Welcome to buwenge Website!
Enjoy our services forever and ever
Further probe for Global Fund scandals
Prime Minister, Apolo Nsibambi, has revealed the government’s directive to investigate on referred the three former health ministers in relation to the Global Fund scandal.
Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi, Capt. Mike Mukula and Dr. Alex Kamugisha are to be investigated by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), with a view to prosecution for lying under oath, issuing false documents and causing financial loss.
CID officials have been given six months to investigate these cases so that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) can determine whom to prosecute.
Nsibambi, was launching the Government white paper at the Media Centre on 10th refuting the accusation that they receive reports and don’t take action.
The Government accepted 99 percent of the recommendations made by the Global Fund commission of inquiry, headed by Justice James Ogoola.
Justice Ogoola mentioned that it would be essential for the CID, the IGG and the Auditor General to go into more details of the scandal.
The government concur with the Ogoola`s commission that over 300 agencies of Global Fund recipients, should refund the money misused with instructions to investigated the recipient organizations by CID for criminal liability.
The Government has also ordered the Inspector General of Government (IGG) to investigate the project coordinator, Dr. Tiberius Muhebwa, in relation to questionable procurements, fraudulent foreign exchange transactions and overall mismanagement of the Project Management Unit.
The Government paper also agrees with the commission that dfcu Bank refund sh455m lost in foreign exchange transactions which the bank had already refunded some of the money.
The paper requests the DPP to determine criminality in the relationship between Muhwezi, Muhebwa, the broker and the former dfcu managers.
The charges against Prof. Francis Omaswa and his wife accused of diverting Global Fund money to finance trips abroad did not effect but instead instructed the Ministry of Health to refund the money.
Nsibambi explained that the Government’s response took time because the issues concerned “eminent people”.
Nsibambi assured permanent secretaries that they’re protected by the Constitution to perform their duty without interference, calling them to be firm in rejecting wrong directives from their ministers.
However, he added that it was unacceptable for a minister to collude with a permanent secretary to steal funds.
The State Minister for Health, Richard Nduhura, said the Global Fund officials had assured the Government that grants will be restored soon after a team from
Nduhura assured the public that the stock of ARVs was sufficient to bridge the gap until the next delivery.
DPP will soon start prosecution sessions against two officials of the Ministry of Health, George Komurubuga, Faustine Echengu, and their accomplices, Member of Parliament (MP) Rubabo Paula Turyahikayo and Dr. Kirungi accused of interference with judicial evidence, lying under oath and bribery.
The Ogoola Commission of Inquiry was set up in September 2005 to look into alleged mismanagement of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and the commission handed its report to President Yoweri Museveni in May 2006.
In Mukono, police arrested DP spokesperson Betty Nambooze, Mukono district councillor Jamir Kakembo and other five DP supporters as they assembled at the Kame Valley Market to celebrated election petition victory against Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa.
Nambooze said while detained at Mukono police station that the Police had not told them the charges preferred against them and officials were still waiting communications from Kampala Region Commander, Benson Oyo Nyeko. Read more...
Murder of Kayiira`s Report
The information obtained shows that the centre of operations for the said mission was the Central Brigade in Lubiri, Kampala. Following protracted meetings commanders of the said Brigade detailed two NRA officers to carry out constant surveillance and trailing to determine where Dr Kayiira lived which people he moved with and which offices he frequented. The said commanders enlisted the services of one vicious NRA commander "Suicide Brewery" who was tasked to lead the operation. "Suicide Brewery" commands one of the NRA battalions in Northern Uganda,It was further revealed that "Suicide Brewery" led a group of 10 NRA soldiers who stormed the home of Mr Gombya ' on the night of 6th March 1987 and kilted Dr Kayiira. Read more...
Kayiira`s Controversy Death Report Reachs UK House.
Controversy over Scotland Yard's reluctance to make public the report on its investigation into the murder of Dr Andrew Lutakome Kayiira has captured attention in Britain, with opposition groups calling on the Metropolitan Police to release the document believed to be in a police archive in west London.
At least one member of the British parliament, the House of Commons, has joined political activists who are asking the Yard to release the findings of its investigation into the 20-year-old murder mystery
Guardian Unlimited, the online edition of The Guardian newspaper, reported Saturday that John Reid, the home secretary, was scheduled Monday to respond in the house to a question submitted Thursday by Mike Hancock, Liberal Democrat MP for Portsmouth South, on whether he planned to see that the results of the investigation were published. Read More.....
THE body of former Uganda rebel leader Alice Lakwena is still at the Garissa Provincial Hospital mortuary in north eastern Kenya as authorities wait for instructions from Kampala over burial arrangements.
Late Lakwena.
The body was taken on Thursday for preservation afternoon following her death at Ifo refugee camp where she lived since 1996 after being granted asylum by the UN refugee agency.
Armed police from Daadab accompanied by the refugee agency’s officials escorted the body through the a 200km journey and delivered it to the hospital’s mortuary authorities.
Dr. Khadijah Ahmed Abdalla, chief of the Hospital said she did not know if an autopsy would be carried out on the corpse that was wheeled into the new morgue immediately.
