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CAN YOU FORCE A COMPANY TO HIRE YOU IF THEY HAVE REFUSED BECAUSE OF YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ?.

#iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . Learn more in this https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/08/can-you-force-company-to-hire-you-if.html link. #we_inform_the_uninformed . Shamila looked for a job for a while even after graduating with a first class in ‘SWASA’. So, she started her own job as an influencer on social media. She used all the tricks she could think of to get clicks and likes for the companies she was influencing for. Sometimes she even used ‘seductive’ pics and even ‘twerked’ a few times.  One of the people she did work for recommended her for a SWASA job and she did the interviews. Turns out it was a Christian NGO who even told her that they would do a background check to make sure that she was ‘the right fit for them’. A week later, they got back to her with an email of  ”we are sorry to inform you..”. When she wrote back to find out why they had withdrawn their job offer, she was told that they found her “G-string’ influencer pics and her comments about ho

VACCINATIONS DONE AT SCHOOL; MUST PARENTS BE INFORMED ?.

#iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed . Learn more here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/08/vaccinations-done-at-school-must.html in the link. The school where Mabirizi’s daughter goes has just called. His daughter has been rushed to hospital after having some reaction to the injection she was given by the school nurse. It turns out that the school was immunising all the girls and his daughter got a bad reaction. Mabirizi wants to sue the school for immunising his child without his permission. Can he sue them? WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? By law, (the Immunization Act 2017), it is the duty of parents to make sure that their children are immunized against killer diseases such as polio, tetanus, etc. This is because a child (a person who is below the Age of 18 years) cannot legally make decisions for themselves and these decisions must be made by a person who has parental responsibility over them. This can be their biological parent, guardian or

DO I NEED A COURT ORDER TO DO A DNA TEST ?.

#iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . Read more here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/07/do-i-need-court-order-to-do-dna-test.html in this link. #we_inform_the_uninformed . No! if you are a parent or a child and there is no disagreement or refusal by one of the people involved or should be tested, you can voluntarily take a DNA test to find out if ‘those’ parents or children are really yours. However, if one person denies or refuses responsibility, you cannot force them to just ‘do a test’. You must apply to the court to declare who the parent or child is. Part of this means that the court may order that the involved people take a DNA test to find out who the parent or child belongs to. : Unsplash

Bukedea District RDC Tukei Wilberforce and DPC Okoto Charles Arraigned in Court.

#iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed . Read details here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/07/bukedea-district-rdc-tukei-wilberforce.html in the link. The State House Anti-corruption Unit in liaison with Police have today 17-7-2023 arraigned in Bukedea Magistrate Court the RDC Mr Tukei Wilberforce and DPC SP Charles Okoto on charges of neglect to prevent a felony. They have been remanded till 26/07/2023. Their woes stem from Bukedea district LC5 Chairperson by-election mess, including among others; torture and harassment of Candidates and Journalists during the process. Stay tuned here for more news and updates on regional, national and international stories that matter to you.

IS IT A MUST TO CARRY OUT A POPULATION CENSUS ?.

Read more here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/07/is-it-must-to-carry-out-population.html in this link. #iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed . Katono is a very suspicious man about anyone who asks for personal details about him. When he was 19, the LC Chairman came with some people and took his details promising to deliver a bicycle to him. Instead, only the LC Chairman and his family received them. So, he swore to never give out any information again.  The last time there was a population census, he was approached by officials to get details about his family. They asked him about ‘how many children he has’, how many TVs he owns, and if he was making any money, etc. He refused to answer and told them this was a plot by the government to steal his ‘things’ and chased them from his home. Katono’s wife is now worried that he may have done something illegal. So, she wants to know, is it a crime to refuse to be counted? WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? Th

WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPENSATED IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WITH AN ANIMAL ?.

#iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . Read details in this https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/07/who-is-supposed-to-be-compensated-if.html attached link. #we_inform_the_uninformed . Musa was riding his boda boda going home. While on the road, Kafeero’s goat came running into the road from nowhere and Musa hit it. The goat fell and died. Musa’s boda boda also got damaged and needs to be repaired. Musa is demanding that Kafeero repair his motorcycle for him, but Kafeero is also demanding that Musa should buy him another goat or give him 200,000 UGX for the goat. Who should be compensated in this case? WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? According to the law, if a person brings to his land and it escapes, that person is answerable for all the damage of the escape. This means that if anything on your land escapes and goes out and causes damage, then you are responsible for that damage. Additionally, according to the Uganda Traffic and road safety Act, if you are in charge of any animal a

WHAT DOES THIRD PARTY MOTOR INSURANCE REALLY MEAN ?.

#iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed . Read more here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/07/what-does-third-party-motor-insurance.html in the attached link. A motor third party is insurance that protects you from the financial responsibility of causing damage or injury to others while driving a vehicle. It does this by helping you pay for the expenses of someone else whom you accidentally harmed or whose property you damaged with your vehicle.  For example. If you are driving your car and accidentally hit and damage someone else’s car, then Instead of paying for the repairs yourself, the insurance company will cover the costs to a certain extent, so you do not have to foot the entire bill. However, this only happens if you have third-party motor insurance.  WHO NEEDS IT? By law, all vehicles apart from government vehicles must have this insurance which must be renewed every 12 months before it expires. For example, if your third-party motor in

CAN YOU SUE SOMEONE FOR PULLING YOU ON THE STREET ?.

#iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed . Read more here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/07/can-you-sue-someone-for-pulling-you-on.html in the link. Prossy’s friends told her about ‘Gazaland’ and the best ‘cheap’ earrings for her university welcome dinner. When she reached Gazaland, many women with wigs started calling out to her, saying, “sister, jjangu ogule kubuviiri” (Sister, come and buy some hair). And even when she refused, they told her she had smelly brown hair, and they started pulling her towards a saloon. When she pulled away, they hit her with an old smelly wig and told her to continue looking ‘ugly’.  Prossy is a first-year law student, and she has heard all about suing people. She wants to know if she can sue the salon hair woman who pulled and abused her.   WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? By law, every person is entitled to privacy from someone entering into their personal space. However, for this to become either a crime or a r

IS IT STILL CHILD LABOUR IF THE CHILD IS LEARNING A SKILL ?.

#iip_updates . Read more here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/06/is-it-still-child-labour-if-child-is.html in this link. #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed . Wuhu is a well-known businessman mu kikuubo. He has 12 children, all of whom he wants to take over his business empire when he dies. He has insisted that the children do not need to go to school and all they need to learn is in kikuubo. They are often seen carrying luggage for their father, balancing books of accounts and interacting with other businessmen downtown. In order to teach them business skills, he also sends them to the streets to sell things to people in traffic. They have now become very skilled businesspeople. However, Nalu their maternal aunt has promised to report Wuhu to the police for child labour. Wuhuu says even he did not go to school and started heavy work at 12 years old so his children must do the same and learn skills instead of wasting time in school. WHAT DOES THE LAW

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD.

#iip_updates . Read more here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/06/international-day-of-african-child.html in the attached link. #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed . Did you know that today is the international day of the African child? The International day of the African child has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first introduced by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The purpose of this day is to honour those who participated in the Soweto Uprising on June 16th, 1976. It also serves as a reminder to keep raising awareness for the improvement of education provided to African children. As we celebrate this day, let us remember to reflect on our rights and duties as citizens towards children. The Ugandan Constitution states that all children have the right to be cared for, protected, and maintained but also, they all have the right to education. Let collectively work to ensure that we work towards providing care and

IS THERE A LAW THAT SAYS YOU SHOULD LOOK AFTER YOUR PARENTS ?.

