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Ukraine Invasion: FIFA announces sanctions against Russia

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FIFA President Infantino

World football governing body, Fifa has announced that no international competition shall be played on the territory of Russia, with “home” matches being played on neutral territory and without spectators.

The member association representing Russia shall participate in any competition under the name “Football Union of Russia (RFU)” and not “Russia”.

Fifa said “No flag or anthem of Russia will be used in matches where teams from the Football Union of Russia participate.”

The federation will try to find a solution with the three countries – Sweden, Poland and the Czech Republic – involved in the World Cup qualifiers.

“We has already engaged in dialogue with all of these football associations. FIFA will remain in close contact to seek to find appropriate and acceptable solutions together.”

“FIFA would like to reiterate its condemnation of the use of force by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Violence is never a solution and FIFA expresses its deepest solidarity to all people affected by what is happening in Ukraine,” Fifa said in a statement.

The International Olympic Committee has urged international sports federations to either move or cancel events planned in Russia or Belarus. Russian troops entered Ukraine through Belarus, when the invasion began.

Last week, UEFA moved the 2022 Champions League final to Paris, France after Russia was stripped of the match following the nation’s invasion of Ukraine.

Uefa expressed “thanks and appreciation” to French President Emmanuel Macron for “his personal support and commitment to have European club football’s most prestigious game moved to France at a time of unparalleled crisis”.

Ukrainian forces were still holding off Russian troops advancing on the capital Kyiv.

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Archbishop Kaziimba calls for harmony and reconciliation in Muhabura Diocese

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Archbishop Kaziimba in Muhabura Diocese

The Archbishop of Church of Uganda The Most Rev Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu has called upon Christians in the Diocese of Muhabura to unite and reconcile for the betterment of their Diocese and the nation.

Archbishop Kaziimba who is in the Diocese for his maiden official pastoral visit made the call today in a Service held at St. Andrew’s Cathedral Seseme.

He informed Christians that he had forgiven people from the Diocese who took him and the Church to court and called for special prayers for the process of transition and peaceful retirement of Bishop Cranmer Mugisha.

“We must learn to forgive one another, reconcile and live in harmony for the betterment of our Diocese. We should pray for peaceful transition and not to accept to go back to ancient wrangles. They won’t take us anywhere!” Archbishop Kaziimba.

He said he has forgiven a section of Christians that took him and the Church to Court and requested them to desist from such ungodly acts.

He called for special attention to the boy Child to have men and husbands of valour.

“We normally ignore these boys and focus only on the girl child. These boys if not mentored well, they end up marrying our well mentored girls and the end result is the high number of gender based violence cases you normally hear being reported.” Archbishop Kaziimba.

Hundreds of people gave their lives to Christ following his altar call after his Sermon which was under the theme, Hope beyond affliction, Lamentations 3:21.

He later visited Sesame Girls Secondary School where he mentored students on making right choices, the beauty of salvation, patience and focus in education.

He also visited Potters village, a children’s medical and crisis center with over 25 children who were abandoned at birth, whose mothers died at birth and those with neurological challenges.

The Archbishop also inspected the ongoing works the construction of St Andrew’s Cathedral Sesame which is a 3000 seater Capacity cathedral.

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Amanya Tumukunde weds Angela Museveni

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Gen Henry Tumukunde’s son, Amanya Tumukunde Ndahura has wedded President Yoweri Museveni and Enid Kukunda’s daughter Dr. Angela Nagasha Kakishozi.

The wedding took place today at St.Paul’s Namirembe Cathedral.

General Salim Saleh walked the bride to the pulpit.

The party is currently ongoing at Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo with several dignitaries attending the function.

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Hariss International Bags Four (4) Awards At The 2021 Pearl Of Africa Customer Excellence Awards

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On Friday,25.02.2022, Hariss International Ltd, the manufacturer of RIHAM products, bagged four (4) awards at the 2021 Pearl of Africa Customer Excellence Awards(POACEA).

The Awards Launched in October 2021 by the Uganda Manufacturers Society (UMS), are meant to recognize and reward companies that have constantly endeavored to put the customer first through deliberate actions towards progressive customer care, excellent customer experience, and customer prioritization throughout their operations.

