Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has put to rest the question of lapsed businesses of previous Parliaments, ruling that they cannot be retrieved by subsequent Houses. Oulanyah’s ruling ends uncertainties surrounding legislations that were either not assented to by President Museveni as required under article 91 of the Constitution or not passed into law by…
Bugweri County Member of Parliament Abdu Katuntu has welcomed the ruling by Constitutional Court stripping of legal immunity from Bank of Uganda saying it was long overdue. Mr. Katuntu is a seasoned legislator who chaired the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) of parliament that investigated Bank of Uganda on the issue…
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has decided to withdraw a Supreme Court appeal that was contesting the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of the case it filed on behalf of Crane Bank Ltd (in Receivership) vs. Sudhir Ruparelia and Meera Investments Ltd. In a September 15 notice of withdrawal, the Supreme Court Registrar indicates that BoU…
The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, apprised European Union (EU) Ambassadors to Uganda of his vision for Parliament, which he said will move from rhetoric to responding in measurable and quantifiable terms to the plight of citizens. The ambassadors met paid a courtesy call on the Speaker on Wednesday September 15, 2021. Oulanyah said it…
A motion for a resolution of Parliament to pay tribute to deceased city businessman Late Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, also known by his initials BMK, has unanimously passed. Parliament also resolved to rename Wampewo Avenue, in upscale Kampala, as BMK Avenue in his honour with the Minister of State for Public Service, Hon Mary Mugasa and…
Uganda police department of Criminal Investigations has taken keen interest in investigating and apprehending all Private Health Care Providers who break the law by retaining the dead bodies ,patiants over non-payment of hospital bills. Paul Kato Tumuhimbise, CID deputy director ordered all regional and divisional CID officers to look into cases of Private Health Care…
In a landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court, Bank of Uganda and it’s employees have lost immunity against legal proceedings and it can now be sued. Previously, BoU was protected by Sections 118 and 124 of the Financial Institutions Act which stated that; “No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Central Bank…
The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has granted permission to Victoria University to continue implementing the Emergency Open Distance and e-Learning system and to also conduct online examinations. “I am pleased to inform you that after due consideration, the National Council for Higher Education has granted you permission to continue implementing the Emergency Open…
A Rwandan dissident has been shot dead in Mozambique, where he had settled as a refugee after being ousted from his home country in 1994, police said on Tuesday. Unidentified gunmen intercepted Revocant Karemangingo, a former Rwandan lieutenant, as he drove into his house on Monday evening in Matola, a suburb of the capital Maputo.…
The Joint Security Agencies has noted with serious concern, a dramatic spike in aggravated robberies of bodabodas and the subsequent murders of the riders. According to Police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that during the week under review, a total of 6 murders, related to bodabodas occurred. “We want to urge all bodaboda riders to avoid…
