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Cancer radiotherapy machine breaks down again

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Geoffery Serugo
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The Director Cancer Institute Dr. Jackson Orem says cobalt 60 radiotherapy machine is experiencing minor technical glitches.

According to a statement released by Dr. Orem, the computer system that operates the machine is currently showing error and that required a machine to be stopped to have the problem rectified.
He said the management has already contacted the manufacturer who will soon been jetting into the country to rectify the error.

“The problem will be fixed in less than a week’s time for patients to receive radiotherapy treatment. The need to rectify system error is aimed at ensuring safety of patients and protecting the machine from potential damage,” he added.

He revealed that a linear accelerator, a high tech and another cobalt 60 radiotherapy machines are in months’ time expected to be imported from India to supplement the existing machine to avoid any treatment disruptions.

He said the institute is doing what it takes to have the machine reinstated to normal condition saying all other services which include screening and treatments are ongoing.

The new radiotherapy machine was last year purchased from Czech firm UJP Praha, with assistance from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and was installed upon completion of a bunker.

The number of patients treated per day has drastically increased from about 10 patients upon re-establishment of the service in November and December 2017 to 150 patients per day by the end of March 2018. This has remained the current average number treated per day, with the exception of the emergency cases.

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Police deploys heavily in Kamokya over Bobi Wine

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Geoffery Serugo
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Police has heavily deployed in Kamwokya to deter sporadic protest that would arose following the blocking of Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine from travelling abroad for thorough medical treatment.

The bed ridden legislator who is alleged to have been tortured during and after his arrest in Arua mayhem, is currently hospitalized at Kirudu hospital, a facility where he was deferred by security agencies after he was halted from flying for medication.

Earlier Kamwokya residents had turned rowdy, burning tire demanding government to let self-proclaimed Ghetto president to leave for medical attention.

Upon the withdrawal of charges of illegal possession of fire arms and rounds of ammunitions by general court martial chairman Lt. Gen. Andrew Guti, Kyagulanyi was produced in Gulu Magistrates Court, and charged with treason however, Justice Yunus Ndiwarana allowed Kyagulanyi, Night Asara and Jane Abora to access private medication anywhere.

According to bail condition that were given to the legislator and other suspects who he was arrest with, Gulu high court Judge, Justice Steven Mubiru didn’t blocked him from attaining medical treatment after his layers told court about his health conditions.

Police says they halted the departure of the Kyagulanyi Sentamu at Entebbe International where he due to depart. He was taken to Mulago National Referral Hospital for a medical examination as he alleged torture.

Meanwhile, ailing Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake Butebi who is alleged to have escaped from Gulu police cells was also last evening blocked from travelling for medical treatment after police demanded him a clearance letter from CID’s office led by Grace Akullo. He is currently at Kirudu hospital.

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Senkeeto, Ssemugooma and Ssenjakko sentenced over Katosi road fraud

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Isaiah Mwebaze
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Apollo Senkeeto

Anti-Corruption Court has sentenced Apollo Senkeeto to 10 years jail after being convicted of obtaining execution performance bond of Shs16.5 billion from Insurance Company of East Africa and UAP by guaranteeing them a pending payment for the Mukono-Katosi road.

Apollo Senkeeto is one of the six suspects who were arrested in July 2015 and charged with 24 offences of fraud, corruption, abuse of office and influence peddling and yesterday appearing before Justice Lawrence Gidudu, Joe Ssemugooma, the former head of finance at Uganda National Roads Authority and Wilberforce Ssenjakko were found guilty of theft.

However, on grounds of not causing financial loss when the Inspector General of Government (IGG) stopped the contract, Justice Gidudu acquitted former Works Minister Abraham Byandala, former URA’s lawyer Marvin Byaruha and former UNRA Acting Executive Director Eng. Benurado Kimeze Ssebugga of all charges that were leveled against them.

Appearing for their sentencing, Senkeeto was handed to 10 years jail and five years to each of two former UNRA staff, Joe Ssemugooma and Wilberforce Ssenjakko.

Prosecution maintains that Senkeeto obtained execution of performance bond of Sh16.5 billion from Insurance Company of East Africa and UAP by guaranteeing them a pending payment for the road. It also alleges that UNRA officials led to the loss of Sh24.7 billion when they effected payment to Eutaw without establishing its authenticity.

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Police, army block Women’s prayers at Ntinda Church

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Isaiah Mwebaze
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A combined force of army and police at St. Luke Church of Uganda-Ntinda. Photo credit, Daily Monitor.

Today August 30, 2018 prayers for the 33 opposition members captured and tortured in Arua were held at the St. Luke Church of Uganda-Ntinda where former head of opposition Winnie Kizza and Miriam Matembe were in attendance amongst several other concerned citizens and well-wishers.

