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MUSEVENI’S MINISTER IN TROUBLE OVER POCKETING MONEY FOR NMS DRIVERS, STATE HOUSE INTERVENES

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PHOTO: When NMS delivered essential medicines and health supplies to Public health facilities in Cycle 4

■ How his NAWA Agency won a contract with NMS is questioneable, wants it terminated
■ NMS boss in spotlight, his connections with minister Mulimba highlighted 
■ Intelligence shows, NMS released money for truck drivers but Mulimba vowed never to pay them, they should go and hung

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JOHN MULIMBA, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs in charge of regional Co-operation is in trouble for allegedly pocketing money meant to pay truck drivers who have been delivering National Medical Stores (NMS) consignments.
Mulimba is likely to be quizzed by the State House Anti-corruption unit headed by a no nonsense Lt. Col. Edith Nakalema, to find out whether the allegations against him are true. This follows a complaint by the truck drivers under their umbrella known as Victoria Saving & Credit co-operative society, Entebbe accusing NAWA Agency said to be owned by minister Mulimba that it ran away with their hard-earned money.
In a tweet accessed by the News Editor Website, State House Anti-Corruption Unit has picked interest and it has invited management or leaders of the truck drivers’ Cooperative to, “Come and share with us further and better particulars on the matter.”   

ACCUSED : Minister Mulimba

Those who may not know him, Minister John Mulimba is also the member of Parliament representing Samia Bugwe constituency on ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party ticket, in the 11th Parliament of Uganda.
Truck Drivers who petitioned the State House Anti-corruption unit allege that, Minister John Mulimba is the owner of NAWA Agency which hired them to transport NMS consignments but since last year, they have not received their payments and whenever they approach him for their money, he defiantly tells them to go and hung. He says he is untouchable and will never pay them.
“At first we thought the problem was with NMS, that had not released the money but we later discovered, our money was picked by NAWA Agency. When we asked to be paid, Hon. Mulimba who owns NAWA Agency advised us to go and hung because he would never give us our money.” One of the affected drivers whose truck was used on three different days to deliver NMS drugs but went without a pay, told this news website.
Truck drivers insist, NAWA Agency fraudulently used the money that was supposed to be paid to them. NMS released it through NAWA Agency but money got lost on the way. This is what has interested the State House Anti-corruption Unit to intervene.
“NAWA Agency is said not to have paid truck drivers yet NMS provided the funds to pay all truck drivers. This is evidence that corruption runs deep in the institutions of Uganda”, Tweeted a one Mimi Bae

DETAILS
For starters, National Medical Stores contracted NAWA Agency to manage transportation of all NMS cargo to transporting medicine from the Airport to their offices.
NAWA Agency is said to be owned by minister John Mulimba.
Because NAWA Agency who acted as brokers have no trucks, they subcontracted truck drivers who are under Victoria Saving & Credit co-operative society, Entebbe, to be delivering the consignments on their behalf. They agreed on a certain amount of money per hour each day that was to be paid to every truck delivering medicine. They also agreed about the cost of offloading, delays, etc.
NMS pays NAWA Agency and NAWA clears the truck drivers. Since last year, their money has not been cleared.
National Medical Stores released money to NAWA Agency to clear bills to these subcontractors/transporters.
However, NAWA Agency did not pay drivers for a third time.
The drivers tried to reach Management of NAWA Agency, but all was in vain.
Through their Association of Victoria Saving & Credit Coperative Society, drivers petitioned Uganda Clearing and Fowarding Association (UCFA) to intervene so that they are paid. 
In a letter written 6th January 2022 by Victoria Saving & Credit co-operative society to NMS, they claimed for unpaid transport fees from their agent NAWA.
Letter reads, “We are drivers Association operating at Entebbe International Airport. On the 30th of August 2021, 2nd of October 2021 and on 6th of October 2021 respectively, we delivered consignments to your (NMS) premises from Entebbe Airport using our trucks registration Nos. UAU 022W, UBA 881D, UAL 127R, UAF 996W and UAY 271X through your clearing agent NAWA AGENCY.”
“Each of the vehicles was supposed to be paid UGX 200,000 (Two hundred thousand Uganda Shillings). The vehicles were not offloaded for the next two days thus accumulating car detention charges of UGX 150,000 (One hundred fifty thousands shillings) per truck, per day.” Reads truck drivers’ letter to NMS.
Letter says, these additional charges were approved by the manager NAWA AGENCY at the Airport. 
“Our efforts to recover these payments have been futile since NAWA AGENCY has failed to avail us the funds despite the fact that we already delivered a service.” Henry Kabuubi, the General Secretary of Truck drivers’ cooperative told NMS noting that, “The intent of this letter is therefore to request that management of National Medical Stores where we delivered these goods intervenes in this matter and helps us recover our money.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NMS BOSS & MINISTER MULIMBA
Among the leads into State House’s investigations, is the relationship between National Medical Stores boss and Minister Mulimba.
Insiders say, the two are too close and this might be the reason why NAWA Agency boss defiantly refused to pay truck drivers saying he is untouchable, after all he feels his contract with NMS can’t be terminated. And even when drivers cry out to be paid, NMS boss looks unbothered, can’t advise his friend Mulimba to pay them.
It is alleged, the procurement team has on many incidences moved to terminate NAWA Agency contract so that they can source for a legitimate and competent service provider but the NMS boss being in bed with minister Mulimba, doesn’t want to hear about this.
Public who replied to State House tweet showing how it has picked interest in this matter, want NAWA Agency to be investigated on how it won a contract at NMS and it should be terminated for incompetence.
Truck drivers we talked to, are prepared to meet Col. Edith Nakalema’s team and have vowed never to relent until minister John Mulimba and his NAWA Agency are punished.
“If need arises, we will petition both Parliament and the President. Then he will tell them why he sent us to hung, instead of paying our money.”
Watch this space for details!

