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BOBI WINE QUIZZES 20 NUP MPS WHO FORMED G20 PRESSURE GROUP, PLOT TO BREAK AWAY DETECTED 

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G 20 MPs in a group photo with Samuel Mwebaza Joram, Lay leader of St. Stephen Church of Uganda, Lungujja in Rubaga North on Sunday

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ON MONDAY morning, three Members of Parliament, two from greater Mityana and one from greater Luweero were seen sneaking into the office of NUP President Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine to repent for their sins of forming a pressure group code-named G20 without the party’s consent! 
These MPs whose names we will not reveal today, were seen trembling before the Party supreme leader when he quizzed them about the motive of this pressure group, plus when and where the party had it sanctioned.
“Mr. President we have come here to ask for forgiveness, we were misled by some colleagues who formed it and invited all of us, saying the party headquarters had no problem with us Honourable members if we come together under this umbrella to work hand in hand and visit each other in our constituencies.” Said one of the MPs from greater Mityana.
A tough speaking Bobi asked them whether they know the dangers of divisions amongst NUP members saying this works for the enemy and those behind G20 will be seen as perpetrators of disunity in the Party.
We are reliably informed, Kyagulanyi summoned other legislators who are members of G20 pressure group and quizzed them about their motive.
Insiders at the Party headquarters who leaked this info said, Kyagulanyi was very bitter about these MPs saying such pressure groups intend to weaken the party and kill the spirit of unity amongst all NUP legislators who form the majority of opposition MPs in the 11th Parliament.
We are told,  Kyagulanyi without mincing words, warned the clique of NUP MPs who formed G20 pressure group to be careful with their political cards because public can easily misinterprete them. This was after a certain party leader released a dossier attacking members of G20 pressure group.
In a statement posted on one of NUP members’ WhatsApp groups, this leader said, “We are yet to find out the mission of this so called G-20 of MPs who decided to isolate themselves from other NUPs MPs.
I have learnt how they are busy moving constituency to constituency energizing themselves on ground and getting ready for 2026.”
“We have no idea about the agenda of this group and what they are up to. It should be noted that NUP has over 55 MPs in parliament but some of these MPs under G20 decided to follow their hidden agendas.” Writes this NUP leader. 
He attacked these MPs for not visiting foot soldiers who were arrested, neither their families. He said, “How can you start planning for 2026 yet our agenda is to end the regime soonest?” He asked.

MEETING KYAGULANYI
These attacks and the Kyagulanyi meeting came after a number of NUP MPs who are affiliated to G20 were on Sunday hosted by their colleague Hon. Abubaker Kawalya, MP Lubaga North.
G20 MPs who were hosted by Hon. Kawalya included; Hon. Geoffrey Lutaaya (Kakuuto County), Hon. Joyce Bagala Ntwaatwa (Woman MP Mityana District), Hon. Kayemba Solo (Bukomansimbi South), Hon. Mpalanyi Lukwago John Paul (DP Kyotera County), Hon. Dr. Ndiwalana Christine (Bukomansimbi North), Hon. Kiyaga Hilary aka Dr. Hilderman (Mawokota North) and Hon. Robert Ssekitoreko (Bamunanika County).
Others were; Hon. Katabaazi Emmanuel Katongole aka Muttanzige (Kalungu East), Hon. Fred Ssimbwa Kaggwa (Nakifuma County), Hon. Allan Mayanja Sebunya (Nakaseke Central), Hon. Lukyamuzi David Kalwanga (Busujju County), Hon. Fortunate Nantongo (DP Kyotera District woman MP), Hon. Charles Tebandeke (Baale Country), Hon. Christine Nakimweero (Kiboga District), Hon. Patrick Nsanja (Independent – Ntenjeru South), Hon. Saazi Godfrey (Gomba East), Hon. Kanyike Evans (Bukoto East), Hon. Wakayima Musoke (Nansana Municipality) and Kakembo Michael Mbwatekamwa (Entebbe Municipality).
According to one of the MPs forming G20, this Pressure group was informed to politically boost support for members in their constituencies so that they will not be shaken come 2026 polls.
They select a day to visit each member’s constituency, address his or her supporters and donate cash and other items to the host members in that he or she gives out what he pledged to his or her supporters.
The first round of the tour was at Bamunaanika Constituency represented by their colleague Robert Ssekitooleko. In Rubaga North, it was the second round of tour.
The host MP took his colleagues to three destinations within Rubaga North constituencies which included; St. Kizito Catholic Parish Namungoona, St. Stephen’s Church of Uganda Lungujja and Lungujja Kitunzi Market.
MP Kawalya had pledged 80 bags of cement to both St. Kizito Catholic Sub Parish Namungoona and St. Stephen’s Lungujja Church of Uganda towards the building projects. With the visiting members of G20, he fulfilled these pledges.
Hon. Kawalya made another cash contribution of UGX 400,000 to each of the Church Choirs. He had also pledged UGX 2M to Lungujja Kitunzi Market vendors’ SACCO. This money was also given to them.
Defending G20 pressure group, one of the members told us, “Alongside showing solidarity to members of this group, we also advance H.E Kyagulanyi’s generational cause. In Rubaga North, we uninanimously condemned State brutality towards fellow legislators Hon. Allan Ssewanyana and Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya as well as other political activists coupled with gross human right violations.”
All said, the Kamwokya Party headquarters isn’t comfortable with this pressure group and worries are, the enemy can easily penetrate it and weaken NUP.
Political analysts say, FDC woes started when Dr. Kizza Besigye chose to form a number of pressure groups starting from Activists for Change  (A4C), For God and my Country (4GC)  and others. Besigye resettled from Najjanankubi party headquarters to Katongole road in Kampala for easy coordination of these pressure groups which government later banned. Since then, FDC has been nursing political wounds.
In the last elections, the once powerful opposition party performed poorly, their presidential candidate got only 4% votes.
To a new party like NUP, any pressure group formed within the party by a group of party members especially a section of MPs, can easily bring it down.
This is why NUP President had to act immediately when he got reports about this group.
It is highly suspected that NUP will ban this pressure group. We are told,  the MPs are free to visit each other but not forming pressure groups which will cause mistrust and disunity among party MPs.

