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‘Kiir agrees to foreign troops’ deployment’

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SOUTH SUDAN MEDIATOR: Festus Mogae , former Botswana President,

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), the body tasked to oversee implementation for South Sudan peace agreement, has said that President Salva Kiir has expressed ‘willingness to deployment of foreign (troops)’ in a private meeting contrary to his public statements.

JMEC said in a statement on Wednesday that the South Sudanese leader disclosed his flexibility during a meeting on Tuesday with former Botswana President and JMEC chairman Festus Mogae.

“Among the key points discussed during the productive meeting with President Kiir was his [Kiir] willingness to consider the deployment of a regional protection force in accordance with the recommendations of the IGAD Plus Summit and the Summit of African Union Leaders,” JMEC said in a statement also published on its website on Wednesday.

Mogae, JMEC said, also met the new First Vice President Taban Deng Gai on Monday, hours before being formally nominated as Riek Machar replacement by President Salva Kiir. The President said he acted to fill a vacant created by Machar’s absence following the recommendation of the SPLM IO leaders in Juba.

JMEC said it will resume regular meeting in Juba and ensure that the peace agreement is fully implemented.

“Our only interest is to see a solution that promotes peace and a return to normality as well as security in South Sudan,” said Chairman Mogae.

JMEC said the political deployment in recent weeks that include replacing Machar are ‘complex’ and should be treated with caution.

“The Chairman [Mogae] has decided that, due to the complexity of the issues involved, this is a matter that should be considered and deliberated upon by the JMEC members, both the South Sudanese and our International Partners,” the statement added.

Mogae, JMEC said, is consulting regional leaders and international partners and “has thus met with the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the United Nations and other concerned parties to discuss the political impasse at this sensitive and difficult time for South Sudan.” He met with the Chairperson of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn on Tuesday “to discuss the latest developments and the way forward for South Sudan.”

JMEC said Mogae will continue with the consulting and will address the United Nations Security Council in August about the South Sudanese peace implementation.

President Kiir has previously vowed not to allow ‘a single foreign soldier’ in South Sudan following IGAD and African Union (AU) proposal to send regional forces to support UN peacekeepers in the country. He repeated this stance on Tuesday during the swearing-in ceremony for the first deputy president Taban Deng Gai.

 

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Lilian unveiled as headline artist for ‘Vintage Car’ show

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Award-winning vocalist, Lilian Mbabazi better known by her stage name as Lilian and her Sundowners band has been unveiled as the headline artist for this year’s edition of the Uganda Vintage and Classic Show on Saturday at Sheraton Hotel, Kampala.

“I am so excited to be performing at the fifth edition of the Vintage Car show and I’m truly honoured to be invited to headline this event,” Lilian told EagleOnline when contacted about her upcoming gig.

Lilian has promised a massive performance to all who will be at the car show that doubles as a family experience.

The annual event that is a magnet for many Kampalans celebrates people who are passionate about cars and the history behind these cars.

Dr John B. Niwagaba, chairman, Uganda Vintage and Classic Auto Show said they were proud to be hosting Lilian who is arguably one of the top family entertainers in the region.

“Lilian is a musician who is on top of her game in contemporary music in East Africa. She leads the pack of Afro-pop and jazz divas on the region and her resume as a family entertainer musician speaks volumes about her repertoire,” he said.

According to the organizers, there will be a good mix of the newly imported vintage and classic cars as well as the perfectly maintained or restored models. There will also be fun-filled activities, a children’s play area, a food court and hospitality tents with lots of bites and drinks as well as fun games.

Ahead of the Vintage and Classic auto show, there will be a snail trail drive through town tomorrow Friday, 29th July. Over 80 cars that will be showcased at the show will drive through the streets of Kampala to give people a sneak peak of what they should expect.  The cars will set off from Mogas Petrol station, Kireka and the final destination will be Sheraton.

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Bitature daughter excels in US1m competition

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INNOVATION: Natalie Bitature and her colleagues from the Hultz International Business School display the Musana Cart.

Despite recent media reports indicating that Ugandan tycoon Patrick Bitature is in need of government intervention to assuage his financial woes, he does not need any assistance when it comes to investing wisely in his children and his daughter Natalie Bitature is testimony to that.

The twenty-six year old Natalie and two colleagues, Manon Lavaud, 24, and Keisuke ‘Kei’ Kubota, 29, all students of the prestigious Hultz International Business School in San Francisco, US, have come up with an innovation, the Musana Cart, in the process entering the annual Hultz prize competition, which has a US 1 million dollar top prize.

