Telecom market leader MTN and archrivals Zain and Uganda Telecom, announced massive cuts in tariff plans following an earlier spark by Warid Telecom that slashed its rates to Ush5 per second.

MTN set new tariff at Ush3 per second on the per second billing and Ush160 for calls within the MTN yellomax tariff plan.

Zain fixed a uniform tariff for calls to all networks at Ush180 implying Ush3 per second. UTL calls would cost Ush4 for calls within the network and Ush5 for calls to other networks.

Phone tapping law endorsed
President Yoweri Museveni signed into law the Regulation of Interception of Communications Bill, 2010.
The law would give powers to security to listen into private communication if they have sufficient reason to suspect the communication is in aid of criminal activity.

The Act makes it compulsory for all mobile phone users in the country to register their SIM cards for security purposes such that if a SIM card is used for criminal communication, the user can be traced.
IPC starts primaries for joint candidates

The Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC) started selecting candidates for the MP seats and local councils in the 2011 elections.
The IPC national electoral affairs committee (NEAC) chairman, Maj. (Rtd) Rubaramira Ruranga, said candidates would be selected through their party primary election or according to the party constitution, before their name is forwarded to cooperation's electoral affairs committee.

Ministers sweat over Ush12b
An investigation by the Auditor General (AG) revealed that Ush 12b given to civil servants in various ministries remained unaccounted for.

The money was given to 22 agencies to improve service delivery in critical areas like health, roads, education, water and agriculture but the officials in respective related ministries failed to provide accountability two years after they took the money.

Major culprits included Office of the Prime Minister, Makerere University and Kyambogo University where more than Ush7 b was unaccounted for.

Malinga attacks Busoga leaders over jiggers
Health minister, Dr. Stephen Malinga, said MPs and local leaders from Busoga had to be held accountable for the rampant jiggers in the area.

Malinga, questioned the competence of leaders who could not solve such a small problem caused by poor hygiene.
He pointed at MPs who spend time doing useless things, instead of teaching people to live healthy lives.

NSSF ups interest rates
The National Social Security Fund doubled the interest rate for its members in the 2009/2010 financial year, from 3% to 7%.

NSSF chairman, Vincent Ssekono, attributed the increase to improved financial stand as a result of improved performances in the stock market and the positive performances of the fixed income investments such as treasury bonds and fixed deposits in banks.

Muhoozi on his joining the army
The 36 year old Muhoozi, who is the commander of the Special Forces, said he joined the army to help restore peace in the country following the havoc caused by the Allied Democratic Forces in the western region and the Lord's Resistance Army in the north.

Muhoozi, who was addressing his former colleagues of St. Mary's College Kisubi, encouraged the youth to serve the country.

Kayihura speaks on public order Bill
The Inspector General of Police, Maj.Gen.Kale Kayihura, said the proposed public order management Bill 2009, would prevent unnecessary confrontations and violence.

Kayihura emphasised that asking organisers of public events to inform the Police before conducting a public event was not a violation of human rights.

His defense was anchored around the existence of similar laws defining the role of the organisers of public gatherings and the Police in Kenya and the UK. blog comments powered by Disqus

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