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OPINION: NSSF MANAGEMENT HAVE A TASK TO PRESERVE WORKERS’ SAVINGS DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC

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PHOTO: Ssebuguzi, the author

BY: BEN SSEBUGUZI
ssebuguziben28@gmail.com

THE National Social Security Fund (NSSF Uganda) is a National Saving Scheme mandated by Government through the National Social Security Fund Act, Cap 222 (Laws of Uganda) to provide social security services to employees in Uganda. 
Social Security provides a foundation of income on which workers can build to plan for their retirement. It also provides valuable social insurance protection to workers who become disabled and to families whose breadwinner dies.
That is the main foundation for social security for any country and the moment the policy makers deviate from the above, there is likely hood that the purpose will loose meaning.
Currently many social security firms are facing a challenge of covid 19 effects as members are looking to their social security as the last resort for livelihood hence diluting the purpose of social security.
It is interesting to read that NSSF has been able to increase their comprehensive income for the financial year 2020/21 by 25%, up from Shs 1.4 trillion to Shs 1.8 trillion amidst this covid 19 effects to the economy amidst low demand and purchasing power. 
Many business are grassing and others are closing! NSSF management should be upheld for investing profitably hence a good reason to get more trust from your customers!

The writer, Ben Ssebuguzi is an economist, entrepreneur and Secretary General Uganda Poor Youth movement.

GOLDEN HEART: MAKINDYE MAYOR MULYANYAMA FEEDS NEEDY ELDERLY @ MAPEERA BAKATEYAMBA HOME IN LUBAGA

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EXEMPLARY: Mayor Mulyanyama in red shirt delivering food and basic necessities to Sis. Mildred who received them on behalf of the needy persons

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VOTERS of Makindye Municipality must be saluted for having massively elected a generous Mayor Alhaj Ali Nganda Kasirye Mulyannyama whose blessings have been today tapped by the needy elderly living at Mapeera Bakateyamba home Nalukolongo.
Accompanied by Lubaga division councilors and other area leaders who included; Omulangira Kayima Jjuuko (Nateete), Musa Lusembo (Ndeeba), Nannyange Leah, Namakula Agnes,  Ssimbwa Umar (Nalukolongo), Ronald Mutumba, Senior political activist and strategist Deo Mbabazi among others, His Worship Mulyannyama was warmly received by the Secretary and treasurer of the Good Samaritan home Sis. Abitegeka Mildred on behalf of the home Administrator Sister Lawrence Nakiwu.
The Makindye indomitable mayor donated UGX 500,000 in cash to uplift the standards of the clinic at the home, in addition to other basic necessities to help make the life of inhabitants comfortable. These included; soap, diapers, toilet tissue, bread, sugar, drinks, among others.

Mulyanyama offloading what he has brought for the needy at Bakateyamba home in Nalukolongo

For starters, the Mapeera Bakateyamba home is located at Nalukolongo, Lubaga Division in Kampala. This home was put up by then late Archbishop Emanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga of Kampala Archdiocese in 1978 to care for the elderly from war-torn areas and those who didn’t have any family members to look after them.
The home houses the needy from across the divide without consideration of geography, gender, religion and political affiliation.
This home is currently run by Good Samaritan Sisters under the Catholic Church. It has gradually moved to care for the impoverished and abandoned children, especially the disabled, and it relies on donations to provide the necessities to its residents.
A renown leader who isn’t sectarian, Mulyannyama urged fellow leaders to have cardinal Emmanuel Nsubuga named after a monumental place or get a day to hold celebrations in his honour for his contribution to the nation as evidenced by such projects.
“Late Archbishop Emmanuel Nsubuga left a legacy we must all emulate and celebrate. Finding a home for the needy people especially the elderly is no mean feat. He was a great thinker, a great samaritan who fed the needy. Such religious leaders must be remembered for their good deeds. Government should identify a day annually, to celebrate Archbishop Nsubuga. We will push for it.” Said Makindye Mayor,  who among Kampala Municipality mayors got the highest number of votes in the recently concluded elections. 

Mulyanyama and Sis. Mildred holding the portrait of fallen Cardinal Emmanuel Nsubuga founder of Bakateyamba home

On behalf of the Bakateyamba home Sis. Mildred expressed her gratitude to Mayor Mulyannyama for such a benevolent heart.
“Thank you Your Worship for such a good heart. Thank you for thinking about the needy people in this home. Yes they have appreciated and pray to God to always guide you in your political endeavors.” Said Sis. Midred.
She asked Mulyannyama to always put in prayers the soul of the founder of this home the Late His Eminence Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga for a visioned and a hearty idea of creating a home to cater for the needy.

MAYORAL VISIT: Mulyanyama goes down to greet one of the needy person taken care of at Bakateyamba home

The mayor, who political analysts say National Unity Platform (NUP) is set to deploy to a bigger office in 2026, has pledged to always support this home and share with them whatever God gives him.
We wish Mayor Mulyanyama the best of luck as he prepares himself for a bigger office. 

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ENG. MAGOGO MOURNS FORMER FUFA PRESIDENT HAJJ TWAHA KAKAIRE, SAYS WAS A FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION ICON

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DEAD: Kakaire

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FUFA boss Hon. Eng. Moses Magogo is deeply saddened by the unfortunate news of the passing on of the 24th FUFA President, Hajj Twaha Kakaire.
In his condolence message to the deceased’s family and the football sport lovers in Uganda, Hon. Magogo has said, “On many occasions, Hajj Kakaire stood tall for FUFA and generally Ugandan Football for the achievements we celebrate today. He is notably celebrated for having supported the birth of the FIFA Financial Assistance Programme in 1998 and also the Serie-A and Serie-B league arrangement for the Uganda Premier League.”
Hon. Magogo said, “Whereas we grieve for the passing on of the football administration icon, we also celebrate his contribution to the game of football today. Death is a must and a destiny for all of us. It is just a matter of when not if.”
“May the Almighty Allah judge his earthly works with mercy and strengthen those left behind to be strong in these trying times.
Inalilah wa Inalilah Rajihun.” Signs FUFA President Moses Magogo. In a brief statement released by FUFA communications manager Ahmed Hussein Marsha has said, “Hajj Kakaire played a key role in the development and growth of football and the Institution during his leadership. We grieve in honour of his football works. Burial Arrangements will be communicated.”

