Prof. Gilbert Bukenya

Some of the Opposition Members of parliament say that the former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya’s U-turn to NRM is just going to cause more confusion and promote indiscipline in the NRM Party. Mukono Municipality MP Betty Namboze Bakirekke  says this will encourage more NRM members to denounce the party and later return. Nambooze asked Prof. Bukenya to apologize to the NRM over the bad words has been uttering.

Western Youth MP Gerald Karuhanga says Prof. Bukenya’s u-turn has showed a very bad example to the younger people, and added that God should forgive him for being inconsistence and for lack of focus.

Kiboga East MP James Kabajjo Kiwalabye says Prof. Bukenya should go back on media and apologize to the NRM supporters for all the unkind words he spit against the NRM party when he was still taking a shelter in the opposition.

Prof Bukenya pledged to support President Yoweri Museveni in the 2016 general elections there is no other candidate with the qualifications to run this country other than the incumbent president. He made the u-turn declaration while addressing the media on Friday 9th October at his home in Kakiri, Wakiso district.

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The song ‘Nabuulo’ is in praise of Bukenya’s mother for giving birth to the former Vice President who is currently seen as an upcoming pillar in the country’s politics and a growing threat to the ruling National Resistance Movement government.

We hear that Bukenya has coughed in millions of money into the formation of this album. The full names of Bukenya’s mother are Francesca Nabuulo, a Muganda by tribe and Bukenya is her only son in life.

Bukenya is going to be the second richest man in Uganda to have hired a musician to compose a song in praise of his mother. The first one was Charles Mbire who hired Bobi Wine and Juliana Kanyomozi to produce ‘Maama Mbire’ hit in praise of his mother.

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Former Vice President Prof. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya has retained his Busiro County North in the 1^st December hotly contested by-elections.

Prof. Bukenya of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party won the elections with 10,728 votes against 3,035 votes polled by his close rival, Hussein Caster Bukenya of the Democratic Party (DP).

Other candidates in the race included Topista Kanzalwa and Henry Kiwuwa who polled 133 and 91 respectively.

After declared the winner of the by-elections by the Wakiso district returning officer, Sarah Bukirwa, Prof. Bukenya commended the people of Busiro North for the support they gave him and love they have for the NRM party.

He thanked the voters to prove to the general public that he had won the 18^th February 2011 elections genuinely.

Prof. Bukenya promised to continue with his development programs in Busiro County North, Wakiso district and the country at large.

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According to the head of DP parliamentary committee on by elections, Joseph Ssewungu, over 1000 youths have been stationed at the different polling centers in a bid to avert any plans of vote rigging or ballot stuffing by their rivals.

Ssewungu expresses confidence that the party will secure a landslide win in the elections.

He is however worried of voter bribery and rigging but warns those intending to do so that DP is watching them sternly.

The race is between former Vice president, Gilbert Bukenya, Dps Caster Bukenya, and independents Henry Kiwuuwa and Kanzara Theopista Baliluno

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Former Uganda Vice President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya

On Monday last week the Anti-Corruption Court discontinued the hearing of some of the CHOGM cases against Bukenya basing on the IGG’s directive to do so.

Apollo Kibira, a former contestant for the National resistance Movement Secretary General office says that the IGG has to explain why he withdrew the cases noting failure to do so his lawyers are going to file suit against him.

Kibira explains that the IGG talked to the press conference in Kampala stating that he has all evidences implicating Bukenya but all over sudden withdrawing the charges without giving reasons.

Kibira says that this act will not go unpunished because it puts the taxpayer’s money at risk if the likes of Bukenya sues the government for damages.

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Parliament’s concern follow the recent sudden withdraw by the office of the IGG last Friday the case in which Prof. Gilbert Bukenya was accused of abuse of office over the award of a Shs9.4 billion contract to supply executive vehicles for Chogm four years ago, saying it wanted to pave way for the conclusion of a civil suit lodged over the same issue.

