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UNRA’s Kagina in crisis as whistleblower implicates top directors in corruption scandal

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George Mangula
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UNDER SPOTLIGHT: UNRA Executive Director Allen Kagina.

The Uganda National Roads Authority Executive Director Allen Catherine Kakuyo Kagina is pleading with the Inspector General of Government, Irene Mulyagonja to release a corruption report on three directors who are said to have had selfish interests in the award of a contract to a Chinese road construction company.

Kagina in her August 2, 2018 letter to the IGG, said UNRA’s board of directors were in need of an update as regards the corruption-related investigations against the three officials who were accused by a whistleblower on July 17, 2018.

There three accused officials include; Mary Kamuli Kuteesa-Director Legal Services, Moses Kasakya-Director Internal Auditor and John Ongimu Omeke-Director Procurement.

The purpose of this letter is to request for an update on this matter to unable us update the UNRA Board of Directors. We enclose here in a photocopy of the whistleblower letter in issue for ease reference,” Kagina wrote in a letter that the IGG received on August 3, 2018.

However in a letter dated August 6, Kagina wrote again to the IGG, suggesting that the implicated officials be helped so as to keep their jobs.

“The Board is on my neck to know the status of UNRA staff that are under investigation by IGG, they might lose their jobs if they are not helped,” she wrote.
However, sources at the office of the IGG say Kagina did not respect their advice to suspend the three officials before investigations against them could be launched. It is not clear whether the UNRA board is aware that the IGG asked Kagina to suspend the officials.

According to the whistleblower, Kuteesa who is a member of UNRA’s contracts committee participated in the award of the contract to a Chinese company in which her husband has interest, yet she had not disclosed the information. She is accused of misleading the board and influence peddling.

The whistleblower accused Kuteesa that her husband through his law firm-Arcodco and Co. Advocates represents Chinese construction companies- China Wuyi, China Communications and China Construction Company (CCCC).

Related story: https://eagle.co.ug/2018/01/17/top-unra-official-under-probe-by-the-igg.html

Further, the whistleblower said her participation in the procurement processes led to the dismissal other companies with justifiable reasons and that she has disorganized the organization’s procurement process.

CCCC won the contract to build the 51.4 kilometers Entebbe Express at about Shs1.2 trillion. The road was launched in mid-June by President Yoweri Museveni and Mr Wang Yang, the chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

Eagle Online has reliably learnt that the so called whistleblower is actually an inside at UNRA and this information on deals within the authority is a known but was left out for fear to implicate those seen as clean and the blue eyed officials of the Executive Director.

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UNBS launches automated services

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Geoffery Serugo
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Uganda national bureau of standards (UNBS) has automated a number of its services for efficiency, transparency and accountability in their processes and systems of work.

E-Services include; Laboratory Information Management Services (LIMS), Certification Information Management Systems (CIMS), Online Support Service and Automated imports clearance procedure that will be executed with guidance from trade mark East Africa.

Speaking at the launch, the executive director for UNBS Ben Manyindo said, e-services have replaced the manual systems and he believes this will go a long way in improving our efficiency, transparency, and accountability in their systems and processes allowing their clients carryout self-assessments thus reducing the cost of doing business.

“Embracing ICT in service delivery is part of government’s effort to promote e-government. Automation will allow us to keep up-to-date with latest trends in the technology and to continuously innovate to better serve our clients,” said Dr. Manyindo.

He said, Most of these goods have to be submitted to laboratory for testing, ‘the Laboratory Information Management System’ is going to be linked to e-portal for execution of work.

He said Certification Information Management Systems (CIMS) allows companies to apply for certification and track their applications up to issuing of e-certificates, the Webstore, which allows for online buying and selling of standards.

Dr Manyindo said UNBS is part electronic single window which allows various government agencies involved in imports clearance to interface and electronically share data, revealing that this will reduce on the cases of corruption and importation and selling of sub-standard goods.

Minister for state and cooperative Amelia Kyambadde congratulated UNBS for the achievements and strides made of quality in the country and east African community.

She said innovations will render a hand reduce delays, human resources issue and corruption.

