25 June 2025 A former flying squad unit operative, Abdulnoor Semujju alias Minana has been charged before the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Nakawa with the brutal murder of former Assistant DPP Joan Kagezi. This now brings the number of suspects so far charged in relation to the Kagezi murder to six Minana was first arrested in connection with Kagezi’s murder in 2017 and later released but in light of the intensified investigations, Minana was picked from his home in Nakyesa village Galilaya -sub-county in Kayunga District last Thursday. Grade One Magistrate Daphne Ayebare read to him the charges and remanded him to Luzira prison until 8th July as investigations into this case continue. The Magistrate also ordered that Minana to be medically examined and a report be furnished to Court at the next sitting. Minana joins SSP Nixon Agasirwe; the former SIU Commandant and 3 other suspects who are already committed to the International Crimes Division of the High Court to stand trial for the brutal murder of Joan Kagezi. Story by Veronica Kayaga.
25 June 2025 The leader of opposition Joel Ssenyonyi is concerned that members of parliament who have recently joined the National Unity Platform party have not been announced on the floor of parliament.
During the state of nation address and Budget reading the speaker announced 17 members of parliament who had crossed from different political parties but the names did not include MPs who had joined NUP.
Speaking to journalists at Parliament today Ssenyonyi who is also the party spokesperson notes that even though this is not a priority for the party at the moment as the MPs chose to move to NUP. Ssenyonyi has also revealed that they are waiting to see how parliament will handle the funding of political parties noting that during the 10th parliament the former speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga ruled that new parties had to wait for a new term to benefit from government funding. In the meantime, National Unity Platform Party Election Management Committee, has extended the expression of interest and nomination exercise citing the overwhelming number of aspirants. NUP EC chairperson Harriet Chemutai, says the process has now been pushed to July 25th. Story by Kenneth Anderson Lukwago.
25 June 2025 Parliament’s Public Accounts committee questions officials from the ministry of Kampala Metropolitan Affairs on audit queries raised by the auditor General in his last year’s Audit report
Among the queries is the failure by the ministry to recruit staff for 28 out of the 50 critical positions at the ministry which is reportedly affecting service delivery at the ministry The PAC committee chairperson Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi questioned the ministry team led by Monica Edemachu Ejua on failure to recruit staff for critical positions like the Human Resource, Principal Physical Planner and Principal development officer among others that the committee says are core to the ministry’s operations. The Committee has also questioned the ministry on its progress with greater Kampala metropolitan area integrated urban development master plan which the undersecretary says is pending cabinet approval. Story by Rose Namale
25 June 2025 A former flying squad unit operative, Abdulnoor Semujju alias Minana has been charged before the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Nakawa with the brutal murder of former Assistant DPP Joan Kagezi. This now brings the number of suspects so far charged in relation to the Kagezi murder to six Minana was first arrested in connection with Kagezi’s murder in 2017 and later released but in light of the intensified investigations, Minana was picked from his home in Nakyesa village Galilaya -sub-county in Kayunga District last Thursday. Grade One Magistrate Daphne Ayebare read to him the charges and remanded him to Luzira prison until 8th July as investigations into this case continue. The Magistrate also ordered that Minana to be medically examined and a report be furnished to Court at the next sitting. Minana joins SSP Nixon Agasirwe; the former SIU Commandant and 3 other suspects who are already committed to the International Crimes Division of the High Court to stand trial for the brutal murder of Joan Kagezi. Story by Veronica Kayaga.
25 June 2025 The leader of opposition Joel Ssenyonyi is concerned that members of parliament who have recently joined the National Unity Platform party have not been announced on the floor of parliament.
During the state of nation address and Budget reading the speaker announced 17 members of parliament who had crossed from different political parties but the names did not include MPs who had joined NUP.
Speaking to journalists at Parliament today Ssenyonyi who is also the party spokesperson notes that even though this is not a priority for the party at the moment as the MPs chose to move to NUP. Ssenyonyi has also revealed that they are waiting to see how parliament will handle the funding of political parties noting that during the 10th parliament the former speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga ruled that new parties had to wait for a new term to benefit from government funding. In the meantime, National Unity Platform Party Election Management Committee, has extended the expression of interest and nomination exercise citing the overwhelming number of aspirants. NUP EC chairperson Harriet Chemutai, says the process has now been pushed to July 25th. Story by Kenneth Anderson Lukwago.
25 June 2025 Parliament’s Public Accounts committee questions officials from the ministry of Kampala Metropolitan Affairs on audit queries raised by the auditor General in his last year’s Audit report
Among the queries is the failure by the ministry to recruit staff for 28 out of the 50 critical positions at the ministry which is reportedly affecting service delivery at the ministry The PAC committee chairperson Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi questioned the ministry team led by Monica Edemachu Ejua on failure to recruit staff for critical positions like the Human Resource, Principal Physical Planner and Principal development officer among others that the committee says are core to the ministry’s operations. The Committee has also questioned the ministry on its progress with greater Kampala metropolitan area integrated urban development master plan which the undersecretary says is pending cabinet approval. Story by Rose Namale