‘MY LEASE PROCESS IS INCOMPLETE’ – MAN BUILDING ON ST. MARK KYANJA CHURCH OF UGANDA’S LAND CONCEEDS HE HAS NO LEASE AS VEN. KABANDA IS IN TROUBLE

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St. Mark Kakumba Kyanja Church of Uganda leaders at church land which caused Ven. Kabanda and Rev. Mpoza interdiction. In the background is Sulaiman Kiggundu’s apartments said to have been built on church land

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SULAIMAN KATO Kiggundu who is in controversies over trespassing and building apartments on the land owned by St. Mark Kakumba – Kyanja Church of Uganda has shockingly revealed to this News Website that he commenced constructions without a complete land lease process!
In Part 1 of this story, we entirely look at what Sulaiman Kiggundu told us and questions about this land bad transactions which forced Christians to seek for court redress.
In an interview with our senior investigative editor, to find out, how did he acquire Church land without the owners’ consent and started building on it apartments amidst protests from the church members, Sulaiman Kiggundu who has been in news for allegdly conspiring with a one Venerable Herbert Paul Kabanda and Rev. Stephen Mpoza to grab Kyanja Church of Uganda said he rightly got this land.
Namirembe Diocese Bishop Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira has since interdicted Kabanda who was the Archdeacon of Gayaza Archdeaconary and Rev. Stephen Mpoza then Diocesan Estate Secretary Namirembe Diocese. They were acused of the fraudently carrying out transactions on this church land.
On how he acquired this land, Sulaiman Kiggundu says these ‘men of God’ were in the deal.
“I didn’t acquire that land fraudulently as it is alleged. I went through the right channels and requested for a lease offer from Namirembe diocese.” Reveals Sulaiman Kiggundu.
He in fact told us, “I paid a deposit for a lease and I am waiting to be told what balance I have to clear. You need to ask yourself why the same Bishop (Rt. Rev. Kityo Luwalira) never came out to stop my developments. The Diocesan Secretary wrote to these complainants restraining them from publishing these matters in the media nor taking them to court. I have a copy of this letter.”
However, according to letter dated March 30th 2021 from Rev. Canon Henry Segawa the Diocesan Secretary wrote to Ven. Kabanda then Archdeacon of Gayaza asking him to halt on-going development on St. Mark Church of Uganda Kyanja land by a one Sulaiman Kiggundu Kato. 
Letter said, “We want the developments on this land at Kirowooza particularly on the portion which is allegedly to have been sold to Mr. Sulaiman Kiggundu Kato pending clear clarification on the matter.”
The Diocesan Secretary said, this was the resolution of the meeting in the Bishop’s office which was attended by among others; Five members from St. Mark Kakumba Kyanja Church of Uganda led by the Head of Laity, the Estates Department staff and the Diocesan Secretary.
Rev. Canon Segawa wrote to Ven.Kabanda that, “The Diocesan Land Policy requires that all administrative levels of the Diocese should endorse any transaction  (agreed upon) over Church land and apparently, the ‘alleged sale’ did not comply with the said policy. The process which allegedly was taken in the transaction of the said land sounds quite unconventional of Church of Uganda land policy.”

Can. Segawa’s letter stoping developments on St. Mark Kyanja Church of Uganda land which Ven. Kabanda did not respect

What we have gathered, Rev. Mpoza before he was interdicted by Bishop Luwalira over Kyanja land fraud, he said to have received only UGX 20M commitment fee from Sulaiman Kiggundu to get the land lease. No where he mentioned how much is this lease and the minute is no where to be seen and the Bishop said he wasn’t aware of this money and they don’t know anything about the lease offer, Kiggundu must have been duped.

See how Kyanja land worth UGX 300M, Sulaiman Kiggundu paid only UGX 20M and he is constructing apartments

Sulaiman Kiggundu has however conceeded how he started constructions on this land without a lease.
“It was not an outright sale/purchase of this said land but I requested for a lease offer and the Estates department at Namirembe (Diocese) is processing my request.” Said Sulaiman Kiggundu whose apartments built on Kyanja Church of Uganda land are almost done awaiting for tenants! 
When asked why did he comence building on Church land before the completion of the lease process, Sulaiman Kiggundu whose transactions of this land are highly questionable, in a WhatsApp message he sent to us said, “My (lease) request is being processed and because the process usually takes long I was allowed to commence construction.”
We asked him to tell us, then how did he acquire a building plan clearance from the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Physical Planning Directorate before getting a complete land lease process, he instead threatened us not to write about this land scandal.
Sulaiman Kiggundu wrote to us and said, “There is no professionalism in negatively portraying my project in the media. I have invested millions of shillings. These are rental units that need occupants on completion. They are using you to dissuade potential tenants from occupying them. I am not a criminal, not a fraudster nor a trespasser at that (land). Please beware of the consequences of your actions.”
Asked to comment about allegations that him and Venerable Kabanda’s wife are related that is why the two are said to have land deals, he totally distanced himself from this relationship. 
He said, “This is hogwash to say the least. I don’t know Ven. Kabanda’s wife and I am sure she has never met nor seen me.”
Kyanja Church of Uganda filed an application for an injunction stopping Kiggundu from any further construction, however court did not stop the construction until the main suit of trespass on Church land is heard.
By press time, there was an urgent meeting on going between St. Mark Kyanja church leaders, their lawyers and the Provincial Chancellor.
We are told, The Provincial Chancellor is desirous of getting all the facts or background about this church land and all transactions made. This is likely to put Kabanda in more troubles are Kyanja church leaders have vowed not to spare any one who had a hand in this transaction. They have threatened to sue who ever participated in dealings on church land.
“The background was given to him and he has requested that I organize a meeting with him and the lawyers, Chancellors, the Bishop and the Witnesses to represent those at Kyanja. This will take place at his chambers on the 30th at 2.00pm ( today).” Reads a leaked message to the Canon.

