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Bou,Finance Ministry Defy Court Order, Secretly Release 20M COVID-19 Cash Bonanza To MPs
Bank Of Uganda and Finance Ministry have defied High Court orders blocking Parliamentary Commission from releasing the Shs 10bn to MPs until the hearing of the application challenging such. Reliable sources have confirmed to this website that a section of members of parliament have already secretly received Shs 20m covid-19 bonanza on their accounts. “Let…
2 Killed In Mubende Gold Mines Collapse
Police have retrieved two bodies of illegal miners from Lugingi gold pit in Kassanda district. The deceased have been identified as Namara Enock from Kyegegwa and Muhindo Godwin 25 years from Kikwamba, Kasese district. According to Wamala region police spokesperson ASP Kawala revealed that the deceased Muhindo went missing on Easter Sunday which prompted his…
NBS Anchor Samson Kasumba Freed On Police Bond
Samson Kasumba, a news anchor at NBS TV has been released on police bond. He nearly spent another night in Police cells following his arrest on Monday night and detention at Kira Road Police Station but due to pressure from public and his legal team police had to free him. He will appear back at…
Relief As Health Ministry Clarifies On Dead Body Secretly Flown Into Uganda
The ministry of Health has cleared air on allegations circulating that there are two deceased bodies which were secretly flown into the country. In a statement issued by the Health Ministry on April 22, 2020, none of the deceased Ugandans that were brought into the country from the Middle East had succumbed to covid19.…
Four Pakistani Nationals Charged, Remanded To Kitalya Prison Over Unlawful Possession Of Gov’t Stores
Four Pakistani nationals have pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of Government stores, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit said in a statement late Tuesday. The anti-corruption unit says they were found in possessions of stickers that are being issued by the ministry of works and transport to facilitate the movement of the so-called…
Mixed Reactions As 8 People From Dubai Are Intercepted At Entebbe Airport With Dead Body In Cargo Plane
The Covid-19 National Task Force on Tuesday April 21,202 intercepted a group of 8 people that had brought a dead body into Uganda using a private cargo plane. According to the permanent secretary for ministry of health Dr. Diana Atwine, the dead body was being transported to Kayunga district for burial. “Today our team intercepted…
Covid-19 Cases Rise To 58 In Uganda As Two More Arrivals Test Positive
The ministry of health has registered two new cases of COVID-19 after the Uganda Virus Research Institute tested 1177 samples from truck drivers at borders and the community (quarantined and non-quarantined). The cases are of a 46-year-old Burundian refugee resident of Nakivale Refugee Camp, who arrived from Tanzania on April 12. The ministry said he…
Covid-19 Crisis: High Court Blocks Parliament From Dispensing Shs10b To MPs
The Civil Division of the High Court has on Tuesday April 21, 2020 blocked the Parliamentary Commission from releasing the 10bn to MPs until the hearing of the application challenging such on 29th April 2020. This comes after MPs Gerald Karuhanga of Ntungamo, and Jonathan Odur of Erute South petitioned court to block the release…
17,000 Sign Petition Blocking Shs10Bn COVID-19 Allocation To Parliament
Up to 17,000 People have signed an online petition challenging the allocation of 10 billion Shillings to members of parliament, to allegedly fight the spread of Coronavirus Disease-COVID-19. The petition, initiated by former minister Sarah Kiyingi, said that whereas she does not doubt the important role that MPs can play in the fight against the…
Police Confirms Samson Kasumba Arrest, Not In Connection With Journalistic Work
Police have confirmed the arrest of Samson Kasumba, a journalist at NBS TV. Police Spokesman Fred Enanga in a televised briefing Tuesday afternoon said the news anchor was “picked” Monday evening “as he was heading back home”. According to the police spokesperson, Kasumba is being quizzed by detectives for alleged involvement in subversive activities. “……