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Full List: All 529 Members Of The 11th Parliament
Ugandans on Thursday January 14th 2021 went into election to choose the president and parliamentarians. Here is a full list of the 529 Members of the 11th Parliament….
ESO, CMI Join Probe Of Local Singer Arrested With Over 45 Passports
External Security Organisation (ESO) and the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) have joined the probe of local singer, Ameria Nambala, who was found in possession of 48 passports whose owners cannot be traced. The artist was arrested from Sheraton Hotel in Kampala on Friday by plain-clothed security personnel from the Special Forces Command and Internal…
Ofwono Opondo-‘US Has No Right To ‘Lecture’ Uganda Over Elections’
The US should to “fix its own elections” rather than give “lectures” to Uganda about its elections, Ugandan government spokesman Ofwono Opondo has been quoted by the state-linked New Vision as saying. His comments came after the US said it was considering “targeted options” following elections in Uganda that were marred by “irregularities” and “abuses”…
Panic As MPs Propose Removal Of Resident District Commissioners
Members of Parliament Thursday proposed the removal of the office of the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs). This was proposed by Hon Wamanga Wamai who also wants ministers to be appointed from professionals and not from among Members of Parliament. Wamai noted that the moves will promote efficiency in service delivery. “We also need to save…
Errant UPDF Col. Nyakaisiki Carol Finally Appears In Court For Grabing Late Brother’s Property As Widow, Orphans Languish
The errant UPDF Officer has today appeared in the Fortportal Chief Magistrates court over allegedly grabbing her late brother’s properties, leaving the widow and orphans to languish in poverty. Lt. Col. Nyakaisiki Carol Basaliza, is alleged to have grabbed the property that was left behind by her deceased brother Maj. Francis Kasaija, who died on…
Widow, Orphans Languish As UPDF Lt. Col Nyakaisiki Carol Grabs Late Brother’s Property, Dragged To Court
A high ranking officer of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) is accused by her family members of allegedly grabbing her late brother’s properties, leaving the widow and orphans to languish in poverty. Lt. Col. Nyakaisiki Carol Basaliza, is alleged to have grabbed the property that was left behind by her deceased brother Maj. Francis…
PAC Grills Internal Affairs Ministry Officials Over Missing 2.8 Billion UNDP Funding
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has directed the accounting officer in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to present performance and accountability reports regarding the funding of a UNDP supported project. The committee chaired by Budadiri West MP Nandala Mafabi was meeting Under-Secretary Lynette Bagonza on Thursday over queries on the Peace and Security for…
UBOS Seeks Shs138bn For 2022 Population Census Exercise
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) has revealed that it will carry out the national population census next year, 2022, two years earlier. Uganda last carried out a population census in 2014. Supposed to happen every decade, the census had delayed over lack of funds. Now, Ubos says it is planning to conduct another census…
Eight Fraudsters Arrested Over Fake Gold, Counterfeit Dollars In Munyonyo
Detectives from criminal investigations Department ‘CID’ at Kibuli have raided one of the posh houses in Munyonyo, a leafy Kampala suburb and arrested con men. The suspects have been identified as; Dorcus Chibasi, Samson Onyango Wesonga a Kenyan national; Godfrey Kadimba, a security guard at Rangers Security Limited,Manda Mpoyi Rajiv a Congolese national; Immaculate Nsimire…
IGG Awaits NUP’s Bobi Wine To Update The Anti-Corruption Body On His Questionable Wealth
The Inspectorate of Government is waiting for National Unity Platform president Robert Kyagulanyi to update the anti-corruption body on his wealth since information circulated that he had got a donation of an armoured (bullet-proof) car. Bobi Wine unveiled his ‘armoured’ vehicle at the weekend, attracting attention from the public and government. The Leadership Code Act…