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Shs10b lost in the telecom, Stanbic scam as fingers point to internal collusion at Pegasus

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Geoffery Serugo
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an mtn mobile money outlet

 

Stanbic Bank and the leading telecom service providers, Airtel Uganda and MTN Uganda have suspended mobile money services between the three companies following technical glitches experienced over the weekend.

Eagle Online can reveal that over Shs10 billion is the amount of money that the telecoms and the bank could have lost in the scam. According to one of top executive in one of the telecom companies that was hit, the scam was an internal collusion inside Pegasus Technologies, a company hired to offer services in the mobily money transaction.

“We will not reveal much but let police do its work of investigations but what is at stake is that how can company hired to do such work keep on even hiring its workforces from clients? that means that people hired with reveal most of their former employers who are clients to this company and that means that internal collusion is very easily carried out” said a top executive.

He also revealed that most of the money stolen in the process was from up-country centres.

Reports indicated that unidentified thugs hacked Pegasus Technologies, information and technology (IT) service provider of the three companies and took unknown amount of Money.

According to a statement signed by the Chief Executive officers of the companies; Anne Anne Juuko Stanbic Bank Uganda, Wim Vanhelleputte MTN Uganda and VG Somasekhar Managing Director Airtel Uganda, the system incident has had no impact on any balances on both Bank and Mobile Money accounts.

“Our technical teams are analyzing the incident and will restore services as soon as possible. We apologise to all customers for any inconvenience that this has caused and reiterate our commitment to delivering seamless banking and mobile money services,” the statement reads.

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Tanga Odoi drags in Janet Museveni in Rwamparara woman MP as declares Molly Asiimwe

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Simon Kabayo
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NRM-EC boss Dr. Tanga Odoi

The chairperson of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Electoral Commission, Dr. Tanga Odoi is being accused of declaring Ms Molly Asiimwe as the winner of the primaries of Rwamparara district Woman Member Parliament and yet she wasn’t the winner.

Odoi is also accused of dragging in the name of the First Lady when he reportedly told a selected party faithful that he was sent to Rwamparara to declare Ms Molly Asiimwe.

According to results from the whole districts for the NRM party primaries, Ms Annah Kansiime got 20019 votes against Ms Asiimwe and therefore, she was announced the winner. However, it is said that Odoi personally drove to Rwamparara, overturned the victory of Ms Kansiime by declaring Ms Asiimwe as the winner instead while saying he was ‘sent by the First Lady’ to announce Ms Asiimwe.

“We were all shocked when Tanga told us that he was sent by the First Lady to declare Molly because it could be a lie when he is dragging her in for selfish reasons but we hope it isn’t true because it defeats the meaning elections” a source was quoted.

However, Tanga alleged action has prompted the voters and the winner Ms Kansiime to protest the decision of declare her opponent whom she defeated.

PETITIONED: Annah Kansime.

In a petition dated September 10, through NRM Secretary General, she says Tanga stormed the district tally centre accompanied by Resident District Commissioner for Rwampara Kateera Turyabagyenyi and a heavy deployment of UPDF soldier and police officers. Tanga is then accused of grabbing the tallying results from the district returning officer Richard asiimwe and then presented a tally sheet which he had come with containing some provisional results which placed one of the candidates Ms  Molly Asiimwe in the lead.

” I protested and rejected the said results because they were not tallying with the results which were being tallied from different polling stations by the district returning officer nor were they tallying with those which i had received from my agents at the polling stations. He then directed the district registrar to sign the tally sheet with the provisional results and immediately proceeded to declare Ms Molly Asiimwe as the winning candidate, NRM flag bearer for Rwampara district woman member of parliament” reads the petition which Eagle Online has obtained.

Ms Kansiime left without any option, she has through her lawyers Nandaah Wamukoota and Co.Advocates dragged National Resistance Movement party and Ms Molly Asiimwe to court protesting Tanga Odoi’s decision of declaring Ms Asiimwe the winner of the party primaries.

