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Police in central India have arrested 15 Muslim men and charged them with sedition – punishable by life in prison – for celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in the Champions Trophy cricket final. The men, aged 19 to 35, were arrested in central Madhya Pradesh state’s Burhanpur district after locals complained that they shouted pro-Pakistan slogans and lit firecrackers after the match ended on Sunday night. “We received a complaint from a local Hindu man who accused them of celebrating after India lost the match,” Burhanpur police chief Raja Ram Parihar told the AFP news agency. The accused have also…
Former presidential adviser Tamale Mirundi has openly revealed what his future will be if President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni happens to leave power soon. Speaking during a radio Morning talk show on Beat FM, Tamale highlighted that the current government is being controlled by greedy officials who are also opportunists. Tamale added that he is only in government because of the President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni not any other person. “I would have been killed, this government is full of Mafia’s who don’t wish to see anyone coming closer to the president. And now I want to tell you if Museveni leaves…
Case of the police Constable Benon Matsiko one who knocked down Besigye supporter has been acquitted. The clearance of the case of Benon Matsiko vs IGP Kale Kayihura for a crime committed in July 2016 was due to the failure of D/SSP Katherine Kusemererwa to produce evidence that implicates that the Benon was the driver of the said car which was spotted in the crime. Before the Judgment Benon always maintained in his defense submissions that he was not in the car by the time of the crime, saying that I was attached to Kira police station by that time…
NBS Television famous After Five programme presenter Katamba Eddie Commonly known as MC Kats was last night reported and arrested by police over Child Negligence. Kats was taken in the wee hours of Wednesday when he was intercepted on his way from his daily endless night gigs. According to our well-placed Insider, also reveals that early in the morning, the barefooted Kats was being squeezed endless questions buy officers at Kiwatule Police station as the embattled girlfriend Fille Mutoni dressed in Brown clothes with a veil on her head and black sun glasses looked on. Its also said that MC…
The government does not have technological capacity to detect or prevent online sexual exploitation of children. Head of the counter human trafficking department and coordinator of the Sexual exploitation of children on line Moses Binoga says they are working on developing capacity to technologically detect these cases. He now says currently they are depending on members of the public who report such cases, making appeals to members of the public to support these efforts by reporting any kind of sexual exploitation of the children online. He however says through the working group set up to work on the issue, they…
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has tasked government to update the country about the progress made in the registration of citizens for the National Identity Cards. Speaking last evening at the commencement of Parliament’s second session, Rt Hon Kadaga said many national IDs are lying idle at collection points because citizens are not aware of the guidelines to be followed in picking them. In May this year, President Yoweri Museveni announced that the deadline for simcard registration had been pushed to August, following pressure from parliament and other civil society actors. A national Identity Card is a requirement for…
FUFA’s efforts to improve capacity building in the technical area has seen 76 coaches graduate with CAF B and CAF A certification. 27 coaches were awarded CAF A Licenses while 49 coaches received CAF B licenses at a ceremony graced by FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo on Tuesday morning at FUFA House, Mengo. The CAF A holders underwent their course in June 2016 while the CAF B graduates held their studies in January 2017 at the FUFA Technical Center, Njeru. While addressing the graduates, the FUFA President urged the coaches to implement what was learnt during the courses. The FUFA…
The Secretary General of United Nations (UN) António Guterres is expected to arrive today in the country for the Refugee Solidarity Summit that starts tomorrow. The summit will also be attended by a number of dignitaries, including five heads of state. Mr Guterres, upon arrival, accompanied by Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda are expected to visit the Imvempi Settlement Camp in Arua District. The camp has a refugee population of about 110,000 spread out in 20 villages but can still accommodate another 50,000 refugees. UN seeks to raise at least $2b (Shs7 trillion) to fund relief operations for the more 1.2…
The State Minister of Finance for Investment and Privatization Hon Minister Evelyn Anite has proposed that every Ugandan should have a Uganda Telecom (UTL) simcard. Speaking during the launch of the Uganda Telecom annual Blood Donation drive, Anite adds that that having the line should be as mandatory as having the National ID. She also noted that soon, every Ugandan shall be required to own a Uganda Telecom simcard as a must in order to re-awaken the “fallen giant telecommunication” “On top of every Ugandan owning a national ID, every Ugandan should own a Uganda Telecom simcard as a mandate…
The Directorate of Public Prosecution is blaming the Constitutional Court for the delayed prosecution of Kale Kayihura, the Inspector General Police and seven senior commanders for the alleged torture of the supporters of Dr. Kizza Besigye. Last year, a group of 20 lawyers led by Abdullah Kiwanuka from Lukwago & Co Advocates under the Network for Public Interest Lawyers (NETPIL) decided to prosecute Kayihura and his Commanders by way of private prosecution before Makindye chief Magistrate’s court. The officers are Andrew Kaggwa, the former Kampala South Regional commander, Samuel Bamuziibire, the suspended Kampala Metropolitan Field Force Unit commander, Patrick Muhumuza,…