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 Uganda National Examinations Board has refuted allegations that it lacks funds to facilitate the marking of examinations scripts. Media reports indicated this week that the lack of the funds could lead to the delayed release of the exam results for this year’s exams. However, addressing the media this morning, the board secretary Matthew Bukenya […]
With a few days to the FDC delegate’s conference, latest information from the party indicates that the party does not have enough money for the conference. Party spokesman, Wafula Oguttu says that the party needs over 250million shillings for the conference. Wafula says the conference may be shifted from Namboole if the party fails to […]
MPs on Public Accounts Committee have questioned Ministry of Education for continuing paying salary to staff that left the Ministry which they said has caused Government a financial loss at the expense of tax payer’s money. The Committee while meeting officials from the Ministry of Education led by the Permanent Secretary Francis Lubaga discovered that […]
The parliamentary committee on public accounts has directed the deputy secretary to treasury Keith Muhakanizi to bring evidence explaining circumstances under which 2.5 trillion shillings was drawn from the national reserves in FY2009/10 without the approval of Parliament as required by the law. MPS on the money was withdrawn illegally from the reserves as it […]
Parliament has directed the ministry of works to stop demolishing people’s properties for road construction before they receive their money for compensation. The directive was made by the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah after Bukoto East MP Florence Namayanja reported to parliament that people whose properties were destroyed on Masaka road which is being […]
Bulgarian nationals Milen Katsarski, Ivan Ganchev and Adrian Dimitrov accused of robbing Stanbic Bank ATM machines were found guilty and released on bail by the Buganda Road Court Magistrate have again been arrested and accused of 8 other offences by the police which include intent and robbery, Magistrate Joy Baleebe denied them the […]
Sections of Ugandans are complaining that another group of Ugandans has joined NRM government in looting the country in general. The critics told us that the club of thieves is in the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA). Sections of Ugandans claim that FUFA is determined to loot poor Ugandans of their hard earned money […]
I have been in parliamentary by elections in Usuk County in Katakwi district. But this was different! I went with MP Wafula Oguttu, Kasiano Wadri and Nandala Mafabi in the same car on the eve of the Election Day September 12th, 2012, my names are Walakira Nyanzi, Speaker LC III Makindye Sabagabo We were in […]
Police in Kampala on Wednesday tear gassed casual workers at UGACOF in Bweyogerere. The police accused the UGACOF workers of using their constitutional right to hold a sit down strike demanding for an increase in their salaries, honoraria and wages. Although the cost of living in Kampala is too high, the management of UGACOF pays […]