PHOTO:FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo handing a Uganda Cranes Jersey to visiting CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe
STORY BY: MOSES MUGALULA NEWS EDITOR MEDIA
MULTI-BILLIONAIRE Dr. Patrick Motsepe, Confederation of African Football (CAF) President visits Uganda. He is set to meet Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among today morning. The two Principals will address Parliament media in Speaker’s Boardroom at 8:00am. There after, according to FUFA’s Communications Director Ahmed Hussein Marsha, CAF president and President Museveni will meet at State House. At the Airport yesterday evening, Dr. Motsepe was received by the FUFA President Hon. Eng. Moses Magogo together with officials from the Federation of Uganda Football Association. Details about his visitation will be given in our next article.
FOOTBALL GIANTS IN AFRICA: Dr. Motsepe and Hon. Eng Moses Magogo
For starters, Mr. Patrice Motsepe, is a South African billionaire who months ago was announced as the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The reigning CAF President Motsepe succeeded Malagasy Ahmad Ahmad, who is serving a two-year FIFA ban over “governance issues”. Dr. Motsepe, a 59-year old businessman is the owner and President of the Mamelodi Sundowns club since 2003. He is the brother-in-law of President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa. The South African is the founder and executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals and is non-executive chairman of Harmony Gold, one of the world’s largest gold mining companies.
Billionaire Patrice Motsepe in Uganda
Motsepe has an estimated fortune of $2.1 billion and is the first black African on the Forbes rich list. He is the first South African to lead CAF, following in the footsteps of two Egyptians, a Sudanese, an Ethiopian, a Cameroonian and a Malagasy.
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PHOTO: MP Frank Kabuye (left) and Nakawa Speaker Luyombya at Makerere University yesterday to drum up support for NUP’s Dangote (in poster). Polls have been suspended
STORY BY: MOSES MUGALULA NEWS EDITOR MEDIA
FOLLOWING the murder in cold blood of a one Betunguura, a Law student at Uganda Christian University Mukono who had gone to solicit support for his friend Justus Tukamushaba the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate for Guild President Makerere University, elections which were slated for today (Friday) have been suspended indefinitely. Mrs. Lorna Magara, the Chairperson of Council has written to the Vice Chancellor Prof. Banarbas Nawangwe, in a letter copied to the First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni who is the minister of Education and Sports, suspending the University students Guild and the ongoing Guild elections. Betunguura was allegedly stabbed to death by unknown people following violence in the campaigns said to be started by opposition NUP and FDC party camps. In a two-horses race of NUP’s Lawrence Alionzi aka Dangote and FDC’s Justus Tukamushaba, supporters of each camp yesterday evening had put up a strong team to make sure they win today’s election. They started confronting each other in a very violent way, and Betunguura’s demise is linked to this violence! It’s sad!
Page 1 of Mrs. Magara’so letter
In a letter seen by this News Website, Mrs. Magara the Chairperson of Council Makerere University Kampala said; Whereas Section 40(2) (a)of the Universities and other Tertiary Institutions Act, 2001, as amended, (the Act) mandates the University Council with the responsibility for the direction of the administrative, financial and academic affairs of the University; And whereas Section 40(2)(d) obligates the Council to do any other thing and take all necessary decisions conducive to the fulfillment of the objects and functions of the University; And whereas Section 41(f) of the Act empowers the Council to provide for the welfare and discipline of the students! And whereas Section 42 of the Makerere University Council Charter, 2009 empowers the Council Chairperson to take decisions on behalf of the council in extraordinary circumstances. It is hereby noted as follows; “Makerere University Council is appalled by the violent events that have characterised the electoral campaigns for the 88th Students Guild leadership, which resulted in the loss of life of one of the young people participating in the campaign activities.” Reads Mr. Magara’s letter to Prof. Nawangwe. Her letter says, “The University Management and Council have repeatedly raised concerns about the persistent cases of indiscipline and violent altercations among members of the Students Guild and the Students senior Common Room, which often resulted in damage to University property and injury to University Students and staff.” She says, Management and Council have reportedly engaged the student leaders at the Guild and SCR levels to address the violent behaviour, but the engagement have not yielded any Improvements. She therefore directed that; ● No ongoing elections for the 88th Makerere University Students Guild Leadership are suspended indefinitely. ● The Makerere University Students Guild is suspended with immediate effect. The suspension includes The Guild Care Taker Government and the Students Common Room. ● Management shall investigate all cases of violence in the electoral campaigns for the 88th Students Guild leadership and report to the Council for appropriate action. ● The Council will convene in an emergency meeting on Friday 15th July 2022 to consider further actions to address Students indiscipline and violence at the University. Letter was copied to; Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Deputy Speaker, Chairman Education Committee Parliament of Uganda, PS Ministry of Education and Sports, IGP, Vice Chairperson of Council, Chairperson Students Affairs Committee, Chairperson Students disciplinary committee, University Secretary and Dean of students. Before Guild elections were suspended senior NUP leaders spent the whole of yesterday combing campus and halls of residence for votes in favour of their candidate Dangote. Among the leaders seen at MUK was Mityana district woman Member of parliament Joyce Bagala Ntwata, Kassanda South legislator Frank Kabuye, Nakawa division council Speaker Godfrey Luyombya among others. NUP officials had assured this news website that although campaigns were marred with intimidations and torture, their candidate Dangote whose campaign centered on improving students’ welfare, Academic excellence and progressive research, was in lead of a 14 candidates’ race. Here at News Editor Media, we condole with the family and relatives of the late Betunguura and in the strong terms condemn such heartless acts. We pray that security arrests and prosecute whoever is behind this murder.