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Seven ways to demonstrate leadership in a Business crisis

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Guest Writer
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Martin Zwilling

By Martin Zwilling

When the business is struggling, most business owners I know feel like anything but a leader. They start second-guessing their own vision, and are prone to making snap decisions suggested by someone else, in lieu of their carefully crafted processes and metrics. Entrepreneurs who can keep their cool under fire are the long-term winners I look for as an experienced angel investor.

In fact, the best will probably tell you that entrepreneur struggles are the best leadership teachers in the long run. Sir Richard Branson, who has built hundreds of companies, is quick to note that his trails and failures have taught him the most about leadership, and may even have saved his life in other endeavors. The challenge is to anticipate and meet struggles in a productive way.

Effective leadership in a crisis does require a base level of stability and emotional intelligence, which I believe can be sensed by investors and the people around you, even if you don’t have any prior experience in this area. In addition, there are some practical strategies that I recommend, no matter how much you have previously learned or experienced:

Act quickly when you see the team facing issues. When the business is struggling, you should expect anxiety on the team. Communicate with them immediately on the problem and strategy, rather than assume the less they know, the better off everyone is. You need to avoid emotion, don’t place blame, and be the role model for calm.

Be visible, actively solicit and listen to team feedback. People need to know that it’s safe to express views, both positive and negative. Once you get beyond the negatives, most people have real contributions. Your front-line team can give you direct feedback from customers, such as pricing, quality, or support problems, with suggested solutions.

Seek out advisors who will tell you what you need to know. You will get no real help from people in the organization who tend to tell you what you like to hear, or are always negative. Smart entrepreneurs build relationships with trusted advisors, both inside and outside the company, who can see the big picture and recommend practical changes.

Take time to practice management by walking around. Direct contact with people at every level is the best way to learn, generate trust, get support, and expedite action. Don’t assume that your message to direct subordinates will be passed down the management chain, or that input from the team will get back to you by the same process.

Don’t allow analysis paralysis to keep you from taking action. Encourage decisive action by all key players, and be the role model for what you expect. If everyone is accustomed to fixing problems with confidence, the business will prosper, struggles will occur less frequently, and customers will sense the integrity of an effective team.

Eliminate any implied or actual penalties for missteps. Create a culture that encourages and rewards innovation and progress, with no stigma for failed experiments. Eliminate any contention between internal groups and functional areas, including sales, marketing, and development. Make sure everyone is willing and able to pull their weight.

Negotiate alternatives with external partners and investors. New and existing partnerships can provide new sources of revenue, distribution, and support. Investors and major suppliers may be able to provide additional funding and credit to get you through the hard times. Your initiatives will also cement your own leadership perception.

With these strategies, you can feel like and look like the leader you want to be, even when times are tough and the business is struggling. In all cases, it does require that you put aside your ego, emotion, and pride, to listen carefully to the people who want to help, and don’t hesitate to make the critical decisions you have to make for your company, your team, and your customers.

These efforts will take you back to the reasons for taking on your own business in the first place – having full control of your destiny, being your own boss, and doing what you love. Don’t let the struggles, which come with every business, make you forget that.

The Writer is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, and Angel investor. Published on Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc.

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Digital trade reforms can help Comesa region reap Shs64.750 trillion-study

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George Mangula
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The Comesa region would annually gain about Shs64.750 trillion (US$17.5 billion) in intra-Comesa exports if all the member states fully implemented the digital trade facilitation reforms that involves the use of paperless trade facilitation measures.

According to research findings presented to the 5th Comesa Annual Research Forum underway in Nairobi, five countries have the greatest intra-Comesa export trade potential for the region. These are Eritrea, Egypt, Sudan, Libya and Ethiopia.

The researcher, Adam Willie, Principal Economist, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Enterprise Development of Zimbabwe, said this was based on their low baseline implementation score of the six digital trade facilitation measures in the study.

“The implementation scores used in the study only captured the paperless trade facilitation measures that enable efficient coordination and exchange of data and documents among government border agencies and business community within a country,” Willie said.

Top scorers under the assessment criteria were Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius and Rwanda. According to the researcher the top scorers have exhausted their potential to generate additional intra-Comesa exports with respect to scaling up implementation of the six e-trade facilitation measures considered in this study.

