The opposition Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC) held a 'crisis meeting' at their offices on Katonga Road in Kampala, to resolve the stand-off that befell the loose coalition following Otunnu's earlier failure to turn up for nomination.

At the meeting, Otunnu said his party had serious policy and operational issues regarding how the IPC was being run.

NRM starts nominations
The National Resistance Movement party begun to receive nomination forms of members interested in the party's 14 senior positions, including that of its flag bearer for next year's presidential elections and secretary general.

Sources at the NRM electoral commission revealed that President Yoweri Museveni had picked his nomination papers through an aide to seek re-election as the party's national chairman.

Mulago boosted by brain surgery machine
The Mulago Hospital department of neurosurgery received equipment for the surgery and treatment of people suffering from hydrocephalus, an abnormal condition of the brain.

Mulago Hospital deputy director, Isaac Ezati said the equipment which was donated by MTN, would go a long way to saving many lives.
According to statistics, over 3,000 children get hydrocephalus each year.

Makerere in jitters over Dons' strike
What would have been the start of the new semester coincided with the beginning of a sit-down strike by lecturers and administrative staff of Makerere university, who demanded that National Insurance Corporation (NIC) pays them their savings.

The contention stemmed from the exact amount of money staff saved with NIC between 1996 and 2005, when the latter operated a pension scheme for the institution.

Sekikubo dares Cops again
Lwemiyaga in Ssembabule district was rocked by gunshots when area MP Theodore Sekikubo (Pictured)and the police engaged in running battles again.

The chaos erupted after the Deputy Police Commander Charles Nuwagira, intercepted Sekikubo who was trying to stop the cops from arresting his bodyguard, Alex Mugabi, while Sekikubo was holding a rally.

A specialised anti-riot police of 50 0 officers, under the command of Assistant Inspector of Police Biryabalema, is deployed in Ssembabule to contain the violence.

Onegi Obel exonerated
Former National Social Security Fund (NSSF) board chairman Geofrey Onegi Obel, accused of causing financial loss of Ush8b to NSSF, walked free after the court dismissed the charges.

Justice John Bosco Katutsi of the Anti-Corruption Court took the stance after the Inspector General of Government (IGG) failed to appear in court to prosecute the case.

Museveni insists Heritage must pay
President Yoweri Museveni said Heritage Oil, a London-based oil firm embroiled in a tax dispute with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), would have to pay the money in full.

The firm that explored and discovered commercial oil and gas reserves in Uganda recently sold its stake to Italian oil giant, Eni, for $1.35b, but they had been adamant to clear a $404.9m capital gain tax assessed by URA.

Bishops shun homosexuality
Anglican bishops, who were attending the All Africa Bishops Conference in Entebbe, reiterated their firm stand against homosexuality.
In speeches, most of which received standing ovations, the prelates said the practice was alien and an "innovation of the truth".

The seven-day conference attracted over 400 bishops, a quarter of whom hailed from Nigeria.

New ISO boss shakes up agency
The new Director General of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO), Lt.Ronnie Balya, reshuffled senior officers at the intelligence outfit.
Balya announced August 20 that he had reshuffled all 10 directors, three regional intelligence officers and 34 district Internal Security Officers.

Lt. Don Mugisha was named new deputy director general and also head of planning, protocol, legal affairs, internal counter intelligence and audit, among other notable changes. blog comments powered by Disqus

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