HERE IS HOW IT WORKS: A diagram giving specifics on the Musana Cart
HERE IS HOW IT WORKS: A photo illustration giving specifics on how the Musana Cart works

With Uganda as their study case and initial target market the trio devised means through which Ugandan vendors can improve production and efficiency, and Musana Cart is designed to help and make the workload of vendors easier to produce quality induced goods and services, particularly the average ‘rolex’ guy.

The two-wheeled cart will have a solar panel roof, permitting the mobile vendors to cook and refrigerate their products as they go about their work.

Initially entering the competition on a whim, the trio did not expect the Musana Cart to be among the innovations competing for the top prize money let alone being a favorite with the judges and most likely to win. Musana means ‘Sun’ in luganda, Uganda’s most widely-used dialect and was probably the name chosen for the cart, because it uses solar energy.

The Hultz prize was engineered by the alumnus of the San Francisco college to drive students to think out of the box by coming up with ideas that impact on society, in the process changing the way many entrepreneurs tackle business.

 

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Uganda Rugby Cranes raid Nairobi to restore pride

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Stephen Muneza
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SATURDAY, RFUEA grounds Nairobi

Kenya vs Uganda – 4pm

The Uganda men’s national rugby team travels to neighbouring Kenya to play their CAR 1A tie which also doubles as the Elgon Cup return leg clash hoping to build on their surprise win over Zimbabwe.

The mouthwatering game is at the RFUEA grounds on Saturday 30 July, beginning 4pm. Kenya lost to Uganda Rugby Cranes on 45-47 aggregate last year.

Uganda won Africa Cup Division 1B contest last year to earn promotion but this month toiled to retain their Africa Cup 1A status for at least one more season with a memorable 34-27 victory in Zimbabwe last weekend which catapulted them from 50th to 42nd position in the new World Rugby rankings that enables Uganda to play in the 2019 World Cup qualifiers.

Rugby Cranes vice-captain Michael Wokorach also says after the team’s target was always to avoid relegation, John Duncan’s side will work even harder to overturn a 65-16 walloping by Kenya last month.

Wokorach also told EagleOnline: “This is a big chance for us (Cranes) to seek redemption and make Ugandans proud again. The win against Zimbabwe was a moral boaster and we are using more energy to win in Nairobi.”

Wokorach was supplemented by Captain Brian Odongo in rallying his troops not to rest on their laurels but to get over the finishing line.

According to head coach John Duncan says a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since Kenya beat Uganda at Legends rugby club and the Cranes are more prepared for the return leg.

Uganda will bank on the experience of Odong, Wokorach, Kevin Makmot and Byron Oketayot to match the highly tactical Kenyans whose star players are centre David Ambunya, fullback Vincent Mose, fly-half Nato Simiyu and back-row Mike Okombe.

‎Rugby Cranes squad that will be in Kenya: Masendi Robert, Odongo Brian, Kitooke Elijah, Kimbowa Collin, Uhuru Odong Charles, Wandicho John Willam, Asaba Brian, Oketayot Byron, Mpande Arthur Joshua, Ogena Puis, Kalyango Thomas Oscar, Okorach Michael, Lubanga Chris, Magomu Ivan Arthur, Watum Cyrus, Odongo Marvin Harold, Mugerwa Asuman, Kiwalabye Davis Kayongo, Odong James, Wokorach Phillip, Ssebuliba Lawrence, Jawdong Aredo Joseph and Kasita Eric.

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Police ‘hiding’ senior cop indicted for murder – deceased’s family

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COMMITTED TO HIGH COURT: SP Aaron Baguma is accused of murder.

The former Kampala Central Police Station (CPS) Superintendent of Police (SP) Aaron Baguma, who is indicted over the murder of Donah Betty Katushabe over a Shs9m debt, is being shielded by the State, the deceased’s family has said.

According a local daily the family, in a letter dated July 18, confirmed asking Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for assistance in tracking down Mr Baguma who was early this week relieved of his duties at CPS by Police chief Gen Kale Kayihura.

‘Upon follow-up we got information that several orders have been issued to have the DPC of Central Police Station (CPS) Kampala Aaron Baguma produced in court for trial but police never comply with the above directives. We trust that proper prosecution shall be conducted for justice to be done as we are witnesses’, the newspaper reported today.

The death of Katushabe, who was killed at the Pine car depot in Nakasero in the Central Business District, reportedly exposed a racket of corrupt and dangerous cops at CPS that was keen to ‘kill’ the widely-publicised case.

And mid this year the DPP spokesperson Jane Okuo Kajuga said Baguma had been indicted for murder because he allegedly abetted the murder of Katushabe.

