July 2021 – Elite News

Jul312021 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Benzema to Stay at Real Madrid for More Two Years

Karim Benzema, a key player for Real Madrid, is expected to sign a new two-year contract with the club. Los Blancos are still rumored to be interested in signing Kylian Mbappe or Erling Braut Haaland, and the former Lyon man has been facing an unclear future. Benzema's current contract with the Bernabeu giants is set to expire at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season, which means he could leave for free in less than a year if no new agreement is reached. According to Marca, the France international is expected to sign a one-year agreement with the club, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023. According to the source, Benzema's contract negotiations with the club have always gone well since his arrival 12 years ago, since the experienced striker has never requested a pay raise in t...

Jul302021 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Public Should Remain Cautious During Lockdown; Police

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The leadership of the Joint Security Agencies, has noted with serious concern calls by selected politicians, encouraging the public to disregard the lockdown and re-open their businesses and activities. The lifting of the lockdown restrictions without a proper plan, means throwing away all protection, which is very dangerous and risky for the health and safety of Ugandans and visitors in the country. We are all aware the pandemic has not disappeared and therefore, need to remain cautious and not lose out on the individual and collective gains we have all made in keeping ourselves and everyone else safe. Let us therefore, wait for the address of H.E. The President and follow the range of options that the government is looking to provide. As the Joint Security Agencies, we continue to strict...

Jul302021 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Court of Appeal Upholds Jail Sentences for Lwamafa, Kunsa

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Court of Appeal Upholds Jail Sentences of a nine-year jail term that handed to the Former Permanent Secretary Ministry of Public Service Jimmy Lwamafa and Commissioner in charge of compensation department Stephen Kiwanuka Kunsa by anti-corruption court for defrauding 15.4 billion shillings of pensioners money. The Court of appeal justices led by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire (Remmy Kasule and Muzamiru Mutangula Kibeedi) unanimously ruled that the accused were lawfully convicted by lower court and should serve the 9-year jail term. The court also upheld the order of compensation of 3.4 billion shillings each against Lwamafa and Kunsa in addition to barring them from holding a public office for 10 years.

Jul292021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

No politician will benefit from commercialization of politics except President Museveni

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Ugandan MPs faced backlash and criticism from the public following the deposit of 200 million on their accounts as they were accused of being greedy, selfish and inconsiderate especially getting this money in the middle of a pandemic. Government chose to deposit this money in the middle of a pandemic and even publicized it as a deliberate effort to blackmail MPs before their voters but also to divert public attention from the promised relief money that largely didn’t reach the intended beneficiaries so that instead of the country demanding for accountability of the Nabanja money or even demanding for expansion of the program, the population will now go to their MPs demanding for help. Government makes many releases in a financial year but how comes it doesn’t publicize them like the MPs m...

Jul282021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Micho Bounce Back As Uganda Cranes coach on 3-year deal

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Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojević has bounced back as the head coach of Uganda Cranes on a three-year contract. A press statement from the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) shows that the Serbian tactician will kick off work effective next month. Micho has been appointed Head coach of the Uganda Cranes on a three-year renewable contract effective 1st August 2021. Micho returns to Uganda for the second time after leaving in 2017. Micho is remembered for taking back Uganda to the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) in 2017 after close to three decades. He, however, terminated his contract on June 29, 2017, citing non-payment of his salary for several months. Since then, the Serbian tactician has managed Orlando Pirates in South Africa, Zamalek in Egypt and lately the Zambia national team...

Jul262021 by Our ReporterNo Comments

“Prof Mbonye Forgave MoH Tormentors before Dying” Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye

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The Cabinet Secretary and Head of Public Service Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye has disclosed that her husband forgave his tormentors at the Ministry of Health where he served as Director of Medical Services. Nakyobe told mourners at Professor Anthony Mbonye’s vigil that she blames the infighting at the Health Ministry as the trigger that started off the illness that has finally killed her husband. Nevertheless, the late Prof Anthony Kabanza Mbonye did most of his literary work during his four years battle with cancer according to family and friends. Two years ago, he wrote a tell-it-all book about the fights in the ministry but abruptly withdrew it from circulation before many copies had been sold. Prof Mbonye breathed his last yesterday morning. According to the wife of the deceased Lucy Nakyobe, M...

Jul262021 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Dumped Coffin in Protest Against Dr Atwiine takes new twist

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Doctors and residents close to Mulago national referral hospital have this morning woken up to shocking scenes of a baby coffin dropped by unknown activists protesting the reappointment of Dr. Diana Atwiine as the Permanent secretary to the Health Ministry. Over the past weeks, Dr. Atwine has been embroiled in clashes with a huge section of the public calling for her resignation over her alleged failure to handle the covid pandemic. In the recent presidential reshuffles, a large section of Ugandas were heavily expectant that Dr. Atwine would be dropped after numerous scandals implicating her in the covid money heist surfaced but surprisingly, Museveni retained her in the position. This is what perhaps inspired a morning protest at Mulago hospital. Traffic remains at stand still with the co...

Jul262021 by Our ReporterNo Comments

‘Lockdown Likely to Stay’’ Ministry Official

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Health ministry officials have warned that it is likely that covid-19 restrictions will not be lifted after the 42-day lockdown. This comes as Ugandans are appealing to the government to consider lifting the lockdown arguing that they need to resume work and fend for their families. According the ministry permanent secretary Dr. Diana Atwiine much as the cases have reduced, it’s still early to speculate about whether to extend or lift the lockdown. She meanwhile says much as some of the locked sections might be lifted, there is need to further lock some for the safety of Ugandans. She meanwhile reveals that the country will receive two consignments of covid19 vaccines before the end of this week. Dr Diana says at least 300,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine and 286,000 doses of AstraZeneca v...

Jul262021 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Russian Company Awarded Vehicle Digital Trackers Contract Filed for Bankruptcy

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Joint Stock Company Global Security, a Russian company that was awarded a 10-year contract on Friday to install digital monitoring system in all motorcycles and vehicles in Uganda is facing bankruptcy litigation in Moscow, court documents in Russia reveal. The company is also facing other debt related cases filed between 2019 and 2021 in Russia, raising questions of whether the contract in Uganda is a lifeline the company needs to beat off bankruptcy litigation for its very survival, and whether government of Uganda did adequate due diligence before engaging Global Security. The Permanent Secretaries for the Ministry of Works Bageya Waiswa and Ministry for Presidency Yunus Kakande signed the agreement on behalf of the Ugandan government. Security Minister Jim Muhwezi witnessed the signing....

Jul262021 by Our ReporterNo Comments

UCU Law finalist Allegedly Killed by Sugar Mummy

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Police in Jinja City have arrested a 39-year-old woman over the death of her lover – David Kibirige a fourth-year Law student at Uganda Christian University (UCU) in Mukono. Kibirige, 30, was on Sunday morning found dead in an apartment belonging to Ms. Rita Ojuki in Lubaga Village, Jinja South Division. Acting Jinja District Police Commander, Mr. Maurice Niyonzima confirmed Kibirige’s death and the arrest of Ms. Ojuki but could not divulge more details about the incident. At the Jinja Hospital mortuary where the deceased’s family and relatives gathered, Mr. John Kasule, the father said his son was murdered, contradicting information from a police source that he had committed suicide. Ms. Joana Waisana described her late brother as a ‘friendly and peaceful boy with no clear motive to commi...