A number of Members of Parliament have been re-designated from the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to other sectoral committees following a directive by the Speaker, Anita Among. According to Among, 50 percent of the newly designated legislators on COSASE missed a capacity development workshop organised by the Parliamentary…
Authorities in Bweyogerere Wakiso district have launched a serious hunt for two suspects, Arafat Mpungu Kyaka and Bashir Kamoga who were caught red handed in the act by Mpungu’s uncle Juma Balunywa. It has been established that Bweyogerere becoming a hub for the unnatural activity and several people have become victims. “I didn’t know that…
The Commissioner General of Prisons (CGP), Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, has issued a stern warning against torturing inmates by prison personnel. Dr. Byabashaija, who is currently on a tour of prison facilities in mid-eastern Uganda, issued the warning while addressing the staff of Odina Prison Farm in Soroti district on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. He emphasized…
Kenyan police have re-arrested a fugitive murder suspect who had escaped from police custody, local media report. Kelvin Kangethe, 41, is wanted by US authorities in connection with the killing of his girlfriend in Boston last October. He has not commented on the allegations. He had been detained in Kenya awaiting a decision on whether…
The Leader of Opposition (LoP), Joel Ssenyonyi, together with other opposition Members of Parliament, have expressed concern over delayed justice and congestion in Ugandan prisons. These remarks were made on February 14, 2024, during a visit to Luzira and Kitalya prisons, led by Ssenyonyi and other opposition parliamentarians, in order to assess the condition of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
