Thursday 2 August 2012

Muhokya police post attacks might be affiliated to political interests

Kasese Guide Radio-Omusondolya News 1st. August.2012 7:00Pm
Updated at E-Society Kasese


The Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere Iremangoma has said that the Friday’s attack on a police station at Muhokya in Kasese might have been perpetuated by politicians in Kasese who have selfish motives. The Omusinga made the remarks on Sunday while meeting a delegation of members from Bunyangabo South chiefdom in Busongora north constituency who had paid a visit to the Omusinga at Buhikira royal palace in Kasese town. His majesty observed that Mr. Kyakunukire and the group cannot afford to facilitate the group that attacked the police post adding that politicians with selfish motives could have been behind the move. His majesty said that his Kingdom is ready to go for Dialogue such that harmony, peace and peaceful co-existence of all residents in the region is restored. The delegation in their report said that they have suffered because they were misplaced and evicted from their land in Rwantale-Kayanja in Kyabatukura, the land in Ngoko, land in Kivengenya in Kabukero, Sayuni land in Kitswamba, Kendahi land in Kitswamba and Hima respectively and the land under question between Church of Uganda and some residents in Maliba sub-county. His Majesty said that the people of Kasese have a lot of challenges related to ownership of land and pledged that he will continue to remind the president such that such challenges are addressed. He expressed the need for all the landless people in Kasese to be settled such that they do not seem to be foreigners in their own land of birth. The meeting was also attended by the Minister in charge Royal transportation Hon. Kitsumbire Thembo who represented the Prime minister among other royal officials.