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PHOTO: Busiro FC player helps MP Nsubuga (right), to wear Captain’s armband during a match against Bugerere FC on Saturday last week
MOSES MUGALULA NEWS EDITOR MEDIA
UNDER the guidance of dangerman Hon. Paul Nsubuga, the Busiro North legislator who doubles as team Captain for Busiro Saza FC, Ibrahim Kasenge and Lawrence Kambugu scored two goals in an interesting match as home boys defeated Bugerere to be ranked second in Group C, below stubborn Bulemeezi FC. In this group, Ssese FC is no. 3 with 3 points, Bugerere 4th with 3 points, Kyaggwe has 1 point and Hon. David Lukyamuzi Kalwanga’s Busujju FC comfortably in the 6th position with no point in the two games played so far. For starters, NUP MP David Lukyamuzi Kalwanga is team manager and funder for Busujju Saza FC. His boys need to pull up their sock. To what fans referred to as making history, no serving Member of Parliament has ever played in Masaza cup, in the history of Masaza Cup. Hon. Paul Nsubuga, one of the youngest legislators in the 11th Parliament will enter in the Guinness book of records. The MP who was the team captain and at the same time the manager bankrolling Busiro FC was superb on the pitch. His passes left Bugerere players dizzy, hence falling into Nsubuga’s slaughter chamber.
ON THE BENCH: Hon. Paul Nsubuga before he was brought in to save Busiro FC
Speaking to News Editor Media shortly after Busiro-Bugerere clash, Manager Paul Nsubuga said he is happy that in the Masaza Cup 2022, he doubles as the team manager and a fully licenced Busiro FC player. “This makes me a record making Member of Parliament in life to play Masaza Cup. I have featured in Busiro vs Bugerere in which we won 2-0. I am grateful to His Majesty Kabaka and to Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga, the Katikkiro of Buganda for such a tournament in which we are given an opportunity to display our talent.” MP Paul Nsubuga, commonly known as ‘Manager Nsubuga”, told this news Website. By the end of this year’s Masaza tournament, Hon. Paul Nsubuga says, Kabaka’s subjects will have realised how he has made in Masaza Cup tournament. He targets a trophy and a medal.
READY FOR DUTY: Hon. Paul Nsubuga coming in
“The most important thing is to step on the pitch and win all our games. I am here to help Busiro Saza FC lift this year’s trophy. To all my supporters, don’t miss a single match, I will be on the pitch playing and commanding the boys to victory. Who ever comes our way, will be humiliated like Bugerere. We have come for real business.” Warns Busiro FC team captain Hon. Paul Nsubuga.The NUP Member of Parliament has vowed to command the spotlight this season, will lead his side to the Masaza cup final. Hon. Nsubuga is a man of surprises and determination. He believes in himself and always wants to be at the top.
Last weekend results
He takes good care of himelf, pays a lot of attention to what he does, he practices very well what we refer to as work life balance. “We have a very good team, we don’t give up, we have mental strength; a strong team that, with the help of our supporters, can turn any situation around. Busiro has young players who respect the manager and follow commands. We will bring down who ever is thrown our way,”warned Manager Nsubuga.
Hon. Nsubuga Paul training with teammates
In 2021 Parliamentary elections, he uprooted Minister Ssozi Ggalabuzi to be crowned Busiro North MP. Hon. Paul Nsubuga is a player with Parliament football club and during inter parliamentary games in Tanzania a few months ago, he helped Uganda Parliament team to score goals.
Nsubuga with the Team’s Doctor
A renown sportsman, approachable, generous, a man of the people and very loyal subject to the Kabaka, Honourable Nsubuga subscribes to the breed of unique leaders We can’t wait to see manager Paul on the pitch playing for Busiro Saza FC!
PHOTO: Televangelist Pr. Solomon Mwesige of Good News Church Bulenga and CEO KS TV
● Killer Poison was put in cooked food at home ● The whole family ate the poison ● Pr. Solomon Mwesige is the lead Pastor Good News Church Bulenga ● He is the CEO KS TV
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UKNOWN person has poisoned international televangelist Pastor Solomon Mwesige of Good News Church – Bulenga, fast killer poison was smuggled and put into cooked food and meal shared by the whole family! Him, wife Pr. Doreen Mwesige and their children ate the poison, thank God, they miraculously survived death! This was revealed by Pr. Solomon Mwesige during yesterday’s Sunday service aired live on KS TV, a television watched in over 54 countries world over. Pr. Mwesige is the CEO of KS TV.
