A disastrous accident has occurred today on Dewington Road, after two poles supporting a transformer gave way, falling on a car and seriously injuring the occupant.
Eyewitness accounts indicate the unidentified woman driving car Reg. No. UAT 591S was left in coma and police rushed him to hospital.
Jose Mourinho the Manchester United, manager has made an intrepid bid to sign the player ” Mesut Ozil.
The Germany International player Mesut Ozil aged 28 years earlier this season failed to agree on terms for a new deal with his club Arsenal.
According to source Mourinho is so interested to work with Ozil again after their time together at Real Madrid.
With just 14 months left, it’s said Ozil wouldn’t waste a chance to work with his former boss. The midfielder was signed to Arsenal in 2013 at a fee of £42.5 million however Jose Mourinho had left the Spanish club “Real Madrid” earlier.
KAMPALA-The National Social Security Fund will start sending real time customer transaction alerts upon receipt of social security contributions and payment of benefits, Managing Director Richard Byarugaba announced today as the Fund kicked off the 4th customer connect week.
The real-time transaction alerts facility will empower both employers and employees to keep track of their transactions with the Fund, thereby improving service delivery and ultimately, impacting on compliance levels.
Addressing journalists at Workers House in Kampala today, Byarugaba said; “every time an employer remits contributions for their employees, an e-mail alert will be sent to the employer confirming that their payments has been received. In addition, an SMS alert will be sent to the member as soon as contributions are received and posted to their NSSF statement.
The Fund will also send contributions statements every month to members via email showing details of the contributions that month as well as their total savings.”
“In order to keep NSSF members who are processing benefits abreast with the payment process, we will send Benefits Transaction Alerts at every stage of the benefits payment process,” Byarugaba added.
He called upon NSSF contributors to provide updated contacts to the Fund so that they can track their contributions and hold their employer accountable if they do not remit your contributions in time.
The member transaction alerts will complement usage of the Fund’s online whistleblower platform where employees can covertly report their employers who default on NSSF contributions.
The customer connect week, now in its 4th year, is solely dedicated to NSSF members through a series of activities across the Fund’s branch network.
This year, the fund will hold a financial literacy training for its members to enable them make better decisions on the usage of their savings when they qualify.
Branches across the country will also participate in a number of community activities as part of the Fund’s social responsibility.
“The business environment is still a challenging one but we are committed to delivering on our mandate, thanks to our strong position and continuous across the business. The customer connect week is a key initiative in our strategic plan and shows our commitment to excelling in service delivery to our customers. We will continue to be proactive and innovative, which is partly what this customer connect week is about,” Byarugaba said.
The pop-star Janet Jackson 50 years is waiting for court settlement after splitting with her billion husband Wissam Al-Mana aged 42 years.
The two wedded in 2012 in Qatari, the split has come after months of giving birth to her first child called Eissa.
On January 3, this came from a friend of Ms Jackson who said” Ms Jackson and Wissam have decided that it wasn’t working and decided to go their separate ways.” however Eissa will stay with the mother who is basing in London.
It’s claimed that Wissam has helped Janet Jackson to put the fame aside and devote to the mother and wife role.
The divorce settlement is expected to be costly, Wissam is estimate to be £800 million which is four times more than Janet Jackson’s net worth.
This third split comes after the singer split with his second husband Rene Elizondo who was a Mexican back up dance who had wedded her in 1991 and divorced in 2001 and Janet Jackson paid him £8 million for settlement, the first divorce was with James DeBarge a singer who wedded her in 1984 but they split in 1985.
Controversial Makerere University researcher Stella Nyanzi has been remanded to Luzira prisons, following her arraignment in court today, after spending three days in detention at Kira Division police station.
Whereas many had anticipated her appearance in court today, they couldn’t take chances and people of all walks of life, mainly politicians and activists, began arriving at the station where she was held as early as 9am.
