Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines, Cornwell Muleya, has told Buganda Road Magistrates Court that he has never defied the summons from the Inspectorate of Government requiring him to record a statement on matters related to corruption. Muleya made this defence on Friday while …
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Lagos, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari emphasized on Saturday the importance of continuing to fight corruption and preventing opportunities for corrupt practices in the country. The president’s remarks came while addressing the nation in a broadcast as part of activities to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Day on …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC), established in 2009 to invigorate the fight against corruption, has been lobbying countries to ratify its convention to facilitate the elimination of the vice in the continent, an official said. “We have been engaging with the relevant structures …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Former Kenya soccer chief Nick Mwendwa, who was arrested in Nairobi last November, said Friday that he is back to running the sport. Mwendwa, who had stepped down after being charged in court with corruption and embezzlement of public funds, further promised to ensure the lift …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has sentenced Vincent Anyou Ngolobe to a fine of 600,000 shillings for receiving a bribe of 150,000 Shillings. Ngolobe was sentenced on Thursday by Principal Grade One Magistrate Moses Nabende after he was convicted on two charges of corruption. Ngolobe …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has fixed September 23rd 2022, to decide whether the former Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines Cornwell Muleya, has a case to answer in relation to charges of disobedience of orders requiring him to record a statement on matters related to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Local Government, Victoria Rusoke Busingye, has undertaken to fight the abuse of office and misuse of funds among other irregularities plaguing operations of local governments. Busingye was responding to the Public Accounts Local Government Committee report presented to Parliament of its …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Raila Odinga, the runner-up in the 2022 general elections in Kenya has explained that his move to petition the Supreme Court of Kenya is aimed at not only making him president but saving Kenya from criminal cartels. Odinga as 1st Petitioner and Martha Karua, 2nd …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers have said that corruption and connivance are to blame for the shutdown of Isimba hydropower plant. The Members of Parliament were responding to the statement by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa on the emergency shutdown of the plant. The 183 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government-IG is keeping secret the names of corrupt officials to give them room to find means of recovering stolen money and returning it to the government without facing public scrutiny and court battles. Speaking to URN, the IG Spokesperson Ali Muniira explained that …
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