“Our client was announced and declared as the official flag bearer for Woman MP seat for Rwampara District representing NRM party and was given a declaration of results form to that effect. However, the NRM electoral commission chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi personally convened a press conference and announced Molly Asiimwe as the NRM flag bearer, albeit without lawful authority. For that therefore, we hereby demand you to officially take immediate measures to declare that Dr. Tanga Odoi illegally and in error announced Molly Asiimwe as the NRM Woman MP seat flag bearer of Rwampara District and recognise our client Annah Kansime as the rightful flag bearer for NRM Woman MP seat, Rwampara District” reads the letter from Nandaah Wamukoota and Co. Advocates on behalf of Kansime.

 

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Defence Minister Adolf Mwesige and UN Special Envoy discuss strategies for the Great Lakes Region

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Our Reporter
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Defence Minister Hon. Adolf Mwesige and UN Special Envoy discuss strategies for the Great Lakes Region

The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Adolf Mwesige has today met with the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Huang Xia at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Mbuya, where they discussed various issues pertaining to the UN Strategy for Peace Consolidation, conflict resolution and prevention in the Great Lakes region.

Mr. Huang also briefed the Minister on the ongoing preparations for the upcoming high level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region.

Mr. Huang expressed high appreciation to Uganda towards the contribution of peacekeeping missions that are supported by the United Nations.

Particularly, he thanked the UPDF leadership for the high level of professionalism exhibited by the forces in peacekeeping missions. He remarked that the Great Lakes Region and Africa at large still face challenges such as the fight against rebel groups like ADF which hinder the efforts by the UPDF troops towards Peacekeeping.

Hon. Adolf Mwesige thanked the Special Envoy for the interactive meeting and said that the UPDF remains steadfast in repulsing any attempts or attacks made by the ADF informing him that the remnants had fled to eastern DRC.

Hon. Mwesige said that under the leadership of the President, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Uganda has and will always embrace the Pan African ideology especially in Peacekeeping and UN Missions whenever called upon. Ideologies that birthed AMISOM and now EastAfrican Standby Force saying that African problems require home grown African solutions thus the successes of AMISOM in Somalia.

In conclusion, the Minister said that Uganda, alongside military solutions, had applied the Amnesty law that is dedicated to support, rehabilitate and reintergrate rebels who denounce rebellion.

In attendance were the UN Resident Coordinator Ms. Rosa Malango, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence and Vetaran Affairs, Mrs Rosette Byengoma, the Joint Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Joseph Musanyufu, the Defence Spokesperson and Brig Gen Flavia Byekwaso.

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Eddy Kenzo reunites with his sister after 23 years

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Our Reporter
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kenzo with sister

Singer Edirisa Musuuza commonly known as Eddy Kenzo has finally reunited with his biological 26-year old younger sister whom he hadn’t seen for 23 years.

Kenzo said he has spent years searching for his sister but finally found her last month.

“I discovered my sister after 23 years. God is very grateful,” Kenzo posted on his twitter account.

Eddy Kenzo revealed that when they were young, together with his other brother, they gave their sister to a woman since they believed she could not live on the streets like them.

Speaking during an interview on NBS After 5 last Friday, Kenzo said: “I and my other brother handed our sister to some woman in Katwe as she was still very young and could not be on the streets with us.”

However, recently when he returned from Ivory Coast after the lockdown, Kenzo received a call from someone who disclosed that they had located his sister.

“We had almost given up on her but God always has his own plans. I now have my sister with me. She has been suffering on the streets of Katwe,” said Kenzo.

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Fufa, clubs agree to share #Covid costs

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Our Reporter
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Fufa technical centre where playoffs will take place

The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) has agreed to share the Coronavirus testing costs for the teams that will participate in the Fufa Big League play-offs as football resumes.

The agreement between the federation and the clubs was reached at during a consultative meeting that was held at the main offices in Mengo.

“The different club representatives in attendance shared their respective ideas and by the end of the meeting, it was agreed upon that Fufa would cost share the #Covid-19 testing costs with the clubs, meet the accommodation, feeding of the team players and officials as well as provision of medical services for all the teams during the matches,” said Fufa president Moses Magogo.

Some of the SOPs from government and the Ministry of Health for football to restart include playing behind closed doors, regular social distancing, masking and sanitizing as well as quarantine of the teams (one-off tournament setting).

