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Kabagarame Cell Polling Station. Shartsi Kuteesa 193 Godfrey Sodo 147 Kyabafisa Cell Polling Station. Shartsi Kuteesa.     115 Godfrey Sodo.        75 Kyamandwa Cell Polling Station. Shartsi Kuteesa 197 Godfrey Sodo.     164 Muyenje Cell Polling Station. Shartsi Kuteesa. 151 Godfrey Sodo.     66 Nyabusheija Cell Polling Station. Shartsi.  191 Sodo.     148 Kabayola Cell Polling Station. Shartsi Kuteesa.   121 Godfrey Sodo.      98 Byeyaza Cell Polling Station. Godfrey Sodo 44 Shartsi Kuteesa 62 Kajunju Cell Polling Station. Godfrey Sodo 168 Shartsi Kuteesa 163 Nyakibare Cell Polling Station. Godfey Sodo 168 Shartsi Kuteesa 163 Rwekishugyi Cell Polling Station. Godfrey Sodo 153 Shartsi Kuteesa 115 Kyenshama Cell Polling Station. Godfrey Sodo 173 Shartsi Kuteesa 0 Kairasya Cell Polling Station. Godfrey Sodo 384 Shartsi Kuteesa 140 Bisheshe Cell Polling Station. Godfrey...

Stick weilding NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson Tanga Odoi now at the Dispensary Zone Polling Station in Sembabule after supporters of Shartsi Musherure refused to vote, alleging that Godfrey Aine Kaguta had imported voters from outside Sembabule. They have however so far failed to point out who the non-residents are among voters who have turned up to vote. Softpower Courtesy Photo. 

The East African Court of Justice has dismissed lawyer Male H Mabirizi Kiwanuka’s petition seeking to bar President Museveni from participating in 2021 elections on account of old age. The petition Reference No. 6 of 2019 Male H Mabirizi Kiwanuka vs. The Attorney General of Uganda sought to stop President Museveni from appearing on the 2021 ballot on account of age. Museveni who turned 75 would be ineligible to run in 2021 presidential election if he had not scrapped age limit from the constitution. The Reference challenged the decision of the Supreme Court of Uganda that upheld the enactment of Constitutional (Amendment) Act No. 2 of 2018. Court held that the process leading up to the enactment of the Constitutional Amendment was time barred, but found the impugned Supreme Court decision to have been filed within time.  Court further found that the impugned decision was not res judicata and that it had jurisdiction to interrogate the matter. Court found no Treaty viola...

Heavy security as Museveni brother, Kutesa daughter face-off.       Residents in Mawogola North have started gathering at their different polling stations ahead of a very a tight race between Godfrey Kaguta and Shartsi Kuteesa. The election between President Museveni’s brother and Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa’s daughter has been postponed several times because of violence and rigging. Heavy security deployment has been cited on every polling station in Mawogola North involving over 2,000 UPDF soldiers. The election kicked off at precisely 12:00pm. NRM Electoral Commission Chairman Dr Tanga Odoi has threatened to nullify any candidate in Both Mawogola West and North if found engaging in any form of electoral violence. The security situation in Sembabule district is still calm with the security teams on alert to monitor the ongoing NRM primaries in Mawogola North constituency. The Director of CID, Grace Akullo has also joined the team in the area. Co...

Finally Mr Ariaka Vincent has been successfully nominated to contest in the position of Councillorship. His duly Nomination on 28-09-2020 came after he tussled in the NRM party primary elections for DLC Youth Councillor Maracha District on 20-09-2020, where he polled 24 votes to 17 votes of his Opponent Dramadri Patrick. His landslide victory in the party primary elections where he punched Dramadri Patrick with 24 votes, was attributed to his Influential speech, common understanding and socialism with people minus their status. The people of Maracha District have shown togetherness and solidarity to support Ariaka Vincent until he wins in the General Elections in 2021. Vote Ariaka Vincent for DLC Youth Councillor Maracha District 2021 to 2026. #Vote #Ariaka #Maracha # osutayusuf #hashtag For more updates and news,  click here  on this link. 

