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Kayihura assures Ugandans of peaceful Easter holidays

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Jonathan Kamoga
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) General Kale Kayihura has assured the county of a peaceful Easter holiday season.

According to the IGP, the police will work hand in hand with other security agencies to ensure that peace prevails throughout the festivity.

“I would like to assure the country that Uganda police force supported by other security agencies is exerting all efforts to ensure your security and safety especially during this festive season,” a statement released by the IGP on Friday, reads in part.

Ugandans head into the Easter holidays with tensions in the Western districts of Bundibugyo and Kasese, where clashes between civilians and security officials have left over 30 people dead, many displaced and scores injured.

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Proline stutter to draw at Namboole

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Stephen Muneza
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Proline FC lost some ground in their bid to play in the Uganda Premier League next season as a 0-0 draw at Namboole’s outside play ground against Kireka United on Thursday halted their winning streak.

The Lugogo club had amassed a 13-match winning run in the FUFA Big league and current sit top of Rwenzori group.  Proline missing six first team regulars through suspension, injuries and school commitments put up a resolute performance away from home.

In the Elgon group, leaders Onduparaka (Arau) were beaten 1-0 by Zombo’s Paidha Black Angels at the Bar Okoro playground through experienced striker Abram Ogussi who had fruitful stints at Police F.C and Mbale Heores football club scored the lone strike on the day after 23 minutes.

In the other matches, Ndejje University and CRO played to a goal-less draw at the Namanyoni play ground in Mbale.

Hope Doves defeated Masaka based Synergy 1-0 at the Mutesa II stadium, Wankulukuku and Baza Holdings plays host to Water F.C at the Kawempe Muslim Secondary school playground on Friday evening.

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Suspected Ugandan Al-Shabaab member arrested in Kenya

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Our Reporter
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Kenya Police is holding a Ugandan national who allegedly confessed to being a member of the Somalia-based terrorist group Al-Shabaab.

According to Mr Ngatia Iregi, the Kajiado Directorate of Criminal Investigations boss, said that on interrogation Swaleh Baluku, who was arrested by at the Namanga border post on Wednesday evening, told police he had undergone training with Al-Shabaab in Somalia.

“Upon going through his phone we found video clips of terror activities in Somalia and that is when we arrested him,” Mr Iregi said, adding that  Baluku also told police he was a former Ugandan soldier who once served under the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, AMISOM.

The Kenyan officer further revealed that Baluku, who is currently being held at Kajaido Prison as investigations continue, claimed he was headed to Tanzania to visit his wife.

By press time it was not possible to contact army spokesperson Lt Col Paddy Ankunda over Baluku’s claims that he once served under AMISOM.

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UMEME to invest Shs270bn in power extension

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Our Reporter
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KARUMA FALLS: once complete d will increase access to electricity

Uganda’s sole power supplier Umeme Limited plans to invest 270 billion shillings (US$80 million) this year in upgrading its network.

According to a financial statement, the company plans to spend the money on improving services, network growth and cutting on energy losses.

“The company continues to implement its investment programme to improve the customer experience and grow the electricity distribution sector in line with government priorities,” Umeme said in the statement.

“Upon the completion, the additional power from Karuma and Isimba Hydro projects coupled with our investments in the network will increase access to electricity in the country,” the statement adds.

Umeme says the country has a peak demand of 540 megawatts against generation capacity of 670 megawatts, while state-run Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) says that at least 15 percent of the Ugandan population has access to electricity.

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Ishma Mafabi is new Eastern Region youth MP

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Jonathan Kamoga
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Ishma Mafabi

Independent candidate Ishma Mafabi has been declared by Electoral Commission as the new Eastern Region youth Member of Parliament.

Mr Mafabi who is son of city businessman, Lumolo Mafabi of Kampala Modernity beat his closet rival Dorothy Okware. Mafabi got 770 votes against 300 for Okware.The elections were held yesterday at YMCA Jinja branch.

Elections for the Eastern region were postponed in February following a petition filed by Mafabi whose name was missing on the ballot paper.

Mafabi accused the Electoral Commission of disenfranchising him and consequently court issued an injunction ordering EC to halt the process until a resolution in reached.

The Electoral commission could not proceed with the election which was slated to take place tomorrow following an injunction that the court issued ordering a stay of the elections pending the resolution of the case.

According to the EC, eligible participants were supposed to possess introductory letters and documents, a national identity card, voter location slip and voter’s identity card.

Mafabi had earlier on participated in National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries and was controversially defeated by Ms Okware. He decided this time to contest as an independent.

 

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Radio removed dreadlocks to become ‘real father’

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Our Reporter
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Mowzey radio with his new look clean-shaven head

Social media was recently awash with Ugandan music maestro Mowzey Radio’s new look. Donning a white Tee-shirt, shades and an unkempt goatee, Radio, real names Moses Nakintije Ssekibogo, snapped a selfie to show off his new clean-shaven look.

Mowzey radio before becoming a 'real father'
Dreadlocked Mowzey radio before becoming a ‘real father’

Apparently, the ‘Juice Juice’ singer removed the dreads to get a ‘gentleman’s look’, after realizing he needs to become a father figure to his children. It is not clear if his baby mama Lillian Mbabazi also influenced him, but a friend quipped that: “Radio has been shunned by fans for his Tubonga Naawe gig; he cut off his hair to make headlines and rebrand.”

Indeed, there are claims that Mowzey and his singing partner Weasel were stoned in Iganga and that some parts of his car were vandalized, following the release of the Tubonga Naawe song, sang in praise of Uganda President Yoweri Museveni. However, the two seem undeterred and are set to stage the ‘Omwana Wabandi’ concert in May this year.