Lawyer, Andrew Karamagi was also present to defend the religious congregation and point out the various rights that were being abused by the security detail sent to stop the gathering.

The mass that was organised by the Women for Uganda Initiative was held earlier this morning and led by Rev. Diane Nkesiga who urged Ugandans to act and use their abilities to fight for their country. The congregators who comprised of central political figures were also dressed in white to symbolize the neutrality of these prayers despite being affiliated to various political institutions.

This however, was not enough to warrant them neither the privacy nor the respect deserved from the soldiers that stomped the Church grounds and stopped the prayers in an act of sacrilege and violation against the Constitution of Uganda that protects individual freedom of worship.

This follows shortly after several witnesses and victims came forth to narrate publicly the painful and life threatening ordeals they went through at the hands of Police and government security. One torture victim Anne Abola went even further to mention Jonathan Musinguzi, former Regional Police Commander-West Nile as one of her assailants who went as far as placing a gun on her forehead and threatened to end her life in an effort to get Bobi Wine’s whereabouts.

The chaos and havoc that ensued after the death of one Yassin Kawuma, driver to Robert Kyagulanyi during the Arua elections saw a number of 33 members of opposition behind bars including the torture and maiming of Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine and other members of his team.

The unlawful arrest and torture of these opposition members has led to a general outcry from both the citizens of Uganda and the international community under the popular ’FreeBobiwine’ hashtag on social media where countless voices have come out to call for the release of the victims and the resignation of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his regime.

Despite the presence of SFC soldiers on the church premises, opposition member Winnie Kizza refused to be intimidated and went ahead to call upon all Ugandans to stand firm and in prayer: “We ask all Ugandans to stand with us in prayer on every first Monday of the Month for the recovery of all the Arua victims and our nation.”

The opposition members were released this week on bail from the magistrate’s court including Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi who initially had been arraigned before court martial on charges of treason. Although the members are free, citizens continue to call for justice prompting the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga to write a letter to the president calling for the punishment of the soldiers involved in the torture of civilians and members of opposition.

The army has since then come to chastise the use of force on civilians but little has been done to bring the culprits to

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Invest in crocodile farming- Minister Kamuntu

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Geoffery Serugo
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Prof. Kamuntu and team see off the captured crocodileto Murchison falls. File photo.

Tourism Minister, Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu says they have successfully captured one of the crocodiles which has reportedly been attacking and killing people in Kamwango landing site in Namayingo district.

The operation follows President Yoweri Museveni’s directives after receiving reports that the crocodiles are killing and attacking people on Dolwe Island. Consequently Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) dispatched its team and launched operation that has led to the capture of 125 reptiles.

According to Kamuntu, at least 50 people have been killed by crocodiles on Bukooli Islands in Namayingo district in the last three years. Leaders however, say Butanira village and Dolwe West parish are the most affected areas.

Earlier, Minister Kamuntu, Director Conservation John Makombo and Stephen Masaba the Director Tourism and Business Development together with the team of UWA flagged off one of the crocodiles that was captured from Namayingo district for relocation to Murchison falls National Park.
The Minister said that this is a continuing effort that has seen the capture of 124 crocodiles saying more will be done in future for economic activities to thrive on the shores of lake Victoria and Dolwe island.

He said their coexistence is possible adding that intervention measures which include but not limited to the putting in place of piped water on the island to avert challenges of being attacked while fetching water from the main stream.

He encouraged investments in crocodile farming, saying it is a tourist attraction and a source of income from within and outside tourists.

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NWSC launches special training for biggest treatment plant in EA

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Geoffery Serugo
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Eng. Silver Mugisha, NWSC Managing Director who is credited with the latest innovations.

National Water and Sewerage Corporation Managing Director Dr. Silver Mugisha has launched a specialized training class for the NWSC staff that will manage the largest sewage treatment plant in East and Central Africa under construction.

The site is located in industrial area at Wankoko along old Port Bell road.
Speaking at the launch, Dr. Mugisha said the new 45 million liters per day waste water treatment plant will help clean up Kampala city and the environment by diverting and treating water from the heavily polluted Nakivubo channel before releasing it into Lake Victoria.

According to Mugisha, the plant will generate 630kw of power, a rigorous odour treatment process (the new plant will be nuisance free), reduce the pollution of Lake Victoria and subsequently reduce raw water treatment costs among others.