The RT Hon Prime Minister, The Minister for Kampala, The Executive Secretaries, The Speaker, The Deputy Speaker, Executive Director, Mayors of Divisions, Our Technical Staffs, Invited Guests,  Ladies and Gentlemen. Warm Greetings from His Worship the Lord Mayor Ssalongo Erias Lukwago whom I represent here today. Rt.Hon. Prime Minister Planning is a very important function in the life of any institution and am glad that we are setting out today to launch the Second Strategic Plan for Kampala. The political leadership of Kampala who get their mandate from the people would want to associate with this strategic plan, for it's through such planning that we implement our promises. Let me highlight some of the important areas that we are focused on.  *CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RULE OF LAW.* The KCCA leadership has a strong conviction that it’s only a vibrant and Democratic Institution, rather than dependence on individual whims, discretion or person...

Cybersecurity researchers uncovered fresh evidence of an ongoing cyberespionage campaign against Indian defense units and armed forces personnel at least since 2019 with an aim to steal sensitive information. Dubbed " Operation SideCopy " by Indian cybersecurity firm Quick Heal, the attacks have been attributed to an advanced persistent threat (APT) group that has successfully managed to stay under the radar by "copying" the tactics of other threat actors such as the sidewinder. Exploiting Microsoft Equation Editor Flaw The campaign's starting point is an email with an embedded malicious attachment — either in the form of a ZIP file containing an LNK file or a Microsoft Word document — that triggers an infection chain via a series of steps to download the final-stage payload. Microsoft addressed the issue in a patch released in November 2017.Aside from identifying three different infection chains, what's notable is the fact that one of them exploited templat...

Here are some of the Petitions in WestNile Region; 1. Arua Central Division - Ejiku Robert 🆚 Atima Jackson. 2. Ayivu (East) Division -  3. Ayivu West Division - Atiku Benard 🆚 Lematia John. 4. Vurra County - Aridru Gabriel 🆚 Yovan Adriko. 5. Upper Madi Okollo County - Drito Martin 🆚 Isaac Etuka. 6. Lower Madi Okollo County - Ogama Ismail 🆚 Afidra Olema. 7. Maracha East County - Adima Patrick 🆚 Ruth Lematia Ondoru. 8. Maracha District Woman MP - Ayaka Rose 🆚 Jennifer Driwaru. 9. Terego East County - Angundru Moses 🆚  Leku Joel. 10. Terego District Woman MP -  11. Koboko North County - Musa Noah 🆚 Asiku Elly. 12. Yumbe District Woman MP - Driwaru Zaitun 🆚 Huda Oleru. Stay tuned and  click here  for more updates and News.

This is to inform the General Public, especially the people of Central Division Arua City, that, tomorrow Tuesday 29-09-2020, am going to be duly nominated by the electoral commission, to contest on Independent Ticket in the race for Division Mayor Arua. As has always been the case through out my previous consultations, my interest to join Politics is to serve my people. It must be noted that, the politics of “by fire by thunder i must win”, isn't my principle and never will it be. My politics is politics of peace and freedom, from which i do not want to intimidate or threaten my Opponents or my Opponent's supporters! Neither will i allow other Competitors or their Supporters to threaten me or my supporters. If we aspire into politics with these core principles, our people will have the freedom to listen to all the Candidates  and they will decide on who they should vote to be their Leader. This way, we shall achieve the Democratic Arua we need, we shall achieve the...

Members of the Kony War victims in West Nile pose for a group photo. PHOTOS BY JOSEPH ODAMA ARUA . Victims of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in Arua district are demanding the government of Uganda through President Yoweri Museveni to compensate them with Shs 99,884,000,000 for what they lost from 1996 up to the early 2000s along the Pakwack-Karuma road. The victims who are united under Arua District Kony War Victims Association come from different districts of the West Nile region and are mainly businessmen, they have contracted Alaka and company advocates firm to act on their behalf. In a statutory notice issued to the Attorney general, the government has been given 45 days to pay the victims and if it fails, a suit will be filed against the government. Mr Alex Matua, the chairman of Arua district Kony war victim’s association disclosed that members of the association presented their letter to President Yoweri Museveni when he came for campaigns in Arua on the 14th of...

