Author: Alexandra Katusiime

Dicksons Kateshumbwa, the former Commissioner of Customs at the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been nominated to contest for Member of Parliament (MP) representing Sheema Municipality in the 2021 General Elections. Kateshumbwa beat the Minister of Science and Technology and incumbent MP of the area Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Primaries that were conducted last month. Speaking about his nomination earlier today, Katesh, as he is fondly referred to by his supporters and friends promised to run a clean and peaceful election in the general polls come 2021. The former Chairman of the World Customs Body…

Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu alias Bobi Wine the Presidential flagbearer for the National Unity Platform (NUP) has decried a Police raid conducted today morning by the military on the offices of his party in Kamwokya, Kampala. Kyagulanyi, the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Kyadondo East declared that he would compete for presidency against President Museveni and try to end his 35 year old grip on power. Today morning, tens of Police and Military offices raided the NUP party headquarters in Kamwokya and allegedly took off with party documents, and regalia for the new opposition party. While addressing the matter on…

Rubanda District LCV Chairman Mr. Kenneth Jogo Biryabarema has declared that he will run as an Independent for the Rubanda East County National Resistance Movement (NRM) MP slot. This was after the party EC declared incumbent Rubanda East Constituency Member of Parliament (MP), Henry Ariganyira Musasizi as NRM Party flag bearer for the said constituency. According to the results Musasizi polled 22, 863 votes equivalent to 50.3% while Biryabarema came second with 22, 635 votes equating to 49.7%. The NRM’s elections dispute tribunal on Monday adjourned the rulingbetween Musasizi and Biryabarema up to October 9th and this was the fourth…

16 losers of the recently concluded National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary party primaries from Kigezi region have formed a coalition to fight against NRM flag bearers in the forthcoming general elections. The losers under their pressure group Kigezi NRM Frontlines accuses the flag bearers of robbing them off their victory by especially intimidating and bribing voters and conniving with security organs to harass them in the recently concluded NRM primaries. The members under the Chairmanship of Mr. Simpson Mpirirwe, the former Kabale Ndorwa West MP contestant also accuse the NRM leadership led by its Chairperson President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of…

Residents in Kabale Municipality are accusing electricity distributor UMEME Limited over unreliable power supply for the last two weeks. The residents who depend on electricity claim that they are unable to do their work because of the unstable power supply. They accuse UMEME officials for failing to come out to explain the cause of unreliable power. Michael Kwehangana, one of the operators of MC Super Saloon told The Ugandan Wire that they are suffering huge losses because of the unstable power supply. He said that they have for the past two weeks been operating their business on generator which is…

The Supreme Court has upheld the 30 year jail sentence handed to a man who killed his 3 year old son and threw his lifeless body in a pit latrine. Five Justices of the Supreme Court; Esther Kisakye;  Stella Arach Amoko;  Paul Mugamba;  Richard Buteera and Mike Chibita ruled that  Nsabimana Richard’s appeal had no merit and they dismissed it. The Justices maintained that they were  satisfied that the Court of Appeal properly re-evaluated all the evidence on record in respect to the defence of insanity by Nsabimana before upholding the decision of Kabale High Court that first convicted and sentenced him…

Five Justices of the Court of Appeal, sitting as the Constitutional Court have dismissed a petition filed in 2011 by Dr. Kiiza Besigye against the Attorney General (Government) challenging actions of the Police Force detaining him at his residence under the pretext of preventive arrest. Justices Fredrick Egonda Ntende, Elizabeth Musoke, Cheborion Barishaki, Muzamir Kibedi and Irene Mulyagonja threw out Besigye’s petition on the request of Attorney General’s representative State Attorney Charity Nabaasa. Nabaasa informed court that Besigye was not in court and his Lawyer from AF Mpanga Advocates who was served with today’s hearing notice was also not present…

Like in many other countries, Uganda is madly in love with football and follow it religiously. Many love to go to stadiums to watch their favorite players in action. And for Uganda, you can’t talk about watching local football and you don’t mention Nakivubo War Memorial Stadium. The iconic stadium is in the thick of Ugandan football. By the end of 2021, Ugandans, especially sports fanatics will be treated to a new magnificent Nakivubo football pitch, built with an international touch to accommodate various sports activities. The Stadium has witnessed memories and records broken, talent born, celebrations, anguish and all…

A medical representative with the Joint Medical Store (JMS), Mr. Henry Ssenfuma has been sent on remand to Kitalya Government Prison for stealing 1,600 packs of Ampicillin/Cloxacillin drugs worth Shs 8M. Ssenfuma is further alleged to have forged profoma invoice orders of the said drugs purporting that the supply of the same on credit to Baka Pharmaceutical Ltd Company and Amigos Health Care Services had been authorized by the Manager Ware House; whereas not. He is alleged to have committed the offence on 10th and 11th October, 2016 while in performance of his duties at the Joint Medical Store Offices…

Criminal Summons have been issued to Ms. Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi, the Chairperson Equal Opportunities Commission to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court on 7th October, 2020 and answer 3 counts that include conspiracy to defraud and corruption. Muwebwa is jointly charged with nine other Commission Officials who are facing 26 counts that include Embezzlement, and Causing Financial Loss of Shs 245.5M to government. Prosecution led by Edwin Amanya applied  for summons against Muwebwa because she is the only suspect that has not taken plea in this case whose investigations are already completed and the matter should be now for trial. Anti-Corruption Court…