UWA AND RWENZURURU KINGDOM TO JOINTLY CONSERVE THE CHIMPANZEES.

The Uganda Wild Life Authority is partnering with the Rwenzururu Kingdom to conserve the Chimpanzees in the Rwenzori region.

The three months campaign that is supported by the Fauna and Flora International in Uganda was launched on Saturday at the Rwenzori Mountains National Park headquarters in Rwakingi in Kasese district.

During the campaign, UWA, Rwenzururu Kingdom and Fauna and Flora international will ensure sensitization to engage the local communities in conservation of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park which is also a world heritage site.

The senior warden in charge of Rwenzori Mountains National Park Mr. Fredric Kiiza said a research conducted by experts from UWA indicated that high level appreciation of the Chimpanzee contributes to the economic wellbeing of the local communities through tourism.

Kiiza said that people living on the slopes of the Rwenzori Mountains are a major concern in the reduction of the Chimps population in the national park through poaching and killing them intentionally.

According to the national chimp census of 2002, there are approximately five thousand chimpanzees in Uganda with about five hundred of them in the Rwenzori Mountians National park.

Kiiza identified the major threats to the chimpanzees in the Rwenzoris as accidental wire snaring by poachers, loss of habitats through conversion of forests for agriculture land and lack of awareness and participation by the surrounding population.

The campaign will target communities around the Rwenzori Mountains, school children, the public and policy makers.

Speaking at the launch, the Rwenzururu Kingdom spokesperson Mr. Patrick Nyamunungu said culturally the Chimpanzee is not supposed to be endangered because it is one of the totems of the Bakonzo.

The chimpanzee is a totem for the Bathanji clam of the Bakonzo in the Rwenzururu Kingdom.

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RESIDENTS OF MAHANGO WANT FAMILY EVICTED OVER WITCHCRAFT

Residents of Kinyamate village in Mahango sub-county in Kasese district have called for the immediate eviction of a seventy four year-old man whom they accuse of masterminding the killing of a village mate by poisoning.

Angry residents told a meeting organized by the sub-county authorities and the officials from the Kasese Central Police station at Kabiriti trading center today that their lives will continue being in danger if Erinest Kule Mwanawamukalhi is not evicted.

They allege that Mwanawamukalhi is behind the killing by poisoning of Pascal Kabahinda whose death caused violence in the village leading to torching of houses.

Two of the rioters were arrested last Friday on allegations of leading an act of arson.

The late Pascal Kabahinda who was referred to Mulago hospital after being diagonised with poison died last week.

The Officer in Charge of Kasese Central Police Station Esau Opio told the angry residents that before any step are taken; police will first open a file to investigate the matter and asked those with information to avail evidence so that the law takes its course.
Fobisa Thembo a wife to the Late Pascal said that before her husband went into coma, he had told her that Mwanawamukali’s family was behind his death following many warnings he was getting from the suspect.

She asked the sub-county and the District Police authority to evict the family of Mwanawamukali saying that all the sufferings she was going through was brought up by him.

Police asked the residents to remain patient as investigations into the alleged poisoning of the late Pascal Kabahinda continues.

The suspect Erinista Kule Mwanawamukali said he was being witch-hunted because he has stayed in the area since 1971 without any record of poisoning anybody.

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RESIDENTS OF MAHANGO WANT FAMILY EVICTED OVER WITCHCRAFT

Residents of Kinyamate village in Mahango sub-county in Kasese district have called for the immediate eviction of a seventy four year-old man whom they accuse of masterminding the killing of a village mate by poisoning.

Angry residents told a meeting organized by the sub-county authorities and the officials from the Kasese Central Police station at Kabiriti trading center today that their lives will continue being in danger if Erinest Kule Mwanawamukalhi is not evicted.

They allege that Mwanawamukalhi is behind the killing by poisoning of Pascal Kabahinda whose death caused violence in the village leading to torching of houses.

Two of the rioters were arrested last Friday on allegations of leading an act of arson.

The late Pascal Kabahinda who was referred to Mulago hospital after being diagonised with poison died last week.

The Officer in Charge of Kasese Central Police Station Esau Opio told the angry residents that before any step are taken; police will first open a file to investigate the matter and asked those with information to avail evidence so that the law takes its course.
Fobisa Thembo a wife to the Late Pascal said that before her husband went into coma, he had told her that Mwanawamukali’s family was behind his death following many warnings he was getting from the suspect.

