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Journalist bodies have condemned the continued the attack on journalists by the military meted on them as they do their work.

Several youths along the Iganga-Busia and Mbale-Tirinyi highways derive their livelihoods from siphoning fuel from long-distance trucks.

The four soldiers rescued were on a mission to support its troops in Lower Shabelle region crashed soon after take-off in Balidogle on Feb. 5.

Among the six killed in the past two weeks is Benjamin Lomongin, a parish chief of Nabwal in Iri- Iri Sub County who was shot dead when muggers attacked his home on January 30. The community now faults the police and the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF for failing to provide security to the communities.

ICC Presiding Judge Bertram Schmitt said that in all attacks, the UPDF and Local Defense Unit Personnel (LDU) failed to protect civilians and fled in panic, whenever the rebels struck.

Mugisha who was elected on the NUP ticket says that in addition to those who are missing and their relatives not certain where they are, there are tens of bedridden victims nursing injuries and in severe pain caused by the would security personnel who are expected to protect their lives and property.

Kafeero who is the husband to Ritah Nabuyungo who was also killed, was shot two bullets in the chest.

Five other journalists were also evicted from the tally center. UPDF and police officers were seen blocking journalists from conducting interviews near the tally center. Some television journalists were also tasked to delete the footage they had recorded in exchange for their freedom.

James Mubi, the Busoga East Region Police spokesperson has identified the deceased truck driver as Ibrahim Abedi Yare, a Kenyan citizen.

According to the President of the Association Moses Muhangi, four boxers are missing and their whereabouts unknown. They include Coach Robinson Mudde Ntambi, the Former UBO World Super Flyweight Champion who was reportedly picked from his home, Michael Kiiza a boxer and sports trainer at Mengo Social Centre, Joseph Lubega who participated in the 2004 Olympics and Robert Mukasa.

By the third round, Camacho had stopped attacking his opponent but concentrated on holding Tugume to avoid more punches and take some time to rest.

There have been increased cases of alleged abductions of opposition members especially in Entebbe and other parts of the country.

The journalists who had turned up to cover the Monday press conference tasked the Chief Political Commissar of the Uganda People's Defence Force Brigadier Henry Masiko to apologize for the brutality of journalists by security personnel.

Gen. Kyanda explained that AFALU is not accountable to anyone and their excesses are blamed on the Fisheries Protection Unit personnel who in most cases not aware of their unscrupulous operations.

Patrick Ochieng, a resident of Singila village accused some FPU officers of conniving with their civilian counterparts to confiscate their fishing nets and charge them between 200,000 and 300,000 to recover them.

Male Mabirizi has written to the clerk of Parliament Jane Kibirige asking her to block the appointment of General Paul Lokech who has been appointed the Deputy Inspector General of Police on grounds that it is an illegality.

Moroto District LC V Chairperson, Andrew Napaja, says that he has requested for a meeting with Gen. Guti to discuss how the operation should be successfully implemented without causing more harm.

The construction of the center will be funded by the Netherlands government to improve the quality of legal services offered to the military commanders of the armed forces within the East Africa community-EAC region and Southern Africa Development Community-SADC countries.