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Army MPs Return Controversial Shs 20m, Commit Donation of Shs 120M to Covid-19 Fight
Ten soldiers who represent the army in Parliament on Tuesday returned the controversial Shs20 million each received from Parliament, purportedly to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. The MPs handed over Shs200 million to the Coronavirus Task Force at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala. President Museveni, while giving his 12th address to…
US Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 70,000 As Uganda Registers 55 Recoveries
The United States leads the world in the number of reported COVID-19 deaths and confirmed cases. There are more than 3.6 million COVID-19 cases worldwide and more than 253,000 deaths, according to the data. The death toll in the United States from COVID-19 has surpassed 70,000, with the number of cases exceeding 1.19 million, Johns Hopkins University…
At Last! Parliament Approves Creation Of Terego District
Parliament of Uganda has approved the creation of Terego district in accordance with Article 179(A) of the constitution. Out of the 243 lawmakers present, there were five abstentions and two who voted against while 236 voted for the creation of the new district during the plenary sitting on 05 May 2020 chaired by the Speaker,…
MPs Demand Explanation On Non-Payment Of Security Officers
A section of Members of Parliament has demanded an explanation from the Internal Affairs Minister over the lack of payment of security officers at the front-line in the fight against coronavirus. The MPs expressed disappointment on Tuesday during a plenary session chaired by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. They demanded accountability for a supplementary budget of Shillings…
Police Arrests Husband For Selling Covid-19 Relief Food, Beating Wife
Police in Tororo District has arrested and detained Gerald Omasaja a resident of Amagoro Parish in the Eastern Division for selling relief food that had been extended to his family through his spouse to support their family during the lockdown period. Family members, Omasaja, reportedly sold off relief food that had been donated to his…
Police, City Spare Parts Shopkeepers Lock Horns Over Presidential Directive
Uganda Police Force with assistance from sister security agencies have on Tuesday morning closed Spare parts shops in Kisekka market. The closure came hours after president Yoweri Museveni’s address where he allowed reopening of wholesale shops, hardware shops, garages, restaurants and warehouses among others. However, on Tuesday hundreds of traders selling motor vehicle spare parts…
Covid-19 Crisis: Pastor Yiga Finally Granted Bail
Pastor Augustine Yiga alias Abizaayo, the founder of Revival Christian Church in Kawaala is out on bail. He was released by the Rubaga Grade One Magistrate, Timothy Lumunye on non-cash bond of Shillings 2 billion. Pastor Yiga, who appeared in court via video link from Kitalya government prison was locked up for engaging in an…
Hon. Balyeku Betrayed Me – RDC Sakwa Weeps
The Jinja Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Mr Eric Sakwa, has accused Jinja West Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Moses Grace Balyeku, of having engineered his arrest. Mr Sakwa, 38, was on April 24, arrested and charged with manslaughter, a crime of killing a person without malice aforethought (conscious intent to kill), which carries a maximum…
Nakalema Arrests Police Boss, 6 Others Over Murder Case
The officer-in-charge of Wakiso Police Division has been arrested for allegedly obstructing investigations and protecting suspects in a murder case of a boda boda cyclist. Detectives from the State House Anti-corruption Unit led by Lt Col Edith Nakalema and the police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested assistant superintendent of police Joseph Kamukama following a scuffle…
Jailed OPM Officials Appear Before Court For Bail Hearing
The four jailed OPM officials who allegedly hiked prices for COVID-19 food relief are appearing before Buganda Road court from Kigo and Kitalya prisons via video conferencing seeking to be released on bail. The Permanent Secretary, Christine Guwatudde through her senior criminal lawyer Mac Dusman Kabega says the cases in which she is charged are…