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The Chairperson of the Local Government Accounts Committee, Hon. Reagan Okumu, says district officials who do not provide proper accountability risk losing their jobs. Okumu said that as a Committee, they are going to intensify the fight against graft and embezzlement of public funds, which is rampant in local governments. “I am warning all accounting officers that this Committee will give recommendations to the Ministry of Finance to get rid of accounting officers who cannot properly account for government funds,” he said. Okumu was addressing district accounting officers, town clerks and chief finance officers from the districts in the Masaka…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has vowed to smash all the people planning to muddle peace and security in the country. Museveni made this statement while launching the Kkubiri Furniture Makers Development Initiative, along Wandegaya-Gayaza road in Kampala. Citing an example of the recent Boda Boda wrangles in Natete, Museveni added that the country has worked so hard for the peace prevailed therefore will not allow hooligans interrupt the situation. “I heard of boda boda clashes in Nateete and we are going to harshly deal with whoever causes insecurity” Museveni stated. The hostility between the two groups came to a head on Saturday…
President Yoweri Museveni has said that Ugandans should devote themselves to voting NRM leaders into power if they are to benefit from vast Government Programs. Museveni said this while launching the Kkubiri Furniture Makers Development Initiative, along Wandegaya-Gayaza road in Kmapala. The Kkubiri Furniture Makers Development Initiative is supported by the President’s office and has a membership of over 1000 people organized in 50 groups. President Museveni provided the groups with modern furniture making equipments worth UGGX.294m that will enable them getting into producing modern furniture products. “‘This donation is aimed at easing your work, enable manufacture high quality furniture and…
President, Yoweri Museveni has urged churches in Uganda to avoid depending on offertories but engage in business for sustainability. Museveni made the statement in a message delivered by the Vice President, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi during celebrations to mark 50 years of Ankole Diocese held at Ruharo Cathedral. “It was very crucial for the church to embrace income generating activities since it has a lot of activities that can’t be dependent on collections from Christians and other well-wishers.” He stated. In the same message the president called for concerted efforts to fight environmental degradation, and asked the clergy to rally their…
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe lavished his sister-in-law with $60,000 on her birthday, state-owned media reported Monday, at a time when the country is running critically short of cash. The Herald newspaper said Mugabe, 93, and his wife Grace gave Junior Gumbochuma the money at her birthday celebrations, while the couple’s children gave her $10,000. “The gift was to thank Mrs Gumbochuma, a pastor, for the pivotal role she played in raising the First Family’s children,” the newspaper said. Gumbochuma, who is Grace Mugabe’s elder sister, celebrated her 60th birthday on Sunday as Grace celebrated her 52nd at one of the…
The Ruhinda legislator Hon. Donozio Kahonda has to spend 3 more days in jail after Jinja high court adjourned his bail application session. Jinja High Court Judge Eva Luswata was on Monday 24th July expected to preside over Kahonda’s bail application. Hon. Kahonda’s bail application flopped last week following prosecutor’s strike which paralyzed court activities. In June, MP Kahonda was sentenced to nine months imprisonment at Kirinya government prison after the Jinja court found him guilty of fraudulently obtaining recruitment at the Military academy in Jinja.
The Court of Appeal is set to hear the case against businessman Sudhir Ruparelia for failure to pay Shs 40m. This was the outcome of a pre-scheduling conference at the Court of Appeal presided over by the court’s Deputy Registrar His Worship Deo Nzeyimana. Mr. John Martin Ofwono, the plaintiff, through his lawyer Mr. Brian Othieno, said neither Mr. Ruparelia nor his lawyers attended the meet, an indication that he is not interested in thepre-trial. His Worship Nzeyimana said the matter will now be cause-listed and assigned a panel to handle it. A pre-scheduling conference is a meeting where parties…
High court judge Margret Oguli-Oumo has ordered that the 19 people arrested in connection to the murder of former police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi be immediately subjected to an independent medical examination. The suspects through their lawyer Ladislus Rwakafuuzi a renowned human rights filed an application seeking orders compelling the government to subject them to a medical examination for the injuries they allegedly sustained as a result of torture in custody. In the same plea, Justice Oguli ordered that the African Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation of torture victims carries out the examination and furnishes court with a report detailing…
The Criminal Division of the High Court in Kampala received a new bail application for Mr. Mathew Kanyamunyu. The businessman is facing a murder charge alongside his brother Joseph Kanyamunyu and girlfriend Ms. Cynthia Munywangari who are out on bail. According Mr. Emmanuel Baguma, the acting Registrar Criminal Division, Hon. Justice Yasin Nyanzi will hear the new application. Mr. Mathew Kanyamunyu, Ms. Cynthia Munywangari and Mr. Joseph Kanyamunyu are said to have murdered the late Akena on the night of November 12, 2016 around Lugogo along the Jinja-Kampala after an altercation that allegedly rose from a minor road accident involving…
The former KCCA councilor Aidah Nakuya has opened guns towards the Minister of Kampala Hon. Betty Kamya over the statement she uttered during the weekend about President Museveni’s wisdom. On Saturday minister Kamya told one of the media houses that the Head of State President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the wisest person and a gift from God for Uganda. She never left it at that, Kamya also added that Museveni is wiser than all the 80 ministers combined, something that fueled mixed reactions in and around Kampala. Speaking to the Insider, the former Kampala district woman MP Aspirant advised Kamya to…