Parliament legal committee receives proposals from CCG on constitutional amendment bill
Parliament’s Legal affairs committee is this afternoon receiving proposals from Center for Constitutional Governance (CCG) on constitutional Amendment Bill 2015. Among the proposals presented, CCG suggests the removal of UPDF from parliament, and a reduced role of the Police in electoral process, which makes them partisan. CCG also proposes the abolishment of the death penalty. […]
Kaihura reinstates 2 detectives accused of killing pension case by Akullo
General Kale Kayihura has reinstated two detectives whom CIID boss Grace AKullo, had accused of taking bribes to kill the Shs169bn pension fraud case. Akullo had earlier blamed detectives George Komurubuga and Moses Kato for accepting financial offers from culprits to jeopardise investigations. She said the duo, without her knowledge, wrote a second investigation report […]
Health ministry shuts down illegal clinics in Gulu
Seven people have been arrested for allegedly operating illegal clinics in Gulu district. The arrest follows a joint operation by the district drugs’ inspectors and officials from the Allied Health Professional Services under the Ministry of Health. Most of the clinics were operating without licenses and were employing unqualified health workers.
NSSF human resource denies interdiction reports
The National Social Security fund Head of Human Resources and Administration Eseza Catherine Byakika has denied reports of her interdiction. Byakika tells journalists she is officially on leave which ends on May 31st and so she will be in the office on Monday June 1st 2015. She has blamed her woes on intrigue from within […]
Civil society wants local investors promoted over foreign ones
A civil society group wants the Trade ministry to promote local investors over foreign ones to create employment opportunities. This follows cases where the Trade minister, Amelia Kyambadde, has on several occasions invited foreign investors to exploit the opportunities in various sectors of the economy, with the latest being in the pharmaceutical industry. Civil society […]
Police arrests Besigye and the driver
Tear gas and rioting is reported in downtown Kampala. And latest reports indicate that dr. Kizza Besigye and his driver have been arrested and taken to Jinja road police station. Besigye was coming from a 4GC meeting where he warned that armed civilians was a looming genocide. Meanwhile one person has been shot in the […]
Lokodo denies reports of not attending plenary
Minister for Ethics and Integrity Fr. Simon Lokodo, has refuted media reports that he is among those MPs who sign the attendance book and do not attend plenary. Yesterday, the deputy speaker of parliament, Jacob Oulanya suspended the house for 10 minutes to raise quorum for members to decide on the income tax amendment bill […]
UCC Launches Price Comparison Websites
Uganda Communications Commission has launched 2 websites where prices for retail communications services such as phone talk time, internet, Mobile money, Pay TV among others are availed to customers. UCC, with this aims to ensure protection and welfare of consumers of these services in the country and as well as stimulate market competition through the […]
President Museveni to interrogate Jamil Mukulu
President Museveni intends to interrogate Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) commander, Jamil Mukulu, as soon as the terrorist is brought to Uganda to stand trial for allegedly committing atrocities in the country. Mukulu, the supreme commander of the troubled military outfit based in Eastern Congo, was on April 28 arrested from one of his residences in […]