Hariss International received the awards in four (4) categories as first runners-up; 

1. Best Cx Cultural Adaptation Award.

2. Best Customer Retention Campaign.

3. Best use of customer insights and feedback.

4. Best Cx Team of the year. 

At the Ceremony, Dr. Dorothy Kyeyune, the Keynote speaker, emphasized that “companies should transform from customer service to a customer life/experience journey.” 

She also highlighted the key trends in the customer experience journey, which included; Understanding a customer at the moment, anticipating customer needs, actively adding value to customers, making CX tangible, among others.

As Hariss International, we are thrilled to have received such outstanding recognition. It is because of the joint efforts that we managed to achieve these awards. We, therefore, pledge to furtherour commitment towards understanding our customers in all our operations.

Hariss International is the proud manufacturer of RIHAM products; Krystal Natural Mineral water, Oner Juice, Rock Boom Energy drinks among others.

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Court remands five Nile Treasure Gate Company directors for trafficking Judith Nakintu to Saudi Arabia

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Geoffery Serugo
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The Nakawa Magistrates Court has remanded five directors of labour export agency, Nile Treasure Gate Company Limited for trafficking a Ugandan National, Judith Nakintu.

The five directors include; Kato Abubaker Suleiman, Muhammad Mariam, Sulamah Muhammed, Ali Hassan, Jennifer Nalunga Milly.

The directors have been charged with three counts of Aggravated trafficking in persons contrary to section 3 (1) (a), 4 (I) of the prevention of trafficking in persons Act, 2009.

Prosecution avers that the five and others at large between December 2019 and October 2021, between Kampala district, Uganda and Saudi Arabia, organized, facilitated or made preparations for sending to, receiving or confining Nakintu Judith by means of fraud or deceit or abuse of power of position of vulnerability for purpose of removal of body parts or organs

Prosecution says that the victim suffered mutilation or a life threatening illness and the offense was committed by a syndicate.

The five allegedly conspired and unlawfully removed the right kidney of Edith Nakintu, a lady they had taken for labor in Saudi Arabia.The five have been remanded till 14/3/22.

Judith Nakintu left Uganda to work as a maid in Saudi Arabia on 12/12/2019 via recruitment agency Nile Treasure Gate Co Ltd. She was lured to hospital under the guise of testing for Covid-19 but she underwent involuntary surgery that led to her disability.

Contrary to the report from Mulago Hospital, a private Medical Report showed that Nakintu’s right kidney is missing.

Migrant Workers’ Voice raised concerns about how Ugandans are being exploited by Middle East traffickers who trade in body parts.

Recently, a dismembered body of Milly Namazzi (Age 26) was returned to Uganda on Jan 17 with her private parts removed. She had been subjected to multiple severe beatings. Milly had gone to Saudi Arabia to work as a maid via Dreams Connect Ltd and was killed in Egypt on December 5, 2022.

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Broadcast Journalist Kasozi Nasser sets up a television channel

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Co-Founder of Homeland Media Group Limited Kasozi Nasser Akandwanaho has set up a television channel dubbed Homeland TV.

Located at Greenland Tower along Kampala road, the online television channel is expected to employ tens of journalists from all over the country. The channel is in a few days expected to hit the airwaves after Homeland Media Group Limited secured all the necessary equipment.

The Channel will broadcast politics and current affairs, business international news, entertainment and other beats.

Recently, the group launched a media institute, Homeland Media Institute (HMI) offering Short Courses, Certificates and Diplomas and in Journalism and Mass Communication. Homeland Media Institute, according to founders, is aimed at equipping students with journalist skills.

The television adds to a number of media outlets established by the Homeland Media group. The group runs a news website, Newspaper, Online Radio. The group offers other services which include Branding and Marketing.

According to Mr. Kasozi the institution was started to address the gap of professional journalists in the country by equipping students with journalist skills and vocational skills.

“We want to go different by offering practical skills to our skills. With that we shall be passing out job creators and not seekers other institutes do,” he said.

The CEO said: “At the Institute, they train students from lower levels of short courses to Diploma. Here every one can become a journalist as longer as they have the required minimum required grades for a short course and a Diploma.”

Eagle Online also learnt that graduates of the institution will get opportunities to work with the various Homeland media outlets.

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Uganda’s TV Show Kyaddala to stream on Netflix

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Our Reporter
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Allan Toniks entertaining guests at the screening

The Ugandan creative scene continues to thrive as Kyaddala, a locally-made Edutainment TV show- becomes the second creative enterprise to make it to the streaming platform, Netflix.

