THIS WEEK: Kadaga off the hook in age limit petition Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court sitting in Mbale district declined to issue summons to Rebecca Kadaga, the Speaker of Parliament for the ongoing the age limit petition hearing. The petition is challenging the passing of the law …
Read More »IGP Okoth Ochola promotes police’s Commonwealth gold medalists
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola on Friday promoted the team of eleven Uganda police athletes that represented Uganda at the Gold Coast Commonwealth games in Australia. Special Police Constable Joshua Cheptegei who won two gold medals in 5000m and 10000 metres …
Read More »Singer Angella Katatumba assault suspects charged, remanded to Luzira
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Three employees of Chicken Tonight Restaurant Kabalagala Branch have been charged in court and remanded to Luzira prison, in relation to an assault of local artist Angella Katatumba early this month. The suspects Olubrworth Chuka- manager, Okirot Denis a guard and a waiter- Kaddu John appeared before Makindye Court …
Read More »Police to audit number of crime preventers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has said it will undertake an audit to ascertain the exact number of crime preventers in the country. The number of crime preventers is not exact, with many reports indicating conflicting figures. While former police chief Kale Kayihura quoted the …
Read More »Tooro Queen mother fails to appear before the Land Probe Commission
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Land Probe Commission has issued another set of summons to her Royal Highness the Queen of Tooro, Best Kemigisha to appear before it on 23rd this month to defend herself on allegations that she sold land belonging to the Royals. Kemigisha was supposed to …
Read More »AGE LIMIT: The final submissions at Constitutional Court in Mbale
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hearing of submissions in the petition into the constitutionality of the Constitutional Amendment Act 2018 drew to the close on Thursday. The Attorney General’s chambers and petitioner’s lawyers spent the entire day summing out their submissions at the court sitting in Mbale. The …
Read More »Cheptegei’s father unhappy, Maj Seiko cries
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The father of Uganda’s double gold medal winner at the just ended Commonwealth Games has expressed his unhappiness on how the government treats family and friends of medal winners. Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei won gold for Uganda in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the Games …
Read More »Uganda’s Constitutional Court concludes hearing age limit petition
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Constitutional Court sitting in Mbale Thursday concluded the hearing of the consolidated petition challenging the Constitutional Amendment removing the age limit from the Constitution and other changes to Uganda’s Constitution Parliament made last year. Deputy Chief Justice Owiny Dollo who chaired the panel of …
Read More »Cafe Javas now in Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Cafejavas, a Kampala-based full-service, quick-casual, coffee-themed restaurant chain, has crossed the border from Uganda, taking their services to Nairobi, Kenya. It is a Mandela Group company. C.Js is the newest Coffee place / Gastronomy place in Nairobi – Koingage Street. Let these pictures …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Why BoU sells banks cheaply
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE Independent. COVER STORY Why BoU sells banks cheaply: Auditor General spills secrets of Coop Bank, Greenland Bank. NEWS ANALYSIS: Refinery deal excites: Agreement seen as a key step towards the construction of $4bn facility THE LAST …
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