She asked the sub-county and the District Police authority to evict the family of Mwanawamukali saying that all the sufferings she was going through was brought up by him.

Police asked the residents to remain patient as investigations into the alleged poisoning of the late Pascal Kabahinda continues.

The suspect Erinista Kule Mwanawamukali said he was being witch-hunted because he has stayed in the area since 1971 without any record of poisoning anybody.

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RESIDENTS OF MAHANGO WANT FAMILY EVICTED OVER WITCHCRAFT

Residents of Kinyamate village in Mahango sub-county in Kasese district have called for the immediate eviction of a seventy four year-old man whom they accuse of masterminding the killing of a village mate by poisoning.

Angry residents told a meeting organized by the sub-county authorities and the officials from the Kasese Central Police station at Kabiriti trading center today that their lives will continue being in danger if Erinest Kule Mwanawamukalhi is not evicted.

They allege that Mwanawamukalhi is behind the killing by poisoning of Pascal Kabahinda whose death caused violence in the village leading to torching of houses.

Two of the rioters were arrested last Friday on allegations of leading an act of arson.

The late Pascal Kabahinda who was referred to Mulago hospital after being diagonised with poison died last week.

The Officer in Charge of Kasese Central Police Station Esau Opio told the angry residents that before any step are taken; police will first open a file to investigate the matter and asked those with information to avail evidence so that the law takes its course.
Fobisa Thembo a wife to the Late Pascal said that before her husband went into coma, he had told her that Mwanawamukali’s family was behind his death following many warnings he was getting from the suspect.

She asked the sub-county and the District Police authority to evict the family of Mwanawamukali saying that all the sufferings she was going through was brought up by him.

Police asked the residents to remain patient as investigations into the alleged poisoning of the late Pascal Kabahinda continues.

The suspect Erinista Kule Mwanawamukali said he was being witch-hunted because he has stayed in the area since 1971 without any record of poisoning anybody.

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KASESE RECEIVES TWO MORE AMBULANCES TO MAKE THREE

Kasese district is moving a step side towards solving several health problems after securing two more ambulances to handle emergency cases.

The two ambulances donated by the Belgium Technical Corporation through the ministry of health have on Thursday been delivered to the district headquarters.

Another pick-up car to be used by the District Health Officer to monitor health services has also been donated by the ministry.

The district chairman Lt. Col. Mawa Muhindo who received the ambulances from the minister of health Dr. Christine Ondoa in Fort Portal town.

Ondoa urged the district leadership to ensure proper usage and maintenance of the ambulances to make sure emergency cases are taken to hospitals in time.

Addressing journalists shortly after receiving the ambulances, Lt. Co. Mawa said that the vehicles are going to strengthen the NRM government’s interventions in health services.

He said the two ambulances have been allocated to Bwera and Kilembe Hospitals respectively.

The new brand landcruiser vehicles bring the number of ambulances in the district to three following the first one donated by Save the Children in December last year.

It already being used in the Busongora North health sub-district based at Rwesande Health Center IV in Kyabarungira sub-county.

The district chairman said that the local government and the benefiting hospital administrations will be fueling the ambulances in their areas of jurisdiction and then the users can contribute in case of any referral.

Some of the emergencies that have been in dire need of ambulances in the district are transporting of women in labour, road accidents, cholera cases and other emergencies.

The ambulance for Bwera Hospital will be handed to the facility on Friday and that of Kilembe on Monday next week. END.

NSSF CLOSES KASESE OFFICE TO CUT OPERATIONAL COSTS

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Kasese branch will close its offices on February 28^th and relocate to Fort Portal, the Contributions Relations Manager has said.

There have been roumors that NSSF where workers save fifteen percent of their monthly salaries was closing because of lack of enough clients.

But Solomon Amwesiga says the intention of shifting the offices to merge with the Fort Portal branch is a managerial decision aimed at reducing on the operational costs.

Amwesiga says that on reducing the operations costs, the clients will enjoy higher returns on their savings.

NSSF staff will on routine basis be conducting field trips to Kasese district to mobilize savings and new members.

Amwesiga said that he himself will frequent Kasese adding that his contacts will remain the same hence appealing to the clients to keep in touch with the staff for better services.

The NSSF offices on plot 93, Rwenzori road in Kasese Municipality will remain opened until next Thursday when all materials will be transferred to Fort Portal.

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