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Uganda: Security Hunts for Somali Terrorists

Security Hunts for Somali Terrorists Milton Olupot8 November 2009|| Share: Kampala — SECURITY is investigating reports that a number of Al Shabaab Islamists have entered the country following their threat to strike Kampala and Bujumbura last month.Sources within the Joint Anti-Terrorism squad yesterday told The New Vision that three British nationals of Somali descent are suspected to...

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MPs Clash Over CHOGM Funds Probe

MPs Clash Over CHOGM Funds Probe Milton Olupot and Mary Karugaba5 November 2009|| Share: Kampala — A meeting of the public accounts committee probing the CHOGM expenditure yesterday ended prematurely after MPs clashed over evidence about the ownership of the companies that supplied the executive cars for the summit.Committee chairman Nandala Mafabi was forced to end the proceedings when...

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MPs clash over CHOGM funds probe

A meeting of the public accounts committee probing the CHOGM expenditure yesterday ended prematurely after MPs clashed over evidence about the ownership of the companies that supplied the executive cars for the summit.

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Uganda: Bukenya Named in Chogm Cars Scam

Bukenya Named in Chogm Cars Scam Milton Olupot and Mary KarugabaKampala — THE procurement procedures for the Commonwealth summit vehicles were flouted as a result of pressure from the Cabinet sub-committee, chaired by Vice-President Gilbert Bukenya, Parliament heard yesterday.The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works and Transport, Charles Muganzi, told MPs that although the national...

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CHOGM funds used for Northern Bypass

By Milton Olupot and Mary Karugaba THE Foreign affairs ministry diverted sh8.5b of the budget for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to finance the construction of the Northern Bypass, members of Parliament learned yesterday. In a report submitted to the committee, the Permanent Secretary, James Mugume, said the money was transferred to the works ministry, at the request...