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VIDEO: Scottish Rangers ‘days away’ from signing Khalid Aucho

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Shawn Davis Kawalya
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Scottish club Glasgow Rangers are reportedly “days” away from the signing of Uganda Cranes and Gor Mahia midfielder Khalid Aucho as a deal could be closed this month.

According to Goal, Jinja boy Aucho who has been phenomenal for club and national team, and his performance has caught the eye of Rangers, who have already expressed their interest in the star player. Aucho says everything is going on well and he hopes the English side will complete the deal soon.

 

Khalid Aucho takes on a Super Eagles player during an international engagement
Khalid Aucho takes on a Super Eagles player during an international engagement

“It is just a matter of time before everything goes through. I have already done everything on my part and all that is remaining is for them to do their part and come for my services. It is my dream to play in Europe and this is a massive step in my career. However, until that happens, I will continue to give my best for Gor Mahia because it is my club,” Aucho said.

Aucho

Aucho was speaking after being crowned the best player for the month of May. He maintained that Gor Mahia will a fourth consecutive league title this season. “I am surprised because I never saw the list and I was not aware that I was to emerge the best. I have seen that everyone who takes this award must have worked hard for it, so I think I worked hard too.

“Of course (Gor Mahia) is gonna win it (the league title). None can stop us because I am confident in it. Our secret is listening to the coach; following his instructions in training and the pitch and working hard.”

Aucho becomes the fourth player to win the Award this year after Posta Rangers’ striker Timothy Otieno (February), Bandari defender Shariff Mohammed (March) and Muhoroni Youth striker Wycliffe Ochomo (April).

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Police confirm Ingrid Turinawe being held at Kira

By
Esther Natambi
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FDC Woman leader Ingrid Turinawe behind bars recently. Photo by Isaac Kasamani/Monitor

Ingrid Turinawe who was arrested earlier today and briefly detained at Jinja road Police station has since been transferred to Kira Police Station according to authorities.

This was confirmed by the Kampala Metropolitan South Commander Hajji Siraje Bakireke though he did not reveal which charges were to be levied against the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Iron Lady.

Dressed in an FDC defiant T-shirt, the FDC secretary for mobilization was whisked away by police after leading a procession (group of people orderly matching) into the court.

This  all happened during a court session in which former FDC presidential flag bearer Dr. Kizza Besigye appeared briefly in court on Wednesday and the case was adjourned to 29 June.

The prosecution asked for the case to be held in prison, citing security concerns but the judge ruled that Dr Besigye should be tried in court for treason – and not at the maximum security prison where he is being held.

Kizza Besigye

He was arrested last month and charged with treason for arranging a mock ceremony to inaugurate himself as president.

He rejected President Yoweri Museveni’s fifth-term win in the February poll as fraudulent.

 

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You might need travel Insurance after all

By
Evelyn Masaba
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Bogoya snacks on a Ugandan road trip (Photo/Dairy of a Muzungu)

A frequent traveler that spends more time traversing the globe, be it for work or just plain old adventure knows that it involves sudden unexpected circumstances that need immediate attention.

First off, travel insurance is that intended to cover medical expenses, cancellation of flights or other travel related flights, hotel, flight accidents, luggage loss among other issues incurred while traveling.

Travel insurance can be acquired from your credit card, travel agency, insurance agency and airline. In Uganda, there are several insurance companies that can cover your travel insurance, home and away. Here is why you might or not need it.

Medical Emergencies

Traveling is all fun and relaxing, till you fall sick and you do not have enough money to cover your medical expenses; especially if you are far away from home. However, when you have a travel insurance, your medical bills can be cleared with little or no hassle. It keeps you less worried about dealing with emergencies on your trip and enjoy the relaxation you needed.

Luggage Mishaps

You will not always reach your destination with your luggage. Sometimes you are not even lucky enough to ever find it and the last thing you want is to be stuck in a foreign country without any of your important belongings. Travel insurance covers luggage loss, luggage delays and of course theft; the cover can go up to $500 depending on what you lose.

Trip Interruption and Cancellation

This insurance applies in situations when your trip is interrupted either due to emergencies back home or for other reasons that deter you from going forward with the trip. Depending on what package you go for, most travel insurance cover for such situations and is usually part of a traveller’s worries; paying for a trip they did not go for. Most people get travel insurance due to this reason.

