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I want to apologize for any utterances which were wrong. I’m sorry, says Keith Muhakanizi While appearing before the Parliamentary accounts committee (PAC) over the missing UGX736bn meant for procurement of medicine at NMS Keith said he was surprised by the statements,’’ I was answering a journalist and not MPs’’, The finance official said he was misquoted by the journalist. I told him that those who said money is lost should ask Auditor General to investigate.” He added. The permanent secretary to the Ministry of Finance and also secretary to the treasury adds that, “I’m a civilized person and If…
A popular singer was killed and three passengers injured in an ambush by gunmen along the Juba-Nimule road on Monday morning, eyewitnesses and police authorities said. The eyewitnesses told Radio Tamazuj yesterday that the singer Mabor Abud, better known by the nickname “Emma 47”, was killed in the ambush along the Juba-Nimule road. They further said Emma 47 was travelling from Juba to Nimule together with other passengers when their vehicle came under attack by gunmen on Monday morning. Meanwhile, Spokesman of South Sudan Police Service, Daniel Justin Boula confirmed that one person was killed and three others sustained injuries…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has called upon East African Countries to embrace and protect the East African Integration, and ratify the pending protocols in Maputo Declaration. “We should strengthen regional collaboration and network in the spirit of the East African community, so that our citizens enjoy the benefits of trade in goods and services. Parliaments must ratify the protocols, pacts and policy agenda initiated at the East African Legislative Assembly for us to share the fruits of regional integration in an equitable and fair manner.” Kadaga was speaking at a dinner she hosted for visiting speakers…
Congo has two days to heed U.N. calls to jointly investigate violence in Kasai province, or else it risks having an international human rights inquiry imposed upon it, U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said on Tuesday. “The already dire situation in the Kasai provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to deteriorate, spreading to other provinces and across the border with Angola,” Zeid told the U.N. Human Rights Council. “Unless I receive appropriate responses from the Government regarding a joint investigation by 8 June, I will insist on the creation of an international investigative mechanism for…
Over 100 students who graduated from Makerere University in February have petitioned the office of Vice Chancellor demanding for the immediate release of their transcripts. A total of 14,897 students graduated during the four-day ceremony that took place in February. However, the event was overshadowed by allegations of alteration of students’ marks and later, reports that the university system had been hacked into by unknown personnel. A day to the graduation ceremony, the university management deleted 53 students from the graduation list. As a result of marks alteration, four administrative assistants in the office of academic registrar; Mike Barongo, the…
Uganda has been described as the friendliest country globally following a survey conducted among expatriates globally, according to the BBC. In recent months, a global community network (Inter-Nations) conducted their annual Expat Insider survey of more than 14,000 expats from 191 countries, asking residents to rate a number of aspects about life abroad, including how easy it was to settle in, a country’s friendliness and ease of making friends. As expatriates settle down, finding new friends can ease the often overwhelming task of adjusting to a new life abroad. While there are differences in local culture and language, some places…
As several Ugandan musicians continue hunting for killer songs to top up chats in the mid-2017, a series of collaborations have been released and others still in studio. News reaching our desk reveals that Musicians Daniel Kigozi aka Navio, Naava Grey, Mun G, Nutty Neithan, Geosteady and Martha Smallz are set to roll out one of the biggest music collabo. Though the team revealed the tittle of the song as Baleke Bakule produced by Nessim of Badi Music, they are busy working on the Video project directed by Sasha Vybes since they want the Audio and Video released at ago.…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of the Republic of Uganda has attacked Kampala residents for abnormally eating pork. Museveni made these remarks during the launch of the fast truck initiative to end HIV in Uganda by 2030. “Kampala people like eating pork you find them with chicks covering their faces like what they eat, the district health officers should be called sick health officers for they are not doing enough to prevent some diseases.” Museveni said. In the related story, he also talked about AIDS and how its claiming innocent souls. “I got to know about AIDS during the NRA war…
President Museveni has preached gospel of “ABC” strategy while launching fast truck initiative to end HIV in Uganda by 2030. The only way of kicking HIV/AIDS out of is the “ABC” strategy-Abstinence, Be faithful and Use a condom. These other methods such circumcision do not prevent HIV/AIDS, rather reduce the epidemic and regions with circumcised men have some of the prevalent rates of HIV/AIDS. Kasese has eight percent, with four percent in Mbale. High HIV infection in Uganda was first detected in the early 1980’s and created the anxiety among the many Ugandans that led to formation of AIDs related…
Lira Police are holding one of their own accused of defiling a 16-year-old senior two girl. The suspect is Fred Moli, a police constable attached to Ireda Police post in Lira district. He is wanted for defiling a senior two student of Bishop Tarantino Secondary school in Lira. David Ongom Mudong, the North Kyoga Regional Police Spokesperson, says Moli allegedly lured the minor into his house at the police barracks where he defiled her. He says the medical examination of the victim confirms she was defiled. According to Mudong, police has entered a defile case vide CRB 425/2017 against the…