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why Uganda is called the

pearl of Africa
By AFRICAWORLD TEAM

The Term – Uganda – the Pearl of Africa – was made popular by Winston Churchill in his
1908 Book entitled “My African Journey” about his trip to Uganda in 1907.
Most in Uganda today attribute the name “Pearl of Africa” to Winston Churchill however
most every other Western Explorer and Discoverer spoke in glowing terms about
Uganda and they also referred to Uganda as the Pearl of Africa.
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Reactionary wealth
Machar fighters killed creation plans will not
6 Ugandans – Oryem alleviate poverty
PG 2 Opinion Pg 6

Proposed amendment
to raise retirement
SHOCKING: Ugandan
age of judges man buries wife alive

President Museveni at TICADVI in Nairobi p10

General News:
Machar fighters killed six Ugandans – Oryem
By Correspondent
F
oreign Affairs min-
ister Oryem Okello
told Parliament
yesterday that out of the 11
Ugandans who have so far
been killed in South Sudan,
six were killed after being
run over at Jebel Kujur, by
a military tank belonging
to the SPLA-IO, a force
belonging to Vice President
Riek Machar.
While briefing the House
on the situation in South
Sudan, Mr Oryem, who
described the situation in
South Sudan as ‘remaining
tense’, said the six bod-
ies are yet to be retrieved
because they are still in a
territory being manned by
Mr Machar’s forces.
“As soon as the situation
relaxes, government will
Uganda tightens border
security after Kenya
attacks
By Steven Ariong
T he joint force of
police and army
has been heavily
deployed along the border
corridors of Kenya and
Uganda following an
attack by gunmen in
Kapenguria and Lamu
in Kenya.Kapenguria the
county assembly headquarters
of West Pokot is just 198
kilometers from Amudat
District on the Ugandan side.
Mr Richard Aruk Maruk
the Moroto regional police
commander said the measures
are to ensure that attackers do
not take advantage and cross
into Uganda.Gunmen that
Kenya authorities suspect
to be Al shabab attacked
Kapenguria Police Station at
3am on Thursday morning,
killing five police officers.
The attacks, according to the
eye witness in Kapenguria,
started after police arrested
one man who was a
teacher at Nakwijit School.
The witness said two men
identify and return the Ugan-
dans home,” he said. He,
however, said government is
taking all measures to ensure
the safety of Ugandans and
their evacuation.
“As of this morning (yes-
terday), 3,000 Ugandans
assembled at Gumeo Market
in Juba waiting to be evacu-
ated,” Mr Oryem said. “For
Ugandans in other parts of
South Sudan, particularly in
Wau and Torit, government
has advised to limit their
movements and where the
situation warrants, move to
the UN compounds.” Fight-
ing broke out in Juba on
Sunday between forces loyal
to the President Salva Kiir
and his first Vice President,
Riek Marchar.
Mr Oryem said government
has received reports that
claiming to be friends to the
arrested teacher demanded
police to allow them see the
suspect before they grabbed
the gun from the police
and shot the five dead. The
attackers then released the
suspect from police custody.
Mr Maruk called upon the
community along the border
to be alert and report any
strange people to the police.
“Although our borders are
porous, we are not sleeping.
We shall ensure that attackers
will not take advantage to cross
into our country,” he said.
He also said that the joint
force is currently patrolling
along Alakas border in
Amudat and other areas that
connect Uganda and Kenya.
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Kampala Central, MP said.
Bulamogi MP Kenneth Lubogo said
it was wrong for East Africa to admit
South Sudan into the community.
“How can a country that has not
proved to have a track record of hu-
man rights, failed to work with its
neighbours to bring peace come into
the East African Community,” he
asked. “South Sudan doesn’t want to
Mr Marchar’s forces Compensation queries show that they appreciate the effort
are having an up- The MPs also asked Uganda has put to bring peace in that
per hand in terms of government to explain country.”
control and that Yei, whether Ugandans Security Minister Henry Tumuku-
a medium-sized city would be compensated nde, however, said government’s
in southwest south for the loss in Juba. concern for now was to rescue
Sudan, is expected to “For these losses, how Ugandans. He also said the country’s
fall “into the hands of does the government of borders to the north are secure.
the rebels soon”. South Sudan compen- “National Security Council assessed
That statement, sate our people? It’s not the situation and made sure the situ-
however made MPs the first time our people ation in South Sudan doesn’t spill
question why Uganda have been killed yet we into Uganda, especially regarding the
was referring to Mr contributed so much in flow of weapons.
Marchar as a rebel yet the attainment of their Masaka Municipality MP Mathias
he is part of a coali- independence,” Mr Mo- Mpuuga wondered when normalcy
tion government. hammad Nsereko, the would return.
UPDF soldiers injured in S. Sudan
By Julius Ocungi
At least three soldiers
of the Uganda
People’s Defence
Forces (UPDF) were
yesterday injured after
unknown gunmen
attacked a convoy
they were travelling
to South Sudan for a
any detail. delayed for only 40 minutes after the
mission to evacuate
The UPDF spokesperson,
Ugandans trapped in incident.
Lt Col Paddy Ankunda,
the violence. Brig Muhanga named the three
The Daily Monitor’s in his post on social injured soldiers as Sgt Alex Ojok,
correspondent media Twitter handle for Lance Corporal Christopher Kadama
following the army the ministry of defence, and Private Jesus Kagarura. They
convoy said unknown stated: “Attempted were carried in two ambulances to
ambush on a UPDF
gunmen attacked the the SPLA health centre where the
caravan of armoured evacuation convoy contingent of soldiers and police is
vehicles and trucks repulsed, the soldiers got now camped.
at Pagiri Payam in minor injuries, convoy “They are in stable condition,” Brig
Magwi County in the continued.” Muhanga said.
The 4th Division
Eastern Equatorial He said the incident did not distract
State of South Sudan. commander, Brig the UPDF from its mission to
The army 4th Division Kayanja Muhanga, evacuate Ugandans. “We are going
spokesperson, Lt who is commanding to a peace-keeping mission. We are
Hassan Kato, who the evacuation mission, only going to evacuate Ugandans
speaking from Nisitu,
is travelling with trapped in the fighting that erupted
the rescue team, South Sudan, said last week,” he said.
confirmed the incident the attackers targeted “After our mission, we shall leave
but declined to discuss the last vehicle in the South Sudan because we have no
convoy. The convoy was other intention.”
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Winston Churchill as the source of the Nile,

