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{UAH} ON WHY MUSEVENI WOULD KILL KAZINI !

ON WHY MUSEVENI WOULD KILL KAZINI!

Its not clear if Kazini was ever a soldier under the Iddi Amin regime. What is clear is that during the Obote II government he was with the Moses Ali rebel group in Sudan as a Museveni agent. In 1984 he escaped from Sudan to Nairobi. In 1985 he was connected to the NRA when it was in control of western Uganda. Kazini together with Dan Byakutaaga then aides to Salim Saleh and were stationed in Mbarara charged with security of Museveni's mother.

Upon taking over government, Kazini was appointed the C.O of 14th Batallion based in Arua. In Arua, he used his position to harrass former members of the Moses Ali group who had lost out on the war. Moses Ali who was a Cabinet Minister intervened and Capt. Kazini was transfered to Kampala as a C.O in Lubiri barracks. During that time Moses Ali was detained for years in the underground cells of Lubiri barrack under the constant torment of Kazini. 

In 1989 he was made a Major and appointed the C.O of Military Police replacing Lt. Col. Oliver Odweyo whom he had framed up with allegations of treason. Odweyo later died in detention. During this time, he jumped out and instead reported about a smuggling racket that involved senior officers including his own brother, Col. Jet Mwebaze. He came to prominence when he brutally suppressed a riot by Moslems of the Tabliq sect in Kampala. During the same time, he used his position to antagonise with many senior army officers through uncalled for harrassment. Military police in Makindye almost clashed with the Lubiri based NRA under Kazoora.

In 1991 as a Lt. Col he was posted to the Masaka based Mechanised unit to replace Col. Kiiza Besigye. He felt insecure and harrassed his qualified Deputy David Lyangombe who was put on Katebe. He took the innitiative to deploy tanks to the Presidential Protection Unit to boost Museveni's security following the murder of the Burundi President. He dismissed from the army some junior officers on accusations of having inquired about the tanks sent to the PPU. At the same time he was tasked to coordinate the monitoring of Gen Tinyefuza's alleged subversive activities in Sembabule. He was being assisted by his unit I.O Capt. Godfrey Lule and DMI's Banson Mande under Aronda's supervision.

He was moved to the army headquarters as the Camp Commandant. At hqs, he antagonised with all senior officers including civilian MOD employees. Because of his high handedness, the operations of the Ghqs allmost came to a halt before Museveni interved. Museveni sent him to West Nile to handle the WNBF of Juma Oris and UNRF II of Bamuze. In West Nile he was soon embroiled in setlling his historical personal graviences with West Nilers. He was replaced by Katumba Wamala to take charge of West Nile.

In 1996, he was made a Colonel and sent to Gulu under Cheif Ali who was the 4th Div C.O. Kazini's role was not clearly spelled out. He was made the 4th Div. C.O but not to include Katumba Wamala's West Nile region. Katumba Wamala successfuly handled the West Nile rebellion. Cheif Ali was made a figure head Chief of Staff. Shortly after Kaziini was sent to Kasese to fight ADF rebels. Soon he undermined Cheif Ali using the later's ADC, Nuwe Kyepaka by alleging that Cheif Ali was involved in subversion. 

Kazini was made a Brigadier and appointed Chief of Staff (COS). As COS, he undermined Charles Angina's efforts to fight the ADF in Rwenzori mountain by denying him logistics. As COS, he spearheaded the invasion of Congo where he replaced Muheesi. Shortly after he was made the commander of Operation Safe Heven (OSH) in the Congo. 

His role in the Congo is well documented. He oversaw the killings and plunder in both the Congo and Central African Republic. The UN, the the Justice Porter Commission and the joint Uganda/Rwanda investigation team found Kaziini culpable of orchestrating attrocities in the Congo. Instead, Museveni promoted him to Maj. Gen and made him the overall Army Commander (AC). 

