NATIONAL NEWS , Thursday, August 9, 2012 3 Museveni appoints another deputy IGG, inspectorate fully constituted Musumba arrested as Kasese CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 holds peaceful byelections Appearing before the parliamentary committee on legal and parliamentary affairs yesterday, the IGG, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 four colleagues were, however, I cannot see it. So I am going they had not received any Irene Mulyagonja, told MPs placed under “preventive back home a disappointed reports of violence on voting that President Museveni had put under “preventive arrest” when they went to the person,” Scovia Masika, one day. However, they reported nominated a second deputy arrest” for three hours as the Police station. voter, said. that there were reports of an IGG to fully constitute the voting exercise in the Kasese But as Musumba was still At Rwenzori Square B polling alleged ghost polling station inspectorate. byelection went on peacefully. talking to the journalists, the station in the municipality, the at Upper Nyakasanga Kizungu “I was informed Preliminary reports indicated Police ordered the journalists to presiding officer, Henry Sande, market. yesterday (Tuesday) that that the exercise across the leave the station immediately. confirmed that several voters The district registrar, the appointment has been district was quite peaceful, The Police also declined to had been bounced because Kenzira Valley, said he did not made and the letter for the IGG Irene Mulyagonja amidst tight security manned comment on the matter. their names were not on the register any election-related appointment is being sent to by the Police and military. Musumba and her colleagues register. complaints. the Speaker of Parliament,” adding that it would enable As provisional results were allowed to leave the The Citizens’ Coalition During a radio talkshow on the Mulyagonja said. them carry out their work started trickling in from station at about 1:00pm. for Electoral Democracy eve of the byelection, Electoral She had appeared before well. Kasese municipality, the FDC The voting started on time in , a local non- Commission chairperson Eng. the committee to defend “I am glad that another supporters started celebrating. at about 7:00am at many governmental organisation, Badru Kiggundu said he had the inspectorate’s budget deputy Inspector General But by press time, it was too polling stations in all the four said it was concerned by the deployed returning officers estimates for the financial of Government has been early to tell the likely winner as constituencies and in Kasese heavy security deployment. from other districts in each of year 2012/2013. appointed only pending the leading candidates; Winnie Municipality. The NGO said it deployed the 29 sub-counties. Without giving details parliamentary approval,” Kiiza (FDC) and Rehema However, the turnup was 37 election observers to Muhindo, the NRM flag- about the appointment, noted MP Wilfred Niwagaba. Muhindo (NRM), were neck sluggish in Kasese municipality monitor the exercise in Kasese bearer, cast her vote at Mulyagonja assured the According to the committee and neck. in the morning due to drizzles, municipality. Kasese district Kitswamba sub-county committee that the new chairperson, Steven Musumba told journalists but picked up as the drizzles has 437 polling stations. headquarters polling station, deputy would be revealed Tashobya, Article 227 of the at Kasese Police Station that subsided towards midday. Featuring on an FM radio while FDC’s Winnie Kiiza to the public soon, and that Constitution provides that the they had travelled to Kasese Some voters complained that on the eve of the election, the voted from St. Theresa Girls her office would soon be fully Inspectorate of Government to check on the five party their names were missing from Inspector General of Police, Lt. Secondary School in Kisinga constituted. shall be fully constituted supporters who were arrested the register. Gen. Kale Kayihura, said he sub-county. MPs commended President with one inspector general on Tuesday from Christopher “I have checked at all the had heavily deployed to curb Rosemary Masika (DP) voted Museveni for making the of government and two Kibazanga’s house in Kasese. polling stations where my any election-related violence. at Kasese Secondary School in inspectorate fully constituted, deputies. Musumba said she and her name could possibly be, but Security personnel said Kasese Municipality. Accountant Kazinda faces 168 fraud charges

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 charges preferred against them. Anti-Corruption Court The four, who are also charged Magistrate Emmanuel Baguma with abuse of office, were agreed with the defence that time remanded to Luzira Prison should be given to them and the without the charges being read to Director of Public Prosecution to them. They will re-appear in court also amend the charges. today to answer the charges. Some of the charges relate to Before the charges could be fuel worth millions of shillings read out, defence lawyers, led by allegedly drawn from Ntinda Total MacDosman Kabega and Ahamed fuel station. Kalule, opposed charges of abuse Kazinda was arrested last month of office, embezzlement, false at his home in Bukoto, a accounting and causing financial suburb. Detectives also searched loss. his second home in Entebbe and They said the charges are reportedly seized pre-signed ambiguous because they do not payment vouchers and other disclose specifically when the documents purportedly bearing offences were committed. the signature of the permanent Kabega said defence needed secretary, Pius Bigirimana. time to study the charges so as to Kazinda was forced to hand over ably advise their clients. office to Kenneth Mugumya after Jane Frances Abodo, the failing to report for duty for over principal state attorney, together a month. with Paul Lakidi and David The court was fully packed Bisimanyu opposed the defence with people who followed the submission, saying the charges proceedings which lasted about should be read out to the accused. 30 minutes. Kazinda and his co-accused, After the proceedings, the paraded in court at about accused were whisked to the cell 4:00pm, looked distraught as as they waited to be transported their lawyers opposed some of the to Luzira Prison. Kazinda (centre) will re-appear in court today to answer charges that include abuse of office and embezzlement