ABOUT NMS

The National Medical Stores (NMS) is an autonomous government Corporation established by the National Medical Stores Statute no. 12 of 1993 in Uganda.
Among their objectives, is the efficient and economic procurement of medicines and of certain other medical supplies of good quality primary to the public health services.
Also, for the secure, safe and efficient storage, administration, distribution and supply of goods, having regard to national needs and to the specific nature of goods in question, in accordance with the national drug policy and the National Drug Authority.

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SPEAKER OULANYAH MOURNS GOVERNOR MUTEBILE AS DEPUTY ANITA AMONG WRITES, ‘A BANKING GENIUS & PATRIOT HAS RESTED’

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NEWS EDITOR

FOLLOWING the untimely death of Governor Bank of Uganda Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, the head of Parliament of Uganda Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah and his deputy Rt. Hon. Annet Anita Among have expressed their heartfelt condolences to the family, banking fraternity and the Nation at lage for this great loss!
In his tweet today morning, Speaker Oulanyah has written, “Saddened by the demise of Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile. We salute him for meritorious service as Governor of the Bank of Uganda and suprentending economic recovery and stability. Commiserations to his family, banking fraternity and the nation at large.”
For Deputy Speaker Anita Among her tweet reads, “The great icon of our economic journey as a country, a banking genius and patriot has rested. We shall hold on to his legacy of Oulanyah to the service of his County.”
Mutebile who has struggled for his health for quite a long time breathed his last today Sunday morning at 5:30am, four days to his birthday celebrations.
A born of Kabale in Kigezi in a family of nine children, Mutebire has been a role model, and those who got an opportunity to meet him say, was a generous soul with an open heart to those who knew or  didnt know him.
A former MUK Guild President, an economist and banker, Mutebire has served as Governor Bank of Uganda for the last 21years.
He attended Kigezi College for ‘O” Level, Makerere College School for his ‘A’ Level, admitted at Makerere University in 1970 for economics and politics.
He was however forced to flee Uganda in 1972 after his criticism for Idi Amin’s expulsion of the Indians. He fled to England through Tanzania, and was able to finish his studies at Durham University in October 1974.
After here, he joined Balliol College, Oxford for post graduate studies. He lectured and conducted research at the University of Dar es Salaam while pursuing his doctorate in economic.
When Amin was overthrown, Mutebile returned home and in 1979, was appointed deputy principal secretary to the president at the state house and then rose to senior economist in 1981 and then chief economist in 1984. In 1992 he became permanent secretary to the ministry of finance and planning and economic development.
In 2009, Nkumba University awarded him an honorary doctorate of philosophy for his contribution towards the development of the Uganda’s financial sector.

WHEN MUTEBILE FALL IN THINGS
He was appointed 9th Governor of Bank of Uganda on the 11th January 2001. He was re appointed for a five year term after his service on January 11th 2006 and has been in this office till he passed on today morning.
According to the Informer, Mutebile has been working as a visiting professor in the department of Economics at Makerere University since 2006. He is the chancellor of the International University of East Africa that was established in 2011.
He has worked as a consultant for World Bank, international monetary fund (IMF), The organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Macroeconomic and Financial Management institute of the Eastern and Central Africa (MEFMI) UK department for international cooperation, the North South Institute Canada and for the government of Rwanda Eritrea, Kenya and Nepal
Mutebire’s official burial arrangements will be communicated.

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OZIMBA OTYA ENGUUDO Z’E CONGO NG’EZA WANO ZONNA NFU ZITTA ABANTU BAFFE?

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Ekif: Omubaka Mukasa ng’aganzika ekimuli ku sanduuko y’omutuzeewe Lubyayi eyafiiridde mu kabenje

BYA MARY NAKASI, NEWS EDITOR

OMUBAKA Aloysius Mukasa olunaku lw’eggulo yakulembeddemu ebikumi n’ebikumi by’abantu ba Lubaga South okugenda e Manyama Kaliisizo mu kuziika abadde mutuuze munnaabwe mu Wilson Zone -Ndeeba, omugenzi Denis Lubyayi eyafiiridde mu kabenje ku Lwokutaano akaavudde ku mpompogoma y’ekinnya ekiri mu luguudo wakati awo mu Ndeeba okuliraana essundiro ly’amafuta era Shell!
E Kaliisizo Hon. Mukasa gyeyasinzidde n’akambuwalira gavumenti ya NRM okuddira ssente z’omuwi w’omusolo mu Uganda ezizimbemu enguudo ku muliraano mu ggwanga lya Congo n’amamasomero e Tanzania ne yeebuuza wa abakola kino gyebajja ettima ku bannayuganda eryenkanidde awo.
MP Mukasa eyakoze ku by’okuziika omutuuze we ate ng’abadde munnakibiina kya NUP yakunze abeeyo okuwakanya omupango gw’okubaggyako eddembe ly’okwerondera Pulezidenti, aba NRM gwe baliko n’abalagira essaawa bw’eriba etuuse, bamalangayo n’agomubuto okulaba nga teri abaggyako ddembe libaweebwa Ssemateeka okwwrondera abakulembera.
Okuziika kwetabiddwako Alhajj Ali Nganda Mulyanyama meeya w’e Makindye, Lord councilor Faridah Nakabugo n’abakulembeze bangi.
Kitalo nnyo bannaffe!

