Kateera once served in the lucrative finance department of the army. In the controversial May 13 letter, Kutesa asked the Ethiopian Airlines general manager to allow three family members of businessman Ben Kavuya board an Ethiopian Airlines plane bound for Entebbe on May 18. LIES in everything. She is virtually inaccessible by the public, brooches no media interviews and has no apologies for that. By the marriage of his daughter Charlotte Kutesa Muhoozi[2] with Muhoozi he is part of the inner circle of president Museveni. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Geoffrey Kamuntu: He is a son-in-law to Museveni (married to the presidents third daughter Diana) and owns a procurement firm that does consultancy work for the oil explorers in the Albertine region. President Yoweri Museveni said the three officials chose to resign. He has his eyes on it again, come 2011. He once headed the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) and Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI). Asked about governments efforts to repatriate Ugandans stranded abroad, Mugoya told The Observer to wait for an official ministerial statement before parliament on May 26. As Africa was due to hold the presidency of the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the African Union Executive Council unanimously chose him to be their candidate after the withdrawal of Cameroonian Foreign Minister Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo. Businessman Ben Kavuya has denied reports that he met with President Museveni and Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa to help him return his family members who were stranded in Ethiopia amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Sam Kutesa has been a mainstay on Uganda's political scene for the last 40 years. Henry Tumukunde: Until recently, Tumukunde enjoyed all the trappings of the family rule. "They have concluded their investigation. Preaching to the congregation, the retired Bishop of North Ankole Diocese John Muhanguzi while addressing the congregation said that theres no one who is an expert in marriage experience. And then as a Legal Secretary Uganda Advisory Board of Trade. Kutesa allegedly received USD500,000 (approximately Shs1.8 billion) which was paid via wires transmitted through New York to account designated by the Minister. After exposing the diabolical acts between Kirumira and Sam Kutesa, the fellowship is breaking but the missions that were then apparently in the pipeline is what . This explains why additional lists emerged in a desperate attempt to justify the earlier list. [17] A petition asked United States Secretary of State John Kerry to revoke Kutesa's visa and thereby keep him from assuming the role of president of the UNGA. In spite of protests and the petition, Kutesa became the president until 2015. Kutesa and his wife Edith Kutesa, have also been mentioned in their dealings with Sheri Yan another Chinese national, who was once known for hosting soirees around the world where diplomats mingled with millionaires business executives and socialites. Born on February 1, 1949, Kutesa attended Mbarara High School for his secondary education before joining Makerere University where he obtained a Bachelors Degree of Law. [12][13][14], On 5 December 2018 a federal jury in New York City convicted Chi Ping Patrick Ho of paying bribes to top Ugandan officials Sam Kutesa and Yoweri Museveni. Later, Otafiire said he felt resigning was the right thing. Brig. President Yoweri Museveni yesterday graced the wedding ceremony of Isaac Kutesa and Yvette Kamurasi, at Munyonyo Peace Hub in Kampala during a church session where the newlywed couple tied the knot. He is now a senior presidential advisor on defence. Some use the we fought refrain. Between 1994 and 1995, he served as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly that drafted the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. Can you list the top facts and stats about Sam Kutesa? DeSantis won't say he's running. The government allegedly lost some $150m (95m) in various scams during the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in the capital, Kampala, reports say. And when Jesus steps in marriage, there can never be a disruption, he said. She lived in the UK for long and there was no effort to return her here when she was sick. Do you have a story in your community or an opinion to share with us: Email us at editorial@watchdoguganda.com Tags: foreign affairs Sam Kutesa uganda Previous Post Next Post The petition, which got over 15,000 signatures on Change.org, was written by a Ugandan, Milton Allimadi, editor of Black Star News. Sam Kahamba Kutesa was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly's sixty-ninth session on 11 June 2014. For Mr Kutesa personally, the acquisition of the airport ground-handling business by his company ENHAS in the late 1990s was an early indicator of how lucrative his status as the President's. Because Kutesa defended the discriminatory Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014, human rights organizations felt his UN presidential position was not supportive of the values embodied in the UNs Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They politically faced it. From 1973 to 2001, Kutesa was in private law practice. He is also the elected Member of Parliament for Mawogola County in Sembabule District. An elected Member of Parliament for more than three decades, Mr Kutesa was a member