BoU Fraudulent Payment: Court Releases Accountant General, Five Others
High Court has released Accountant General Lawrence Ssemakula and five others implicated in the fraudulent payment of Shs 60 billion by the Bank of Uganda. Ssemakula was released alongside Commissioner of Treasury Services Jennifer Muhuruzi, as well as Judith Ashaba, Dorothy Kusiima, Betinah Nayebare, and Nkakubo Lumala. Appearing before Justice
Why Museveni Approved Copyright Management System for Ugandan Artists
Yesterday, President Museveni gave green light to a Copyright Management System to protect musicians and ensure they earn from their work. “Now technology should be able to tell us who has played my song and where,” said President Museveni during a meeting in Rwakitura with top officials & musicians, including
Speaker Tayebwa Moves to Promote Trade Between the EU, Caribbean and Pacific States
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has pledged to promote trade between the European Union (EU) and the Caribbean and Pacific States. Tayebwa made this commitment shortly after being elected President of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) Parliamentary Assembly. He expressed gratitude to the delegates
IMF calls for review of Uganda’s anti-money laundering and financing of terrorism frameworks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a review of the legal ambiguities and deficiencies within Uganda’s Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework. The IMF said barely a year after the delisting of Uganda off the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Grey List. In February
Col. Deo Akiiki appointed military assistant to Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba
Col. Deo Akiiki has been appointed as the Military Assistant to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. His appointment takes immediate effect. Muhoozi is the chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda, a pressure group lobbying for his presidency. Previously serving as the Deputy Director of Defence
Parliamentary Press Body Calls for Investigation into Brutal Attack on Top TV Journalist
The Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) has condemned the brutal attack on Top TV journalist Miracle Ibra. The journalist was assaulted while covering the conclusion of candidate nominations ahead of the Kawempe North by-election. Miracle Ibra was reporting on the nomination of National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Elias Nalukoola Luyimbazi
Human Rights Violations Will Persist If State’s Coercive Force Remains Unchecked – NUP’s Nalukoola
The National Unity Platform (NUP) Candidate for Kawempe by-election Erias Luyimbazi Nalukoola has warned that human rights violations in Uganda will continue to rise unless the state’s use of coercive force against opposition leaders and illegal evictions is properly addressed. Speaking on recent cases of human rights abuses, Luyimbazi
Who is Agnes Kainza Nzogi, the Newly Appointed Permanent Secretary to the ODPP?
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Agnes Kainza Nzogi as the first-ever Permanent Secretary (PS) for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). Her appointment follows a request by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, to establish the position of PS in
Speaker Anita Among Mourns Former IGP John Cossy Odomel
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has expressed her sorrow over the passing of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Cossy Odomel. According to IGP Abas Byakagaba, Odomel passed away last week in India. Odomel, who served as IGP from 1992 to 1999, joined the Uganda Police Force in 1980
Bishop Kiganda Urges Museveni to Involve Religious Leaders in Anti-Corruption Efforts
Bishop David Kiganda, founder and senior pastor of Christianity Focus Ministries, has called on President Yoweri Museveni to actively involve religious leaders in the fight against corruption. According to the Inspectorate of Government, Uganda loses approximately Shs 10 trillion annually to corruption-related activities. This pervasive vice has eroded public trust,
