Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform, the biggest opposition political party has distanced itself from the Saturday bombings at Komamboga in Kawempe division, that killed at least one person and injured three others. Speaking today at the party headquarters in Kamwokya, David Lewis Rubongoya, the party Secretary …
Read More »MPs baffled by birth, academic certificates of new UCAA boss
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aviation is the most accurate industry where even a 0.0001 percentage error is not permissible as it can end in hundreds of sudden deaths. It is therefore baffling legislators that the birth date of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA Director General, Fred Bamwesigye, cannot be stated …
Read More »Court upholds victory of Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has upheld the election of Joel Ssenyonyi as the validly elected Member of Parliament for Nakawa West constituency. In his ruling delivered on Thursday afternoon, Justice Isaac Muwata noted that Shukla Mukesh failed to prove to the satisfaction of the …
Read More »Opposition parties accuse NRM of hijacking Uganda’s independence day celebrations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four opposition parties, the National Unity Platform, the Democratic Party, the Alliance for National Transformation and the Forum for Democratic Change, have said the ruling National Resistance Movement hijacked Uganda’s independence day celebrations by turning them into a partisan fete for the party to celebrate its …
Read More »CAA asked to recover UGX 2Bn excess payment to Seyani brothers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Aviation Authority has been asked to recover a sum of 2.1 billion Shillings that was paid to Seyani brothers, the contractors for the re-modification of Entebbe Airport. The airport expansion project which started in 2015 covers the extension of the passenger terminal, construction of …
Read More »Nakawa West petition: Judge criticizes Shumuk lawyers for wasting time
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Isaac Muwata has lashed out at the lawyers representing Shukla Mukesh alias Shumuk, the former Nakawa West parliament candidate for wasting the court’s time. Mukesh wants the high court to overturn the victory of Joel Ssenyonyi on grounds that the Electoral Commission did not …
Read More »MP Ssewanyana rearrested outside Kigo prison
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makindye West MP Allan Ssewanyana was on Thursday rearrested after he was released from Kigo prison. Joel Ssenyonyi, the NUP spokesperson says Ssewanyana was rearrested outside the prison at 7:30pm by unknown gunmen and driven to an unknown destination. “The state has mastered the art of …
Read More »Ssenyonyi relies on Kyagulanyi case ruling to oppose amendments in petition challenging his victory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi is using a Supreme Court ruling that stopped presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi from introducing new grounds to oppose the election of Yoweri Museveni, to also oppose the amendment of a petition that is challenging his election. Businessman Shukla Mukesh, commonly …
Read More »Ssenyonyi accuses Shumuk of wasting time as court adjourns electoral petition hearing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joel Ssenyonyi, the Nakawa West legislator has accused his challenger Mukesh Shukla for wasting his, and the court’s time by seeking what he called unnecessary adjournments. Mukesh commonly known as Shumuk petitioned the High Court seeking to overturn the outcome of the January 14 polls …
Read More »Accountability committees seek to rescind tenth parliament decision on scrutiny of AG reports
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairpersons of Parliament’s Accountability Committees are seeking to rescind an earlier decision of Parliament to approve pending reports by the Auditor General without the scrutiny of the House. On 30th June 2020, the tenth Parliament in a sitting chaired by former Speaker Rebecca Kadaga …
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