PASTOR DOREEN MWESIGE, wife to Pr. Solomon Mwesige. She was leading church into intercession yesterday
Preaching to hundreds of his followers world over, Pr. Mwesige shockingly told church how he was poisoned with his family but because they believe in Jesus and they preach His gospel, death didn’t touch them. “Some body put poison in our food and cooked. The whole family ate. We always bless the food before we eat. We ate the poison and survived. We are covered because we are believers.” Pr. Mwesige told church. He didnot however reveal who poisoned his family and what the motive was. This is not the first time, Pr. Mwesige was attacked! He has on many occasions, by God’s grace survived such ill-inventions by the enemies of the gospel. Citing the Book of Mark 16:17,18 which says, “These signs will accompany those who believes (in Jesus); In my Name they will cast out demons, they will speak in new tongues, they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly it will not hurt them, they will lay hands on the sick and they will get well. ” , Mwesige said, God saved his family from the deadly poison because they believe in the name of His son Lord Jesus Christ.
‘THE END TIME IS NOT VERY FAR, ARISE AND PREACH THE GOSPEL THAN NEVER BEFORE’, PR. MWESIGE CALLS CHURCH Dwelling his day’s sermon on the End Time Gospel, Pr. Mwesige told his attentive congregation that, “We are in the last days. We are believers. Jesus was born, he died, rose from the dead, went back to heaven and he promised that He will come again. We are in last days of his return, go out and preach the gospel on streets, in bars, in schools, go to your offices, work places and tell every one to repent and get saved, the end is near.” Reading in the Book of Mathew Chapter 24, Pr. Mwesige said Jesus gave signs of what we can see, to help us know that the days are near. Bible says, when they were on Mountain Olives, the Disciples asked Jesus , “Master, tell us, when are you coming back? Then what are the signs that we can see, to know that you are about to come?” Pr. Mwesige told Church that the whole of Mathew Chapter 24, Jesus showed what the future is holding. And He talks about so many other things. “When Jesus was about to go back to Heaven, He commanded all of us as believers to go preach the gospel to every body. This mission is the assignment we received from Jesus of what we must be doing, until he comes back.” Noted Mwesige.
Pupils of King Solomon Primary school ministering during a Sunday service yesterday
He said it’s unfortunate that most people come to church, they sit only to listen to their pastors, they go and come back the next week, they do their work, they sit until next Sunday. “Listen, the responsibility of taking Jesus’ message to the World is on every body’s shoulders. We take it to the schools, markets, streets, families, neighbours, every where you are, that is the place God has called you to serve him, to talk about him, to introduce people to Salvation. That is the responsibility of the Church.” Good News Church head pastor informed his followers.
Pr. Solomon has rallied up believers to move out of their churches, go and preach the gospel for the End is near
Highlighting Mathew 24:10, which says ‘And then many will be offended and they will betray one another, and they will hate one another’, Pastor Mwesige told Church that Jesus was predicting what was going to happen, “in our days”. “That in our days before He comes, people will be taking offence. We have so many people that have left church, because of offence. We have people that talk evil about churches and ministers, because they took offence. Jesus says, many will be offended. We have many people that don’t go to church, because they went to church and got offended.” Said Mwesige calling upon believers of Lord Jesus Christ to let people say whatever they say, but for them should avoid the offence.
IDENTIFIES FALSE PROPHETS Reading Mathew 24:11 which says that many false prophets will rise up and deceive many during the end times, Mwesige asked chuch how many false prophets they have been reading out in Uganda. He said even in Bulenga, there was one calling himself ‘Yesu Muto’ (Young Jesus) who was recently arrested. “False prophets are everywhere. Many of you have been there! And because of pressure here in Africa, people are looking for quick solutions. And they unfortunately end up in wrong places. Please watch out, the end is near.” Said Pr. Mwesige, cautioning believers to leave comfortable zones, go out and preach the good news so that people turn to Christ.
PR. MWESIGE ATTACKS PR. CREFLO DOLLAR ON TITHING Warning his church about false prophets as End nears, Pr. Mwesige said it is no wonder, former good preachers like Creflo Dollar who recently renounced his past teachings especially on the importance of Tithing, have turned into false prophets and now decampaigning Tithing yet it is Biblical. Mwesige told his viewers world over that, “That day I stand and deny the gospel I have been preaching, you shouldn’t consider me any more. These things are trending on facebook, others are saying i am very sorry, i was preaching this, but now, after he has collected all your money, he is extra rich, owns about eight jets, he is now preaching against tithing. People of God, that is too much greed!” “They teach not because they are blessing people but because they want to be blessed themselves. After stealing too much, then they come to repent. And then they make it hard for other people to give and be blessed. Some of these people have very big names. I am on t.v and will speak about it. How can a man of calibre of Creflo Dollar come out and say that, ‘I am sorry for telling people to give’. Is giving our idea or it is the Bible?” Asked Good News Pastor Solomon Mwesige. He said, greedy people are changing the Biblical teachings, misinterpreting everything, and all these are signs of the end. “Every body is on tv and facebook, asking, should we tithe or we shouldn’t? Is this our opinion or it is in the bible? Is tithing Biblical? The answer is yes! You don’t even argue! The church of God is in turbulent last days! Many false prophets will rise and they will deceive the world. Please be aware.” said Mwesige, urging his followers to be so careful. He even told them, “If Solomon falls, you don’t fall with him, stand, believe the word, believe the Bible.” He asked believers to keep their faith, if other people becomes too rich and celebrities and forget preaching the word of God, for the believers should remain standing.