We are working on a detailed story about this land,  how St. Mark Kyanja Church of Uganda got it and why Kabanda’s name is cited in the fraud on this land.  We will bring you the issues Church members took to court and why they want Kiggundu to remove his property.

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HON. ENG. MAGOGO: FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE, READING AND OBSERVING SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

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YOU can only succeed in whatever you are doing only if:

  1. You START attempting to do it.
  2. You acquire the know-how by training or experience or better both.
  3. You invest hours into it. You can become world class if you commit 8 hours a day for 10 years or 10,000 hours and more.
  4. You have passion for what you doing and not doing it for money. The money will follow automatically
  5. You have self discipline to the goal for the Dos and Don’ts. Also having ‘Ubuntu’.
  6. Luck loves the other 4. It is the youngest sibling of the: first 4.

Authored by:
Hon. Eng. Magogo Moses Hassim
President of FUFA
CAF Executive
MP-Parliament of Uganda
Chairman Parliamentary ICT Committee

WHY NRM POOR YOUTH WERE RIGHT TO PETITION MUSEVENI & SPEAKER OULANYAH AGAINST DISBANDING UNRA

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PHOTO: UNRA ED Ms. Allen Kagina inspecting roads & bridges affected by floods in the Kasese area. She was accompanied by a technical team comprising of hydrologists & engineers in road development & maintenance specialist areas

OPINION BY:
BEN SSEBUGUZI
ssebuguziben28@gmail.com

ON 20th September 2021, I led a group of youths who included Zahid Sempala (publicity poor youth), Ssali Babu (legal poor youth) and others, to petition both President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Rt.Hon. Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah against disbanding Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and be taken back to the Ministry of Works and Transport(MoWT).
According to news reports, cabinet passed a resolution to merge government agencies like UNRA and Ministry of Works as a measure to reduce the cost of public expenditure. Of course it is a good intervention on the outside but inside, it might carry adverse ramifications.

Team leader Ben Ssebuguzi (2nd right) with other youth

In our petition, the youths cited different reasons among them being that our economy was developing at 8% before covid effects and therefore needs a vibrant entity like UNRA which has been making an average of 400km per annum to continue with the momentum if we are to achieve vision 2040. 
Our main worry is, if UNRA is taken back to the parent ministry, there will be ineficiency in service delivery since many ministries in Uganda have too much bureaucracy and sluggishness.
First and foremost, the size of our economy has highly expanded up to $37b as our GDP, meaning, even our infrastructural needs have increased. From 1175km in 1986, government has been able to construct new paved roads measuring to 4,793km which is a significant achievement courtesy of UNRA.
On top of that, UNRA has a challenge of maintaining a total of 1924km existing dilapidated paved roads across the country, a huge task that requires a vibrant entity free from government red-tape.
We should not forget that UNRA is also in charge of all bridges and water transport vessels.This huge responsibility can not be put under a ministry where decisions take decades to be made.

Page 1 of the petition

As a department that has always taken the lions share of Uganda’s budget up to a tune of 3trillion Uganda shillings on average due to government strategy of prioritisation of infrastructure, government needs to train more of UNRA workers in capacity building and absorption of public funds. We need to advise them to increase the local contractors up take of government projects in order to reduce capital outflow and support youth employment.
Because we are Patriotic Ugandans with voices that can be heard, we couldn’t make a blunder of keeping quiet when our government is making steps that can drive the economy backwards.

AUTHOR: Ben Ssebuguzi

Lastly, when a company makes a bit more money, they expand and create specialised departments like UNRA to employ it’s local resources for production but not rendering them redundant. The more you specialise, the more the efficiency in service delivery.
We have often seen the swiftness of UNRA when the bridges crack on Masaka road and everywhere, they are always fast and reliable.
As an entity, they have their own shortcomings like giving contracts to poor contractors, but we should help them to close those gaps as they continue to serve Ugandans.Whenever we are planning we shouldn’t forget enhancing road infrastructure because it is the engine of economic progress.

The writer Mr. Ben Ssebuguzi is an Economist, entrepreneur and Secretary General of Uganda Poor youth movement

FROM THE EDITOR: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT UNRA
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) was established by an Act of Parliament; The Uganda National Roads Authority Act, No. 15 of 2006. 
UNRA became operational on 1st July 2008. The mandate of UNRA is to develop and maintain the National Roads network, advise Government on general roads policy and contribute to addressing of transport concerns, among others.
UNRA is one of the products of Road Sector Reforms. In 1996, the Government of Uganda prepared the 10 year Road Sector Development Programme (RSDP). This programme was reviewed and updated in 2002 making it a 10 year rolling Road Sector Development Programme Phase 2 (RSDP2).
One of the objectives of RDSP was establishing a robust administration for effective and efficient management of the national roads network. To achieve this objective, Government committed it’self to reform national roads management through the establishment of an autonomous performance-based Road Authority to handle road administration and execution function and restructuring the Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) to focus on policy, setting standards, regulation, monitoring and evaluation functions.

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MILITARY COUP d’états IN AFRICA: WHY AU, ECOWAS & OTHER REGIONAL BLOCS MUST SHUT-UP!

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IN THE PHOTO: When a group of soldiers in Conakry – Guinea led by the flamboyant Col. Mamady Doumbouya – The Special Forces Commander– captured the presidential palace, overthrew and arrested President Alpha Condé

