Muhammad Kasule, the Chairman for Kaaliro II village, and Richard Kibaate of Gayaza village were picked today along with two others for openly accusing Lyantonde senior police officers of allegedly aiding criminals and being corrupt.
Andrew Timothy Kamugasa, the UWEP coordinator in Lyantonde district indicates they have failed to recover part of the money which was given out to some groups.
Ben Tushabomwe, the Officer in Charge of Kaliro Police Station dispatched homicide detectives who removed the body and took it to Lyantonde general hospital for a postmortem where the doctors confirmed that Nimurungi had hanged herself.
Catherine Kamwin, the Lyantonde Resident District Commissioner who heads the task force, says they were perturbed to learn that the people who administer the Covid vaccine jabs aren’t vaccinated.
Muhammad Nsubuga, the Masaka Region Police Spokesperson, confirmed Nayebare’s arrest, saying the baby was in good health by the time police found him. Wasike has already been reunited with his mother sending the community members into hours of chanting with praises for the police for the good work.
Andrew Timothy Kamugasha, the Lyantonde District Probation Officer, says that they are faced with a heavy burden of stopping the vice and blames it on communities that are reluctant to fully support efforts aimed at reversing the trend.
Kereni Namara, the Acting Lyantonde District Police Commander, confirmed the arrest saying the suspects are being questioned to aid police with information that can enable them to track down Nayebare.
It is said that Nayebare had rented a room next to Nakawuka which she occupied for four days before she disappeared with the baby. According to Nakauka, she had told Nayebare to keep around because the baby was to breastfeed shortly after she completed her house chores.
Catherine Kamwiine, the Lyantonde Resident District Commissioner, says that the task force is stranded due to a lack of funds. She adds that they may lose the fight against the pandemic without funds to run different operations mainly testing and follow-up on patients in hard-to-reach communities.
According to residents, the couple has had a longstanding dispute over the same matter, which Namata had severally denied. The village council leadership tried to resolve the matter in vain
Denis Odoki, the Lyantonde District Police Commander, says they have so far arrested 14 members of the group which was trading as Global Alliance In Motion, an organisation that was later found to be non-existent. Before their arrest, the group paid for radio announcements for job opportunities which they purportedly had at their factory and main office in Lyantonde.
According to Dr. Ronald Bameka, the District Veterinary Officer -DVO, they relaxed the quarantine only in the town council which has no FMD case; Kyemamba, Mpummudde, Lyakajura and Kasagama sub-counties will remain quarantined as they continue assessing the FMD situation
Dr. Ronald Bameka, the Lyantonde District Veterinary Officer, says that they have decided to relax quarantine in some areas of the district, which have not reported any case of FMD.
It is said that Paul Kivumagana died from a strange ailment in 1921 and his body was buried in the hospital cemetery after failing to trace his family members. But the family now says that the spirit of the deceased is haunting them, as he demands a decent burial.
“On Friday he called some business associates who he supplied pork asking them to pay him. So they told him to pick the money on Saturday. So we think those that killed him wanted the money he had just collected, what we don’t know is whether they trailed him from Lyantonde or Mbarara,” he said.
Dr. Ronald Bameka, the Lyantonde District Veterinary Officer-DVO, says that they have vaccinated animals on several farms in Kanshagama, which was the most affected. The FMD resurgence found the vaccination campaign ongoing prompting the veterinary officers to expedite the exercise.