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MP ARRESTED FOR DEMOLISHING AN ILLEGAL WALL FENCE BUILT BY A STUBBORN INDIAN BLOCKING A DRAINAGE CHANNEL

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PHOTO: A police officer leads Hon. Aloysius Mukasa at Nateete Police Station to write a statement

BY MARY NAKASI
NEWS EDITOR MEDIA

LUBAGA South legislator Aloysius Mukasa was today Wednesday arrested by Nateete Police alongside area KCCA councilor Rose Nalubwama on accusations of leading residents of Kabaawo Zone, Nalukolongo in Lubaga to demolish a wall fence an indian illegally built blocking a water channel.
According to Police, the area MP Mukasa and Lord councilor Nalubwama allegedly committed this offence on 31st, after a heavy down pour which saw off 2021.
His aide Mr. Ssegirinya today afternoom told this news website that, “Police want Hon. Mukasa to write a statement about what happened on 31st December 2021 concerning demolishing of a wall fence owned by an Indian in Kabaawo Zone.”
We are told, the MP was quizzed for some good minutes but all he told police officers was that, this Indian should instead produce permission he got from KCCA to construct a wall fence in a drainage channel which causes floods when ever it rains. 
Hon. Mukasa said his people are in danger because floods sweep away their homes and property due to an illegality made by such a stubborn Indian.
After writing a statement, the MP and Lord councilor were released on a police bond.

THE DAY RESIDENTS MOVED TO DEMOLISH THE INDIAN’S WALL FENCE 
Kabaawo zone was impassable! It had turned into a lake, floods swept away houses, shops and children are said to  have been taken by the water.
That day, angry residents in Kabaawo who for long have been asking this Indian to voluntarily demolish his fence in vain, decided to demolish it themselves to allow water flow.
As soon as they had started bringing it down, Hon. Mukasa who was called by the people he represents in Parliament, arrived together with Lord councilor Nalubwama.
The MP consoled his people who had been affected by the floods and without mincing words, told them how he has received reports about some leaders in Lubaga who were bribed by this Indian not to demolish the wall fence he illegally raised.
He said, “My people I want to sympathize with you for the damage meted on you by the floods because a reckless indian built in the water channel.”
“As your MP, I feel your pain but we will not allow corrupt leaders who conspired with this Indian to keep a closed eye on this illegal construction.” Said Hon. Mukasa.
Whereas he did not clear residents to demolish this wall fence, they were by themselves busy cutting pipes connecting the fence to bring it down.
This is when Police arrived and started firing in the air to disperse residents who were defiant.
They were heard saying, “We are tired of losing lives and property due to this Indian who blocked water flow as KCCA physical planning and some leaders in Lubaga keep mute because this Indian wet their beaks. We are here to clear the water way.”
Hon. Mukasa who was already on the side of his people asked police to stop firing bullets since this was like adding salt to the wounds of Lubaga South people. Police listened and ceased fire.  
The MP took some police officers around who also came to a conclusion that the wall fence was the main cause of the flooding.
There and then a meeting between residents and the Indian was convened in the presence of police officers and MP Mukasa.
This is when word moved around that the Indians had  bribed some Lubaga leaders have them cleared to continue building this wall fence.
The MP vowed to pick this up, engage these leaders and make vomit the indians’ cash or else,  he would take the matter up to Parliament.
Because these leaders we are going to expose very soon, don’t want to vomit what they ate, we are told they connived with the Indians to open up a case against Hon. Mukasa and Lord councilor Nalubwama.

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KLA MINISTER’S REPORT ON WRANGLES AT MASANAFU-NAKUWADDE ABATTOIR BETWEEN WAKISO SLAUGHTER COMPANY & BUSINESSMAN MABANO LEAKS

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PHOTO: Godwin Mabano (in a blue shirt) with directors Christopher Kyazze, John Kaliisa and one Edwin (right) who visited the abattoir

BY OUR INTELLIGENCE TEAM

YESTERDAY on Friday January 14, 2022, Hon. Hajjat Minsa Kabanda minister in Charge of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs was expected to release a report about her findings on the wrangles which rocked the abattoir located in the neigbourhood of Masanafu, at Nakuwadde-Bbira, Ssentema road, in Wakiso district. 
Businessman Godwin Mabano who is the landlord where the abattoir is located is at loggerheads with Wakiso City Slaughter House (U) Ltd, a company he legally and voluntarily entered with into a 25 years memorandum of understanding on February 21, 2019 to manage this abattoir through the directors of the herein slaughter company.
In less than three years, when business boomed at the abattoir, the landlord reportedly went against what was agreed upon in the MoU between the two parties leading to the arrest of Wakiso City Slaughter House (U) Ltd directors on charges of aggrevated robbery for which they pleaded not guilty saying they are tramped-up charges by a clique of people led by a one Abdul Lubega who were expelled from the company for indiscipline and incompetence.
Directors accuse Landlord Mabano for conniving with this clique to make false security reports so as  to have them arrested and their business taken over without any resistance.
Three directors and other five members of the company were brutally arrested by a group of security officials amidst gunshots which lasted for about 40 minutes at the abattoir as if they were arresting ADF rebels!
On their arrest, they were paraded in court and remanded at Kitalya Min Max Prison late last year. 
It’s unfortunate, one of the suspects Nicholas Kiridde died from Kitalya following his brutal arrest and torture! 
The three directors John Kaliisa, Christopher Kyazze commonly known as Rasta and Patrick Bampabula late last year were released on court bail, and the four Abbey Mugumba, Ethan Mukiibi, Robert Mutimula and Hamis Mubiru who were arrested on 21st September 2021, are still rotting in jail!

