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Fortbet punter wins Shs99m from Shs5, 000

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Our Reporter
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It did not end with the punter (client) who recently won Shs308 million after only staking Shs1000. Another punter has done it winning Shs99, 102,448 and guess what, after staking only Shs5000.
But how did this punter make it? Well, the trick was as very simple as selecting most games for either team to win (12). Out of the 37 matches that this punter selected, he predicted that 23 games would end without a draw and indeed it happened.
Under this prediction, he selected the following matches; Marseille-Athletic Bilbao and RB Leipzig-Zenit (Europa League), Sunderland-Aston Villa, Birmingham-Middlesbrough, Preston-Bristol City and Burton-Brentford (English Championship), Ingolstadt-Bochum (Bundesliga 2), Perugia-Brescia (Bendesiliga B), Strasbourg-Monaco (French League 1). Still under this either teams to win, he selected three matches from La Liga; Las Palmas-Villarreal, Ath Bilbao-Leganes and Girona-La Coruna.
He added on the following matches from English League Two; Accrington-Morecambe, Luton-Accrington and Coventry-Barnet. He went ahead to select matches (under the same prediction) from elsewhere as follows; Esbjerg-Fredericia and Skive-F.Amager (Denmark 1st Division), Aalborg-Randers, Sonderjyske-Lyngyby and Silkeborg-Midtjylland (Denmark Super League). He then selected other three matches from Belgium first Division A; Eupen-Mouscron, Anderlecht-Antwerp and KV Mechelen-Waasland and then Cercle Brugge-Wilrljk from Belgium first Division playoffs.
Away from either team to score, this punter also made another prediction. Here, he selected two matches from Champions League; both teams to score for PSG-Real Madrid and a draw or away win Tottenham-Juventus.


He also selected an away win for Crystal Palace-Manchester United, fewer than four goals for West Ham-Burnley, an away win for Huddersfield-Swansea, home win for Chelsea-Crystal Palace, a draw or away win for Bournemouth-Tottenham and an away win for Stoke-Manchester City (all from English Premier League). He too selected home wins for matches; Juventus-Udinese (Italian serie A) and Celta Vigo-Las Palmas (La lIga). This was in addition to-a draw or away wins for Eibar Real Madrid. This punter had also selected either teams to win in the match Brandford-MK Dons but it was cancelled. This ticket carried a total odd of 19,820 and it won. This money was paid out as soon as this ticket won. Congratulations! Do you want to also win big, try Fortebet today and put your luck to test? Remember you can only win if you place a bet.

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Zuma finally charged with corruption

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Agencies
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President Jacob Zuma

Former South African President Jacob Zuma was charged with corruption on Friday over a US $2.5 billion state arms deal, a stunning judicial ruling on a continent where political ‘Big Men’ rarely face their day in court.
Zuma, who was forced to resign by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) last month, was at the center of the deal to buy European military kit that has cast a shadow over politics in Africa’s most industrialized economy for years.
Chief state prosecutor Shaun Abrahams told a media conference that Zuma’s attempts to head off the charges that have been hanging over him for more than a decade had failed.
The 75-year-old disputed all the allegations against him, he added.
“After consideration of the matter, I am of the view that there are reasonable prospects of successful prosecution of Mr Zuma on the charges listed in the indictment,” Abrahams said.
“I am of the view that a trial court would be the most appropriate forum for these issues to be ventilated and to be decided upon,” he said.
Zuma will face 16 charges relating to 783 instances of alleged wrongdoing, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesman Luvuyo Mfaku said.
Then deputy president, Zuma was linked to the arms deal through Schabir Shaikh, his former financial adviser who was jailed for corruption. The counts were filed but then dropped by the NPA shortly before Zuma successfully ran for president in 2009.
Since his election, his opponents fought a lengthy legal battle to have the charges reinstated. Zuma countered with his own legal challenges.
Zuma has also been implicated by South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog in a 2016 report that alleges the Gupta family, billionaire friends of Zuma, used links with him to win state contracts. The Guptas and Zuma have denied any wrongdoing.

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IGG, which way the BoU saga?

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Editorial
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IGG Justice Irene Mulyagonja

There is no doubt corruption in Uganda has reached a crescendo, with public servants being cited in the theft of billions, money that is supposed to go towards service provision for the benefit of all people in Uganda, irrespective of status.

The most recent and shameful theft was in the Office of the Prime Minister, where officials of the refugee department reportedly inflated figures of those fleeing insecurity in their countries, and also allegedly dipped their fingers in the kitty meant to help these hapless people.