He added that the project encompasses an ultra-modern sewerage treatment plant in Bugolobi, a sewerage pre-treatment plant in Kinawataka, a sewerage pumping station on Kibira road and 31kilometer of sewer network to serve city dwellers in Naguru, Ntinda, Nakawa, Bugolobi, Kyambogo, Kiwanataka, Banda, Kasokoso, Butabika and neighbouring areas. This substantially extends piped sewerage services outside the Central Business District, Old Kampala, Kiseka Market area, Kololo, Nakasero extra.

“The training of the sewage services team is timely and is aimed at enhancing the capacity of the NWSC sewerage services team and save the corporation costs hiring experts to train the staff,” Dr. Mugisah said.

Adding “I urge you all to be innovative. The new plant is complex but we believe that our team is ready for the task. The team has been working with the constructors and with resilience, hard work and team spirit our own people will operate this Hi-tech machinery.” he said
The Director Engineering Services Engineer Alex Gisagara said that the team is ready to learn and deliver the project to the people of Uganda.

“We have already recruited some experts in biogas, mechanical engineers, electrical among others.” he said.
The representative of the consultants Harald Kipke from GKW Germany appreciated the corporation’s vision and commitment towards water and sewerage services for all.
NWSC is rated to be among the best performing government agency both in terms of service delivery and revenue generation.

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Amos Nzeyi accused of forging Temangalo land documents

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Our Reporter
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Amos Nzeyi

The Temangalo saga has taken a new twist after businessman Amos Nzeyi has been accused of forging numerous documents and signatures before selling the same land to National Social Security Fund.

Mr Abbas Kajoba Mawanda, who is said to have sold the land to Mr Nzeyi, appeared before the land probe following Mr Nzeyi’s testimony in which he testified that he purchased it from Mr Mawanda, the former Managing Director of Uganda Development Bank.

Mr Nzeyi explained that he took interest in the land in 1988 with a view of starting a dairy farm but acquired it in phases from Mr Mawanda, whom he said he got to know in 1975.
Mawanda told Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, the chairperson of the Commission of inquiry into land matters that he sold the 366-acre land to Mr Nzeyi at once and not in phases as Mr Nzeyi claims in his submission to the commission. He also described several sale agreements presented by Mr Nzeyi as forgery.

“I was shocked this morning to see an agreement showing sale of 60 acres purportedly signed by me but the signature is not really mine. I sold Nzeyi one title of 366 acres and I have never sold to him in pieces. I doubt the sale agreement of 60 acres with Nzeyi because I did sign only one agreement for the whole land,” Mr Mawanda testified.

The Commission has then re-summoned Mr Nzeyi to explain the accusations of forgery in his testimony but the date for him to reappear has not been set yet.
Mr Mawanda explained that he bought the said land from his in-laws after the death of his father in-law, Hajj Ahmed Ssekulima in 1983, when they wanted money to pay school fees and other necessities.

“My mother in-law told me that Sekulima was allocated that land by government in 1981 and that there was a little lease left. And when the title comes, the Mailo interest owner would take over the land. I approached Kato Mugwanya the Mailo land owner and he sold me the land,” Mr Mawanda said.

However, early this month, a Canadian-Asian family petitioned the commission claiming ownership of 366.2 acres of the land.
In their petition, the Canadian-Asian family led by Nazim Moosa claim ownership of the land at Temangalo with Nazim, who lives in the Canada, claiming that his parents Mohammed Hassnali Moosa who died in 1997 and Sherbanu Hassnali Moosa, owned Temangalo Tea Estate Limited.

Documents show that on March 10, 2008, National Social Security Fund (NSSF) purchased 463.87 acres of private mailo land in six parcels from two vendors: Nzeyi and Arma Limited, a company linked to former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi.
The Temangalo saga became a subject of intense public discussion in July 2008, which resulted in a probe on then the Security Minister Amama Mbabazi (former Prime Minister).

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Gov’t blocks bedridden MP Zaake at Airport

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Our Reporter
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Government has blocked ailing Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake Butebi from travelling abroad for further treatment.

Yesterday, family members and business moguls contributed sums of money to enable him go for treatment. The bed ridden MP who sustained injuries in Arua fracas has been undergoing treatment at Rubaga hospital.

Zaake was admitted to hospital after he was dumped by unknown security officers from Gulu police cells where he was incarcerated. President Yoweri Museveni later said the MP escaped from police cells and was wanted by police.

The legislator was nabbed alongside MP elect Kasiano Wadri with Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, Ntungamo Municipality MP Gerald Karuhanga, Jinja East MP Paul Mwiru, former MP Michael Mabikke and other 26 suspects who are grappling with charges of treason and malicious damage of president’s vehicle that was allegedly pelted by a stone during the procession after holding their conclusive rallies a head of Arua Municipality by-election.

