NEWS UPDATES AT 7 O’CLOCK WITH ORANGE. Government has stood its position over the neutrality of cultural institutions. President Museveni who was receiving opposition converts from Kasese at his Rwakitura home reaffirmed this. He also maintained the NRM principle of Zero tolerance to sectarianism. The converts were mainly comprised of the top FDC leadership in Kasese district. He reminded them that NRM restored cultural institutions that had been abolished by the Obote regime and also brought about democracy in order to allow wananchi make their own decisions. Museveni welcomed the converts and called on them not to be diverted from the main challenge of eradicating poverty. The president further reiterated government’s first principle of no tolerance to sectarianism and urged all Ugandan’s and the Rwenzori region in particular to respect each other and live in harmony irrespective of their ethnicity. Former Local government Permanent secretary John Muhanguzi Kashaka has been sentenced to 10 years and 9 days in Luziira prison over the botched deal of 70,000 bicycles meant for Local council officials. The Anti- corruption court presided over by Judge Catherine Bamugemreire found Kashaka guilty of causing government a financial loss of over 4.6 billion shillings as no single bicycle was delivered from India. Traditional healers under their umbrella organization “Uganda ne dagala lyafe” have appealed to the public to act responsibly and support government programs. The president elect of traditional healers association in Uganda, Professor Jimmy Patrick Mudungu encourages nationals to support the national identity registration exercise that is almost ending and the forth coming national Housing and population Census commencing on the 28th of August. He was addressing journalists at their headquarters in Mengo-kisenyi, Malaysias leader has called the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in eastern Ukraine deeply shocking. Describing the disaster as a tragic day in a tragic year for Malaysia, Najib Razak said the investigation must not be hindered in any way. The plane, now known to have been carrying 298 people, crashed in rebel-held territory near the Russian border. Both sides in Ukraines civil conflict have accused the other of shooting it down with a missile. The Boeing 777, with the call sign MH17, was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. It is the second disaster suffered by Malaysia Airlines this year. Flight MH370 disappeared en route from Malaysia to China in March and has still not been found. In a statement, Malaysia Airlines said MH17 was carrying at least 154 Dutch nationals, 27 Australians, 43 Malaysians (including 15crew), 12 Indonesians and nine Britons. Other passengers came from Germany, Belgium, the Philippines and Canada, with the nationalities of 41 people not yet confirmed. RADIOCITY NEWS: BRINGING THE WORLD CLOSER TO YOU!
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 04:08:47 +0000
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