As COS and AC, he helped alot in privatising the army through irregular recruitment, promotions, deployments and appointments. At the same time sidelining and persecuting into exile the unwantded ones. By relieving him of duties in 2003 and his subsequent court martialing, Museveni was trying to delink himself from the laters misdeeds in the Congo. The flimsy charges of creating ghost soldiers was a sham. That is why the court martial granted him bail upon an exceptionary presentation of a civillian surity and then allowed to proceed to Ghana for a course. The three years conviction was a mere design meant to hoodwink the Ugandans and donors. His alleged subversion never existed. The 7000 recruits were raised, trained and deployed with Museveni's blessing. The Brigade in Arua was under Museveni's former body Guard Sam Kavuma and it was a standby force to help Congo's Bemba topple Kabila. Upto the time of his death Museveni had assigned Kazini to South Sudan. 
Its ICC's ringing bells that made Kazini a dead scapegoat.

Viele GruBe
Robukui

{UAH} WHAT PROVOKED IDDI AMIN(UPC) TO BECOME BRUTAL?

WHAT PROVOKED IDDI AMIN(UPC) TO BECOME BRUTAL?

The new regime of Iddi Amin had innitialy been embrassed by Ugandans and the international community. Iddi Amin made a cabinet line up composed of the best brains Uganda has ever had. The likes of Prof. Rugumayo, Prof. Banage, Wanume Kibedi, Princes Elizabeth Bagaaya, Grace Ibingira, Godfrey Binaisa and several others of that calibre were Amin's top government officials. The strategic Buganda region had embraced Iddi Amin more especially after he arranged for the return of the remains of their king the Kabaka and according it a descent burial. Of course its the same Iddi Amin then a Colonel who had commanded the assault on king's palace leading to the king's exile where he died. Ofcourse, Col. Iddi Amin as an Army officer was implementing the Commander in Chief (President Obote)'s orders. Similary, recently Gen. Tinyefuza pleaded superior oder for having masterminded the raid on High Court. Cabinet promoted Iddi Amin to the rank of General and appointed him President. Godfrey Binaisa publicly stated tha Iddi Amin had overthrown Obote because the former loved Uganda. Uganda's Ambassador to UN, Grace Ibingira wrote an article attacking Tanzania's Nyerere for giving sanctuary to deposed President Obote. Foreign Affairs Minister, Prince Elizabeth Bagaya urged the exiled former President Obote to return home because "the country was developing at a supersonic speed". 

No doubt the Iddi Amin government was set to lead the country to stability and prosperity. However, this was not good news to those in exile who were bent on dislodging the new Iddi Amin government. All efforts were made to destabilise and turnish the image of the Iddi Amin government by groups in exile. Museveni and Oyite Ojok opened up clandestine subversive guerrilla cells inside Uganda. Driven by ambition, Museveni managed to convince Tanzania's President Nyerere that inside Uganda existed a geral feeling of dissent agains Iddi Amin such tha a slight external invassion would trigger an internal uprising that would dislodge the regime. 
President Nyerere blessed and facilitated an open day invasion of Uganda on 17th September 1972. After overunning the Uganda border, the invaders split into two columns - the Okello column headed for Masaka while the Museveni one made up of five trucks headed for Mbarara. Within a few hours, the Uganda Army had overwhelmingly defeated the invaders on the two fronts. Many of the invaders were either killed, captured and the remaining fled back to Tanzania. Worthy noting is the fact that ordinary civilians helped alot in capturing and lynching the disarrayed invaders. Civilians in these areas paid heavily eight years later 1978/79 when Museveni carried out reprisal attacks during the full scale invasion that ousted Iddi Amin. The whole venture had been ill prepared and unnecessary but was driven by Museveni's overambitiousness. This incident and other acts of sabotage that followed made Iddi Amin to behave like a wounded buffalo. 

INFORMATION IS POWER.

Viele GruBe
Robukui

{UAH} WHAT LESSONS CAN PROJECT UGANDA USE TO REMOVE NRA/NRM MUSEVENI(UPC) FROM THE THE TACTICS USED TO RETIRE AMIN(UPC)?

HOW WAS IDDI AMIN FINALLY DISLODGED?

As Tanzania mobilised its forces for a counter attack, Uganda exiles in Tanzania also assembled a force mainly composed of the pro-Obote faction that was named Kikosi Maluum (Task Force). It was under the command of the likes of Tito Okello, David Oyite Ojok, Maruru, Bazilio Okello, Major Rurangaranga, Col. William Omaria, Sam Mugwisa, Paulo Mwanga and others. To steal the show, Museveni also gathered a section of his FRONASA reminants and placed them under the Command of Eriya Mwine aka Sheif Ali. Before departing for the frontline, exiled President Obote addressed and blessed Kikosi Malum. Since Museveni was not a military Commander, he was appointed the overall Political Commissar of the entire Uganda contigent. 