the Pearl of Africa” the
reality is, that it has been
Why is Uganda called
became quite enthused
about what he found in
were impressed by how
wide and open the streets
known and referred to as
such for over 100 plus
the Pearl of Africa?
Uganda that he wrote were of the capital of the years.
“For magnificence, for Buganda Kingdom and Visitors coming to Uganda By Andrew Sembela
variety of form and col- were amazed by the local in the 21st Century do not
or, for profusion of bril- culture and ways of the ask “Why is Uganda called
liant life — bird, insect, people. the Pearl of Africa?” Min-
reptile, beast — for vast The earliest and most utes after getting off of the
scale — Uganda is truly credible source call- plane at Entebbe Interna-
“the Pearl of Africa.” ing Uganda the Pearl of tional Airport and heading

Africa.
Uganda – as the Pearl of
Maybe a better ques- Africa lost some of its
tion in the 21st Cen- luster during the days of
tury would be “Why is Idi Amin, the war in the
Uganda recognized as Bush Years that brought
the Pearl of Africa? President Yoweri Musev-
Definitely because Win- eni to power and the hav-
ston Churchill popular- oc the Lord’s Resistance
ized the Term “Pearl of Army and Joseph Kony
Africa.” brought to the north of
Yes, Winston Churchill Africa was Henry Mor- out on their African Safari Why did Lonely Planet the country resulting in
may not have been the ton Stanley who in 1871 they would totally agree,
one who first called ventured throughout that Uganda is the Pearl of
Uganda, the Pearl of Uganda. Frederick John Africa.
Africa. D. Lugard (who saved The words of Winston
Uganda impacted even Uganda for the British Churchill published in
the early explorers, from the French) wrote, 1908 still ring true today
that came years before “Stanley was even louder in the 21st Century. “For
Winston Churchill in his praises of Uganda magnificence, for variety
arrived. They were than Speke had been, and of form and color, for

in 2012 name Uganda war and a trail of tears.

as the Best Country to Since 2005 the country
Visit? Because no other has been at peace, is one
country in Africa has of Africa’s friendliest,
what Uganda has – it is safest, most secure, stable
one of the most bio- countries in all of Africa,
diverse countries in all the Pearl of Africa has
of Africa. and is regaining its luster
Why did National Geo- as the one and only Pearl
amazed by its beauty, described it as the “Pearl profusion of brilliant life graphic pick Uganda as in all of Africa – Time
its natural wonders, its of Africa” 1893 — bird, insect, reptile,
people. When modern Most sources name beast — for vast scale —
travel became avail- Henry Morton Stanley as Uganda is truly “the Pearl
able tourists flocked to the earliest and probably of Africa.”
Uganda and fell in love most plausible source, The Kingdom of Uganda
with the Pearl of Africa especially in American is a fairy tale. The scenery
– Uganda. Writings which were be- is different, the climate is
In 1858 John Hanning fore Winston Churchill’s different and most of all,
Speke and Richard Bur- visit to Uganda in 1907 the people are different
ton ventured through and his subsequent book from anything elsewhere
Uganda and were published in 1908. to be seen in the whole
amazed by what they Why is Uganda called range of Africa….what for you to visit Uganda
found and it was John the Pearl of Africa? No message I bring back…. one of the Best Travel and see why it is Africa’s
Hanning Speke that dis- matter who was the first concentrate on Uganda.” Destinations in Africa? Pearl.
covered Lake Victoria to refer to “Uganda – as Because it is the Pearl of