Dismemberment and Accidental deaths

The unexpected will always be there to surprise us and just incase you or your loved ones get into a tragic accident, your travel insurance provider will cover for the expenses necessary to make sure they get home to rest peacefully.

In cases of life altering accidents that can lead to loss of eyesight and limbs among others, you will be covered till you return home.

What you need to consider before getting travel insurance coverage.

  • Does your bank cover your travel insurance through your debit/ credit card before you rush off to the insurance companies? Some banks create an option with a specified amount that can be borrowed to cover travel expenses and can be paid off in the long run depending on the interest rates.
  • Find out how much it will cost you to get travel insurance by researching on the several insurance providers in your area. Get the most affordable rates but do not rush into committing till you are quite sure the rates are very friendly for you and can easily cover all the issues you think might arise according to your travels.
  • Consider if you really need travel insurance especially if you do not spend so much on trips that you would not miss the amount if the trip was cancelled. Try as much as possible to weigh what will be at stake if you spend too much on an insurance cover you will never use. Although if you spend so much on your travels and go to several exotic and expensive places, do consider taking a travel insurance.
  • Travel insurance is only useful to you if you get it before a trip instead of after because then, no one will cover in the event of emergencies or the unexpected.
  • Evelyn Masaba is the Public Relations Manager at Jovago Uganda an online hotel booking service with offices in Kampala (Uganda) Lagos (Nigeria), Nairobi (Kenya) and Dakar (Senegal).
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Ngule takes over as official drink for Buganda traditional functions

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Our Reporter
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The Buganda Kingdom official beer, Ngule, will be at every Buganda traditional function, the Katikkiro of Buganda, Owekitiibwa Charles Peter Mayiga, has said.

The Prime Minister was presiding over the swearing-in ceremony of the new Executive of the Association of Abo’ogezi B’emikolo at Bulange, Mengo, on Tuesday 14, 2016.

The Abo’ogezi Association is a body that brings together all Buganda Kingdom cultural events spokesmen.

Ngule, which was launched in January 2016, is a kingdom beer produced by Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) for Majestic Brands – the investment arm of the Buganda Kingdom.

“As our ambassadors, when the bako (in-laws) are asked to bring ekita at kwanjula, I task you to make sure they bring Ngule,” said Mayiga.

“We want to move our people away from consuming illicit brew which is potentially harmful to their health,” he added.

At the event, attended by over 500 Aboogezi, Mr Mayiga emphasized the need to keep the tradition but also modernize it so that the consumers of the brew brought to events are both safe and healthy.

Noah Ssenfuma, a representative of the Aboogezi said Ngule is a beer for celebratory occasions that should be present at every festival. He urged his fellow Boogezi to make sure that the brand is present at all functions they cover and recognized the fact that Ngule is the official kingdom beer.

“On a recent visit to the Uganda Breweries Limited plant in Luzira, I was taken through the production and bottling process our beer goes through. This beer is hygienically produced and is brewed to international standards, just like all other UBL beer brands,” Mayiga said.

Owek. Mayiga further urged farmers within the kingdom to grow cassava and supply it to UBL. Ngule is brewed from cassava, most of which is exclusively sourced from within the Buganda Kingdom.

“This is also part of the Kabaka’s 5 year strategic plan to get the people of Buganda out of poverty. This beer is another way in which we aim to boost household incomes within the kingdom,” Mayiga said.

He added that the kingdom intends to re-invest the monies earned from Ngule into key areas in the kingdom such as health, education and sanitation.

The Katikkiro also urged them to continue supporting other kingdom initiatives and brands. He highlighted the tree planting initiative which has been widely embraced by the kingdom’s subjects. It is now the norm to carry tree seedlings as part of the gifts to kwanjulas. This is part of the Buganda Kingdom’s efforts towards conserving the environment.

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Third NRM MP kicked out of Parliament

By
Isaiah Mwebaze
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The petition was filed by FDC’s Isaiah Sasaga, who lost in the February 18 election

Budadiri East MP Vincent Woboya of the ruling National Resistence Movement (NRM) has been ejected from Parliament.

He becomes the third newly elected NRM legislator to be kicked out of the August House in less than a fortnight after Busiro South MP Peter Ssematimba and Isaac Mulindwa Ssozi of Lugazi Municipality.

The High Court in Mbale found out that Hon. Woboya had failed to prove to court that he retired legally from Office of the Prime Minister to be nominated.

