William Mukirane, the officer in charge of Lyantonde Central Police says police has been forced to detain 20 criminal suspects beyond 48hour because of lack of magistrate to hear their bail applications.
Among the companies whose bids were opened yesterday include Ahadi Consortium which is made of British, South African and Ugandan firms. Another firm that bid was Fangda Africa Investments, a consortium of Chinese firms and Akright Properties Consortium which is made of firms from Uganda and United Arab Emirates.
Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi insists he is still a clean man, even amidst several calls for the man once called Mr. Clean, to step aside, over allegations that he benefited from corruption in the oil sector.
The Party secretary genera, Mathias Nsubuga, said on Tuesday that since she was declared winner after the by election on Monday last week, the EC claims they are not aware of Nabukenya’s win.
Industrialized countries are required under the United Nations Framework to commit funding and also announce measures to reduce emission of dangerous gases responsible for global warming.
The Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi maintains that he will not step aside in respect of the ongoing investigations in the oil sector. The premier told MPs on the Adhoc committee on oil that resolutions of parliament did not target the Prime Minister but the President.
Former Attorney General, Prof. Kiddu Makubuya asked the Public Accounts Committee to throw out journalists from a committee meeting that had for over two hours tried in vain to extract information from him over compensations amounting to 271 billion shillings.
Some farmers in Kabarole district say they are not aware of a 60-billion shilling agricultural credit facility introduced by the government in 2009 to support farmers in the country.
Launching of the long awaited ferry to connect Obongi to Adjumani district has stalled following failure by the contractors to finish the construction of Sinyanya landing site.
Nametsi village, the scene of last year’s devastating landslide that killed more than 200 people in Bududa district is once again bustling with life.
Dr Dennis Rusoke, the district veterinary officer, said on Tuesday that the disease has been reported in Kakanju, Kyamuhunga, Kyeizooba sub counties in Bushenyi municipality.
The vote recount was ordered in response to a court petition in which the FDC former candidate Maureen Kyalya Walube challenged the 18th February 2011 polls in which Nabirye was declared the winner.
More than 500 residents in Lwabyata Sub County in Nakasongola have staged protests and blocked the bulldozers of Tirupati Development Company from evicting them on 4 square miles of land without compensation.
Four suspected thugs who staged a fake load block along the Mbarara Isingiro highway and robbed travelers including a Chinese national of their valuables have been arrested by police together with the rapid response unit.
The dead pupils have been identified as Lilian Namwebe and Samuel Ssegilinya while other eight pupils have been rushed to Rakai Hospital for medication. The victims were struck during heavy dour pour while attending the schools speech day at the school compound.