Comoros, D R Congo, Djibouti, Malawi, Swaziland, Seychelles, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe had medium implementation scores thus presenting significant potential to increase intra-Comesa trade by implementing the DFTA.

The study sought to investigate intra-Comesa exports gains resulting from full implementation of e-trade by Member States. In particular, the study sought to assess the impact of the current implementation level of e-trade facilitation on intra-Comesa exports and secondly, to estimate the regional gain in intra-

Comesa exports when all Member States fully implement digital trade facilitation.

Arising from these findings, the study recommended policy change by countries with low to medium baseline implementation scores to scale up implementation of e-trade facilitation to realise the demonstrated potential benefits for the region.

“Efforts should be made to understand country specific circumstance on why they have not been able to scale up implementation,” Adam cautioned noting that ‘one size fit all policies’ may not work as there is greater variability in baseline implementation levels.

The five days Forum is reviewing the best 11 out 88 research papers submitted by researchers from Comesa members States. The policy implications from the papers will be presented to the COMESA policy organs for consideration as a basis for the policy making for Member States.

Over sixty regional experts drawn from the academia, policy think tanks, government and private sector institutions and international organizations are participating in the Forum

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I do not know why I was appointed LOP- Aol

By
George Mangula
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NEW LoP, Betty Aol Ochan with mic and Gulu Municipality legislator, Lyandro Komakech at a past function.

The newly appointed Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Betty Aol Ochan (Gulu Woman MP), has said she doesn’t know the yardstick used by the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party President, Patrick Amuriat Oboi, to appoint her to replace Kasese Woman MP Winnie Kiiza.

However, Aol said issues of empowerment of women, experience as well as her good relationship with the electorate back home and his clique of party faithfuls could have forced Amuriat to appoint her.

Ms Achan made the statements this morning when appearing on NBS TV’s current affairs program, the Morning Breeze.

She said her appointment was not out of loyalty to Amuriat. “We are all loyal to our president but why did they zero on me,” she asked.

Asked whether she supports Dr. Col. Besigye’s defiance campaign, Aol said she would participate in the campaign as long it is for the good course.

Days ago Amuriat who defended his recent reshuffle, said that naming Betty Aol was not his first option as there was an MP who declined before coming up with Aol’s name. He said that their first option for LoP position declined to take up the challenging, but juicy position that comes with many privileges such as hefty allowances and extended security among others.

“An MP rejected the position of Leader of Opposition, and he had his own reasons. We’ve had a lot of consultation, and work done in so many months. But it’s on record that we talked to everyone before a decision was taken to reshuffle,” he said.

Aol who said she once served as the Deputy opposition Chief Whip is ready for the work ahead of her, despite concerns in some sections of the public that she might not be able to do the job as expected.

Aol said she would embark on mobilization of FDC supporters countrywide, as one of her activities to counter the NRM strengthen.

She said she would work for the unity of the FDC members. “We really need to be at peace at doing the work,” she said, stating that dialogue will be one of those endeavours during her term of office.

She said she would continue to add her efforts in the education and health in the framework of the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Aol serving parliament for the third term and hopes her experience will help her deliver as expected of her.

Last week, Amuriat in consultation with the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) resolved to replace Kiiza as LoP ahead of the expiration of her two and half year tenure in December this year. Amuriat retained Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda as Opposition Chief Whip, appointed Tonny Muhindo as deputy chief whip, named Francis Mwijukye as commissioner among others. In the committees, Amuriat appointed Nathan Nandala Mafabi as PAC chairperson, replacing Angeline Osegge, Abdu Katuntu was dropped for Mubarak Munyagwa as COSASE chair, deputized by Moses Kasibante who replaces Anita Among.

Amuriat days ago said that the changes he made were informed by factors such as loyalty, financial contribution and other details which he said are not for public consumption.

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King Oyo reigns in the girls!

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Our Reporter
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The King of Toro, His Royal highness Oyo Nyiimba Rukiidi IV was recently spotted painting the city of Kampala red with a select number of his closest friends.

The king who in 2015 made headlines with his online rant about “Ugandan girls not being marriage material” gave many Ugandans a shock when photos of the royal letting his guard down amidst a number of Ugandan beauties, even managing a rare smile in many of the photos, surfaced online.