Mr Baguma has since December been sought by the DPP, who on December 18 last year wrote to the Resident State Attorney at Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court, directing that Mr Baguma be jointly charged with Muhammed Ssebuwufu, the proprietor of Pine car depot, who has already been charged with Katushabe’s murder.

But contacted for comment today, police spokesperson Fred Enanga refuted the family claims, saying that the institution had acted objectively and transparently in the matter. He noted that there had been engagements between the various parties and, citing the possibility of witch hunt, Mr Enanga said that Baguma had instead ‘protected’ the investigation from distortions, a development that was brought to the attention of the Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura.

Further, Mr Enanga said: “the DPP is reviewing that file and it is not yet returned; if it has it will be brought to the attention of management.”

Previously, the Prosecution had averred that Mr Baguma went to the scene of murder, a few metres away from his duty station at Central Police Station, found the deceased being beaten by the accused persons and despite her pleadings to him to rescue her from her tormentors, he simply asked her to pay Ssebuwufu’s debt. It is stated that Baguma left the place and Katushabe was killed shortly after.

Under the Penal Code section 188 and 189 any person found guilty of murder is liable to death sentence upon conviction.

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Onyango ‘safe hands’ helps Sundowns beat Zamalek to reach Champs League semis

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Uganda Cranes first choice goalkeeper Denis Onyango on Wednesday kept a clean sheet as Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa continued their impressive run in the African Champions League with a 1-0 win over Zamalek which put them into the semi-finals.

An own-goal from Zamalek’s Ali Gabr in the 79th minute secured Sundowns’ qualification to complete a remarkable turnaround for the South Africans in the Champions League.

Onyango who is the Uganda assistant captain was the reason his side picked a point against the Egyptians. He stood tall between the posts to denying Youssef, Abdelkhalik, Khaled, Shikabala and Morsy. On several occasions, he had a few shaky moments but did well to keep his side in the game. He was on several occasions called into action when his back-line exposed him.

Onyango believes Downs, who set an Absa Premiership record 71 points winning the title this season, have the muscle to reach the finals of Africa’s most prestigious club competition.

“It’s a new challenge for us because most of the guys have never been into the group stages,” Onyango says.

“We need to give our best because the club wants a star. It’s very difficult, but we need to fight as a team. We need to win our home games, and also get one or two results away.

Sundowns had been eliminated in the final qualifying round for the Champions League last April by AS Vita Club from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Demoted to the second-tier Confederation Cup, Sundowns were beaten by Medeama of Ghana in a play-off to suffer further African disappointment.

But on the eve of the June draw for the Champions League groups, the organisers kicked out Vita Club for using a banned player and Sundowns were reinstated.

The victory over Zamalek puts Sundowns top of Group B on nine points – six ahead of Zamalek in second.

Onyango will also be the main man on September 3 during must-win Cranes versus Comoros Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole and Uganda can progress as either Group D winners or as best runners-up.

In the other group, qualification will go down to the final day of matches, after bottom side Al Ahly finally recorded a win – beating leaders Wydad Casablanca 1-0.

Zambia’s Zesco are tied with Wydad after being held 1-1 by Asec Mimosas of Ivory Coast, who have the same number of points as Ahly.

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Pay civil servants well or they steal – Otafiire

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Internal Affairs Minister Gen Kahinda Otafiire (R) consults with cabinet former colleague Hajji Abdul Nadduli, while at the cabinet retreat in Kyankwanzi. He is set to bounce back with a resounding victory.

KYAKWANZI Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire has told fellow cabinet colleagues and Permanent Secretaries attending a retreat at the National Leadership Institution (NALI) in Kyankwanzi to consider paying civil servants well or else they steal government funds.

According to a source, Gen. Otafiire, who was reacting to a submission by Finance Minister Matia Kasaija, said that whereas politicians are paid well, civil servants, the people who monitor most government projects, aren’t well paid. The outspoken minister further said the low pay is a temptation for the civil servants to swindle the funds.

“Civil servants should be paid well and whoever is paid well should work. Look for a way of paying them well because you (politicians) go to the same super markets,” a source at Kyakwanzi, quoting Gen Otaffiire, told EagleOnline.

The country’s top cream is attending a one-week retreat, where among other issues, they are deliberating on how the country can achieve a middle income status by 2020.

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Lion on the loose in Kenya’s capital

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A lion is on the loose in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after escaping from a nearby national park.

It is roaming through the upmarket suburb of Karen.

