Osuta Yusuf

President Museveni has warned those intimidating voters to desist from the bad habit. “Do not intimidate people. People are being attacked,” he said Tuesday while addressing NRM delegates. “The ones who attacked our girl in Kiseka will pay for sure. You have absolutely no right to attack me for wanting to vote.” He added: “You have no right to abuse and to be rude to me. I am in my country and my house.” He said NRM needs to expunge the politics of careerism and re-instate the politics of mission-led leadership. It is not just the: “who”. It is, first and foremost, the: “what”? “Uganda’s salvation, for Africa’s salvation? Once you remind yourself that the “what” in the case of NRM, means the 4 ideological principles: Patriotism, Pan- Africanism, social-economic transformation and democracy, then, it is easier for you to decide on the “who”. “Who is it that seems to understand and adhere to the three principles? Do not intimidate, do not assault, do not insult, do not bribe,

President Museveni has sympathized with Ugandans regarding the hardships and inconveniences that have been caused by the lockdown on account of the need to protect our people from the danger of Covid-19. “I, myself, am like a prisoner here in Nakasero and Entebbe, since March,” he said Tuesday while address NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) members in Kampala. “I have only managed to sneak out to Karamoja to see the Marbles factory; to Mbale for the Industrial Park; to Jinja, twice, for the rising waters and for the Nytil factory; to Namanve for the factories; to Kasese for the land-slides; to Nakasongola for the fire-fighting vehicles and, recently, to Lubigi and Kasubi for the anti-flooding channel and for the Kasubi market.” Museveni said everybody should know that he has no alternative. “We should not be so short-sighted as to think of only business and jobs and forgetting life.” He said it is not correct or necessary to lose lives on such a big scale as has happene

Attention! If you use Amazon's voice assistant Alexa in you smart speakers, just opening an innocent-looking web-link could let attackers install hacking skills on it and spy on your activities remotely. Check Point cybersecurity researchers—Dikla Barda, Roman Zaikin and Yaara Shriki—today disclosed severe security vulnerabilities in Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant that could render it vulnerable to a number of malicious attacks. According to a new report released by Check Point Research, the "exploits could have allowed an attacker to remove/install skills on the targeted victim's Alexa account, access their voice history and acquire personal information through skill interaction when the user invokes the installed skill." "Smart speakers and virtual assistants are so commonplace that it's easy to overlook just how much personal data they hold, and their role in controlling other smart devices in our homes," Oded Vanunu, head of product vulnerabili

https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 The United States has imposed financial sanctions and visa restrictions on four Ugandans for running a corrupt adoption scheme Judges Moses Mukiibi and Wilson Musalu Musene and Ugandan lawyer Dorah Mirembe and her associate Patrick Ecobu, run a scam whereby young children were removed from their families and advertised for adoption by unwitting American parents. According to a press statement issued today by the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. government designated these four individuals pursuant to Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.  The Department of State also designated Mukiibi and Musene under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (Div. G, P.L. 116-94) due to their involvement in significant corruption. Together, these individuals engaged in corruption to arrange the adoption of Ugandan child

    In Picturial, NRM Head Office in Kyadondo, Kampala. https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 President Yoweri Museveni has finally paid off the landlord for the ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] headquarters along Kyadondo Road in Kampala. He made the revelation Sunday while flagging off the distribution of bicycles to NRM leaders at the village level. President Museveni who was escorted by the First Lady, Janet Museveni to the NRM party headquarters, said he started fundraising for the NRM party 50 years ago. “Through fundraising, I was able to get $1.9m (around sh6.9b) to pay off the Indian who used to own this place,” Museveni said in reference to the NRM secretariat structure in Kampala. He also promised that party workers arrears would soon be cleared. The President said he had finalized discussions to have funding for political parties increased from Shs10bn to Shs30bn.