WHY MINISTER MINSA KABANDA INTERVENED
When the directors of Wakiso City Slaughter House (U) Ltd got court bail, they went back to the abattoir but were shocked to find a new company called Nile Abattoir formed to take over the abattoir with full support from the landlord Godwin Mabano who they accuse of betraying them.
The Wakiso Company directors however saw this as joke of the year saying they still had a 23 years running contract, there was no way Mabano could terminate it.
When they resisted, Mabano decided to close the abattoir. Traders petitioned Kampala minister who quickly intervened and directed that the abattoir shouldn’t be closed especially since  Christmas was approaching and they had to slaughter cows and goats.
Shortly after Christmas festive season, the minister on 6th January 2022 held a meeting with both parties at Wakiso district headquarters and listened to them. She gave them 9 days to come out with findings on how to resolve this impasse. After postponment, the report is now expected next week.
In this Part I of the story, the News editor intelligence team leaks what is expected in the minister’s report:

MOU BETWEEN THE LANDLORD & WAKISO CITY SLAUGHTER HOUSE  (U) LTD 
On February 21, 2019 the memorandum of understanding was made between WAKISO CITY SLAUGHTER HOUSE (U)LTD and GODWIN MABANO, the registered proprietor of land comprised in  Busiro Block 306 part of plot 4305 & 3893 measuring approximately 3 acres.
The MoU says, Mr. Mabano (the 2nd party) who is the registered owner of the land gave it to Wakiso City Slaughter House (U) Ltd (the 1st Party) to manage the same for the business of slaughtering cows, goats, sheep, renting rooms/Kiosks/stores/lock ups, stages for vehicles and motor cycles that transport meat, renting space to other persons with related businesses and other incidental business, the 1st party will manage the said land and business thereon on the terms herein contained in the MoU.
The MoU was signed by Godwin Mabano (for 2nd party) and Wakiso City Slaughter House (U) Ltd (for 1st party): John Kaliisa, Christopher Kyazze, Patrick Bampabura, Adam Lubega and Annet Birabwa, signed in the presence of William Rwabuhihi who originally acted as middle man between the two.
Counsel Mututa Martin was the advocate for the 1st party. MoU was drawn by T. ODEKE & Co. Advocates

HOW THE PARTIES AGREED IN MOU:
DUTY OF THE 2ND PARTY
● The 2nd Party is the rightful owner of the land and he gave it to the 1st Party to manage it through its directors for running a business of slaughtering cows, goats & sheep and carrying out other related business on the same
● The 2nd Party shall be charged with the duty to develop the above mentioned land for better running of the business by the 1st Party and the same shall be done from time to time.
The developments shall be as follows;
a) Fix the metal in the slaughter house
b) Partitioning the slaughter house in three parts – slaughter part
c) cleaning of condemn house to destroy dead animals (6ft by 6ft) 
d) Putting pavers in front of the slaughter house
e) Toilet and bathrooms
f) A house for slaughtering goats 
g) Drainage for taking waste from the slaughter house
h) Room for cleaning the legs and heads of the slaughtered cows and goats 
i) Water, electricity and other related development as shall be agreed upon by the parties herein.
● The 2nd Party shall be honest to the 1st Party during the running of this business.

DUTIES OF THE 1ST PARTY
● Management of all the businesses on the land mentioned herein and the welfare of businessmen and women.
● Marketing and attracting of new business persons to this business.
● Shall be responsible for monitoring the affairs of the business and ensuring harmony in the business 
●  1st Party shall ensure at all time that only lawful business is dealt in. This includes slaughtering cows  goats, sheep  renting rooms/Kiosks/stores/lookups stages for vehicles and motor cycles that transport meat, renting space to other persons with related business and other incidental business.
● The 1st party shall lay account to the 2nd Party from the rentals after one year of business 
● The 1st Party shall be responsible to attract persons to the business and market the business 
● To ensure hygiene at the place of business at all the times

MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS
● The slaughter business and all related business shall be managed by the 1st Party or his agents/directors and the 2nd party or agent
● The 2nd Party will remain in personal control of the six (6) rooms already rented out near the gate and shall continue managing the same during the existence of the  business. 
● The 2nd party shall retain space on the land herein mentioned near the slaughter house to build the warehouse to run  his private business. 
● The parties shall from time to time call meetings for the proper management of the business herein every after four (4) months.
● The utility bills, taxes and other related dues shall be  paid from the money collected from business

FINANCES  AND SHARING OF PROFITS
● The 1st Party directors and Shareholders shall jointly work with the 2nd party or is agents in collection of money from every person running business on the land occupied by the 1st Party.
● The 2nd party shall take all the UGX Six thousands (6,000) collected by the 1st party for each slaughtered cow in the 1st year of the business and the 1st party shall take all the money collected from all other businesses on the land herein described. That should the business boom in the 1st year of business, the charges shall increase from UGX 6000 (Six thousands) to UGX 12000 (Twelve thousands) and the 2nd party shall be entitled to take all the UGX 12000 (Twelve thousands) in case of any increase in the fees charged on every cow slaughtered in the slaughter house on the land herein mentioned so longer as the same is in the 1st year of the business. This money does not include money collected from the goats, sheep and other businesses on the land in question.
● After the expiration of 1st year of business, the 1st Party shall take 25% and 2nd party take 75% of the money collected from all the business on the described land herein. This shall be after deducting the expenses involved in the running of the business.
● The increase of charges paid by the persons carrying out business on the above land shall be done by the management 

DURATION OF THE BUSINESS
The 1st Party and the 2nd Party agreed to run business for twenty five (25) years subject to renewal by mutual consent of the parties herein. The parties agreed to be meeting every after five (5) years to audit and review their business.

DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 
In the event of any dispute between the two parties, they agreed to choose a mediator to settle the matter before taking any other legal remedy.