Edrine Ochieng, the president Gaddafi Football Club, was one of the several chairmen that welcomed the development.

“The consultations between Fufa and the clubs is good enough. It shows the element of fair-play. With Fufa coming in with the cost sharing aspect, we are humbled.”

Clubs further called upon Fufa to continue engaging the government to reduce the cost of the Covid#-19 tests from Shs240,500.

Joseph Collins Ssemanda (Ndejje University) suggested: “If the sporting merit fails to determine the promoted clubs, then the club licensing measure should be considered to determine the prepared clubs in case football cannot be played.”

Kitara FC will clash with Kataka FC while Kiboga Young FC will face Ndejje University FC in the play-offs semifinals to find out who joins UPDF FC and Malaba Youth Development Association (MYDA) FC in next season’s Uganda Premier League season.

Fufa Technical Center, Njeru has been confirmed as the venue for these play-offs.

The Fufa Competitions Department will release the detailed program and exact dates for the play-offs.

Tentatively, the play-offs for the StarTimes Fufa Big League clubs kick off date has been set for November 10.

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Byabashaija suspends OC Moroto in new Prisons reshuffle

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Geoffery Serugo
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The Commissioner General of Prisons Dr. Johnson Byabashaija

The Commissioner General of Prisons Dr. Johnson Omuhunde Rwashote Byabashaija has in the latest reshuffle made changes in the correctional services that has seen the Officer in Charge of Moroto Prison SP Norman Aruho suspended following a jail break in September.

Last month, over 219 inmates escaped from the prison after they overpowered prison staff, accessed the armoury and took off with AK47 15 rifle guns. At least 15 inmates have been recaptured and most of the escapees are hard core criminals and cattle rustlers who were nabbed last month. They are currently searching for over 200 inmates.

According to the new deployment release, re-appointments, transfers, and leave of officers, Mr. Moses Sentalo, ACP, Officer in Charge, U.G. Prison Upper is appointed Service Assistant Public Relations Officer.  He remains Officer in Charge, U.G. Prison Upper.

Mr. Joel Kiggundu, SSP, who proceeded on leave vide Service Order Part II No.6/2020 of 26th June 2020, the leave is cancelled.  He remains DPC Luwero.

Mr. Festo Sambya, SSP, who was appointed DPC Luwero vide Service Order Part II No.6/2020 of 26th June 2020, is transferred to Masindi as DPC.

Ms. Maureen Ninsiima, SSP, Officer in Charge, U.G. Prison Mbale (M) is appointed Service Assistant Public Relations Officer. She remains Officer in Charge, U.G. Prison Mbale (M).

Mr. Jimmy Anguzu, SP, Officer in Charge, U.G. Prison Farm Isimba is transferred to U.G. Prison Soroti as Officer in Charge.  He takes over from Mr. Latif Mayamba, SP, who is transferred to U.G. Prison Moroto as Officer in Charge.  Mr. Mayamba takes over from Mr. Norman Aruho, SP, who is suspended from duty with immediate effect.

Mr. Sam Bagonza, SP, Officer in Charge, U.G. Prison Dokolo, is transferred to U.G. Prison Farm Ragem as Officer in Charge.  He takes over from Mr. Emmanuel Nuwagaba, SP, who is transferred to U.G. Prison Farm Isimba as Officer in Charge.

Mr. Robert Oguttu, SP, Officer in charge, U.G. Prison Kakumiro, is transferred to U.G. Prison Dokolo as Officer in Charge.  He hands over the Station to Mr. Grace Adrawa, ASP, U.G. Prison Mbale Main, who is now appointed Officer in Charge, U.G. Prison Kakumiro.

Mr. Peter John Enyetu, ASP, on leave is appointed Staff Officer, North Eastern Region at Moroto.

Ms. Allen Malemo, ASP, U.G. Prison Farm Ruimi, is appointed Officer in Charge, U.G. Prison Kibiito.  She takes over from Mr. Robert Okanya, ASP, who proceeds on accumulated leave.

Ms. Phoebe Nyaburu, ASP, U.G. Prison Farm Kitalya, is transferred to Prisons Headquarters, to the Procurement and Disposal Unit for duty.

