Forum for Democratic change general secretary Alice Alaso has scoffed at those calling for her resignation. Alaso says she cannot step down until leaders in the Mafabi Camp do the same. She advises them to submit to the commission of inquiry set up to investigate the queries relating to the recent party presidential election instead […]
City businessman Andrew Kananura has been charged with obtaining money by false pretense. Appearing before the Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Mary Kainza, Kananura has denied the charges and has been sent back to Luzira Prison until January 29th. According to his lawyer Geoffrey Nangumya, they intend to file a bail application when he next […]
The minister of state for internal affairs James Baba has defended government’s decision to delay part 2 of the Amnesty Act 2000. Baba was appearing before parliament’s defence and internal affairs committee that is handling the petition on the extension of the act by religious and culture leaders from northern Uganda. The leaders say the […]
A quack doctor at Mulago Hospital run out of luck today. Ismail Kiseka has been masquerading as a clinical officer at the Uganda Cancer of Institute. The spokesperson for Mulago National Referral Hospital Enoch Kusaasira says the man was not found with any identification document upon arrest. He was apprehended as he attempted to extort […]
Onyo Isaiah an accounts assistant in the Office of the Prime Minister told court that his work was to deliver and collect fully singed security papers to Bank Of Uganda. He told court that the normal procedure is that the papers then go through the permanent secretary Pius Bigirimana’s office since he is a principle […]
Members of Parliament who were behind the move for the recall of parliament are not about to give up. With just a day to the resumption of parliament, the group says they are to petition the whole house. Speaking to journalists at parliament, one of the members who spearheaded the move Medard Lubega Segona said […]
Members of parliament have disagreed over the summoning of the minister for Karamoja and First Lady Janet Museveni by the Public Accounts Committee. The committee is considering summoning the first lady after she was named in the Auditor General’s Report among the people who allegedly used PRDP funds for private travels to Israel. The report […]
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The nine anti-graft activists arrested Monday morning have been released on police bond. The nine including Retired Bishop Zac Niringiye and Emmanuel Kitamirike of the Uganda Youth Network were arrested as they took part in the BLACK MONDAY campaign. They had taken their campaign to Makerere University and were arrested while distributing leaflets containing anti-corruption messages. […]
The Speaker of Parliament denies bowing to pressure from the executive over the recall petition. According to Parliament’s Public Relations Officer Helen Kawesa, the speaker Rebecca Kadaga denies having made the decision not to recall parliament from recess due to unbearable pressure from the executive. In a statement, Kawesa says the speaker will make a […]