Needless to say, some of this money is invested here, and one wonders what the accountability oversight agencies and institutions like Parliament, Police and the Inspector General of Government (IGG) are doing to bring this madness to a halt.

Therefore, it was not surprising that the IGG Justice Irene Mulyagonja recently urged Parliament to reinstate the Leadership Code to its original form, to allow for those holding public office to declare all assets belonging to them, their spouses and children.

Indeed, she noted, and rightly so, that previously the IGG office would verify the declared information but that the lacuna created by the amendment (to exclude the spouses and children) had made it ‘impossible’ for her office to ascertain the authenticity of the declarations.

However, the conundrum does not only engender the possibility of abusing the authenticity of declarations, but has now also encroached on the space that would seemingly be for procedural matters relating to staff working in institutions and agencies of government.

Of recent the IGG is faced with the conundrum as to whether the Bank of Uganda Governor acted within his powers to make administrative changes at the Central Bank, one of which involved the retirement of Justine Bagyenda, the erstwhile Director of Bank Supervision. Ms. Bagyenda has since sought the protection of the IGG, who in turn has reportedly blocked the changes made by Prof. Mutebile.

‘This is to direct the Board of Directors of BoU not to ratify any actions or decisions taken by the Governor on or around February 7, 2018 in relation to the impugned appointments and transfers until such time as the investigation by the Inspectorate has been concluded or until this office directs otherwise’, the IGG’s March 12 letter states in part.

But the IGG’s intervention into the matter has raised serious questions about the role and the administrative power of the BoU Governor, after it emerged the IGG wrote to Prof. Mutebile casting aspersions about his decision to retire Ms. Bagyenda.

And needless to mention, such communication is not good for any of the parties involved as it affects staff performance across the board at the Central Bank.

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Coca Cola contributes Shs50m to Kabaka Birthday Run

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Badru Kasadah
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Coca-Coca Uganda Brand Manager, Miriam Limo hands over a dummy cheque to Buganda Kingdom officials led by Katikiro Charles Peter Mayiga

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Uganda will once again participate in the annual Kabaka Birthday Run through its brand, Rwenzori Natural Mineral Water.

Coca-Cola Uganda confirmed participation with a cheque handover of Sh50 million, the equivalent of about 3000 cartons of Rwenzori Natural Mineral Water, at the Buganda Kingdom headquarters in Bulange, Mengo, this morning.

Handing over the contribution to positive social change within communities in Uganda, Miriam Limo, the Coca-Cola Brand Manager for Uganda said the company was committed to improving Uganda through its regular business operations and partnering for causes like the Kabaka Birthday Run which has a humanitarian angle of creating awareness for the sickle cell disease, among others.

“It is a pleasure to be here today as we once again handover our sponsorship package to the Birthday Run which this time round is dubbed Jubileo, symbolizing the 25 years since the Coronation of the King. Our relationship with the prestigious Kabaka Birthday Run dates back five years. This is mainly because of the value that we attach to this run and to the thousands of Ugandans who have benefitted from the different causes over the years,” said Ms. Limo.

She emphasized that Rwenzori Water was an appropriate flagship brand for the Kabaka Birthday Run because of its hydrating and refreshing qualities required by every participant, and its acceptance across the country regardless of faith or culture.

“Our heritage in Uganda is not just pegged to being a symbol of refreshing hydration; it also includes decades of humanitarian causes either initiated or sponsored by us. It is therefore natural for Rwenzori Natural Mineral Water to be part of the Kabaka Birthday Run  – which brings together people from different nationalities, with different beliefs and speaking different languages, all for one common goal – to give back and improve the lives of the less privileged in our communities,” Ms. Limo added.

On her part, Maureen Kyomuhendo, the Public Affairs and Communications Manager,  Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Uganda, advised the runners to ensure that during and after the run, they discard the plastic bottles carefully to enable recycling at Plastic Recycling Industries (PRI), another subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Group.

“PRI is one way we give back to the Community by removing used plastics from the environment, therefore limiting environmental hazards; We recycle these plastics and export plastic flakes, thus bringing in foreign exchange, and also provide a raw material for increased local manufacturing – which creates employment,” Ms. Kyomuhendo said.

PRI will deploy plastic collection points along the route in order to limit wrongful disposal of used plastic water bottles by the thousands of people who will be participating.

