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Court in Makindye on 14th June 2019 charged a Drone Media journalist Pidson Kareire with criminal libel and offensive communication contrary to sections 179 and 25 of the Penal Code Act and Computer Misuse act respectively. Middle East Consultants Limited, a labor export company dragged Pidson to court by private prosecution accusing him of criminal defamation and offensive communication. It is alleged that Pidson published stories on the Drone Media Website to the effect that Middle East Consultants extorts money from job seekers in return of jobs which are never availed. Pidson denied the charges and was released on Shillings 10 million non-cash bail.…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has rallied support from the Vice President, Edward Ssekandi in ensuring successful implementation of the Busoga Consortium Development Agenda. The Busoga Consortium was started in 2013 with the aim of alleviating poverty in Busoga through nine pillars of development including education, health, roads and infrastructure and agriculture, among others. While meeting the Vice President at Hotel Africana on 14 June 2019, Kadaga who is the Patron of the Busoga Consortium, asked Ssekandi to fast-track a resolution establishing Namasagali University. She noted that Mbarara, Arua and Kabale have developed because of the presence of universities.…
The plot by the new parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) to carry on the Bank of Uganda probe on the closure of the 7 commercial banks has drawn mixed reactions from both politicians and the general public. According to the random interviews got from different people it is revealed that there is no need to carry on another parallel investigation on the matter that was legitimately closed by the same agency. “The investigation were done by COSASE, and adopted by the August House, in which capacity is Hon. Mubarak Munyagwa and Hon Ibrahim Kasozi going…
The People Power pressure Group Movement led by Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine has continued to distance itself from the escalating allegation rotating around the singing lawmaker and the Kampala Central Member of Parliament Hon. Muhammad Nsereko. This was after information alleging Hon. Nsereko had been hired by president Museveni to lore Bobi Wine to desist from contesting for presidency come 2021. According to the allegations that went viral on social media, its said that president Museveni gave the former National Resistance Movement rebel legislator huge sums of money to have the purported…
The High court has granted Rwenzururu king Wesley Mumbere Iremangoma permission to travel to Kasese to mourn his late mother, Christine Biira Mukirania. According to bail terms revealed by his legal team, Mumbere is only supposed to travel to areas of Kasese, Kabarole and Bundibugyo. Mumbere’s temporary bail stands for only two weeks. Speaking to the media, King Mumbere expressed his sincere appreciation to the State for allowing him to make the last sendoff of his dear mother. The mother of His Majesty the Omusinga of Rwenzururu Charles Wesley Mumbere the King of Rwenzururu and State Minister for Agriculture, Christopher…
In bid to have a corruption free society, the Anti-Corruption Unit of State House headed by Lt Col Edith Nakalema Wednesday raided Bank of Uganda and arrested five officials accused of printing their own money. The operation involved Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence [CMI], Internal Security Organisation [ISO] and members of the regular police force. It is reported that the officials have been printing money off the official approved figures and the unit impounded Shs60bn as evidence. The money entered Uganda through Entebbe airport well printed and was transported using Bank of Uganda currency vans to the Central Bank. A…
20th September is one of the days bound not to go off Kampala City top revelers minds as the Much anticipated Power House DJs party looms. This modish event dubbed PG18 expected to pull the entire power House DJ’s team lead by DJ Clarks, DJ Bash, DJ Robin Kisti, Red Miles and two; DjWestii, DjDeewi based in Kenya including top musicians . It should be noted that DJ outfits have become the in-thing as a number of DJ brands continue sprouting out. Power House DJ’s collation has existed for about a year but is billed to launch officially on September…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon Ugandans to embrance modern farming methods if they are to overcome poverty. Speaking during the Budget reading session at the Kampala Serena Hotel, Museveni said this is important because we are now living in a modern world. He added that People need money but its funny some are still sitting in tradition. “My first contribution to my people the Banyankole was to wake them up to drop some aspects of tradition while embracing the good things about it. It’s wrong not help our people to know that they are living in a modern…
Members of Parliament from the Bugisu sub-region have appealed to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, to task government secure a loan to facilitate the quick resettlement of the Bududa landslide victims. Legislators under their umbrella body, Bugisu Parliamentary Caucus told Kadaga at a meeting in her boardroom on Wednesday, 12 June, 2019 that the rate at which government is handling resettlement does not respond to the rate at which landslides are happening. Legislators proposed to Kadaga to urge government to compensate the residents rather than construct houses because the latter has dragged. “For now it is urgent that government…
Leading paint maker Kansai Plascon has donated the first proceeds from the Anti-Mosquito Paint sales to Sanyu Babies Home, in fulfillment of its pledge to donate UGX 1,000 from every liter of the Anti-Mosquito Paint sold to different causes. This follows the launch of the Kansai Plascon Anti-Mosquito Paint (AMP) which kicked off with the ‘Hold my Hand to 5’ campaign where Plascon pledged to donate paint to various Non-Government Organisations. Mr. Santosh Gumte, the Kansai Plascon Managing Director said, “Sanyu Babies Home is a cause close to our hearts and as such children are our future and we need…