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and will make a tremendous
change to the lives of people
thus giving job opportunities.
Also it will be a foreign
exchange earner for the
tcountry.
However more emphasis
should be put to other sectors
within Uganda so as to im-
prove the lives of Ugandans.
Its devastating to see the
struggling people to feed.
Its a good sign the country has
taken to invest in the oil sector.
The sector should be seriously
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African Union nations
draft motion to quit ICC
By Andrew Sembela
iscussion on the
D common position
by African countries
on mass withdrawal from
the International Criminal
Court is in the final stages
after a committee tasked
to engage the UN Security
Council reported back and
its recommendations were
discussed on Wednesday at
the ongoing 27th AU Summit
in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Committee of Foreign
Affairs Ministers, which
was tasked during the 26th
AU Summit held in January
in the Ethiopian capital
Addis Ababa, also discussed
Monday’s decision by the
International Criminal Court
(ICC) to refer Uganda’s
failure to arrest Sudanese
President Omar-Al-Bashir to
the UN Security Council.
Diplomatic sources said
the meeting passed a draft
decision that will formulate a
final decision when the heads
of state convene between
Sunday and Monday. Some
of the key points in the
document titled “the ICC
Action Plan,” according
to sources, indicate that
most African countries
during consultations had
rallied behind the idea of
strengthening the Arusha-
based African People‘s &
Human Rights Court.
The committee members
also state that it is agreeable
that they would rather
strengthen institutions to
deal with impunity on
the continent and also
include in its jurisdiction,
international war crimes
and crimes against
humanity now handled
by the ICC.
The African Court was
established by Article 1 of
the Protocol to the African
Charter on Human and
Peoples’ Rights on the
Establishment of an
African Court on Human
and Peoples’ Rights,
which was adopted under
then Organisation of
African Unity (OAU) in
Burkina Faso in 1998.
African Court in force
The protocol eventually
came into force in
2004 after it was
ratified by at leas+t
15 African countries.
Fifteen other countries
have since ratified the
protocol— Algeria,
Benin, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cameroon,
Chad, Cote d’Ivoire,
Comoros, Congo, Gabon,
Gambia, Ghana, Kenya,
Libya, Lesotho, Mali,
Malawi, Mozambique,
Mauritania, Mauritius,
Nigeria, Niger, Rwanda,
Sahrawi Arab Democratic
Republic, South Africa,
Senegal, Tanzania, Togo,
Tunisia and Uganda.
The Court has jurisdiction
over all cases and disputes
submitted to it concerning
the interpretation and
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application of the African
Charter on Human and
Peoples’ Rights and any
other relevant human rights
instrument ratified by the
states concerned.
But as of February 2015,
according to the court’s
website, now fewer than
seven party states had made
declaration “recognising
the competence of
the Court to receive
cases from NGOs and
individuals.” The seven
that have recognised the
court include Tanzania,
Burkina Faso, Rwanda,
Malawi, Cote d’Ivoire,
Ghana, and Mali—a fact
which makes cutting ties
with the ICC somewhat
problematic.
The Wednesday meeting
also vehemently
“rejected” a proposed
amendment to the Rome
Statute which gave birth
to the ICC to include
the component of UN
peacekeepers to enforce
its indictments.
The resolutions came
against the backdrop of
a decision by the Hague-
based court’s Pre-Trial
Chamber II referring both
Uganda and Djibouti
to the 15-member UN
Security Council to take
necessary action after
the two countries failed
to fulfill their obligation
of arresting President
Bashir.
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Uganda: Army Pays Shs 2 Billion to ‘Ghost’ Pilot

