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Over 500 people in Kyenjojo, Mubende, Kyegegwa, Muhooro, Kagadi and Mityanagot their share of the gifts that Fortebet usually gives out. Fortebet clients in the above branches witnessed this memorable weekend and won themselves phones, European club jerseys, T-shirts, caps, pens and wristbands. On every branch, Fortebet usually gives out brand new Techno F2 phones to lucky punters while other customers have a chance to take home any of the other gifts that Fortebet as mentioned above The gifts were handed over to the lucky punters by John Nanyumba, the company’s media manager. “This is like a dream come true.…
The government party, National Resistance Movement, wants electoral laws amended to specifically permit the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) to support the Uganda Police Force in providing security during elections. The proposal was one of a host of proposals on various electoral laws presented by the NRM Secretary General, Justine Kasule Lumumba, to the House Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on Tuesday, 17 September 2019. The Committee is carrying out consultations on the Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2019; Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2019; Electoral Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2019; Political Parties and Organisations (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and Local Governments (Amendment)…
The Youth Representative, Eastern, Hon. Ishma Mafabi, could lose his seat over continued absence from the sittings of the House. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga made the directive in a warning to the legislator and the House on Thursday, 12 September 2019. She said that members who do not attend plenary sittings and continuously absent themselves from the House, are in contravention of rule 111(6) of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament. “There is a Member who attended poorly in the second and third sessions without the leave of the Speaker. This session, he has not come at all. I have established…
Legislators on the Human Rights Committee are holding the Uganda Human Rights Commission accountable over alleged inhumane arrests, torture and detention. The legislators claim that whereas the Constitution gives the Commission sweeping powers to bring rights violators to account, the officials are ‘sleeping on the job’. “I think the Commission is abetting crime and we must hold them accountable; you [UHRC] are paid by government to execute a certain duty,” said MP Raphael Magyezi (NRM, Igara West). It all started with the botched attempt by MPs to visit safe houses, where alleged human rights violations take place. The army thwarted…
A warrant for celebrated singer R Kelly’s arrest has been issued after he failed to appear in court on federal sex crime charges. R Kelly was charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution from someone under the age of 18 in Minnesota, and Hennepin County Attorney Judith Cole said that no attorney had filed a certificate of representation for the singer. However, Steve Greenberg, the singer’s attorney, has since disputed the fact his client failed to appear, telling TMZ he is in custody and unable to “telepathically transport” himself from where he’s being held in Chicago. He wrote on Twitter: “I did not resist his appearance, nor did he. He is…
The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Betty Aol Ocan, has condemned government’s decision to use the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to manage Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) programmes instead of skilled agricultural extension workers. Aol said that OWC programmes have failed because they have been mismanaged by UPDF officials, who she says lack the skill and professionalism. ”It is because of the mockery of soldiers who are earning more or less free money as they mismanage the otherwise failed OWC programmes that we recommend government to deploy skilled and professional extension workers,” Aol said. Aol was presenting a…
With its 10-year celebrations just a few months away, Sanlam Uganda is giving back to its life insurance customers. Through the Better Life campaign,a number of top-performing pupils in the forthcoming Primary Leaving Examinations will have the opportunity to further their high school education through a scholarship at a high school of their choice. As a pioneer inuniversal secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda has registered an increase in secondary school enrollment, specificallyfrom families that can’t afford to pay school fees. In a bid to supplement this, the Sanlam Better Life campaign aims to improve the lives of pupils and…
Kyadondo East Lawmaker has decried the manner in which some Ugandans are being handled in security operated safe houses across the country. Speaking to the media during the visit to the different safe houses, Bobi Wine said several people are being terribly tortured in the hands of government officials. “We saw some Somali women in Kyengera and we were told they are being raped.” Bobi Wine adding that Many people he has interacted with have told him how they were in the safe houses and were tortured. It should be noted that recently the security Minister Gen. Elly Tumwine challenged…
The fight against criminology in the country seems to be getting tough as different tricks revealed by government continue being subjected to mega criticisms. Speaking while appearing on NBS TV early this morning, Controversial media commentator Tamale Mirundi revealed how multiple mafia teams have intensified the plots to assassinate more government officials for money. Among the officials under alignment is State House Controller Ms. Lucy Nakyobe. According to Tamele’s Audio clip, The Mafia is in negotiations with a top army officer to clear the hardworking State House boss. “As long as you pay us, we have capacity to kill anyone…
The Director of Public Prosecutions has dropped charges against ICT state minister Idah Nantaba regarding the murder of Ronald Ssebulime. The DPP does not give reasons for withdrawal of the charges in a letter dated September 9, 2019. Ssebulime was gunned down after he was suspected of trailing and trying to kill the minister in March this year. Police has since been in a mouse and cat chase game with Nantaba who first refused summons claiming the president had told her to stay at home. While investigating Nantaba, police admitted Ssebulime was wrongfully killed by their officer after suspecting him…