Kasino confirms that he was asked by the commission of inquiry to appear before it however he did not appear because they did not pass through a right channel to make a member of parliament to be before any probe. He says that he is ready to be probed over the matter.

After a six-month probe on UNRA activities by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, it was discovered that at least 4 Trillion shillings was misappropriated by the old UNRA structure whereas 9 Trillion shillings was used to construct 1500km of roads in 7 years yet these funds were enough to cover 5147km.

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The former Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Pius Bigirimana has distanced himself from his own signature that siphoned Billions of Foreign Aid Money stolen from Prime Minister’s Office.

Bigirimana is blaming his junior staff, the former Principal Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister, Geoffrey Kazinda for stealing the money yet; all papers were signed by Bigirimana himself without Kazinda’s signiture.

President Museveni, not so long ago also employed the same trick to distance himself from his own signature (Banteze empappula) that some people in his government had used to embezzle Billions of Uganda Taxpayers’ Money. The prime suspect Bigirimana is now serving as a witness against Kazinda.

Kazinda, 43, is facing 29 counts of forgery of Bank of Uganda security papers, cash withdraw forms, causing financial loss, embezzlement and forging the signature of Pius Bigirimana. His case is before Justice David Wangutusi.

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Retired Supreme Court Judge, George Kanyeihamba has decried bribery in Uganda’s judicial system. He requests the parliament of Uganda to make a commission of inquiry to look into the failures in the Judiciary and the legal Profession as a whole.

Justice Kanyeihamba’s voice adds on a number of allegations of corruption and unethical conduct by some Judicial Officers and some lawyers.

Justice Kanyeihamba notes that there is need for parliament and the government in general to address inadequacies in the judicial service if the rule of law is to take root in Uganda.

The retired judge says that there is evidence of inefficiency, incompetence and corruption in Uganda’s Judiciary.  He explains that the misconduct of some of the judicial Officers could be that they are poorly remunerated in their exercise of duty.

Justice Kanyeihamba also regrets delays in delivery of justice, loss of files and interference of the court process by president Museveni’s government.

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The Members of Parliament on the committee of Presidential Affairs are probing into the bickering at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the bribery cited in job allocation.

The MPs have planned to investigate the bickering and corruption at KCCA within only two weeks and then give a report of their findings to the speaker of parliament.

The MPs are probing activities of the KCCA after the staff of the defunct Kampala City Council cried out to Parliament for help, accusing KCCA, of sidelining them in favour of new workers.

The committee investigating KCCA is being chaired by Bernabas Tinkasimire (NRM). Tinkansimire says his committee will give recommendations on how the city management should be streamlined after its investigations.

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 His pals also tell us that Nabeta developed the pressure on the day the High Court cancelled his parliamentary victory over vote rigging and voter bribery.

  We are told that Nabeta has lost appetite and is on drugs. The electoral commission has declared 9^th February as the poling date for the by elections. The race is between Nabeta (NRM), Paul Mwiru (FDC) and Waiswa Mufumbiro of DP.

By James Okello

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 The seat went vacant after the High Court nullified the election victory of Nathan Igime Nabeta over voter bribery.

 Over three candidates are eying for the seat. These include Nabeta (NRM), Mwiru Paul (FDC) and Mufumbiro Waiswa (DP).

 The electoral commission chairperson, Eng. Badru Kiggundu says that the commission expects the voters to remain peaceful during and after the exercise.

By Moureen Nakyanzi

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The DP president General, Norbert Mao says that DP has got money from its supporters to mobilize voters in Jinja East to vote out NRM candidate who would be fronted to replace Nabeta.

Mao says that since DP won Luweero district woman MP by election race, it can not fail to take over victory in Jinja East. Mao tells our informers that his party will ride on Luweero election victory to defeat NRM in Jinja.

Mao further tells informers that his party is now very united and popular so NRM should get prepared to receive political retirement after ‘being defeated by DP in Jinja East.

By James Okello

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The three judges led by Constance Byamugisha cited the lack of requisite academic qualifications and voter bribery to nullify Nabeta’s election.

The judges faulted the High Court in Jinja for reaching at a wrong decision when it dismissed a petition filed against Nabeta by Paul Mwiru of the Forum for Democratic Change.

Jinja High Court Judge Monica Mugenyi on June 28th dismissed Mwiru’s petition for lack of evidence to support the petitioner’s claims of voter bribery and lack of minimum academic papers.

Mwiru lost to Nabeta in the February 2011 parliamentary elections.

But the Court of Appeal judges evaluated the evidence on record adduced by Mwiru’s lawyers, Joseph Kyazze and Ambrose Tebyasa and ruled that the National Council for Higher Education breached the law when it accepted Nabeta’s certificate of A-Level equivalent without consulting the UNEB.

The judges also addressed their mind on the bribery evidence against Nabeta and found out that it was sufficient enough to succeed in the High Court.

Mwiru had told court that Nabeta gave out compressors and wielding machines to four garages in his constituency during campaigns, which amounts to a bribe.

The judges ordered Nabeta to pay Mwiru costs of the petition.

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Article 81 (4-5) of the Constitution requires every person elected to parliament of Uganda to take oath of allegiance and the oath of Member of Parliament before assuming office.

Uganda laws further provide that no person shall sit or vote in Parliament before taking and subscribing the oaths. Brenda Nabukenya, who is a member of the Democratic Party, will take oath at 10:00am and she is only allowed to come along with only five people.

Nabukenya was elected MP during the recently concluded Luweero district woman MP by elections in which Ms Rebecca Nalwanga, of the ruling National Resistance Movement lost her reelection bid. The seat fell vacant after the High Court nullified the election victory of Nalwanga citing voter bribery.

By Walakira Nyanzi

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This report now cancels rumours that have gone around the town that singer Iryn Namubiru had replaced Nvannungi as Bukenya’s close singing friend or side dish as some people usually want to call such relationship.

We hear Bukenya has requested Sheila to release a hot album and he sponsors its launch the way he sponsored Namubiru’s Birowoozo byoyo eyagenda natadda’ album launch.

A source at CBS where Sheila works as a radio presenter tells us that Sheila had visited Bukenya to conglaturate him upon retaining his parliamentary seat in Busiro North. The seat had gone vacant after the high court nullified his election victory over voter bribery.

Christine Kate

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