Defence Forces (CDF), Gen- Capt between October 2005 and
Katumba Wamala, in Febru- Apollo June 2008 made to account
M
More than
ary to investigate the matter, Ahimbise number 0710006739 in
Shs2.4billion is
released its report.The report from the Nile Bank, Luwum Street
feared to have
cites several military offi- Special Branch.Though the con-
been lost by the Minis-
cers and civilianemployees Investi- tract was still running as
try of Defence through
attached to the ministry for gations of July 2008,details about
maintenance of a sus-
connivance and negligence.A Bureau how payments were effect-
pected “ghost” Russian
June 18 memo that Gen (SIB) ed in the period between
pilot on its payroll over
Wamala sent to the perma- of the July and December 2008,
a period of 11 years.
nent secretary in the Ministry Uganda whichconstitutes a part of
Information obtained by
of Defence revealsthat the People’s the second contract, are un-
Sunday Monitor reveals
investigation was precipi- Defence clear.The pay was revised
that the ministry had over
tated by “consistent reports Airforce upwards to $5,350 (approx-
that period paid out at
pertaining to gross misman- (UP- imately Shs17.922,500) per
least$618,000 (approxi- ministry, at the prompting of
agement of resources in air- DAF).The team was month when the contract
mately Shs2.07billion) the airforce, entered into a
force”.The investigatorsThe asked to verify validity was renewed for the sec-
in monthly salaries and two-year renewable contract
investigation team wasled of contracts, examining ond time, an amount which
another$120,000 (approx- with the said “ghost” Rus-
by Maj Martin Nsengiyunva circumstances under wasretained through the
imately Shs402 million) sian Airforce pilot Valerie
from the Chieftaincy of Mili- which the contracts were 2011 and the 2013 contract
in gratuity to the ghost Ketrisk, on October 4, 2005.
tary Intelligence (CMI), Ms made, identifying the durations and until the
pilot-cum-instructor of the He wasto work as a pilot
RoseNabakoza and Ms Grace architects and beneficia- middle of 2015 when the
Mi17 and Mi24 helicopter and pilots’instructor for a
Apio from the police’s Crime ries of the said contracts monthly pay was reduced
gunships.The loss came to monthly payof $4,306 (ap-
Intelligence and Investiga- and to make recommenda- to $5,150 (approximately
light in June after a team proximately Shs14,425,100).
tion Directorate (CIID) and tions for action.The report Shs17,252,500).
appointed by the Chief of Payments were in the period
reveals that the Defence

Proposed amendment Ssekandi Wants Unemployed

to raise retirement age Youths Driven Out Of City
of judges set to split BY Andrew. S

parliament
BY MATHIAS

raise the retirement age

A private members bill
is in the works to raise
the retirement age of
High Court judges and
justices of the Supreme
Court and the Court of
Appeal by amending
the constitution.
The man behind the bill,
Nakifuma MP Robert
Kafeero Ssekitoleko,
told NTV that he may
table the proposed
amendments on the
floor of Parliament on
Tuesday.
The bill proposes to
of High Court judges
from 65 to 70 and
justices of the Supreme
Court and the Court of
Appeal from 70 to 75
years.
Lawmakers have
given mixed reactions
to the bill, with some
saying that it is laying
the ground for other
more controversial
constitutional
amendments that are
likely to be brought
before the house.
U ganda’s Vice
President,
Edward
Kiwanuka
Ssekandi has asked
government to push
all the unemployed
youth out of the city
and send them back to
villages to engage in
agriculture.According
to him, they create
unnecessary congestion
in the city yet there is a
lot of unconsumed land
in villages which they
can utilize by engaging
in agriculture.He
made this call on
Thursday at the Office
of the Prime minister
during the launch of
findings, “Enhancing
Youth Participation in
absorbing a largepart of
the working population,
Agriculture in Uganda; the sector is operating
Policy proposals by inefficiently, mostly
The “Young Leaders
owing to the effects of
Think Tank for Policy
subsistence farming
Alternatives”an initiative
and engagement in the
of the Konrad-Adenauer-
sector as a last resort or
Stiftung to enhance
interim solution while
youth participation in
other economic pursuits
governance and policy
are aspired to.The
formulation.Ssekandi said result is a workforce
there is a need to change
engaged in agriculture
the mindset of graduates
that is lacking the
from universities to look
vision and awareness
at agriculture as untapped
of opportunities for
opportunity rather than
entrepreneurship
crying for unemployment.
within the sector and,
The paper outlines the
therefore, does not
state of youth participation unlock its employment
in the agriculture sector in
potential.
Uganda, noting that while
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OPINION

