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Aped Longole, the LC3 vice-chairperson of Napumpum sub-county in Kotido district, was killed by joint security forces in Karamoja. He died while transporting rustled animals from...
Personality with multiple talents Hellen Lukoma claims her man was not wealthy and was in financial difficulty when they met. She stuck with him and is...
A passenger bus operated by Global Bus Company overturned this morning at Nabyewanga on the Kampala-Masaka road, injuring three people. According to eyewitnesses, the driver of...
Allan Ssewanyana, a detained Makindye West MP, is seeking an injunction to stop the election of the speaker of parliament until he is allowed to run for the same office. MPs are expected to vote on Friday for the next speaker of parliament to replace the late Jacob Oulanyah, who died on Sunday in the United States of America after being rushed for medical treatment. Ssewanyana, who is being held on remand at Kigo Maximum Prison on several murder and terrorist charges, says he has expressed interest in being the next speaker. Ssewanyana claims that while he is on remand, he is still only a suspect who is innocent until proven guilty, implying that he has all rights to engage in the process, including expressing interest and running for speakership. Similarly, in addition to being ill, spending too much time on remand without trial, and having numerous pending responsibilities for which he has been seeking bail, Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya told the court that if the current deputy speaker of parliament resigns, he would like to run for the position. The trial magistrate instructed the MPs’ counsel to study the appropriate legal routes via which their interests in the contest for speakership might be successfully represented when delivering her verdict, in which she further remanded the MPs until April 6. “……regarding the application that the accused parties want to make in relation to the speakership contest, this can be done through their counsels,” she said. Lukwago stated that before seeking an injunction to stop the ongoing process for the election of the speaker, he will seek an audience with the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LoP) Mathias Mpuuga to inform him of the MPs’ interest in running for the same position. MPs, on the other hand, had already expressed their dissatisfaction with the slow pace of the investigations into the murder charges leveled against them. They also blamed the prosecution, led by Richard Birivumbuka, the Masaka local chief state attorney, for what they called persecution, claiming that the state has continuously failed to find substantial evidence that would allow them to be committed to the High Court for trial. However, in his response, Birivumbuka requested that the court give him until the next adjournment to present the committal papers for the two MPs, claiming that he was nearing completion with the preparation of crucial witnesses in the case.
By Gad Masereka A key suspect in a string of murders in the Masaka sub-region has gone missing. Around 15 suspects, including two MPs from Makindye...
Mr Nathan Okori, Speaker Jacob Oulanyah’s father, has stated that his son died of “poisoned” causes rather than natural causes, but has also stated that the...
On Sunday morning in Strépy-Bracquegnies, near La Louvière, Belgium, a car crashed into a crowd of people gathered to attend a local carnival. Six people were killed. Another ten people were taken to nearby hospitals with life-threatening injuries, while another 27 were “slightly injured,” according to Deputy Crown Prosecutor Damien Verheyen.“A car came from the back at high speed and crashed into group, pulverized a large number of people, continuing its way before stopping a little further down,” La Louvière mayor Jacques Gobert told reporters as a group of carnival-goers marched towards the town center.Verheyen said the two men in the car, both from La Louvière and born in 1988 and 1990, were arrested. He went on to say that a “reconstruction” was needed. Verheyen stated the two men in the automobile were both from La Louvière and were born in 1988 and 1990. He went on to say that a “reconstruction of the facts” will be performed to determine the vehicle’s exact route and any possible reason.At 5 a.m. local time, the incident occurred. 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Brussels is Strépy-Bracquegnies.Officers claimed there was no evidence that the event was caused by a police chase, contrary to early allegations. They also stated that “no elements” have yet been discovered that indicate the occurrence “may be deemed a terrorist assault.” Five rescue vehicles and 16 ambulances were dispatched to the scene to transport the casualties to various hospitals in the area, according to authorities; 70 non-injured persons were also evacuated.On Sunday at 4 p.m. local time, Belgium’s King Philippe and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo were set to pay a visit to the scene.“His sympathies were with victims and their relatives,” De Croo remarked on Twitter. “Strépy-Bracquegnies has some bad news. A community celebration has been struck in the heart “he pennedAnnelies Verlinden, the Dutch interior minister, also tweeted her condolences “to the families and friends of those who died and were injured” in the event.“What was supposed to be a fun get-together turned into a disaster. We’re keeping a careful eye on the situation “In a tweet, she expressed herself.