In Part II of this story, we will dig deeper on how Mabano got the abattoir deal, who of the two parties breached the contract, how security was misled and what else is the minister looking at to resolve the impasse at the abattoir
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KAWEDDEMU: SSABAWAABI WA GAVUMENTI YEDDIZZA OGWA BUJINGO OKUWASA OMUKAZI OW’OKUBIRI, MABIRIZI ASIGADDE MU BBANGA

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BYA NEWS EDITOR

OLUVANYUMA lwa Ssabawaabi wa Gavumenti okusuuza munnamateeka w’omu Kampala Hassan Male Mabirizi omusango ku buyigirize bwa Pulezidenti wa NUP Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi ate oluvannyuma n’eguta, olwaleero yeddizza omusango omulala omuwaabi y’omu gwe yaggudde ku Paasita Aloysius Bujingo owa House of Prayer Ministries ogwekuusa ku by’okumenya ebiragiro by’ekkanisa n’awasa omukyala ow’okubiri.
Abatunuulizi b’ensonga bagambye, na guno gufudde, Mabirizi alabika akomye ku munaabo.
Munnamateeka Moses Kabuusu agambye kino si kipya naddala eri abo Gavumenti b’eba teyagala bavunaanwe olwokwewala ebiyinza okuddirira.
Mu bbaluwa eyafulumye ku Lwokusatu nga eriko omukono gwa Janet Kitimbo ono nga ye Resident Chief State Attorney atwala Ntebe ku lwa Ssabawaabi (DPP), egambye nti Ssabawaabi wa Gavumenti ategeeza omulamuzi omukulu owa kkooti entebe ng’omusango No. 666 n’okusaba okwateekebwa mu kkooti y’omu No. 22/2021 mu musango oguvunaanwa Paasita Bujingo ne muninkiniwe Susan Makula Nantaba, omuwaabi wa Gavumenti omukulu bw’agweddizza.
“Nga tusinziira mu Ssemateeka ya 1995 akawaayiro 120 (3) (c) n’akalala aka 42 (1) (a) ne (c) mu tteeka erifuga kkooti Cap 16, tukutegeeza nti Omuwaabi wa Gavumenti omukulu yeddizza omusango guno.” Ebbaluwa ya Kitimbo, bw’esoma.
Asabye omuwaabi Male Mabirizi okutwala ew’omuwaabi wa Gavumenti e Ntebe ebiwandiiko byonna kw’abadde yeesigamye okuwaabira Bujingo ne Makula ssaako amawulire aganayamba Gavumenti mu kuwaabira Bujingo.
Kopi y’ebbaluwa eno eweereddwako Mabirizi ne munne Rutaro Robert bwe baali bawaabwa.
Kino kitegeeza, eby’omusango guno Male Mabirizi abinnyuse bubimbi. Bino webiggyidde ng’ekitongole ekifuga ebiweerezebwa ku mpewo kiwadde Male Mabirizi obutambi okuli amaloboozi ku bya Bujingo okuwasa Makula nga kabwejungira yabyogerera ku leediyo ye eya 107 Salt fm. Kati bino byonna musajja wattu Mabirizi birabika byamumenyedde bwereere.

GABULA NADIOPE IV IS KING UNTIL DEATH: BUSOGA KINGDOM DENIES ELECTION OF NEW KYABAZINGA, CLIQUE BEHIND THIS DRAMA EXPOSED

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BY MOSES MUGALULA
NEWS EDITOR MEDIA

LATEST from Obwakyabazinga bwa Busoga, the Kingdom has distanced itself from a document making rounds on social media titled: ‘Public Notice and declaration’, dated 3rd January 2022 in respect to matters of Kyabazingaship.
This Public Notice and declaration is said to have been made by a certain clique calling themselves Hereditary Saza Chiefs Royal clan of Obwakyabazinga bwa Busoga claiming they moved a vote of no confidence in HRH William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV, thereby removing him as the Isebantu Kyabazinga of Obwakyabazinga.
This clique went ahead to declare Edward Columbus Wambuzi Mukoki the Zibondo of Bulamogi as the new Kyabazinga. 
The Kingdom has however branded this as a joke of the year!
According to a statement released by Dr. Joseph Muvawala the Katuukiro of Busoga, 
His Royal Highness William Wilberforce Nadiope Gabula IV is the King and firmly on the Kyabazingaship throne.
Owek. Muvawala has therefore implored the general public, Kingdom partners, friends of Busoga and all peace loving Ugandans to disregard the said Notice and treat it with the contempt it deserves.
The official Kingdom statement reads, “His Royal Highness William Wilberforce Nadiope Gabula IV, the legitimate Isebantu of Busoga Kingdom as duly elected on 24th August 2014, enthroned on 13th September 2014 and duly Gazzetted by the Government of Uganda on 24th, June 2019 under General Notice No. 649 of 2019, is firmly in office and performing his functions as enshrined under the Obwakyabazinga Bwa Busoga  Constitution and the relevant national laws.”
“The purported dismissal and election of a new Kyabazinga is false, illegal, misleading and intended at creating confusion and disunity in the Kingdom which all peace loving Basoga and Ugandans should shun and condemn.” Reads Premier Muvawala’s statement. 
It has been copied to H.E The President of Uganda, The Kyabazinga of Busoga, The Rt. Hon. Speaker of parliament, Permanent Secretary ministry of Gender, Labour and Social development, Chiefs royal council, Speaker Busoga Lukiiko, Isabakunganhia clans council, Minister of presidency and the Inspector General of Police.
Katuukiro has clarified that, The Kyabazinga once elected under the Constitution of Busoga and the Basoga culture, He reigns untill death.
He has said, the organs of Obwakyabazinga to it; the Busoga Lukiiko, the Cabinet, Clans Council, Abambedha Council, Chief Royal Council among others are duly performing their mandate and there should be no cause for alarm. 
The Kingdom has in the past seven years since enthronement of HRH the Isebantu Kyabazinga, registered tremendous success in areas of cultural promotion, unity, education, health, strategic partnership among others and there it will continue to build on for the social, cultural and economic benefit of our people. 
The Kingdom has thanked the Government of Uganda, the people of Busoga and partners that have been strong pillars in these efforts.
“Obwakyabazinga re-assures the General Public that these temporary developments just like several others before, shall be dealt with and managed. We encourage every one to remain calm and observe law and order.” Reads statement which is signed by the Busoga Kingdom Premier. 