Among those were Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze, former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye and former Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Wafula Oguttu.
However, these together with media were at first blocked from accessing the sation though were later let in and they had to wait until 1pm when Dr. Stella Nyanzi was finally driven away and taken to Buganda Road Court.
Here, before the hearing kicked off, Buganda Road Chief Magistrate James Ereemye first invited her lawyers led by Nicholas Opiyo and the prosecutor into a chamber session that lasted over an hour.
On their return to court, Dr. Nyanzi was charged with two counts including cyber harassment contrary to section 24 (1)(2)(a) of the Computer Misuse Act 2011 and offensive communication contrary to section 25 of the Computer Misuse Act 2011.
The State requested court to remand Nyanzi for 14 days to allow for a ‘thorough mental examination’ in Luzira.
Despite objection from her lawyers, Magistrate Ereemye remanded her to Luzira prison up to April 25.
Amarula Family comedian, John Mbuuse aka Kapere who recently became saved at Pastor Kayanja’s church, was finally back.
But unlike the previous times, he wasn’t back for prayers but rather with a message to church goers. And, guess what it is!
Lining up among those to testify about the miracles bestowed them from the 77 Days Of Grace (77DOGS), Kapere’s time finally came and when he was handed the microphone, he narrated how far Kayanja’s initiative had helped him.
“Before I came to 77 Dogs, I used to dress in rags but look at how I am dressed – I dress like a gentleman. I want to thank my friend Eddie Kigere who gave me a call asking me to come here,” he testified.
“Good things have been happening to me ever since I came here (77 Dogs). I am even set to wed my girlfriend soon. I have already sent her to inform her parents about the wedding so as to allow them time to prepare,” he informed the congregation.
However, he surprised many when he turned the church into a wedding meeting and started soliciting for money for his wedding.
“Like I have informed you, my wedding will be in a few months’ time. I am requesting for your contributions….. Those willing to contribute, you can bring your contributions there (points to a corner in church) and we will write down your name. I want to thank my girlfriend who accepted to marry me. Whereas my appearance might be quite different from you, I am also like you. I was also created in God’s image. Thank you. Thank you,” Kapere wrote.
BBS Telefayina, the Buganda Kingdom-owned TV station has partnered with Nigerian actors to produce a cancer-awareness movie.
BBS Telefayina CEO Joseph Kigozi said the film will be premiered in Nigeria before being screened in Uganda, with the BBS Telefayina the first to broadcast the movie, produced by Universal Movie and Television School, a Nigeria movie-making company based in Uganda.
“This is a cancer awareness movie and we appreciate all those who have contributed tremendous efforts towards the fight against cancer and it will feature some BBS staff,” Kigozi said, adding that the primary objective of the station is to entertain and educate viewers.
He also said the TV station will have a series of weekly drama shows for about six months.
“We want to communicate this cancerous disease in a different way. Other than talk shows and adverts, this will be a milestone with a changed concept,” he said.
In a related incidence, another movie that details the sickle cell anaemia will also be produced by BBS Telefayina in a bid to help the people living with sickle cells.
The government of Uganda has been partnering with the Buganda Kingdom through different health campaigns like Kabaka’s Birthday Run for cancer, fistula and sickle cells which will be on for two more years, health minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said while addressing people at Kabaka’s Birthday Run on April 9.
Just a year after going on air, the Buganda Kingdom-owned television station, BBS Telefayina has made it to the five most viewed stations in Uganda.
The revelation was made by the Chief Executive Officer of BBS Telefayina, Joseph Kigozi, during a press conference conducted at Masengere Building (the home of BBS telefayina) to announce the launch of the BBS @1 celebrations. The station was launched by his Majesty the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi on April 12, 2016.
“We have the authority to broadcast everything about the Kingdom and our vision is to be the television that will be watched by this generation and the future generations,” he said.
