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Bobi Wine should desist from playing mind games – NRM Secretary General

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Geoffery Serugo
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NRM Secretary General Justine Kasule Lumumba

The Secretary General of the ruling party, National Resistance Movement (NRM) Justin Kasule Lumumba has urged former National Unity Platform Presidential (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine to refrain from playing mind games on Ugandans.

Lumumba was reacting to the MP’s decision of withdrawing the presidential election petition challenging Museveni’s victory in the just concluded elections. Yesterday, Bobi Wine announced that he ordered his lawyers to withdraw the matter after court declined to receive his evidence.

“We can’t be part of the mockery of justice. We have instructed our lawyers to withdraw the case. We were told that the withdrawal of the matter is a process.  This was a test, the electoral commission failed; the Supreme Court has as well failed. We have decided to take the matter to the court of public opinion; no one can convince you that the electoral commission was independent,” Bobi said.

Mrs Lumumba said; “Kyagulanyi should refrain from playing mind games on Ugandans. Political demagoguery will never see good in any situation or court process. It’s my opinion that political leaders should not use their selfish interests to put our institutions in disrepute.”

“Museveni has been in the struggle at the top level for over 50 years and he has worked with most senior leaders in the country. Besides, those justices are officers of court who swore an oath to uphold justice so their decisions are based on evidence adduced not acquaintances,” she said.

The withdrawal of the matter hinged on among others Justice Owiny Dollo, Mike Chibita decision to stay on the beach despite having worked with Mr. Museveni. “Chief Justice represented Museveni as his lawyer in the presidential petition filed by Dr. Besigye in 2006 and the former DPP Chibita was Museveni’s former private secretary for 7 years,” Bobi said.

“The Issue of Kyagulanyi alleging that Chief Justice Lord Owinyi Dollo and Lord Michael Chibita should recuse themselves because they ever worked with President Museveni is a far-fetched reason,” Lumumba added.

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Housing Finance Bank launches unsecured salary loan campaign

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Our Reporter
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MANAGING DIRECTOR- MICHAEL K MUGABI

Housing Finance Bank (HFB) has launched a consumer loan campaign aiming at delivering improved financial access to its growing customer base.

Speaking at the launch, Mr Michael Mugabi – the Managing Director at HFB said they have deliberately made the loans unsecured for the salaried customers, eliminating the need for any form of collateral.  Our customers can now access up to Ug Shs 300 million to take care of their personal development and acquire homes, plots of land, cars and other requirements as the country embarks on the path to economic recovery.

Asked what one needs to access this loan, Mr Mugabi said, “All they need is a salary account and an employment contract with your organisation.”

The Bank is offering amounts as high as Ug Shs 300m, with long repayment periods of up to 72 months to enable customers to have lower monthly instalments. For customers who wish to transfer their loans to Housing Finance Bank, special waivers on arrangement fees are readily available.

Mr Mugabi emphasized that one does not need to have banked with the Housing Finance Bank to borrow.

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Bobi Wine given up to tomorrow to withdraw petition or else the hearing will go on – Judiciary

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Geoffery Serugo
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Bobi Wine

Former National Unity Platform Presidential (NUP) Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has been given up to tomorrow to file his petition calling for withdrawal of the matter in which he challenges President Yoweri Museveni’s victory in the just concluded elections.

On Thursday 14th January, 2021, the Electoral Commission conducted presidential elections where Ugandans exercised their constitutional rights of choosing a president who will lead them through a five year term. Uganda has a total 18,103,603 registered voters and 34,684 polling stations however only 10,350,819 people turned up to vote.

The presidential election which comprised 11 candidates was won by President Yoweri Museveni Tibuhaburwa Kaguta who got 6,042,898 (58.38%). His closest opponent Kyagulanyi Robert Sentamu got 3,631,437 votes (35.08%).

Yesterday, the singer announced the withdrawal of the petition after the Supreme Court declined to receive his evidence.

“We can’t be part of the mockery of justice. We have instructed our lawyers to withdraw the case. We were told that the withdrawal of the matter is a process.  This was a test, the electoral commission failed; the Supreme Court has as well failed. We have decided to take the matter to the court of public opinion; no one can convince you that the electoral commission was independent,” he said yesterday.

“Bobi Wine has not withdrawn the petition; we are just reading it on social media. He has two days to formally write to the honourable court calling for withdrawal of the matter or else the hearing will go on,” Solomon Muyita the spokesperson to the judiciary said adding that the court will then convene to deliberate on the matter before it.

He said that the court may decide to go on with the matter; award costs or another petitioner may go on the matter till it is disposed of.

Earlier this month, Bobi Wine petitioned the Supreme Court challenging President Yoweri Museveni’s victory in the just concluded January general elections saying that the election was not free and fair.

