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UPL: FUFA issues guidelines on return of fans to stadiums

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FUFA received numerous outcries from clubs and other stakeholders about the need to allow fans into stadiums under the existing directives and guidelines from His Excellency the President of Uganda, the Ministry of Health and other Government agencies.

The federations has come out and stated that only 200 fans shall be allowed in stadiums upon fulfillment of the set conditions.

The spectators, who will only be the season ticket holders, shall only be allowed with written permission from FUFA.

The guidelines, as issued by FUFA Deputy CEO Decolas Kizza are;

Appointment of a club medical liaison officer, club Hygiene Implementation officer and club safety and security officer.

Registration of season ticket holders not exceeding 200.

Submission of the list of season ticket holders to FUFA with their full bio data to facilitate tracing when need arises.

Only season ticket holders (maximum 200) shall access the stadium during competition matches.

No other person shall be allowed access to the stadium beyond those stipulated in Article 13 of the FUFA #Covid-19 Regulations.

The host team shall provide attendance statistics to the match commissioner and shall form part of his report.

Strict observance of all Standards Operating Procedures in accordance with directives and guidelines from His Excellency the President of Uganda, the Ministry of Health, other Government agencies, the FIFA and CAF #Covid-19 protocol and the FUFA #Covid-19 Regulations.

Any club or football entity that fails to abide by the conditions as set above shall be liable to sanctions including but not limited to monetary fines and withdrawal of the privilege.

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Bobi Wine, Amuriat turn down EC summons, claim they are too busy

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Geoffery Serugo
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National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Presidential candidate Kyagulanyi Sentamu Robert aka Bobi Wine has not shown up for questioning as the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Justice Simon Byabakama directed.

Last week, EC summoned Bobi Wine and the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat over continuous breaching of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) peddled at curbing the spread of Covid-19.

Earlier today, security was beefed up at the Electoral Commission in preparation to receive the two candidates. To EC’s dismay, they didn’t show up.

According to Bobi Wine, they are too busy to halt their camping trails. “Halting our campaigns means that the EC will reschedule the campaign time table to cover the day missed,” he said.

In tandem, FDC’s Amuriat also didn’t show up over the same matter. Over the weekend, the secretary general of FDC Nathan Nandala Mafabi said their candidate cannot come for such a meeting because is too busy conversing for support.

“The EC would have written to the secretary general of FDC not Amuriat. Amuriat is a property of FDC, he was nominated by the secretary general of the party,” Nandala said.

Justice Byabakama averred that on 17th, 18th of November Bobi Wine held mass rallies in Koboko and Iganga. He also alleges that Amuriat held processions in Mbarara and other areas. The two were required to appear before the commission today Monday 14th and respond to the allegations.

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Rev. Nason Baluku installed as 3rd Bishop of South Rwenzori Diocese

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Rev. Nason Baluku installed as 3rd Bishop of South Rwenzori Diocese

The Rt. Rev Nason Baluku has been consecrated and enthroned the 3rd Bishop of the Diocese of South Rwenzori in a Service held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kasese on Sunday succeeding the Rt. Rev. Jackson Nzerebende, who until his retirement was the Bishop of the Diocese since 2003 and Dean of the Province.

The Most Rev Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, Archbishop of Church of Uganda was the main celebrant.

Bishop Baluku was born 15th March 1967 in in Mahango Sub-County on the slopes of the Rwenzori Mountains in Kasese district. He holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Management and a Bachelor of Community Leadership and Development, both from Uganda Christian University.

He received a Diploma in Theology from Uganda Christian University and a Provincial Certificate in Theological Studies from Bishop Balya Theological College.

He was born again at the age of 12 on 13th October 1979 and was confirmed three years later in 1982 by Bishop Kamanyire. By the time he was 17 years old, he was commissioned as a Catechist, and later a Lay Reader. On 6th August 1995, he was ordained a deacon and made a priest on 28th July 1996. He was appointed as a Canon of St. Paul’s Cathedral on 4th December 2005.

Bishop Baluku has served in a variety of ministry positions, including a Vicar of several parishes, an Archdeacon, Diocesan Secretary, Program Director for the Bishop Masereka Christian Foundation, and PDR Coordinator in the Provincial Secretariat.

Until his consecration, he was serving as a Project Manager for the international organization Barnabas Fund.  He is married to Jane Biira Baluku and God has blessed them with seven children.