Immediately after crossing the border and entering Uganda, Museveni embarked on recruitment to swell his FRONASA. His first target area was the Rwandese Tutsi refugee camps of Nakivale, Orukinga and Nshungyerezi in Mbarara district. The main fighting group composed of both Tanzania army and Kikosi Maluum took the Masaka (central) Axis where actual fighting took place. The Uganda army with Libya's backing put up spirited resistance in areas of Masaka and Lukaya. Museveni knew that Kikosi Maluum was a pro-Obote force and he therefore took the Mbarara (western) axis in order to rise his own army that would in future counter balance Kikosi Maluum. As the fighting was ragging on on the Masaka axis, Museveni was busy carrying out reprisal attacks on Muslims in Masaka and Mbarara, gruesome massacre of Moslems in Itendero, ransacling of Kamukuzi palace and destruction of Kakoba Coffee factory. No such reprisal attacks were recorded in areas controlled by Kikosi Maluum in central, eastern and Northern region. The Ombarch massacre in West Nile took place in an area that was under the control of Museveni even if it was carried out by members of Kikosi Maluum. 

Inside Uganda, the Uganda Army conducted the war proffesionally. It adhered to the Geneva convention on armed conflict. It did not attack civilian targets but instead its military police evacuated civilians to safety. Even when withdrawing, the loosing Uganda Army never committed attrocities to the hostile civilians who were jubilating for the advancing victorious forces. The question here is why would the much publcised 'brutal' Uganda army with its 'muderer' commander in Chief, Iddi Amin behave humanely at such a critical moment! The answer is that much of the allegations are for mere propaganda purposes. Much of the regime's human rights violations were committed by the intelligence services. The Uganda army under Iddi Amin remained proffessional but currently under Museveni the military intelligence is the country's lead intelligence agency that guides the regimes politics. 

Museveni's efforts to rise a personal army from western Uganda succeeded to some extent. His recruintment theme was 'to break the northern Uganda's dominance of the security services'. He was tactiful in controlling the elistment of recruits by delibarately eliminating the numbers of Ankole Bairus in preference for ethinic Himas and Rwandese Tutsi refugees. That is why John Kazoora was openly turned back by Museveni at Kamukuzi. This how Himas and Tutsis came to dominate leadership in Museveni's current army which he has often defended by arguing that "its because of the western region's historical association with the liberation struggle."

On 11th April 1979 Kampala fell and David Oyite Ojok of Kikosi Maluum made the announcement on Radio Uganda. Iddi Amin fled to Libya. For Museveni, this marked the end of round one of his journey to the Presidency. 

INFORMATION IS POWER.

Viele GruBe
Robukui

{UAH} Scots bid to offer Ugandan gay law asylum

Scots bid to offer Ugandan gay law asylum

Gerry Braiden
Senior reporter
Friday 28 February 2014

SCOTLAND is to offer asylum to Ugandans facing persecution under the country's oppressive new legislation against its gay population.

ANGRY: The new anti-gay laws in Uganda has sparked demonstrations in a number of areas, but many are afraid to show their faces. Picture: EPA
ANGRY: The new anti-gay laws in Uganda has sparked demonstrations in a number of areas, but many are afraid to show their faces. Picture: EPA

Humza Yousaf, Minister For External Affairs, has written to UK Foreign Secretary William Hague detailing the Scottish Government's gesture to welcome "any Ugandan" persecuted by the new laws.

It comes on the back of an outcry from the international community at the Ugandan anti-gay legislation and concern over the welcome being extended to countries with anti-gay laws during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

With prominent members of the Ugandan government due in Glasgow this summer, the Scottish Government will also meet representatives of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) groups to discuss proposals on handling human rights issues during the event.

Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni this week signed a bill that includes life sentences for gay sex and same-sex marriage.