“We do not have a pathologist here. If there is a need for an autopsy the parties will have to look for a pathologist.”
Getting Better, we need Prayers to exhilarate others.
Oh God the almighty thanks for the expressed wild concern in the country, since the closure of the Ivory Tower.
They thought to be untouchable but now they believe, soon to know who takes control has the power on the cake served.
I pray that the strategy made to form committee and associations yield well but no response to it, till Chogm gets parting to the right time.
The current situation to kidnap artiste, I pray that it gets Satanic power to nab the culprits... Read more
Editorial
AIDS Scourge; Strategy C and others get attention
Write Carolyn Asapo BMCO III 
AIDS scourge: Rampant worldwide, Mozambique is among the affected nations.
There is an advert on East African Television. It shows a man who comes home with a woman. The two lovebirds enjoy a light moment at the house; before the man storms out of the house. He picks a bicycle; I think it is the hero type. He jumps on it; rides very fast like there is no tomorrow.
MAKERERE IS STILL A REPUTABLE UNIVERSITY.
Write JOSEPH KARIUKI.
Ivory Tower: Makerere University administration block still on peak in academia
There have been a lot of misguided reports about Makerere University, most of which cannot stand a factual test. However, the recent attack by one of the leading Ugandan journalist that appeared on The EastAfrican (4-10 September 2006) left a dark if not
an ominous image of this great institution. Read more on editorial page.
Write Anena Harriet BMCO I 
Main Library: An extention of Makerere university Library, photo by Balaba Asuman
Just like a newborn baby cries after delivery to experience the world, so did some freshers when they landed to Campus Maker ere University on 13 August.
As I moved around, seeing the magnificent buildings at Campus for the first time in my life, I bumped into my old girl. She had credible moments to be told. Here we take off about her experiences, ‘can you imagine, I went to the guild canteen to eat only for them telling to meet the bills of what they had served. Read more on feature page.
JOB Interview in contention with Transportation
Write Echwalu Edward BMCO II
Matatu: All time transportation in Africa for all; long and short distances
Traveling in a taxi is dangerous; to do so in a boda boda is a nightmare. For the past two years ever since I graduated from the University, barely any street in Kampala has escaped by foot in my chase for a mere dictionary word, “Job”. It’s annoying. Read more on Feature page.
Gov`t under funding Hurt MUK Programs
Write Balaba Asuman
Once called “The Harvard of Africa” presently, Makerere University
Write Balaba Asuman 8/9/06
Ready: NRA veterans Vow not to leave Parliament premises un less Government attends to them, Photo by Balaba Asuman.
National Resistance Movement (NRA) veterans have assembled at the parliament to demostrate against the government, they claim of evicting them from their places of Kabarole without proper relocation since 1992.
Bagologoza Jackson Chairman of veterans headed a group of. Read more on News Today Page
Big CHOGM Investments and Hope for Uganda
write Balaba Asuman 22/8/06
Prepared: Kampala Serena Hotel Now ready for Hospitality, Photo by Balaba Asuman.
The preparations to host Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) has raised many developments in country with the government budget allocation of over Ushs 65 billion in the financial year 2006/7 to cater for activities related to infrastructure, maintain security, publicity, and 37 billion are to renovate state house Entebbe. Read more on Your Interview
Write Balaba Asuman 27/8/06
For Allah: Masigidi Kubah Yuuka-Buwenge, Photo by Balaba Asuman
Islam defined as total submission to the wills of Allah has gathered billions of individuals in different places of the world despite branding the community as fundamentalists, militants and terrorists. Read More
Revamping Islam Upcountry Education is needed
20yrs of Existance: Madarasati Aniswalidini P/S, Photo by Balaba Asuman
Education is fundamental to the learning of Islamic norm; that is why Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) ribs were squeezed for Ikurah Bismirabukah.
The world today has been taken by the western literature with essence of search for worldly so-called green pasture white collar jobs. Read more
SUFFICE: Support
Support to Feasible Financial Institutions and Capacity-building Efforts (SUFFICE) cooperated between the Government of Uganda and European Union, has strengthened the Micro-Finance industry in country assisting over 86 MFI`s and SACCOs since its inception, December 1999. Read More on Company News Page
FITCA Transforms South
Farming in Tsetse Controlled Area’s success means a lot to
Write Balaba Asuman
Farming in Tsetse Controlled Areas (FITCA Uganda) projects has addressed
Phase I of FITCA`s area operations in Sub-counties, witnessed a reduction of tsetse infection from 19 to 11, while Nagana average prevalence reduced from 6.6 to 4.6 percent with the tsetse population density of 75 percent, depicting disease and vector situation stable in the 12 districts of Mukono, Jinja, Iganga, Bugiri, Kamuli, Tororo, Kayunga, Busia, Soroti, Mayuge and Mbale.
Working In line with Plan for Modernisation of Agriculture (PMA), FITCA extended to the control
Enjoy while browsing.
Other website Linked
More inventions and innovations are Brought for all to get on Board.
Thanks for Visiting this web.
bravenet.com