The Kenya Wildlife Service is trying to lure the cat back towards the Nairobi National Park.

The park is separated by a main road from suburbs in the south of the city.

This is the third incident this year of a lion escaping the park.

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Kampala MP Nabilah defends NRM’s Acen who failed PLE

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Hussein Musisi
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Kampala Woman MP NAbilah Naggayi Sempala

Ordinarily, Alebtong District Woman MP seat loser Ms Elizabeth Abongo of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) should have her fellow party member, Kampala Woman legislator Nabilah Naggayi Sempala, as an ally. But this is not the case when it comes to demonising girl education.

Nabilah has astonishingly come out in defense NRM’s Christine Acen, whose election as Alebtong legislator was on Wednesday nullified by the Lira High Court over lack of requisite academic papers following a petition filed by Ms Abongo. The court also ordered the Electoral Commission to conduct fresh election.

In her ruling, Justice Night Percy Tuhaise said “there is possibility that the documents Ms Acen used for her nomination were forged since she did not qualify to join secondary school.”

Court heard that the first respondent (Ms Acen) sat for Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) at Ambalal Primary School in Lira District, but failed.

According to the evidence adduced in court, Ms Acen got F9 in three subjects: Social Studies, Mathematics and Science, and scored aggregate 8 in English.

Court heard that the MP’s Division U could not make her join secondary school, or take her anywhere.

But Nabilah immediately came out in a protracted statement advocating for the love and support of continued girl education, especially those from rural areas like Alebtong.

The controversial MP ranted: “Qualifications are a good proxy for the knowledge and skills that young people need. We should think of them as stepping-stones to a bright and successful future for those who achieve them. But they do not, and will never, completely define the sum total of what a good education ought to provide.”

“Shame on this continued dogmatic grading of academic qualifications! The route through academic progress should be varied and valid too!”

“Nor are they a binary predictor that someone will succeed or fail in life; ambition and aspiration backed by hard work are better predictors of success in life than any single result on one exam on one day.”

“I think that Uganda is wrong to punish slow learners because some people perform better with maturity. Most of our people who had no qualifications whatsoever are professionals in Developed nations such as US and Europe. It’s what you can be tested now that matters other than what tests you flanked in the past. I feel it’s wrong indeed to continue demanding for lower level qualification when someone goes ahead to score highly in subsequent level or grading.”

“Otherwise most Registered Nurses and engineers in most developed nations like the US and UK, through the technical colleges improve such people and they eventually become better professional than the A-list students!”

“Some of these people had their primary leaving examinations under war situations. No one has bothered to check out rural school conditions, let alone those in war torn areas!”

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Un-sowing the Mustard Seed book launch blocked by police

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Hussein Musisi
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Norman Tumuhimbise

A function intended to launch a book aimed at unmasking the President Yoweri Museveni’s book, sowing the Mustard Seed today has been blocked by police.

The jobless brotherhood, (group of unemployed youth) attempted to launch another book titled ‘Un-sowing the Mustard Seed’ which is the opposite of the Mustard Seed. The function was at Amazing Grace on Bombo road.

At the function, the expected key speakers included Prof. George William Kanyeihamba, former Action Aid country representative, Leonard Okello, Prof. Edward Kakonge, Amb. Edith Grace Ssempala and Counsel Isaac Ssemakadde.

The author of the book Norman Tumuhimbise accuses the police force of being unethical and unprofessional conduct exhibited by some of its officers as they called off a peaceful and gazette launch.

Norman said that the police misconduct is not strange to him as most of the officers did not attain full police training thus being half baked.

“The receive and train aka rat policy involves a directive from some senior person in authority to police and army schools instructing them to receive and train some people. The sent students do not go through the entire training procedure but rather do mostly theory and join up the finalizing students as most of the ordinary students get suspensions” Mr Tumuhimise said.

Prof. kakonge who was the first Minister of Local Government for in the first Museveni government said “The government should allow people to express their views, and opinions freely with little or no interruptions at all’’ adding “The police had no legitimate role here and I cannot tell why they were even present”

The interruption by police to call off the event, annoyed the jobless brotherhood members who requested for a refund of their money from police since they had cleared all the payments and the program was called off underway for unknown reasons.

One of the people in the management at the venue and only identified as Peter was seen talking to the commanders of this operation who included suspended Wandegaya DPC, Moses Nanoka Mosess and Wesley Nganizi.

Nganizi was seen making endless call and unsettled was challenged by Counsel Isaac Ssemakadde to make a pronouncement that the launch is nor and void, the DPC failed the task thus walking way and resorted to getting occupied by his phone.

 

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