The election was made by the House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda sitting at the Namirembe Guest House, Kampala, on 11th August 2020.

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Nsereko’s campaign excites Kamwokya residents

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Ronard Shabomwe
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Nsereko dancing with Women in Kamwokya.

Voters in Kamwokya,a city suburb cheered and showed happiness upon seeing Muhammad Nsereko, the Kampala Central Member of Parliament amidst them.

Hon. Nsereko was meeting groups of women in Kamwokya, a home of his competitor Fred Nyanzi, aka Chairman Nyanzi the NUP candidate, on Sunday as part of his campaign trail. When he arrived, hundreds of residents gathered to waive to their Member of Parliament amidst ululation.

Residents assured Nsereko that whereas Kamwokya is a home of National Unity Platform-NUP, he should be aware that residents are behind him because he represents the views of common people and he has been there for them.

Nsereko told Kamwokya residents that they should be rest assured that he will be going back to represent his Kampala central people who are being affected by the laws which are meant to favour only the rich people.

He said he is still working with other fellow leaders to make sure that no one tries to grab any part of the land in Kamwokya. Adding that land grabbers have tried it several times.

Residents have requested him to also look for the solutions of the challenges which are affecting many people in Kamwokya like poor sanitation, unemployment, high crime rate among others. Farida Musengimaana requested that as step mothers, they have a challenge with educating their children yet there are government schools which also overcharge them.

Shafic Mukotomi and Sharif Magedi said their major challenges as Kamwokya residents are unemployment and poor sanitation. They said if their Member of Parliament solves those two challenges, all can be okay with them.

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Court of Appeal delivers 21 Judgments in one week

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The Court of Appeal last week delivered a total of 21 Judgments arising from a Criminal Appeals session held in Fort Portal last month.

This brings it to a total of 32 decisions that have so far been delivered by Justices; Kenneth Kakuru, Christopher Madrama and Irene Mulyagonja.

In the decisions delivered; Nyabendwa Fred and Nakyejwe Erusa had their 45-year jail term sent aside and their conviction quashed and sentences sent aside. “…we find that the evidence adduced by prosecution was insufficient to sustain the charge of murder against each of the appellants,” the Judgment reads in part.

In the Appeal of Asiimwe Richard, the Court sent back the file back to the High Court for retrial after quashing the judgment and setting aside his 25-year sentence on the charge of Murder.  The court ordered, “The case file be remitted back to the High Court at Fort Portal for retrial…the Appellant be remanded in custody pending trial which will commence with plea taking before another Judge.”

In five appeals, the Court allowed appeals against sentences and reduced them but maintained the conviction of the High Court

The Court also substituted sentences in 14 appeals.

The Court’s Deputy Registrar, Ayebare Tumwebaze reiterated the Justices’ commitment to deliver the remaining eight decisions within the next one week.

Holding of Regional Appeals sessions is one of the measures put in place by the Court to fight case backlog and bring Justice nearer to the people.

Next week, the Court will be holding another Regional session at Lira High Court where 40 appeals will be handled by a team of Justices, Elizabeth Musoke, Hellen Obura and Remmy Kasule.

Meanwhile a team of Justices; Catherine Bamugemereire, Stephen Musota and Muzamiru Kibeedi are hearing 40 Civil Appeals at the Court’s headquarters.

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Kamwokya residents fight over campaign money

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Ronard Shabomwe
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Some residents fighting for money in Kamwokya.

Residents of Kamwokya, a Kampala Suburb have fought each other over money that was given to them by Muhamad Nsereko, the Kampala Central Member of Parliament.

Hon. Nsereko, who was campaigning this evening in Kamwokya, left money with his campaign agents, totaling to shillings 7 million which was meant for voters, according to residents. Each person was supposed to take home a share of shillings 5000.

However, this did not go well with residents after Nsereko’s departure. It started with a group of boys who came in and pushed the woman who was holding the money and ran away with bundles.

Residents told this reporter that this happened because men were ordered to be aside as Nsereko’s target was only women. When men realized that they were left out, they had to fight ladies who were given money.

Albert Nsabiimaana a resident said women made a mistake of getting out of where they were meeting from, that is why the men took the advantage of them to take their money. He adds that all happened because even women had failed to agree about how to share the money.