And Ms. Kyomuhendo said that PRI`s goal is to  collect and recycle more plastics than the quantity put onto the market by Coca-Cola Beverages Africa affiliates, the Century Bottling Company and Rwenzori Bottling Company.

“We are aggressively disseminating the message of plastic collection at every opportunity, and at every event. If all Ugandans join hands in limiting environmental damage by collecting plastics for recycling, we shall then have an even bigger positive impact in Uganda. The Kabaka Birthday Run is giving us another opportunity to demonstrate this even as we run together for other causes,” she added.

Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga, who received the contribution on behalf of the Kabaka, commended Coca-Cola for the gesture and noted that the company has been supportive to the Kingdom even in other ventures.

 

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dfcu Bank woos NGOs

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Badru Kasadah
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The panelists exchanging views during the breakfast meeting

In a move to grow the entrepreneurial outlook of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), dfcu Bank hosted a breakfast meeting with over 150 current and prospective NGOs at the Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala.

The meeting provided a platform for the NGOs to share insights on how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in a bid to remain relevant and sustainable.

According to William Sekabembe, the dfcu Bank Chief of Business and Executive Director this calls for putting beneficiaries at the center of programme development; more structure, transparency, accountability and innovation.

“With shrinking donor funding and increasing competition, it is important that NGO’s realign their operations to transition from reliance on grants to becoming social enterprises. This change in mindset and ultimately operations will drive sustainability and make them more attractive to financial institutions and give them leverage in negotiating for better financial solutions,” Sekabembe said.

dfcu Bank introduced its NGO account in 2013 and has revamped its offering to give NGO’s more so they can carry out their operations with ease. The current customer value proposition includes among others: free account maintenance & activity fees; interest rates of up to 4% p.a on UGX accounts & 1.25% p.a on USD accounts; free internet banking; free access to a third-party & Bulk payments solution and dedicated services points at selected branches across the 66-branch nationwide network.

This is in line with dfcu’s brand promise of ‘making more possible’ for the sectors it serves and attain its aspiration of becoming a Universal Bank.

 

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Makerere suspends evening lectures

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Steven F Mandu
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MUK Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe.

Makerere University has scrapped evening lectures, a program that started way back in the early 1990s.

The move will be effected beginning the 2018/2019 Academic Year in August, meaning that the students who are currently enrolled for the programme will not be affected.

While addressing reporters at Makerere University’s main building, the Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe addressed a number of issues including sexual harassment, guild elections and other academic related issues at Uganda’s most prestigious university.

“During its meeting held 14th March 2018, the University Council resolved that all new students starting with the coming academic year 2018/2019, will be admitted to study various academic programs at Makerere University on either the day programme or the afternoon programme from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 2:00pm to 6:00pm, respectively.

He added that the Colleges will however be allowed to run evening programmes after filling the minimum enrollment on day and afternoon programmes.

“Following the University’s decision to allow continuing students to pursue their evening lessons, the administration has reached an agreement to continue remunerating staff offering services on the evening programme,” he said

The Vice Chancellor also decried the declining student numbers over the recent past years which he said, is worrying.

He also promised that the university management is doing all it can to increase the salaries of both members of staff and non-teaching staff.

He said the University Management Council communicated to staff that payment of staff incentives was not financially sustainable due to decline in revenue.

“It is important to note that Makerere University internally generated revenue has dropped from UGX 120 billion to UGX 90 billion over the period of ten years,” Nawangwe explained

Nawangwe also revealed that scrapping off the staff incentive was among the suggestions made by the Makerere University Visitation Committee in a report submitted to President Museveni by the Deputy Chairperson of the committee Justice Keturah Katunguka.

In the past there were numerous strikes by members of staff and non-academic staff over numeration, the last one which prompted the President to order the closure of the university.

 

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KCCA FC set sights on making history

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Our Reporter
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St George players training at KCCA stadium

KCCA are aiming to become the first Ugandan club to play in the CAF Champions League group stages when they host Ethiopian giants St. George in the second leg of the qualification round at StarTimes Stadium in Lugogo tomorrow.

KCCA players pose for a team photo.

The Kasasiro boys came close last season but were knocked out of the tournament at the same stage by South African side Mamelodi Sundowns.

St. George arrived in the country on Thursday morning and held a training session later in the evening at KCCA’s home ground.

The first leg in Addis Ababa ended in a goalless draw and KCCA just need a win to secure a spot in the group stages while St. George need any draw involving goals. A goalless draw in 90 minutes will see the sides play extra time.

