednesday the Congolese army and a newly deployed force from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced joint offensives against the M23.

Eastern DR Congo, home to more than 130 armed groups, has been volatile for nearly 30 years.

Boda boda rider sentenced for stealing matooke

Ibanda Grade One magistrate’s court has sentenced a boda boda rider, Wilbroad Balikuddembe, to two months in prison for stealing his neighbour’s bunch of bananas.

While appearing before her worship Esther Murungi, 30-year-old Balikuddembe, from Buhumuriro in Kagongo Division, said he stole the bananas because he never had any money to buy food for his six-year-old hungry child.

Prosecution led by Tian Emmanuel said Balikuddembe stole the bunch of bananas worth UGX 20,000, at the property of Michael Mujurizi of Mabanga on November 9, 2023. He went into hiding, but was arrested last week by Police and charged accordingly.

While sentencing the rider on Tuesday, January 16th, the magistrate said the convict was a first-time offender; had not wasted the court’s time and appeared remorseful.

“You have been convicted on your own plea of guilt for the crime of theft contrary to sections 254 and 261 of the Penal Code Act,” said Murungi.

She however, warned him to desist from crime after prison noting that he would be handed the maximum sentence if he is brought back to court on any crime charges in future.

Theft contravenes sections 254 and 261 of the Penal Code Act, and carries up to 10 years in jail upon conviction.

Man arrested for murder of 9-year-old boy

Police in Ntungamo have arrested a 34-year-old man alleged to have killed his older brother’s child by chopping him into pieces.

The suspect identified as Nelson Akandwanaho was arrested on Sunday afternoon by residents of Kanyanzira village, Nyanga parish, Rubaare Sub-County in Rushenyi County, Ntungamo district where the incident happened and handed over to police at Omungyenyi police post.

According to the victim’s mother, the suspect chopped the victim into pieces and handed the meat to his brother’s wife (victim’s mother) for cooking in a saucepan.

After finding the chopped parts of a child in the saucepan, she made an alarm and reported to the suspect’s father. The parts were later identified to be those of Ariiho Patrick, the 9-year-old son of his elder brother.

John Kabeho, the Rubaare sub-county District councilor said the suspect, who is presumed to be mentally ill was left at home with the victim, while his mother and sibling went to church.

When contacted, the Ntungamo district police commander, Hannington Bushaija confirmed the incident saying his team has visited the crime scene, documented the evidence and recorded statements from witnesses.

Akandwanaho is in police custody while the remains of the dead child were buried at their home on Monday.

Grief as lightning strikes family, kills four

Residents of Kimondo II cell in Sheema district were over the weekend gripped with fear and shock after lightning killed four children of the same family.

According to Nyamwija Lilian, a survivor, the incident happened at about 5:50 pm on Saturday during evening downpour at Kimondo 11 cell, Kitagata ward, in Kitagata town.

Nyamwija revealed that she was shocked when the thunder struck, she reached out to the children only to find them dead. She identified the deceased as Mujuni Trevor, 11, Akankunda Shanitah,9, Nahabwe Comfort,10, and Ainembabazi,7, who were all in the kitchen when the tragic incident happened.

She said the four died on the spot and identified the two survivors as Armstrong and Akampwera Shivan.

Benon Bintabara, the Grandfather to the deceased told our reporter that at the time the incident happened he and his wife had gone to attend an introduction party of one of their relative’s homes.

By press time, police had not issued any statement regarding the incident.

The bodies of the deceased were taken to Kitagata hospital for Postmortem examination.

US concerned with Zelensky’s split with top General 

The US is worried that the rift between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces, Valery Zaluzhny, is hampering Kiev’s military efforts.

The Biden administration wants Ukraine to “sharpen” its plan for fighting Russia in 2024.

However, Washington is concerned that differences between Zelensky and Zaluzhny are slowing efforts to crystallize a new strategy, the sources said.

According to one of Bloomberg’s interlocutors, the US must clearly understand Kiev’s plans to determine “how it can best align its support to help Ukraine defend itself in the coming year.”

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is likely to raise the issue with Zelensky on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the people said. Earlier this week, WEF president Borge Brende announced that the Ukrainian leader will attend the high-profile event, scheduled to take place between January 15 and 19.

Last month, Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper reported that Zelensky has been giving orders to the military bypassing the commander-in-chief, with Zaluzhny sometimes only learning about what the armed forces are doing from his subordinates. According to the sources, the two have been at loggerheads for months, but Kiev’s failed counteroffensive has worsened the tensions.

In December, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that thwarting Ukraine’s NATO-backed counteroffensive was the main goal achieved by the Russian military in 2023.


Shoigu announced that, according to Moscow’s estimations, Kiev’s  losses last year  exceeded 215,000 troops and 28,000 units of heavy weaponry. 

30 year old man sentenced to two years over theft of coffee

Ibanda Grade One magistrate Court has sentenced a 30-year-old herdsman to two and ahalf years at Nyabuhikye Prison for burglary and theft.

Court presided over by her worship Esther Murungi sentenced Boaz Kaburemba, from Karangra ward in Bisheshe Division, Ibanda Municipality, on his own plea of guilt to two crimes.

According to prosecution, the convict together with two others still at large, broke into the house of Felix Ayebazibwe on December 30th, 2023 and stole three bags of dry coffee, 70 kilograms millet as well as 50 kilos of dry beans, a handbag and clothes all valued at UGX 1.28m.

Prosecution led by Tian Emmanuel, said Kaburemba was arrested by the LC I defence secretary while carrying the stolen red handbag and an empty sack, suspected to have been stolen from Ayebazibwe’s home.

The convict confessed to the crimes and an iron bar and a broken padlock were found at the scene of crime.

While handing over the sentence of 15 months in prison on each count, on January 9th, her worship Murungi said the sentences will run one after the other.

She said the convict was not remorseful, adding that the crimes were premeditated, requiring a deterrent punishment. However the sentence will be less the time (one week and one day) that Kaburemba had spent on remand. He was advised to appeal both sentences if he was not satisfied.

Theft, which contravenes section 254(i) and 261 of the Penal Code Act, carries a 10-year sentence upon conviction, while one is liable to up to seven years behind bars if proven guilty for housebreaking.

Mbarara district leaders delivering Iron sheets from OPM to the schools

Government hailed for giving 340 iron sheets to schools in Mbarara.

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Monday handed over 340 iron sheets to Rutooma secondary school and Buyenje primary school all in Kashari North constituency in Mbarara district.

This was in response to the outcry of Rutooma secondary school head teacher, Angela Kabarungi who wrote to the district authorities for support after fire gutted one of the dormitories and left several students counting losses in July 2023. The school received 166 iron sheets which will be used to roof some dormitories.

Relatedly, at Buyenje primary school, learners were left stranded with no classrooms after a heavy downpour left several classrooms with no roof in 2023. The school received 174 irons to be used in roofing classrooms.

While handing over the iron sheets to the school authorities, Emmy Katera Turyabagyenyi, the Mbarara Resident District Commissioner said the support follows a letter by parents seeking support from government through the disaster preparedness ministry under the office of the prime minister.

Didas Tabaro Tumwesigye, the Mbarara LCV Chairperson urged the school authorities to put the iron sheets to proper use. 

Margaret Rwebyambu, the District woman Member of Parliament appreciated the government for rendering support to the schools.

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