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Criminal injuries to justice Sunday 11 April 2021 Ex-inmante Adrian Gokool, from left, Stephanie Neptune, whose son has been waiting trial for murder for 12 years, and activist Salim Muwakil lobby for criminal justice reform outisde the Office of the Attorney General, Port of Spain in December, 2020. File photo - There was a buzz of concern when the Joint Select Committee on Local Authorities, Services Commissions and Statutory Authorities met on Wednesday to review the presentation of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. The sources of that concern were the limits on both sums and tim...

NUP lines up five as LoP debate heats up Saturday April 10 2021 National Unity Platform party president Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine (left), addresses some of the party MPs at his home in Magere, Wakiso District on January 26. PHOTO/NMG Summary The Leader of the Opposition appoints and heads an alternative Shadow Cabinet whose duty is to challenge and influence government legislation on the floor of Parliament. Advertisement Being a party with majority Opposition MPs in Parliament, National Unity Platform (NUP) is set to appoint the next Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the House. The...

March 15, 2021 Bank of Uganda governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile last week stealthily made his way into the parliament’s appointments and vetting committee to defend his re-appointment as governor of the Central Bank, with security personnel ensuring that media and the public did not even catch a glimpse of him. The 71-year-old economist has been at the helm of Bank of Uganda (BOU) since 2001 and in January, President Yoweri Museveni reappointed him as governor for the next five years pending parliament approval. Sources in the appointments committee de...

MPs vet Mutebile for another 5-year term  Saturday March 13 2021 Bank of Uganda Governor, Mr Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile. He said central bank is concerned with the increase in government indebtedness. Photo by David Lubowa. Summary The governor has navigated a stormy period that the central bank has endured in the recent years.  The year 2019 was particularly hard for BoU, with the sensitive institution plagued by bad publicity amid multiplicity of accusations.   Advertisement Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile was yesterday quietly led before the Appointments Commi...

Uganda debt exceeding limit - AG warns govt  Friday March 12 2021 Summary Projection “As government continues to support economic recovery through the provision of economic stimulus package to various sectors, debt is projected to increase further over the near term. I advised the PS/ST [Secretary to the Treasury] to devise a comprehensive strategy to align revenue mobilisation and fiscal policy management, as well as reducing/rationalising government expenditures,” Auditor General, John Muwanga Advertisement The Auditor General (AG), Mr John Muwanga, has warned that Uganda’s national ...