The News Editor Investigations desk is working on an exclusive story about the invisible hand behind a clique fighting Kyabazinga. What is the deal about and why they want Busoga destabilised? We will leave no stone unturned. Watch the space.

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‘HERE IS WHY WE DON’T NEED AMENDMENT OF THE LAND LAW’, AMBASSADOR KINTU NYAGO ADVISES MUSEVENI, SALUTES BLB ON BIBANJA APPROACH

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When Dr. Nduhuura (right) was handing over to Amb. Kintu Nyago as Uganda’s permanent Mission to the UN

BY MOSES MUGALULA
NEWS EDITOR MEDIA

UGANDA’S Ambassador to Pretoria, South Africa H.E Kintu Nyago who has a record of fighting for Bibanja holders in different parts of the country has saluted Buganda Land Board (BLB), an organisation set up by His Majesty The Kabaka to manage his land, for what he has called better treatment of bibanja holders.
Amb. Kintu Nyago says, BLB has perfectly handled tenants on Kabaka’s land in that, there are no eviction reports of bibanja holders as this is common to other mailo land owners and even on public land.
In an interview with this News Website, Ambassador Kintu Nyago said bibanja holders are happily settled on Kabaka’s land, no disturbances, they only have to pay Busuulu and enjoy staying on Kabaka’s land. He thanked BLB for protecting tenants on Kabaka’s land.
“Kabaka, through his Buganda Land Board (BLB), treats better bibanja holders on the Kingdom land than any other Mailo owners. There is stability for those on Kabaka’s land. People are more settled, there is no evictions like we see with other mailo land. I want to thank Kabaka and BLB on this.” Noted Ambassador Kintu Nyago.
He was speaking to us about how President Museveni can fight and end land evictions and his views on the proposed land ammendments to scrap mailo land tenure system in Uganda.
This proposal is campaigned for by the State minister for land Dr. Samuel Mayanja although public has strongly rejected it saying, it is being brought in bad spirit, targeting Kabaka’s land vowing never to support it.
In his view, Amb. Kintu Nyago said, “The land law we have is enough, we only need it’s implementation.The land ministry should not waste time in drafting land law amendment bill, the only solution to land eviction is availability of the land fund. You can’t take people’s land for free. Bring land fund, land owners will willingly sell it to Government.” 
He said, the system of land fund worked in Ankole and Kibale and President Museveni didn’t need an amendment of the land law to get mailo land in these areas.
Ambassador Nyago revealed, “It is not true that Mailo land is only in Buganda. In Ankole, Prince Barigye had Mailo land. Hon. Nathan Byanyima also had mailo land his grand father was a chief in Isingiro. They got chunks of land.
Government compensated Barigye and Nathan Byanyima using the land fund.” It is said, Hon. Nathan Byanyima used this money to start a bus company called Ibabu coaches. Each of the tenants on this land got Free-hold land titles. 
Nyago believes, who ever has a land title can easily get a bank loan and ventures into business, Agriculture, farming, etc. 
But if you don’t have a title, it’s hard to use that kibanja to develop because each time you try to put up any development, the land owner will block you. According to him, that is why here in Buganda, there is no development like in the Areas of say, Ankole. 
He asked, if land fund worked in Ankole and in Kibale where Prime minister Robinah Nabbanja comes from, why don’t they use the same approach here? 
“Why doesn’t Government get a land fund, call willing land owners to a round table and compensates them so that bibanja holders also get titles? Does this requires to first amend the land law?” He asked.
Kintu Nyago said, NRM performed poorly in Buganda during last year’s general election mainly because of poor handling of land issues not because of tribalism. 
He gave an example of Mubende which is dominated by Banyoro, Batoro and Banyankole but people didn’t vote NRM yet in the neighbouring district of Kakumiro where land fund was applied, NRM scored highly.
He revealed that, the rift between land owners and bibanja holders can easily be sorted out by land fund. 
Without this, minister Sam Mayanja is wasting time with his land amendments to scrap mailo land because it doesnt solve the land problem.
“There must be a win-win situation. You can’t take people’s land by force. My interest is to see president Museveni stay in power. Let him solve the land problem in Buganda by applying land fund approach he used in Ankole and other parts of the country. Land owners will be compensated and they will relinquish their land willingly. This will bring harmony in the country.” Said Ambassador Nyago.
He advised Lands minister Judith Nabakooba to take land fund in areas like Mityana, engage land owners, majority will willingly give away their land without first pulling of ropes and coming up with senseless land amendments.
“We don’t need a new Land law. That is a wastage of time and money. Instead, let there be justice. Land fund was used in Ankole, Isingiro, Kashari and Kibale, also bring it to Buganda.” Said Kintu Nyago. He gave an example of a one Bazongere who was a chief in Mengo. He had a mailo land in Kibale and was among the land fund beneficiaries.  
Asked whether land owners in Buganda will embrace land fund, he said yes because they are also fed up with land court battles, mob justice implicated on them by bibanja holders and some land Lords have lost lives like one man in Nakaseke who was killed by a kibanja holder. So if Government brings land fund, many landlords will give away their land.  