As the pandemic continues to accelerate the shift towards working from home, a slew of digital threats have capitalized on the health concern to exploit weaknesses in the remote work infrastructure and carry out malicious attacks. Now according to network security platform provider SAM Seamless Network, over 200,000 businesses that have deployed the Fortigate VPN solution—with default configuration—to enable employees to connect remotely are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks, allowing attackers to present a valid SSL certificate and fraudulently take over a connection. "We quickly found that under default configuration the SSL VPN is not as protected as it should be, and is vulnerable to MITM attacks quite easily," SAM IoT Security Lab's Niv Hertz and Lior Tashimov said. "The Fortigate SSL-VPN client only verifies that the CA was issued by Fortigate (or another trusted CA), therefore an attacker can easily present a certificate issued to a di...

Fake accounts perpetrators busted  Our  Electronic counter measures squad  arrested two people who have been operating fake police Twitter and Facebook accounts posting all sorts of misinformation to redicule the force's image.  The two; Mugerwa Calvin and Ochan Allan from Kitebi and Nabweru respectively are being interrogated.  They were found in possession of gadgets they have been using to operate these fake accounts.  We would like to let the public know that the CID has built a formidable electronic counter Measure and Anti-cyber Crimes team whose output will inevitably make the perpetrators endangered species. Click here in this link  for more News, Updates and Opinions.

Our former Party President, Mr. Moses Nkonge Kibalama just confirmed to court that he has been under detention for two weeks in Mbale, under military protection. He has asked court to help him regain his freedom.He says he was summoned by Gen. David Muhoozi, the Chief of Defence Forces who quizzed him about changes in party leadership! He has disowned the video in which he appeared claiming that he was promised 5 million dollars to change party leadership. He appeared timid and even confirmed that even in the court room, are security operatives. He cried several times during cross examination. 

Finally Mzee Hon Drate Wilson was laid to rest today 24-Sep-2020 at Alikua, in Maracha East Constituency - Maracha District. A resident of Olevu Village,  Alipi Parish, Alikua Sub-County, Maracha East Constituency in Maracha District, he is the father to Maracha East Constituency MP Hon Acidri James. Thousands of mourners who gathered at Yivu Secondary School football field, for his send off, included; Minister Obiga Mario Kania (MP Terego East), Religious Leaders of different Ranks across WestNile Region, Tinkasimire Barnabas (MP Buyaga County), Hon Charles Ayume (MP Aspirant Koboko Municipality), Hon Ejiku Robert (MP Aspirant Arua City), LC5 Maracha District (who is also Aspiring for MP Maracha East Constituency), DPC Maracha, DISO Maracha, Hon Atiku Benard (MP Ayivu County), Hon Oguzu Lee Denis (MP Maracha Constituency), Hon Yorke Odria (MP Aringa South), Hon Avutia Malon (Mayor Aspirant Ayivu Division), among others, praised the Life of Hon Drate Wilson ...

In a report shared today, Check Point researchers disclosed details about a critical vulnerability in Instagram's Android app that could have allowed remote attackers to take control over a targeted device just by sending victims a specially crafted image. What's more worrisome is that the flaw not only lets attackers perform actions on behalf of the user within the Instagram app—including spying on victim's private messages and even deleting or posting photos from their accounts—but also execute arbitrary code on the device. According to an advisory published by Facebook, the heap overflow security issue (tracked as CVE-2020-1895, CVSS score: 7.8) impacts all versions of the Instagram app prior to 128.0.0.26.128, which was released on February 10 earlier this year. cybersecurity "This [flaw] turns the device into a tool for spying on targeted users without their knowledge, as well as enabling malicious manipulation of their Instagram profile," Check P...

