The embattle Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake has pleaded with Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera to expeditiously hear his application challenging his removal from the parliamentary commission. On March 10th, 2020, Parliament resolved to remove Zaake from the parliamentary commission for alleged indiscipline. This followed a report made by the Rules, Discipline and Privileges Committee chaired by Abdu…
Kampala: The removal of Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament from the parliamentary commission should send a signal to people who misuse social media to malign others. The misusers of these social media platforms whose mainly is to vilify and disparage others- your time may soon come when those tweets or Facebook posts are used against…
The High Court Judge in Kampala has ordered Government to pay Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake Shs 75 million for being tortured during an arrest last year. Hon. Zaake was last year brutally arrested by police for distributing Covid relief food items to his constituents contrary to government guidelines aimed at controlling the…
Residents in Mityana Municipality were on Sunday left in shock after a 35-year-old man collapsed and died on his way to Mityana Gombolola Grounds where MP Francis Zaake was distributing Covid-19 relief food to vulnerable residents affected by the 42-day lockdown. The deceased identified as Thomas Katongole alias Kawanga a resident of Katanga Kibibi Garage…
Police have arrested local musician Gerald Kiwewa on allegations of defaming Kayunga Woman MP Idah Erios Nantaba. Nantaba, the former state minister for Information and Communication Technology reported the matter to Criminal Investigations Directorate headquarters in Kibuli, Kampala claiming that Kiwewa had attacked and defamed her in the song, titled Nantaba.CID recorded Nantaba’s complaint on…
Police alongside other security agencies have up to refute allegations and clarify on a statement released by Hon. Francis Zaake, MP Mityana Municipality, on his arrest, detention and torture. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga released a statement saying that Zaake makes wild allegations of violent arrest from his home, amidst acts of torture and beatings. He…
Mityana Chief Magistrates Court has refused to charge Zaake because of ill-health. Elias Kakooza, the Mityana chief magistrate, ordered Zaake to seek medical attention before his case is heard. Zaake, who was appearing before court on charges of attempted murder, was reportedly tortured while in police detention. He was admitted at Iran-Uganda hospital in Naguru…
Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Hon. Francis Zaake Butebo has been admitted at Iran-Uganda Hospital in Naguru in critical condition. Mp Zaake who had been in Police cells at Special investigations Unit in Kireka was on Wednesday evening rushed to hospital by police after his health started deteriorating. Hon.Zaake was arrested by police and military…
Police alongside military have arrested Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake for allegedly distributing food to his constituents. Zaake said on his Facebook page Sunday that the military had broken into his home and was looking for him. “…they are breaking every door of my house searching to arrest me for the crime of sharing food…
The Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, has defended himself against allegations of threatening Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, arguing that the ongoing investigations are aimed at diverting the public’s attention from what happened during the strike at the university. Zaake, who appeared before Parliament’s Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Discipline, said that the recent…
