In Brief

UPDF hailedgulu — President Yoweri Museveni has commended the UPDF soldiers of the 4th Division headquarters for the high standards of cleanliness and the maintenance of the military vehicles and other equipment. Museveni, who is on a working visit to the district, carried out a morning inspection yesterday.-----Students riotLUWEERO — students of St. Henry’s S.S.S Zirobwe, Bamunanika yesterday set their school on fire and threatened to beat up their headmaster. They accused the school administration of removing their “beloved” headmaster Hamis Kayondo from office replacing him with Miriam Nabossa.-----UN to sendNEW YORK— The United Nations Security Council confirmed on Tuesday that it would send a delegation to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighbouring countries, including Uganda, next week. “The mission’s essential objective is to give new impetus to the peace process in the region,” a spokesman said.-----SentencedKAMPALA — An-18-year old student who got over sh16m from a businesswoman by pretending that he would get her cleaned black dollars has been sentenced to two years imprisonment. Magistrate Charles Sserubugga sentenced Phillip Ssemanda.-----2 convicted forforgeryKAMPALA — Two people recently arrested at Entebbe airport with forged passports, were yesterday convicted for forgery. Fred Kigozi alias John Mwesigwa and Sarah Birungi alias Maimuna Nakatudde appeared before Nakawa Court Chief Magistrate John Arutu. The two pleaded guilty to substituting the original passports photographs with their own. Kigozi was sentenced to a fine of sh500,000 while Birungi was ordered to pay sh200,000.-----City channel ready in 2003KAMPALA — The ongoing rehabilitation work on the Nakivubo Channel is expected to end in 2003. Work on the channel was supposed to end in October this year. But City Engineer Abraham Byandala said on Tuesday that the contract period might be extended to six months after October to deal with the newly-identified squatters along the channel. The work will cost US$24b.-----KCC player pays fineKAMPALA — Nakawa Court Chief Magistrate John Arutu yesterday convicted a Congolese footballer who plays for Kampala City Council (KCC) for working in Uganda without a permit.Raul Lukusa pleaded guilty to the charge and paid sh250,000 to escape a 12-month jail term. Lukusa was ordered to report to the Immigration Department to regularise his stay in the country.-----Odoki saysSOROTI – The Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki, has said he will be strict on magistrates who fail to complete cases in their courts. Odoki said magistrates should work hard to complete cases before going on study leave or getting transfers. He was speaking at the opening of a new extension of the chief magistrate’s court.-----LC5 quizzedNEBBI – The Police have summoned the LC5 Chairman to appear at the Criminal Investigation Department headquarters in Kampala to answer queries about his academic qualifications for nomination. A senior Police source said Esrom Alenyo was summoned via radio call. Alenyo confirmed that he was contacted.-----Man heldKAMPALA – A man accused of stealing machinery worth sh20m from his employer China Huang Pai Food machines was reported to the Police by his cousin. Joseph Kirembwe Muwanga alias Kabina, 24, of Najjanankumbi, allegedly stole items including hammer breakers, mortars and diesel engines.-----14 sueMUBENDE – Fourteen residents from four villages in the district, have sued Hoffmann-Murray and Brothers Joint Venture (U), seeking compensation for their alleged destroyed property. It was alleged that between 1999 and 2000 Hoffmann-Murray agents entered their plots illegally and excavated murrum soil.