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Security was tight at the Police’s Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) headquarters in Kibuli, Kampala yesterday, as three legislators appeared for questioning over a range of cases including alleged extortion and demanding money with menaces. After five hours of questioning and statement recording, the MPs were led to waiting Police cars and transferred to Kira Division Police Station in Kira municipality, Wakiso district, where they were detained. Our Sources have learnt that several MPs were summoned last week by the Police through the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, on instructions from CID headed by Assistant Inspector General of Police Tom…
Renowned Ugandan musician turned politician Bobi Wine has today taken a step further in his political footprint by launching the National Unity Platform School of Leadership. The school aims to train and equip the future leaders of Uganda with the necessary skills and knowledge to lead the country towards prosperity and unity is located in Kamwokya, where the former Party headquarters where housed. The announcement was made by Bobi Wine at a press conference held in Kampala, where he reiterated the importance of nurturing competent and ethical leaders who prioritize the interests of the people above all else. He emphasized…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed landlords to stop illegal evictions of bibanja holders. He also ordered them that whoever has excessive nominal rent fees (obusuulu) to return it to bibanja holders immediately or risk being arrested. “The landlords who have been charging more than the agreed busuulu fees by the district must return it back, and if they try to evict our people, we shall arrest them. You must pay back all the money you have taken from these people and the evictions are illegal,” H.E Museveni said. Speaking at the 35th Heroes’ Day celebrations held on 9th June,…
Back-to-back expansions in both business activity and new orders resulted in Ugandan firms seeing a further improvement in performance during May with the headline Stanbic Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rising to 54.1 from 52.6 posted in April. Christopher Legilisho, Economist at Stanbic Bank said, “May produced a second successive month of buoyant private sector activity in Uganda. Output and new orders gained from robust consumer demand, referrals, and newly acquired clients. Almost all sectors recorded growth except for agriculture. Ugandan firms increased staffing levels for a fourteenth month now, including both part-time and full-time workers due to increased output. Staffing…
Tushar Mashru carded 66 nett countback and was crowned the overall winner of the May Stanbic Uganda Monthly Mug, leaving over 100 competitors awed. Held at the Uganda Golf Course (UGC), Kitante on Saturday, the monthly tournament is sponsored by Stanbic Bank Uganda, the anchor subsidiary of Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited. Speaking shortly before awarding mugs to the winners, Arthur Kiwanuka, the Head of Affluent Banking at Stanbic Bank said, “The numbers today were very encouraging and we hope this spirit continues. As Stanbic, we shall continue sponsoring the game as long as people continue to play.” He reiterated the…
Nilshil Halai, the operations manager at Saltrans Limited, a shipping and logistics firm, has been charged with embezzling sh5oom from the company. Halai was charged last Thursday at the Nakaserobased Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala before Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro. On conviction, embezzlement carries a penalty of 14 years in jail, a fine not exceeding sh4.8m, or both. A person convicted is barred from holding public office for to years. THE ALLEGATION The prosecution, led by State Attorney Nelly Asiku from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, alleges that between September and December 2022, at the office of Saltrans…
The Government, through the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has released sh3.4b, a one-off gratuity (akasiimo) for civilian veterans who participated in the bush war that brought the National Resistance Army (NRA) to power. Alice Kaboyo, the state minister for Luwero Triangle in the OPM, said a total of 1,269 civilian ex-fighters from Luwero, Nakasongola and Nakaseke districts would benefit from the released cash. The payment, she said, will be in recognition of the support and contributions made by ex-fighters during the liberation struggle. This is the 51st payment schedule since the commencement of the programme 16 years ago,…
On Tuesday, over 100 civil servants, with the majority being primary school teachers, stormed Masindi municipality headquarters, protesting non-payment of their salaries. Waving placards, the aggrieved group, led by Salim Kahwa Kwesiga, said they have not been paid since February 2024. “The whole problem stemmed from the validation and verification exercise, which took place about two months ago. We went to the public service ministry and did everything in vain. The Masindi town clerk, Francis Nyamugo and the human resources officer never gave us the right information. They are not co-operative; so we have decided to storm the municipal headquarters…
The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoum, is one of 53 individuals set to be honoured by President Museveni during the Heroes Day celebrations on Sunday. The 35th national commemoration will be held in Mpenja sub-county, Gomba district. Milly Babalanda, the Minister for the Presidency, announced that Maktoum will receive a medal for his contributions to the development of Kidepo International Airport and Uganda Oil Refinery projects. He will be awarded the highest honor, the Pearl of Africa Grand Master Class One, making him the first recipient of this distinction. CELEBRATIONS’ DETAILS Babalanda stated that this year’s theme…
A faction of National Unity Platform (NUP) members in Masaka has criticized the party leadership for distributing membership cards during their mobilization tours, arguing that this strategy won’t achieve the desired outcomes. This group, which supports Parliament Commissioner and Nyendo/Mukungwe County MP Mathias Mpuuga, contends that not all rally attendees are genuine NUP members deserving of party cards. “This poorly conceived plan will result in disloyal members who can be easily bought,” said Joseph Kasirye, the NUP Masaka City registrar, during a weekend interview on behalf of the group. Kasirye also noted that the mobilization tours, which the police have…