The Commonwealth country had already outlawed same-sex relations but the new law allows life imprisonment as the penalty for acts of "aggravated homosexuality" and also criminalises the "promotion" of homosexuality", where activists encourage others to reveal publicly they are gay.

Lesbians are covered by the bill for the first time.

A day after President Museveni enacted the law a Ugandan newspaper published a list of what it called the country's 200 top homosexuals, including some who previously had not identified themselves as gay.

In his letter Mr Yousaf has urged Mr Hague "to offer asylum to any Ugandans who feels threatened or persecuted by the legis­lation", adding that "Scotland will play her part in providing asylum for those seeking refuge from this draconian legislation".

He adds that during the Games "no one from any part of the Commonwealth who visits Scotland will be under any doubt about our values as a welcoming, open and tolerant society".

A senior source said: "The issue is now so high profile it is hardly something the Scottish Government or anyone involved in the Games can now shy away from."

Some 41 nations in the 54-member Commonwealth have laws banning homosexuality, many of which date to British Empire legislation that was never repealed.

It is understood discussions with LGBT groups will also focus on other nations with draconian anti-gay laws, such as Nigeria, with efforts also channelled towards attitudes within Scotland's indigenous Pakistani community.

Mr Yousaf said: "The Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda is a huge step back for equality and I have written to the UK Government asking it to make the strongest possible representations to the Government of Uganda.

"I have also urged the UK Foreign Secretary to offer asylum to any Ugandans who suffer threat or persecution as a result of the legislation.

"Ugandan legislation flies in the face of Scotland's values as a welcoming, open and tolerant society and we will continue to monitor the situation closely."

The Kaleidoscope Trust, set up in 2011 to pressure Britain's politicians on LGBT rights in the Commonwealth, welcomed the move, adding: "We have always felt the Games had an important part to play in tackling the scandal of LGBT abuses in the Commonwealth and welcome the Scottish Government taking the bull by the horns."

The Foreign Office had not yet received Mr Yousaf's correspondence but in a previous statement Mr Hague said: "We ask the government of Uganda to protect all its citizens and encourage tolerance, equality and respect. We will continue to press the government of Uganda to defend human rights for all, without discrimination on any grounds."

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Gwokto La'Kitgum
"Even a small dog can piss on a tall Building", Jim Hightower

{UAH} Destination San Diego


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San Diego, CA
 
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Goat hair pheromone puts female goats in the mood, say goat-arousal experts

Scientists have identified a pheromone in the hair of male goats that, in addition to producing a distinctive 'goaty' odor, also stimulates the reproductive systems of female goats.

By Agata Blaszczak-BoxeLiveScience Staff Writer / February 28, 2014

There is more to that characteristic "goaty" odor of male goats than one may think (or smell). It turns out, a male goat's scent is powerful enough to get female goats in the mood.......

 

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0228/Goat-hair-pheromone-puts-female-goats-in-the-mood-say-goat-arousal-experts

{UAH} Ntungamo Councillors resist use of vernacular

 
Folks;
 
There's a loud, educated idiot among these councillors, who really believes that he needs to legislate in English in order to keep a differentiation between him and the electorate at the village level!
 
Pojim 
 
 
Councillors resist use of vernacular
By PEREZ RUMANZI

Posted  Saturday, March 1  2014 at  02:00
In Summary
There was drama in Ntungamo District council after councillors began deliberating in their mother tongue.
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There was drama in Ntungamo District council after councillors began deliberating in their mother tongue. The district chairperson, Mr Dennis Singahache, asked the councillors to deliberate in Runyankore-Rukiga because majority of them cannot sufficiently express themselves in English.
Mr Singahache claimed the minister of Local Government had ordered councils to deliberate in local languages which are generally understood by all councillors.
However, several councillors opposed the move. They argued there would be no difference between them and councillors at village councils.
"What difference is there between us and the people we leave at home working in our plantations if we start using Runyankore in a council meeting? This will give them reason to stand against us during elections. This cannot go on," said Mr Fedson Turyatemba, the Eastern Division councillor, on Wednesday.
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{UAH} Regional Tensions Complicate South Sudan's Crisis

By Gaaki Kigambo, World Politics Review

 

 

The deadly conflict in South Sudan, itself the culmination of a long-running power struggle within the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, is increasingly drawing in neighboring countries driven by disparate security and economic interests, further complicating the crisis and efforts to reach a resolution.

