President Museveni and his government are to build a new prison meant to decongest Luzira Prison in Mityana district. The sources in government tell us that the new prison will cost President Museveni and his government over 8 million shillings.

Uganda Prison’s boss, Johnson Byabashaija says that the new prison will address the issue of over congestion at Luzira prison and asked the citizens to support the programme.

According to the sources in the ministry of Justice, the new prison will accommodate hardcore criminals, rebels, and capital offenders. He says that the government is also planning to build other prisons in Kasanje and Kigo.

We have been told that the government is planning to work with donors and the private sector in constructing these prisons.

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The members of the legal fraternity in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and the Democratic Governance Facility were part of the people who marked the pro bono day. Henry Adonyo reminded the magistrates, lawyers and judges to ensure that marginalized persons access justice.

Pro bono day is cerebrated voluntarily and without payment to judges and lawyers. On this day the members of legal fraternity mix up with people who are unable to enjoy heir rights by virtue of their circumstances, gender, age, location and voicelessness.

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The Solicitor General was supposed to explain the circumstances under which Government has lost billions of money through compensation to various companies in cancellation of contracts.

Notable among the various companies that have received huge sums of money from Government is Basajjabalaba’s HABA Group of companies that was contracted to run the markets of St Balikuddembe, Nakasero and Shauriyako in 2002.

According to the Auditor General’s report, the four companies under the HABA Group were awarded a total of 142 billion shillings in compensation, yet the money was not approved by Parliament as stipulated in the law.

The money is said to have accumulated from 8 billion to 142 billion in a period of two years.

The Committee chaired by Terego County MP Kassiano Wadri has thrown the Solicitor General and her team after the Acting Director of Legal Advisory services Christopher Gashirabaki denied knowledge of whether their office was involved in drafting, awarding and signing of the contract.

The law provides that the office of the Solicitor General is supposed to approve any contracts that the government commits itself to, which seems not to have been done in this case.

By Isaac Senabulya

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