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Uganda to host Commonwealth Speakers Meet in 2024

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Kadaga (L) withthe Deputy Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives

Uganda is set to host Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) in 2024.

Uganda was selected to host the conference at the ongoing CSPOC in Ottawa, Canada running from 06-10 January 2020.

The Conference provides Speakers and presiding officers of National Parliaments in the Commonwealth with a unique opportunity to gather together in a forum of their own to exchange information and express views on matters of common concern.

Among issues being discussed at the conference are the format of the said forums; standing committee rules and venues for future meetings.

The Speakers are also discussing issues of parliamentary engagement: openness, transparency and accountability; parliamentarians as effective legislators and constituency representatives.

On selection of venues for future meetings, it was agreed that the 2021 CSPOC would be held in Guernsey which is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.

In 2022, Australia will be the host while the Standing Committee meeting will be held in Trinidad and Tobago in 2022.

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Court orders separate trials for Kanyamunyu and Cynthia Munwangari

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Geoffery Serugo
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High Court judge Stephen Mubiru has ordered for separate trials of Executive Director of Quantum Express Logistics Mathew Kanyamunyu, his brother Joseph Kanyamunyu and girlfriend Cynthia Munwangari who are accused of murdering Kenneth Akena, a child rights activist.

Justice Mubiru ordered after defence lawyers led by Shaban Sanwa told court that one of the suspects, Joseph Kanyamunyu has not be able to attend because he is admitted in hospital.

The trial is scheduled to take three days at High court starting from today, January 8-10, 2020. Earlier, Court delayed to kick off for hours due lack of a French Interpreter for Munwangari.

The three are accused of shooting Akena on November 12, 2016 around Lugogo bypass. Prosecution alleges that on November 12, 2017 while at Game Stores, Kanyamunyu, in company of his girlfriend, allegedly shot Akena and drove him to Norvik hospital, where he died.

His brother Joseph Kanyamunyu is implicated on the condition that the telecom printouts indicated that he was contacted immediately after the incident, which puts him in position to be having some knowledge on the incident.

The prime suspects are currently on bail granted by Nakawa Grade one magistrate Noah Sajjabi on March 28, 2017. Mathew Kanyamunyu was bailed on October 4, 2017.

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Uganda hands over nine Rwandan nationals

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Geoffery Serugo
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The minister of foreign affairs, Sam Kahamba Kuteesa, has handed over nine Rwandan nationals who were recently arrested by the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI).

The handover happened at a time of heated cross boarder row between the two east African countries where President Paul is accusing Mr. Yoweri Museveni of facilitating the dissident group, Rwanda national congress (RNC) allegedly led by Gen Kayumba Nyamwasa who lives in South Africa.

Last year, Rwanda closed it boarders for Ugandan goods and has since stopped its nationals from traveling to Uganda. Since then there has been a number of arrests in both countries and shootings in the territory of Rwanda.

The Seven of the nine individuals were yesterday set free by General Court Martial. They were in detention since August 2017 on charges of illegal possession of firearms, army uniform and rounds of ammunition. They were arrested from various areas of Mbarara, Isingiro, and Kampala Districts by the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence.

The released include; Renne Rututagungira, Bahati Mugenga, Emmanuel Rwamuco, Augustine Rutisiri, Etiene Nsanzabahizi, Charles Byaruhanga and Claude Iyakaleme.

Speaking at the hand over meeting at Serena hotel, Kuteesa said the release of Rwandan nationals is in line with the Uganda-Rwanda Memorandum of Understanding signed in Angola.

“Let me set the record straight. We have withdrawn all charges against them. These people were not arbitrary arrested. It was an act of goodwill and we hope it will be reciprocated.” He said

The High Commissioner of Rwanda to Uganda Maj Gen Frank Mugambage said this is a step in the right direction and I want to thank you.

 “The principle of arbitrary arrests must stop and this is a step in the right direction “appreciated good beginning. Rwanda hopes that the journey of goodwill that has been started by Uganda will also put an end to the support of the elements against Rwanda.” he said

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ADB approves $20 million investment in Metier Fund to support renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Geoffery Serugo
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The Board of Directors of African Development Bank has approved a $20 million investment in the Metier Sustainable Capital International Fund II, which channels funds to renewable energy and resource-efficient infrastructure projects across Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Bank’s funding will contribute to production of an additional 178.5 megawatts of renewable power for commercial and residential use. It will also create opportunities for industrial waste water treatment and waste-to-energy generation. The Fund will meet the Bank’s strict environment and safeguards standards to ensure potential risks are adequately mitigated.

