Vivo Energy Uganda, the foremost distributor and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, is thrilled to announce the recent winners of the Shell Club promotion. In its second phase, the promotion has bestowed a Toyota Hiace and two motorbikes to fortunate customers, including an engineer, a businessperson, and a coaster driver. The draw, broadcasted on Bukedde TV on December 20th, 2023, revealed the winners who were later rewarded at Shell Kawempe.

The lucky recipients, among them Kasigala Samuel, a coaster driver from Jinja, expressed their gratitude and disbelief at the unexpected turn of events. Kasigala Samuel, in particular, shared his astonishment, stating that winning the car was beyond his expectations and would significantly contribute to his financial well-being.

The prizes were handed over at Shell Kawempe after a draw aired on Bukedde TV, where winners were called. Kasigala Samuel, initially skeptical, diligently verified his victory with Vivo Energy offices post the televised draw, confirming the authenticity of his win.

Kakoza Luuka, a businessman from Gayaza, praised Shell Club for blessing him with a new motorbike and commended the reliability of products like Shell V-Power, which has maintained his old motorbike in impeccable condition. Luuka encouraged Ugandans to join Shell Club, emphasizing the simplicity of the sign-up process, available at all Shell Stations nationwide.

Hellen Bwengye, Head of Marketing at Vivo Energy Uganda, presented the prizes, expressing the company’s joy in positively impacting the lives of loyal customers through the Shell Club promotion. The Shell Club operates on a points-based system, where members earn points with every purchase at Shell service stations, unlocking exclusive benefits.

Sheila Awori, Brand Manager Loyalty at Vivo Energy Uganda, highlighted the program’s accessibility, stating, “With Shell’s extensive service station network across Uganda, the program can be accessed throughout the country. Registration is quick and easy, available through the Shell Africa mobile app, website, or any Shell service station.”

To maximize points, bonus opportunities are available. Purchases of Shell V-Power earn double the points compared to Shell Fuel Save petrol and diesel, and choosing Shell Helix lubricants also earns customers 10 points.

The Shell Club Loyalty Programme has transformed the customer experience at Shell service stations, offering rewards not only for refueling but also for enjoying the journey. Join the Shell Club today and be part of this exciting era of loyalty rewards. For more information, visit your nearest Shell service station.

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Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga has tasked the Opposition MPs implicated in the embezzlement of the Shs164Bn Cooperatives money should be sorted out by the law, because corruption when committed is done by an individual not as an institution.
“If a member was mentioned in this report of cooperatives corruption, they should face the law. There is only one law in this land. And whoever is mentioned in the report they should face the law, if they have no obligation or question to answer, the law will sort it out. Do you want me to write another report?” Mpuuga said.
Mpuuga made the remarks at a media engagement held to update the public on the performance of the Opposition, where he argued that he has no sympathies towards Opposition MPs implicated in this embezzlement, saying the actions these MPs did were done for their personal gains.
“I don’t have anything to sympathise with and these people should be able to face the law and those who have questions they must face them. Corruption is person to person, it isn’t institutional that somebody is doing it for the benefit of their community, so that and other reports of Parliament where individuals have been indicted, they should be able to face the law,” Mpuuga added.
Mpuuga also blamed the recent public uproar following the handover of posh cars to former Speakers on confusion in the law, and urged the Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka to issue legal interpretation, clarifying on whether individuals perceived to have retired from their former offices, but are drawing salaries from their current public offices like Rebecca kadaga and Edward Ssekandi are entitled to get these retirement packages.
“At what stage must one take the benefit of these perks? I think it is a question of interpreting the law. Can someone take a benefit when they still have the lien on the public purse? That is the question that the legal minds must break down. For instance, my friend Rebecca Kadaga, a former Speaker but still a Minister still has access to the public purse, and therefore she isn’t entirely retired. So is Ssekandi who is a former Vice President and former Speaker. The question is, if he is finally retired, what perks does he take, that of the former Speaker or former Vice president? And he is still a Presidential Advisor and therefore, he still has access to the public purse,” Mpuuga said

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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended Kiyinda- Mityana Diocese for working with the government of Uganda in fighting poverty through socio-economic development programs.

“Thank you for your slogan and those projects. I have been telling you that yes be religious but hardworking, so I am very happy for those projects,” President Museveni said.

The President made the remarks today while meeting the Bishop of Kiyinda- Mityana Diocese, Fr. Rev. Joseph Anthony Zziwa at State House, Entebbe.

President Museveni further advised the Diocese to guide people to select suitable and profitable enterprises that could benefit them.

“People need to be guided in the selection of enterprises because not every enterprise is profitable,” he noted.

The President further thanked Bishop Zziwa for guiding people well with projects that can help them get out of poverty, citing growing of coffee, and rearing cows for milk, among others.

He pledged to support the Diocese in their continuous fight against poverty among Ugandans.

On his part, Bishop Zziwa conveyed greetings to the President from the Diocese of Kiyinda-Mityana as well as thanking him for being instrumental in promoting mechanised farming in not only Mityana but also in other parts of the country.

He noted that whatever the diocese does, is hinged on their slogan: “Let us witness to Christ in our homes, schools, and at work”.