He contended that throughout the campaign period the People of Uganda generally, and more particularly his supporters endured untold suffering, torture, degrading and inhuman treatment on the orders of Gen Museveni. He cited the dark days of 18th and 19th November 2020 which saw over 50 innocent, unarmed citizens murdered in cold blood by the police and military.

Last week the Supreme Court declined to receive over 200 pieces of evidence from his lawyers who were led by Anthony Wameli. The court registrar Ssali Harriet Lukwago said the Supreme Court could not receive the affidavits because they were filed beyond stipulated time as agreed during the pre-hearing session held on Thursday last week.

“Among the rejected evidence included the affidavits of the NUP secretary general Lewis Lubongoya, videos of pre-ticket ballots, and evidence of various polling stations where the incumbent got 100%. At Lwaweba polling station where they claim that Museveni got 100% seven of my relatives who votes from that station didn’t vote, two pregnant women were in the labour ward and two were arrested,” he said yesterday.

A week ago, Supreme Court chaired by the chief Justice Alfonso Owiny-Dollo dismissed the MPs petition where he sought to adduce more grounds to support his 26 claims of election fraud, for which he wants president-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni annulled.

In the fresh grounds, Bobi contended that Mr Museveni was not qualified as Candidate and could not lawfully Contest in the Presidential Elections being a person in command of military and police contrary to Presidential Elections amendment Act and the Constitutional Amendment

In tandem, the MP asked Justice Owiny Dollo, Mike Chibita to back off from hearing the matter because of a clear conflict of interest. He said Chief Justice represented Museveni as his lawyer in the presidential petition filed by Dr. Besigye in 2001 and the former DPP Chibita is Museveni’s former private secretary for 7 years.

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Afcon U20 quarter-final lineup complete

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Our Reporter
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Afcon u20 trophy

The quarter-final fixtures of the ongoing Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania have been confirmed.

The Uganda Hippos, who are playing in their first-ever U-20 Afcon tournament, finished second in group A and will face group B winners Burkina Faso at the Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya in Nouakchott on Thursday.

Group A winners Cameroon will entertain Ghana, who qualified as the third-best in group C in a West African derby in the first quarter-final fixture on Thursday at the Stade Olympique.

The young Atlas Lions of Morocco affirmed a place as group C winners in the last eight where they will take on Tunisia in a North African derby on Friday in Nouadhibou.

The Young Scorpions of Gambia made it to the knockout stage for the first time in 14 years when they finished third at the 2007 edition in Congo Brazzaville; they will face the Central African Republic in the quarter finals.

 

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Cameroon vs Ghana

Burkina Faso vs Uganda

 

Friday, February 26, 2021

Morocco vs Tunisia

Central African Republic vs Gambia

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60 arrested for being in possession of military material

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Our Reporter
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military materials

Old Kampala police are holding 60 suspects for allegedly being in possession of military material and other various stolen items.

According to the Kampala Metropolitan police deputy spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, the suspects were arrested on 22nd February, 2021 during an intelligence-led joint operation with the Military Police.

The operation was carried out in Kakajjo Zone in Kisenyi II Parish, Kampala Central Division and Kampala Capital City.

“A total of 60 suspects were arrested and four suspected stolen phones, breaking implements, UPDF uniform shirt, a live ammunition, master car keys, pliers and loads of narcotic drugs were recovered in the residences of the suspects arrested,” Owoyesigyire said.

He said that notable among the suspects are: Fahad Kabogoza, Asia Atimango and Adam Opwonya, who are all known notorious criminals in Kisenyi area.

“They are suspected to be ring leaders of the criminals who have been riding motorcycles and attacking members of the public before stealing all their properties.”

suspects held

Police preferred charges of; being in possession of suspected stolen properties, since lady handbags and phones were recovered in their possession and being in possession of breaking implements and government stores.

All charges against them have been sanctioned by the State Attorney and the suspects are set to appear in the court.

“We shall keep carrying out these operations with an aim of having a crime free society,” he added.

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Boeing backs grounding of its Aircrafts over engine failures

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Geoffery Serugo
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Boeing planes

American company, Boeing has considered the grounding of its Aircrafts after an engine failure that United Airlines flight 328 experienced over Denver yesterday.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board’s ongoing investigation, two fan blades on the plane’s number two engine had developed fractures.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency airworthiness directive that requires “immediate or stepped-up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines.” The administration noted that this was likely to result in aircraft being removed from service.

“Boeing is actively monitoring recent events related to United Airlines Flight 328. While the NTSB investigation is ongoing, we recommended suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt and Whitney 4000-112 engines until the FAA identifies the appropriate inspection protocol,” Boeing said in a statement

Boeing supported the decision yesterday by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, and the FAA’s action today to suspend operations of 777 aircraft powered by Pratt and Whitney 4000-112 engines. “We are working with these regulators as they take actions while these planes are on the ground and further inspections are conducted by Pratt and Whitney.”