OPINION BY:
BRIAN MUKALAZI
bmukalazi@ecmafrica.org

IN JUST five months, Africa has experienced three violent but successful military takeovers in the countries of Mali, Chad and Guinea, where new leaders have ascended to power from their respective militaries.
First came Mali, where on the night of May 24, the Malian Army led by then Vice President Colonel Assimi Goïta captured and detained President Bah N’daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. 
Goïta later announced that N’daw and Ouane were stripped of their powers and that new elections would be held in 2022. This was the country’s third coup d’état in ten years, following the 2012 and 2020 military takeovers, with the latter having happened only nine months earlier.
Then in April, following the death of Chadian President Idriss Deby, the Army installed his 37-year-old son, Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby, as the country’s interim President. The army also dissolved the National Assembly and the government, and abrogated the Constitution but promised to hold elections within eighteen months. This was described by political opponents as a “dynastic coup”. And most recently, in Conakry Guinea, on September 5, a group of soldiers led by the flamboyant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya – The Special Forces Commander– captured the presidential palace and overthrew President Alpha Condé. The 41-year-old Doumbouya claimed that government “mismanagement” prompted their actions. 
Historically, Africa has never been a stranger to military coups and takeovers.  In fact, it is estimated that there have been at least 100 successful coups in Africa in the past four decades and with more than twice the number of unsuccessful coup attempts. Today, almost more than a half of African countries are still headed by military men, either as presidents or prime ministers. 
It is, therefore, clear that the two subjects of “Politics” and “The Army” continue to be closely interlinked for many countries on the African continent. To some observers, military intervention in African politics remains one of the central challenges facing the Continent currently. 
It has resulted into a variety of upheavals of differing magnitudes, which have deepened Africa’s misery and underdevelopment. 

Transition and leadership problems
Col. Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of Guinea’s recent coup, cited poverty and endemic corruption as some of the reasons for overthrowing 83-year-old president Alpha Conde. Similarly, the soldiers who led the coup in Mali claimed that theft and bad governance practiced by the previous regime prompted their actions.
But here’s the problem: Most of these militia or guerrilla groups, once they secure their grip on power, often turn and resemble the dysfunctional predecessors they deposed. Promises of holding national elections are usually made but such promises rarely materialize and if they do, the elections are far from “free and fair”.  
In her new book, ‘Do Not Disturb’, Michela Wrong shares similar sentiments: “Most of these rebel movements fails to make the transition to civilian governments…The truth is usually simpler: no transition is attempted at all: the habits, mindset, and structures of a military guerrilla movement simply shift wholesale from the forest dugout to the capital city”. 
In Zimbabwe, when Robert Mugabe was toppled by the Army in November 2017 after a 37-year rule, there were wild celebrations not only in the country but across the entire region. However, since takeover, little has changed and according to activists, current President Emmerson Mnangagwa is brewing himself into an authoritarian leader with centralised power and authority – he appears to be carrying the leadership mantle from his predecessor.

Should the African Union, Regional Blocs and International Community be blamed?

The African Union Peace and Security Council, in 2014, noted that unconstitutional changes of African governments originated from: “Deficiencies in governance, Greed, selfishness, mismanagement of diversity, failure to seize opportunities, marginalisation, human rights violations, unwillingness to accept electoral defeat, and manipulation of constitutions”. However, the African Union (AU), together with the regional blocs and international community, has generally remained silent and non-responsive to most of the issues spelt out above.  
On elections, the AU and regional organisations routinely resort to observer missions. Their conclusions rarely challenge official results, even when civil society and other independent observers identify serious malpractices. Sometimes their actions or inactions appear like a protection of incumbency and the status quo.
To be fair, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West Africa’s regional bloc, has done relatively well if compared to others in the past. But the recent military coups or takeovers in Mali and Guinea have seriously dented its authority.
Someone could argue that the ham-fisted responses by the AU and Regional Blocs to the recent military takeovers in Mali and Chad may have motivated Col. Doumbouya and his soldiers to dislodge the government in Guinea. 
They may have probably assessed and determined that these Organizations would do little to substantively oppose the coup.

How Civilians are the biggest losers
The saddest part is that, in all this, it is the innocent people who suffer the most. Normally, thousands of civilians are killed in the gunfire exchange and those whose lives are spared are subjected to the worst forms of human rights abuses including rape, torture, starvation and lack of access to adequate shelter. 
When author Michela Wrong interviewed Dr. Patrick Bracken and Dr. Joan Giller, who worked with victims of torture after the Uganda Bush war (1980 – 1986), she asked them to share with her some of the intriguing testimonies they heard from their patients. 
Dr. Giller recalled: “There was an incident in a village in which two boys were ordered to bite each other’s ears off. And I also remember a mother describing how a soldier raped her daughter in front of her, pushing the girl’s legs above her head so violently, both legs were broken”. 
Finally, what is clear here is that these military takeovers do not only threaten human lives, but they also pose serious threats to the democratic gains many African countries have made in the recent past. 
Therefore, in my opinion, it is incumbent on the AU, individual governments, regional blocs and the international community to ultimately evaluate their root causes and devise the right preventive or corrective strategies to cope with them. 

The writer Mr. Brian Mukalazi is the Country Director of Every Child Ministries Uganda.
email: bmukalazi@ecmafrica.org

HOW COUNSEL SSEGGONA CORNERED HB MATOVU’S WIFE IN AN ELECTION PETITION AGAINST BUKOMANSIMBI NORTH MP CHRISTINE NDIWALANA

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IN THE PHOTO ABOVE: Hon. Christine Ndiwalana with one of her lawyers Abubaker Ssekanjako after Masaka High Court Judge Katunguka Ketra dismissed a ground in the petition against her in which a voter one Tushemerirwe Anita alleged that the MP bribed voters with liquor ending up casting their votes in unconscious minds

NEWS EDITOR
HIGH COURT – MASAKA 

THE election petition filed against newly elected Bukomansimbi North legislator Dr. Nandagire Christine Ndiwalana by Real Estates dealer Haji HB Matovu’s wife Ruth Katushabe who was badly defeated in the January 14th 2021 Parliamentary elections, is such an interesting petition!
Katushabe was the area MP in the 10th Parliament and Parliamentary Score card ranked her as one of the worst performing members of Parliament. This is believed to have been one of the major reasons, why Bukomansimbi North voters refused to renew her contract in the recently concluded Parliamentary elections.
In her election petition No.005 of 2021, Ruth Katushabe who contested on NRM ticket declared herself the winner something which caused her problems during cross examination by Hon. Ndiwalana’s lawyer.
Hon. Ndiwalana’s counsel Medard Lubega Sseggona of Lukwago & Co. Advocates cornered her to tell court how many votes did each of the contestants get making her to sweat plasma.
A soft speaking Sseggona who is known to be among the best lawyers if it gets to cross examination said, “Madam Ruth Katushabe, congratulations upon winning Bukomansimbi North County elections. How many were you in the race and please may you tell this Honourable court, how many votes each candidate got?”
In her response, Katushabe who might have not been coached well by her lawyers of M/S Nsubuga & Co. Advocates replied, “My Lord, Nandagire Christine Ndiwalana got 9617 votes, me (Ruth Katushabe) got 6599 votes, Lubyayi Iddi Kisiki an independent obtained 4238 votes, Kateregga Muhammad (JEEMA) got 3076, Kawooya Yasin (DP) got 251 votes, Namakula Racheal (Independent) got 182 votes and Ssebuggwawo Yusufu (Independent) polled 47 votes.”

