Stories :: Type: Updates :: Accepted date: March 2019

Updated: 19 Mar, 22:0822:08

• State House Anti-Corruption Unit Probes Lira District Officials

  19 Mar 2019, 21:27 Comments 72 Views Lira, Uganda Business and finance Local government Misc Updates

  Some of notable issues residents want the unit to investigate include circumstances under which the contract for the management of the Coronation Park that was built under USMID was awarded to Saving Grace Investment Limited, the shoddy construction of Akii-Bua Stadium by Lira district local government and circumstances under which Lira district lost over Shillings 300 million in a scam involving Boniface Odora, the former Senior Lira District Accountant in charge of the Integrated Financial Management System among others.

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• Anti-Corruption Court Remands Police Officer Over Ugx 70,000 Bribe

  19 Mar 2019, 20:33 Comments 105 Views Misc Updates

  Detective Godfrey Kalete, who is attached to Usafi Police Station in Kisenyi Kampala, appeared on Tuesday before the Anti-Corruption Court Grade One Magistrate, Albert Asiimwe on two counts of corruption and gratification.

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• Prosecution Backtracks on Application to Table Fresh Evidence Against Isiko

  19 Mar 2019, 19:40 Comments 115 Views Court Misc Updates

  On Tuesday, Senior Prosecutor Nelly Asiku asked the High Court Criminal Division, Judge Jane Francis Aboddo to drop the application on grounds that it was filed in error.

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• Super Cereal: WFP Investigating Possible Negligence, Fraud Top story

  19 Mar 2019, 18:43 Comments 139 Views Kampala, Uganda Misc East Africa Updates

  According to a February 11th, 2019 statement from Rome, Italy, WFP commissioned an independent analysis of protein, fat and micro nutrients levels in super cereals to understand the extent of quality issues.

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• Registrar Pins Junior in Mak Marks Alteration Case

  19 Mar 2019, 18:36 Comments 102 Views Kampala, Uganda Education Court Updates

  Obura, while appearing before the Makerere University Staff Appeals Tribunal on Tuesday said Joyce Namusoke had confessed to him that she preferred working alone and in late hours.

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• Electoral Commission Registers Muntu’s Political Party

  19 Mar 2019, 18:15 Comments 173 Views Kampala, Uganda Politics Updates

  In a press statement released on Tuesday by Alice Alaso, the former Serere Woman Member of Parliament, the next phase will be to gazette the party names and symbols.

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• State House Anti-Corruption Unit Arrests DISO For Alleged Extortion

  19 Mar 2019, 18:00 Comments 179 Views Crime Misc Updates

  Mwinyi was arrested on the orders of Colonel Edith Nakalema, the head of State House Anti-Corruption from Lira district. Mwinyi is in custody at Lira Central Police Station pending interrogation by detective attached to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit.

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• KCCA to Regulate Vendors

  19 Mar 2019, 17:58 Comments 111 Views Kampala, Uganda Politics Updates

  Lukwago made the promise when he and a section of KCCA councillors met vendors for a consultative meeting at City Hall. Lukwago told vendors that there is consensus among politicians and technocrats that vending should be regulated.

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• UPDF Soldier Arrested for Shooting Traders

  19 Mar 2019, 16:56 Comments 118 Views Kapchorwa, Eastern Region, Uganda Crime Updates

  Ashraf Chalangat, 32 attached to 53rd Battalion, Kapchorwa Nakapiripirit in Third Division was arrested on Monday evening while hiding in a banana plantation in Kapchorwa district.

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• Three UWA Rangers Held Over Colleague’s Shooting

  19 Mar 2019, 16:38 Comments 131 Views Crime Security Misc Updates

  Ely Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson identifies the suspects as Sergeant Jimmy Kisembo, Corporal Nicholas Niwanyijuka and Private Emmanuel Ewuku.

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• Three Parallel Inquiries Underway on Contaminated Relief Food Top story

  19 Mar 2019, 16:04 Comments 191 Views Kampala, Uganda Business and finance Misc East Africa Updates

  This follows reports that three people died from Matany Hospital, Napak District on March 16, and two others from within the communities, as a result of complications developed after consuming the food. Reports indicate that a total of 262 people had developed mental confusion, high fever and abdominal pain after consuming the same food within a space of one week.

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• Kamya Orders Suspension of 8 KCCA Law Enforcers Top story

  19 Mar 2019, 15:03 Comments 205 Views Human rights Politics Updates

  On March 8th, 2019, Kamya met over 1000 vendors operating down town Kampala who gave moving testimonies of brutality meted onto them by KCCA law enforcers.

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• Another Person Killed in Entebbe Top story

  19 Mar 2019, 12:54 Comments 266 Views Crime Misc Updates

  Vincent Kasigwa, the Nkumba–Bukolwa Village Publicity Secretary, says he notified Mpala Police Station immediately he received information about the murder.

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• Museveni Directs Attorney General to Expedite Validation of Lango Claimants Top story

  19 Mar 2019, 12:15 Comments 273 Views Lira, Uganda Human rights Business and finance Misc Updates

  According to court records, the claimants are demanding more than 1.3 cows valued at Shillings 900,000 each and about 850,000 goats valued at Shillings 150,000 each.

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• Two Killed in Seperate Accidents in Oyam

  19 Mar 2019, 11:17 Comments 152 Views Oyam, Uganda Crime Misc Updates

  Atim who was riding a motorcycle registration number UEW 372K reportedly made abrupt U-turn on the highway and was knocked dead by the speeding Pajero at Nguti-Cati trading Centre along Kampala-Gulu high way on Monday night.

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• Four Held in Mbarara Over Death of Rwandan National

  19 Mar 2019, 10:57 Comments 185 Views Crime Misc Updates

  The deceased allegedly confronted Nzayisenga and accused her of entertaining sexual relations with her customers at a bar in Rwentojo cell, Mbarara district. The accusation however triggered a fight between Nzavugankize and the bar customers. It was in the process that Nzavugankize met his death.

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• Rukiga District, Residents Feud Over Seed School

  19 Mar 2019, 10:18 Comments 184 Views Rukiga, Western Region, Uganda Education Updates

  Rev. Fr.Gaetano Batanyenda, the Kitanga Catholic Parish Priest says that the government land at Neziforo Mwesigye, the Burime Parish LC II Chairperson in Rwamucucu Sub County, says they were excited about the news of the construction of the Seed Secondary school in their area.

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• Buliisa Fishermen Yet to Recover Stolen Boat Engines

  18 Mar 2019, 19:35 Comments 255 Views Buliisa, Uganda Misc Updates

  The militias have since been asking for ransom of 1.5 million shillings to have the boat engines returned to the owners.

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• Two Shot in Luweero as NFA Officials, Residents Clash over Forest Reserve

  18 Mar 2019, 18:24 Comments 213 Views Luweero, Uganda Security Misc Updates

  Violence erupted on Monday morning after residents attacked youths deployed by National Forestry Authority-NFA to clear gardens of residents to pave way for tree planting on the disputed land belonging to Mbale forest reserve.

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• Mistrust Impeding Free Movement across IGAD Region

  18 Mar 2019, 18:15 Comments 212 Views Kampala, Uganda Business and finance East Africa Updates

  Dr Mehari Tadelle Maru, a legal consultant on the protocol says that although there are several barriers to free movement, mistrust between member states and trans-boundary resource disputes remain the key barriers. Mehari was speaking on the sidelines of the IGAD high-level experts technical review meeting on the draft protocol at Speke Resort Munyonyo.

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