Microsoft earlier this month released its August 2020 batch of software security updates for all supported versions of its Windows operating systems and other products. This month's Patch Tuesday updates address a total of 120 newly discovered software vulnerabilities, of which 17 are critical, and the rest are important in severity. In a nutshell, your Windows computer can be hacked if you: Play a video file — thanks to flaws in Microsoft Media Foundation and Windows Codecs Listen to audio — thanks to bugs affecting Windows Media Audio Codec Browser a website — thanks to 'all time buggy' Internet Explorer Edit an HTML page — thanks to an MSHTML Engine flaw Read a PDF — thanks to a loophole in Microsoft Edge PDF Reader Receive an email message — thanks to yet another bug in Microsoft Outlook But don't worry, you don't need to stop using your computer or without Windows OS on it. All you need to do is click on the Start Menu → open Settings → click Securi

Family Life Born on 14th February 1975 to Mr. Atima Julian (deceased) from Lamila Ciru Village, Kijomoro Subcounty, Maracha District and Mrs Mary Atima Asenduru (deceased) from Kamaka, Oluffe Subcounty, Maracha District, Ejiku Robert spent his early childhood and adult life as a resident of Arua Municipality. The humble family he grew up in was of civil servants with his father who served as a Trade Development Officer for Arua District and his Mother as primary School Teacher at Arua hill Primary School. Living in various parts of the municipality from as early as 1981, his life has been shaped by his parents, the people and the environment within the municipality. He is the third born in a family of four children and after the death of both parents, he assumed responsibilities that would see him shoulder burdens of the entire family and its extended relationships. With an elder Sister Candiru Nelly trained as an Accountant and the only surviving brother Jimmy Mungunira as

https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 The Member of Parliament for Ayivu county Mr Bernard Atiku has said he was not lured into joining the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party but joined to get part of the national cake for West Nile region. “My coming to NRM has been a well thought out decision, I have not been lured to join NRM neither have I been pushed, it is a personal decision that represents voices of the majority of people in Ayivu county and therefore I want to allay fears of whoever is having another thought about my joining NRM”, Atiku stated. He said he will remain friends with colleagues and friends who are heartbroken because of his decision but called them to also join the party. “As West Nile, we don’t need to shy away from NRM, I speak as a grandson of a chief who moved a motion saying let us receive NRM in peace, no son of West Nile should raise the barrel of the gun against the NRA and I think from that time to date, those who have attempt

On my way to work this morning, i passed by the site of St Peter’s Church in Ndeeba that was recently demolished by unscrupulous people.  I am saddened by this incident and I give the church assurances that those complicit will be punished. Even if the church was in the wrong, ordering demolition was extreme. Dialogue would have resolved this matter.  Judges should have limits and understand public interest. Demolishing a church is a curse. Also, ignore reports of those claiming the government demolished the church. I am going to invite the Namirembe Diocese Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira, and engage with all parties involved in this conflict to find a lasting solution. The bottom line is that the Church will retain this land and we shall build a new church. I have now joined this war.  I also noticed large groups of people gathering in Ndeeba as I inspected the site. This is wrong. Avoid crowding in light of the Covid-19

https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 A team of academic researchers—who previously made the headlines earlier this year for uncovering severe security issues in the 4G LTE and 5G networks —presented a new attack called ' ReVoLTE ,' that could let remote attackers break the encryption used by VoLTE voice calls and spy on targeted phone calls. The attack doesn't exploit any flaw in the Voice over LTE (VoLTE) protocol; instead, it leverages weak implementation of the LTE mobile network by most telecommunication providers in practice, allowing an attacker to eavesdrop on the encrypted phone calls made by targeted victims. VoLTE or Voice over Long Term Evolution protocol is a standard high-speed wireless communication for mobile phones and data terminals, including Internet of things (IoT) devices and wearables, deploying 4G LTE radio access technology. The crux of the problem is that most mobile operators often use the same keystream for two subsequent calls within one rad

https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 Clashes between soldiers and civilians during a disarmament exercise in the central South Sudanese town of Tonj have left 127 dead, the army spokesman said Wednesday. Major General Lul Ruai Koang told AFP that the fighting erupted on Saturday as security forces carried out an operation to disarm civilians in the area which has seen deadly inter-communal clashes. More than six years after a civil war broke out in the country, and in the absence of a functioning government, many communities are flush with weapons, which they keep for protection or defense against cattle raids. The violence in Tonj began after several armed youths got into a disagreement with soldiers. An initial armed confrontation was brought under control, but according to Koang the youths mobilised others for an attack on the army position. "On the latest, the number of those killed, I can confirm to you that it rose to 127,” said the spokesman Major General Lul Ruai Koan