Earlier Rubaga Hospital declined to hand over MP Zaake to police following various documents reportedly written by CID Director, Grace Akullo instructing the administration of the medical facility to handover the patient to police for him to be treated in Mulago hospital.

The hospital however, cleared him to go abroad but when they reached Entebbe Airport, the MP was barred by Immigration and security officials from travelling saying he must produce clearance letter from Akullo.
According to patient’s lawyer Asuman Basalirwa, his client has not received any criminal summons or any document demanding for his transfer for further medication.

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Uganda demands disciplinary actions against Kenyan MPs for calling Museveni dictator

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Isaiah Mwebaze
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Legislators Babu Owino and others during the conference.

Uganda government through Ministry of East African Affairs has written to the Kenyan parliament demanding that three legislators to retract or apologise for their statements.
The youthful Kenyan MPs also threatened to stage demonstrations in Kampala if, Bobi Wine, was not released in one week.

Lawmakers Jared Okelo (Nyando), Babu Owino (Embakasi East) and Gideon Keter (nominated) of the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association said they will first stage a protest against the arrest and torture of Mr Wine at the Ugandan Embassy in Kenya before escalating it to the neighbouring country.

While addressing the press on Wednesday last week at the Kenyan parliament buildings in Nairobi, the lawmakers said they will speak out against abuse of human rights being meted out on the youthful Ugandan legislator following his arbitrary arrest.

“An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere, we will not keep quiet while one of us is being subjected to inhuman treatment just across the border,” Mr Okelo said
Adding “Our number one mandate as young MPs is to is to protect human rights. We are giving the Ugandan authority one week to unconditionally release Bobi Wine or else we will lead a delegation to Uganda and hold a mother of all protests on the streets of Kampala,” he added.

East African Affairs state minister Julius Maganda Wandera told the parliamentary committee on East African Community Affairs yesterday that ‘action’ had already been taken against the Kenyan MPs.
“We as the ministry have already taken note of the comment which doesn’t sound so well at bi-lateral level where it is supposed to be encouraging Ugandans, Kenyans and East Africans… where we allow each partner state to keep its sovereignty and governance as much as we operate under a treaty for the establishment of the EA community,” Maganda said. He further explained “We have written through the speaker of parliament to address her fellow speaker of Kenya so that they can make these MPs of Kenya to understand the rules of procedure and the diplomatic relationships and the messages that should be done especially when they are meant to address issues that pertain to the [other] state,” Maganda added.

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Utilize services of professional and recognized providers- URA’s Kateshumbwa tells investors

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Geoffery Serugo
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Dickson Kateshumbwa

Commissioner for Customs in Uganda Revenue Authority Kateshumbwa has urged manufacturers and new investors to utilize services of professional and recognized providers such as clearing agents, transporters and tax advisors for thriving of industrial sector provision of mass employment for the young generation.

In the 2017/18 financial year, Uganda’s exports to the East African Community (EAC) grew by 32 per cent. From these, Uganda earned Shs4.1 trillion compared to imports from EAC, which grew by about 8 per cent amounting to Shs2.2 trillion.

In the past, he said they witnessed a disturbing trend-investors are misled or misadvised and by the time management is informed, a lot of frustration has been encountered. Instead of driving them to Uganda, the transporter took the trucks in the garage for service and repair. Eventually, some took 13 days and others 21 days to reach Malaba, a journey that would ordinarily take a maximum of three days with the recent innovations in clearance.

“Imports (and some exports) are currently cleared under the under Single Customs Territory (SCT). To ensure efficiency, they have over 20 officers in Mombasa, Nairobi, Kisumu, Eldoret and Dar es Salaam for purposes of facilitating quick clearance of imports and exports,” he said

Kateshumbwa says sustained growth in industrialization avails opportunities of skills transfer to Ugandan workers, which can later be applied in small industries manufacturing smaller goods.
“Industrialization will not only save on the huge import bill but create mass employment opportunities and benefit from the trickle-down effect in the production supply chain,” he said giving an example in the previous financial year, Uganda imported tiles worth about US $24m which could have been saved.

He said to facilitate industrialization; government has introduced numerous tax policy incentives such as the Build Uganda Buy Uganda policy. However, for all these efforts to succeed, as Ugandans we must be patriotic and avoid undermining locally made items.
Some people however bend on excuse of quality, Kateshumbwa said, locally manufactured products will get better with increased demand and competition.

The manufacturer of high quality tiles in Kapeeka producing about 30,000 square meters of tiles per day. All these are produced using locally sourced raw materials; the country will save this foreign exchange. Ultimately, this benefits the entire supply chain-from suppliers of the raw materials, the transporters, employees, distributers and the government.

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