Block 17
Common Wealth Delegates Tour Source of the Nile, Equator
Visiting delegates will tour the Source of the Nile, the Equator and Namugongo Martyrs Shrine as part of the excursion during the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. The sites together with Kagulu Hills in Buyende district have been selected as they provide unique tourist value to the visitors. Spouses and accompanying persons, who ordinarily do not attend…
President Kenyatta Bans Foreign Children Adoption
Kenya has today announced an immediate ban on adoption of children by foreign nationals. The announcement follows a special Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi, chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The meeting directed the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection to formulate a new policy document to regulate the adoption of children by foreign nationals…
UPDF Soldiers Foil MPs’ Bid To Inspect Safe Houses’
Military personnel guarding various security installations have blocked legislators from accessing and inspecting ‘safe houses’, a generic term for alleged torture chambers run by the Internal Security Organisation (ISO). The MPs on the Committee on Human Rights were denied access to safe houses in Kyengera, Nalukolongo and Nakasero. In the morning of Tuesday, September 10,…
You Will Not Access Our Safe Houses-Gen.Tumwine Tells Charged MPs
The Minister for Security, Gen Elly Tumwine, has admitted before Members of Parliament of the existence of safe Houses. Gen Tumwine however, told MPs on the Human Rights Committee that they cannot access them. Tumwine, who was appearing before the committee on Wednesday, 28 August 2019 said that for security considerations, the committee cannot be…
Court Of Appeal Quashes DPP’s Charges Against Muslim Clerics
Court of Appeal judges led by the Deputy Chief Justice Aliphonse Owiny Dollo has dismissed the appeal filed by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) challenging the acquittal of Sheikh Yunus Kamoga on charges of murdering fellow Muslim clerics. In August 2017, three justices of the International Crimes Division of High Court in Kampala delivered…
Julius Ceaser Nina Elected Bishop of West Lango Diocese
The Venerable Julius Ceaser Nina has been elected the 2nd Bishop of West Lango Diocese. He will be consecrated and enthroned as Bishop on 15th December 2019 at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Aduku. He will succeed the Rt. Rev. Alfred Acur, the 1st Bishop of West Lango Diocese. Venerable Nina was born on 29th November 1968…
Parliament Moves A bill To Cut Governor,Deputy Governor Powers
Parliament has granted Igara County East MP, Hon Micheal Mawanda, leave to introduce a private member’s bill that seeks to amend Article 161 of the Constitution to remove the Governor and Deputy Governor Bank of Uganda from serving as chairperson and deputy chairperson of the board of directors respectively. “We have had problems of accountability…
Corrupt Govt Officials Have Stolen Bicycles Money-Min Bahati
The State Minister for Finance, Hon. David Bahati, has accused corrupt government officials of interfering in the procurement of bicycles that were meant for Local Council (LC) chairpersons. “Government committed to buy bicycles for LC1s and we all know what happened to the first consignment where money was misappropriated and the procurement was stopped. This…
Bishop Kaziimba Elected Archbishop of the Church of Uganda
The Provincial Secretariat, Namirembe, the Rt. Rev. Edison Irigei, Dean of the Church of Uganda, announced that the Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba was elected the 9th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda. The election was held during a meeting of the House of Bishops at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe. The election was by…
Police Drops 2000 Constable Recruits Over Fake Papers
The Police Advisory Committee (PAC) chaired by the Inspector General of Police-IGP Martin Okoth Ochola has dropped 2,000 police recruits over forgeries and surpassing required age. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said that 2,000 out of 5,000 Probation Police Constables -PPC and Learner Assistant Inspector of Police – AIPs were dropped. The new recruitment will commence…