The petitioner, FDC’s Isaiah Sasaga, who lost in the February 18 election, ran to court arguing that Woboya’s failure to retire in accordance with the law.

While delivering the judgment, Justice Bashaija said although documents tendered in court indicate that Woboya retired on 10 May 2015, he continued receiving a salary up to December.

He also received over Sh50m million in June from OPM for dissemination of disaster management information in Kween, Sironko and Bulambuli districts.

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Oscar Pistorius takes prosthetics off in court to show his ‘vulnerability’

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Our Reporter
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Oscar Pistorius walked in court without his prosthetics today to demonstrate his ‘vulnerability’ in a final plea for leniency.

The disgraced athlete crossed the courtroom on his stumps in a bid to show the judge he was too vulnerable to have killed his girlfriend intentionally.

Oscar Pistorius’s defence attorney, Barry Roux SC, had his client take his prosthetics off and walk for the court.

‘He is still portrayed as this person winning gold medals – a strong ambitious person,’ he said.

‘It was not a man who won gold medals that should be judged‚ but a man on stumps. A different picture would unfold.’

On the third day of Pistorius’s sentencing hearing, the court also heard the cousin of Reeva Steenkamp, who was murdered by Pistorius, say she does not believe the model ever loved the athlete.

Kim Martin told the High Court in Pretoria that she and her family have been struggling to cope since the death of Reeva, who was shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius on Valentine’s Day in 2013.

All we ever wanted is the truth,’ she said.

‘I know people said you got the truth, but we didn’t. Oscar’s version changed so many times.

She added: ‘I was very close to Reeva… I asked her: “Are you happy?” And she said to me, after shrugging her shoulders: “We’ll speak later”.

‘I didn’t see any love.’

@METRO

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Kizza Besigye returned to Luzira amidst fear

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Our Reporter
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Court in Kampala ruled that Uganda’s main opposition leader Kizza Besigye’s treason case be heard in Nakawa, not Luzira Prison as State had requested.

Nakawa Court Chief Magistrate Ereemye overruled state’s request to have Besigye’s case heard from Luzira prison days after they failed to produce Dr Besigye in Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court claiming that his appearance posed a security threat.

The Magistrate ruled that Dr Besigye must always appear in the Nakawa court where he was arraigned adjourned the case to today (June 15) when he would pronounce himself on prosecution’s application.

Dr Besigye had arrived at Nakawa Court on Wednesday at 8:30 am amid tight security. All roads leading to Nakawa Court were sealed off and there was also heavy traffic jam along Old Port Bell Road which leads to Luzira Prisons.

Besigye fears for his life

There was silence in the court room as Besigye made an emotional submission before the magistrate.

He gave a narrative of how when he was held in Moroto Prison, Dr Besigye feared for his life there because the doors to his prison cell were not locked even as he realised suspicious movements around the cell under the cover of darkness.

He also expressed fear about security of his life in Luzira, citing many prisoners who have mysteriously died of poisoning in the prison.

Besigye then condemned the State for turning his cell in ‘Luzira a prison inside prison’ which is ever guarded day and night and that police’s failure to produce him in court.

“Why does state not first carry out investigation before arrest?” Besigye asked.

Besigye further raised a concern of barring his relatives and colleagues from accessing court to listen to the case which he said was wrong and against his constitutional rights.

“It is my prayer that you request police to make this court accessible so that people can come and leave in harmony.”

State asked for two weeks to conclude investigations before Mr Besigye was quickly whisked back to Luzira.
State asked for two weeks to conclude investigations before Mr Besigye was quickly whisked back to Luzira.

Mr Besigye was the main challenger to President Yoweri Museveni in the recent general election, which Mr Museveni won by a landslide.

Dr Besigye’s party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) insists he won the polls with 52 per cent of the valid votes cast but Uganda’s top court upheld the official result.

Dr Besigye was charged with treason and remanded after a video clip in which he (Dr Besigye) sworn in as president circulated online.

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Winnie Byanyima threatens to expose Museveni globally over Besigye

By
Stephen Muneza
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Ms Winnie Byanyima, wife to former Forum for Democratic Change party presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye has called for his release or she will resort to mobilizing against President Yoweri Museveni globally.

Dr. Besigye, who is accused of treason has been held in Luzira prison since May, and in a series of tweets, Ms. Byanyima said she had failed in her attempts to beseech Luzira Prison authorities for a chance to communicate with President Museveni’s leading opposition challenger.

