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President Museveni has suspended the Chairperson of Uganda Land Commission (ULC), Beatrice Byenkya Nyakayisiki, and the Commission secretary, Imaryo Barbara, and ordered that the two officials be investigated over allegations of corruption. In a letter to the Inspector General of Government and the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the President calls for immediate suspension and investigation of the two officials, with a view to being prosecution if found culpable. “I have received your letter in respect to the developments at Uganda Land Commission. Given the nature of allegations that are being made against the Chairperson and Secretary that include corruption, embezzlement,…

Baker McKenzie – All Africa – 11 April 2022 – The pandemic has driven home the high value of personal data to the global economy, while also highlighting its vulnerability to abuse and attack. In response, governments around the world, including those in Africa, have been reviewing their data privacy and protection laws and regulations to ensure they are adequately protected. Lawyers in Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe recently commented on this issue in Baker McKenzie’s new Africa Data Security and Privacy Guide. According to Enid Baaba Dadzie, Senior Associate at Kimathi & Partners in Ghana,…

UPDF 2 Busoga United 0 Vipers SC stretched their lead on top of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League table after their 3-0 away against URA FC in Ndejje on Tuesday, April 12. Skipper Halid Lwaliwa, Ceaser Manzoki and Yunus Ssentamu scored for Vipers’ emphatic victory, which takes the Venoms (as Vipers are nicknamed) to nine points clear of second-placed KCCA FC. Vipers now 55 points from 23 games compared to KCCA’s 46 points from the same number of games. The two sides (Vipers and KCCA) will meet later this week in a top-of-the-table clash in a rescheduled match at MTN…

The national men’s cricket team, The Cricket Cranes, flew out of the country on Monday, April 4 ahead of the scheduled five-game series in Namibia. The Cricket Cranes are preparing for the forthcoming international events slated for June and September this year. Lawrence Mahatlane, the Cricket Cranes coach, expects the five trial games (which will include two 50-overs and three T20 games) to boost confidence of his boys before they engage in competitive events. The trip to Namibia comes on the back of the good news that Kansai Plascon (U) Ltd was unveiled as a new sponsor for the Cricket…

UCU 2 Victoria University 0 Uganda Christian University (UCU) kicked off their University Football (UFL) title defense with a comfortable 2-0 victory over debutantes, Victoria University Kampala. Enock Ssekandi and Isaac Ofoyrwoth netted the goals for UCU in a game played Tuesday (April 5) afternoon in Mukono. UCU won the UFL title in 2019. The league was not held in the last two subsequent years (2020 and 2021) because of the lock-down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, action continues on Thursday, April 7 when Kumi University host International University of East Africa. The league organisers have also called off…

In an exclusive investigation BBC Africa eye uncovers how rogue pastors exploit the trust and belief of their followers for profit and power in Uganda. For hundreds of millions of Africans, Christianity is the cornerstone of their existence. But an increase in rogue pastors has led to a fight for the soul of Christianity in Africa BBC Africa Eye reporter Peter MacJob travels to Uganda to meet the new religious movements rejecting Christian conventions, the traditional pastors working hard to maintain their flocks, the families who have suffered tragic losses at the hands of rogue pastors, and those who have…

When Ms Yusuf Maluka, a smallholder farmer from Kosit village, Kadimukoli in Budaka district, first noticed yellowish spaghetti-like leafless vines hanging loosely on his fence some four years ago, he did not bother about it. At that time, Maluka who was yet to understand the parasitic weed preserved it particularly on his fence confusing it for a flower. Across Budaka district, a number of school girls reveal that the weed was partly spreading because school and village girls in the area have nicknamed it “lovers” miracle. It is believed that when girls want to get into a relationship, they break…

NATIONAL— As has become custom over the years, MTN Uganda together with Salam TV have kicked this year’s effort to support vulnerable communities with alms to enable them fast through the Ramadan season. Under the theme, “A giving heart”, MTN and its partner Salam TV will go around the country to handover alms – a vital pillar of the Muslim faith observed every year during the holy month of Ramadan. MTN together with Salam charity, will distribute alms specifically targeting the less privileged and refugee communities across the country. The country-wide delivery of alms will be crowned with iftar dinners…

NATIONAL — Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has hailed the late Agriculture minister Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa for founding the Uganda Microfinance Support Centre (UMFSC) that has been instrumental in promoting entrepreneurship in the country. Kasaija who was speaking at the Dr Kisamba Mugerwa memorial lecture that was held at Hotel Africana as part of the series of events marking the 20 years of MSC and honoring Dr Mugerwa described the late as a man of passion and intellect. Dr Mugerwa was the board chair of MSC from 2018 until his untimely death in January 2021. “I knew Dr Kisamba during our…

COURT – The Commercial Division of the High Court has set aside the execution of the warrant of arrest against the managing director of Dei Minerals International, Mr Mathias Magoola in a case where a former minister wants to be paid UGX268 billion in legal fees. But High Court Judge Anna Mugenyi in setting aside the arrest warrant, questioned the manner in which the former minister of Urban Development Isaac Musumba, and his lawyers obtained the warrant, and said its execution would disadvantage Mr. Magoola. Mr Musumba had represented Dei Minerals International in a legal dispute, which saw his clients…