The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council top organ, The General Assembly, suspended Mufti Sheik Shaban Mubajje basing on a damning report from the council vice-chairman, Ahmed Wadrif, following a January-February probe.

The probe found that Mubajje had become autocratic, despotic and dictatorial at the council.

Earlier, Bassajjabalaba, the Council Chairman suspended Mubajje, a move Mubajje countered by also suspending Basajjabalaba over commissioning an investigation against him.Mubajje said the investigation was biased.

CHOGM engineer jailed

Samson Bagonza, the former chief engineer at the Ministry of Works and Transport, was sentenced to five years in prison by the head of the Anti-Corruption Court, Justice John Bosco Katutsi.

Bagonza was imprisoned for abuse of office and causing a financial loss of sh1.6b. Justice Katutsi said Bagonza would serve two years for abuse of office and three years for causing financial loss.

However, the two jail terms would be served concurrently, which meant that he was set to stay in Jail for only three years.

US presses Museveni on polls

The Obama administration renewed demands for a clean 2011 vote in a message delivered by the US under-secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Judith McHale.

The messagesaid that Washington would not entertain any thing short of "fair and transparent" process.

McHale told Museveni during a closed door meeting at State House Entebbe that they wanted flawless polls like Guinea's recent vote.

Kakama killer confesses

Goodwin Tumusiime one of the suspects in the Kakama's murder confessed in a statement before Grade One Magistrate, Agnes Nabufu, to have been involved in the crime.

Tumusiime confessed to having bought a cell phone for the house maid, Molly Nabaasa, which she used to ease communication, tracking Kakama's father Karikaho and obtaining the 30m ransom from Karikaho, among other confessions.

Onzima bids FDC farewell

Maracha county MP, Alex Onzima, bounced back to the ruling National Resistance Movement political party while at its national conference in Kampala. Mysterious Onzima had earlier been expelled from the opposition Forum for Democratic Change party after a fall out.

He said he had already started campaigning for NRM likely flag bearer for 2011, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni through West Nile Elect Museveni 2011 network.

NRM abandons electoral colleges

Ruling National Resistance Movement resolved to adopt universal adult suffrage system as a basis of carrying out party primary elections in its national conference at Namboole.

The worst losers following the amendment were the independents since aspiring flag bearers would have to run to their constituents to seek endorsement unlike before when the system of electoral colleges dictated that designated delegates pick the party's candidate.

KCC returns sh6b to Government

Despite the appalling state of roads in Kampala City, Kampala City Council surprisingly failed to utilise over sh6b, part of the sh15b KCC got from the Government under the National Road Fund.

Kampala Mayor, Nasser Sebaggala blamed city engineers for neglecting their duties, an action he said resulted into the council's failure to accomplish work on road projects. blog comments powered by Disqus

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