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On The Spot: Security Exposes Theft Of Govt Drugs In Bugiri Health Centers
Security organs in eastern Uganda have launched an investigation into the rampant break-ins at government health facilities in Bugweri district. A general enquiry file has been opened up under no. GEF001/2023 at Bugiri CPS. It has been established that On 8th July 2023, district received health supplies from NMS for cycle 3 and 4 financial…
On The Spot: Police Accused Of Aiding NUP Fake Activism For Visa Acquisition
Some elements within the police arms of Crime Intelligence (CI) and Field Force Unit (FFU) are on spot for reportedly conniving with individuals within the National Unity Platform (NUP) to fake activism for visa acquisition. NUP activists have for a long time been on the spot for using activism in order to send their members…
On The Spot: MPs Question 20B Allocated To Kiira Motors
Members of the House Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) have raised concerns over the Shs20 billion allocated for the assembly of 25 Kayoola electric buses by Kiira Motors Corporation. The legislators argued that the cost of producing each bus is significantly higher than the cost of importing a similar bus into…
On The Spot: DFCU Bank Under Scrutiny For Freezing Diaspora Investor’s Accounts
Dennis Daniel Ssemugenyi left Uganda many years ago to seek greener pastures and his country of destination was Canada. He got a breakthrough ten years ago when together with European friends founded Dennis Daniel Investment Group (DDIGL). On its website, the company says to have been at the heart of the development and growth for…
On The Run: Ugandan Gay Activist Muwazi In Hiding Over Threats To His Life
The never ending persecution against gays and members of the LGBT community in Uganda has put another life in danger. At a time when very many gays, bisexuals and transgender people in Uganda are being lynched, abused, maimed, jailed and treated to all sorts of inhuman atrocities, we have learnt that Lawrence Muwazi, a renowned…
On Tenterhooks: Speaker Among Pleads With CID To Summon Corrupt MPs Through Her
The Speaker, Anita Among has directed the Police to summon Members of Parliament under investigation, through her. Among said that she was aware that some MPs are under arrest and are undergoing investigation. “These investigations are part of the evidence-gathering process. Just as we believe in evidence-based legislation, we support evidence-based prosecution,” she said She…
On Standby: UPDF To Monitor Upcoming Population Census
Five hundred Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers have completed a nine-day training on conducting the upcoming National Housing and Population Census at Gaddafi Barracks in Jinja District. While officiating the closure of the training, the Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, Dr Chris Mukiza, said, “It was a good idea to…
On Spot! Squatters Accuse Police Of Brutality
Squatters neighboring Masese landing site community police station on Thursday accused a section of police personnel of repeatedly harassing them. The 10 squatter families residing adjacent to the police station say that police officers ranging from the ranks of inspectors of police to assistant superintendents of police, have often threatened them with eviction, yet they…
On Spot! How Does The NRM Solve A Disastrous Problem Like Evelyn Anite?
Around the 20th of April 2020, about a month into the most stringent part of the Covid-19 lockdown, Mr Francis Zzake, the Honourable Member of Parliament from Mityana Municipality held a food drive in his constituency. Not long afterwards, the junior minister for Investments and Privatization in the Ministry of Finance, Evelyn Anite, followed suite…
On Spot! Disgruntled Rukungiri Residents Petition Speaker Kadaga Over Convicted Corrupt RDC Kaguta
A group of Rukungiri concerned Anti corruption community has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Hon Rebecca Kadaga to investigate their area Resident District Commissioner ‘RDC’ Daniel Kaguta and Kick him out office after being convicted by Anti corruption court due to endless scams. They claim that RDC Kaguta was previously convicted on criminal activities after…