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HOW WARS AND ARMED CONFLICTS ARE DERAILING AFRICA’S PROGRESS

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● In 2021, there were at least 20 African countries with active armed conflicts
● More than 30,000 Africans were brutally killed
● Violence and military tensions in African countries such as Ethiopia, Sudan, DR Congo, Libya and Mali have led to huge loss of life
● Military spending in Africa exceeded $43 billion in 2020, up from $15 billion in the 1990s

OPINION BY:
BRIAN MUKALAZI
bmukalazi@ecmafrica.org

AUTHOR and journalist Fareed Zakaria once observed that today, “The richest countries of the world are not in geopolitical competition with one another, fighting wars, proxy wars or even engaging in arms races or cold wars…You would have to go back hundreds of years to find a similar period of great power peace”.
According to Zakaria, the number of people who have died as a result of war (in the developed nations) is down 50 per cent this decade from the 1990s and it is down 75 per cent from the preceding five decades. In fact, it is said that these countries are living in the most peaceful times in human history. The political stability experienced in the developed world has allowed the creation of a strong economic system, which has enabled them to flourish and grow immeasurably. 
For instance, today, the average Chinese person is 10 times richer than he or she was 50 years ago and further estimates indicate that a third of all the babies born in the developed countries this year will live to be 100 years.
In Africa, on the other hand, armed conflicts and civil wars continue to be the order of the day and are only getting worse. An analysis of the most relevant events revealed that in 2021, there were at least 20 African countries with active armed conflicts. And as a result, more than 30,000 Africans were brutally killed, an almost ten-fold increase from a decade ago.

AUTHOR: Brian Mukalazi

The growing violence and military tensions in African countries such as Ethiopia, Sudan, DR Congo, Libya and Mali, have led to huge loss of life, exacerbated urban problems, derailed social progress and are locking these countries into a downward spiral of intergenerational poverty.
The rising military spending by African states is absorbing a growing share of their already limited national budgets, in contrast to a general decline in other parts of the world. Available statistics show that military spending in Africa exceeded $43 billion in 2020, up from $15 billion in the 1990s. 
We need to understand this: When guns become a national obsession, all other social and developmental needs become a luxury. 
Former U.S President John F. Kennedy said on one occasion: “Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.” And in my opinion, much of the armed conflict and violence in a significant number of African countries is driven by competition for resources, corruption, weak governance and a failure to manage the resultant ethnic diversity, as well as to build a common national identity.
There has been a consistent correlation between countries with lower GDP per capita, weak institutions and the likelihood of descending into armed conflict and civil wars. 
In Ethiopia, for example, a power struggle, a failed national election and poverty are among several factors that led to the crisis that has now spanned more than 2 years.
Well, it is true that sometimes the causes of these armed conflicts are as varied and complex as the challenges of resolving them, but in general, most actors – former and current – are almost after the same goals. 
And for some reason, those in power never learn from the past experiences – some are drunk with success and sick with ambition. It is painful to watch countries like Libya, Ethiopia, Senegal, Sudan and Ivory Coast getting engulfed in chaos, lawlessness and violence. 
This is because, not so many years ago, these countries were the envy of the continent (and perhaps the world), and were among the fastest growing economies. The impact of war has generated a series of lethal but indirect consequences on many African economies since the late nineteenth century, robbing them of their developmental potential and democratic possibilities. 
The African continent has had the slowest growth among all the continents in the world.   
Surprisingly, from a historical and global perspective, Africa has been no more prone to violent conflicts than other regions. Indeed, Africa’s share of the more than 180 million people who died from armed conflicts during the twentieth century is relatively modest: in the sheer scale of casualties there is no equivalent in African history to Europe’s First and Second World Wars, or even the civil wars and atrocities in revolutionary Russia and China.
But to many of the developed countries, war is a thing of the past and due to their ugly prior experiences, they learnt that using force perhaps shouldn’t be one of the first options in conflict resolution. Unlike Africa, they have consistently utilized other tools of engagement to achieve national objectives.
Yes, I am aware that the African Union (AU) has made a number of efforts in the past to avert this problem but most of them have failed miserably. 
Take the example of the “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020” project adopted by the AU in 2013. The initiative was intended to achieve a conflict-free Africa, prevent genocide, make peace a reality for all and rid the continent of wars, violent conflicts, human rights violations, and humanitarian disasters. The leaders hoped to have all the guns silenced by 2020. 
Obviously, instead of improving, the situation got worse as 2020 saw the unfortunate return of military coups in Africa after a long while and failure by the AU to effectively intervene has further cast the Organization’s credibility in further disarray. Contrary to what former drug lord Pablo Escobar said, not all empires are created of blood and fire, especially in the Modern world. 
A military siege is always expensive, costs both lives, time, energy and money. And with every battle we grower weaker. In the words of Dr Martin Luther King: “Why can’t we at long last grow up, and take off our blindfolds, chart new courses, put our hands to the rudder and set sail for the distant destination, the port city of peace?”. 
If we assume that life is worth living and that man has a right to survive, then we must find an alternative to war.