‘Kyaddala’  is a brainchild of Reach a Hand Uganda to leverage the power of film to shed light on the real-life sexual reproductive challenges affecting Ugandan youth.

The show’s second season was revealed to select members of the public during an exclusive screening event held at the Mestil Hotel Kampala.

The invite-only black and gold-themed affair saw stars like A-Pass grace the red carpet and featured an exclusive cocktail experience curated by Uganda Waragi.

The guests were treated to an exclusive viewing ofthe first episode of season 2, which is a gritty drama that tells the story of university-going young adults navigatingadulthood, school and sex.

The evening also featured a live performance of the Kyaddala theme song by Allan Toniks, who entertained the guests with the support of a violinist and keyboard played by producer, Nessim.

Toniks, Lucy Bunyenyezi, Anita Fabiola, Sammy Wetala, Sam Bagenda (Dr. Bbosa from the Ebonies) and others are among the talented cast thatstar in this season, which will air on NBS TV and Netflix starting next month.

Humphrey Nabimanya, founder and team leader at Reach a Hand Uganda, who is also the show’s Executive Producer, applauded the efforts of the partners for being relentless in their support from its birth to the production of a second season.

He thanked the partners  such as UNICEF, Reproductive Health Uganda, Uganda Waragi, and many more – for their belief in Uganda’s youth, art and innovations and for investing in creating stories that speak to this demographic.

Speaking during the event, Emmy Hashakimana, Uganda Breweries Limited’s Marketing and Innovations Director, said, “Uganda Waragi is the true spirit of Uganda,which celebrates all that makes us proud to be Ugandan and we are honoured to support Kyaddalafor creating a powerful avenue through which Ugandans can tell Ugandan stories.”

He added that Uganda Waragi is a brand well-versed in innovation through its Coconut and Pineapple flavours, and is thus the perfect partner for a local innovation like Kyaddala.

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Lawyer Male Mabirizi to stay in prison as Court of Appeal declines to suspend 18 months sentence

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Geoffery Serugo
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Lawyer Male Mabirizi

The Court of Appeal has declined to issue an order blocking the 18 months sentence which was handed to city lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi.

On 15th February, the High Court in Kampala sentenced lawyer Male Mabirizi to 18 months imprisonment over contempt of court.

Mabirizi was recently ordered to pay a fine of Shs300 million over contempt of court but the state has since accused him of continued attacks against judicial officers. The lawyer appealed against the sentence.

On 21st February, through his lawyers led by Isaac Ssemakadde, Mabirizi petitioned Court of Appeal seeking an order blocking 18 months sentence and Shs 300 million fine till the hearing and disposal of pending applications.

Appearing before Justice Christopher Madrama, Mabirizi’s plea was declined and instead ordered to serve his sentence. Court ruled that Mabirizi didn’t ask for suspension of the sentence but instead he shs 300 million fine.

“This court has no jurisdiction to reverse the order by the High Court in regards the 18months imprisonment because it has been overtaken by events,” he ruled.

Background

Last year, Male Mabirizi dragged Capital Market Authority (CMA) to court challenging its decision to approve Initial Public Offering (IPO) of MTN (U) Ltd. Upon Court ruling, Mabirizi made controversial statements on various social media platforms which are calculated to bring the then presiding Judge Justice Phillip Odoki into contempt and to lower his judicial authority.

“Notice Of Appeal filed challenging the illegal ruling by Judge Phillip Odoki who failed to decide on legality of CMA Uganda approval of MTN IPO sale of shares hiding in a technicality that I lack sufficient interest in ‘a public offer’ ‘shame on him’” Mabirizi allegedly said.

Upon Mabirizi’s statements, the Attorney General petitioned court seeking its power to declare that respondent is in contempt of Court. He also wanted the court to order Mabirizi to be committed to Civil prison for contempt of Court.

In his ruling, the High Court Judge Musa Ssekana said the statements posts tended to lower the authority of Justice Odoki and the High Court, by suggesting that a ruling was not valid or had no legal effect and that it should not be accorded any respect by the public.

“By attacking the authenticity of the ruling, the Respondent’s statements tended to undermine the confidence of the public in whether judicial decisions of Justice Odoki and the High Court or judiciary can be relied on as valid and genuine, which would tend to prejudice the public interest in the administration of justice.” he ruled.