CHURCH ON THE STREET Mwesige told church that because the End is near, he has decided to go back to the streets, to preach the gospel and people are getting saved. Last week on Thursday, 81 people got saved and they lined up to be prayed for. “We even saw demons screaming and leaving people, they got delivered just on the streets. People come, they get saved, the line up for prayer, we counsel them, we lead them in deliverance, right on the road. We need to go back to the preaching of the gospel.” Mwesige told church saying he started on the streets and he has now gone back to the streets, people are there, they need Jesus and somebody must tell them about Christ. The mandate as church of Good News Church Bulenga is; To win souls, and to finance the Kingdom of God. Our money is to win souls. And this is what God has called us to do. “In Mark 16:15, You either believe or you are condemned. Let’s take the gospel to the street, to the world. People must receive the gospel in order not to be condemned.” Good News Church Pastor Solomon Mwesige rallies his followers.
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PHOT: Journalist leaders in Uganda, during a press conference today morning
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UGANDA Journalists through their umbrella Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) headed by their President Mathias Rukundo have threatened to take the Government to court over continued negiligence and sabotage of local innovators and researchers like Dr. David Ssenfuka. For starters, Dr. Ssenfuka is the director LEONIA-NNN Medical Research and Diagonastic Centre in Kasubi, Rubaga division, Kampala Capital City. Addressing journalists at Speke Hotel in Kampala today, UJA leadership said they feel it is high time, Dr. Ssenfuka with other relevant key players in that sector domestically and externally were recognized for their remarkable contribution towards medicinal discoveries that have turned around lives of many people, ladies and gentlemen, locals, foreigners, and people of all walks of life, to mention but a few.
HERO: Dr. David Ssenfuka
Appreciating the few conventional Medical practitioners like Dr. Moses Ampairwe who has braved the stigma of collaborating with natural therapeutic practitioners, journalists called upon the government to promote the narrowing of the gap between conventional medical practitioners and complementary medical practitioners. In a three pager press statement signed by UJA President Mathias Rukundo and read out by Secretary General Emmanuel Kirunda, journalists said, “As a community of journalists in Uganda, we are pleased to hear that our Country has registered great strides in treatment of some of the Non-Communicable Diseases (NDC’s) particularly; Cancer and Diabetes using herbal medicines by herbal researcher Mr. David Ssenfuka.” Although the treatment remains highly costly for average citizens living with those infections, Ssenfuka’s herbal discoveries have significantly helped many of the users to live for more days by having relief or miraculous cures. Case in point is Mrs. Doreen Zziwa of Kasenge in Wakiso district who miraculously defeated breast cancer while pregnant after using treatment of the said herbal remedy. Other impeccable senior citizens including among others; Hon. John Bosco Katutsi, Hon. Kasole Bwereere Llangammarch, etc, have publicly given out testimonies of how they were liberated by Mr. Ssenfuka’s herbal medicines. Given that journalists happen to come to the same society which has people with reported severe Diabetes and Cancer cases and they are seeking relentless cure, Mr. Rukundo said, they were forced to pick interest in Ssenfuka’s herbal solutions and start closely monitoring them through sampling the testimonies of a few of those that have progressively been treated to properly have knowledge of what is being talked about. “Also having amongst us fellow journalists colleagues with Cancer and Diabetes extremely affecting them, we thought it was a chance for us to further explore a lot of untold treatment experiences about the herbal remedy.” Revealed Journalists’ supreme leader in Uganda. Prior to the May 3rd 2022 World Press Freedom Day celebrations journalists embarked on running series of humanitarian programs including among others, UJA Initiative on Environment in which they intended to protect and preserve environment-natural resources by planting One million trees with ‘My Tree Uganda’ and UJA initiative on Domestic Violence, all to be officially unveiled in July 2022. Journalists told public that, by agitating for support towards promotion of herbal medicines, therefore, “We are being cognizant of the need to protect and preserve eco systems from depletion to enable researchers in herbal solutions sustain their research.”
Some of the journalists attending a presser
This explains as to why UJA awarded Ssenfuka the best herbal researcher in Uganda during the May 3rd 2022 World Press Freedom Day UJA Media Dinner celebrations held at Hotel Africana in Kampala, having closely monitored him.