“In witnessing to Christ, we seek to form an integral person who is morally, socially, religiously and economically sound,” Bishop Zziwa said.

He added, “We don’t just preach the gospel of spirituality, but we also preach a gospel of economic prosperity as well.”

Bishop Zziwa also informed President Museveni that the Diocese, through its social services and development arm, has worked hard to solve people’s socio-economic challenges through different programs in the areas of education, health and economic growth, among others.

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The National Unity Platform Principal, Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu alias Bobi Wine has described the murdered notorious city robber Paddy Sserunjogi aka Sobi as a fool who thought he was one of the ruling regime agents as he was used to do dirty street work.

Sobi was killed on December 18, 2023 at around 12.30 pm at the land belonging to one Kalisa of the same area kibaale village, Kigumba parish Maddu Sub-County, Gomba district, where a group of around 50 people armed with sticks, pangas, spears attacked another group of people who claimed the same land belongs to them and led to the end of his life.

Bobi Wine said that Paddy Sserunjogi got his nickname ‘Sobi from the then trending movie “THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM SOBIBOR”.

“THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM SOBIBOR,” he said braggartly as he moved out of a wood and tin video hall in the ghettos of Kisenyi, back in the late 90s. The trending movie then was called ’Escape from Sobibor,’ a story of a concentration camp called Sobibor in Nazi Germany in the 1940’s that saw thousands of Jews oppressed and killed. He since then nicknamed himself Sobibor. Over the years, the name was shortened to Sobi,” Bobi said.

He said that during some of their engagements in clubs and dance halls or whenever they met at various boxing events or gyms, he would flash his trademark knuckle which looked like a small stone placed at the back of his finger. “Sobi alina knuckle elinga Dduulu,” we would joke.

He added that despite his gangster character, he was my friend for so many years. He would privately and sometimes publicly talk about how he was always used by senior government officials to commit crimes like robberies and land grabs on their behalf only to be imprisoned alone.

Bobi noted that like many talented boxers of my generation who have been used against their people only to be eliminated when they’re no longer needed, Sobi faced the same fate. During the 2021 elections, he was used to trail and harass me, his own, old ghetto friend.

“He conducted the abduction and disappearance of over 50 of our friends, including fellow boxers like Vegas Lubega. Some of these who were lucky to return, narrated the ordeal they went through at Lwamayuba island in Kalangala where they were kept incommunicado; tortured, and treated as slaves for over a year,”

“They spoke of how some were summarily executed and fed to crocodiles. Many of them have never been seen again. All this time, he was working under Kaka Bagyenda, then the head of ISO,” he added.

When they last met about six months ago Sobi reached out to Bobi and told him that he was doing all this dirty regime work because it was his only way to stay alive.

Sobi to Bobi, “Bro, you know I have no problem with you but if I don’t take their orders, they will eliminate me.”

Bobi reminded him of Zebra, Kitatta, Isma Ichuli, and many others who have been used and later eliminated by the same regime and further told him that after being used, he would be eliminated in the most disgraceful manner.

Bobi cautioned, “You will never be one of them, and they will never love you.” I told him. “They will use you against your own people and after your people have hated you enough, they will get rid of you like a useless piece of rubbish.”

Bobi asserted that Sobi even complained about the many people he started with but because of their connections in the regime, they had long been promoted to big offices leaving him to stay doing the dirty street work.

In their conversation Bobi asked him to name just one person from Buganda region who has been used against his or her people that ended up well but he couldn’t name even one. Noting, “I told him to expect nothing but the worst ending.”

“When I saw his body lying down like a dead dog, I remembered these words. Sobi was a fool to think that he was one of them,” Bobi described. 

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The former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen, is set to serve his sentence in Norway.

In May 2021, the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced Ongwen to 25 years of imprisonment.

Dominic Ongwen is accused of 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed while commanding LRA rebels who attacked four camps for displaced people in Pajule in Pader District, Abok, Lukodi, Odek in Gulu, and Oyam districts in 2003 and 2004, killing, raping, and looting, among other crimes committed by the insurgents.

In February 2021, court found Ongwen guilty of 61 charges, which include murder, enslavement, and torture. According to the court ruling, the ex-LRA commander was found guilty of war crimes committed at Pajule camp, rape committed in 2003 and 2005, sexual slavery, among others.

Yesterday, he was transferred to a prison facility in the Kingdom of Norway to serve his sentence. He is the fifth person transferred by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to a state that has indicated its willingness to accept sentenced persons.

On November 9, 2023, the Presidency of the ICC designated Norway as the state of enforcement for the sentence of imprisonment of Ongwen, pursuant to Article 103 of the Rome Statute.

The Presidency noted that the enforcement of the sentence of imprisonment shall be subject to the supervision of the Court and shall be consistent with widely accepted international standards governing the treatment of prisoners.

The transfer of Ongwen to Norway occurred with the close cooperation of the Norwegian authorities and the support of the Dutch authorities. The ICC relies on the support of states for the enforcement of its sentences and is highly appreciative of the voluntary cooperation of Norway in this case.

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