In his Facebook post in 2015, the young king described Ugandan women as fickle and with a lack of commitment as some of the major turn offs and setbacks in many young couple’s lives.

“Just been perusing through my newsfeed and I landed on a post on my friend’s timeline where he said “It’s very hard to find a developmental female nowadays… All their thoughts are limited to let’s go and eat pork. I want a phone like the latest *Samsung S6 or iPhone 6 plus*. It’s a working day like Monday and she’s asking you what time you will go at the bar or club… That’s what they only think of. If you have one of that kind just kick her out of your life.”

The Royal who was out to celebrate his friend’s birthday was joined by a bevy of beautiful girls who had clearly dressed to impress him and his entourage.
Despite his earlier mistrust of Ugandan women, it is clear to see in the photos that the red-blooded King has indeed finally warmed up to them and possibly the idea of marriage. Sources close to the royal family claim that if things go well, church bells will be ringing in the near future.

The always collected, calm and poised Monarch greatly differs from his sister, princess Komuntale when it comes to the party scene here in Uganda.

Whilst the princess has been known to enjoy a good night out with her friends as well as shopping sprees abroad with the Queen Mother, little is known about the King’s private life outside of the palace walls, aside from a few candid photos shared online by some of his closest friends and members of the royal family.

Infact it is unclear as to whether the King Oyo had eventually found the right consort to help him carry out his official royal duties but sources close to the a-list bachelor claim he is a favorite amongst the ladies and it was only a matter of time before the lucky lady would soon be availed to the public and his subjects.

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Shs6 billion project to support Uganda’s small IT enterprises

By
Richard Wanambwa
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Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde

A new project worth about Shs6.3 billion (US$1.7 million) is expected to strengthen the competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Uganda’s information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services (ITES) sectors.

The Netherlands Trust Fund IV (NTF IV) project seeks to address wider challenges facing Uganda’s nascent tech industry, including scaling up its competitiveness, initiators say.

The NTF IV project was recently launched in Kampala by the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC) Arancha González together with the Minister of Trade Amelia Kyambadde.

Speaking at the launch of the project at the Africana Hotel in Kampala, Gonzalez said the project would strengthen the competiveness of Uganda’s technology sector in the domestic, regional and global market.

“Competitiveness is not an option. It is a necessity if countries are to seize the opportunities presented by trade and new technologies. With the NTF IV project we will open up a new chapter in ITC’s support to the development of exports of “Made in Uganda” IT and IT-enabled services,” said Gonzalez.

She said that the project was designed to scale up companies, provide more end-to-end solutions, engage more start-ups, and ultimately be one of the key drivers of the development of Uganda’s IT sector.

The official said Ugandan tech companies would benefit from engagement in the domestic, regional and global platform, saying that lack of a local venture capital prevents young entrepreneurs and start-ups from accessing seed and growth funding. She said ITC would actively be working to connect the participating companies with potential investors and partners abroad.

Minister Kyambadde said Uganda had attained substantive milestones in NTF III regarding the development of the IT&IT Enabled Services Export Plan, 2015-2020, re-skilling IT firms and increasing industry representation of women in the IT sector.

“The SME companies that participated in the NTF III and those that have expressed interest in Phase IV are highly commended. We also acknowledge the critical role of the Association bodies of ICTAU and ATIS in organizing your members to benefit from this programme,”the minister Kyambadde said.

She said her ministry would aded that her ministry in collaboration with other stakeholders such as the Ministry of ICT, NITA-U, Uganda Export Promotion Board and others would ensure sustainability of the NTF IV beyond its closure.

She reiterated government’s commitment to establish a robust dedicated regulatory and institutional mechanism for IT & ITES, increase internet connectivity and set up national and regional ICT hubs.

She said government would support attachments of Ugandans to world class BPO firms, create meaningful platforms for the Private sector with buyers from key markets, Data protection, and regulating the pricing of telecommunication services.

The Minister urged all IT players to work in consortiums to achieve greater milestones in the business environment and the foreign markets.

The NTF IV National Project Coordinator Richard Okuti said implementation of the project started in November 2017 and so far 110 companies are benefiting, of which 48 are SMEs and 62 are start ups.

He said companies were being supported in capacity building especially business skills development and execution of business plans, marketing, book keeping and other related training.