Highlighting the relevance of the project, Wale Shonibare, the Bank’s Acting Vice President for Power, Energy, and Climate Change and Green Growth said: “Metier has extensive experience in developing and financing renewable energy projects with strong technical partners and co-developers in Southern Africa. We are pleased to join other investors in supporting their expansion into new African markets to help unlock the vast renewable potential of the continent.”

He said the investment was part of the Bank’s efforts to alleviate financing constraints in the renewable energy sector.

Metier is a well-established fund manager with a track record of deploying more than $550 million in African countries, including solar, wind and hydro power projects in Southern and East Africa.

The company has been a key player in South African solar power, a maturing technology that offers significant benefits in terms of storage and dispatchability to the grid, unlike traditional photovoltaic options.

Marc Immerman, Managing Principal at Metier Sustainable Capital, said: “We embrace the strong synergies between the mandate of the AFDB and Metier Sustainable Capital Fund II. We look forward to jointly delivering a portfolio of clean energy and resource efficient investments.”

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Sadio Mane named 2019 African Footballer of the Year

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Our Reporter
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Sadio Mane was crowned as African Player of the Year at the CAF Awards 2019 held at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh Resort in Hurghada, Egypt.

The 28th edition of the CAF Awards celebrated African footballers and officials who distinguished themselves during 2019.

Mane was crowned the African Player of the Year, polling 477 votes ahead of his Liverpool teammate Mohamd Salah, 325 votes and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez, 267 votes.

Mane, collected the prize from CAF President Ahmad Ahmad and said: “I’m very happy and proud to win this award. I thank my teammates at the Senegal national team and also my club, Liverpool for their support”.

For the Women’s category, Oshoala was named African Women’s Player of the Year for the fourth time, equalling the record of her compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha. She garnered 351 votes, 30 more than Cameroonian forward Ajara Nchout and Thembi Kgatlana, who had 247 votes.

For the Interclub of the Year, Youcef Belaili won the prize following his stellar performance for his club X in the CAF Champions League with Esperance.

The Youth Player of the Year award went to Moroccan Achraf Hakimi whilst Djamel Belmadi and Desiree Ellis picked the Coach of the Year male and female respectively.

Tanzanian afro-pop star, Diamond Platinumz thrilled the audience with a live show of his music that saw the guests dancing in their seats.

Lebanese group Mayyas, winners of the 2019 edition of Arabs Got Talent, a television reality show, enchanted the audience with their choreography skills.

Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o partnered Egyptian Mariam Amin as presenters of the ceremony and was assisted by Moroccan Fayrouz Al Karawani as special guests Egyptian Minister of Sport Ashraf Sobhy, FIFA and CAF Legends were treated to a wonderful evening.

Award Winners

African Player of the Year: Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)

African Women’s Player of the Year: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)

African Interclubs Player of the Year: Youcef Belaïli (Algeria & Esperance / Ahli Jeddah)

African Youth Player of the Year: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)

African Men’s Coach of the Year: Djamel Belmadi (Algeria – Algeria)

African Women’s Coach of the Year: Desiree Ellis (South Africa)

African Men’s National Team of the Year: Algeria

African Women’s National Team of the Year: Cameroon

Club President of the Year: Moise Katumbi (TP Mazembe)

Federation of the Year: Egyptian Football Association

Goal of the Year: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria vs Nigeria, Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 semi final)

Special Award: Kojovi Obilale (former Togolese goalkeeper)

CAF-Fifpro Best XI

Goalkeeper: Andre Onana

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Serge Aurier, Joel Matip, Kalidou Koulibaly

Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye, Riyad Mahrez, Hakim Ziyech

Forwards: Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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Putin visits Syria, hold talks with Assad as Trump battles Iran

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Agencies
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to Damascus, holding talks with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar Assad, at the Russian military command center.

Putin “rode through the streets of Damascus” on his way to the command center, where he headed after landing at the city’s airport, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

The Russian president met with Assad there as the two leaders listened to reports by military officials on the conditions on the ground in various regions of the country. Russia has been assisting Syria in the fight against terrorists since 2014.

During their meeting, Putin told Assad that “the signs of peaceful life are visible to the naked eye on the streets of Damascus,” Peskov said.

The Russian president also said that it can now safely be said that “a huge distance has been passed on the way to restoring Syria’s statehood and territorial integrity.”

Putin last visited Syria in 2017 when he inspected Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base in the western Latakia Province.

