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Endless Scandals: Exodus Sacco Banned From Compulsory Chopping Police Officers’ Salaries
Parliament has directed the Uganda Police Forces’ Exodus Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) to stop mandatory deduction of personnel salaries as savings. The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs discovered that the SACCO’s management is violating the Cooperatives Societies Act by denying them the option of voluntary saving. This was contained in the committee’s report…
South Africa Ready To Deploy Over 2900 Troops In DRC To Battle M23 Rebels As Fighting Intensifies
As fighting intensifies in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between government forces and M23 rebel forces, South Africa is set to deploy 2,900 troops as part of a Southern African Development Community (SADAC) initiative to help the Congolese army fight armed groups. According to a statement released by the South African presidency…
Gen.Muhoozi Orders NIRA To Drop Charges For Renewal Of National IDs
Citizens will be spared from paying Shs50,000 to renew their National Identity Cards (IDs) save for those interested in express service, Members of Parliament (MPs) have been assured. The assurance was made by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi in a statement to the House on the process of preparation for…
Disparities Cited As DPFU Starts Releasing Deposits For Defunct EFC Microfinance Clients
The Deposit Protection Fund of Uganda (DPFU) has begun compensating depositors of EFC Uganda Limited Microfinance, which was liquidated by the Bank of Uganda in January due to liquidity issues. During a press conference at the DPFU offices in Kampala City o, 374 depositors received a total of Shs10 million, while 779 customers shared Shs125…
UPDF Recovers Five Guns As Security Arrests Four Notorious Rustlers
Five guns were recovered in separate operations and voluntary engagement across the Karamoja Sub-region. On 10th Feb 24, in Kaabong district the joint security forces recovered two guns after a night patrol carried out on spot cordon and search operation in the suspected area of Lomonye village, Morulem parish, Kaabong East Sub County in Kaabong…
Money Heist Scandal: Ugandan Mafia Racket Planning To Steal PDM Billions Unearthed
The grand mafia plan to divert Parish Development Model cash from the known and tested channels (government Financial Institutions – FIs) of disbursement to the use of Wendi (an infant mobile wallet platform developed by Post Bank) may cause the government to lose billions of taxpayers’ money. Since Wendi was launched in July 2023 to…
UHRC Exposes Police Married Couples Sharing One Room, Tasks Parliament Improve Officers’ Welfare
Deputy Speaker pledges to fast track Justice, Law and Order sector reforms The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has said that Parliament will fast track the reform of the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS). He was responding to a research report on the welfare of the Uganda Police Force (UPF) presented by the Chairperson…
ULS President Oundo Asks For Comprehensive Investigation of Missing Persons Case
The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Bernard Oundo, has called for an immediate and comprehensive investigation in the cases of missing persons and illegal arrest. Oundo made the appeal on February 8, during the launch of the new law year 2024 conducted by the Judiciary. “As the Uganda Law Society, our mandate is…
UPDF,Algerian Security Officials Sign MoU With Focus On Counterterrorism
The Republic of Uganda and the Peoples’ Democratic Republic of Algeria will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at opening avenues for the continued sharing of advanced technologies, and training opportunities and establishing a legal framework for cooperation between the two countries. This was disclosed during a meeting between the Ministry of Defence and…
Opposition MPs Squeeze Govt On Return Of Stranded Ugandans In Myanmar,Egypt & India
Government is working with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to secure the release and repatriation of Ugandans held hostage by rebel groups in Myanmar, according to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja. She said a number of East African countries have nationals stranded in Myanmar, and efforts are in place to rescue them, with four Ugandans…