“We seek and link these companies to potential investors and buyers, and also link them to potential financial support in addition to facilitating their participation in exhibitions and other market platforms outside Uganda Okuti said.

“Two IT companies traveled to Barcelona in February to find partners and clients at the Mobile World Congress 2018, for instance. Three others, led by representatives from the ICT Association of Uganda (ICTAU) and the Alliance for Trade in Information-Technology and Services (ATIS), will take part in Transform Africa in Kigali on 7 May”, he said.

The project will also place a significant focus on gender and actively promote the participation of Ugandan women in tech – especially in leadership positions.

The project is a continuation of a long-running partnership between the Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) and ITC.

The project will run until June 2021 and will be working at different levels of engagement with more than 100 MSMEs in Uganda, of which more than half comprise start-up companies.

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Uganda’s coffee production rises to 5.1 million in 2017/18

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George Mangula
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Mature coffee beans ready for picking

After declining by 2.5 per cent in the year 2015/16, Uganda’s coffee production expanded in 2016/17 rose by 2.8 per cent to 5.1 million bags in 2017/18, the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) has said in its report for the month of July.

Exports for October 2017 through June 2018 decreased by 2.7 per cent, to 3.32 million bags, for Uganda compared to the same period one year ago, says the latest ICO report.

The report says Africa’s output in 2017/18 is estimated 5.3 percent higher at 17.63 million bags with production anticipated to increase in the region’s two largest producers, Ethiopia and Uganda.

The report says Ethiopia’s coffee output has grown steadily in the last five crop years, and is estimated at 7.65 million bags in 2017/18, up 4.8 per cent on 2016/17.

Compared to June 2017, the report says, shipments from both Ethiopia and Uganda declined in June 2018 by 14.8 per cent to 0.4 million bags and 25.6 per cent to 0.32 million bags, respectively.

The report puts world production in 2017/18 at an estimated 158.56 million bags, 0.3 per cent lower than last year. Arabica output is estimated 6.6 percent lower, at 97.16 million bags, while Robusta production is estimated at 61.4 million bags, 11.5 per cent higher than 2016/17.

Globally, according to the report, total exports in June 2018 amounted to 10.45 million bags, 2.6 per cent higher than in the same month one year ago, led by an increase of 7.9 per cent to 3.95 million bags for Robusta. However, total Arabica shipments in June 2018 fell by 0.4 per cent, to 6.51 million bags.

According to the report, total coffee exports for October 2017 through June 2018 were 0.3 per cent higher than those in the same period one year ago. ICO attributes the growth to increased shipments of Robusta, which reached 33.8 million bags, 3.6 per cent higher than one year ago. In contrast, Arabica shipments declined by 1.5 percent to 57.06 million bags in the first nine months of coffee year 2017/18.

It says coffee prices have fallen consistently over the course of coffee year 2017/18, with decreases recorded in seven out of the last ten months.

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Promote rights of persons living with disabilities- Pan African Parliament

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Geoffery Serugo
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Pan African Parliament President Roger Nkodo Dang

Pan African Parliament (PAP) has called for protection and promotion rights of persons living with disabilities on the continent.

In a two days event debating under the theme ‘workshop on continental disability legislation and other related policy instruments’, PAP is expected harmonize ADA’s position on clauses of the Model Disability Law (MDL) that are in line with the African Disability Protocol (ADP) and other policy instruments.

“We call on partners to support ADA and PAP to enable them to uplift the living standards of Persons with Disabilities in Africa,” said Kudakwashe Dube, ADA’s CEO during the kickoff the August Sitting of the Permanent Committees of the 5th Parliament of the PAP underway in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

“With the support of African legislators, we call on all African countries to implement the provisions of the Protocol and other disability legal instruments. As you know, the AU policies and the ADP require a Model Disability Law that can be used by AU members’ states to domesticate the protocol and formulate national policies and legislative regulations.”

The Model Disability Law provides mechanism for cooperation between PAP and ADA in a broad range of activities, particularly the development of this MDL to give effect to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa (Protocol) adopted by the African Union Heads of States and Governments in January 2018.