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Counsel Sseggona who is Busiro East Constituency MP shot again;  “From what you have just told this court, madam Katushabe, who of the candidates got the highest number of votes?”, She replied, “Nandagire Christine Ndiwalana,”sending the whole court into prolonged laughter!
“Now why are you wasting court’s time if you also know that the election was won by Hon. Christine Ndiwalana? So you want this court to declare you who was in the second position that you won and put aside Hon. Ndiwalana who was massively elected by the people of Bukomansimbi North as their Member of Parliamemt? Is that what brought you before this court?” Counsel Sseggona asked. Ruth Katushabe went silent!
Katushabe’s written submission reads, “That your petitioner (Katushabe) states that the election was held on the 14th day of January 2021, wherein your Petitioner (NRM) together with Lubyayi Iddi Kisiki (Independent), Kateregga Muhammad  (JEEMA), Kawooya Yasin (DP), Namakula Racheal (Independent) and Ssebuggwawo Yusufu (Independent) were other candidates for the race of Member of Parliament Bukomansimbi North County Constituency, Bukomansimbi district).

PETITIONER: Ruth Katushabe

Katushabe did not mention Nandagire Christine Ndiwalana as one of the contestants. But when Counsel Sseggona asked her to tell court who of the candidates scored what, she clearly said Nandagire Christine Ndiwalana obtained the highest number of votes.
Katushabe’s submission reads; “By its declaration dated 15th January 2021, the Returning officer of the 1st Respondent (Electoral Commission) returned Nandagire Christine Ndiwalana (who was not validly nominated), as validly elected Member of parliament for Bukomansimbi North Constituency instead of your petitioner (Ruth Katushabe) who won the election with 6599 votes while the 1st Runner up was Lubyayi Iddi Kisiki obtained 4238 votes.”
To Ruth Katushabe, this is why she was aggrieved and petitioned court.
In her reply, Hon. Nandagire Christine Ndiwalana asked court to dismiss Katushabe’s petition with costs saying it has no basis, she was lawfully nominated, elected and declared winner for the seat of Bukomansimbi North County having obtained the highest number of votes in the race.
Ndiwalana denied allegations that Ruth Katushabe won the election and that, “Such allegations are illusionary and not premised on facts and law but imaginative fantasies.”

THREE ISSUES FRAMED BY COURT FOR TRIAL
These are;  Whether Nandagire Christine was validly nominated and elected as MP, whether she made a false statement to the returning officer to gain nomination and remedies.
Nandagire told court that her nomination paper was valid and properly presented to the returning officer and Ruth Katushabe never complained through out the campaign period.
She stated that, “I obtained the nomination forms from the Electoral Commission, properly filled and submitted the same to the Returning officer of Bukomansimbi district who in turn, lawfully nominated me and gave me a certificate of nomination to contest for Member of Parliament for Bukomansimbi North County. The petitioner lost the election to me and I was validly returned and published in the gazzette as the winner by the Electoral Commission (1st Respondent).”
Ndiwalana contends that, all the time of nomination and election, she had the requisite academic qualifications to stand for member of Parliament to wit; Certificate of Enrolled Midwife from St. Francis Hospital NsambyaTraining School which is equivalent to formal education of advanced level standard.

DETAILS ABOUT HON. NDIWALANA’S ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 
From what this news website has gathered, Christine Ndiwalana sat for O’level examinations in 1992 and obtained Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) from examination body, UNEB in the name of Nandagire Chriss. 
Her father got sick and could not cater for his daughter’s shool fees at HSC. So he branched her off to St. Francis Hospital Nsambya Training School where she was awarded with a certificate in Midwife in the name of Nandagire Christine. Her father Ndiwalana, later succumbed to Cancer! In fact she adopted her father’s name Ndiwalana because of the love she had for her late dad.
From Nsambya, Nandagire enrolled at Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi where she was awarded a Diploma in Guidance and Counselling.
She then studied Clinical Medicine and later went for Medicine and Surgery at Islamic University In Uganda (IUIU), a course which took her a duration of Four and half years! 

WHEN SHE JOINED NUP: Dr. Ndiwalana receiving NUP membership card from Party President Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi

Nandagire who is said to be owning a hospital in Kampala told court that,  before nomination to contest for Member of Parliament, she submitted the above mentioned documents to the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) and obtained a certificate of completion of formal education of advanced level standard or its equivalent as according to the Parliamentary Election Act 2005.
The National Council for Higher Education certified that Nandagire holds a certificate of enrolled Midwife which is equivalent to formal education of advanced level standard.

ABOUT VARIANCE IN NAME
Hon. Ndiwalana told court that upon realizing the variances in her name, she consulted her lawyers of Lukwago & Co. Advocates who advised her, whose advise she verily believed to be true, that she should swear a statutory declaration and deed poll reconcilling the difference in her name. She formally adopted her current name Nandagire Christine Ndiwalana.
“I swore the statutory declaration in 2017 and deed poll in 2018, years before 2021 elections”. Hon. Ndiwalana told court, diluting the issue of variance in her name, raised by the petitioner Ruth Katushabe.
She put it to the petitioner how she has come to court with dirty hands saying, Ruth Katushabe on various occasions together with her husband, a one HB Matovu violated the electoral laws by bribing voters and intimidating Ndiwalana’s supporters through firing bullets, beatings and other forms of torture, although she said, this did not affect her victory.
High Court in Masaka is expected to give ruling by early next month. 

