The Democratic Party and the rulling NRM have deployed their supporters in different polling stations during the Busiro North by elections this Thursday to curtail vote rigging allegations on either side. A low turn up is being reported but voting is going on smoothly in most areas. According to the head of DP parliamentary committee […]
Former energy minister Hillary Onek was thrown out of the adhoc committee investigating the oil sector after he failed to provide a presentation on his case of alleged bribery. Onek is accused, together with Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi and foreign affairs minister Sam Kuteesa of taking bribes from oil companies. The committee, chaired by Michael […]
The minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kahamba Kutesa has said he is ready to face prosecution and serve any sentence if it is found through thorough investigations that he took the alleged bribes from an oil company. While appearing before the oil Adhoc committee chaired by Michael Werikhe, Kutesa said he never received the alleged17 million […]
The members of parliament on Rules , privileges and discipline have apologized to the vice president Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi foe directing to him summons to appear the committee to enable them understand whether the refusal of two minister accused of oil bribery not to step aside was a contempt of parliament. The mps on this […]
Legislators on the Rules, Privileges and Discipline committee this afternoon made a u-turn on its invitation to the Vice President to appear before them. The committee ,chaired by Fox Odoi, invited Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi to appear before the committee to give his view on contempt of Parliament following refusal by Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi and […]
The ad hoc committee investigating the alleged bribery in the oil sector has said that President Museveni is frustrating its activities. The remark follows the yesterday’s incident when the Attorney General, Peter Nyombi jumped the committee meeting to meet President Museveni at State House in Entebbe The committee’s chairman Hon. Warikhe while talking to the […]
The Police have been named as the most corrupt government institution in Uganda. This is contained in the Annual Corruption report released today by the Inspectorate of Government in collaboration with the Economic policy research center of Makerere University. The report indicates that bribery within the force shot up to 79%, up from 53% in […]
The Members of Parliament on the adhoc committee investigating the bribery cases in the oil sector have today thrown out the Bank of Uganda governor Emmanuel Mutebile for attending to them unprepared. Mutebile had been summoned by the committee to explain the One trillion shillings the Uganda Revenue Authority executive director, Allen Kagina said has […]
The voting day for Busiro north parliamentary by elections will be December 1st this year according to the programme the electoral commission has issued. The nomination dates are December 14th and 15th. The seat went vacant after the High Court nullified his election victory over voter bribery. We have learnt that over four candidates are eying the […]
The Prime Minister, Mr Amama Mbabazi has said the censure motion that some Members of Parliament are preparing against him will NOT come to pass. He maintains his innocence in the alleged oil scandal in which he and two ministers are accused of taking bribes from oil companies. Mr Mbabazi said the impending censure motion […]