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Bitter IGP Ochola Axe Six Police Directors
The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has ordered six senior police directors whose contracts expired at the end of last year to hand over their offices to their deputies not exceeding (today) Friday. This new order has left the most affected officers bitter with the current police leadership calling it inefficient and unappreciative.…
Exposed! BoU’s Plot To Forge Crane Bank Sale Minutes Flops As Evidence Pin How Bank Was Sold On Phone
Bitter and shocking revelations are still striking and ashaming the Image of the Central Bank of Uganda (BoU). Latest from credible inside sources revealed to us that Bou sold Crane Bank (CBL) and others like Global Trust Bank (GTB) without holding a board meeting and therefore, there were no minutes upon which the transactions were…
Kayunga Sheikh Who Mistakenly Married A Man Further Remanded
Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba, the Kyampisi Masjid Noor mosque Imam in Kayunga who unwittingly married a fellow man, has been further remanded to Ntenjeru prison. Today Friday, Mutumba, 27, appeared in court but the case could not proceed due to the absence of the chief magistrate Juliet Hatanga. Mutumba was arrested earlier this month and charged with…
MP Kafuuzi Finally Takes Over Deputy Attorney General’s Office
Kyaka South Member of Parliament Kafuuzi Karugaba has finally been cleared to take the office of Deputy Attorney General. This comes after Parliamentary Appointments Committee Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga cleared him Friday morning. President Museveni last December reshuffled Cabinet and appointed Kafuuzi as Deputy Attorney General replacing Hon Mwesigwa Rukutana. However…
Minister Engola Faces Censorship For Defying Kadaga’s Orders To Suspend UPDF Operations On Lakes
The Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs, Col (Rtd) Charles Engola Okello will appear before the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline for contempt of Parliament. The directive was issued by the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga following failure by the minister to present statements from his sector as was drawn on the Order Paper.…
Stressed Attorney General Byaruhanga Speaks About Grabbing Nakasero School Land
Allegations of the impropriety of the acquisition of land in Kampala by Mesas Pine Investments have been termed false and baseless by the Attorney General, Hon William Byaruhanga. According to the Attorney General, the allegations made by Kawempe North MP, Hon. Latif Ssebagala in December related to improper acquisition of school land in Kampala are…
M7’s Life Presidency End Will Be Catastrophic To All Ugandans _Ambassador Malac
The outgoing US Ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac has warned that ultimately, governments that stay for long in power without a transitional plan often end up badly. Malac, a known straight-talking diplomat, yesterday held her final press briefing at the American Centre as US Ambassador to Uganda after four years of service. According to Malac,…
Bulenga FraudSter Arrested With 25 Swapping ATM Cards
Police in Bulenga has busted a serial conman for reportedly robbing money from Automated Teller Machines within the Kampala metropolitan area. The suspect Ronald Ampurira was nabbed red-handed on Thursday evening at an ATM machine in Bulenga along Kampala-Mityana highway after swapping an ATM Card belonging to one Mulumba. He had just withdrawn UGX 240.000…
City Slay Queen Remanded To Luzira For Defrauding Ugandans 300M
A 25-year-old businesswoman has been remanded to Luzira prison for obtaining money by false pretense from desperate job seekers. Gonhill Nakaweesa a resident of Zana, Makindye Sabagabo in Wakiso district on Thursday appeared before Buganda Road Grade One magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis.Prosecution told court that between November 2019 and December 2019 at Namaganda Plaza in…
Two Police Officers Arrested For Brutalizing FDC Supporters
The Territorial Police in East Kyoga has arrested two of its officers on allegations of gross misconduct and excessive use of force that caused physical harm while dispersing off Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) supporters in Soroti Municipality. According to Uganda Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, on January 20, 2020 at around 12:30pm, they received information…