7:00AM NEWS WITH EMMAH ATAI: President Yoweri Museveni has warned that government officials face prosecution if found guilty of corruption linked to the standard gauge railway project. Museveni, while meeting MPs on the select committee probing irregularities in the project, said he would not tolerate any corrupt tendencies in the project, following claims that some government officials were bribed by a Chinese company in order to seal the contract. Court yesterday dismissed an application seeking to block the swearing in of the new appointed NRM executive members. Presiding judge Stephen Kavuma ruled that the petitioner a one Benjamin Alipanga did not convince court that he would suffer irreparable damages if the swearing went on. MEANWHILE, Evelne Anite, the spokesperson for the NRM Parliamentary Caucus says Amama Mbabazis nomination to be part of NRM Central Executive Committe was also rejected by the partys National Executive Committe. Police have denied having arrested the four ‘missing’ Sheikhs, saying the family should register cases of missing persons before the force can be engaged. Yesterday, Deputy police spokesperson, Ms Polly Namaye said police were still treating the development as mere allegations in the media and had no clue about it. The coordinator of the Anti- human trafficking Task force at the ministry of internal affairs Moses Binoga has said the force has registered considerable success in curbing human trafficking in the country, thanks to the increased sensitization and vigilance among the different communities. According to Binoga, out of the 112 persons registered to have been trafficked, 76 have been returned home. More than 7,000 people who allegedly encroached on land belonging to Uganda Railways Corporation [URC] in Kasese Municipality have been ordered to vacate it or face eviction. Police in Masaka District have arrested three people, including a traditional healer over alleged conspiracy to murder a 13-year-old girl in ritual sacrifice. BUSINESS: Bank of Uganda is set to roll out a set of interventions to arrest the falling value of the Uganda Shilling. The shilling has continued to lose value against the US Dollar, since early last year,and currently stands at 2,855 per dollar in Kampala. The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has embarked on a process to amend the CMA Act to enable it license investment banks as a means of enlarging the scope of products on Uganda’s capital markets and increasing the level of activity in the Ugandan economy. ELSEWHERE: Bodies lay scattered on the streets of a key north-eastern Nigerian town following an assault by militant Islamists, officials have said. SPORTS: Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has become the first player to be named Confederation of African Football African Footballer of the Year four years in a row. Toure beat off the challenge of Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick and Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 04:21:37 +0000
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