Visiting Inmates in Any Prison is Free of Charge, Says Authority
The Uganda Prisons Authority has clarified that visiting inmates detained in any prison in Uganda is free of charge.
This stemmed from the receipt circulating on social media suggesting that access to people visiting inmates in Luzira Maximum Security Prison can only be granted after payment of Shs50,000.
Frank Baine, the Spokesperson for Uganda Prison Service, said on Monday, July 29th, that visiting any prison facility in Uganda is completely free without any cost.
He urged the public to disregard the misleading...
Court Grants Bail to 10 Protestors of “March to Parliament” Demo
Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has granted bail to 10 protestors of the March to Parliament demonstration. The group was part of the suspects arrested last Tuesday.
Among those who were granted bail included the former Makerere University Guild President Maseruka Robert, who was released on UGX 100,000 cash bail and UGX 500,000 non-cash for the sureties.
The other nine have been released on UGX 100,000 cash bail and UGX 300,000 non-cash for the sureties.
They were represented by a team of...
FDC Najjanakumbi Distances Self from Arrested Members, Asserts Unawareness of Kenyan Workshop
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party's Najjanakumbi office has distanced itself from the recent arrests of several members allegedly linked to a controversial workshop in Kenya, saying those are masqueraders.
Nathan Mafabi Nandala, the Secretary General of FDC Najjanakumbi, denied being aware of any workshop that was held in Kenya, which their members were attending with the individuals in question.
"As FDC at Najjanakumbi, we would like to distance ourselves from the alleged FDC members arrested in Kenya last week...
LWENGO: Daily Night Music Concerts, Discos to be Banned over Increased InsecurityÂ
The district security committee in Lwengo has threatened to ban daily night music concerts and discos, citing a rise in crime and laziness among locals.
According to the Masaka Resident District Commissioner, Topista Lule Senkungu, night discos, which run from Tuesday to Saturday, attract thugs who take advantage of the loud music to commit robberies and assaults unnoticed.
Senkungu made these remarks on July 26, 2024, during a village meeting at Lukode Primary School in Buyinja parish.
She said that the concert...
Deputy IGG Orders Arrests of Three Suspects over Extortion in Kikuube District
The Deputy Inspector General of Government (IGG), Dr. Patricia Acham Okiria, has issued orders for the immediate arrest of three individuals in Kikuube district over extortion and diversion of project funds.
In the statement released on July 26, 2024, on the Official X handle of the Inspectorate of Government listed, the suspects, as Godfrey Katungi, the Parish Chief of Igwanjura Parish, Lawrence Baguma, the Parish Chief of Bubogo Parish, and Charles Kusemererwa, a Community Facilitator for the DRDIP project, are...
President Museveni Replaces Jailed Trade PS Ssali with Kakooza
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has replaced imprisoned Permanent Secretary (PS) for Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, Geraldine Ssali, with Alex Kakooza, who was the former PS for Ministry of Education.
The reshuffle happened during the Ministry of Trade top management committee meeting on Friday, July 26, 2024, convened by Francis Mwebesa, the Minister of Trade, and attended by the Ministers of State, undersecretaries, directors, and commissioners of the ministry.
This comes after Ssali was arraigned before the Anti-Corruption court on...