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BREAKING: Bobi Wine withdraws election petition from Supreme Court

By
Geoffery Serugo
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Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine hails from Buganda.

Former National Unity Platform Presidential (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has withdrawn the presidential electoral petition after the Supreme Court declined to receive pieces of evidence.

On Thursday 14th January, 2021, the Electoral Commission conducted presidential elections where Ugandans exercised their constitutional rights of choosing a president who will lead them through a five year term. Uganda has a total 18,103,603 registered voters and 34,684 polling stations however only 10,350,819 people turned up to vote.

The presidential election which comprised 11 candidates was won by President Yoweri Museveni Tibuhaburwa Kaguta who got 6,042,898 (58.38%). His closest opponent Kyagulanyi Robert Sentamu got 3,631,437 votes (35.08%).

Earlier this month, Bobi Wine petitioned the Supreme Court challenging President Yoweri Museveni’s victory in the just concluded January general elections saying that the election was not free and fair.

He contended that throughout the campaign period the People of Uganda generally, and more particularly his supporters endured untold suffering, torture, degrading and inhuman treatment on the orders of Gen Museveni. He cited the dark days of 18th and 19th November 2020 which saw over 50 innocent, unarmed citizens murdered in cold blood by the police and military.

Last week the Supreme Court declined to receive over 200 pieces of evidence from his lawyers who were led by Anthony Wameli. The court registrar Ssali Harriet Lukwago said the Supreme Court could not receive the affidavits because they were filed beyond stipulated time as agreed during the pre-hearing session held on Thursday last week.

“Among the rejected evidence included the affidavits of the NUP secretary general Lewis Lubongoya, videos of pre-ticket ballots, and evidence of various polling stations where the incumbent got 100%. At Lwaweba polling station where they claim that Museveni got 100% seven of my relatives who polls from that station didn’t vote, two pregnant women were in labour ward pregnant and two were arrested,” he said earlier today.

A week ago, Supreme Court chaired by the chief Justice Alfonso Owiny-Dollo dismissed the MPs petition where he sought to adduce more grounds to support his 26 claims of election fraud, for which he wants president-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni annulled.

In the fresh grounds, Bobi contended that Mr Museveni was not qualified as Candidate and could not lawfully Contest in the Presidential Elections being a person in command of military and police contrary to Presidential Elections amendment Act and the Constitutional Amendment

In tandem, the MP asked Justice Owiny Dollo, Mike Chibita to back off from hearing the matter because of a clear conflict of interest. He said Chief Justice represented Museveni as his lawyer in the presidential petition filed by Dr. Besigye in 2001 and the former DPP Chibita is Museveni’s former private secretary for 7 years.

“We ran to court not because we trust judges, but we went to court because we trust the law. As you aware, Justice Mike Chibita who constitutes a panel of judges was a private secretary to president Museveni for seven years so we expect nothing from him but putting him to test,” Bobi said.

He decried Chief justice’s behaviour of hosting president Museveni and asking him to implement a number of issues which includes increasing the number of judges and chief magistrates yet he constitutes a panel of judges who are scheduled to deliberate on the electoral petition challenging his victory.

“We can’t be part of the mockery of justice. We have instructed our lawyers to withdraw the case. We were told that the withdrawal of the matter is a process.  This was a test, the electoral commission failed; the Supreme Court has as well failed,” he said.

“We have decided to take the matter to the court of public opinion; no one can convince you that the electoral commission was not independent. Museveni did not withdraw his petition in 1980s and he took up arms,” he said.

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AFCON U-20: Uganda to face Burkina Faso in quarterfinals

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Our Reporter
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Uganda Hippos

The Uganda U-20 National football team, the Hippos will face group B winners Burkina Faso in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania.

The Hippos saw off hosts Mauritania in the final group A game to progress to the knockout phase, finishing second with six points from three games behind Cameroon who attained maximum points.

Uganda rallied back from 1-0 down through Steven Sserwadda and substitute Derrick Kakooza’s penalty to claim all the points.

The Hippos kicked off the campaign with a 2-0 victory over Mozambique with goals from the same scorers; Derrick Kakooza and Steven Sserwada before falling 1-0 in the second game against a strong Cameroon side.

Burkina Faso finished their group with seven points; three more than second place Central African Republic.

Kouame Botue scored a 90th minute header to give Burkina Faso a hard fought 1-0 victory over Namibia on Sunday to progress to the quarter finals of the Total Africa U-20 Cup of Nations as Group B winners.

The Uganda Hippos are playing their first-ever U20 AFCON tournament while Burkina Faso are making their fourth appearance.

