Amuru district posted just 90 personnel while Nwoya posted 56 qualified recruits only. The army had sought to recruit 300 personnel from the two districts to boost maintenance of security among communities there. However, fewer than the targeted number has turned up for the exercise taking place at Amuru district headquarters in Otwee.
Security Minister Gen. Elly Tumwine and the former Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura have been named in the Gomba land evictions that left 25,000 families homeless.
The court has so far ordered 10 Million US dollar reparations award to victims in the case of former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga. Lubanga is challenging the amount describing it as excessive adding that the eligibility of several victims to receive the reparations are also questionable.
After the court proceedings, Isikos mother Rachael Nakamya pleaded with well-wishers to help her raise the 1 million shillings bail money for her son because she could not afford.
According to Muhakanizi, in July and August revenues were above target at about 149 billion shillings. He says their challenge was inability to hit their borrowing target in the domestic market.
He promised to donate Shillings 10 million to each small association once documents are submitted to his office. The rally in the old taxi park was the second following another at Nakasero market on Friday morning.
During a meeting with residents at Kiyindi landing site mid this week, Lt. Katagira noted that their investigations show that several Rwandan nationals come as visitors to the landing site and never return to their country.
According to Muhakanizi, restructuring of government agencies should not be for the sake of it but to improve efficiency, effectiveness and service delivery.
Muhakanizi, while responding to a question as to whether government will refund part of the mobile money paid in the beginning, says that expectation should be swept aside because the money has already been spend, legally.
Muhakanizi says with release of funds for wages, salaries and pensions, there is no reason for accounting officers not paying civil servants and pensioners by the 28th of the month.
Godfrey Muhumuza, a fisherman says that apart from the new tax, they are required to pay the boat license fee of 350,000 per year and docking fee of 12,000 per month.
Keneth Tumwesigye the head teacher of Lwemiyaga primary school, in Lwemiyaga sub county in Sembabule district is nursing wounds after unidentified robbers attacked him and robed his car toyato premio registration number UAQ 250Y.
These included construction of a manure plant in Kiteere East Division Fort Portal, funding of SACCOs, supporting the municipality with more money so as to enable it have good roads and other infrastructure, and construction of a tourism market.
Some of the notable pledges yet to be fulfilled include tarmacking of the 256km highway stretching from Rwekunye, Masindi Port through Apac and Lira up to Kitgum town, construction of Lango Palace, establishment of a livestock multiplication stock farm in Otuke district, and rehabilitation of defunct spinning Mil factory in Lira town.
A call print out from the mystery number also showed that, the same number would call another person each time they spoke with Nalinya. This particular number was traced to the assassination scene in Bulenga in Wakiso District. CMI operatives then began trying to figure out the owners of the phone numbers that were switched off.
His lead lawyer, Crispus Ayena Odongo describes the former warlord as a fast learner, saying he has used his time in custody to learn English and is now pursuing music. According to Ayena, Ogwen can now comfortably communicate with his defense team in English without any interpreter, which shows his learning capacity.
On 24th September, James Kibaya Kiholhoka and Joash Kule Kyanakyanyonyi petitioned the High Court seeking an interim order to restrain the district council from deliberating on the motion to split Kasese district into four.