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Two Charged In Pr. Gideon Mulinde Death Case

Two Charged In Pr. Gideon Mulinde Death Case

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Makindye Grade 1, magistrate charged two self-employed car dealers in Kampala with a ‘‘felony count of rash negligence so as to endanger the life of deceased Pastor Gideon Mulinde.’ Prosecution asserts that the accused, ‘Godfrey Yiga Mukisa and Deus Tusiime, without any qualifications in human medicine, on September 23, 2021 conspired and gave un-prescribed medicine to Mulinde prior to his death. ‘‘At Yesu Akwagala Medical Centre, Seguku, Entebbe Road, Mukisa and Tusiime gave Mr Mulinde a dose of 10millitre Mucogel syrup in a manner so rash and negligent,’’ court documents read. The accused also administered one Esomeprazole tablet and one Rabeprazole tablet to Mr Mulinde who was under the ‘‘care of a medical doctor at the said medical centre.’’ The accused, both from Makindye Division, K...
Opposition MPs Calls Off, Parliament Boycott

Opposition MPs Calls Off, Parliament Boycott

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On September 28, opposition MPs walked out of Parliament in protest of what they regarded as illegal arrest and detention of their colleagues Muhammad Ssegirinya of Kawempe North and Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye West. The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Mathias Mpuuga, has revealed that the opposition Members of Parliament will resume their attendance of parliamentary sittings. However the two Opposition MPs Ssegirinya Ssewanyana remain remanded at Kitalya Prison. Last week while announcing the boycott opposition chief whip John Baptist Nambeshe, condemned the illegal detention of the Mps and Ugandans without trial. Now, LoP Mpuuga says they have achieved some of what they set out to push for in their boycott. Mpuuga noted that, the Shadow Cabinet has taken stock of our action to...