Daily Monitor
Sunday February 07 2021
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TAUSI NAKATO
JINJA- Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere has asked the State to withdraw cases against him and his royal guards.
The Omusinga’s request was made by the kingdom attorney general, Mr Alfred Makasi, during a pre-trial session presided over by Justice Eva Luswata of the International Crimes Division of the High Court at Kirinya Main Prison in Jinja on Thursday.
“The government has pardoned many people, I don’t see why they don’t pardon us; and four years in prison is enough punishment,’’ Mr Makasi said.
King Mumbere and his co-accused are facing charges of treason, terrorism, murder, aggravated robbery and being in possession of illegal firearms.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday December 15 2020
Summary
Mineral factor. Kasese is endowed with minerals including copper, limestone and salt. The government in 2017 cancelled the 25-year mining concession held by Hima-Tibet, a Chinese consortium, that was tasked to revamp the Kilembe Copper Mines.
The government has since promised to find another investor who would first construct a copper smelting plant in order to add value to the mineral that has not been mined since the 1970s when the world’s copper market went down.
Recently, Ms Sarah Opendi, the State minister for Minerals, said: “We are planning to make an international advertisement for prospective investors to take over Kilembe Mines”.