The U.N.
 has accused both sides of South Sudan’s split of committing human rights abuses in the conflict, which has so far claimed an unknown number of lives, displaced an estimated 900,000 people both inside and outside the country and shows no signs of letting up. An agreement to cease hostilities was violated even before its ink dried, jeopardizing an already faltering mediation process led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Uganda was the first of South Sudan’s neighbors to intervene militarily, sending an estimated 4,500 soldiers to the country within four days of the outbreak of fighting there on Dec. 15. Uganda was compelled, Kampala insists, by a distress call from South Sudan’s embattled President Salva Kiir and requests from the U.N., Washington and London to step in.

One of the main aims of the intervention, Ugandan Defense Minister Crispus Kiyonga told parliament, was to urgently prevent a potentially genocidal situation from emerging out of the political fallout between Kiir and his former deputy, Riek Machar. The conflict between their factions had rapidly manifested itself along an age-old ethnic fault line between Kiir’s majority Dinka and Machar’s Nuer ethnic group.

However, Uganda’s military presence in South Sudan has unsettled its other neighbors, not least Sudan. There is no love lost between Museveni and longtime Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who have repeatedly accused each other of supporting rebel forces hostile to their governments.

Bashir’s quick visit to Juba, South Sudan’s capital, three weeks after the conflict broke out was widely interpreted as a public gesture that he was ready to cast his lot with South Sudan’s government. But Juba apparently spurned Khartoum’s suggestion to set up a joint force to protect vital oil fields in Unity, Upper Nile and Jonglei states in the north of South Sudan, which have borne the brunt of the conflict. Instead, South Sudan preferred to give that role to the Ugandan army. Bashir is now believed to be backing Machar, his longtime ally.

Analysts say Khartoum fears Uganda’s military involvement will further damage Sudan’s economic ties with South Sudan, which have been significantly reduced since the South’s independence. Uganda, together with Kenya, has been pushing a $250 million infrastructure project known as the Lamu-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) corridor, which comprises a port, an oil pipeline, a railway line and a highway, and which will depend for its success on South Sudan. Uganda needs the LAPSSET corridor to transport its newly discovered oil, as it would greatly reduce the distance the oil, which must be heated at some expense for pipeline transit, would need to travel before it reaches the coast.  

Ethiopia, too, has reason to object to Uganda’s military presence in South Sudan. Ugandan intelligence reports say Khartoum is now routing its support for Machar through Eritrea, Ethiopia’s bitter rival, to cover up its involvement. Analysts say the Ethiopian government also fears the South Sudan conflict could exacerbate tensions in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, which borders Sudan and has a high concentration of Nuers, potentially resulting in a full-blown conflict. Indeed, the undercurrents of such an outbreak are already perceptible. This explains why Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who is the current chair of IGAD, asked Uganda to withdraw from South Sudan, saying its presence risked regionalizing the conflict and pointedly declaring that “there are other interests also from other sides.”

Although Uganda has expressed willingness to withdraw, even announcing a two-month withdrawal timeline, there is little appetite to actually do so in Kampala’s policymaking circles. For one thing, Uganda perceives itself as the guarantor of state stability in South Sudan, which remains in jeopardy. Renewed fighting has broken out in which Machar’s forces appear to be making gains, despite having initially been pushed out of nearly all the major centers in Unity, Upper Nile and Jonglei states by joint efforts of the South Sudanese and Ugandan troops.

Moreover, Uganda’s withdrawal is conditioned on the deployment of the African Union’s African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crisis (ACIRC), an outfit that is ideally supposed to rapidly respond to crises on the continent. Unfortunately, the African Union Peace and Security Council has yet to meet to work out modalities for the deployment of ACIRC in South Sudan. A tough task awaits them in finding countries willing to contribute troops to the mission. As it is, IGAD long ago approved a force of 5,600 troops for South Sudan, but has received none to date from its eight members. Indeed, only Uganda appears willing to contribute. The same is true of the U.N., which also agreed last year to augment its presence in this beleaguered nation by 5,500 troops but has yet to implement its resolutions with more blue berets on the ground.