Mr. Maximillian Byamugisha, ASP, on leave is transferred to U.G. Prison Moroto as Deputy Officer in Charge.

Mr. Francis Byaruhanga, ASP, U.G. Prison Farm Ragem, proceeds on 90 days leave with immediate effect.

Mr. Joseph Nangai, P.O.I, on leave is transferred to U.G. Prison Mutuufu as Deputy Officer in Charge.

Mr. Godffrey Masereka, P.O.II, U.G. Prison Masafu, is appointed Officer in Charge, U.G. Prison Bukwo.  He takes over from Mr. Francis Okuku, P.O.II, who is transferred to U.G. Prison Mbale (M) in for duty.

Ms. Doreen Bafumba, P.O.II, on leave, is transferred to U.G. Prison Kasangati for duty.

These Orders take immediate effect.  Mr. Grace Adrawa, ASP, should start the exercise of taking over and handing over without delay.

The Director Administration should facilitate the movement of officers.

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Will Bobi Wine’s NUP crumble like a pack of cards Mbabazi style?

By
Francisco Adongo
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Bobi Wine

 

The emergence of Kyadondo East MP Ssentamu Kyagulanyi as a so-called main challenger against President Museveni has scaring parallels to that of former ‘Super Minister’ John Patrick Amama Mbabazi in 2015.

When Mbabazi emerged to challenge President Museveni in 2015, his supporters argued that Dr Kizza Besigye, a man who has led the most serious challenge for the presidency, gives way and leaves the stage to the new entrant on the block.

Under intense pressure from Mbabazi acolytes and the ever gullible and deceptive donors, Besigye dithered with the idea of backing the former Prime Minister and only definitively abandoned it after a foresighted section of his party insisted that there was no chance of him making way for another candidate.

Mbabazi insisted on contesting and the results bore out those who backed Besigye to stand after the Go-Forward candidate polled a measly 136,519 votes. To put Mbabazi’s abysmal performance in context, it is important to note that there were 477,319 invalid votes.

Suffice to note that Erias Lukwago, a key Besigye ally, polled 176,637 votes to win the mayoral race, 40,118 votes more than Mbabazi managed to marshal countrywide.

Fast forward to 2020 and we are back to the situation we had in 2015.

Bobi Wine, a singer-turned-politician after winning a by- election in Kyadondo East parliamentary race, now wants to challenge President Museveni for the presidency, which is well within his rights.

However, Bobi Wine, like Mbabazi in 2015, has solely focused his artillery on Dr Besigye, insisting the veteran opposition politician should give way to another candidate to challenge Mr Museveni.

Like a football player focusing on a teammate who does not possess the ball while the opponent freely dribbles, Bobi Wine and his excitable acolytes have turned their arsenal on Besigye, accusing him of monopolising the struggle to remove Museveni.

And Bobi Wine has surrounded himself with the same opposition MPs that coalesced around Mbabazi in 2015, parroting the claims they did in 2015.

Masaka Municipality MP Mathias Mpuuga and Busiro East MP Medard Sseggona were the lynchpins behind Mbabazi’s botched bid in 2015. The duo are now the master planners of Bobi Wine’s candidature and have been leading a covert campaign against Dr Besigye.

In announcing that he will not be running in the 2021 elections, Dr Besigye has literally given this group the proverbial rope to hang itself.

They have been arguing that he is not giving them space, now they have the space but they are still grumbling. With them, Dr Besigye is damned if he does and damned if he does not.

The spiky nature of NUP’s supporters reared its ugly ahead on Sunday during the burial of Former Kampala Mayor Nasser Ntege Ssebagala in the Kisaasi suburb of Kampala.

At the burial, Dr Besigye was notably absent and he later tweeted that he is in self-isolation as he may have potentially been exposed to #Covid-19.

Bobi Wine’s supporters were, however, running bonkers on social media, accusing Dr Besigye of deliberately skipping Ssebaggala’s burial for political reasons.

Ssebaggala famously supported Dr Besigye’s 2001 presidential bid, after his own attempt at contesting was upended on grounds that he lacked the minimum academic qualifications.

