The Parliament of Uganda recently allocated Shs 10bn, from the COVID-19 supplementary budget, to facilitate Members of Parliament in the committees, discreetly. It is alleged that Members of Parliament secretly chopped off a percentage of the supplementary budget money meant for Ministry Of Health towards coronavirus to themselves to facilitate committees established by Parliament to…
The Covid-19 pandemic is putting government officials to test on their degree of commitment to serve Ugandans. While some have shown unparalleled devotion and will emerge as heroes, others will, no doubt, be dragged down whether legitimately or illegitimately. Reports recently emerged that the relief food distribution had been temporarily suspended. Lots of reasons were…
At least seven Local Defence Units- LDU personnel have been sentenced to two months in military prison for brutality. Uganda People’s Defence Forces -UPDF First Infantry Division court-martial on Tuesday heard, convicted and sentenced seven LDUs and one civilian at Kakiri Division headquarters. The accused who appeared before a five-member court team under the chairmanship of Col…
Sheema District Woman MP Jacklet Atuhaire has called for God’s intervention and repentance to women who quit their husbands and marriage during Easter holidays for failing to buy them meat and new dresses. The call follows increased cases of men complaining on how their wives harassly treated them during Easter holidays. “I have so far…
Four officials from the Office of the Prime Minister; permanent secretary Christine Guwatudde, Martin Owor, the commissioner in charge of Disaster Preparedness and Management, Joel Wanjala(Accounting officer) and Fred Lutimba( Assistant Commissioner in charge of procurement) have on Tuesday been remanded by Court to Kitalya Prison. They are accused of colluding to commit a fraudulent…
The URA Domestic Taxes Enforcement Unit, working on solid intelligence moved in on Yaket International Limited, the manufacturers of Yaket Mineral Water and found the company producing and packaging unstamped water at their premises in Gayaza. The enforcement team also established that the factory was running two production lines churning out unstamped bottled water while…
The head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, Lt Col Edith Nakalema, has said that the arrest of senior officials in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) was on the orders of the President. Addressing journalists in Kampala on Monday, Col Nakalema dismissed as mere propaganda reports that she was involved in contracting of…
Gen Henry Tumukunde has been denied bail by Buganda Road Court on Tuesday. He is to stay in prison until the ongoing national lock-down over COVID-19 is lifted. The former Security Minister was in March this year remanded to Luzira Prison by City Hall Grade One Magistrate Valeria Tumuhimbise on charges of treason and unlawful…
Police in Rwampara District have arrested two brothers over allegations of killing their biological mother on Saturday April, 11, 2020. The two suspects that is Private Saul Kyarimpa, attached to UPDF Second Division in Mbarara, and his young brother Mr Innocent Guma are residents of Bungyereza Cell in Nyeihanga Town Council. The District Police Commander,…
Following the arrest of Business man Abid Alam on Thursday April, 9, 2020, over allegations of aggrevated torture, Gang rape and malicious damage of property, the State House Anti corruption Unit together with the Directorate of CID have rrested four senior police officers attached to Kasanda district in Wamala region. The arrested officers include the…
