6 OCLOCK NEWS RECAP WITH Orange Scores of passengers have been injured in yet another bus accident in Nakasongola. The early morning accident involved a Kampala-bound California Bus which overturned Kabaluuli along the Kampala- Gulu highway. According to the Savannah Region Police Spokesperson Lameck kigozi, the driver of the bus registration number UAS 566U lost control and overturned, injuring several people, five of them critically. Earlier this morning in separate accident, one person died on the spot and another was injured at Mabira forest along the Kampala-Jinja highway. The accident involved a Toyota Canter registration number UAN 518A that rammed into a trailer registration number ZE 4687 that was heading to Jinja. According to an eye witness Robert Ssengo the accident is suspected to have resulted from poor visibility during the early morning down pour. ……………………… The NRM Central Executive Committee meets today at State House Nakasero to discuss the report on irregularities in the 2010 party primaries. The government chief whip Justine Lumumba Kasule has confirmed that about 25 CEC members are expected to attend the meeting. She however denied reports that the meeting had specifically been called to discuss former Premier Amama Mbabazi’s position as Secretary General. ………………………………………. Arrangements have been finalised to recognise rural women who have over the years contributed towards transformation of their communities. The programme is a brain child of Isis- Women’s International Cross Cultural Exchange (Isis-WICCE), an international NGO that promotes the empowerment of women, and the flow of information and ideas leading to gender sensitivity and equal opportunities at all levels. ……………………………………….. The Iran Commander-in-Chief has arrived in Uganda for a five day visit in which he will tour police facilities with the help of developing its capacity and capabilities. Brig Gen Ismaeil Ahamdi Moghadam, who was accompanied by three brigadiers, two colonels and a lieutenant, was received by the Uganda Inspector General of Police, Gen Kale Kayihura, at Entebbe International Airport. …………………………………. NEWS ELSEWHERE At least 27 people were killed in overnight attacks on villages near the eastern Congolese town of Beni, a local official said on Thursday. Ewanakawa Nyonyi, spokesman for the mayor of Beni, blamed the attack on Ugandan ADF-NALU rebels that operate alongside a string of other local and foreign armed groups in Democratic Republic of Congos mineral-rich eastern border zone. Esther and Ella The 2 Ugandan representatives are up for eviction this Sunday. Please ensure that you vote for them as much as possible to keep them in the house. to Vote: Type Vote Ellah or Vote Esther and send to 8884 across all networks. Sms charges cost UGX 500..Or you can vote via WeChat on your mobile phone, go to your app store and download the WeChat app. Create your profile, then search for BigBrotherAfrica and add the account. You can then start voting on WeChat, up to 100 times per mobile phone number during a valid voting period. Better still via Website bigbrotherafrica/HotshotsVoting ends on Sunday, 19th October 2014 at 7am. The Business news on 97fm Radiocity is brought to you by Orange Talk and Tokota for 24 hours at only 1,000/= with Tokota Unlimited from Orange. Simply dial *134# to subscribe and talk day and night for just 1,000/=. Banging KB changes with Orange. Today changes with Orange.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:01:43 +0000