Hot On The Heels with Sarah Biryomumaisho at 11: 50 am The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Gen Kale Kayihura is today expected to appear before the defense and internal affairs committee of parliament to be grilled on why the police want their budget pushed from sh315 billion to sh395 billion in the financial year 2014/2015. Residents of Kasokoso, a suburb in Kampala are battling Police over the arrest of their area chairman. Col. John Ogole, the former commander of a special mobile brigade that fiercely fought the National Resistance Army (NRA) rebels in the bush has died. The legal and parliamentary affairs committee is considering summoning the finance minister to explain why the Inspectorate of Government and other critical departments are underfunded. The mass national identity card enrollment exercise has slowed down in Karamoja because of the failure by the biometric scanners to detect the fingerprints of several applicants and high illiteracy levels amongst locals. Business, The value of Uganda’s coffee could reach 3.3 Billion United States Dollars in five years according to the draft National Coffee Strategy. Elsewhere, The US ambassador to Ukraine says an inevitable, sharp reaction should be expected from the United States if Russian troops were to cross the border into Ukraine. A private land and sea survey company says it has detected possible material from the missing Malaysian jetliner in the Bay of Bengal. Sports, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has criticised philosophers who question his sides tactics in recent matches. Dial *289*1# to place your bet with Kagwilawo.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:04:03 +0000