Reactionary wealth creation plans will not alleviate poverty

to spur was added to farm pro-

I
growth duce and sold in interna-
n my last commen-
resulting from bad politics. in tional markets.
tary on this subject,
Social evils such as sectari- critical In the end, real wealth was
I stated that the
anism, nepotism, tribalism, areas distributed equitably to the
NRM wealth creation
etc., that drive our politics, of the rural folk through a sus-
initiatives and poverty
are also the bedrock of econ- tainable structure to reach
alleviation programmes
nationwide inequities that omy. where 83 per cent of the
have actually generated
generate and sustain poverty. Na- population resides. The
more poverty instead of
No matter how much money tionals cooperatives and UDC
eliminating it.
one places in the hands of had were instruments of equity
In many years of com-
the impoverished victims of access that enabled resources to
munity development
our unequal society, poverty to this reach those who needed it
and health promotion policies of UPC, I can now
will not get alleviated, least, money the most without political
work, I came to a per- understand why Dr. Milton
eliminated. based on merit of their patronage.
sonal realisation that it Obote was able to deposit
To eliminate poverty, we prepositions, and whether Therefore, without a prop-
is not possible to allevi- concrete development in
have to address structural it addressed a critical area er structure, the wealth
ate poverty in Uganda. Uganda. UPC as a party pres-
inequities and inequalities of the economy or not. creation programmes will
Poverty is an imper- ents to the people of Uganda
entrenched in society by Today, to access a loan, continue to flop, generate
sonal experience. It is a tangible, well thoughtout
history with attendant bad or government assistance, poverty, frustration, and
a relative phenomenon panacea to most of the social,
politics without necessar- one needs the guardian- anguish among the rural
just like energy. political and economic ques-
ily placing improved seeds, ship of someone high folk. The obsession with
Poverty alleviation, tions of this day.
animal breeds, or brown en- up there. Moreover, the foreign investors only at-
therefore, starts from Until you speak to the com-
velop money in the hands of recommendation comes tests to the real problem of
the person and interper- mon man, you would not
the impoverished. Empow- fully loaded with condi- this country.
sonal factors in intricate easily realise how shallow the
ered citizens, when given an tions for kickbacks. And It reveals that the country
reference to their en- so-called ideology of NRM
equitable and equal society, possibility of such mon- has no internal capacity to
vironments. This posi- is in respect to a sustainable
can ably thrive on their own ies are only available to industrialise. The country
tion requires a deeper environment, industrialisa-
with least intrusion into the NRM supporters. lacks properly qualified
analysis of what African tion, and employment. For
private space by their gov- Under the UPC, there blue-collar workers to sus-
poverty means, and the instance, given a UPC gov-
ernment. was an emphasis on local tain industrialisation.
variations in its mani- ernment policy approach, the
This partially explains a investments – state en- It is truly unbecoming
festations, as well as the Operation Wealth Creation
position I took in an article terprises. Our agro-based that our farmers now
phenomenological expe- could not have become what it
that most of the NRM wealth industries attended to the have to rely on Korean or
riences of those who are is – an instrument of partisan
creation programmes are farmers’ needs. Farmer’s Iranian investors to get
afflicted by it. political mobilisation.
reactionary, not well thought cooperatives ensured that their fruits, flowers and
Most of the poverty that Under the UPC economic
through, and are designed farmers were safeguarded vegetables processed. Let
we endure in Uganda policies, the Uganda Devel-
to pander to sentimentalism from the vagaries of the us start by reinventing co-
are created by socially opment Corporation (UDC)
and/or mere politicking. market, while the govern- operatives and supporting
and historically en- managed all monies intended
When I review the economic ment ensured that value cooperative movements.
trenched inequities
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Museveni seeks to control all land - Besigye
By Kizito Bowazi

T Democratic Change (FDC)

he Former Forum for
presidential candidate,
Dr Kizza Besigye, has said
the government’s proposal to
amend the Land Act (1998) to
allow government take over
private strategic land without
compensation, is dangerous for
the country.
Campaigning for FDC candidates
in Omoro District on Saturday,
Dr Besigye said the proposal is a
new ploy by government “to grab
people’s land.”
He claimed President Museveni
has always had an agenda to
control land, right from the
time he took over power after
a guerilla war in 1986. He said
when the idea was defeated
in the Constituent Assembly
(1994/1995) that drafted
the 1995 Constitution, the
President pushed it again in the
Sempebwa Constitution Review
Commission (2001-2002).
“The Bill that is proposed now
which came out of Kyankwanzi
(Cabinet retreat) is extremely
dangerous. We must rise up as
Ugandans to oppose this new
trick orchestrated by President
Museveni,” Dr Besigye said.
However, the government
deputy spokesperson, Col
Shaban Bantariza, dismissed Dr
Besigye’s allegations as baseless.
President Museveni (RIGHT)) and Opposition Leader Besigye Photo: Courtesy
August 29. national development projects
The former FDC leader campaigned
such as roads and other
in the trading centres of Awere and
Lands minister Betty infrastructure. When approved
Acet in Odek Sub-county and Lalogi
Amongi recently said the
by Parliament, the proposed
trading centre in Lalogi Sub-county,
government will soon bring amendment will allow
for Mr Simon Toolit Akecha (Omoro
to Parliament an amendment government to compulsorily
LC5) and Ms Prossy Alanyo Owiny
to the Land Act (1998) acquire land for public works
(Omoro Woman MP). The elections
which will ease government before compensating the
in the new district will be held on
takeover of private land for owner.