Saint George also seek for a successive group stage appearance at the expense of KCCA, and will be relying on the likes of Ugandan goalkeeper Robert Odongkara.

The knocked out team at this stage will have to enter the CAF Confederations Cup play-off round.

Kenyan referee Andrew Juma Otieno will officiate the match with Gilbert Cheruiyot and Stephen Yiembe as the first and second assistant referees respectively. Peter Waweru will be the fourth official.

The draw for the group stage will be held on 21 March 2018. They will be four groups with the winners and runners-up of each group advancing to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

 

CAF Champions League qualifier:

Saturday, 17th March 2018

KCCA Vs St George

StarTimes Stadium (Lugogo, 4pm)

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AG clarifies on US$200m PTA loan

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Geoffery Serugo
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Auditor General, John Muwanga

The Auditor General John Muwanga has made clarifications in respect to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report which indicated that a US$200 million (Approx. UgShs711) loan facility acquired from Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) was misappropriated by officials from the Ministry of Finance.

Early this year PAC reported that the loan did not serve its purpose of among others procuring drugs by the National Drug Authority (NDA), prompting the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga to ask the Auditor General to conduct a special audit on the utilization and performance of the loan.

And in his findings AG Muwanga said the loan, approved by TDB between October 2016 and July 2017, was disbursed and appropriately used as follows: Ministry of Works and Transport (US$.26, 461,016.71 to purchase road construction equipment); the Rural Electrification Agency (US$.2, 889,596.35); National Medical Stores (US$.42, 752,486.69) and US$.127, 896,899.99 to the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA).

The loan, the AG said, was deposited in the Trade Finance Facility Account (TFFA) and subsequently transferred by MOFPED to the Consolidated Fund in Bank of Uganda (BoU).

And, currently, as per the agreement signed at the time of acquiring loan, a total of $155 million has been paid back to TDB, the AG indicated in his audit query report.

 

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NRM to appeal Mwiru’s victory in court

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Steven F Mandu
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ANT's Paul Mwiru

The National Resistance Movement’s Nathan Igeme Nabeta has said he will legally contest the victory of Forum for Democratic Change candidate Paul Mwiru, who won the Jinja East Constituency by-election conducted on Thursday.

According to the NRM, Mwiru’s victory yesterday was not in accordance with the electoral laws, and addressing journalists in Jinja today, Justine Kasule Lumumba, the party Secretary General said the election was “riddled with various electoral malpractices like multiple voting, voter bribery and intimidation of voters.”

She said the party had instructed its legal team to chart a way forward. “We have instructed the party’s legal team to assess the evidence and advice on appropriate action,” Ms. Lumumba said.

The Jinja District Returning officer Rogers Serunjoji declared FDC’s Mwiru winner of the hotly contested election which saw political big wigs from both FDC and NRM, including the President Museveni, camping in Jinja to campaign for their respective party candidates.

According to official results released last night, Mwiru defeated Nabeta with scored 6654 votes to 5043. The constituency fell vacant when the Court of Appeal overturned Mwiru’s victory that had been registered in the High Court.

In 2016 Mwiru had successfully appealed against Nabeta’s victory on matters of malpractice in the High Court which ordered that he (Mwiru) automatically becomes MP but Nabeta appealed in the Court of Appeal which ordered for fresh elections.

 

 

 

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Wapa daughter to oversee procurement of CCTV cameras

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Geoffery Serugo
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Dr-Josephine-Wapakabulo-the-CEO-of-The-Uganda-National-Oil-Company

President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly appointed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert Josephine Wapakhabulo to oversee the procurement of CCTV cameras that will assist the police in curbing crime, sources have told EagleOnline.

Last year, at the vigil of the slain Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi who was gunned down along with his body guard and driver, President Museveni directed that the cameras be installed at every junction in the city.

Dr. Wapakhabulo is the substantive Executive Director on the National Oil Company (NOC) and the news of her other assignment in respect to the CCTVs comes at a time when the former Police Director of IT Amos Ngabirano, who was reportedly to oversee the procurement, was relieved of his duties.

Currently, government is grappling with the advent of sophisticated crime, following a series of murders, creating panic among the citizens.

About a three weeks ago middle-aged Susan Magara was kidnapped, tortured and killed by thugs who are still being hunted by security agencies.

And as if to prove that the criminals are sophisticated, police and telecom companies have still failed to establish the owners of the 14 sim cards that were used by Ms. Magara’s killers to demand for ransom from their five anonymous hideouts.

 

 

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