“The Model Disability Law is designed to assist Africa States in reforming and harmonizing their national laws on Disability. It covers all aspects of the human rights of persons with disabilities. Through our organization, we require that People with Disabilities, as individuals and through their organisations, play a meaningful role in the implementation, monitoring, oversight, evaluation and enforcement of policy/legal instruments, policies and programmes that directly affect their lives,” added Dube.

Addressing the workshop on behalf of the PAP President, 1st Vice-President, Hon. Stephen Masele, challenged African legislators to push for consideration of the Protocol as it only requires fifteen ratifications to enter into force.” I urge all parliamentarians to advocate for the quick ratification of this Protocol that addresses the Rights of this vulnerable group,” says Hon. Masele.

Hon. Masele further noted that among other duties of the PAP is to promote the implementation and domestication of the African Union Legal instruments to ensure that legal frameworks are put in place to protect the interest and rights of every group of society, especially the vulnerable groups such as people disabilities.

“We are mindful that the diverse needs for persons with disabilities should be mainstreamed in the work of the PAP. We need to ensure that no-one is left behind if we want to speed up the integration and development agenda of the continent. “We must promote recognition and respect for the human rights of persons living with disabilities and make sure their contributions and concerns are more visible.

We must also disseminate accurate information on the situation of this vulnerable group. As such, the indicator of effective implementation of AU legal instruments should be measured by the formulation of national policies and legislative regulations.”

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Minister Namuganza flaunts Museveni’s name, ducks grilling by land committee

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George Mangula
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Junior Land Minister Persis Namuganza.

In a move that could be interpreted to have been a tactic to avoid hard grilling State Minister for lands Persis Namuganza threw the title “the President” in each of her responses to the land probe committee.

Minister Namuganza was appearing before the commission in connection with her alleged involvement in the disputed chunk of land in Mubende District which government wants to buy for the sitting tenants.

Minister Namuganza defended herself against the accusations saying everything she did was blessed by “the President” whom she continuously briefed throughout the process. That she picked only a few purported landlords of the three square miles of land to meet President Yoweri Museveni for compensation, leaving others behind.

She said Museveni had requested to meet a only few people of those claiming ownership of the said land located in Butoroogo and Madudu sub counties. She said Museveni wanted to resolve the ownership issue but not to pay the money to the claimants as claimed by her accusers.

She said the president wanted to meet a few people at State House because he would later meet a big number of the affected people when he visits Mubende district sometime in the future to establish the whole truth before government can commit payments for the land.

It is alleged that Namuganza worked together with state minister for Kampala Benny Namugwanya Bugembe to select only a few claimants of the said land in Mubende.

Some of the purported land owners taken to State House included Blasio Musoke Lule and Ms Milly Naava Namutebi. They were said to have claimed for compensation of the land whose ownership is under investigation by the ministry of internal affairs and other agencies.

Lule is said to have asked the Museveni to let government pay them Shs4 billion in cash for one Square mile of the land. Namuganza however said that at the meeting at in Entebbe, Museveni told the group that government was not ready to buy the land due to the disputes on it.

She added another group had said that a square mile of that land has on it Buganda cultural sites and as such it cannot be sold off.

The commission is investigating accusations of forceful evictions, destruction of property, unlawful arrests and threatening violence against a retired primary school teacher, Ms Namutebi and a senior army officer in charge of administration at Mubende Rehabilitation Centre, Maj. Eric Kigamboha.

The incidents, reportedly took place in three sub counties of Buwekula, Butoroogo and Madudu between 2010 and 2018.

Yesterday Mr Herman Byakatonda, one of the evictees testified that Ms Bugembe linked them to Minister Namuganza took them to State House to meet President Museveni after being assured by the minister that Museveni would pay the money to the owners of the disputed land.

“The minister told us not to say anything. She told us to let her talk to the president to convince him to pay off the landlords,” said Mr Byakatonda who added that nothing much came out of the meeting in terms of compensation as the president upon finishing consultations, appointed a team to carry out a fact-finding mission on ground.

Yesterday two sisters Hajati Fatuma Namutebi and Sarah Nalubega testified in connection with the disputed land.

Last week, the land probe ordered for the arrest Ms Namutebi and Mr Musoke for defying witness summons which required them to appear and explain fresh accusations on the

The Commission is inquiring into the law, processes and procedures in land acquisition, land administration, and management across the country.

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