The National Unity Platform (NUP) has asked Parliamentary Commissioner and former Leader of Opposition after he admitted to taking part in a meeting which allocated him shs500m under unclear circumstances. NUP issued a statement Thursday evening saying the party will not tolerate any acts of corruption. Below is the full letter issued by NUP.
Bank of Uganda has suspended operations of Pivot Payments, a company that deals in remittances of money from banks to wallet as well as between the Middle East and Uganda. In a Thursday communication, the central bank said the decision was taking after finding out that Pivot was "conducting business in a manner that is detrimental to the best interest on the public and endangers the stability of the financial system." BoU advised wallet holders at the company to verify their balances. "In exercise of its powers under section 13 of the National Payment Systems Act, 2020, the Bank of Uganda has effective today February 29, 2024, suspended the licences of M/S Pivot Payments Limited as a Payment Service Provider and a Payment Systems Operator," BoU noted. A quick search indicates that Shamirah Kimbugwe was the company's director as of […]
Two people have been sent to prison over theft of PDM cash meant for beneficiaries in Sironko district. The Anti-Corruption Unit of State House said the Busita Sub-County LC3 Chairperson Mukota Patrick Benerd and a one Nambozo Hellen were remanded until next month. Below is the full statement: Following earlier investigations into the alleged mismanagement of PDM funds in Sironko Distict, @AntiGraft_SH and @PoliceUg have arraigned before Sironko Chief Magistrate's Court, the Busita Sub County LC 3 Chairperson Mukota Patrick Benerd and Nambozo Hellen. The duo were charged with unauthorized use or interception of computer services and theft. They have been remanded until 21/03/2024 and join Magomu Eddy, who had been previously apprehended. The accused and their accomplices, who are still at large, utilized a SIM card registered under Magomu Eddy's name to fraudulently obtain UGX5M from the PDM Wendi […]
Wakiso-based property broker Kenneth Keeya is on police's wanted after reportedly trying to grab land using an illegal gun. Trouble started when Keeya together with another suspected land grabber only identified as Gaddafi descended on a disputed piece of wetland at Kalidubi in Makindye Ssabagabo and tried to grab it forcibly.Police was quick to swing into action, arresting Gaddafi while Keeya managed to escape. The highly indebted land broker has since abandoned his office at Katimba in Busabala where detectives have camped waiting to handcuff him.Gaddafi has since been arrested on police bond after convincing the cops that the gun was with Keeya.It is believed Keeya has been telling people that he is highly connected to State House agents who give him guns to use in his mischievous land grabbing missions.Police have also started trailing him in areas of Namulanda, […]
BY URN KAMPALA. The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has asked activist groups to file a written submission in an appeal seeking to overturn a ruling that sought to block the construction of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. The regional court sitting in Arusha in November 2023 threw out a case in which activists including the African Centre for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) had filed against the pipeline project that is running between Uganda and Tanzania. The court then ruled that it had no jurisdiction to hear the case by AFIEGO and others because it was filed too late or out of time. But AFEIGO, Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT)-Uganda, Natural Justice (NJ)-Kenya, and Centre for Strategic Litigation (CSL)-Tanzania, appealed against the ruling in a case they had filed in November 2020. On Tuesday, The […]
KAMPALA: A soldier attached to Makindye Military Barracks has killed himself after shooting his lover who died on her to hospital. Police said the two lovers had developed a conflict which could have led to the fatal Tuesday morning incident. Below is the full statement by the police. Luke Owoyesigyire: "The territorial police in Katwe have registered an incident of murder and suicide that occurred today, the 20th of February 2024. According to preliminary investigations, the incident involved Corporal Andebo Collins, a military police officer attached to Makindye Military Police, and Atulinda Peroni, a civilian support staff also with the military police. The two individuals were previously in a relationship and had been residing together in Lusaka Zone, Makindye 1, Makindye Division, before experiencing a separation due to misunderstandings. It is alleged that this morning at approximately 07:00 hours, Corporal […]
LUANDA, ANGOLA— Uganda's Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has been elected member of the bureau to represent East Africa to the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) - European Union General Assembly. Tayebwa was elected during the 64th session of the OACPS Parliamentary. Assembly and Constitutive Sessions of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assemblies happening in Luanda, Angola, between 17 – 21. Tayebwa will be representing Mauritius, Seychelles, Djibouti, Comoros, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. Key among others, Tayebwa said he will focus on the implementation of the Samoa Agreement which has replaced the Cotonou Agreement that had been running for over 20 years. "We shall be engaging strongly with the European Union coalition's to deal with climate change, gender parity, energy transition, human rights, Peace and Conflict Resolution, and democracy which are cornerstones of the international […]
Kampala: Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has hailed Uganda’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Paul Amoru, for advancing the country's economic agenda in the southern part of the continent. Tayebwa hosted Amoru in his office at Parliament House on Thursday for substantive discussions regarding Uganda's focal interests in the six countries of his Southern Africa accreditation. In a tweet from his official account, Deputy Speaker Tayebwa commended Amoru's unwavering dedication to advancing Uganda's economic and developmental agenda and strengthening government-to-government ties. Amb. Amoru, who holds accreditation to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, and Lesotho, expressed gratitude towards the Deputy Speaker for his leadership and support. Pledging to further promote commercial and economic diplomacy, Amb. Amoru re-emphasized commitment to deepening bilateral ties and offering diligent service to Ugandans and friends of Uganda within his area of accreditation. In the last one […]
BY URN KAMPALA. More than 500 families living on a piece of land located in Manyago Housing Estate in Manyago village in Katabi Town Council, Entebbe Municipality in Wakiso district say they are living in fear and risk being evicted after their land was leased out to a third party without their consent. The families, while addressing a press conference on Thursday through their lawyers led by Stanley Okecho from GEM Advocates, said that the occupants earlier petitioned Court. They then entered into a Consent Judgement that stated that the sitting tenants be given priority when the Entebbe Municipal Council is leasing out the 15 acre land. According to the Court records seen, it was agreed in the consent Judgement that the occupants shall have one month from the date of filing the consent to apply to Entebbe Municipality Council […]
BY URN KAMPALA. The Uganda National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), has revealed that only people with smartphones and mobile money numbers registered in their names will be recruited to enumerate in the national population census. Uganda is set to carry out its 6th national population census on the night of the 9th leading to May 10th, 2024. More than 120,000 enumerators will be recruited. Giving an update on the preparedness for the exercise on Thursday, Chris Mukiza, the UBOS Executive Director, said that the census will be digitized, including payments of the enumerators to avoid costs of middlemen. “All the people we are going to work with must have mobile money numbers registered in their names not those of their relatives, friends, or neighbors. If you don’t have a number registered in your name we shall not pay you through […]
