Tag Archives: Mwesigwa Rukutana

Rushenyi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Naome Kabasharira, the aspirant who won and later lost the Rushenyi constituency NRM parliamentary primary election has accused the Electoral Commission chairman, Dr Tanga Odoi of siding with her opponent to rig her victory.  Speaking today at the party EC offices located at Plot 13 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister of Labor Mwesigwa Rukutana is leading the Rushenyi County NRM party primary elections in a recount held today. The recount presided over by the chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party-Electoral Commission Dr Tanga Odoi follows a petition filed by Rukutana challenging …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Labour Mwesigwa Rukutana has been granted bail. Rutukana is battling charges of attempted murder, assault, malicious damage and threatening violence. Rukutana was arrested with three of his bodyguards from his home in Kagugu in Rushenyi on the 4th of September and …

    Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | There is fear that the violence witnessed in the just concluded primary elections by the ruling National Resistance Movement -NRM party will spill into the forthcoming general election.  The primaries which were held on Friday, across the country, were characterised by violent confrontations …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Labor Mwesigwa Rukutana has been remanded to Kyamugorani Prison in Mbarara district. Rukutana appeared before Ntungamo Grade one Magistrate Nazifah Namayanja this afternoon from where he was charged with seven offences related to attempted murder,  assault, malicious damage, and threatening violence.  Rukutana …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has given Inspector General of Police Okoth Ochola a chilling ultimatum: You either do your work or I will do it myself! Museveni disclosed the ultimatum he gave to the IGP himself this Monday at The president was speaking today at the NRM …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The State Minister for Labour Mwesigwa Rukutana has been taken back to Ntungamo from Mbarara central police station, where he had been detained since Saturday.  Rukutana was arrested with three of his bodyguards from his home in Ruyonza, Rubaare Sub County for allegedly shooting and …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has tasked seven ministries and agencies to present their policy statements on Monday.  Ministerial policy statements are documents that set out the performance and plans of government agencies, linking them with their policy objectives. The Budget Act (2001) provides that Parliament shall use these statements …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has further postponed debate on the Administration of the Judiciary Bill, 2018.  This is after Members of Parliament noted that they need more time to read the report of the Legal and Parliamentary affairs about the Bill.  Government tabled the Bill in May 2018 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fourteen-year-old John Kakama is counting fortunes after being adopted by the Labour State Minister and Rushenyi County Member of parliament, Mwesigwa Rukutana. Kakama, who was born without arms, was abandoned by his parents because of his disability. Despite writing with his feet, Kakama scored …