19 March 2024 Parliaments committee on Commissions statutory Authorities and state enterprise [COSASE] grill officials from the Uganda Wildlife Authority on contracting a hard ware company to develop a soft ware of 180 million for Uganda Wildlife Authority. The committee chaired by Busiro East MP Medard Lubega Ssegona found out that Uganda Wild Life Authority contracted MFI Solutions an international company dealing in hard ware to do software solutions. The Uganda Wildlife Authority officials led Director Finance Jimmy Mugisa appeared before the committee to answer to queries in the auditor general report 2023. Mugisa says that they contracted MFI solutions after getting challenges with Expand technologies who were giving them software solutions. Mugisa says they advertised and requested for bidders to take up this job where MFI was the best evaluated bidder but failed to deliver and as a result their contract was terminated. Chairperson of the Committee Medard Lubega Segona is concerned that there was no due diligence on the contractor. Story by Vincent Kisirko
19 March 2024 The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has confirmed Charges of Terrorism and murder against 6 out of 8 suspects implicated in the assassination attempt of Works Minister Edward Katumba Wamala and the murder of his daughter Brenda Nantongo in June/2021. The charges include, 10 alternative counts of murder and 12 counts of attempted murder, 4 counts of aggravated robbery, Rendering support to a terrorist organization, Terrorism financing and Belonging to a terrorist Organization. Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha has confirmed the said charges against Kagugube Mohammad, Walusimbi Kamada, Kisambira Silman, Abdul Aziz Ramathan Dunku, Habib Ramathan Marjan and Wampa Muzaifa alias Kanaabe; saying the State represented by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions [ODPP] has proved all the ingredients of these charges to the required standards; to warrant the six to stand trial. Justice Komuhangi however found no prosecution evidence implicating Sserubula Hussein Ismael alias Imam muto and Nyanzi Yusuf Siraje and set the accused persons free unless they are held on other lawful charges. The Court’s Deputy Registrar Juliet Hatanga read the Court decision on behalf of the Pre-trial Judge Alice Komuhangi; and sent the six confirmed suspects back on remand at Luzira prison to wait for their trial to be scheduled at the next convenient criminal session of the War crimes court. Story by Veronica Kayaga
19 March 2024 The Uganda Peoples Defense forces -UPDF says that a group of ADF rebels has entered Uganda with a mission to attack innocent civilians and cause havoc. The Army says that the Joint intelligence Forces that have been following the group, confirmed that they entered the country two days ago. According to the deputy UPDF spokesperson Colonel Deo Akiiki, the group is suspected to be working on orders of a Tanzanian born ADF bomb expert. Without stating the exact area through which the ADF group entered the country, Akiiki says that security agencies are now on high alert urging citizens to be vigilant. Story by Kenneth Lukwago
19 March 2024 Parliaments committee on Commissions statutory Authorities and state enterprise [COSASE] grill officials from the Uganda Wildlife Authority on contracting a hard ware company to develop a soft ware of 180 million for Uganda Wildlife Authority. The committee chaired by Busiro East MP Medard Lubega Ssegona found out that Uganda Wild Life Authority contracted MFI Solutions an international company dealing in hard ware to do software solutions. The Uganda Wildlife Authority officials led Director Finance Jimmy Mugisa appeared before the committee to answer to queries in the auditor general report 2023. Mugisa says that they contracted MFI solutions after getting challenges with Expand technologies who were giving them software solutions. Mugisa says they advertised and requested for bidders to take up this job where MFI was the best evaluated bidder but failed to deliver and as a result their contract was terminated. Chairperson of the Committee Medard Lubega Segona is concerned that there was no due diligence on the contractor. Story by Vincent Kisirko
19 March 2024 The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has confirmed Charges of Terrorism and murder against 6 out of 8 suspects implicated in the assassination attempt of Works Minister Edward Katumba Wamala and the murder of his daughter Brenda Nantongo in June/2021. The charges include, 10 alternative counts of murder and 12 counts of attempted murder, 4 counts of aggravated robbery, Rendering support to a terrorist organization, Terrorism financing and Belonging to a terrorist Organization. Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha has confirmed the said charges against Kagugube Mohammad, Walusimbi Kamada, Kisambira Silman, Abdul Aziz Ramathan Dunku, Habib Ramathan Marjan and Wampa Muzaifa alias Kanaabe; saying the State represented by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions [ODPP] has proved all the ingredients of these charges to the required standards; to warrant the six to stand trial. Justice Komuhangi however found no prosecution evidence implicating Sserubula Hussein Ismael alias Imam muto and Nyanzi Yusuf Siraje and set the accused persons free unless they are held on other lawful charges. The Court’s Deputy Registrar Juliet Hatanga read the Court decision on behalf of the Pre-trial Judge Alice Komuhangi; and sent the six confirmed suspects back on remand at Luzira prison to wait for their trial to be scheduled at the next convenient criminal session of the War crimes court. Story by Veronica Kayaga
19 March 2024 The Uganda Peoples Defense forces -UPDF says that a group of ADF rebels has entered Uganda with a mission to attack innocent civilians and cause havoc. The Army says that the Joint intelligence Forces that have been following the group, confirmed that they entered the country two days ago. According to the deputy UPDF spokesperson Colonel Deo Akiiki, the group is suspected to be working on orders of a Tanzanian born ADF bomb expert. Without stating the exact area through which the ADF group entered the country, Akiiki says that security agencies are now on high alert urging citizens to be vigilant. Story by Kenneth Lukwago