 Justice Ssekana said the statements amounted to contempt in as far as they imputed wrong motives to the Judge’s judicial acts and decisions, and further that they tended to negatively affect the administration of justice by undermining the confidence of the public in the rulings of the said Judge and by extension the High Court.

“This court cannot continue to be in a ‘mute mode’ as the authority of the court is under attack. Such attacks on the judicial officers should be condemned in the strongest terms since they have become ‘endangered species’ by social media and usually cannot defend themselves against such attacks.” he ruled.

Court ordered Mabirizi to stop attacking judicial officers in future and meet the applicant costs of application.

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UEFA Champions League final moved from Russia over Ukraine invasion

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UCL-trophy

The 2022 Champions League final will be played in Paris after Russia was stripped of the match following the nation’s invasion of Ukraine.

The final of Europe’s most prestigious club competition was due to be played in St Petersburg on 28 May.

Following a meeting on Friday, Uefa confirmed the match would not be held at the Gazprom Arena.

Instead the European football governing body has decided it will be staged at the Stade de France in Paris.

Uefa expressed “thanks and appreciation” to French President Emmanuel Macron for “his personal support and commitment to have European club football’s most prestigious game moved to France at a time of unparalleled crisis”.

It added: “Together with the French government, Uefa will fully support multi-stakeholder efforts to ensure the provision of rescue for football players and their families in Ukraine who face dire human suffering, destruction and displacement.”

At Friday’s meeting, Uefa also ordered Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams to play their home matches away from the region.

Spartak Moscow are the only Russian team left in European club competition this season, having reached the Europa League last 16.

They will find out their opponents – with Scottish Premiership champions Rangers one of the clubs they could be paired with – when the draw takes place.

Spartak, along with other Russian and Ukrainian sides, will “be required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice”, said Uefa.

Russia and Ukraine are both scheduled to play 2022 men’s World Cup play-off matches in March, with world governing body Fifa saying on Thursday it was monitoring the situation in the region.

Russia are due to host Poland in Moscow on 24 March, while Ukraine travel to Scotland on the same day.

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Motion seeking to censure Jim Muhwezi lapses as Opposition fails to collect required signatures

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Geoffery Serugo
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Jim Muhwezi

The Opposition-sponsored motion seeking to censure Security Minister Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi has lapsed. This followed the failure by the Opposition to raise the required 176 signatures to move the motion to the next phase.

On 9th February 2022, the Opposition MPs led by their leader in parliament Mathias Mpuuga, launched a campaign at moving a motion to censure the Minister of Security Maj. Gen. (Rtd ) Jim Muhwezi.

Gen. Muhwezi was a cussed abdicating his responsibility and that has resulted into forced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, detentions and continued torture of people in the country.

In his letter to the Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), the clerk of parliament Adolf Mwesigye informed Mpuuga that the motion to censure the security minister failed.

“Only 88 Legislators appended their signatures out of the 176 MPs who are required to the censure motion to go on,” The clerk said.

The LoP admitted failing to collect the required signatures.

“We have not mastered the required signatures. The required signatures should be 176. Therefore it makes the censure motion proceedings no available to us,” Mpuuga said.

The MPs’ decisions to censure Muhwezi came amidst reports of torture of Ugandan Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabasaijja and Mr. Samuel Masereka, the Kasese District National Unity Platform (NUP) Registrar.

The two were allegedly tortured by security agencies upon arrest. Narrating his ordeal, Masereka said he was arrested by Police and later handed to Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI). He accused CMI of detaining him for three weeks, beating and punching him on a daily basis.

Kakwenza was nabbed from his Kisaasi home after a three days twitter feud with supporters of UPDF Land forces commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Kakwenza averred that Muhoozi’s supporters were allegedly bullying him for criticizing President Yoweri Museveni. He was detained at unknown military facility where he was subjected to all forms of torture. After two weeks, the Author was paraded before Buganda road and leveled with charges of offensive communication, contrary to Section 25 of the computer misuse act 2011.

Various organistions have since condemned the inhuman acts noting that arbitrary arrest of people by security services, holding them in ungazetted places of detention for prolonged periods of time, torturing them, not bringing them before a court within the mandatory time limits, are violations of Uganda’s national legislation, regional and international commitments as well as specific Presidential guidelines.

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