SEE HOW HIGH COURT IS ON THE TOUGHEST EXAM IN FDC BOY’S ELECTION PETITION AGAINST NANSANA MUNICIPALITY MP WAKAYIMA MUSOKE

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THE High Court in Kampala is expected to give its ruling on a very tricky election petition No. 004 of 2021 which was filed by Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) young man Musoke Hamis Walusimbi against Nansana Municipality Member of Parliament Wakayima Musoke Hanington Nsereko together with The Electoral commission.
Yesterday, all parties ended their submission and they are now waiting for the ruling which will decide whether Wakayima’s January 14th 2021 election is annuled or not.
Through his lawyers of M/s. Kabega, Bogezi & Bukenya Advocates, Walusimbi who last week was appointed by FDC President to sit on NEC, is challenging Wakayima Musoke’s election as the MP Nansana Municipality saying, he did not possess the requisite academic qualification for his being nominated and for the election. 

PETITIONER: Hamis Musoke Walusimbi

Referring to the Court of Appeal Election Petition No. 005 and 102 of 2016, which nailed the annulment of Wakayima’s election as MP Nansana Municipality in 2016, Walusimbi’s lawyer submitted on Tuesday that, in that judgement, it was found out that Wakayima was in 2016 nominated in error.
Court of Appeal made it clear that, “Wakayima Hanington Musoke Nsereko was nominated in error for member of Parliament for Nansana Municipality Constituency BECAUSE, he was not a registered voter and did not possess the minimum academic qualification of A level or its equivalent.” That is how he lost his seat.
According to this Court of Appeal ruling, Wakayima Musoke was faulted basing on two factors: ONE is variance in names that did not appear in the voters register and TWO, that his academic certificates were not authentic. 
The question High Court is expected to address in its ruling which is expected any time from now, have these academic documents now been proved to be authentic?
For starters, the Petitioner Musoke Hamisi Walusimbi contested for MP Nansana Municipality on FDC ticket while Wakayima is NUP.
Nansana Municipality has 260 polling stations. A total of 9 candidates participated in this election.
Electoral commission declared the following results;

  1. The 1st respondent had scored 67,862 votes
  2. Kasule Robert Sebunya 15,367 votes
  3. Kaweesa Stephen 8,930 votes
  4. Sekyewa Rashid 3,911 votes
  5. Katumwa David 2,364 votes
  6. Kibuuka Edrine 2,253 votes
  7. Musoke Enoch Kintu 1,761 votes
  8. The Petitioner had scored 744 votes
  9. Kaaya Rajab Semalulu 703 votes
    The above score election results were duly gazetted in the Uganda Gazette of 17th February 2021.

PETITION
Hamis Walusimbi’ petition is premised on the reason that the 1st respondent did not possess the requisite academic qualification for his being nominated and for the election where he was declared winner and that in the petitioner’s view the presented academic credentials were not valid, were not authentic neither were they his, thus the petition to this court.

WHY PETITIONER BASES ON COURT OF APPEAL JUDGEMENT
Referring to the Court of Appeal Election Petition No. 005 and 102 of 2016, counsel for the petitioner says, the present 1st respondent (Wakayima Musoke) used the same academic documents as in issue in the petition before the High Court. These are:

  1. Uganda Certificate of Education in names of Musoke Hannington, Index No. UO512/535 year of sitting 1977 Centre name Namagabi Senior Secondary School.
  2. Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) U0023/266.
  3. Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo Diploma Award.
  4. Verification letters from UNEB.
    N.B: All the above are mentioned in that judgement and are also now listed as 1st respondent’s documents in the joint scheduling notes.
    Counsel for the petitioner told court that, It’s not disputed by the respondents that the above listed documents were in issue in Election Petition Appeal No. 0050 and 102 of 2016 and are the very ones in contest in this petition, since they were the very ones relied on by the 1st respondent at time of his nomination and election, and upon which same documents the (Court of Appeal) had pronounced at page 33 and 43 of the judgment that;
    (i) The appellant (now the 1st respondent in the Election Petition 4 of 2021) failed to discharge the burden of proving that the questioned certificate were authentic.
    (ii) The appellant (now 1st respondent in the Election Petition 4 of 2021) did not possess the minimum academic qualifications.
    “My lord given that the 1st respondent presented to the 2nd respondent the same academic certificates he did also present in the earlier High Court Election Petition 004 of 2016 and in Court of Appeal Election Appeal No. 005 and 102 of 2016 then, following the principle that a finding and holding and/or decision of a Higher Court is manifestly binding on the lower court, since the same documents are in issue and touching their authenticity in this petition/court as was so in the Court of Appeal (High Court) this court’s hands remain tied in regard to the authenticity of the above listed academic documents of the 1st respondent.” Reads submission of counsel for the Petitioner.
    It continues to say, “If we are to follow the binding principle i.e doctrine of stares, this court with due respect cannot seat in its exercise of its original jurisdiction and find a divergent view to undo the findings of the Court of Appeal in regard to its holding based on the same academic documents and now find/hold (a contrary view) that the same documents are now authentic!”
    “The 1st respondent who did not introduce or present to 2nd respondent any other academic certificates save the ones in issue and as used in the judgement of the Court of Appeal, NOR did he the 1st respondent present any other academic document which are an equivalent minimum formal education of Advanced Level Standard, other than those used in the Court of Appeal Election Petition 50 of 2016.” Insists lawyer of the petitioner.
    The law is well settled that a judgement of the Higher Court remains binding whether or not the lower court disagrees with it or not. This is in so under the doctrine of stares decisis.

COUNSEL FOR WAKAYIMA’S SUBMISSION
In his submission, Wakayima’s Counsels Richard Latigo and Kenneth Engoru of Lex Uganda Advocates & Solicitors, recognized that the Court of Appeal Election Petition No. 50 & 102 of 2016 did find that Wakayima Musoke was not qualified for nomination in an election of Member of Parliament then.

