Edward Sennoga, Second Lead Economist for the AfDB’s East African office said there is an opportunity for Uganda to earn from its newly found oil but time was running out.
Lukwago also said that there is no political will to protect the public land in Kampala, which is fast disappearing. Apart from KCCA not having a clear database of the public land in the City, Lukwago said, a lot of what existed for public benefit has been allocated to individuals.
Mabirizi argued that the State Attorney only takes over proceedings of private prosecution after the Magistrate has drawn up and signed formal charges containing a statement of the offense or offenses alleged to have been committed by the accused.
An invitation letter authored by Denis Hamson Obua, the Government Chief Whip, and Chairperson of the NRM Parliamentary Caucus directed all the 336 members of the Caucus to undertake a mandatory Coronavirus test at Parliament which ends today at 5:00 pm.
"In an era marked by the dominance of the free enterprise system, globalisation, knowledgeable customers with abundant choices, and rapid technological advancements, organizations are in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world," Emmanuel Dei-Tumi, the President of Human Capital International told the just concluded 28th Annual Seminar by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda.
Jimmy Kanabi, the Buikwe LC V chairperson and FDC leader in the district, acknowledged the contributions and sacrifices of party leaders aligned with both Najanankumbi and Katonga. He, however, for the sake of continuity urged delegates to adhere to the official party position from the known headquarters.
“The declaration that the defendant’s actions of convening and or organizing a National Delegates’ conference scheduled for 6th October to elect members of the National Executive Committee are unlawful and illegal…A permanent injunction restraining the defendants his agent's servants and or employees and anyone acting under him from holding the office of the Chief Electoral Commissioner of the FDC without the express mandate of the National Delegates conference of the FDC,” the suit reads in part.
Speaking at Katonga Road in Kampala on Monday, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the FDC spokesperson said they can't just look on when gangs take over their party and wreak havoc. “We intend to file private criminal charges against Nandala, Amuriat, and several Police commanders for sponsoring and abetting crimes. We would also like to warn these criminals hired to batter our people that we will follow you up and legally make you pay for your crimes,” Ssemujju said.
Kadaga cautioned the committee to be discerning of the individuals earmarked to fundraise from, to avoid tendencies of belittling the King as some show-offs can brag after the wedding that they helped the Kyabazinga to marry a wife.
Speaking on Thursday at the party headquarters where several members of FDC convened to pick nomination forms ahead of a delegate's conference in October, Amuriat dismissed the Tuesday resolutions saying that those appointed were leaders of Katonga. He described the Tuesday meeting as another attempted coup at the legitimate leadership of the FDC.
Out of the total land area of approximately 28,316,000 square kilometers in Acholi, only 21.5 percent is registered land with titles, while the remaining land is classified as customary land. Additionally, government-controlled land, managed by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), amounts to 2,488 square kilometers.
In a joint report released on Tuesday, based on a study conducted from June to August this year, Christine Byiringiro, the program manager of Uganda Debt Network, highlighted that there is an unwarranted denial of information requests by government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
The conference also suspended the party Secretary General Nathan Nandala Mafabi and the Treasurer Geoffrey Ekanya. FDC party Spokesperson Ibrahim Semujju Nganda communicated the resolution of the delegate's conference from the 'People's Government' offices at Katonga in Kampala.
The FDC National Chairperson, Wasswa Birigwa, called for an Extraordinary Delegates Conference to take place on Tuesday, September 19, at his home in Busaabala.
On Wednesday, the police issued a statement signed by the deputy Inspector General of police Tumusiime Katsigazi banning NUP's tours, saying they had veered off what had been agreed upon before the police allowed them to go ahead two weeks ago.
Addressing his subjects during the ninth coronation anniversary at the Namungalwe town council headquarters in Iganga district Wednesday, Gabula explained that since the establishment of the kingdom, their focus has been on partnering with investors.
It said achieving universal electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030 (SDG 7) would require an annual investment of USD 27 billion under existing climate policies
Speaking during a regional mobilization meeting of FDC structural leaders in Masaka City on Tuesday, Dr. Besigye attributed the internal conflicts within the party to fatigue among some leaders, stemming from their previous unsuccessful attempts to seize state power.
The primary issue raised by both parties is the rightful authorship of the slogan and the available remedies for each party. The parties have been directed to submit written arguments, along with timelines, explaining why the court should rule in their favor.
