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Mbarara Grade one Magistrate Sanyu Mukasa has granted bail to three youth activists who early this month staged a mock funeral for President Yoweri Museveni. Each of the three activists was bonded for 1.5 million shillings cash while their sureties were each bonded for 1 million shillings non cash. The hearing of the case will resume on the August 11, 2017. The suspects are 20-year-old Albert Nangumya, a student at Bishop Stuart University, Rodgers Asiimwe 26, and 32-year-old Maxi Muhumuza, the spokesperson of the defunct Ankole Kingdom. While appearing before court on the July 20, the suspects applied for bail…
The Minister for Kampala Hon. Betty Kamya has slammed all the haters attacking her for supporting President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the age limit bid. The former presidential aspirant adds that everyone has a right to support any candidate, political party at any time, ‘therefore I doesn’t care about people’s opinions and attitude.’ She also added that she has no time for every ‘Tom and Jerry’ and political failures especially Dr. Kiiza Besigye who spent over UGX 10B on himself during the previous 2016 elections forgetting that he needed numbers in parliament to defend his missions. Kamya an opposition member…
Members of Parliament have expressed dissatisfaction over the poor pay for medical workers in the country. They noted that poor remuneration of medical personnel had been resounding for long without any major government intervention. This followed a petition to the House from the Uganda Medical Association over the poor remuneration of medical workers. The petition was presented by Hon. Christine Mutambi (Mbarara). Mutambi said that it has been long since the remuneration of medical workers was revised and therefore, does not fit the current economic situation. “The prevailing situation in the health sector is dire, largely due to the poor…
Rights group Amnesty International released a new report on Monday which found sexual violence in the world’s newest country was rampant and torture perpetrated by South Sudan’s government and the opposition. Amnesty’s report said that thousands of South Sudanese people have been raped in ethnically-charged sexual attacks in the ongoing conflict, and are now battling mental distress and stigma with nowhere to turn for help. The report revealed how government and opposition forces have committed horrific acts of sexual violence against thousands of people across the country since hostilities began in December 2013. It also documented the devastating physical and…
The same way the opposition and some civil society organizations have launched different campaigns against constitution amendment, a group of women from Lango Sub region have also called for the lifting of term limits to enable president Museveni to rule till death. This group of over 5o women who were dressed in yellow National Resistance Movement (NRM) T-shirts and sandals were seen carrying placards written on ‘We support Age Limit removal, Museveni Pakalast’ an event that attracted a lot of public attention in the area. The issue of Age limit has erupted allot of mixed reactions among different group of…
IGP Kale Kayihura has suspended four senior police officers cited in the illegal land evictions in 2015 in Jinja. According to the letter signed by the Police boss, the act has been done to enable the land commission do its work. These officers including Apollo Kateba who is the current Regional police commander Rwenzori,Twinomujuni Julius from directorate of human rights , Nyabongo Edgar the current regional police commander Kidepo, and Mugizi alex who is now the district police commander Kumi. Yesterday Justice Catherine Bamugemereire the Lands commission’s Chairperson summoned Gen. Kale Kayihura to answer questions regarding police involvement in illegal…
Zimbabwe’s parliament has amended the country’s constitution to empower the president to handpick the southern African nation’s top judges. Plans to give President Robert Mugabe such power started early this year when the then-chief justice left the bench after reaching the age of retirement. Mugabe’s ruling ZANU-PF immediately petitioned the courts to halt public interviews to appoint the next top judge until the constitution had been changed to allow Mugabe to choose the new jurist. The application failed, but ZANU-PF introduced a bill proposing the amendment to ensure the president chooses a chief justice, along with the deputy and the…
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Tuesday convened an emergency meeting over the recent rise in fuel prices in the country, ordering a security campaign to crackdown on street vendors. South Sudan is an oil-producing country, but it doesn’t have refineries so the government subsidizes imported fuel. Kiir himself chaired the emergency meeting at which he instructed the interior minister to form a taskforce to crackdown on illicit sales of fuel and oversee the process in person. The committee tasked to manage the situation comprises of Minister of Finance, National Security, Minister in the Office of the President, Undersecretary of Ministry of…
The Chief Justice, Hon.Justice Bart M. Katureebe, appointed a 14 member committee chaired by the Principal Judge, Hon. Justice Dr. Yorokamu Bamwine, to review and make proposals on amending Civil Procedure Rules. In a communication titled Office Instrument 1 of 2017, the Chief Justice stated that Civil Procedure rules are handmaidens of justice instead of being a bar to sound administration of justice and it is, therefore, important, that they are reviewed to facilitate the expeditious disposal of cases. The objective of the committee is to:- a) Expedite the disposal of civil cases; b) Ensuring adequate preparation of cases before trial;…
A group of youth calling itself South Sudan Young Leaders Forum (SSYLF) has issued a statement rejecting current efforts placing Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) at the centre of revitalization processes of the peace agreement, describing it as not credible. The group said in a statement released on Monday that four frontline states of Uganda, Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia each have their vested interests in South Sudan. “A particular example is quickest intervention of the Uganda army in South Sudan conflict in mid-December 2013 to fight alongside the government and on the other hand, Sudan government continue sponsoring allied militias…