JOURNALISTS DEMANDEX THE FOLLOWING FROM GOVERNMENT In their letter to the Head of State recently, journalists in Uganda asked him to consider the following; ● That Germany’s John Peter Frank who significantly contributed in the discovery of the Diabetes diseases in 1794 be recognized as he was recognized in his home Country and other Countries like the U.S.A, U.K, Russia and others. They asked that a souvenir be constructed in remembrance for his noble contribution that has given a leeway in motivating a number of local researchers including Ssenfuka, to break through the jar. ● They requested that the government scientists that collaborated in discovering the therapeutic properties of this herbal medicine notably the Director of Research at the Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute, Dr. Grace Nambatya and her team be recognized.This is because since the time when John Peter Frank discovered Diabetes, it is this Institute that came out with these research discoveries that were a breakthrough for a declared cure of Diabetes, therefore that their recognition and honor should transcend boarders beyond Uganda. ● That Dr. Nambatya and her team be allocated a certain monetary benefit for their intellectual contributions as a way of recognizing their efforts but also promote their achievements worldwide as a way of appreciating their noble contributions of discovering the novel therapeutic properties of Ssenfuka’s herbal medicine. ● Journalists want Mr. David Ssenfuka’s herbal medicinal discovery formula to acquire patent rights with the aid of government to be able to protect them well and highly improve the medicinal products that have changed Uganda’s research status in the arena of herbal research treatment in the country and beyond for avoidance of fake duplications, but also to enable government realize much reasonable tax revenue collection. ● All individual players that have contributed to the discovery of herbal medicines be recognized as it will motivate many new discoveries in herbal science. For example, as Prof. Patrick Ogwang of Jena Herbal Products was rewarded for his COVIDEX medicine which is helping in the treatment of COVID 19 and other related diseases, so should David Ssenfuka for his Cancer and Diabetes treatment medicines. Journalists’ body in Uganda in amalgamation, asked President Museveni to render all the necessary support required to enable this innovation attain the desired recognition. “It is our considered opinion as journalists to render sincere service to the Country to inform you of the truth which we are saying to you. Unbelief is responsible for our misfortune as a third world Country and our role is to break the good news to you.” Reads UJA’s letter to the President which was read out to journalists. Journalists requested H.E the president to underscore the importance of this innovation and give it his direct executive oversight. They begged, Museveni to underscore the importance of Ssenfuka’s innovation and give it his direct executive oversight. This will most likely reduce the red tape mostly observed in Government initiatives and the corruption that usually meddles in them. “His direct supervision will invite hard work, dedication and timely delivery of the much-desired results of availing standardized drugs to the waiting public.” Revealed journalists’ leaders. “As they say, ‘Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated’ and ‘Nothing great Was ever achieved without enthusiasm’, we implore the president to recognize these local innovators for we know so well that such monumental recognitions are an incentive to Increased productivity and engagement, national satisfaction and sense of pride, Country loyalty and retention of quality inventors.” Said journalists. They called upon the president to fascinate the idea of recognizing all the scientists that were at the heart of this discovery who were led by Dr. Grace Nambatya but also in a special way honor David Ssenfuka with not only national honors but with the monetary benefits and privileges befitting men of valor like him. This is when journalists threatened to take the Government of Uganda to court should it continue to neglect this innovation and or continue its sabotage.
SSENFUKA’S STORY: A WONDER DOCTOR TREATING & CURING CANCER AND DIABETES Dr. Ssenfuka grew up with his grand mother, now deceased, the late Nalongo Leonia Namuganga Nakiwala whose initials are reflected in the name of his company in memory of her illustrious career and fellowship in traditional medicine. Nalongo Leonia’s knowledge in traditional medicine was slowly passed on to Ssenfuka through the spirit of goodwill who pursued and discovered that the story of the herbal therapeutics she used contained ingredients that have curative effects for Diabetes Mellitus and Cancer. The journey of discovery, though was realised by coincidence, later took on the course of scientific inquiry, when analysts at the Uganda National Chemotherapeutic Research Institute (UNCRI) investigated the metabolic action of the ingredients found therein and found them effective to cure Diabetes. This was confirmed during the trials conducted after conducting the safety toxicity tests on drugs.
LAWYERS of Mugarura, Kwarisiima & Co. Advocates acting on the instructions of a one Namatovu Angella whose money was withdrawn from her bank account without her consent has written to Equity Bank Uganda Ltd a demand notice cum notice of intention to sue. In a two pager demand notice received by Equity Bank Uganda, lawyers say, “Our instructions are, to demand as we hereby do, that you refund our client’s money, to a tune of Ug. Shs. 5,126,421/= ( Five million one hundred twenty six thousand four hundred twenty one shillings), pay our client in special and general damages amounting to Ug. Shs. 5,000,000/= (Five million shillings) as well as our legal fees of Ug. Shs. 2,000,000/= (Two Million Shillings) and provide a public apology to our client.”