Police in company of Deogratius Masagazi, transport officer, office of the president raided the home of Rdc jinja Erick Sakwa in walukuba -Masese division in jinja town to remove an official car from him after expiry of his leave given the president. Masagazi s well known corrupt official was paid 20 million  by MP Balyeku and LCV incumbent loser chairman Titus kidambira to connive with police Dpc jinja Hasunira Ahamada to withdraw  the vehicle from sakwa.RDC Sakwa is down to earth Rdc who fights for the common person, incorruptible  and fights land grabbers in jinja and drug thieves in hospitals. Honestly. Balyeku and kisambira grabbed government land 15 acres in jinja town which was sold to Patel mangnalal at 15 billion but sakwa fought hard to save it before the land inquiry commission of Justice  Bamugemereire. These brought problems  for sakwa where balyeku bribed Hajji Kakande PS of President's office 50million by balyeku a renown land grabber ...

In 1980, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni while contesting on UPM party ticket in the race for Member of Parliament Mbarara North Constituency, Museveni lost to his the then Opponent Sam Kutesa who was contesting on DP party ticket. Museveni lamented that, the Election was "Not Free and Fair". He went ahead to elaborate that, some people (supporters of Sam Kutesa) voted more than two times. He decided to file a Petition in the High Court, seeking to challenge and quash the election victory of Sam Kutesa. Hight Court ruled against him (Yoweri Museveni), and the rest remained as a History. Again on 1985, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni contested for Presidency and lost it to Dr Apollo Milton Obote. He rejected the results, citing President Obote massively rigged the Elections. This time (1985), Museveni did not file any Election Petition anywhere, Neither in High Court nor any other higher levels of Court in Uganda, instead, he took Guns together with his Comrades, and they waged a Wa...

         Ransomware Attack on Hospitals Becoming Rampant. Click  here on this link  to read much more News, Opinions and Updates on Technology, Sports, Politics, Entertainment and Health news in WestNile Region, in Uganda, in Africa and the World at large. German authorities last week disclosed that a ransomware attack on the University Hospital of Düsseldorf (UKD) caused a failure of IT systems, resulting in the death of a woman who had to be sent to another hospital that was 20 miles away. The incident marks the first recorded casualty as a consequence of cyberattacks on critical healthcare facilities, which has ramped up in recent months. The attack, which exploited a Citrix ADC CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability to cripple the hospital systems on September 10, is said to have been "misdirected" in that it was originally intended for Heinrich Heine University, according to an extortion note left by the perpetrators. cybersecurity. After law en...

Article 29 of the Constitution says that every person has the freedom of joining any association or union such as trade unions or political and civic organisations. The Political Parties and organisations Act 2005 says that every citizen of Uganda shall have the freedom to form or join and be part of any political party of their choice.  Based on the law, even if your MP is your representative, he is still a citizen of Uganda and he/she has those those rights under the law. So it is not possible to stop your MP from joining a political party of his choice. Your only remedy would be vote them out of parliament when the elections next come up. BareFootLaw #osutayusuf To continue reading more,  click here  on this Link.

Government has indefinitely suspended the operations of an international NGO, GiveDirectly, which has been sending mobile money to vulnerable Ugandans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. for failure to explain the source of its funding.  The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO Bureau) says GiveDirectly failed to explain its source of funding although previously the organisation had indicated that it was receiving the money from the American government via funded the US Agency for International Development (USAID). GiveDirectly is a nonprofit that lets donors send money directly to households in developing countries via mobile linked platforms. As reported earlier, the organisation which targets extremely low-income households is currently active in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Liberia, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Morocco. Last month, a total of 120,000 families in Uganda whose livelihoods have been negatively affected by coron...

