Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslims in Uganda should obey NRM government if they want to access key positions in public service, according to Kayunga Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Al-Hajji Nsereko Mutumba. Speaking at a congratulatory party of Hajjat Ahmed Saba, who has been appointed director for human resource …
Read More »Four in custody after Bugiri Imam murdered
Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The territorial police in Busoga East Region -Bugiri – has held four men, first suspects in the case of the murder of Sheikh Mutumba Masudi, 60. Sheikh Mutumba was the Imam of Iwemba Mosque who was shot dead Friday at his home in Busimba …
Read More »Kayunga Imam further remanded for wedding fellow man
Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Imam in Kayunga District, Mohammed Mutumba 27, who married a fellow man, has been further remanded to Ntenjeru Prison. On Friday, Mutumba appeared at the Chief Magistrate’s Court, but the case could not proceed due to the absence of the Chief Magistrate Juliet …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Mubende’s gold evictions
Museveni’s aide Gertrude Njuba named Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Aug.10, artisanal gold miners in Bukuya and Kitumbi subcounties in the central Uganda district of Mubende were left in tears after soldiers acting on orders of President Yoweri Museveni kicked them off their patches. The two-day operation under …
Read More »ANALYSIS: What happened to PAC?
Dormancy of once vibrant parliament watchdog committee shines light on leadership and funding Budadiri County MP Nandala Mafabi has not been on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament since 2011 but the chartered accountant and lawyer remains the most recognisable name to have led it. His adeptness with numbers, …
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