Mbarara City Police are examining the circumstances surrounding the death of an Indian national in a city lodge. Narasimha Prasad, 57, was discovered deceased at B...
President Museveni has announced that the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah, has died. On Sunday, Mr Museveni announced in a tweet that he learned about Oulanyah’s death around 10.30 a.m. “Countrymen and Countrywomen,” says the narrator. I regret to inform you of the passing of the Speaker of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah. People who had been with him and the doctor who was caring for him in the intensive care unit informed me of this tragic news about 10.30 a.m. East African time. He was an excellent Cadre. Mr Museveni stated, “I postponed the news so that his children would be told first.” Mr Oulanyah was last seen in Parliament in December 2021, and by then, he had only chaired a few sessions, including the passage of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Bill, which allowed members’ savings to be accessed in the short term. In May 2021, he was elected as Speaker of the House. On February 4, Oulanyah flew out of the country for treatment, with reports claiming that the Uganda Airlines Bus A330-800 neo with registration code 5X-NIL flew him to Seattle, Washington in the United States. The journey was estimated to cost $500,000 in total (about Shs1.7b). The journey and admission of the Speaker infuriated a group of Ugandans living in the United States, who protested the trip....
Locals in Busia District are still in disbelief after a naked primary school teacher was caught on camera smashing a 15-year-old student under a mango tree....
Another individual has been displayed by the National Unity Platform (NUP), who claims he was tortured by security personnel. Mr Yasiin Busulwa, who was purportedly detained in November 2020 and kept for more than a year, was brought into the NUP offices in Kamwokya, Kampala, on a hospital bed yesterday. When Mr Busulwa was handed a microphone to tell his experience, he struggled to talk and only managed a few words before crying.
By Gad Masereka Richard Michael Nataka, the former secretary general of the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS), was sentenced to 7 years in prison by a Kampala anti-corruption court for embezzling more than Shs 1 billion. Nataka was found guilty on four counts of embezzlement, inflicting financial loss, abuse of office, and conspiracy to defraud by a court presided over by grade one magistrate Moses Nabende. Between February 1, 2013 and September 30, 2013, he embezzled more than Shs 1.2 billion from URCS in Kampala, when he illegally approved and paid Buki Enterprises Limited for construction work at the African Youth Leadership and Training Centre (Namakwa). For the execution of the stated works, Nataka signed duplicate contracts in favor of Buki Enterprise, Jensani Construction, and Saki Technical Services Limited. Nataka, who was previously on trial with two others, Geoffrey Serunjogi and Geoffrey Weponde, the Uganda Red Cross Society’s deputy director for finance, was found guilty based on evidence from seven prosecution witnesses, while his co-accused were acquitted due to a lack of sufficient evidence to pin them. “The prison sentences will not be cumulative. The accused is also ordered to pay Uganda Red Cross Society 1,236, 917,932 shillings in compensation “Nabende remarked. Nataka has also been forbidden from holding public office for a ten-year period, as stipulated by the Anti-Corruption Act. The warrant of commitment from Nabende to the Superintendent of Prisons Murchison Bay Prison reads, “This is to authorize and require you, the said superintendent, to receive the said Nataka Richard Michael into your custody in the said prison together with the warrant and there carry out the aforementioned sentence into execution according to law.”
The centered S. Africa Zari Hassan, a Ugandan socialite and businesswoman, has revealed why she isn’t afraid to post bikini photos on the internet. The mother...
Geoffrey Eya, the headteacher of Odokomac primary school, is being investigated by police in Apac district, northern Uganda, for the alleged theft of 35 school desks....
By Mukidi Hannington Police in Masaka have detained a 17-year-old boy for kidnapping a five-year-old youngster and demanding a Shs 12 million ransom. On Wednesday, Andrew...