Page 1 of lawyers demand notice to Equity Bank
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“Should you fail to heed to our demand within 7 days from of the date of receipt of this letter, we shall have no other choice but to institute civil proceedings against you.” Reads a demand notice cum intention to sue. Lawyers have notified Equity Bank Uganda that, “It is well within your knowledge that on the 18th June and 20th June 2022, our client’s bank account with you, vide acc. No. 1010100909543 was debited in the sums of Ug. Shs. 2,330,192/= (two million three hundred thirty thousand one hundred ninety one shillings), Ug. Shs. 2, 330,199/= (two million three hundred thirty thousand one hundred ninety one shillings) and Ug. Shs. 466,039/= (Four hundred sixty six thousand thirty nine shillings) respectively.” Lawyers have told Equity Bank that, their client upon discovery of loss of her money from her account, she contacted her bank for rectification of the issue or a solution, wherein they informed her that the three transactions through which the money was deducted were conducted online using her debit card number 4860xxxx9407 via a “Zazu Africa limited” (merchant)website. “Our client has never signed up to use her bank account for online transactions or any online banking service.” Lawyers reminded Equity Bank Uganda. They said, “You further informed our client that she had authorised those transactions through her purported telephone number “267 788 286 750″. That has never been our client’s telephone number. (A copy of the response is attached for your ease of response).” Lawyers say, the loss of their client’s funds through unsolicited online transactions well aware that she had never registered her account for any online transactions is based on Equity Bank. This coupled with unclear answers in handling the issue, lawyers say, has shown a high level of negligence by Equity Bank in handling their client’s funds, as well as breach of the banker-customer relationship. “Your actions also amount to fraud, as you have unreasonably deprived our client of her money banked with your entity for which we hold you liable.” Reads the demand notice cum intention to sue. On several occasions, lawyers have revealed that their client has written to Equity Bank and made various phone calls to try and have her money refunded on her account, but this bank has remained adamant to do the same and they have ignored Namatovu Angella’s phone calls. “Our client has made various losses and has found it hard providing medical care for her sick mother who is due to undergo surgery and as a result of your actions, you are liable to damages.” Reads a demand notice to Equity Bank signed by Mugarura, Kwarisiima & Co. Advocates. Yesterday, Equity Bank Uganda released a statement of defence saying their client (Namatovu Angella) reported to them how a suspected fraudulent withdraw of funds from my account between June 18th to 20th, 2022 amounting to 5.1M in 3 installments, ”using her card”. Bank said, “Card transactions approval is made using card details and a one time password which is sent to registered mobile phone.” However, Namatovu rubbished Equity Bank’s defence. In her statement released today and shared on social media, Namatovu Angella said, Equity Bank Uganda should stop telling lies and instead refund her money so that she can foot medical bills for her sick mum. Namatovu’s statement reads, “Dear members of Public, yesterday I read lies in a statement released by Equity Bank Uganda in reference to fraud in their bank i complained about when money was withdrawn from my account without my consent on June 18th and 20th, 2022.” Namatovu said, after public rants about Equity Bank Uganda for the increasing fraud on clients’ accounts where a number of people have complained that their money is being stolen from their accounts, her case being the most recent, Equity Bank thought by telling lies in a statement released, it will help to clear their image. “Their image can only be cleared by vomiting my money so that I can take my sick mum for the scheduled operation. They showed a degree of careless, how can money be stolen from a client’s account who entrusted you with its safety?” She asked. Namatovu denies ever reporting to Equity Bank Uganda that money was withdrawn from her bank account using her ATM card. “I clearly told them, I am always in possession of my card and no one, be it my sick mum knows where I keep it or even my pin number. The complaint I logged to Equity Bank Uganda, to Bank of Uganda, to CID Headquarters, to KMP and other security organs was very clear. My money which I kept with Equity Bank was withdrawn under unclear circumstances which the Bank MUST explain without hiding their heads under the sand.” Reads her statement in response to the statement released by Equity Bank, yesterday. She said, Equity bank told her how someone in Zambia bought electrical goods from Zazu Africa limited using her card, calling it total madness because she has never travelled outside the country. “So how did someone in sijui Zambia hoodwink Equity Bank and they give him or her client’s money? That put aside, who is stealing customers’ money in Equity Bank from their clients’ accounts? How come, such cases are very common with Equity Bank alone? She asked.
CORNERED EQUITY BANK: Councilor Namatovu Angella
Referring to recent media reports about a number of Equity Bank clients whose money was deducted from their accounts without their consent, Namatovu said, It ended when Equity Bank had vomited the money. “Therefore, the only thing Equity Bank has to do to be out of this circus, is by putting back my money and also, work on the security of clients’ money. Let them stop their foul play.” Namatovu’s statement reads. She asked Equity bank to stop playing with her mother’s life using their ping pong statements. “And call upon the public to disregard statement released by Equity Bank Uganda, for it is based on nothing but lies. I will continue demanding for justice using all legal methods and I thank the general public for standing with me. Today it’s me, tomorrow they will chop your money, similar way.” Namatovu said in her trending statement exposing fraud in Equity Bank Uganda.
A DAY after Rt. Hon. Anita Among warnec Cabinet Ministers about blackmailing Parliament during their cabinet meetings in State House, has turned guns to her Members of Parliament who are fond of dodging Plenary and instead wait to wet their beaks every end of month! Anita says, these MPs, their days are numbered. She has warned of disciplinary action over recurrent absenteeism without communication. For the first time since her election as Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among vowed to deal with MPs who absond from plenary saying there is no more eating of tax payers money without first working for it. ‘’It has come to my attention that some MPs have made it a habit to only come for committees and dodge plenary sittings. This must stop forthwith.’’ Warned madam Speaker. She made the comment while meeting a section of Members of Parliament in her office in today afternoon. Among reminded MPs to serve the people who sent them to Parliament with dedication and commitment by participating in all Parliamentary activities, both in Committees and the House. ‘’You were all sent here by your constituents who entrusted you with the power to represent their interests. How will you do that if you don’t attend plenary sittings?’’ she asked. The Bukedea district Woman legislator who is known for timekeeping also said she is going to be reactivate and implement the clock-in system to track MPs’ attendance, check in and check out. Subject to the provisions of the Constitution, a Member of Parliament is liable to lose his or her seat if they miss 15 consecutive sittings during any period when Parliament is continuously meeting and without written permission from the Speaker, and is unable to offer satisfactory explanation.