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People Power blocked from consulting in Gulu

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Jimmy Komakech
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The consultation meeting for the People Power party pressure group led by  Robert Kyagulanyi was again blocked in Gulu town as heavy police and army was deployed in town and at the covenant where the meeting was supposed to take place.

Despite being cleared by the country’s Electoral Commission to carry out a countrywide consultative meetings ahead of 2021, the Gulu meeting being the second to the one of Kasangati was blocked by police and other security agencies.

The advance group that was led by the Mityana Municipality Francis Zaake was blocked from accessing the ground with claims that they did not meet the pre requisites to hold such meeting.

That blockage made Zaake and other People Powers pressure group members to hit the Gulu town street while marching to Acholi Road were, they later  dispersed anti-riot police before disappearing in town.

Zaake said they met all the necessary requirements and guidelines to conduct the consultation but were still blocked.

“The District Police Commander is scared of me, I don’t even have a stone not even equipped with knife or panga, we are law abiding citizens ‘’ Zaake said.

Mr. Samuel Obedgiu one of the youths revealed they have been locked out from accessing the place and at the same time been threatened and brutally harassing them.

One of the People Power members who requested anonymity because he he feared to be named expressed that they cleared everything with the security and hotel owner but were astonished about seeing the security agencies locking them out from accessing the venue on entrance.

Mr. Alex Javuru the Field Force Police Commander in Gulu said the pressure group did not meet and fulfill the requirement for the consultation and therefore, they should go back and consent a letter then later they can hold the meeting.

Eagle Online couldn’t get a comment from Gulu District Police Commander  Mr. Emmanuel Mafundo as he was hiding inside the venue that was supposed to be accessed by the pressure group for the meeting and at the same time, his phones were switched off.

Yesterday, Jimmy Patrick Okema the Aswa Region Police Publicist while addressing Journalists from the northern Uganda Media club in Gulu town, Told Journalists that the police was not notified on the said consultation.

This is the second time in a row that the consultation meeting for Robert Kyagulanyi is being blocked in Acholi sub Region after facing the same similar idea was blocked in Kitgum before planning to have it in Gulu.

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Kasekende to hand over office on Friday

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Our Reporter
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Former BoU Deputy Governor, Dr. Louis Kasekende.

The Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda (BoU), Dr. Louis Kasekende is this Friday scheduled to hand  over office.

Dr. Kasekende’s contract ends on January 13 but it hasn’t been extended as he so wished. There have been attempts by powerful figures in government led by Secretary to the Treasury/ Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Planning, Keith Muhakanizi and Finance Minister Matia Kasaija.

It was reported last week that Kasekende had cleared his office of personal belongs as he awaited for the decision on whether he would be granted another contract or extended.

late last year, former Minister of Finance Gerald Ssendawula led a group of religious clerics to meet President Yoweri Museveni at his country home in Rwakitura to plead for his contract renewal or extension. However, as he prepares to hand over office on Friday, his comrades within government and at Bank of Uganda are trying to use the BoU board to have him stay on as they await the decision of the appointing authority.

However, Eagle Online learnt from credible sources that Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Principal Prof. Wasswa Balunywa had been tipped to replace Kasekende despite the mobilization to have his contract renewed/extended.

Prof. Balyunwa served on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Uganda, the country’s central bank and national banking regulator, from 2001 until 2012. He was the serving board chairman of Uganda Airlines, at the time of its liquidation in 2001. His result oriented economic policies turned MUBS from Uganda College of Commerce (UCC) Nakawa to leading business school in the country.

Although cabinet granted MUBS  a university status as Kampala Metropolitan University, the MUBS council feel it is better to retain the current status given that it is the only leading business constituent college of Makerere University majoring in business studies.

Prof. Balunywa was in late December at Rwakitura, President Yoweri Museveni’s country home where he led a delegation of MUBS staff and council members to meet the president and First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports over the long standing salary increment in public Universities.

According to reliable source at BoU, Dr. Kasekende is supposed to leave the number two slot at the central bank mid-January 2020. However, it is understood that given that the board hasn’t renewed or given him an extension of the contract, this has forced Dr. Kasekende to lobby the powerful figures within government without success.

Kasekende has been trying to have his contract renewed and lobbying powerful figures close to the presidency to retain his number two slot at the central bank.

During his reign, Kasekende, BoU witness a number of scandals which included the dubious takeover of crane bank in 2017 plus others and the  Shs90 billion pallet 2019 among other scandals.