According to residents, the behavior that was shown by both candidates and residents is not good at all because it takes people’s lives in danger. Adding that over five residents have got injuries and rushed to health facilities to be given treatment because they sustained injuries as Gift Nyangoma narrates.

Betty Owimaana says giving them money was good because they need it but this was done improperly.

When Hon. Nsereko was told that people fought for money and chaos was still going on, Nsereko sent Emmanuel Sserunjongi, the mayor of Kampala central who had already left to bring sanity among residents. When he reached women lined up for the little shares that were left.

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Speke Resort Munyonyo says it didn’t host Omah Lay concert

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Our Reporter
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Omah Lay

Speke Resort Munyonyo says no concert was hosted at it’s premises on Saturday night, dismissing rumours making rounds on social media.

Messages have been circulating on social media claiming that Nigerian artiste Omah Lay hosted a concert at Speke Resort Munyonyo on Saturday night.

However, Speke Resort this evening clarified that no concert was hosted at it’s premises.

Holding a concert would be in violation of restrictions imposed by the Government to curb the spread of Covid-19.

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MTN Uganda launches Youth Skilling Programme

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MTN UG CEO, Wim Vanhelleputte

 

The MTN Foundation Uganda has launched a Youth Empowerment skilling program to benefit at least 100 youths in preparation for the evolving digital world.

The MTN Foundation Youth skilling Program will be implemented in partnership with Ubunifu systems, a software development firm based in Uganda. Ubunifu systems has cut its niche in professional mobile and web development with a focus on innovative, personalized, and fully functional solutions that deliver value and satisfaction.

The MTN Foundation Youth skilling Program will focus on skills that will drive co-creation of innovative digital products and solutions to solve Uganda’s biggest problems in Education, Youth Empowerment, Health and Agriculture. This comes at a backdrop of the #Covid-19 pandemic that has demonstrated the immense need of digitalized systems to keep businesses and communities afloat in times of catastrophic circumstances.

Wim Vanhelleputte, the MTN Chief Executive Officer said that this is one of the many initiatives that MTN Uganda has put in place to enable the youth tap into the limitless possibilities of the Fourth industrial revolution.

“Since they are the majority, the youth are a big and essential component in the country’s growth and development. That is why we as MTN have chosen to involve them to stimulate local innovation, which in turn will help youth create gainful employment opportunities  through community transforming innovations as we enter the new era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” said Vanhelleputte.

The team leader At Ubunifu systems MTN’s implementing partner, Brian Ssennoga commended MTN Uganda for starting such an initiative and reaffirmed that the program would be transformational.

“This is a great initiative, we a thankful to be partnering on with MTN on this great initiative.  The program will power a new way to innovate especially the commitment to prioritize Digital for Good and access to ICT for Good Knowledge. This program will tailor to a diverse youthful audience providing them with knowledge, skills, and experiences to support building collaborative local solutions that align to the Foundation’s work in Uganda.”  Said Brian Ssennoga the Team lead Ubunifu systems.

The youth account for the largest share of Uganda’s population, with 77 per cent of the citizens aged below 25 years of age, with a vast majority of them unemployed.

MTN is committed to integrating the youth in its programs. Last year, MTN invited the youth to develop applications that use MTN MoMo APIs, to monetize both consumer and business opportunities digitally, a task many of them executed successfully and early this year, MTN and Ericsson awarded winners of the MTN Mobile Money Open API challenge.

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Sudhir, Indian Association celebrate Uganda as land of 3Ps, Museveni commends them for investments

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President Yoweri Museveni and the Indian association at State House yesterday. Photo credit, PPU.

East African Richman, Sudhir Ruparelia and the head of the Indian Association in Uganda Mohan Rao have commended President Yoweri Museveni for the able leadership he has demonstrated by leading the country for the last three decades.

Passing a vote of thanks, Mr Sudhir Ruparelia of the Ruparelia Group, thanked President Museveni for ensuring peace and stability, adding that it had spurred their community into investing in Uganda.

“On behalf of the entire business community, we thank you the President and the NRM government for the favourable business environment. We commit to supporting you,” said Mr Ruparelia.

Mr. Sudhir is arguable the most outstanding member of the association with immense contribution to the economy as employees thousands of locals whereas his companies have always topped the Uganda Revenue Authority tax chats. His area of Investment are banking, education, hotel and tourism industry, real estate and horticulture.