TODAY Wednesday July 6, 2022, Pearl of Africa radio, a Muslim based radio station airing on 107.9 FM waves will conduct Bulungibwansi (Community service) in the areas of Kisenyi and Kamwokya, in Kampala Capital City, as one of the activities organised by the radio management to mark 11 years on air. Celebrations kicked off on Saturday last week at Freedom City Arena, Namasuba on Entebbe road with football competition between Pearl FM, Listeners, Nubian Community, Sheiks, Majsid Kitubulu, Tagy TV and Pearl fm former employees.
Mr. Robert Ssempala, Executive Director at Human Rights Network for Journalists -Uganda take a selfie with Pearl fm ladies during the anniversary match on Saturday
Pearl fm’s Kiku (right) and fellow Pearl fm staff were full of joy as listeners humiliated Sheiks
In an intesting football competition attended by hundreds of listeners, political and religious leaders, journalists, radio management and staff, Sponsors, Listeners defeated Sheiks at the finals to be crowned Pearl fm Anniversary tournament Champions 2022. The winners (Listeners) were given a trophy and also, Sheiks who finished second were awarded.
Pearl fm first played Tagy tv
It was an interesting moment
Today, there will be no usual program airing on radio, it is a Quran day. Other programs will resume tomorrow on Thursday. We are reliably informed, Management has organised a party for their staff tomorrow on Thursday. For starters, Pearl fm was founded by about 10 directors in July 7, 2011 on 107.9 frequency. Haji Karim Kariisa, youngest brother of the Karisa family has been the main director since this radio was started to date. Salutation to the directors for they have perfectly steered this radio station this far. The main objective of starting Pearl fm of Daawa and current News has been achieved. Pearl FM is ranked among the best radios in the country with best programs, very educative, informative and family friendly. It has qualified staff who are innovative. It’s platforms are pearl fm news and Pearl fm Dawa YouTube, Facebook Pearl fm uganda, twitter@pearlfmug, email:pearlfmuganda5@gmail.com Their official lines are; 256 200926711, 256 393225887 and 256 39324931
Program Lineup (Monday – Friday) ● Daawa ku makya (4am – 5am) ● Entanda (5am – 7am) Ssonko Musa ● Ettu ly’omukeeze (7am-9am) Freda Mazzi, Kiweewa, Kizito and Mubiru ● Inside Story (10am-12pm) Kalule Sulaiman ● Pearl FM News Hour (12pm-1pm) Tenywa & Editorial ● Abakyala bazira (1pm – 3pm) Naava & Mazzi ● Tegeera Obusiraamu (3pm-4pm) Sheik Hussein & Sheik Kizito ● Mpulidde Kamenya (4pm-5pm) Hood Matovu ● Parliament (5pm-6pm) Kiku & Kayongo ● Buuza Imaam (6pm-7pm) Imaam Kyeyune & Sheik Kizito ● Namwatulira (7pm-9pm) Ssozi, Kayongo & Jonan ● Maama Africa (9:30pm-10pm) Matovu Hood ● Manya Obusiraamu (10pm-11pm) Daawa team ● Pearl Sport (11pm -Mid night) Ssozi and Kiweewa ● Quran (Midnight – 4am) Daawa
Program Lineup Weekend (Saturday) ● Entanda Special (5am-7am) Abdulrahman ● Mimbari Special (7am-9am) Kalungi Yahaya ● The Patriot (9am-11am) Mukasa Fred Kiku ● The Bigger Story (11am-1pm) Ssonko Musa ● The School times (1pm-2pm) Jonan Atusingwize ● Sporting Weekend (2pm-4pm) Sports team ● Omuwuliriza (4pm-5pm) Freda and Jonan ● Pearl Doctor (5pm-6pm) Hakim Kayongo ● Pearl Magazine (6pm-7pm) Hood Matovu ● Obutonde (7pm-8pm) Tamale Yahaya Ssali ● Kasennya (8:30 – 9:30 pm) Ssonko Musah ● Omunaala (9:30-11pm) Yahaya Kalungi ● Tafseer (11pm-Midnight) Ssozi Muhamed ● Quran (Midnight -4am) Daawa
Program Line-up Sunday ● Entanda Special (5am -7am) Abdulrahman Bulwa ● Obusiraamu ly’ekkubo (7am – 9am) Yahaya Kalungi ● Alipoota Namutayiika (9am – 12pm) Kalule Sulaiman ● Bwino ku Bwino (12pm – 2pm) Ssozi Muhamed Harouna ● Quran & Science (2pm – 3pm) Daawa Team ● Buganda Ekkula (3pm – 4pm) Mubiru Ali ● Emboozi z’abawandiisi (4pm-5pm) Ssozi Muhamed Harouna ● Sunday Special Darsu (5pm-6pm) Production ● Eriiso ly’ensi (6pm-7pm) Ssonko Musah ● Ekyooto (7pm-8pm) Mubiru Ali ● Enzikiriza (8:30pm-10pm) Daawa & Production. ● Obufumbo (10pm-Midnight) Yahaya Kalungi ● Quran (Midnight – 4am) Daawa & Production
Congratulations Pearl fm upon reaching 11 years on air.