SHOCKING: Ugandan man buries wife alive
By Andrew Sembela
P
olice in Amolatar
District is holding
a 50-year-old
man for burying his
wife alive following a
domestic brawl.
The suspect reportedly
stabbed his wife Ms
Betty Apio with a
kitchen knife several
times, to ascertain she
was dead before tucking
her away in a pit.
Mr John Bosco Okwir,
a resident of Ader
village in Omito parish,
Adyel Division in
Lira Municipality, on
Wednesday at around
4am, first tried to
strangle Ms Apio. After
squeezing her throat for
some time and realising
she was not dying, he
then picked a knife and
Baguma fails to appear in court, warrant of arrest issued
BY KIZITO BOAZI
U
Uganda Road Court has
issued a warrant of arrest
to former commander of
Kampala Central Police
Station, Aaron Baguma, after the
senior officer failed to appear
before the court to answer to
murder charges in connection to
the killing of a business woman
last year.
Mr Baguma had been expected in
court this morning after the said
court had issued him criminal
summons last week.“ASP Baguma
is not in court in respect of the
criminal summons. Your worship,
we apply for a warrant of arrest so
that he can be compelled to appear
and the charges read for him,”
resident State Attorney Jonathan
Muwaganya said.
But before the presiding chief
Magistrate, Jamson Karemani,
could issue the warrant of arrest,
he asked the state whether they
had served Baguma with the
criminal summons. In response,
Mr. Muwaganya said since the
accused is a senior serving police
officer, they sent out the summons
together with the police file.
However, Mr Muwaganya added
that communication he has since
received is that they have been
unable to trace him. He explained
to court that Baguma’s place of
work has since changed after he
was transferred.
Mr Muwaganya also told court
that in murder cases, the state is
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stabbed her several times
before burying her.
Ms Juliet Odongo, a
daughter to the victim, said
her mother was rescued by
neighbours who retrieved
her body, as she was still
alive and rushed her to Lira
Regional Referral Hospital
where she is being treated.
“My father has been
mistreating and regularly
beating her so she decided
to buy land at Namasale and
constructed a house which
she stays in whenever she
goes there to buy fish,” she
said.
Ms Odongo said when
her mother constructed
the house, it bothered
Okwir who accused her of
planning to divorce him.
Amolatar District Police
Commander, Gerald
Isabirye confirmed the
incident saying the suspect
not required to summon murder
suspects and that since his
whereabouts are unknown, it’s
prudent that a warrant of arrest
be issued for him through the
Inspector General of Police Gen
Kale Kayihura.
In response, Karemani said it’s
not only the IGP who can arrest
and bring him to court but any
other person including a civilian
can do so.To that effect, the
arrest warrant was issued for
Baguma for September 1.
Mr Baguma is one of the nine
suspects in the alleged killing
of businesswoman Donah Betty
Katusabe at Pine Car Bond
in Kampala on October 21,
2015.The Director of Public
Prosecutions in December last
year, sanctioned murder charges
against Mr Baguma for his
role in aiding and abetting the
murder of the businesswoman.
He is accused of having gone
to the bond which is just a few
Women look at the grave where The late Betty
Apiyo was burried PHOTO: COURTESY
is in police custody.
“After the incident he
attempted to flee, but
we hunted and arrested
him from where he was
hiding. We shall produce
him in court next week on
Tuesday and charge him
with attempted murder and
causing grievous bodily
injuries,” Mr Isabirye said.
He urged housewives
to report their violent
husbands to the police for
metres away from CPS, where he
found the deceased being beaten
and despite her pleading to him
for help from the mob; he simply
asked her to pay Muhammed
Ssebuwufu, the proprietor of the
car bond .
It’s against this background
that the DPP says Baguma is
criminally liable since his duty as
a police officer is to protect life
and yet he just looked away when
the deceased pleaded with him to
rescue her from the mob.
Some of the other suspects in the
case are Paul Tasingika , Godfrey
Kayiza, Phillip Mirambe and
Stephen Lwanga.
Prosecution alleges that late last
year, the suspects killed Katusabe
using sticks and a panga, for
failure to clear a Shs9m debt
which was the balance of money
left for a car that she had bought
from Ssebuwufu’s car bond.
7
SECURITY :
Museveni praises
Kayihura, saying he
has played a big role
in stopping chaos
BY WAISWA ALEX
President Yoweri
Museveni has
applauded Inspector
General of Police,
Gen. Kale Kayihura
saying he has done a
good job in police by
impeding chaos.
While addressing the Urban
Authorities Association of Uganda
arrest and prosecution at Ntare School in Mbarara
district that attracted a total of 400
since domestic violence mayors and town clerks, Museveni
in a serious crime. appreciated Kayihura’s efforts to
“So many women stop chaos which disrupts business
are suffering quietly and peace.
because they fear to “Kayihura has done a good job;
he stopped fujo (chaos); because
report their husbands people wanted to bring fujo (chaos)
to police, but I am to disrupt business”, said the
encouraging them to President.
come out and inform This comes in the wake of Kayihura
police so that they are facing charges of torture for his
forces beating opposition leader
assisted,” he said.. Kiiza Besigye supporters recently.
 
