By Julius Odeke The Chief Magistrate has released the controversial National Resistance Movement (NRM) MP for Kampala Central Mohamed Nsereko who was remanded in Tororo on bail. Nebanda’s mother consoled Nsereko who was recently arrested over the utterances he made concerning the death of the youthful Butaleja woman MP Cerinah …
Read More »Nobody will divert my mind on the vision my daughter had – Nebanda’s Mother
By Julius Odeke As the people of Butaleja district are soon going to polls to elect their woman MP, following the sudden death of Cerinah Nebanda. Its no longer a rumour that the late’s sister is going to contest. In an interview with Nebanda’s mother while in Tororo High Court …
Read More »Review law on mad cow disease to lift ban, Uganda tells Kenya
By Julius Odeke Uganda has demanded a review of a 1996 law on mad cow disease before lifting restrictions on beef imports from Kenya. According to a November report on Non-tariff barriers, (NTB) to trade in the East African Community (EAC), Uganda says Kenya still needs to ensure that Bovine Spongiform …
Read More »Engen takeover cost $16.8million
By Joan Akello Oryxoil and gas, a subsidiary of Switzerland’s Addax and Oryx Group has bought Engen Uganda Ltd for about US $ 16.8 million according to Deep Earth International. It bought shares from Engen Cape town in Mid November to take over Engen Uganda Ltd as part of its …
Read More »AU Forces kill more Al Shabaab, Seize weapons
By Julius Odeke AMISOM forces from the Uganda Contingent have killed several Al shabaab insurgents and seized military equipments along Marka-Afgooye road. Nine of the insurgents were shot dead on spot when AMISOM convoy overrun an al Shabaab road ambush sending the terrorists into dismay and seizing 5 submachine guns, …
Read More »The cause of the MP’s death
By Julius Odeke The significant findings as seen at autopsy were congested lungs with oedema and patchy consolidation. The pancreas had a dull outer surface and a haemorrhagic cut surface. The stomach mucosa was hyperaemic. Director General Health Services Ministry of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said the significant toxins …
Read More »Cerinah Nebanda’s death raises questions
By Independent Team Museveni, First Lady put on the spot In life, fallen young Butaleja Woman MP, Cerinah Nebanda Arioru, was flamboyant, vocal, and controversial. When she was a first year student at Makerere University’s Faculty of Social Sciences, Nebanda who was barely 19, was the only student who had …
Read More »Chris Mubiru’s inadvertent gay allies
By Andrew M. Mwenda The more the Red Pepper publishes his pornographic pictures, the more it brings gay sex out of the closet Since Chris Mubiru became a mega celebrity in Uganda, the pro-gay rights lobby has withdrawn into resigned silence – sensing a reversal of “the cause”. Two current …
Read More »Competition needed in the banking sector –IMF
By Julius Businge The International Monetary Fund Senior Resident Representative in Uganda, Ana Lucia Coronel has said that there is a need for banks to put up stiff competition in the sector, if customers are to benefit. “There is competition but it is not strong enough to influence business decisions,” …
Read More »Commonwealth adopts new Charter
By Ronald Musoke The Commonwealth has adopted an historic charter as part of a wide-ranging package of reforms for the 54-member association that brings together mostly nations and territories of former British colonies and protectorates. While publicizing the new charter on Dec. 19, the Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma and the …
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