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PHOTO: Speaker presiding over Parliament today afternoon
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PARLIAMENT sittings have resumed today after a recess, with a warning from Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among to cabinet ministers to desist from blackmailing Legislature and instead cooperate with Members of Parliament. Presiding over today’s plenary, Madam Speaker told ministers that, “We are here constitutionally. Do what you are supposed to do. If you go blackmailing us in cabinet, it is none of our business, we shall do what we are supposed to do. We ask you questions, you must answer.” Anita Among said, “When the House agrees that we need feedback from the executive, they should be able to present it to the House when it is required other than going to cabinet and lamenting.” She however did not name ministers who blackmailed Parliament and what they exactly said in the cabinet. A tough Speaking Anita Among directed Cabinet members to ensure that they play their role as a way of pushing for the full realisation of the targets that Parliament sets. “Prime Minister and all ministers must ensure that whatever President Museveni outlined in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) at Kololo last month are fully achieved.” Speaker told Parliament. To realise this, she said cabinet has to deliver on its mandate without fail. Among this includes timely introduction of all the 62 Bills outlined by the Head of State and always offer timely answers to questions raised on the floor. “I urge the executive to be responsive to the demands and requirements of the legislature with regards to the inputs and legislative process that has been laid today,” the Speaker said. In a bid to push for high quality and informed debates, Speaker urged all MPs to ensure their submissions are premised on qualitative and quantitative research. She believes that this will help Parliament expedite and execute their tasks. In the same breath, she rallied all MPs to embrace speed in their roles which include oversight and appropriation. “We started the first session while walking, we must start this one while running,” Said Speaker Among, cautioning legislators to work harder for there is no more joking, it’s time to deliver 100%.
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DURING my usual field monitoring tours of various Government projects in Manafwa District recently, I had an engagement with a certain opinion leader. We had a long chat about how effective service delivery is in Manafwa and what can be done to ensure that Government projects are implemented without civil servants and leaders giving excuses. The conversation was long. However, at the end of the chat, the opinion leader left me with a catch phrase: If this Parish Development Model (PDM) programme doesn’t change the everyday life of Ugandans, then, surely, we will be bewitched as a country. Depending on how one analyses the above statement, it is clear that as a country, we need to rally everyone towards the fruitful implementation of PDM as people call it. The structure of PDM is that, it brings the decision making process to the bottom level of society, which is the parish. It is at the parish that the distribution of whatever support that Government sends for development and investment will be determined. In fact, during the launch of PDM in Kibuku District in February this year, President Yoweri Museveni, who came up with the PDM anti-poverty idea, said PDM will take Government to the people in a more effective way. Cabinet in March 2021 approved the PDM as the main vehicle for reducing poverty, employment and wealth creation. The target is to transform Ugandans from subsistence to monetary economy through what the President calls calculative agriculture, among others. The PDM is also an implementation strategy for the National Development Plan III, whose overarching development goal, is to increase average household incomes improve quality of life of Ugandans. PDM also advances the NRM Manifesto 2021-2026 commitments, given its multi-sectoral strategic approach to create social-economic transformation by moving the 39% households from subsistence economy into the money economy, using the Parish/ Ward as the epicenter for Development. PDM also emphasizes the “whole of Government” approach; while also bringing State and Non-State Actors together to ensuring increased production, processing and marketing, infrastructure and service delivery at the communities level. So, the beauty is that PDM focuses on the Parish, where there’s the last administrative structure of Government and civil servant (Parish Chief) for planning and coordinating. PDM is also organized under 7 Pillars that are interrelated such as the agricultural value-chain development (Production, processing and marketing), infrastructure and economic services, financial inclusion of all Ugandans, social service delivery and community mobilization and mindset change, among others. It is the pillar of community mobilization and mindset change that my work as the Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Manafwa, is well-cut out. As leaders we must mobilize all Ugandans, especially the 3.5 million households that are still living on subsistence farming to enable them utilize PDM to change their situation. We need to ensure that every Household has a minimum income to access basic human needs (of food, shelter, clothing, health, education, security, spirituality etc We have to also make sure that every household milks the opportunity the PDM presents to engage in activities that will ensure that they generate adequate income and savings. The full implementation of the PDM programme should be everyone’s action-point because despite the numerous efforts by both the state and non-state actors in the past, over 3.5million households are still stuck in the subsistence economy and are characterised by high levels of poverty. These subsistence households suffer from production inefficiency, low or negative productivity and limited resilience to shocks all of which impacts their capacity to earn through own initiative. Subsistence households, also operate across all sectors of the economy – agriculture, industry and services, but with various degrees of vulnerability that partly depend on which sector is dominating their socio-economic life. Figures from Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) show that of the 39% of Ugandan households that are in subsistence economy, 24.2% were agricultural households and 14.8% were non-agricultural households The above figures mean that Ugandans living in these households are poverty-stricken, sometimes landless, vulnerable and unemployed. They are also trapped in the vicious cycle of “low income, low savings and low investment. Yet under PDM, this misery will be reversed, given the fact that it is the Parish that will determine the beneficiaries of these households and diagnose their economy issues with the right dose. The ultimate target is inclusive, sustainable, balanced and equitable socio-economic transformation. In fact, the target income is sh20 million per annum within the next 5 years. Surely, this target is achievable. All we need to do is take up the challenge of mobilizing Ugandans to embrace the opportunities that PDM presents, and also aggressively tackle the mind set change question.
The writer Kagenyi Lukka is the Deputy RDC Manafwa district