Kigozi said the fete will begin with joint a meeting between Liquid Silk in Bugolobi and the Buganda Broadcasting Services (BBS) at Liquid Silk on April 12. Further, he disclosed that the Liquid Silk fete will be followed by a musical concert at Maria Flo in the Greater Masaka region “since we have most of our viewership based there.”
According to Kigozi, the Katikiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga will grace the Masaka concert which will have music by CBS Talanta Band, The Golden Band, the Nu Eagles, and Kream Productions Band.
Other celebrations will take place on July 10 at Mukono and August 26 at Freedom City as well as football games and health camps that will be conducted between the said musical events.
On the downside however, Kigozi said that since inception the TV station had encountered some challenges, among them TV industry competition, decline in viewership and revenue.
The Minister of Agriculture Vincent Ssempijja has said that the government of Uganda has set 4.5 billion shillings to contain the Army Worm which has destroyed over 130,000 hectares of maize this year.
“The destructive stage of the pest is the caterpillar and it can be identified in its inverted Y mark and feeds aggressively on most parts of the plant leaves, stems, maize cobs and tassels. Symptoms of damage include leaf perforation, defoliation, perforated cobs and damaged grains,” the minister said.
He disclosed that the National Agricultural Organization (NARO) in conjunction with his ministry are monitoring any other possible outbreak with the aim of getting better details about the pest, and how to contain its advance.
The Minister also advised farmers to use a pesticide combination to fight army worm as the ministry explores more sustainable management measures.
According to the Minister, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Thiamethoxam and Rocket can temporarily contain the worm that has now hit 54 districts across the country.
The Fall of Army Worm was first the detected in the three districts of Kayunga, Kasese and Bukedea between May and July 2016, however, it has now been confirmed in the 54 districts and continues to spread at a very high rate.
Scientists indicate that as a result of climate change Uganda experiences outbreaks of pests and new crop diseases such as army worm, which normally occur during the transition from dry to rainy season.
Meanwhile, other countries that have also been hit by the Army Worm include Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe.
Fighting the runaway corruption is the biggest task the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government has on its plate now, and it sounds good that President Yoweri Museveni has awoken to the reality albeit a bit late.
Indeed, as Ugandans, we are all responsible for this corruption mess that has entangled the country, gnawing at the nerve centre of service delivery, with billions being lost to unscrupulous officials in public service.
But that said, it is worth mention that there are people who must take the bulk of the blame for the runaway corruption and these include among others the President and his Cabinet; the Parliament; the Inspector General of Government (IGG); the Police and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and, the Judiciary.
Over the years the above-mentioned institutions have paid lip-service to fighting corruption, and some like the Police and Judiciary have severally been cited in the IGG’s reports as being notoriously corrupt!
Interestingly, such reports by institutions like the IGG attracted lukewarm attention, and in most cases reported, the implicated officials walked away scot-free either due to officers intentionally botching investigations or carrying out none at all.
It is against such a background that the corrupt public officials like Geoffrey Kazinda and the Ministry of Public Service incarcerated trio hijacked the established anti-corruption processes, and wracked havoc on the country’s coffers, almost bringing the country to its knees! And it is this cumulative effect of corruption that has now drawn in the President to try and stoke the burning embers of corruption that have engulfed all public offices and officials, including the reported solicitation of a bribe by labour minister Herbert Kabafunzaki, and the two Ministry of Finance officials who were arrested last week for allegedly soliciting bribes from investors.
But these arrests, much as they are good, beg the question: is using a ‘firefighting’ approach like the one used in Minister Kabafunzaki’s arrest effective in curbing corruption? The answer is a big NO!
So, in order to avoid the obvious glitches that come with the ‘firefighting approach’ the government should re-vitalise all the anti-corruption institutions, and arm them with the appropriate tools and personnel to execute the set tasks.
And by the way, what has happened to the case brought by the woman who was reportedly sexually harassed by the AYA Group Chairman Mohammad Aya? There is need for answers!