The patient was evacuated by COVID-19 taskforce team and is admitted at Mulago National Referral Hospital. https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 An aspirant for the Bungokho North Central constituency parliamentary seat in Mbale district has tested positive for Covid-19. Information obtained from health officials in Mbale indicates that the aspirant is isolated at Mulago National Referral Hospital where he is undergoing treatment. Edward Nyongesa, the Mbale District Surveillance Officer said that the aspirant offered himself for testing in line with the directive by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission chairperson, Dr. Tanga Odoi to all aspirants to test for Covid-19 before nominations. Nyongesa says they dispatched the aspirant’s samples to Entebbe Virus Research Institute for testing and they returned positive on Wednesday morning. “His results were the first on the list and when we called him he told us he was in Kampala printing his posters. We alerted th

  https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 Tanzanians use social media to voice their opinions on issues affecting them. Summary The new online content regulations effectively tighten state control over the internet and social media interactions. Prohibited content under the new rules includes that which “threatens national security and public order” and that which “is involved in planning, organising, promoting or calling for demonstrations, marches or the like that may lead to public disorder”. The new regulations also prohibit content on “the outbreak of deadly or contagious diseases in the country or elsewhere without the approval of the respective authorities”, which includes unauthorised information on the coronavirus pandemic. It is now illegal to post “rumours” or messages that “ridicule, abuse or harm the reputation, prestige or status of the United Republic of Tanzania” on social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Tanzania

Mr Oshino Rasheed has finally defied the odds and proved to the Youths on the Streets and in the Ghettos, that, living in the Ghetto does not mean the future has ended. It was a Surprise for many people to see him surfacing to contest for the position of City Councillor representing Bazaar Ward. Trust me, the Guy has touched hearts of many people, henceforth deserving all our full support and votes. His rise from street / ghetto to the City Councillor, will be of crucial advantage since he was born here, grew up here on the streets, educated here on the Streets and therefore he knows better, which by-laws and the solutions to suit challenges of our Youths languishing on the Streets.

A new research has identified four new variants of HTTP request smuggling attacks that work against various commercial off-the-shelf web servers and HTTP proxy servers. Amit Klein, VP of Security Research at SafeBreach who presented the findings today at the Black Hat security conference, said that the attacks highlight how web servers and HTTP proxy servers are still susceptible to HTTP request smuggling even after 15 years since they were first documented. What is HTTP Request Smuggling? HTTP request smuggling (or HTTP Desyncing) is a technique employed to interfere with the way a website processes sequences of HTTP requests that are received from one or more users. Vulnerabilities related to HTTP request smuggling typically arise when the front-end (a load balancer or proxy) and the back-end servers interpret the boundary of an HTTP request differently, thereby allowing a bad actor to send (or "smuggle") an ambiguous request that gets prepended to the next legi

https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 This afternoon I performed my first official function in the yellow shirt. Together with my long time friend Murangira Ambrose we handed over to Mr Nahor Oyaa, the Resident City Commissioner an assortment of food items amounting to 10 tones(5tones of posho and 5 tones of beans for food), 100kgs of iron rich bean seeds from Namulonge for planting, face masks and IEC materials about Coronavirus. The food items were a donation from Light for the World Organization that supports PWDs, while the 100 kgs of iron rich bean seeds were from me for PWDs who are involved in farming. May God bless you ndugu Murangira Ambrose and Light for the World for this timely support. Thanks to Radio Pacis for raising the voices of the PWDs in the region!

State Minister of Privatization and Investment, Evelyn Anite. https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 Minister of State for Privatization and Investment, Evelyn Anite has denied responsibility of the procession in her constituency in Koboko district which has sparked widespread criticism that she undermined the guidelines against Covid. A video of a procession of hundreds of people, mostly women dressed in NRM t-shirts, went viral on social media on Saturday prompting outrage from Ugandans. The people in the procession carried posters of Evelyn Anite who is contesting to retain her Parliamentary seat as the Woman MP for Koboko. Many criticized her for disregarding guidelines on social distancing which could quickly spread Covid infections.  The video also attracted condemnation towards government for selectively implementing the guidelines by blocking Opposition political activities while letting activities of the ruling party go on uninterrupted. In recent weeks, NRM politicians inc

