President Museveni's son and commander of the elite Special Forces Col.Muhoozi Kainerugaba, was accused together with other perpetrators, of committing atrocities against civilians in Karamoja.

However in a dramatic twist of events, the Elite Special Forces counter accused the warriors of deliberately killing soldiers.

The UPDF later admitted through Lt. Col. Felix Kulayigye, the army spokesperson that 10 civilians were killed in crossfire with the worriors.  

Ugandans state 2011 election demands

A countrywide survey conducted by one of the daily news papers showed that Ugandans wanted candidates for next year's elections to pay most attention to health, transport, education, children and employment during their term of office.

The survey also showed that unlike politicians who focus on political freedoms and human rights, most Ugandans were interested in having an improved social service delivery.

Bomb blasts set record blood supply

Following the July 11 bombings, the Uganda Blood Transfusion Services supplied hospitals around the city with about 251 units of blood between July 12 and July 14.

170 units of blood were given to Mulago Hospital and 35 to Nsambya Hospital Mengo Hospital received 14 units, Rubaga got 18, while International Hospital Kampala got 14.

Singer Chameleon joins campaign trail

Business stalled in the western Uganda town of Kabale recently when musician, Joseph Majanja aka Jose Chameleon campaigned for Andrew Baryayanga Aja, who aspired to be NRM flag bearer after the party primaries on August 30.

Chameleon, while singing his Basima Ogenze song, urged the local residents to vote for Baryayunga, saying besides being his friend, he was development-oriented.

8,000 quack teachers feast on gov’t funds

The government paid Ush20b to 8,000 unqualified teachers in both primary and secondary schools.

The Education Service Commission (ESC) revealed that teachers without qualifications had been smuggled on the payroll using shared appointment letters, clogging the education system.

Gov’t condones Buveera users

The government tabled a proposal in Parliament imposing a fine of Ush14 million on users, importers and manufacturers of banned carrier plastic bags (buveera) amid protests from traders.

The fine is contained in the new amendments to the Finance Bill, 2010 in which Finance Minister Syda Bbumba proposed radical measures to implement a 'failed ban' on buveera in order to protect the environment.

Terror suspects charged
Another 32 suspects were charged with terrorism, murder and attempted murder, following the July 11 bomb blasts which killed at least 79 people in Kampala.

Each of the suspects who appeared before court faced 78 capital offenses. blog comments powered by Disqus

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