When a 'drunk' person enters into a contract, that contract is genrally dependent on him to allow it to continue or cancel it. (this is called a voidable contract). In order for the 'drunk' person to cancel this contract, the 'drunk' person (like Mwenge) must show that; 1. The 'drunkardness' was severe enough that the person entering into the contract was incapable of understanding what they were doing. 2. The other person was aware of how drunk the other person was at the time. So in short , yes being intoxicated can make a contract invalid in the event one in induced into being intoxicated and then made to enter into a contract by a person who was well aware of the intoxication. In Mwenge's case, since the Kiyingi knew that Mwenge was too drunk to understand anything and used this to manipulate him into selling his boda boda, then the courts can allow Mwenge to set aside his contract with Kiyingi and get his boda boda back. Ho...

The IGP is directed to identify all those criminals that took part in these forgeries for criminal prosecution. Get new registrars. The audit in the other areas is continuing. What I did in the four (4) districts, should be done everywhere. The NRM Secretariat should work with the DPCs, RDCs, etc., to carry out audit in all the areas of dispute to expose the frauds. Where I judge necessary, I will send my own secret agents, like I did in the 4 districts above. Click in this Link  to read more updates.

Your Excellency, when it comes to combating the the coronavirus, saving the lives of ugandans, iam with you and I appreciate your success and efforts aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus in the country by instituting coronavirus taskforce in every district which is commendable work. However, your Excellency what made me to write this letter is the complaint arising from the public over the money donations, or contributions received from individuals in regards to the control and containment of the pandemic which is the new vision of today that ALL THE MONEY COLLECTED BY TASKFORCE TO FIGHT COVID-19 WAS STOLEN. Your Excellency Basing on this, It is a welcoming idea if you can set a response transparent taskforce team with the primary role to ensure and instill integrity, accountability and transparency in the utilization and management of funds appertaining to covid-19 response activities. Iam sure this can minimize such cases of mismanagement and misappropriation of ...

Investigation Exclusive : Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, government agencies have invented genius ways to splash taxpayer’ bills. Many a time neither accountability nor follow-up reports have been given after money is released. How exactly the UGX21Bn was expended on locusts is still a mystery. Oh! The UGX10Bn supplementary budget for parliamentarians pay-out; how did that end? This has been the norm in the country. Complacency of the resigned public has created state leeway to operate without consequence. Perhaps not shockingly, we have authoritatively learned that a ghost agency is claiming UGX31Bn from the consolidated fund. The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) has liaised with an unknown entity called the Presidential Scientific Initiative on Epidemics (PRESIDE) instigated by the Senior Presidential Adviser on epidemics, Dr Monica Musenero, to finance ‘research’ projects related to the Covid-19 pandemic. MOSTI, acting as the legal accounting ent...

Officials from the National Bureau for NGOs Friday addressed the press on issues concerning the revocation of some NGO’s permits and certificates. The National Bureau for Non-Government Organizations is a semi-autonomous Government entity under Ministry of Internal Affairs. Patrick Onen Ezaga, Senior Communications Officer, Ministry of Internal Affairs, said since the validation exercise undertaken in August/September 2019, there have been a number of reports about NGOs & their activities in the media. He said it is in the course of the routine performance of its mandate that the NGO comes across cases and issues relating to the activities of the NGOs across the country. The NGO Bureau is currently following up on a number of case relating to NGO Operations and the country is informed accordingly. He said the NGO Bureau has been actively monitoring the Bryan White Foundation and also received a letter dated 26th May, 2020 from the VC, Parliament etc raising concerns abo...

Police say a boda boda cyclist who this week attempted to burn himself to death at Kireka Police Station, has died from the hospital where he had been admitted. On Monday, Emmanuel Kabanda, attempted to commit suicide, after his motorcycle was impounded by Kireka Police team when he was found riding it in violation of curfew. He was rescued by officers and taken to Kiruddu hospital for treatment, but he was last night pronounced dead. The Deputy Spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan Police, ASP Luke Owoyesigyire says 6 officers attached to Kireka were arrested by Professional Standards Unit to aid the investigations into the alleged suicide. The officers who are currently under detention on allegations of extortion include; ASP Mulinde, Cpl Twinomujuni Francis Cpl Nakisige Joan, PC Higenyi Noman, D/Constable Logose Matha, PC Bintamye Robert.