of Ugandas Constituent Assembly and Chairman of that bodys Political Systems Committee, during which time he contributed to drafting a new Constitution for the country, adopted in 1995. From Kings College Buddo,Kutesa was admitted to Makerere University graduatingwith a Bachelor of Laws Degree, back then when the institution was part ofthe University of East Africa. In 2018, a Federal jury in New York City convicted Chi Ping Patrick Ho, the head of a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Hong Kong and Virginia on seven counts for his participation in a multi year , multimillion-dollar scheme to bribe top officials of Chad and Uganda in exchange for business advantage for a Chinese oil and gas company. She was implicated in the UN Congo Report by the panel of experts investigating the plunder of DR Congo resources. Do you have a story in your community or an opinion to share with us: Email us at, Presidents Museveni, Ramaphosa call for increase in trade between Uganda and South Africa, Rwenzori young people tipped off about youth-friendly services, MPs question Shs57 billion payment to US company, New Zealand: Dozens killed after gunman opens fire in two Christchurch mosques. UN Photo/Mark Garten. He has dominated this district since it was carved out of Bushenyi and Mbarara in the early 90s.Justus Karuhanga: He is a cousin to Janet Museveni. When required to appear before parliament or judges, they disregard rules of procedure. He was elected MP for Mawogola County in 2001 and was re-elected in 2006. On her part, Shatsi Kutesa explained that it is time for the young and energetic educated youths to carry on from where their parents and elders have stopped and take the country forward. He also was awarded the 2007 CHOGM communication and publicity contract which he handled with Saatchi & Saatchi company. His wife Patience runs a high class Pentecostal church called Covenant of Apostles of God, at their Buziga home in Kampala. Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya once confessed how it was Byaruhanga who made him what he is today; that all his political fortunes were because of Byaruhanga. The woman was the wife of Sam Kutesa. Yan was arrested by FBI agents in October 2015 and was accused of bribing the former 68th president of the UN General Assembly, John Ashe, the Sydney Herald reported. Kutesa was listed with some of the biggest names to emerge so far include the Queen, Facebook and Donald Trumps cabinet members and advisers. "The UN exists to find solutions through our combined efforts.". There is no fact only lies. A petition asked United States Secretary of State John Kerry to revoke Kutesas visa and thereby keep him from assuming the role of president of the UNGA. He was also chairman of UCB. That money would potentially otherwise be taxed in the owners home country, meaning governments are potentially missing out on billions in revenue. Controversy In 2011, Kutesa was accused in a parliamentary investigation of receiving bribes as kickbacks from Irish oil firm Tullow Oil. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. However, he seems to be currently out of favour with the first family; he holds no public job. New details emerge #thebuzzug #latestnews #ugandalatestnews #trendingnewsuganda #museveni Kutesa is married to Edith Gasana and the couple has four children who include Charlotte Nankunda Kutesa, Ishta Asiimwe Kutesa, Elizabeth Kutesa, Inga Kutesa. Judith Babirye: Gospel singer speaks out on why she fled her Prophet Samuel Kakande: Biography, Son, Wife, Family and Church, Apostle Grace Lubega: Biography, Wife, Family and Christian Ministry. There has been a lot of criticism about her deal by many of her employees claiming that her company is creaming off the larger chunk of their earnings leaving them with piecemeal payments at every end of month. Uganda deputy foreign minister Okello Oryem told US media that opponents of Mr Kutesa's nomination ignore his "success stories" in the region. Edith Kutesa and John Ashe were listed as GSFs only two advisers. During the bush war these families faced too many problems. Mr Kutesa, a lawyer and MP, has been Ugandan minister of foreign affairs since January 2005. "That's their decision because what we want is the truth," he told a news conference. He recently won exclusive rights to import dry cell Tiger batteries from China, in effect throwing out any other importer in Uganda. She appealed to the Mawogola electorate to entrust her as their next representative in the national house. Now Trending: . Lord have mercy on our motherland. Cover Story, In The Magazine, The News Today Some MPs from Mr Bukenya's Buganda ethnic group had accused the government of selective justice by failing to prosecute anyone else. Time for being in power and time for out, its only GOD who permanent. It would be "disturbing to see the foreign minister of a country that passed an unjust, harsh and discriminatory law'' preside over the UN body, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand told the Associated Press news agency on Tuesday. What's he waiting for? Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi: This bush war hero and Rujumbura MP is an in-law to the Musevenis; his wife Susan is a cousin to Janet Museveni and also acts as the Senga to Museveni daughters. Just continue to CONDEMN them. Susan Muhwezi: Not only is she wife to the powerful and rich Maj. Gen. Muhwezi, she is the presidential assistant on the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA), a programme of the US government to encourage African countries to access the American markets. Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa is accused of abuse of office. 2023 BBC. Between 1994 and 1995, he served as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly that drafted the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. He was Minister of State for Investment from 2001 to 2005. The leak, which went viral on social media, set off a huge public uproar over what many people perceived as selective application of the presidential lockdown restrictions yet hundreds of Ugandans were still stranded in Ethiopia at the time. Kutesa was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Uganda, a position he held from 13 January 2005 and maintained through three cabinet reshuffles until May 2021. Today, Kahinda Otafiire is minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs and Sam Kutesa is minister of Foreign Affairs. PAC orders arrest of two teachers who forged appointment letters, I did not ask for iron sheets - Matia Kasaija, How Rwigyema escaped Corner Kilak rebel attack. It is alleged that Kutesa, while still President of UN General Assembly was among the beneficiaries of the bribe. She wields a lot of influence among NRM MPs in Parliament. The woman was the wife of Sam Kutesa. This project is currently under State House, but has terribly failed.. John Wycliffe Karazaarwe: He is a cousin to Janet Museveni and is the Ntungamo district chief. During the Temangalo land scandal, she demanded Security Minister Amama Mbabazis resignation or refund of the Shs11 billion irregularly taken out of NSSF coffers by the Mbabazi group. At the time of his election, he was serving as Ugandas Minister for Foreign Affairs, a post he held since 2005. so its really unfortunate as a country but nevertheless its the fiascol of the BCD dynasty. Born on February 1, 1949, Kutesa attended Mbarara High School for his secondary eduction before joining Makerere University where he obtained a Bachelors Degree of Law. IAN KATUSIIME Muhoozi is the son of Museveni. Please stop following Western Press with fake news. They are contemptuous of anyone who questions their authority. Instead, he is fronting hisdaughter, Shatsi Musherure Kutesaas his replacement for the position. Former Vice-President Gilbert Bukenya was charged in July. Required fields are marked *. In some cases, their untouchable status appears to depend on their closeness to Museveni but in others, it appears Museveni also cannot touch them. 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He is in import/export business and in 2008 his company Kenlloyds Logistics was awarded exclusive rights to manage the countrys oil reserves in Jinja. Your email address will not be published. An Associated Press story that reported it on November 02, 1988 said President Museveni accepted Otafiires resignation because the National Resistance Movement government will not tolerate any indiscipline displayed by anybody regardless of his position, such as shown by Otafiire.. For now, the key actors in the repatriation mission are still investigating how the letter leaked to punish the culprit. But sources at the ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ugandas mission in Addis say that several top officials are pointing accusing fingers at each other. Dr Joseph Ekwau: The son of Musevenis sister, Dr Violet Kajubiri, is a presidential advisor on veterinary issues. Others simply dismiss compliance with the law, practices, and civil decorum because they hold too much sway in the workings of government. Even top IGAD officials like Joseph Rwanshote [the program manager trade, industry, and tourism] remains stranded.. Tradues em contexto de "general devastation" en ingls-portugus da Reverso Context : However, yearly warfare often did not constitute general devastation but took on an almost ritual character, with established 'rules' and norms. Read about our approach to external linking. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. In 2011, the ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM) member was accused in a parliamentary investigation of receiving bribes as kickbacks from Irish oil firm Tullow Oil. The team is said to have left State House quite dejected. Bob has many businesses in the country. Read about our approach to external linking. My bad. Marriage is an institution of God and a blessing that sustains human society and where God does not make a mistake. Meanwhile, another source claims Otengo (our head of mission in Addis), who the lockdown found in Kampala, also learnt about Kutesas letter on social media. He is also the outgoing Member of Parliament for Mawogola County in Sembabule District. [3][4][5] He was also the elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Mawogola County in Sembabule District. Kutesas daughter, Ishta, also is listed as a beneficial owner as well as a future recipient of money from the trust. He has gone through accelerated promotions to reach his current rank. Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kahamba Kutesa is under fire for authorising three people to fly into the country from abroad in contravention to the presidential directive that ordered closure of all airports and borders into the country. Kutesa is also the elected Member of Parliament(MP) for Mawogola County in Sembabule District. 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