Uganda’s continued military presence in South Sudan is further polarizing both sides of the conflict and directly obstructing the IGAD-led mediation, which holds the best hope for a long-term political solution. Kiir, who enjoys Uganda’s military support, has demonstrated little interest in the Addis Ababa process, while Machar has preconditioned any progress in Addis Ababa on the withdrawal of all foreign military forces as well as the release of all SPLM political figures detained since the outbreak of the conflict. Meanwhile, Kampala is testing the patience of South Sudan’s other neighbors, who might soon feel the need to join in the conflict in order to safeguard their own interests.

To break the current deadlock, IGAD must clarify the objectives of the current mediation and, together with the AU, pressure Uganda to withdraw its forces from South Sudan, while also pushing both Kiir and Machar to engage meaningfully with the mediation process. In the absence of progress in Addis Ababa, the risk of a regionalization of the conflict looms, further complicating any efforts to resolve the crisis.

Gaaki Kigambo is a Ugandan journalist and a graduate of Carleton University. He is currently a special correspondent for The East African, a leading publication in East Africa. He has previously reported for Uganda's Daily Monitor, Independent and Observer, and Rwanda’s New Times.



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*A positive mind is a courageous mind, without doubts and fears, using the experience and wisdom to give the best of him/herself.
 
 We must dare invent the future!
The only way of limiting the usurpation of power by
 individuals, the military or otherwise, is to put the people in charge  - Capt. Thomas. Sankara {RIP} ’1949-1987

 
*“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent
revolution inevitable**…  *J.F Kennedy


 


{UAH} Uganda Police top officers show off dance strokes


Let me show this boy how we used to do it: Community Liaison Officer Mathias Okwi teaches Big Eye how to dance



IGP Gen Kale Kayihura outs rare stroke outshining Bobi Wine's Kiwani dance style



Publicist Judith Nabakooba takes on Rema Namakula


Police Commander Felix Kaweesi displays the latest strokes


Affande Sam Omara tries Comedian George Mugisha aka Kelekele


Physically fit! Affande Sorowen shows stamina


A Cadet takes Ziza Bafana mpa chini


Nabakooba now takes on two at once
*A positive mind is a courageous mind, without doubts 
and fears, using the experience and wisdom to give the best of him/herself.
 
 We must dare invent the future!
The only way of limiting the usurpation of power by
 individuals, the military or otherwise, is to put the people in charge  - Capt. Thomas. Sankara {RIP} ’1949-1987

 
*“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent
revolution inevitable**…  *J.F Kennedy


 


{UAH} Otafiire: Gov't to Blame For Inefficient Judiciary



Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Gen Kahinda Otafiire, has placed the Judiciary's current underperformance on too much intervention in its activities by the executive.

By Sam Waswa 
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While the three arms of government are meant to complement each other and together form the broader body of government, Otafiire said that the uncontrolled interference and manipulation of the Judiciary and parliament by the executive continued to render the two ineffective. "If all was well and fair, there wouldn't be the need for the principle of separation of powers," said the General at a Uganda Law Society Function in Kampala today. Otafiire described the 'endangered' Judiciary as the most sensitive arm of government that still holds the population together in peace. "The citizens ought to have confidence in parliament and the executive, but when issues arise from the two arms, there must be recourse to the Judiciary." He added: "The Judiciary is the last line of defence and only through it can peace and harmony be seen. It's when the population loses hope in the Judiciary that they take matters in their hands, and once that happens, hope is lost and chaos ensues." Otafiire also hinted on government's failure to improve the lives of the Judicial officers as a major cause of the sector's poor performance. "As the head of this department, I would like to see the quality lives of our judges and law officers enhanced, because I know that excessive human need often plays havoc with human nature." The will he said, was there but only restrained by the resource envelope.   "But I would dare say that our resources could have been slightly adequate if only it was managed properly." - See more at: http://chimpreports.com/index.php/news/17564-otafiire%3A-gov%E2%80%99t-to-blame-for-inefficient-judiciary.html#sthash.vk8hFnsG.dpuf


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*A positive mind is a courageous mind, without doubts and fears, using the experience and wisdom to give the best of him/herself.
 
