Kampala, Uganda| GODFREY SSALI | The state minister of lands Princess Persis Namuganza has re-assured of government’s commitment to provide the required funds for the Lands Inquiry Commission to resume its public hearings into land conflicts, land acquisition, Administration, Land Management as well as land registration in Uganda. This follows …
Read More »Minister Kabafunzaki charged, assistant pleads guilty
Uganda’s Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial relations Herbert Kabafunzaki has been charged before the Anti-Corruption Court with three counts that include corruption and conspiracy to commit a felony. The Rukiga County MP appeared before  Chief Magistrate Agnes Alum  jointly with his political assistant Brian Mugabo and an interior designer …
Read More »Now, mutinous troops holding Ivory Coast defence minister
BouakĂ©, Ivory Coast | AFP | Mutinous soldiers were holding Ivory Coast’s Defence Minister Alain Richard Donwahi on Saturday, rejecting the terms of a deal announced by the president to end their mutinous pay protest. An AFP correspondent reported that soldiers were firing Kalashnikov rifles and heavy weapons outside …
Read More »Netanyahu to minister: thanks but… no thanks?
Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday chided a cabinet colleague who failed to give him public praise for pushing through a long-sought offshore gas deal. After ministers approved revisions to the agreement with a US-led consortium designed to overcome a court challenge, Energy Minister …
Read More »Minister Byandala Granted Bail
A Grade one Magistrate at the anti-corruption court has this morning granted Abraham Byandala bail. Byandala is the former Transport Minister and the current Minister without Portfolio. Together with six others, he was ordered to pay ten million shillings in cash and deposit his passport. The sureties to his bail …
Read More »Former Works Minister Byandala remanded to Luzira
Eng. Abraham Byandala, the minister without portfolio appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala yesterday to answer charges in connection with the Mukono-Kyetume-Katosi/Kisoga-Nyenga road corruption scandal. Byandala who is the former minister of works and transport appeared in court alongside four others who have been implicated in the scandal where …
Read More »Former Works Minister, Byandala Arrested
Engineer Abraham Byandala, the former Works Minister has this morning been arrested. Byandala is expected to appear before the anti-corruption court for roles he may have played in connection with the Mukono-Katosi road project scandal. The road project is currently being investigated by the Inspectorate of Government. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Former Works Minister Byandala faces Anti-Corruption Court
Abraham Byandala, the minister without portfolio is expected to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala today to answer charges in regard to the Mukono-Kyetume-Katosi/Kisoga-Nyenga road corruption scandal. Byandala who is the former minister of works and transport is expected to appear in court alongside five other men who have …
Read More »ICT minister urges government spokespersons
By Julius Businge The Minister of Information and Communications Technology, John Nasasira has urged government spokespersons for different agencies to utilize social media as a means of communicating government programmes. The minister made the remarks in a speech at a one-day social media workshop of over 100 government spokespersons organized …
Read More »When I became minister, I stopped my husband from cooking
By Joan Akello Victoria Balyejusa Sekitoleko, former Director and Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), minister, and MP speaks to Joan Akello about her career and retirement. Anything we do not know about you? I’m a republican by birth and faith; I don’t treasure monarchies because I don’t …
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