In Brief
Mar 21, 2007
Govt appeals against sh4b <br>KAMPALA<br>The Attorney General has gone to the Supreme Court to challenge a Court of Appeal order for the Government to pay over sh4b to soldiers of the defunct Uganda Army. The payment is in addition to the yet-to-be-calculated terminal benefits, estimated in trilli
Govt appeals against sh4b
KAMPALA
The Attorney General has gone to the Supreme Court to challenge a Court of Appeal order for the Government to pay over sh4b to soldiers of the defunct Uganda Army. The payment is in addition to the yet-to-be-calculated terminal benefits, estimated in trillions of shillings. The ex-servicemen petitioned the Court of Appeal after losing their bid for salary arrears and terminal benefits in the high Court, which ruled that the men were no longer in active service. However, the Appeals Court ruled last week that the ex-servicemen were part of the national army and were entitled to the same treatment as serving soldiers. The court also ordered that the Government processes formal discharge certificates for them.
Ex-Posts chief freed on bond
KAMPALA
Former Posts and Telecommunications managing director Edward Mbuga has been released on bond. “Mbuga was released at around 7:00pm on Tuesday after recording statements,†said CID officer Robert Kasira, yesterday. Mbuga was detained on the orders of the parliamentary committee on commissions and government enterprises. he denied signing an agreement with Mentor Property Services, a Kenyan firm that caused sh1b financial loss to the telecommunications company.
More Police for Darfur
KAMPALA
Uganda is to increase the number of policemen on an African Union peace keeping mission in Darfur, Sudan. Over 190 short-listed officers begin intense interviews today, sources said. Currently there are 76 Ugandan policemen serving on the AU mission in the troubled area.
KAMPALA
The Attorney General has gone to the Supreme Court to challenge a Court of Appeal order for the Government to pay over sh4b to soldiers of the defunct Uganda Army. The payment is in addition to the yet-to-be-calculated terminal benefits, estimated in trillions of shillings. The ex-servicemen petitioned the Court of Appeal after losing their bid for salary arrears and terminal benefits in the high Court, which ruled that the men were no longer in active service. However, the Appeals Court ruled last week that the ex-servicemen were part of the national army and were entitled to the same treatment as serving soldiers. The court also ordered that the Government processes formal discharge certificates for them.
Ex-Posts chief freed on bond
KAMPALA
Former Posts and Telecommunications managing director Edward Mbuga has been released on bond. “Mbuga was released at around 7:00pm on Tuesday after recording statements,†said CID officer Robert Kasira, yesterday. Mbuga was detained on the orders of the parliamentary committee on commissions and government enterprises. he denied signing an agreement with Mentor Property Services, a Kenyan firm that caused sh1b financial loss to the telecommunications company.
More Police for Darfur
KAMPALA
Uganda is to increase the number of policemen on an African Union peace keeping mission in Darfur, Sudan. Over 190 short-listed officers begin intense interviews today, sources said. Currently there are 76 Ugandan policemen serving on the AU mission in the troubled area.