 Rwanda sends curfew breakers to all-night lectures.      Rwandese caught breaking curfew or not wearing masks are being sent to stadiums in droves for all-night lectures on the dangers of coronavirus, as the country maintains a tough approach to stem its spread. Since mid-July, official figures show that about 70,000 people accused of ignoring the 9.00pm curfew or rules on mandatory face masks have been ordered by police to sit through hours of speeches at local arenas or detention centres. Every evening, in stadiums across Rwanda, public health messaging is blared through loudspeakers to spectators seated at least a metre apart in the stands, imploring them to be ambassadors in the fight against the new virus. The sessions — conducted under the watch of armed guards — wrap up around dawn, when those attending are sent home with strict orders to self-quarantine. Jado son Nizeyimana said he was stopped by police for wearing his mask incorrectly and was told to report to the nearest sta

People around the world are still trying to deal with coronavirus which is considered to have originated in China’s Wuhan market. But even as the world struggles with COVID-19, a new infectious disease seem to be spreading in China.  The disease is reportedly caused by a tick-borne virus and has killed seven people and infected 60 others in China, media there reported on Wednesday.  People have been warned of the possibility of a human-to-human transmission.  More than 37 people in East China’s Jiangsu Province contracted the SFTS Virus in the first half of the year; 23 more people were found to have been infected in East China’s Anhui province, state-run Global Times quoted media reports. A woman from Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu, who suffered from this tick-borne virus showed symptoms such as fever and coughing. Doctors found a decline of leukocyte, blood platelet in her body. She was discharged from the hospital, after a month of treatment.

        A man has been rescued by security from commit suicide at the Jinja Nile bridge on River Nile. Charles Kakiriho, a resident of Njerika cell in Isingiro district clad in a brown striped shirt and a black trouser, stood at the pedestrian walkway of the bridge for close to 30 minutes. He had written a leaflet with his personal details and dropped some documents in the flowing river waters before attempting to drown himself on Thursday afternoon. Security personnel at the bridge intercepted him after noticing his suspicious behaviour. He was later taken to Nalufenya police station. Kakiriho told journalists that his wife had denied him conjugal rights for a period of one year and chose to find a place far away from him, where he could end his journey on earth. He added that he felt dejected and depressed because people were making fun of him in the whole village. “This problem has depressed me because everyone is making fun of me, calling me a weak man who cannot control the genera

        https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 Former Boda Boda 10 leader Abdullah Kitatta and his body guard have been released. Kitatta was freed Friday evening at 4.30pm from Luzira Prison upon completion of their jail sentences. This was confirmed by Prisons Spokesperson Frank Baine has confirmed. The Court Martial Appeals court upheld  Kitatta’s conviction on charges of illegal possession of firearms and ammunitions. It also reduced his eight year sentence to three years, eight months’ and six days. Section 199 clause 1 of the UPDF act provides that: “There shall be a court Martial Appeal court for the Defence Forces which shall determine all appeals referred to under this act from decisions of the General Court martial”. Kitatta, the patron of the BodaBoda 2010 and his bodyguard Sowali Ngobi were challenging their conviction and sentence handed them in May last year. They were arrested in January 2018. https://osutayusuf.blogspot.com/2020/08/boda-boda-2010-leader-abdullah-kita

https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 Letter to People Power – NUP by Andrew Mwenda So today I went to the head office of NUP expecting to be lynched! I was prepared to die at the hands of what I thought was largely a collection of intolerant radical extremists. To my surprise, and except for a few noisy radicals, the young people I met there received me well and with overt excitement. I went to NUP to register as a member, pick forms to be nominated as candidate for both party leadership and party presidential candidate! I will be running against Bobi Wine for both positions. Some radicals tried the threaten me but some young ladies held their ground and told them off that I am a citizen of uganda and welcome to join NUP. I was impressed. So now I formally declare my intention to seek both the presidency of NUP and to be the party presidential candidate in the next elections. I will bring civility, strategy, policy awareness, political depth, military and security know

https://www.facebook.com/1829407613953796 Parliament has passed the Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2019 dropping the education qualification of Advanced Level requirement for persons seeking to contest for the positions of chairperson or mayor of a municipal council, town council or division council. Parliament sitting on Tuesday 4 August 2020 also rejected the minimum education qualification of Ordinary Level for district and city councilors, a requirement that would become effective during the 2026 general elections. The Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was earlier passed this year, but failed to get the President assent over the education qualifications requirements for these categories of aspirants, and the need for consultations between the Ministers responsible for Finance and Local Government before a new administrative unit is created. The President rejected the introduction of education qualifications of Advanced and Ordinary Level requirements for perso