So when Dr Besigye was absent from Ssebaggala’s burial, Bobi Wine’s supporters went apoplectic.

Bobi Wine and his supporters now have the stage to themselves and should be wary of not crumbling Mbabazi style.

 

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Actor Charles James Ssenkubuge declares bid to run for Kampala Lord Mayoral seat

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Our Reporter
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Charles James Ssenkubuge

Actor and TV host Charles James Ssenkubuge has declared his bid to run for Kampala Lord Mayoral seat in the 2021 elections.

Below is his bid

My name is Senkubuge Charles James aka SIASA a former Presidential candidate. I am married to Agnes Lilian who is a chorister at Christ the King Church. I am the General Manager of Salt Media and the Chairman of Bakayimbira Dramactors, and by grace of God I am the Lead Pastor at FRC and also a Pastor at Gospel Light Baptist Church Kansanga.

I am a Mukadde we Kanisa at House of Prayer Ministries International and a former Mukebezi at Namirembe Cathedral.

I am an O.B of Old Kampala SSS, an OB of Kampala High School and Makerere High School and finally an alumni of Makerere University. An awardee of Uganda at 50 Golden Medal for exemplary service in the field of art. And a director of Bakayimbira School of Performing Arts BASPA. I am cool headed, kind and independent minded.

I have lived in this City Kampala for over 30 years and I have discovered Kampala residents to be highly disgruntled people, sad and tired. Over the years I have worked to make these Kampala people happy. And I am that voice that awakened you every morning for 15 years on Radio Simba as Dr Mulyamayinja in Binsangawano. I am the Byansi of Bukedde TV for 5years, I am the Uncle Saulo of Ndiwulira, the Sergeant Mpiima, Dungu, Bulagayi, Eria etc. I am writer of 50 plays. I am the hard talking Senkubuge of Salt TV Omunyo ku makya. I am your true friend and I mean it.

My special call to Kampala city has always been to make you people smile trying to make you forget the suffering around us while educating and arming you for the best future.

In a sure way of changing people’s lives for the best I am offering myself for LORDMAYORSHIP as my final attempt to bring you real happiness and joy which I hope to attain by cleaning the mess around us, and by creating an integrated self-sustaining city. With well-lit streets, public toilets, where plans will be devised to make it possible for all to work in the city without being chased like criminals.

This is our City, let us enjoy it.

Happiness is my goal

New faces and new ideas for a new Kampala. Kisoboka.

FOR GOD AND A HAPPY CITY.

I Be seek Thee to vote your very own Senkubuge Charles James for Lord Mayor Kampala

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2021 Elections: EC concludes nomination of candidates for Local Government Councils

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Our Reporter
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EC-Voting-ballot-box

The Electoral Commission has concluded the nomination of candidates for Local Government Councils Elections.

The nomination exercise commenced on 21st September 2020, in all the 146 districts and cities and was scheduled to end on 1st October 2020, but was extended for four more days due to the high number of aspiring candidates who turned up for the nomination.

According to the statement released by the electoral commission, 45,127 candidates have been  nominated to contest for elective positions at local government level, which include District and City Chairpersons and their Councilors, Municipality and City Division Chairpersons and their Councilors, and Sub County/Town/Municipal Division Chairpersons and their Councilors.

“The Electoral Commission will officially announce the commencement of the campaign period and the polling dates for the Local Government Elections at the closure of the nomination exercise,” reads in part of the statement.

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Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha scoops African Leadership Business Award

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Our Reporter
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Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha

The Managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha has been awarded for Leadership Excellence in public service.

He was also recognized for his contribution to Africa’s socio-economic development at the recently concluded African Leadership magazine’s US – Africa Investment Forum, policy Dialogue and Business Leadership Awards (ABLA) 2020.

The event was held for the first time virtually, with the theme: US Africa Relations A necessary realignment.

The chief guest at the event Sierra Leone’s former President Ernest Bai Koroma presented the award to Dr. Silver where he remarked at how pleased he was to see CEOs transform and change the narrative of public institutions.

Dr. Silver was recognized alongside 15 other exceptional leaders from across the continent.

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