Angeline Osege, the Soroti District woman MP asked parliament not to consider the KCCA budget for the 2014/2015 financial year, until the authority explains why it is allocating school land to investors.
A scheduled meeting between government and Buganda Kingdom officials failed to take place today after Attorney General Peter Nyombi cancelled it. At the meeting, AG Nyombi was scheduled to hand over to Buganda officials 82 land titles as par the memorandum of understanding signed in August last year.
Bahati and Obua note that besides the issue of quorum on which Court based its ruling, the substance of the entire petition was not handled by court adding that, they are also looking into the other grounds which were raised in the petition by the activists.
High Court Judge Stephen Musota has asked the Sports Minister Charles Bakkabulindi to mediate in the football row involving Maroons Football Club and Uganda’s governing football body FUFA. Justice Musota explained to the lawyer for Maroons, Sam Kyozira, that according to the regulations of the world football governing body—FIFA, football clubs are barred from seeking redress from ordinary courts once engulfed in disputes.
Florence Namayanja, the COSASE vice chairperson said it is surprising that a government officer aware of the accountability and financial regulations could appear before a Committee of parliament unprepared.
Legislators sitting on Public Accounts Committee have this morning blamed the Fort Portal Hospital director Dr. Charles Olara for failing to plan properly and accumulating expired drugs. Dr. Olara was responding to audit queries of 2012/2013 financial year which indicated that the hospital stored expired drugs alongside the good ones.
The United States forces carried out a covert military operation in Somalia on Monday, the Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby has confirmed. The operation whose details the US has refused to disclose was targeting key al-Shabaab leaders in the capital Mogadishu which is also guarded by the Ugandan contingent under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) has named the national team that will take part in the Africa Cricket Association (ACA) Cup slated for September 8-13 in Benoni, South Africa.