Meanwhile, another friend who saw the now clean-shaven singer said the dreadlocks seemed to suck most of the blood and fat out of him and that no sooner had he removed the dreads than some weight set in for him.

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Uganda to host Africa Conference on Open Source Software

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Our Reporter
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NITA-U Executive Director James Saaka. Photo Credit/Chimpreports

The Government of Uganda through the National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) will host the 7th African Conference on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Digital Commons (IDLELO 7) in August this year.

Mr James Saaka, the NITA-U Executive Director said that FOSS would offer solid economic and developmental benefits. He cited opportunities for customising applications to suit the local business culture as some of the benefits.

“Ugandan software designers who would be able to sell and produce Ugandan products not only to the local Ugandan markets but also to the overall Ugandan international clients,” Mr Saaka said.

According to NITA-U, the conference aims to support uptake of Open Source in Uganda and the region to accelerate innovation and local content development. It’s also aimed at sensitizing masses about FOSS and it’s inclusion in national policies by all participating COMESA members.
Various key players will also raise awareness on the positive impact FOSS can have for development and how industry partners can work together to develop a sustainable FOSS model best practice in Uganda. The Ministry of ICT recently launched the FOSS programme to stimulate innovation.

The African Conference on FOSS is a biennial activity, and  Kenya hosted the summit in 2014 where over 10 countries participated.

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Uganda joins network to battle cybercrime

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Stephen Muneza
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The East African Community (EAC) has formed a network to promote the exchange of information between criminal justice and law enforcement counterparts among Member States of the East African Community on issues pertaining to the fight against cybercrime, the Monitor reported.

Under the arrangement, Uganda Kenya and South Sudan as well as Ethiopia and Somalia formed the Eastern African Cybercrime Criminal Justice Network to create a network of focal points for law enforcement agencies, prosecution services, and central authorities in order to facilitate informal and formal modes of cooperation in criminal matters involving cybercrime and electronic evidence.

The Eastern African Criminal Justice Network on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence seeks to facilitate and promote formal and informal international cooperation among member states against cybercrime and exchange information on best practices, harmonisation of national laws and technical assistance needs in the field of international cooperation to combat cybercrime.

The network is charged with establishing a database of cybercrime cases and compiles information on patterns and trends of cybercrime in the region; facilitate and coordinate training and capacity building activities for the member states, cooperation on legal issues pertaining to cybercrime, including the use of electronic evidence. It is envisaged that the network will promote and facilitate any other form of cooperation as may be beneficial to the needs of member states and the functioning of the network itself.

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MTN unveils special smartphone discounts for Easter

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Our Reporter
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MTN Uganda is offering special discounts on different smart devices and related data gadgets in an on-going Easter promo dubbed ‘Enyongeza’. The Easter Enyongeza promotion, which started on 18 March, will stretch through the Easter period, offering smartphone discounts of up to 30 percent. With every purchase, customers will get free data bundles, hence the theme “Enyongeza”.

In addition to the Nyongeza device deals, customers can also choose and buy from a wide range of smart devices, which include the newly launched 4G Samsung Galaxy S7 and the S7 Edge. Another recently launched Samsung, the S6, is being offered at a 9 percent discount. Other devices on offer include the MTN Smart Series – the range of MTN branded, low budget data enabled phones.

Under the same umbrella campaign, MTN is also offering best 3G device deals that come with Free bundles and competitive prices. These include brands such as LG, Google, Alcatel, Huawei and ZTE.

The devices on offer can be found in all MTN service Centres all over the country.

The ‘Enyongeza’ range of smartphones on offer include: LG G3 now at UGX 1.29 million from UGX 1.85 million; LG Google Nexus5 now at UGX 870,000 from UGX 1.25 million; Alcatel Idol Alpha now at UGX 730,000 from UGX 1.05 million; Huawei g7 now at UGX 800,000 from UGX 1.05 million; ZTE Switch V796 now at UGX 105,000 from UGX 150,000; Samsung Galaxy Tab s8.4 now at UGX 1.04 million (from UGX 1.48 million; Samsung galaxy a3 now at UGX 630,000 from UGX 900,000; Nokia lumia 1520 phablet now at UGX 890,000 from UGX 1.28 million; and Nokia Lumia 920 now at UGX 720,000 from UGX 780,000.

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Security Council extols AMISOM

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Our Reporter and Agencies
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AMISOM peacekeepers on duty in Somalia

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has hailed the role of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for its efforts in trying to stabilize Somalia.

Currently, AMISOM has a contingent of about 20,000 peacekeeping troops drawn from Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti.

‘The Council (also) paid tribute to the bravery and sacrifices made by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army personnel fighting against Al-Shabaab’, a release by the UN states in part.

The development comes in the wake of the UNSC extending the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) to March 31, 2017.

The 15 members of the Council unanimously adopted an extension of UNSOM’s work, underscoring the provision of UN good offices to support the Federal Government’s peace and reconciliation process, including preparation for an inclusive, free, fair and transparent electoral process in 2016 and universal elections by 2020.

Last month, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Somalia Michael Keating, met with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the speaker of the Federal Parliament Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Mr. Feltman reiterated the UN’s support to the Somali people for agreeing on an electoral process for this year.

In its resolution, the Council encourages UNSOM to enhance its interaction with Somali civil society, including women, youth, business and religious leaders to ensure that different points of view are incorporated in the political process.

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