I Was Acting on Orders
From My Boss;Police driver
Who Knocked Besigye
Supporter
By Andrew Sembela
T he
arrested
police
driver
who knocked
the excited
supporter of
Dr. Kizza
Besigye in
Kyebando
on July 12
denied the
case saying told investigators that his boss
he was under the SP Michael Kasigire the DPC
instructions of his Kira Road Police Station
ordered him to knock Besigye
boss.Benon Matsiko
was arrested and supporters who were standing
paraded before by the roadside.“I think that
the media on Afande Kasigire should also
be paraded here because he
Monday last week
is the one who orderedme to
a month after NTV
broadcasted a video knock Besigye supporters. I
of a police pickup was actually with him at the
knocking down time of the incident,” Matsiko
said.The Police Standards
Dr Kizza Besigye
supporter.While Unit therefore promised that
appearing before the the investigators will amend
police standards Unit the charge sheet to include
Kasigire.
yesterday, Matsiko
 31st August to 15th September, 2016 8
BUSINESS NEWS www.africaworldnews.net Kampala-

Airbus’ most technologically advanced Bad policies affecting local

airliner receives water salute at Entebbe participation in oil sector
BY CORRESPONDANT By ISMAIL MUSA LADU

W
ithout good governance, Uganda and other

A
frica’s first Airbus
A350XWB (XWB regional countries will not benefit from the
stands for extra-
wide body) made her opportunities that the oil resource presents, sector
maiden landing at Entebbe analysts have said.
International Airport
on Wednesday, and was Mr Elijah Dickens Mushemeza, a senior research
welcomed with the traditional
water-salute.
fellow with Advocates Coalition for Development and
Environment (Acode), believe that for the population
This aircraft, Airbus’ most to make a mark in the sector, good governance must be
technologically advanced
passenger airliner, is guaranteed across the East African region.
the European plane
manufacturer’s answer Speaking at the regional dialogue on land, biodiversity
to fierce American rival
Boeing’s B787 Dreamliner.

Both the A350 XWB

and B787 are the latest
Several airlines such as between Addis Ababa and
generation of long range
Finnair, Vietnam Airlines Entebbe every day. So the
aircraft that aviation’s big
and Singapore Airlines have numbers are growing and
two manufactures think
also received the A350XWB. one day we have 300 people
will rule today’s skies.
Ethiopian Airlines is the booked into one flight, we may
Like her competitor the
first African airline to take use the A350 XWB again,” he
B787 Dreamliner is largely
delivery of the A350XWB. The told the New Vision.
constructed from carbon
Ethiopian national carrier was
fiber. These two also have
also the first African airline The A350XWB landed at
single piece fuselage sections
to take delivery of the B787 1pm on Thursday and was
to reduce the number of
Dreamliner. welcomed with the water
fasteners which also reduces
weight. Because of the salute. In aviation, the water
The A350XWB flight to salute is given whenever a new conservation and extractives in Kampala recently,
material used to construct
Entebbe was probably a one aircraft lands at an airport for
the two planes, they are light
off. Abebe Angessa, Ethiopian the first time.
Mr ushemeza, said: “Good governance is critical.
compared to other plane
Airlines Uganda Country Without it, the things that matter will not be done.
models and hence very fuel
Manager Uganda said the The salute is given when an We need governments that will invest in the right
efficient. They can fly over
airline will continue using the airline is closing a route which
8,000 miles without refueling. infrastructure and ensure corruption is fought.”
smaller B737 Next Gen on the is why the last flight of British
Qatar Airways was the
Addis-Ababa-Entebbe route. Airways out of Entebbe to
first airline to take delivery
London in October last year He continued: “Without investing in proper
of the A350XWB in 2014.
“We operate three flights was accorded a water salute. infrastructures and bringing an end to endemic
Rubanda-
corruption, local content (participation) will not be
Posta bus impounded over Shs36m debt achieved and our economies will be the losers.”
By Chris
Enforcing policies
A Posta Limited bus has He added that Uganda and other regional states should
been impounded by court enforce policies and legislation on local participation
bailiffs over the company’s
(where locals are deliberately prepared to partake
failure to pay Shs36.7m
opportunities the sector presents) as well as making
after losing a civil case in
specific laws rather than scattered ones that do not
the chief magistrate’s court
in Mbarara. enhance local content or participation.

