Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga says that garnishee orders against government are pre-arranged to defraud public finances. A garnishee order is a directive by court to allow creditors recover debt from a third party. The order can be carried out by taking money …
Read More »Woman arrested for offering own baby to neighbor to dupe boyfriend
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal police are holding a mother accused of offering her neighbor her three-months-old baby to defraud her boyfriend. The suspect is Annet Kabalisa, a resident of Kagote cell in West Division Fort Portal Municipality. The Rwenzori West Region Police Spokesperson, Lydia Tumushabe, …
Read More »Three local gov’t officials face trial for embezzling UGX 222 Million
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three senior officials from the Local Government Ministry are facing the Anti-corruption court over corruption-related offences. They are Issa Gumonye, the Assistant Commissioner for Urban Administration, Prossy Nampijja, a Senior Urban Officer and Ronald Mbala, an Urban Officer. The three officers are accused of …
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