Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Works and Transport Minister General Edward Katumba Wamala has cautioned the new National Building Review Board-NBRB, to refrain from writing postmortem reports and instead prevent accidents from happening. The 16 member board which was inaugurated today will be led by Emmanuel Male, a former member of …
Read More »Lango Parliamentary Group petitions works ministry over bad roads
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lango Parliamentary Group have asked the Ministry of Works and Transport to work on five key roads in different districts within the sub-region. The petition signed by the MPs was on Saturday presented to Minister Katumba Wamala and Allen Kagina, the Executive Director Uganda National …
Read More »DPP seeks extra time to respond to bail application for Katumba Wamala suspects
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has asked High Court Criminal Division to be granted more time to respond to an application in which two accused persons in the murder case of General Katumba Wamala’s daughter and his driver are seeking to be released on bail. …
Read More »Four Katumba attackers were shot dead – Attorney General
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General’s chambers have confirmed that four of the people who were arrested in relation to the shooting of General Katumba Wamala and murder of his daughter and his driver were shot dead and therefore cannot be produced in any court for plea taking. …
Read More »Five suspects remanded over Gen Katumba shooting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five suspects covered with bruises, wounds and burn marks have been arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Nakawa on charges of terrorism and the subsequent murder of the daughter and driver to the Minister for Works and Transport General Katumba Wamala. Those charged today …
Read More »Court orders urgent hearing of Gen Katumba Wamala shooting case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered for urgent hearing of an application seeking to produce eight people arrested by the security agencies in relation to the murder of driver and daughter of Works and Transport Minister General Katumba Wamala. Civil Division Judge Phillip Odoki …
Read More »Lawyers demand Katumba’s suspects be produced in court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyers representing eight people who were arrested by the security forces in relation to the murder of a driver and a daughter to Works and Transport Minister General Katumba Wamala have filed an application demanding for their production in court. The eight are: Kamada …
Read More »Two remanded over murder of Katumba Wamala’s daughter and driver
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been remanded to Kitalya government prison on charges of murdering the daughter and the driver of Transport and Works Minister General Katumba Wamala. The two are Hussein Ismael Sserubula alias Imam Muto, a boda boda rider and a resident of Nakuwadde, Nakabugo, …
Read More »Mabirizi challenges appointment of General Katumba and Muhoozi as ministers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court Kampala challenging the decision by President Yoweri Museveni to appoint several ministers citing different grounds. He is also challenging the appointment of a higher than stipulated number without prior parliamentary resolution. On June 8th 2021, Museveni …
Read More »Nalubaale bridge poses no safety risk – Works minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has said that the opening of the Nalubaale Bridge does not pose any safety threat to road users because the infrastructure is still strong and durable. The clarity was made after a public uproar on a decision by …
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