Block 15
Governor Mutebile Warns Of Tough Times As Uganda’s Debt Hits Shs53Trn
The Governor Bank of Uganda (BoU) Emmanuel Mutebile has revealed that the Central Bank, the ratio of debt as percentage of GDP stood at 13.9% in nominal value terms as at end April 2020 and 29.7% percent in present value terms as at the end of March 2020. Mutebile made remarks while appearing before Parliament’s…
Blame Covid-19, Not EC On Why We Shall Hold Scientific Elections In 2021 – Justice Byabakama
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama has said that the Commission is not responsible for the inconveniences the recently released election roadmap may present because he is fulfilling his obligation as the law requires within a challenging environment of COVID-19. Mr. Byabakama said after the initial roadmap was affected by the…
UPDF Speaks Out On Woman Who Collapsed & Died At Their Head Offices
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have opened up about the sudden and tragic death of Annet Musumba, the mother of late Lt Andrew Muduli, which occurred abruptly on Thursday June 18, 2020, at Postel Building, in Kampala. According to the UPDF Deputy Spokesperson Lt. Col. Deo Akiiki, the deceased has been identified as Masumba…
Why Some People Don’t Report Crimes To Police
By Steven Masiga The constitution of Uganda and the Police Act cap 303, particularly Sec 4 casts a statutory Responsibility to police, to fight crime and protection of people and their properties among others, and executing this police does it consciously on behalf of the state and the state is an entity of force as…
EC: Elections To Go Ahead, No Mass Rallies
The Chairman of the Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) Justice Simon Byabakama has said the issue of postponing the 2021 elections has not occurred to them, because the constitution commands them to hold elections within a specific time-frame. “Article 61, Clause 2 of the Constitution commands us to have elections, to uphold the sanctity of the article.…
Lawyer Ssemakadde: EC Digital Campaigns Directives For 2021 General Elections Are Unlawful,Unacceptable
The Electoral Commission yesterday released a statement and roadmap for 2021 elections containing a reference to the conduct of candidates’ campaigns digitally for Local government, Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. This raised a serious matter of national importance that must be urgently addressed by Parliament and the Judiciary, if need be. This novel practice has been…
City Businessman Obadia Ntebekaine Sweats Plasma As Court Orders For His Re-arrest Over Failure To Pay Shs11bn Prime Finance Loan
High Court in Kampala has ordered for the re-arrest of businessman Obadia Ntebekaine for failure to pay Prime Finance 304,595 US Dollars and Damages of 12Million shillings. Businessman Obadia Ntebekaine was dragged to the High Court by Prime Finance Company over his failure to pay $3.2million (sh11.8billion) in a case dating way back in 2008.…
Fraud: Police Officer Charged For Conning UPDF Mp Brig.Oula In Shs17M Car Deal
A junior Uganda Police officer has been remanded to Kasangati prison in Wakiso District for defrauding a senior UPDF general in a fake motor vehicle transaction. Constable Emmanuel Omoko appeared before Buganda Road court Grade one Magistrate Joan Acaa on Tuesday and read two cases of impersonation and obtaining money by false pretense. Court heard…
Kadaga Summons Min.Kasaija For Reading Wrong National Budget Figures
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has directed the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, to explain discrepancies contained in his Budget speech presented last week and the National Budget for 2020/2021 as approved by the House. “The Minister is required to come here tomorrow to explain the variances between the Appropriation Bill we passed here…
56 Year Old Man Hangs Self Over Shs 500,000 Debt
Shock hit residents of Kabaga Village in Karambi parish, Nyarubuye Sub County, Kisoro District when a 54 old man ended his life in a painful way. The deceased Mbarushimana Ponsiano, 56 years on a Monday June 15,2020 night ended his life by hanging self on an avocado tree using a rope made of a mosquito…