Professor Mondo Kagonyera today Thursday was installed at MakerereUniversityas the university chancellor for the second in office.

Prof. Mondo was installed by the Vice President of Uganda, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, who was flanked by the education minister Jessica Alupo. The function was attended by the

acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba and his two deputies, deans of students, and students’ leaders and representatives from Kampala Capital City Authority.

Kagonyera was appointed by president Museveni on December 22^nd 2011 to run the topMakerereUniversity seat for the next four years.

By Walakira Nyanzi

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 The conference was about to take stock of last year 2011 and to review the judicial integrity opinion report. It should also be recalled that on the 20th day of October 2011, Mbabali with a group of four voters filed an application in the High Court seeking that Election Petition ‘Mbabaali Jude v Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi’ is still before court be heard and determined. The ruling is coming up for judgment on the 17th day of January 2011 by her Lordship Elizabeth Musoke.

Mbabali told journalists in Kampala on Tuesday that Ssekandi would not have been the right person to preside over the above conference where the Judiciary discussed issues relating to integrity of the judiciary because Sekandi’s image is now tainted in the public eye as he is battling election rigging petition before the same judges he met and preached integrity.

Secondly, Mbabali said he feared that by Sekandi presiding over the conference where Justice Musoke was in attendance may have an impact upon her decision in the said ruling that is to be delivered on January 17^th. Mbabali further condemned the Judiciary for having made Sekandi a Chief Guest.

By James Okello

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The public should recall that on the 20th day of October 2011, we filed Msc. Application No. 108 of 2011 an application for prayers that Election Petition No. 19; Mbabaali Jude v Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi is still before court and should heard and determined. The ruling is coming up for judgment on the 17th day of January 2011 by her Lordship Elizabeth Musoke.

In our opinion Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi would not have been the right person to preside over such a conference where the Judiciary is going to discuss issues relating to integrity of the judiciary because his image is now tainted in the public eye as he is battling election rigging before the same judges he is going to meet and preach to issues of integrity.

Secondly we have a fear that the presiding over of this conference by the said Ssekandi where the said Justice Elizabeth Musoke is in attendance may have an impact upon her decision in the said ruling that is to be delivered on the 17th day of 2012 at the High Court in Kampala. Or the words the said SSekandi may say at the occasion may influence the said judge not to reach the decision in the said ruling with complete impartiality.

We condemn the Judiciary for having made such a bad choice of Chief Guest given the circumstances and we pray that the said judge avoids the said conference to avoid being influenced in her decision in the said ruling that the whole country impatiently awaits for.

By Jude Mbabali

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Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi

The launched strategies by the vice president, H.E. Edward Kiwanuka Sekandiinclude, the national HIV prevention strategy, Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV strategy.

Speaking at the launch of the strategies, Sekandi cautions the experts to be extra careful as they implement these new preventive tools noting that they have to fully inform nationals that the disease is still with us.

 But the health minister, Christine Andoa reveals that govt is to sign US.$.270M to be used in fighting malaria, T.B and other related disease which tend to break down the persons’ system when infected with the disease adding that much emphasis is to be put on islands.

However, the chairman, Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) Prof. Vinand Nantulya challenges teachers to re-embark on teaching pupils and student the dangers of the disease and preventive methods as it was it the past.

He also stresses that men are now leading in transmitting the disease to their wives and children which now calls for change in men’s behaviors.

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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 Eng. Hillary Onek to step aside over alleged oil bribery claims.

The matter on whether the two ministers’ refusal to step aside was contempt of Parliament was referred to the committee by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga.

The committee held a closed door meeting with Ssekandi, where Hon. Odoi apologized to him for summons to appear before them however some legislators on the committee revealed that the Vice President told them that the committee has no powers to summon him in his current capacity.

Odoi later admitted to journalists that there had been an error in summoning Ssekandi but the committee will instead go to him to seek his counsel on the matter since he was a former Speaker of Parliament.

Meanwhile, he revealed that the committee will finalize cross examination of witnesses, among them former Kenya speaker, Francis ole kaparo , retire judge George kanyeihamba and renown lawyer prof . Fredrick sempebwa expected to give their views.

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Mbabaali, a top official in the Democratic Party, says he is going to petition Masaka High Court again seeking the nullification of Ssekandi’s election as Bukoto Central MP on ground that the exercise was not free and fair.

Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi

Mbabbaali says that Sekandi has not fulfilled what they agreed upon before he withdrew the case recently.

The DP man alleges that Ssekandi violated the parliamentary elections Act when he used government vehicles during campaigns.

Mbabaali also alleges that Ssekandi connived with Tugume Mugisha, the former Masaka district returning officer to alter the results from KaboneraSub County, where the petitioner had allegedly defeated the VP with more than 2000 votes.

Mbabaali further accuses Ssekandi of voter bribery in Kyanamukaaka by distributing money, food and alcohol.

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