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According to the Petitioner’s submissions in rejoinder, Hamis Walusimbi’s laywer said, there is no better evidence or judgement than one premised on an admission. 
“My Lord, Counsel for respondent seem to suggest that the finding of the Court of Appeal were premised solely on fact that at the time of nomination and election then, Wakayima Hannington Musoke Nsereko wasn’t a registered voter, because his name was not in the voters register.” Reads the Petitioner’s submission in rejoinder.
Walusimbi’s Counsel clarified that, that was not the only or sole reason that court of Appeal advanced to arrive at that decision.
Wakayima’s Counsel in his submission said, “We accept Wakayima’s counsel submission that in Court of Appeal, the burden of proof lay with Wakayima Musoke to prove that his academic credentials were GENUINE”. Reads Walusimbi’s counsel submissions. 
He noted that, the duty to produce valid certificates to the Electoral Authorities lies with the intending candidates for elections. Where the their authenticity is questioned, it can only be his or her burden to show that he has authentic certificate.
“We find that, Wakayima Musoke in the court of Appeal failed to discharge the burden of proving that the questioned certificates were authentic.” Petitioner 
Walusimbi’s lawyer therefore submitted that, “The holding of the Court of Appeal is very clear. So, the reasoning of counsel for the respondents that it was solely based on variance in names in a misconstruction of the express holding of the judgement. The court was independently resolving the issue in line with Article 80 (1) (b) and (c) of the Constitution.
Shooting down submission of Wakayima’s lawyer, counsel for the Petitioner told High court that, “My lord, in the case before you, the issue for resolution is not whether the 1st respondent’s name  (Wakayima Hannington Musoke Nsereko) appear on the register or not, BUT WHETHER HE HAD VALID/AUTHENTIC MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS for nomination and election.”
Wakayima Musoke’s lawyer submitted that the police report found out that Musoke Hannington is one and the same person. 
However, Walusimbi’s lawyer referred to this as diversionary.
He said, “Under the Parliamentary Elections Act, the UNEB Act 137 (which was operative at the time of nomination),  the UNEB Act 2021; verification of academic qualification and certificates is not premised on police reports. The reports have no place in the above cited ststutes and can not be used to out maneuver the requirements of certification or verification provided for under Sections 3 (1) and 3 (2) UNEB Act 2021 or Section 4 (1) to (5) of the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo.”
Petitioner Walusimbi’s lawyer told court that a deed poll does not in law authenticate the academic document. 
“Article 80 (1) of the Constitution infers genuine/authentic academic documents and not merely presentation or possession of them. The court of Appeal had already declared them unauthentic notwithstanding their alleged verification then.” Lawyers of the Petitioner submitted.
His submission reads, “The issue before court is not whether or not there is another person by those names, but whether the 1st respondent had in possession genuine valid or authentic academic documents. So the contention of counsel for respondents that we have not presented any other person with the same names is a departure from pleadings and from issues framed and is unacceptable.”
In his submission, lawyer for the Wakayima Musoke insisted that his client is in possession of the original UCE and UACE Certificates. 
On this, counsel for the Petitioner said, “In Wakayima Musoke’s affidavit in reply or in his counsel’s submission DOES NOT DENY THAT THE ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES UCE, UACE and that of Diploma Award, were the same certificates in the Court of Appeal declared unauthentic and as earlier submitted and with due respect to your Lordship this court cannot under the doctrine of stares decisis draw a contrary position to that of the Court of Appeal whether this court agrees with that finding or not.”
Coming to Annexture H admission/registration form) to the petition to wit Exh.P.E 20 which admission form is also annexed to the supplementary affidavit of the 2nd respondent who declared the 1st respondent as a validly nominated candidate.
The Admission (Registration Form under petitioner’s Annexture “D” has the following details in regard to the 1st respondent.
● Date of birth 24th/12/1974
● Mother is Teddy Wanyana
● Person responsible for paying his fees is Teddy Wanyana
● P.L.E results were 8 aggregates: 
English  2, Maths 3, Science 1, SST 2 (Aggregates 8) Under index No. 023
● Admission (registration form signed by Teddy Wanyana (on Sunday).
The said Musoke Hannington also signed – signature.
When you compare the contents above they are distinct from those of another Musoke Hannington appearing under Petitioners Annexture D1 and which is again attached to 2nd respondent’s supplementary affidavit; and indicating that there is another Musoke Hannington; (i) under Index 2450 035 (ii) Who scored in P.L.E the following:
English 8 , Maths 8 , Science  5 , SST 6 (Aggregates  27).
The results in D do not tally, are distinct but on their face it can be easily deduced that they are of two people possessing same name Musoke Hannington which creates a possibility that in the said school were two Musoke Hanningtons with distinct P.L.E results, little wonder that UNEB could not hold itself responsible for the identity of a candidate, as rightly observed by the Court of Appeal.  EVEN THE INDEX NUMBERS FOR UPE RESULT CERTIFICATES ARE DIFFERENT AS ABOVE SHOWN.  One indicates Index No. is 2415035 and another admission form indicates index No. 023.
The Baptism Card of the 1st respondent at page 14 of his answer to the petition mentions date of birth as being 04-04-1974.  His National ID reflects date of birth as 04.04.1974 yet his mother under her hand and signature as appears on the Admission/Registration Form mentions date of birth as 24th December 1974 meaning this is not an error then means two distinct people sharing same names.  The mother’s name of the Baptism Card is shown as TEDDY WANYANA distinct from that on admission form which is Tereza Wanyana and this variance was never explained thus making the authenticity or reliability of the later academic documents as pertaining to the present 1st respondent suspicious when it comes to identity.
“That aside my lord looking at the signature of Musoke Hannington on the Admission/Registration form, it is on face of it quite different from that of the 1st respondent signature appearing on his affidavit in answer to the petition, and different from that on his National ID, and distinct from that appearing in his letter of request for a police report as appears on page 25 of answer to the petition, and also distinct from that appearing on the Statutory Declaration at page 28 of his answer to the petition.” Reads submission of the petitioner’s lawyer.
He submitted that,  “The only deducible conclusion is that these are two distinct persons to whom it is not easy to attach identity as rightly observed by the court of appeal.  In view of all the above ambiguities, uncertainties, unexplained variance acts against the said 1st respondent who time and again brought into picture the said questionable academic certificates.”

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