READ MORE: Winnie Byanyima begs Luzira wardens for a call to Besigye

She tweeted: “Prison commissioner Johnson Byabashaija won’t answer or return my calls and texts. I’m stepping up demand that Dr. Kizza Besigye has access to family.

“I’m demanding access by Kizza Besigye to his family, up to highest authority and will go to court and mobilise globally. No surrender!” the Oxfam International Executive Director vowed.

“Am tired of begging for our rights and standing up for Kizza Besigye and other prisoners whose rights are trampled upon,” Ms. Byanyima went on.

“I claim my rights and pushing government institutions to deliver on rights will help other citizens. I’m not asking for favours.”

Prosecution alleges that Dr Besigye and others at large between February 20 and May 11 in diverse places of Uganda attempted to over throw the government of Uganda, contrary to the law.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ms Byanyima and President Museveni were so close before Dr Besigye married her in 1998.

READ MORE: I am not fighting Museveni over Byanyima-Besigye

Some people have attributed the differences between Dr Besigye and Museveni as social, not political, which both parties have strongly dismissed.

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MC Talha eats big at Mirinda Miss Teen

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Our Reporter
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Talented MC and TV presenter Talha has been signed by Mirinda as the official MC for the Mirinda Miss Teen activities this year. Talha has been emceeing at a number of Miss Teen activities including the recently concluded Mirinda Miss Teen launch.

“I am overwhelmed, this is a dream come true, am so happy this has come my way. I have given Mirinda Miss Teen my all in the past, I am even going to do better. I thank Mirinda for this opportunity.” Talha said.

According to Mr Timothy Luzinda, the Mirinda brand manager, Talha was signed because he had proven himself a good MC amongst teens.

“He has garnered a lot of experience over time and we believe he can now ably handle the task. Talha is also respected and liked by the teens, this can be proven to how they rhyme with him on events. He is fit,” Luzinda said

The search for Mirinda Miss teen kicked off in May 21 with Selfie as the theme at the Garden City Rooftop. The event which was attended by a couple of former Mirinda Miss Teens had the reigning Mirinda Miss Teen Vanessa Nansoove talk about her reign and thanking Mirinda for the opportunity.

“It has been good for me, I have had a lot of exposure, I have made many more friends and indeed I have been shaped for the feature. I thank Mirinda for the opportunity it gave me to be Mirinda Miss Teen. I encourage all the girls out there to engage in this competition, you can never know when you win,” Vanessa said.

According to Luzinda, the schedule for the school visits will soon be released and immediately, the search for the next Mirinda Miss Teen will start.

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Release Besigye, Kabaziguruka opposition demands

By
Shawn Davis Kawalya
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Nakawa MP Michael Kabaziguruka

Opposition Members of Parliament have asked the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga to explain the circumstances surrounding the arrest of their colleague Michael Kabaziguruka.

The MPs also demanded that government releases opposition icon Dr Warren Kiiza Besigye, who is currently remanded in Luzira prison on charges of treason.

Contributing to debate during the vetting of Ministers earlier today, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Parliament Winnie Kiiza said there was growing concern over the indiscriminate arrests by security personnel taking place in the country, including the arrest of Dr Besigye and Mr Kabaziguruka, the MP for Nakawa.

According to the LOP, Mr Kabaziguruka was arrested without serving the Speaker with the summons, which flouts the law.

Elijah Okupa, the Kasilo MP also weighed in and demanded that Mr Kabaziguruka be produced before court, if he has any charges to answer to.

“We demand that if there is a case, let the Hon. Kabaziguruka be produced in court,” Mr Okupa charged.

Mr Kabaziguruka was arrested two days ago and taken to the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) at Kireka for interrogation and, while addressing the media yesterday, police Chief General Kale Kayihura said they had gotten intelligence information linking the MP to some people involved in subversive activities.

In response Speaker Kadaga promised to follow up the matter, saying: “I will handle this with the Vice President and ensure that our colleague is handled appropriately.”

Meanwhile, the expanded Parliament has left MPs without seats, prompting Ms Kadaga to ask them to be innovative and kwesikamu like in ‘matatus so those standing can find sitting space’.

As a result of increasing constituencies the 10th Parliament has 458 MPs, up from 375 that graced the 9th Parliament, leaving the backbenchers scrambling for seats.

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