Mr Rao described Uganda as a land of Peace, Profit and Prosperity

The description by Mr Mohan Rao was made yesterday (Saturday) at State House Entebbe during a meeting between President Museveni and leaders of the Indian Association.

“As I often say, our stay in Uganda is characterized by 3Ps. Peace, Profit and Prosperity,” said Mr Rao. “Allow me to summarily correlate them as follows: The Peace that was ushered in and is being maintained by the NRM Government under your leadership has created a conducive environment for us to run and grow Profitable businesses.”

He added, “These businesses through tax revenues, employment opportunities to Ugandans and production of quality products in goods and services translate into Prosperity for all of us as a nation.”

Mr Rao also commended President Museveni for overseeing the transformation of Uganda and “her people from darkness to light, from turmoil to peace, from lawlessness to democracy, from oppression to freedom, from sectarianism to inclusion and from recession to prosperity”.

On behalf of his association, Mr Rao thanked President Museveni for supporting the return of Asians (and their properties) to Uganda following their expulsion in 1972 by Idi Amin.

He added, “The numerous tax and non-tax incentives have enabled us to start and grow many businesses across all sectors many of which are now focusing on adding value to Ugandan products and natural resources.”

Mr Rao said, “The Peace and tranquility across the entire nation gives us confidence to reinvest our returns and attract other new investors and traders. This had also encouraged many of us to take on Ugandan citizenship and assure the nation that we are not here to milk the cow but to feed it as well.”

Mr Rao said because President Museveni was the surest guaranter of the 3Ps, the Indian Association would support his candidature, wishing him landslide victory in the upcoming January elections.

Museveni  commends

Addressing the leaders, President Museveni commended the Indian community for supporting the industrialization drive in Uganda and its resultant gains.

“Manufacturing has created 700,000 new jobs and yet the whole public service is 480,000 jobs. Manufacturing alone has more jobs than those in public service,” he said.

The President added, “Then when you add the jobs in the services sector, they are 1.3 million plus another 300,000 in ICT sector, we are talking more than two million jobs from non-government, non-agriculture. I have to thank you for this big contribution to our transformation.”

President Museveni said Africa’s slow growth was partly because some leaders lacked the vision on what exactly should drive this transformation.

“Many people didn’t know that business was the way. Our group was among the first because many of the groups were Left Wing but confused. They didn’t know where the wealth came from,” he said.

The NRM government, said President Museveni, had focused on private-sector driven growth, identifying entrepreneurship as a key driver, ahead of capital, labour and natural resources.

“The most active factor of production is entrepreneurship because without it, the other factors are dormant. Entrepreneurship brings together the other three,” he added.

He appreciated Mr Rao and the community for identifying the 3Ps that characterise Uganda, urging them to continue marketing the country and attracting more investors.

Particularly, the President pointed out the opportunities in adding value to copper, saying the government was interested in investors in that sector.

“I want someone to process copper for cables and transformers. We want vertical integration there,” he added.

 

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IGP Ochola: we shall not allow lawlessness and hooliganism under the guise of political campaigns

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IGP Okoth Ochola

The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth-Ochola has revealed that security agencies will not allow lawlessness and hooliganism under the guise of political activity.

The IGP remarked two weeks after sporadic protests which rose from the arrest and detaining of the National Unity Platform’s (NUP) presidential candidate Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert aka Bobi Wine. Security agencies engaged in running battles with the rioters and hence killing over 50 of them.

“The riots were not spontaneous but were planned and unraveled earlier than intended. Police are analyzing the evidence that points to these plans and to their execution.” He said

He urged presidential candidates to observe the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which include social distancing, hand washing, and wearing of masks, all peddled at stemming the undesired consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ochola said that the Infractions perpetrated through social media and other abuses orchestrated through irresponsible traditional media are unacceptable in a free and democratic society and will be dealt with according to the laws of the country.

He warned presidential candidates of making impromptu stop overs in trading centres, attracting and addressing public gatherings along busy highways from car rooftops, and other spontaneous public addresses are a violation of the Electoral Commission’s Guidelines and the COVID-19 Rules which provide for the conduct of the campaign meetings only in the approved venues and in accordance with the harmonized campaign program, which clearly indicates the dates, time and location of such meetings.

“Non-compliance with the law and the Guidelines issued for the campaign period necessitates the intervention of law enforcement agencies to safeguard public health and safety.” He said

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