4:00 PM NEWS WITH NAKABUYE SHEILAH: The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) second in command ‘Maj Gen’ Dominic Ongwen, has surrendered. Senior security sources close to the military effort to hunt down the LRA fighters said ‘Gen’ Ongwen gave himself up to the Seleka rebels at the Central African Republic-South Sudan border at the weekend. Sources say at the time of his surrender, the Seleka rebels could not immediately establish who ‘Gen’ Ongwen was but Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) informants identified him and informed their command. Suspended Makerere University professor has filed a case before the High Court in Kampala- Civil division seeking to be reinstated and a court order restraining the University or its agents from investigating him. Prof Elisam Magara (applicant) sued the University and the Vice Chancellor, Prof John Ddumba Ssentamu over his suspension. Communities living on the slopes of Mount Rwenzori have been urged to conserve and protect the environment. The advice was sounded yesterday by renowned Pan-Africanist, Dr. Kihura Nkuba at a Capacity Building training on understanding Genetically Modified foods held at Buhikira Royal Palace in Kasese town. A 580m shs worth bridge has been commissioned for construction In Ibanda district. Mbogo bridge which connects Ibanda and Kiruhura districts is to be constructed by Kisinga construction Company Ltd in a period of 6 month according to the state minister for Works Eng, John Byabagambi. IN CROOZE FM HEALTH NEWS: The Resident District Commissioner’s office in Kasese district is investigating allegations that health workers in government owned facilities demand for money before attending to patients. Deputy RDC, Aminadabu Muhindo said patients undergo a long process to reach the theater but its unfortunate that at the theater entrance, somebody waits to charge an unspecified amount of money. BUSINESS: The Cotton Development Organization [CDO] has announced the indicative price for a Kilogramme of seed Cotton this harvest season in the Kazinga Channel belt as 1,000 shillings. The announcement has however not gone well with the expectations of the farmers in the Kazinga Channel Cotton Growing belt saying its was too low to enable them pay back the loans they had incurred through the production process. FOREX RATES: CURRENCY BUYING SELLING USD 2,826 2,836 GBP 4,287 4,302 EUR 3,368 3,380 KSH 31.05 31.16 TSH 1.63 1.64 ELSEWHERE: French officials have said gunmen attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and injuring seven. At least two masked attackers opened fire with assault rifles in the office and exchanged shots with police in the street outside before escaping by car.President Francois Hollande said there was no doubt it had been a terrorist attack of exceptional barbarity.
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