A Post bus registration In her remarks, Ms Racheal Juma, representing the

Uganda Posta Ltd and pay the money. On Tuesday, Oil, Natural Gas and Environmental Alliance, the
number UAP 731U, knocked
Mr Anganya to pay Mr Mr Mujuni trailed Post bus largest national coalition of civil societies involved
and damaged a vehicle of
Kabandize special damages from Kampala to Kisoro and in natural gas and environmental advocacy in
Mr John B Kabandize of
of Shs17,430,000, general seized it from Mbarara town
BKA Advocates on the Tanzania, said there is need for ethical leadership in
damages of Shs2,500,000 near Mbarara Central Police
Mbarara –Ntungamo road the region.
and costs of the suit to the Station. It was impounded
in 2015. Mr Kabandize
plaintiff of Shs16,780,000, and taken to Mbarara She said: “We still have issues of good governance
filed a suit at Mbarara Chief
which they failed to pay. court premises for public and ethical leadership. The oil and gas sector has
magistrate’s court against
auctioning. been hijacked by politicians and individuals, most of
Uganda Posta Limited,
On July 5, the chief
Centenary Bank Limited In Mr Mujuni’s July 12 letter whom have no knowledge of how to run the sector,
magistrate’s court issued
and Mr Tony Anganya, the to the chief magistrate’s court, let alone understand it.”
an order instructing Mr
driver of the bus. he confirms attaching the bus
Benjamin Mujuni to attach She continued: “As a region we must own our
belonging to the defendant as
The court ruled in favour a movable property of resources and it shouldn’t be the international
per court order. Mujuni also
of Mr Kabandize, asking the defendants for public companies or self-centred individuals whose agenda
confirms possession of the
C e n t e n a r y B a n k L t d , auctioning for refusal to contrasts the one of the regional population.”
property.
 www.africaworldnewskeny 31st August to 15th September, 2016 9
Entertainment
Kampala socialites go ‘crazy’ at Blankets and wines

By the look of
things Jackie
Akello is
stealing the show
after turning
the whole place
down with cover
songs like Jenni-
fer Lopez’z ‘I aint
your mama’, the
late Michael Jack-
son’ Billie Jeans
alongside Solo-
mon and ‘Will
you be there. She
had earlier per-
formed her own
like ‘Tam, Ana-
maruwer, Yang,
Wan Wilombo major event after
among others. Ramadan and be-
Despite many cause it’s the fact
thinking that the that the last
13th edition of edition
Blankets and happened on a pub-
Wine would turn lic
out to be a flop, holiday which was
the event actually Easter
surprised every- Sunday.
one when people
started making
their way to the Eddy Kenzo to do collabo with Mi Casa
museum at mid-
If there is one word
day and as we that can describe Singer
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Kenzo could be done with exclusive interview that asked about the artistes
rubbed shoulders with
number of fac- international stars from his collaboration with South they were going to record the band knows in Ugan-
a song with Eddy Kenzo
tors, One being mostly Nigeria and has African band Mi Casa.
the next day before going
da, Mi Casa lead singer
During the Blankets and J’something said they only
that it’s the first also worked with some
Wine show, headlined by Mi back to South Africa. knew Eddy Kenzo and
of them on different The band revealed the
musical projects.And Casa that took place over Chameleone.
the weekend, the three-man news after the Blankets

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President Museveni at TICADVI in Nairobi

During the just concluded TICADVI in Nairobi President Museveni surprised many when he decided to walk
from the KICC, where the meeting was held to the Intercontinental Hotel- I(n Pics 1,2,3 : )

3 Caption;
4and 5 Delegates deliberating on the TICADVI
agreement before it was signed.
6. Heads of states and Governments pose for a
photo outside the KICC where the TICADVI con-
ference was held

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