By Trevor S. Baleke

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) district chairman of Jinja, Abubaker Maganda who received shillings 20 million from president Museveni has said his life is in danger.

Maganda says he has information that his own fellow party leaders in the district want him eliminated. He named his traitors as Paul Kawanguzi (Jinja West FDC flag bearer), district party spokesman, Marddox Joseph Lugadha and Jinja Municipal Councilor, Rachael Kalulu.

“They held a meeting at Mr Kawanguzi’s home with one major item on their agenda – how they can eliminate me,” said Maganda this morning.

He was appearing on Busoga’s leading morning show – Bukyeire on NBS FM 98.4 hosted by Mzee Mudoofu, David Omunubi and Mulwanyi Daudi.

Asked whether in fact he received the money from Museveni, Maganda responded in affirmative.

“Last year president Museveni called me on phone and we spoke. I had debts. He said he would send me shillings 20 million which money he actually released only that the Deputy RDC through whom he sent the money delivered only a half of it,” said Maganda without naming the Deputy RDC.

Recently, the FDC in Jinja is chocking on internal wrangles which have sharply divided the leading opposition party.

Last week, former Sironko MP candidate, Enid Nabukwasi (FDC) – wife to Maganda had a bitter verbal exchange with Jinja East legislator, Paul Mwiru. Nabukwasi posted on Tufumintirize, a WhatsApp forum in Busoga that it was Mwiru behind her husband’s woes in the party.

“When he was PAC vice chair himself Mwiru surmoned the First Lady and he was invited to state house for an envelope. Did he inform any one? Balya mere sibangu (human beings are difficult),” posted Nabukwasi. Mwiru who is also a member of the same platform responded immediately describing Nabukwasi ignorant.

“Ignorant as she sounded she has no idea that the investigation she alluded to has a report with clear recommendations, they think they can go down with me, I can only assure them I am not destined for such,” he posted.

Contacted by this website, Paul Kawanguzi has refuted Maganda’s claims of planning to poison him. Kawanguzi said no one in FDC wants to kill Mgananda “save for his own lousy politics to which I am not ready to be part.”

“There is a petition against him served to Jinja FDC elders led by former Kagoma legislator, Professor Frank Nabwiso in which the petitioner, Mr Lugadha Joseph challenges the legality of Maganda’s membership and chairmanship. You know he (Maganda) confessed in an FDC meeting that he received a 20 million shillings from president Museveni to fight our party flag bearer in the last year’s Jinja East MP byelection, Hon Paul Mwiru,” Kawanguzi cleared.

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NBS Television reporter Raymond Mujuni, his NTV counterpart and news anchor Joel Ssenyonyi and Alexander Bagonza, better known by his stage name A Pass are wanted for illegally taking part in the ‘social media protests’ last year.

This comes moments after Bobi Wine has been remanded to Luzira Maximum Prison by Buganda road court where grade one Magistrate Esther Nahirya until May 2, 2019 for the same issue.

The trio were part of the demonstration led by Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi in Kampala in July protesting the social media tax (OTT tax) that was introduced by Government.

Others who have also been charged are David Lule, Julius Katongole, Edward Sebuufu and Bobi Wine’s elder brother Fred Nyanzi.

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A Canadian website called canada-tv3.com came out yesterday and announced Ugandan prominent comedian Anne Kansiime and her boyfriend Skylanta dead, alleging that they had both drowned.

canada-tv3.com posted on their website; “Ugandan celebrities, Kansiime Anne and Skylanta have drowned in Canada in what police are calling a “case of misadventure”.

“The accident took place at Lake Ontario, Canadian province of Ontario, according to Police statement.

“The Ugandan Embassy representative reported to family members that Kansiime Anne and her fiance, Skylanta, were fishing on April 28, when Kansiime fell into the water. She was in distress and Skylanta jumped into the water to assist her. According to the Embassy, both were pulled from the water but could not be resuscitated.

“According to reports, the water was a punishing 35 degrees Fahrenheit at the time, only slightly above freezing.

“Family members report no funeral arrangements are set, as officials of Canada and the Uganda Embassy process the accident.”

However, Anne Kansiime has come out and responded to the false rumours in a YouTube video on her channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnmHePQ1C0c&feature=youtu.be) today afternoon saying:

“So today I intentionally beat my face, and Thanked God for this beautiful Face of mine which is definitely alive. So yesterday at around 7pm I think I died, yeah me and my boyfriend Sky drowned in Canada in some people’s heads. I had taken a nap and I woke up to about 156 missed calls of people I have not heard from since the year started.

“You people if you are not going overreact about the good things happening in my life, may you not dramatically mourn me please, because I will come back for you and remind that we were not that close. Banange I’m gona surprise people when I leave this world, be very very careful, don’t even try my death because I will come back for you.

“So if you are no willing to celebrate someone, in the little thing they do, do not dramatically go around mourning them. If you don’t call to check on me and come on burial to mourn me I will definitely come for you. I’m a live, am well, I’m in love and to all the Ninja that follow me you knew where I was” says Anne Kansiime.”

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The High Court in Kampala has suspended an uncivilised staffer for attacking journalists.

Fred Waninda, the acting court registrar in charge of planning, performance and development is accused of assaulting two journalists; Hannington Kisakye attached to Smart 24 television and Erick Yiga of Salt Media Group.

This after the accused was captured on camera while attacking the scribes.

Esta Mbayo, the Chief Registrar of high court Uganda in a letter dated April 25, 2019 ordered Waninda out of office until the investigation is done.

“I have received media reports that the Ag. Registrar, Planning and Development, H/W Fred Waninda, assaulted journalists on the 25th April 2019 at the Commercial Court after appearing before Hon. Justice Jane Elizabeth Alividza,” Mbayo’s letter reads in part.

Mbayo directed further the Inspector of Courts to investigate all the allegations in Wanimba’s conduct and present his findings within seven days for further action.

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The Auditor General John Muwanga has faulted government for paying Shs1.4 billion to 1674 staff that are supposed to have retired. The money was paid as salaries and allowances in the month of June 2018, contrary to the Public Standing Orders.

“I noted that 1674 staff from the June 2018 payroll deemed to have reached the mandatory retirement age were still on the active payroll and were paid a total of Shs.1.4 billion during the month of June alone in form of salaries and allowances contrary to Public Standing Orders,” Muwanga said in his report to parliament for the financial year ended June 30, 2018.

No special skills for contract employees

He says the payroll of June 2018 revealed that pensioners in various ministries, departments and agencies were employed on contract terms but there was no evidence indicating that their job positions required special skills. Some of the positions in question include; drivers, plant operators, accountants, administrative assistants, askaris and special constables which positions can easily be filled from the existing job market.

Delays in solving queried files

“There were delays in solving queried files as 931 files were queried and stored at the Ministry of Public Service (MOPS) awaiting collection by the respective vote human resource officers for further action. “I noted that it takes on average between 6 to 12 months for vote Human Resource Officers to pick up the queried files for correction,” he says.

Double pay to pensioners possible

He says some pensioners were assigned multiple gratuity payments both on the payrolls and interface files. In the event that votes do not carry out a review to ascertain the accuracy of the interface files uploaded on the integrated financial management system (IFMS), the possibility of double payments cannot be ruled out.

Excess government expenditure

The official in his report says irregular employment of pensioners results into excess expenditure by government and denies the unemployed access to government jobs. “The system being used to manage the pension was unable to generate automatic notifications of the retirement due dates,” he says.

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