7:00AM NEWS WITH EMMAH ATAI: Hardly two weeks after losing his position as secretary general of the ruling National Resistance Movement party, former prime minister Amama Mbabazi says he is still serving as the party secretary general. Unemployed youths have fired back at the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanya over his remarks that youths should stop looking at the government for jobs all the time but instead learn to work hard for themselves. The speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called for a quick investigation into the death of the leader of the Shia Muslim community in Uganda Sheikh Dakturu Muwaya Nkwanga Ali. The Rukungiri Municipality MP, Mugume Rolland Kaginda has blamed the the current road accidents on government’s continuous engagement of corrupt contractors. He said that government gives contracts to companies that construct semi-standard gauges on roads and bridges which lead to un avoidable accidents. BUSINESS: A ministerial committee is in the process of examining flaws in the Standard Gauge Railway, including inflated costs after several government agencies declined to give a no objection to the project. The US city of Providence, Rhode Island is suing the Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras over investor losses due to a corruption scandal. ELSEWHERE: A top al-Shabab militant, Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, has given himself up, Somali officials say. Hersi, a leading figure in the militant groups intelligence wing, surrendered to police in the Gedo region. SPORTS: Chelsea and Spain striker Fernando Torres,30, will join AC Milan on a permanent basis on 5 January.The striker helped win the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup while at Chelsea.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 04:23:05 +0000
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