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@kfm Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:45:16
Court upholds decision to deny registration of gay rights group
Three justices of the Court of Appeal, led by Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, have upheld a High Court decision that registering organizations promoting LGBTQ activities is illegal. The case originated from a 2016 appeal filed by three gay rights activists: Frank Mugisha, Dennis Wamala, and Joanita Mary Ssenfuka. They challenged the Uganda Registration Services Bureau’s (URSB) refusal to register the name “Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG).” The URSB, in a letter dated February 16, 2016, cited the organization’s objectives as conflicting with public policy and national interests. The activists argued that the URSB’s decision violated their constitutional rights and amounted to unfair treatment. They sued the URSB and sought a High Court order to reverse the decision. However, on June […]
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@kfm Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:04:54
10 killed in Iganga-Tororo road crash
Traffic police in Bugiri district say 10 people, including 8 passengers of a commuter taxi, its driver, and the trailer tanker driver died on the spot in a road crash along the Iganga-Tororo highway. Micheal Kananura, the Traffic Police Directorate spokesperson says the fatal crash that happened on Monday evening at about 07:50 pm, involved ten vehicles at Kibimbi after the bridge along the Iganga-Tororo highway in Bugiri District. He says findings indicates that, “the ten motor vehicles were all moving in the same direction towards Tororo, except for one vehicle, registration number KAE 254c/ZA 5971, a tanker loaded with molasses, which was traveling in the opposite direction towards Iganga” “A vehicle registration number UAW 963m, a Toyota HiAce, attempted […]
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@kfm Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:01:17
Masaka-Mutukula road construction to begin soon
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Executive Director, Ms. Allen Kagina, announced that the Solicitor General cleared the rehabilitation of Masaka-Mutukula Road last week. They are scheduled to sign the contract this week, allowing works to commence in about a month. We should see works begin in about a month or so, the cause of the delay was basically funding,” said Ms Kagina. Her comments addressed a concern raised by MP Charles Bakabulindi, who questioned UNRA’s delay in fulfilling its 2022 promise to construct the road. The Masaka-Mutukula Road is a designated regional road, and the African Development Bank initially committed to financing the project. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays in contract negotiations between the government and the financier. […]
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@kfm Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:26:59
Minister Lugoloobi’s trial flops
The corruption trial against State Minister for Finance, Planning, and Economic Development Amos Lugoloobi has been adjourned. The case will now be heard on March 19, 2024, as a new judge needs to be assigned following the previous judge, Margaret Tibulya’s, elevation to the Court of Appeal. Minister Lugoloobi, who is also the Member of Parliament for Ntenjeru North in Kayunga District, is accused of “dealing with government property,” specifically 700 pre-painted iron sheets marked “Office of the Prime Minister.” These iron sheets were intended to aid vulnerable communities in the Karamoja sub-region. According to the prosecution, led by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Jane Frances Abodo, between July 2022 and February 2023, the minister handled 700 government-marked iron sheets […]
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@kfm Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:59:19
10 Bugiri district officials remanded over embezzlement
Ten officials from Bugiri District Local Government have been charged and remanded to Luzira prison for allegedly causing government a loss of Shs1.2 billion in teachers’ salaries during the Covid-19 lockdown. The suspects are: Ezakuru Kazimiro, the former Chief Administrative Officer of Bugiri District Local Government , Mustapha Nyende, the Bugiri District finance officer , Minsa Atoire and Fred Bazibu (senior accountants). Others are: Henry Kabulo the Bugiri district education officer, Haruna Kamba, the Deputy CAO, Paul Moses Isiko, the Bugiri district production officer, Fred Ikaaba and Muhammad Kyonda ; the Bugiri District engineer and planner respectively. The group was arrested on Monday, March 11, 2024, by officials from the Inspectorate of Governement following complaints from several district employees regarding […]
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@kfm Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:50:39
Raya is shootout hero as Arsenal reach Champions League quarters
By AFP David Raya was the hero as Arsenal beat Porto 4-2 on penalties on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010. The teams were locked at 1-1 on aggregate after an absorbing second leg at the Emirates but Raya saved twice in the shootout to break the hearts of the two-time champions. The goalkeeper dived full stretch to deny Wendell and repeated the feat against Galeno, while the home side converted all four of their penalties as the decibel count soared. It is the first time a Champions League match has been decided by penalties since the 2016 final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. “You are very nervous, you are hoping […]
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@kfm Wed, 13 Mar 2024 02:08:27
Kenya’s police mission to Haiti put on hold – Official
By AFP Kenya has decided to put on hold plans to send police to violence-wracked Haiti under a UN-backed multinational mission, a top official said Tuesday. The move came after Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry agreed to step aside as armed gangs have taken over much of the Caribbean nation. “There has been a fundamental change in circumstances as a result of the complete breakdown of law and order and the subsequent resignation of the PM of Haiti,” Korir Sing’oei, principal secretary for foreign affairs, told AFP. “Without a political administration in Haiti, there is no anchor on which a police deployment can rest, hence government will await the installation of a new constitutional authority in Haiti, before taking further […]
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@matookerepublic Mon, 11 Mar 2024 03:18:00
OPINION: Recognizing economic realities amidst Western fiction
By Elias Jabbour There is a real gap between what we read in Western press and academic journals about the current state of the Chinese economy and the reality itself. For those who live in the countries of the Global North, China seems to be experiencing a major crisis that in itself signifies the first […]
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@matookerepublic Tue, 12 Mar 2024 05:42:05
Lilian Mbabazi dragged to court over Shs16 million in unpaid rent
Lilian Mbabazi has been taken to court for failing to pay off her overdue rent, amounting to Shs16.2 million. The development came to light after the singer was served with a court summons demanding that she settle the rent arrears. According to documents obtained by this website, the singer entered into a rental agreement for […]
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@matookerepublic Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:37:59
Amelia Kyambadde set to grace Johnnie Walker’s inaugural SheWalks event
Senior Presidential Advisor, Amelia Kyambadde is set to deliver a keynote address at the first-ever SheWalks mentorship program slated for this Wednesday, March 13, at the Kampala Serena Hotel. Organised under the theme, PURPOSEFUL STRIDES, SCALING HILLS IN HEELS, SheWalks is a program curated by global iconic whisky brand Johnnie Walker, to celebrate outstanding women […]
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@matookerepublic Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:48:20
10 people dead in collision involving 10 vehicles along Iganga-Tororo Highway
10 people have been confirmed dead following a fatal accident involving 10 motor vehicles at Kibimbi after the bridge along the Iganga-Tororo highway in Bugiri District. The accident happened last night at around 07:50 pm. According to the police, nine motor vehicles were all moving in the same direction towards Tororo, while one vehicle, registration […]
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@matookerepublic Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:55:21
Meet 19-year-old Nathan George Asiimwe, the versatile defender who plays for Charlton in England and is now set to make his international debut with Uganda Cranes
Nathan Asiimwe George, who plies his trade for Charlton Athletic FC in England, is among the 26-man squad that Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Put has called up for the upcoming international friendlies against Comoros and Ghana. The matches will be used to prepare the Uganda Cranes ahead of a busy international schedule this year, […]
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@matookerepublic Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:13:34
I&M Bank injects Shs200m in Kabaka Birthday Run 2024
I&M Bank Uganda has this morning announced a financial injection of Shs200m towards the much-anticipated Kabaka Birthday Run 2024, slated for Sunday, April 7 in Kampala. The sponsorship agreement was solidified earlier today after the I&M Bank CEO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Buganda Kingdom business headquarters at Bulange, Mengo. The signing […]
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