 We must dare invent the future!
The only way of limiting the usurpation of power by
 individuals, the military or otherwise, is to put the people in charge  - Capt. Thomas. Sankara {RIP} ’1949-1987

 
*“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent
revolution inevitable**…  *J.F Kennedy


 


{UAH} OPM: MPs clear Mbabazi of wrongdoing in scam

The Prime Minister dismisses the report that links him to the scam

The Prime Minister dismisses the report that links him to the scam at the OPM where tax-payers lost more than Shs50 billion. Photo by Rachel Mabala. 

By Yasiin Mugerwa

Kampala- Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has refused to take responsibility and has defended himself against accusations that he participated in the abuse of funds meant for rehabilitation of northern Uganda and Karamoja.

Mr Mbabazi, who was yesterday cleared by Parliament of any wrongdoing in the scandal involving abuse of more than Shs50 billion, had told MPs on Tuesday the recommendations in a minority report authored by the Kalungu West MP, Joseph Ssewungu, in which he is accused of diverting funds to buy a car [Mercedes Benz] and other escort vehicle were not based on facts.

He said information available indicates that Mr Ssewungu did not attend committee proceedings as members [PAC] considered a final draft of the report.
“I assumed the post of Prime Minister in May 2011. I explained to the committee that there was only one vehicle, which Prof Apolo Nsibambi (former PM) had used for over eight years. The outgoing PM (Prof Nsibambi) needed a car that he would use after his exit from office. ”
“This guaranteed that the office gets a new vehicle due to the fact that the one that was available had been used beyond government’s stipulated time of four years,” he said. 
The PM also told the House that the vehicles were not his personal property and they could be available to anyone who would come in the office after him.

He also dismissed allegations that he blocked the transfer of Mr Kazinda from the OPM, saying he was not aware of Mr Kazinda’s financial impropriety but the time he was being transferred.

I learnt that he (Kazinda) was being transferred without proper handover. So I wanted them to give him time to handover,” he said.

According to available information Mr Kazinda was a principal figure in the loss of more than Shs50 billion at the OPM office meant for the rehabilitation northern Uganda and Karamoja.

Mr Kanzinda, the former chief accountant in the OPM, was recently convicted for his role in the loss of billions of Shillings.


--
*A positive mind is a courageous mind, without doubts and fears, using the experience and wisdom to give the best of him/herself.
 
 We must dare invent the future!
The only way of limiting the usurpation of power by
 individuals, the military or otherwise, is to put the people in charge  - Capt. Thomas. Sankara {RIP} ’1949-1987

 
*“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent
revolution inevitable**…  *J.F Kennedy


 


{UAH} Bobi Appreciates Nabakooba's Figure


Bobi takes Nabakooba's hand and leads her onto the stage

Ghetto president, the Ragga artiste commonly known as Bobi Wine sent the crowd rolling with laughter yesterday when he uttered a harmless praise for the police spokesperson, Judith Nabakooba.

By Suzan Nawonga 12 hours 33 minutes ago
- See more at: http://chimpreports.com/index.php/entertainment/17556-bobi-praises-nabakooba%E2%80%99s-figure.html#sthash.sILsXtv6.dpuf

While entertaining fans at the launch of community policing in Kabalagala, Bobi told Nabakooba that she is “well built” and has a good figure.


He said this as he sang his hit song and beloved by his ghetto fans "Teliyo Mulimu Mubi", according to eyewitnesses.


The ghetto president is renowned for outing developmental as well as critical songs that fight for the rights of ordinary people.


His not long ago Jenifer rocked airwaves across the country as the singer extended the people’s message to Kampala Capital City Authiry(KCCA) ED, Jenifer Musisi.


He also sung others like “Kadingo” to advocate for self hygiene and good sanitation.


He is also reputed for Kiwani which explains the hard survival tactics that common people employ to make it through a tough world.

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*A positive mind is a courageous mind, without doubts and fears, using the experience and wisdom to give the best of him/herself.
 
 We must dare invent the future!
The only way of limiting the usurpation of power by
 individuals, the military or otherwise, is to put the people in charge  - Capt. Thomas. Sankara {RIP} ’1949-1987

 
*“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent
revolution inevitable**…  *J.F Kennedy


 


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