NEWS UPDATE AT 5PM BROUGHT TO YOU BY Orange Uganda Four Constitutional Court judges have unanimously ruled that the re-appointment of retired Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki was unconstitutional in a case in which the court was petitioned on whether President Yoweri Museveni was right to re-appoint him. In their ruling- as part of the five judges on the panel hearing the case today greed that the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda does not provide for such re-appointments. The case arose last year when President Museveni on July 9, 2013 wrote to the chairman of the Judicial Service Commission directing that Mr Odoki be given a two-year contract in order to “maximise the services of our human resource”. However, the reappointment was challenged in court by Western Youth MP Gerald Karuhanga on grounds that it was unconstitutional because he had clocked the mandatory constitutional retirement age of 70. ……………………………………….. Assessors have advised High Court Judge Duncan Gaswaga to acquit embattled businesswoman Jackie Uwera Nsenga of murder charges against her and instead convict her of a lighter charge of man slaughter for what they say was an accident. Giving their joint opinion today, Robert Lubega and Rehema Babirye told the judge they had no reason not to believe that the accused caused the death of her husband Juvenal Nsenga in January last year and cited the post-mortem report that indicated that he had died of multiple injuries caused by a blunt object on the deceased’s body. Juvenal Nsenga died after an accident in his home early last year. Gaswaga promised to deliver his judgment on notice after scrutinising the evidence presented by both prosecution and defence lawyers. Joshua Cheptegei, the world Junior Athletics champion has been promoted by Kale Kayihura, the Inspector General of Police from the rank of corporal to an assistant inspector of police. Cheptegei won gold forUganda at the World Junior Championships in Eugene America last month. The Police runner beat two Kenyans and an Eritrean runner to win the 10000m race. Kayihura says he doesn’t see the reason why he can’t promote the junior cop for a job well done so as to attract more talent to the force. He says Cheptegai will earn five million shillings each month on top of getting full government sponsorship to study at Bugema University. A group of youth led by 2 youth activists who smuggled 2 yellow painted pigs into parliament premises protesting the ever increasing unemployment rates in the country has been arrested for dumping a coffin at the Independence Monument at Speak Road. Norman Tumuhimbise and Robert Mayanja, who are out of Luzira Prison on bail, are thought to have led a group of youth to the Independence Monument where they lit fire saying they are mourning a dead country. The youth, who describe their group as “Jobless Brotherhood”, are currently being interrogated by detectives at Kampala Central Police Station. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango says the youth will face charges of “holding an illegal assembly.” . IN NEWS ELSEWHERE Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been ranked the third best performing African leader in the latest poll released by Gallup today, Monday. According to the Gallup World Poll 2013, President Kenyatta received 78 per cent approval ratings behind Malis Ibrahim Keita who is leading with 86 percent. The lowest rating was the D.R.C President Joseph Kabila who received a job rating of 24 percent. Among leaders who received some of the highest approval ratings in 2013 a few have been in office for more than two decades such as Cameroon’s Paul Biya and Ugandas Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who came in at position 9. The America-Africa Leader’s Summit scheduled to take place from today till the 6th of August 2014. Concern over the spread of the Ebola virus has caused the cancellation of an African Cup of Nations football match. The Seychelles was due to host Sierra Leone in a qualifying game on Saturday, but the island nations ministries of health and immigration prevented the visiting players from entering the country. At least 525 cases of Ebola have been reported in Sierra Leone since March, 224 of which have been fatal. Seychelles, which was trailing 2-0 after losing the away leg of the second-round qualifier in Sierra Leone on July 19, has forfeited both the tie and its hopes of reaching next years tournament final That’s the news on 97fm Radiocity brought to you by Orange Orange is the number one internet provider, giving you the most affordable internet bundles on the market, so you can use the internet as much you want. Simply dial *133# to buy a data bundle for your phone or modem. Internet changes with Orange. Today changes with Orange.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:12:10 +0000