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Oliver Alawuba named new CEO of United Bank for Africa

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Our Reporter
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United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced the appointment of Oliver Alawuba CEO of UBA Africa, overseeing the bank’s 20 African country operations, ex-Nigeria.

Alawuba succeeds Victor Osadolor, who retires from the Group Board, after nine years of service working at UBA. UBA Africa serves over 19 million customers across the African continent, providing retail, commercial and institutional banking services, leading financial inclusion and implementing cutting edge products including the first ever banking chat bot in Africa, LEO.

Mr. Alawuba has close to three decades of banking industry experience. He was once the CEO of UBA Ghana and rose to become Regional CEO, UBA Africa before returning to Nigeria to run UBA’s East Bank. Under his leadership, UBA’s Nigerian East Bank division became the fastest growing regional bank in the Group.

The Board further appointed Senegalese national, Abdoul-Aziz Dia as Executive Director for Treasury and International Banking, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Aziz becomes the first non-Nigerian Group Executive Director of the Bank, bringing a wealth of multi geographical experience to the Group. Mr Dia will be responsible for UBA’s global network of operations in New York, London and Paris, together with Group Treasury, where UBA offers a sophisticated suite of products to multinationals, international institutions and African clients.

Chukwuma Nweke, currently the Executive Director Operations, was confirmed by the Board as the Group Executive Director, Retail and Payments, demonstrating the Group’s commitment to its retail offering. Chuks has close to three decades of banking experience spanning Banking Operations, Finance, Technology, Audit and Strategy.

The Board also announced the appointment of Chiugo Ndubisi as Group Executive Director and the Group Chief Operating Officer, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Chiugo is a professional with almost three decades of banking experience that includes the role of Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and Executive Director on the board of a financial institution. His in-depth understanding of banking and finance industry dynamics will bring a lot of value to the Group Board of UBA.

Speaking on the appointments, Group Chairman Tony Elumelu said “These appointments emphasize the Group’s commitment to our pan-African and global network, our huge retail client base and our operational infrastructure. We are focused on improving our efficiency and further strengthening our pan-African mission, using the extraordinary pool of talent and experience available in the Group.

Elumelu lauded both the outgoing Deputy Managing Director/CEO, UBA Africa, Victor Osadolor, and the former Regional CEO for UBA in East and Southern Africa, Emeke Iweriebor, who just retired from the board, for their contributions to the Bank. “Victor and Emeke were key players during the merger of Standard Trust Bank and UBA and have been valuable contributors to the growth of the Bank. We wish them well”.

The Board appointments underline UBA’s broader commitment to investing in the highest quality human capital. The Bank recently reformed its grade structure and technology teams, having reduced its grade structure from 16 to 12 levels, at the end of 2019. The Bank welcomed 3,000 new staff members in 2019 and promoted over 5,000 employees. UBA is the largest employer in the Nigerian banking sector, with a staff strength of close to 20,000 employees group wide.

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Over 13000 to graduate from Makerere University

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Our Reporter
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Makerere University Administration Building.

A total of 13,509 students are set to graduate during the 70th Graduation Ceremony of Makerere University. The four-day event will be held from Tuesday 14th to Friday 17th January 2020 at freedom square.

According to the list of graduands released by the Academic Registrar of Makerere University, Mr. Alfred Masikye Namoah, 420 Graduands obtained a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) above 4.40 hence attaining First Class Degrees.

The best student in the Humanities was Namukose Rita who obtained a CGPA of 4.92 in the Bachelor of International Business of Makerere University Business School, while Namayengo Sarah topped the Sciences with a CGPA of 4.83 in the Bachelor of Conservation Forestry and Product Technology of Makerere University.

He said first degree graduand will pay Shs 208,000 for Ugandans/East Africans and US$ 130, plus Shs 98,000 for Internationals as Convocation, Graduation, Transcript and Certificate fees before he/she can be allowed to graduate.

“Postgraduate Students who undertook their first degree course at Makerere University need not pay for Convocation,” Mr. Alfred Masikye Namoah said.

 

TUESDAY, 14TH JANUARY, 2020

  • College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  • College of Natural Sciences
  • College of Education and External Studies
  • College of Health Sciences

Tuesday graduation list

WEDNESDAY, 15TH JANUARY, 2020

  • College of Business and Management Sciences
  • College of Computing and Information Sciences
  • College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-security

Wednesday graduation list

THURSDAY, 16TH January , 2020

  • Makerere University Business School

Thursday graduation list

DATE: FRIDAY, 17TH JANUARY, 2020

  • College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology
  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • School of Law

Friday graduation list

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