The former head of special investigations operations in the Uganda  Police Force,  Nixon Ayegasirwe Karuhanga has dragged the Investigator online paper and its editor, Stanley Ndawula to court over what he calls damages for liable, demanding an apology and Shs500 million as damages.

Through his lawyers Joel Olweny and Company Advocates, Mr Ayegasirwe filed a case before the civil division of the High Court on May 18, 2017.

He is also seeking court to place a permanent injunction against the Investigator restraining the publication, its editors and another employee from writing on him.

“By the defendants illegal and unconstitutional actions, the plaintiff’s standing status has been tarnished by the defendants, his reputation lowered in the estimation of the right thinking members of the public generally and the plaintiff is now shunned generally whereof he is entitled to compensation” reads the plaint.

He argues that the publication was made well aware that it was false and circulated by the defendant’s newspaper to millions readers by regionally and globally a thing that tarnished his image beyond repair.

“The publication alluded that he is an unprofessional person who uses underhand methods in his line of work to extort monies from the public and meddling with state exhibits and unjustly firing and hiring staff.

Asked for a comment on the Court case, Investigator Editor in Chief, Stanley Ndawula says they stand by the story and are ready to tussle in Court.

“I will prove to the entire world that Nixon is candidate for Luzira and a sane member of society” Mr Ndawula said.

The Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura dragged the Investigator and two other online papers where a got an injunction restraining them from further publication of stories concerning the investigations in the murder of Assistant Inspector General of Police Andrew Felix Kaweesi.

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With just hours left for Uganda Communications Commission to deactivate unregistered sim cards, Parliament has passed a motion ordering for the extension of the registration by not more than one year.

The motion was moved by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Winnie Kiiza.

“Most of the people have mobile money contributions in their Mobile Money. What would be the fate of this deadline? We must remember that the registration for National ID was first intended for persons of voting age?” she asked.

The motion was supported by her colleagues including Egunyu Nantume Janepher, the Woman MP for Buvuma.

“Considering that registration of people below 18 and above 5yrs is ongoing, i support extension but not for a year.Extension for a year is too long. This is why Uganda is weak in implementing laws.”

Commenting on the motion, Kadaga said, “The condition that would apply is that NIRA avails Ugandans with the information they captured. When these people were registering us, they found us in our villages. The machines are still available and can be used.

“Let us pass this motion, and let government come up with the date for ending it,” Rosemary Nankabirwa, the Govt Chief Whip, suggested.

Kizza suggested that the “Governmentt is not aware that people don’t have their ID cards. I would want NIRA to feature in the resolution.” She subsequently passed the resolution extending the registration exercise by not more than a year.

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President Yoweri Museveni has directed that an official burial be accorded to the late Boniface Byanyima, the father to Oxfam boss and former Mbarara MP Winnie Byanyima.

During a Cabinet meeting held yesterday, Museveni briefed ministers about the death of Byanyima, who was the chairman of Democratic Party (DP) before directing the Prime Minister, Rukahana Rugunda to organize an official burial for the late.

The meeting was chaired by Rugunda and among those in attendance was DP party president, Norbert Mao, representatives of Byanyima’s family and ministers.

According to the burial program that has been released, Byanyima’s body will lie in state tomorrow Friday May 19 at Parliament for public viewing between midday and 2pm and thereafter, Parliament will pay tribute to the late.

On Saturday the body will be taken to St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe for a funeral service at 9 am. It will be driven to his home in Ruti, Mbarara on the same day and subsequently buried the following day (Sunday) at 4pm.

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The High Court in Kampala has declined to block Uganda Communications’ Communication (UCC) from deactivating all unregistered sim-cards.

In a ruling delivered by Court today, Justice Steven Musota dismissed an application by activist Norman Tumuhimbise and an NGO, Rights Trumpet Ltd.

The application sought a temporary Injunction blocking UCC from switching off unregistered Mobile phone users until the main case is heard and disposed of.

Musota in his ruling said that the application is overtaken by events since it was filed long before government extended the sim-card registration deadline.

He therefore, ordered lawyers for both UCC and the applicants to file written submissions on the remaining issue; of only recognizing the National ID as the official document for this exercise.

The judgment on the matter will be delivered on the June 8^, 2017.

UCC was represented by Edwin Karugire and the applicants’ lawyer Eron Kiiza. UCC is to switch off all unregistered phones tomorrow.

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