Tag Archives: Julius Odeke

By Julius Odeke The number of lawmakers behind the petition to recall Parliament for a special sitting to discuss the “storm” surrounding the unresolved death of former Butaleja MP Cerinah Nebanda is said to have surpassed the required number of signatures. The triumph sets stage for the political contest in …

 By Julius Odeke President Yoweri Museveni has promised teachers and the medics that his government will construct houses for them nationwide. The President made these remarks while celebrating the New Year at Kazo Secondary School in Kiruhuura District where he called upon the teachers to be patient as government gears …

By Julius Odeke As the year 2013 begins, Al shabaab is under a snag as their militants are defecting from the al-Qaeda linked group and giving themselves up to AMISOM forces in Jowhar, 90km from the Capital Mogadishu. Five fighters have disengaged in the first two days of January 2013. …

By Julius Odeke As the politics in the neighbouring Kenya heats up, the second Deputy Primier, Musalia Mudavadi’s United Democratic Forum on Wednesday formally withdrew from the Jubilee coalition, ending a dispute that appeared likely to threaten the presidential election joint ticket of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto. Some party …

By Julius Odeke Following the death of Hon Cerinah Nebanda (RIP) on the 14th December 2012, the Special Investigations Unit of CID was assigned to undertake the investigation into the death.  The case file number is Kabalagala CRB 3618/2012. The following are the objectives of the investigation: To establish the …

 By Julius Odeke President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to compensate the widow Florence Asao whose husband killed the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Brig Charles Tabuley during the rebel invasion in Teso Sub region in 2003. The president made this promise while on his tour to Anyara Sub County in …

By Julius Odeke The Department of Meteorology and Ministry of Water and Environment says that there will be an increased likelihood of near normal to above normal rainfall over most parts of Uganda. The Commissioner for Meteorology, Michael S. Z. Nkalubo in his seasonal rainfall outlook letter that The Independent …

By Julius Odeke The Chief Magistrate has released the controversial National Resistance Movement (NRM) MP for Kampala Central Mohamed Nsereko who was remanded in Tororo on bail. Nebanda’s mother consoled Nsereko who was recently arrested over the utterances he made concerning the death of the youthful Butaleja woman MP Cerinah …

By Julius Odeke As the people of Butaleja district are soon going to polls to elect their woman MP, following the sudden death of Cerinah Nebanda.  Its no longer a rumour that the late’s sister is going to contest. In an interview with Nebanda’s mother while in Tororo High Court …

By Julius Odeke Uganda has demanded a review of a 1996 law on mad cow disease before lifting restrictions on beef imports from Kenya. According to a November report on Non-tariff barriers, (NTB) to trade in the East African Community (EAC), Uganda says Kenya still needs to ensure that Bovine Spongiform …