The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija has tabled two motions before Parliament seeking to borrow Shs2.436 trillion including; a World Bank loan of Shs1.217 trillion for smart agriculture and Shs1.219 trillion from Islamic Development Corporation for road construction. During his presentation to Parliament on Tuesday, Kasaija also announced the government’s intention to borrow an additional $325 million (equivalent to Shs1.5 trillion) and receive a grant of up to $19.5 million (about Shs88.5 billion) in Standard Drawing Rights. This funding will be allocated to boost the Uganda climate-smart agricultural transformation project. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, in response, urged the Committee of…
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Busoga East police are holding 25-year-old Henry Kasawo on suspicion of being involved in the death of his teenage girlfriend, Ruth Ahereza. Kasawo, a resident of Kakola cell in Ivukula town council, Namutumba district, is believed to have committed the crime on October 6th, 2023, before going into hiding. He was arrested when he returned home to collect some household items. Reports suggest that Kasawo had been living with Ahereza since January 2023, but their relationship was fraught with continuous misunderstandings. This led Ahereza to leave his house in August 2023. According to an anonymous friend of Ahereza, she had…
Dozens of students of Masaka Senior Secondary School narrowly escaped being killed in a dormitory fire Tuesday morning. The fire, whose source is not known, broke out in one of the dormitories at the girls’ wing in the wee hours of this morning, razing down a dormitory hosting over 50 students. Alfred Bamugambagye, the Greater Masaka Regional Police Commander confirmed the fire. He indicates their fire and emergency rescue team swiftly responded to the incident and managed to save many of the property and lives. Some of the eyewitnesses who were watching from outside the school fence, narrate that they…
President Museveni has underscored the role of regional integration, noting that if he was in the United States of America which has a big market, he would now be among the billionaires. “The US has succeeded because of integration. The USA is successful because they united the 13 colonies, and they kept on expanding. If I was in the US, I would be a billionaire now because I would sell all my beef throughout the whole of America which has rich people,” Museveni said. “I would sell my milk, bananas and fruits but now here, you take them to Kenya,…
A pastor, Dwayne Gordon has been shot dead during a church service in Johannesburg, South Africa. Three congregants were reported to be wounded from the shooting incident which took place on Friday night. Dwayne Gordon was leading a service at the Eagles Christian Centre when armed gang members stormed the church and opened fire. It was gathered that the entire incident was captured on a live stream, showing the suspects robbing congregants before fleeing the scene. “Thank you so much Mervyn for allowing me on your platform and allowing me to minister,” were some of Dwayne Gordon’s final words as…
Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has committed Police Officer Ivan Wabwire to the High Court to face trial on charges of murdering an Indian money lender Uttam Bhandari Saremal. Wabwire was committed by Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi after the State Attorney Ivan Kyazze informed the Court that investigations in the case were complete. Kyazze tendered before Court committal papers which the Prosecution will rely on to pin Wabwire for murder. He was committed to the High Court because the Magistrates court has no jurisdiction to try cases like murder offenses which attract a maximum sentence of death upon conviction. The…
The Kisoro District Police have detained three suspects after intercepting an estimated 60kg of illegal ivory along the Kisoro-Bunagana Road. Reliable sources revealed the suspects, all residents of Kanombe Village in Muramba Sub-County, had concealed the ivory pieces in a sack of sweet potatoes. Police led by OC Station Pius Asiimwe discovered the contraband during a morning patrol using an unmarked Toyota Pro-Box vehicle. Investigators determined the ivory came from a single mature elephant based on two distinct tusk tips among the 10 confiscated pieces. They believe the animal was poached in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda Wildlife Authority…
Members of Parliament have expressed parallel views on the endorsement by the Committee of the House on Gender, Labour, and Social Development imploring the government to build more correctional facilities for juvenile offenders across the country. The Committee’s recommendation was contained in a report released on Thursday indicating that the existing six remand homes are congested, a challenge that oversteps the juvenile’s right to privacy, and hinders access to basic necessities of life. Chairperson of the Committee, Flavia Rwabuhoro Kabahenda, also the Kyegegwa District Woman MP cited that only Kapiringisa National Rehabilitation Centre in Wakiso, and Ihungu Remand Home in…
By Okidi Patrick/Umoja Standard. LIRA: Kitgum district,in East Acholi, Northern Uganda,will host the 61 independence Day celebration this year where the guest of honour will be none other than H.E General Yoweri Museveni Kaguta, the president of the Republic of Uganda. The theme for this year celebration is “sustaining a united and progressive nation: Taking charge of our future as a free nation”. In Lango sub-region,North Kyoga police are more than ready to secure a peaceful independence celebrations. ln a press statement for Independence Day (Uhuru) Celebration in North Kyoga Region issued by Jimmy Patrick Okema on Friday to the…
The permanent secretary of trade, cooperatives, and industry, Geraldine Ssali, has been dropped from her position following an ongoing corruption scandal that is being investigated by Parliament. The Ministry of Finance permanent secretary and secretary to the Treasury, Ramthan Ggoobi, authored a letter dated Thursday, October 5, 2023, to the trade minister, Francis Mwebesa, requesting that he recommend an officer to carry out the duties of the ministry’s accounting office, thus confirming Ssali’s fate. “The purpose of this letter is to request that you, as the supervising political head of the ministry of trade, recommend an officer to carry out…