MPs including Shadow Attorney General Abdu Katuntu and Sanjay Tanna argue that the sudden withdraw of the case against the former Vice president scares as Individuals holding high offices may be in a similar way blackmailed under unclear circumstances.

Katuntu expressed optimism that the charges against Bukenya by the IGG were mere allegations aimed at black mailing him through some individuals’ influence.

Sanjay who represents Tororo Municipality says government should make a statement to parliament or a commission of inquiry be instituted to investigate the circumstances which forced the IGG to discontinue a case against Bukenya after tarnishing his name.

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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 seat. The former Vice president, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya and his main rival Kasta Hussein Bukenya are some of the candidates.

In the February parliamentary elections, Bukenya had won the race with 17,382 votes while his rival Kasta got 4,953 votes.

The electoral commission chairperson, Eng. Badru Kiggundu says that from November 11^th to 21^st the commission will be displaying the voters register.

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Our informers in city house building in Kampala, which houses the head offices of DP have told us that Norbert Mao, the president general of DP has assigned Fred Mukasa Mbidde, who is also the party’s legal advisor to woo the former VP, Gilbert Bukenya to into the party.

Mao, according to sources in DP, has instructed Mbidde and his team to visit Bukenya on Sunday and try to convince him to join DP. Mao, in his instructions, says that DP has to walk very fast to woo Bukenya because FDC is also doing the same.

Bukenya was a member of DP before he joined the ruling National resistance Movement. He was last week remanded at Luzira prison over his reported involvement in fraudulent purchase of the CHOGM vehicles and has not been hiding his discontent with his party, the NRM.

But the mahogany professor has in the past said he will not desert his NRM party though his statements upon release that he will make new political announcement have raised doubts over whether he will keep in the NRM.

By Walakira Nyanzi

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Former Uganda Vice President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya

Former Vice President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya is now out of prison after the Anti Corruption Court today agreed to reinstate his bail.

Bukenya was remanded on Monday last week to Luzira Prison after his bail was cancelled following his committal to the High Court to face abuse of office charges in relation to the Commonwealth heads of Government Meeting Uganda hosted in 2007.

A calm Bukenya on Tuesday morning appeared before Justice Paul Mugamba of the Anti- Corruption Court  who reinstated the terms of the previous bail Bukenya secured.

The Court declined to give Bukenya his passport as he had requested to be able to travel to Nairobi for treatment, maintaining it must remain in Court possession together with other bail terms of depositing 50 million shillings in cash.

Minutes after his release, a smiling Bukenya waved to his supporters before driving off to his home. Bukenya later posted the following message on his facebook page.

“Oh my God thank you very much for listening to the prayers of your people & seeing me out of Prison on bail.
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. My Dear Friends, I can’t thank you enough for the messages that you have sent me. I am indeed humbled by your caring hearts and overwhelming support.
It is only a pity that I am being welcomed by a re-election in my Constituency for election multi-practice. What a GREAT surprise that my election to Parliament was not free and fair even after winning at all the Polling Stations including the home village polling station of Mr Hussein Kasta. My Lord, I turn to you for Judgment for you know the Truth”.

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President Museveni’s press secretary Tamale Mirundi tells snoops that it was good for Bukenya to be imprisoned when his government is still in power.

Mirundi reasons that when a government official is imprisoned when his or her government has been over thrown, that person suffers a lot.

Mirundi gives an example of the former governor in charge of Buganda during Iddi Amin’s regime, Col. Abdullah Nasur who was jailed for over 10 years when his government was taken over by the UPC government.

Mirundi in an exclusive interview with this reporter on Monday, said that Bukenya is lucky to be jailed when Museveni is still in power because he can easily secure a production warrant and consequence bail.

Actually president Museveni has come out openly to demand that Bukenya be given bail as soon as possible, but the judiciary has refused to push forward his bail hearing which was set for Tuesday October 11^th.

By Doreen Nyanzi

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