The Author Mr. Mukalazi is the Country Director ofEvery Child Ministries Uganda. Email: bmukalazi@ecmafrica.org

ENGERI MINISITA MINSA KABANDA GY’AGONJODDE ENKAAYANA Z’OBUKULEMBEZE BWA BADEREEVA BA TAXI MU PAAKA EMPYA N’ENKADDE

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● Zibadde zitutte emyaka ebiri nga baddereeva balwanagana
● Buubuno obukulembeze obupya obutongozeddwa
● Ziizino siteegi 35 ezikkiriziddwa mu paaka enkadde

BYA MOSES MUGALULA
NEWS EDITOR MEDIA

OLANAKU lw’eggulo, minisita Hajjati Minsa Kabanda avunanyizibwa ku Kampala n’emiriraano yazzeeyo mu ppaaka enkadde gye yakubye olukungaana lw’abakulembera enzirukanya ya Taxi.
Ku Lwomukaaga, minisita Kabanda lweyagguddewo paaka enkadde mu butongole ng’eno bukya eddaabirizibwa KCCA ebaddemu enkaayana z’amanyi ng’abagagga bannyini puloti mu paaka enkadde bagamba baagala kuzikulaakulanya, paaka eveewo. Okutuusa pulezidenti Museveni lqeyabiyingiddemu.
Bweyazzeeyo olunaku lw’eggulo, minisita yalagidde Mw. Rashid Ssekindi omukulembeze w’ekibiina kya UTOF ekiddukanya Taxi zonna, asseewo obukulembeze mu ppaaka enkadde n’empya, kuba gavumenti ekooye enkayana ezitaggwa.
Ekiragiro kya minisita, bunnambiro kyassiddwa mu nkola, Rashid Ssekindi ng’ali n’omumyuukawe Mustafa Mayambala bagenze mu ppaaka empya ne basalawo eggoye ku ani anakulembera ba dereeva.
Haji Badiru Sserunjogi kyaddaaki yalangiriddwa ku bwassentebe bwa ppaaka empya ate ye Noordin Mukuye bwe baludde nga bagugulana, n’aweebwa eky’obumyuuka wadde yalabise ng’atamatidde na nsalawo eno. 
Bino byonna bakira bigenda mu maaso nga Eng. Luyimbaazi, amyuuka nankulu wa Kampala waali abyota muliro. 
Ono yeyaleese n’ebisumuluzo bya ofiisi ya badereeva eyali yaggalwa, n’abikwasa Ssekindi naye oluvannyuma eyagiguddewo wakati mu mizira egyasaanikidde ppaaka empya yonna.
Ssekindi bakira ayogera nga Mayambala bw’akkaatiriza, yagambye, “Ntumiddwa minisita wa Kampala Hajjati Minsa Kabanda okubategeeza nti Haji Badiru ye Ssentebe wa paaka empya era agenda kumyuukibwa Noordin Mukuye. Era nze ng’omukulembeze owokuntikko, nzize kuggulawo ofiisi eyali yaggalwawo okumala emyaka ebiri.”
Mukuye kaabuze katya bakanyama bamulyewo akasukibwe ebweru wa paaka olw’okugezaako okujeemera ekiragiro kya minisita ng’agamba y’alina okubeera Ssentebe.
Ssekindi yamulabudde nti singa anagenda mu maaso n’okukola amampaati yabadde wakugobwa mu paaka kuba tebakyayagala mivuyo.
Yagambye, “Oba nze ne Mustafa Mayambala bwetuludde nga tulwana twegasse olw’obulugi bw’omulimu gwaffe era kati tuli kimu, mmwe kiki ekibagaana okukolagana?”
Yo mu paaka enkadde, Karim Mulindwa ye ssentebe ng’amyuukibwa Peter Kirabira. Bano bo bakolagana era emirimu gikwajja.

SITEEGI Y’ENTEBE EGOBEDDWA 
MU PAAKA ENKADDE
Ku biragiro minisita Kabanda byeyawadde, mmotoka ezidda e Ntebe zaagobeddwa mu paaka enkadde. Yalagidde zidde ziddeyo mu paaka ya Usafi.
Minisita agaanyi ekya mmotoka ezidda awamu okubeera ne si siteegi mu paaka ez’enjawulo. Okugeza, ez’Entebe zirina kubeera mu paaka ya Usafi.
Zo ez’e Luweero, aziragidde zibeere mu paaka y’e Namayiba.

ZIIZINO SITEEGI 35 EZIKKIRIZIDDWA MU PPAAKA ENKADDE
Siteegi zino ezaasomeddwa mu lukiiko lwa minisita Kabanda zeezino;
1.Bugerere coaster 2. Bugerere Kigege 3.Busia 4. Buziga 5. Bweyogerere ‘B’ 6.Bwaise 7. Gayaza Busiika Nakasajja 8.Ggaba 9. Jinja ‘A’ 10. Jinja ‘B’ 11.Kawempe -Ttuula 12. Kamwokya 13. Kansanga 14. Katosi 15. Kawempe Maganjo 16.Kawolo Lugazi 17. Kibuli 18. Lira 19. Luzira ‘A’ 20.Luzira ‘B’ 21. Makerere 22. Mbale Tororo Malaba Palisa 23. Mbuya Kinawataka 24. Mengo Rubaga 25. Mpererwe Kalerwe 26. Mukono ‘A’ 27. Mukono ‘B’ 28. Mulago Kitala TASO 29. Muyenga 30. Naguru Jokas Bweyogerere 31. Namuwongo 32. Nsambya 33. Ntinda Nakawa 34. Nagongera Busoolwe.

ENSASULA Y’OMUSOLO GWA KCCA
Buli Taxi ekolera mu Kampala yakusasula emitwalo 72 buli mwaka ate ezifuluma Kampala okugenda mu disitulikiti endala, zo zakusasula emitwalo 84.
Ssente zino osobola okuzisasula mu bitundutundu.
Omukungu wa KCCA yagambye baddereeva nti okuwandiisa taxi yo,  oteekeddwa okugenda n’ebbaluwa y’obubukembeze bwa siteegi kw’okolera.

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