#iip_updates . Read more here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/06/is-there-law-that-says-you-should-look.html in the attached link. #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed . Pingu has not been to his village for the last 9 years. Recently, he decided to take his children to meet their grandparents. Everywhere he stopped in the village, he would get insults and they would tell him that he has abandoned his children. When he reached home, his parents were packed and ready to move to Kampala so he can look after them from there. Pingu wants to know if there is a law that makes him look after his parents WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? The law says that the government must create ways to look after the elderly people in Uganda. Other than this, there is no law that makes it rule that children should take care of their parents. However, if you choose to look after your parents, then they become what the law calls ‘dependants’ . This means that your parents are dependent o

Businessman Becomes a Fugitive for Publicly Parading His Wife & Another Man Necked Over Adultery.

#iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . Click on this link https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/06/businessman-becomes-fugitive-for.html for more details. #we_inform_the_uninformed . A 30-year-old man who was captured on a video parading his wife and a ‘lover’ over alleged adultery is on the run. The incident happened in Budadiri Town Council, Sironko District last week. The suspect reportedly got the duo in a lodge after a tip-off from colleagues. After stripping them, he paraded both ‘lovers’ in public and made them to march while holding each other’s hands.                                                          In the viral video, the ‘lovers’ are seen in the middle of a crowd trying to hide their faces as locals cheer on. The Elgon regional police spokesperson, Mr Rogers Taitika, said police detectives have preferred charges of aggravated torture, aggravated robbery, and insulting the modesty of a woman against the suspect. Mr Taitika identified the male ‘lover’

Did You Know, You Can Be Arrested for Throwing Rubbish on the Road ?.

#iip_fights_against_environmental_degradation . #iip_updates . Read more here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/06/did-you-know-you-can-be-arrested-for.html in yj3 attached link. #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed . CAN I BE ARRESTED FOR THROWING RUBBISH ON THE ROAD ?. By BarefootLawyers.  Nakatenda was shocked when Afande Tom stopped her because she was seen throwing a soda bottle out of her car. Afande requested her to drive back and pick it up or he will arrest her.  Is this legal? Can she be arrested for this?   WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?   All Ugandans have a right to a clean and healthy environment which creates a duty to protect, maintain and use the environment in a way that ensures that it is protected for the future generations. However, since we need guidance and supervision on this, the law (The National Environmental Act) gives authority to the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to guide and monitor everyone on use a

Opinion: Marungi Paid School Fees & Created Wealth for Many People in WestNile Region –  Mr Justus Yeero Aduma.

#iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . Read more here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/06/opinion-marungi-paid-school-fees.html in the link. #we_inform_the_uninformed . Following Uganda’s constitutional court ruling on 5-May-2023 which repealed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) 2015 which among others prohibited the sale and consumption of several narcotic drugs like Marungi, Opium and so on, the Parliament of Uganda is yet again intending to move a motion to re-table the law. However, several politicians, activists and section of the public are rising to challenge the re-tabling of this law. Philanthropic Mr Justus Yeero Aduma has shown up to be one of the Ugandans who are advocating to make sure Parliament does not table the narcotic law. Through an opinion article, he based his defense on the concept of Marungi, which has not been scientifically proved to be a substance that is dangerous to Human health. Mr Justsu who referenced

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PASSING OFF AND IMPERSONATION ?.

#iip_updates . Read details here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/06/is-there-difference-between-passing-off.html in this link. #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed . Hajji Pilawo has the best pilawo rice in Makindye, and he has been telling all his customers that he wants to expand to Kawempe so that his loyal customers do not have to cross town to find his pilawo.  Last week he found out that someone else is calling himself Hajji Pilawo in Kawempe and selling his pilawo. In fact, the man is also wearing Hajji Pilawo’s trademark Green Kanzu. Hajji Pilawo wants to know if this is a criminal offence or something else.   WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? Pretending to be someone else is a crime. It does not matter whether that person is alive or dead (or risen from the dead) If you pretend to be someone else so that you trick, deceive people by making them believe that you are that person, you are committing this criminal offence known as personation. O

STATEMENT ON ARREST OF THE LC3 CHAIRMAN LOBULE SUBCOUNTY KOBOKO DISTRICT AND DEATH OF ONE MORE VICTIM OF VIOLENCE.

