By Gerald Businge on November 21, 2011
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Parliament has today learnt that Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF), Uganda Prisons and Uganda Police do not pay for electricity they consume. Talking before the parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating the alleged saga in the energy sector, the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Managing Director Joseph Katera said that these four government organs […]
By Gerald Businge on November 19, 2011
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The Member of Parliament for Busiro East In wakiso district Medard segona has excused himself from the Rules , privileges and discipline committee which is now establishing whether two ministers Hilary onek and Amama Mbabazi were not in contempt of parliament for them not to step over oil bribe scandal allegations. Segona announced this today while this committee […]
By Gerald Businge on November 15, 2011
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Pressure group Activists for Change have vowed to continue with their activities until Government finds solutions to people’s grievances. The A4C coordinator Mathias Mpuuga says that apart from the walk to work campaigns, they will continue several activities including sensitising the public about ways of forcing the Government to find possible solutions to the country’s […]
By Gerald Businge on November 15, 2011
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The Police have been named as the most corrupt government institution in Uganda. This is contained in the Annual Corruption report released today by the Inspectorate of Government in collaboration with the Economic policy research center of Makerere University. The report indicates that bribery within the force shot up to 79%, up from 53% in […]
By Gerald Businge on November 11, 2011
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Former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander, Thomas Kwoyelo has been remanded to Luzira prison, a day after the High court issued a directive for his release. Yesterday, a panel of three Constitutional Court justices led by Constance Byamugisha dismissed an application filed by government seeking to block Kwoyelo’s official release Friday. The government had filed […]
By Gerald Businge on November 11, 2011
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The independents Members of parliament who attended the NRM retreat in Kyakwanzi recently today locked themselves in a secret meeting trying to weigh the merits and demerits of the case against them by the complainants so as they defend themselves . This meeting came after the petitioner led by Mustafa Ssemugenyi , Patrick Kinyera and Aruu member of […]
By Gerald Businge on November 10, 2011
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The Members of Parliament on the adhoc committee investigating the bribery cases in the oil sector have today thrown out the Bank of Uganda governor Emmanuel Mutebile for attending to them unprepared. Mutebile had been summoned by the committee to explain the One trillion shillings the Uganda Revenue Authority executive director, Allen Kagina said has […]
By Gerald Businge on November 9, 2011
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The parliamentary appointments committee has approved the former principal judge James Ogoola as the new chairman of the judicial service commission. This follows demands by mps to the president asking him to immediately appoint commissioners in the judicial service commission who can help to recruit judges in the courts. After a long period of this demand, […]
By Gerald Businge on November 9, 2011
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The former minister of Justice, Prof. Dani Wadada Nabudere has died suddenly in his home in Busamande, Mbale district. Prof. Nabudere a leading academic and development specialist reportedly collapsed at his home in the early hours of Wednesday (today). One of his sons, Mudimi Nabudere told reporters that Prof. Nabudere is suspected to have died […]
By Gerald Businge on November 8, 2011
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The Democratic Party (DP) has revealed plans to petition court over the government extension of the Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihur’s contract. Talking to the media today, the DP president, Norbert Mao said that Kayihura’s contract shouldn’t have been renewed because he has committed a lot atrocities on innocent Ugandans during his […]
