NEWS UPDATES AT 12 O’CLOCK WITH ORANGE. Police in Kyegegwa district together with UPDF are working towards ascertaining whether the gunmen that carried out an attack on a church in the district are in connection with Allied Democratic Forces (ADF rebels). A gang with guns and machetes attacked Mugnu Mwena Church killing 2 people including a police officer. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga says that findings so far show that the group of islamists intends to make this place an Islamic state. This group has been carrying out various attacks in the area. Documents recovered from the fighters’ shrines and hidden training facilities have linked the attack to the Islamist movement operating in Eastern DRC. Residents who had fled their homes have returned as the situation is under control. Ministry of works and transport has said that the heavy rains in different parts of the country have caused a hiccup in the construction of roads. Minister of state for transport Engineer John Byabagambi says constructions in some areas have been put on a halt till the rain ceases. This rain has made some roads impassable such as Elgon and Kasese roads. A number of NGO’s are losing funding due to the lack of transparency and accountability. A new report on the management of the private sector reveals that many NGOs do not have manuals to guide their fundraising, procurement, internal accounting systems and hence fostering frauds and embezzlers. Action Aid International Uganda, country director Arthur Larok also key founder of the anti-corruption drive Black Monday has been implicated in shady 600million shillings land transaction in Seguku, which he denies. Coordinator citizen mobilization at Uganda National NGO forum has said that they have been working hard to ensure NGO’s do what they are registered to do and strengthen transparency in the sector. A psychological report has revealed that Oscar Pistorius did not have a mental disorder when he killed his girlfriend. His murder trial has resumed today. The report was presented following an evaluation into his mental health. His defence team has argued he was suffering from an anxiety disorder at the time of the shooting. The athlete denies deliberately killing Reeva Steenkamp. He says he shot her accidentally in a state of panic after mistaking her for an intruder. Both prosecution and defence have accepted the results of the report. The Pakistani army has launched a ground offensive against Taliban militants in North Waziristan. A statement said operations had begun around Miranshah, the main town in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The offensive follows several weeks of air strikes in which the army says more than 370 militants have been killed. North Waziristan has long been a sanctuary for militants. Many are thought to have left the area before the offensive began. The assault marks a new phase in operations against the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) and other militants in the area. Troops were conducting a door-to-door search in Miranshah. The town has been one of the main TTP bases during recent years when the militants have killed thousands of people in a bombing campaign across Pakistan. RADIOCITY NEWS: BRINGING THE WORLD CLOSER TO YOU!
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:08:36 +0000