Read more in this http://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/05/statement-on-arrest-of-lc3-chairman.html link. #iip_updates #Information_is_Power #we_inform_the_uninformed The territorial police of  Koboko district have arrested the LC 3 chairman Lobule Subcounty, Koboko district, one Banga Sulaiman, male adult aged 49 years, a Kakwa by tribe, resident of Lobe village, Aliribu parish, Lobule Subcounty. His arrest was effected on Saturday 28th May 2023 to  assist police with investigations into the violence that resulted in to death of two by now and severe injuries on one victim. Police investigations into the whole incident strongly connect the L.C 3 chairman Lobule Subcounty to the incident of violence in Lobule Subcounty. Police has gathered substantial evidence that will lead to the arrest of the other remaining suspects. Before the arrest of the LC 3 chairman, the Acting OC Station Koboko ASP Magombe Reagan and the team of officers paid courtesy to the admitted victim

Police dog captures suspect in Nakaseke Case of Animal Killing.

Read more here https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/05/police-dog-captures-suspect-in-nakaseke.html in the link. #iip_updates #Information_is_Power #we_inform_the_uninformed The Territorial Police in Nakaseke is investigating a case of Killing animals that occurred on the 25/05/2023 at around 400/C at Mabaale Village Kiwoko Town Council in Nakaseke district. Preliminary information indicates that on the 25/05/2023 about 0600/C, a one Kalyesubula, woke up at her mother’s residence, and found three pigs and three goats dead. The Police Canine Sniffer dog was introduced to the scene. It picked the scent and tracked up it to a home which belongs to Buraimu onguyo and upon Onguyo. Onguyo’s son, Mugisha Wabwire was bathing when he saw the dog. He fled into the coffee plantation from the bathroom shelter. A search was conducted. His clothes and gumboots were containing blood stains. His father was subsequently arrested. However, he, Wabwire came out of the plantation and

Relatives of a 22-Year-Old Girl in Arua City Want Her Boyfriend to Pay Cows After Catching Them in Lodge.

Click on this attached https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/05/relatives-of-22-year-old-girl-in-arua.html link to read more. #iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed ARUA CITY POLICE RESCUES A MAN FROM ANGRY PEOPLE WHO FORCEFULLY DEMANDED A FINE (KASURUBE) FOR THEIR DAUGHTER  The territorial police of Arua Central Business Division rescued a man from angry people who  found their daughter with the man in Savella Palace Lodge, in Arua City. On the 23rd May 2023 at about 3:00pm at Arua CPS, the OC Station ASP Jokkende Julius received information of a man who had been unlawfully confined and forcefully being demanded Kasurube (a fine) after having been got with a student at Savella Palace Lodge in Arua city. ‘Kasurube’ is a cultural fine paid by a man for unlawfully having had sexual intercourse with a lady. A team of officers responded with a patrol car and rescued the man, and brought him to Arua CPS with the student. Upon interrogation of the

Fatal Accident at Kayunga Road Junction along Acacia Avenue.

#iip_updates . #Information_is_Power . #we_inform_the_uninformed . Read more in https://informationispowah.blogspot.com/2023/05/fatal-accident-at-kayunga-road-junction.html this link. PRESS STATEMENT. The Police at Kira road are investigating a fatal accident that occurred earlier today at Kayunga Road Junction along Acacia Avenue. The incident involved multiple vehicles and resulted in the loss of innocent lives. It is alleged that at approximately 01:26 hours, a black Mercedes-Benz with registration number UBL 189R, driven by Mr. Kimera Faziru of Buwate, was traveling at high speed from the Acacia side. Unfortunately, Mr. Faziru lost control of the vehicle upon reaching the Kayunga junction. The vehicle collided with the road barriers, striking three street children who had sought shelter there. The Mercedes-Benz then continued its trajectory and collided with a white Toyota Mark X, registration number UBF 788K, which was approaching from the Mulago side. Immediate action was