The game will be played on Thursday, 25 February at 10 pm.

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WHO steps up efforts to curb Ebola outbreaks in DRC

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Geoffery Serugo
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Health workers

The World Health Organization (WHO has deploying teams of experts to support the national authorities ramp up the response and avert widespread Ebola in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),

Health authorities in Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak on 14 February after three cases detected in Gouécké, a rural community in N’Zerekore prefecture tested positive for the virus. It is the first Ebola outbreak in Guinea since 2016 when a large one was successfully brought under control.

More than 100 WHO staff, deployed from other countries and from within Guinea, are expected to be part of the Ebola response by the end of February. A team of eight experts from the WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville is leaving soon. Efforts are ongoing to step up surveillance, contact-tracing, testing and treatment as well as preparing for vaccination.

“We are hard at work, shifting quickly through the gears to get ahead of the virus. With experts and emergency supplies already getting on the ground, the response is off to a strong start,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. “Our collective, quick action is crucial to averting an uncontrolled spread of Ebola amid the COVID-19 pandemic which has already pushed health workers and health facilities to the edge.”

A humanitarian flight arrived on 15 February in N’Zerekore with 700 kg of medical equipment donated by WHO and partners. A consignment of more than 11 000 doses of Ebola vaccine is expected to arrive in Guinea this weekend. In addition, more than 8500 doses will be shipped from the United States of America for a total of 20 000 doses. Vaccination is set to kick off shortly afterwards. A 30-strong vaccination team has already been mobilized locally and is ready to deploy as soon as the vaccines are received.

Meanwhile, in the DRC, so far there are four confirmed Ebola cases, including two deaths that are epidemiologically linked. WHO has around 20 experts on the ground supporting national and provincial health authorities. About 8000 vaccine doses were still available in the country at the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak. The vaccination of people at high risk was officially launched in Butembo, the outbreak’s epicentre on 15 February. So far nearly 70 people have been vaccinated. The quick rollout of vaccines is a testament to the enormous local capacity built in the previous outbreaks by WHO and partners.

WHO has released US$ 1.25 million to support the response in Guinea and to reinforce Ebola readiness in neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Additionally, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund has disbursed US$ 15 million to support the response in Guinea and DRC and readiness in the neighbouring countries.

With the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in Guinea being a border area, countries in the sub-region are on high alert and increasing public health measures and surveillance in border towns and communities to quickly detect and respond to possible cross-border infections.

The ongoing response in Guinea and preparedness in neighbouring countries is building upon the experience gained during the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. WHO and partners worked with national teams to build capacity in all the critical areas of surveillance and response.

The West Africa Ebola outbreak began in Guinea and spread across land borders to Liberia and Sierra Leone. When it was finally brought under control there were 28 000 cases and 11 000 deaths, making it the deadliest since the virus was first detected in 1976.

Ebola is an acute severe viral illness and is extremely lethal. It is characterized by sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache, nausea and sore throat. This can be followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding.

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Uganda Airlines signs TotalCare agreement with Rolls-Royce

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Geoffery Serugo
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Uganda Airlines

Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare agreement with Uganda Airlines for their two new Airbus A330neo aircraft powered exclusively by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. Uganda Airlines received the first A330neo in December 2020 and the second in January 2021.

TotalCare offers more than just an engine maintenance plan; it is a service concept based upon predictability and reliability.

This agreement will give Uganda Airlines a secured cost of operating and maintaining their Trent 7000 engines, through a dollar-per-flying-hour payment mechanism, as well as enhanced aircraft availability as a result of our in-depth engine knowledge that only we can provide, drawing on advanced engine health monitoring and the inclusion of product durability and reliability improvements.

The exclusive engine for the A330neo, the Trent 7000 is the seventh and latest member in the Trent family of engines, which recently celebrated its 25th birthday and has accumulated more than 150 million engine flying hours.

The Trent 7000, which first entered service in November 2018, draws on more than 50 million flying hours of experience from the Trent 700, the engine of choice for the original version of the A330. The 68-72,000lb thrust Trent 7000 helps the A330neo reduce environmental impact with a 25% improvement in fuel burn per seat (compared to previous generation competitor aircraft) and a significant noise reduction.

Cornwell Muleya, CEO of Uganda Airlines, said: “We are proud to include our new Rolls-Royce powered Airbus A330neos into our fleet and this agreement will ensure that our Trent 7000 engines will be maintained to world-leading levels of service.”

John Kelly, Senior Vice President Customers, Rolls-Royce, said: “Our TotalCare agreement will ensure Uganda Airlines, the latest member of the family of Trent operators, receives our flagship standard of service, maximising aircraft availability and the ability to plan forward financially.”

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