In the story Family Rule In Uganda: How The Museveni Clan Runs Government in our Issue 050 of The Independent, only a small list of the presidents relatives in government was mentioned in the story. In a May 13, 2020 letter, Kutesa wrote to the Manager of . Ho intended these payments as bribes to influence Kutesa and Museveni to use their official power to steer business advantages to CEFC China. I still believe in traditional marriages and careful selection of a partner for marriage. In spite of protests and the petition, Kutesa became the president. Esther Namaganda, who flagged down the car he was riding in for making a prohibited a U-turn in the middle of a busy highway. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. A State House source says the president summoned Kutesa and held meetings on May 16 in which he berated the minister for undermining his directives. 'The Kutesa family of Diplomats; son appointed Honorary Consul of Oman as daughter is appointed Honorary Consul of Israel. Kutesa is married to Edith Gasana and the couple has four children who include Charlotte Nankunda Kutesa, Ishta Asiimwe Kutesa, Elizabeth Kutesa, Inga Kutesa. 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. Will opening doors for males in midwifery improve performance? He is now a senior presidential advisor on defence. Kutesas authorization letter was to go through specific trusted hands to ensure extreme secrecy in the handling of the matter. Col. Kateera: A cousin of Janet Museveni, he is currently second in command at the Gulu-based 4th Division. New details emerge #thebuzzug #latestnews #ugandalatestnews #trendingnewsuganda #museveni He is a cousin to Janet Museveni, and currently Ugandas ambassador to Rwanda.. Odrek Rwabwogo: He marries Musevenis second daughter Patience. He is cousin to Janet Museveni. 2023 BBC. Mr Museveni sacked Mr Bukenya in May as part of a cabinet reshuffle. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. so its really unfortunate as a country but nevertheless its the fiascol of the BCD dynasty. Lord have mercy on our motherland. Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana hit headlines over a spat when he appeared before the commission in February. He had a heated exchange with the Commission Chair, Justice Catherine Bamugemereire. The grand-daughter of Maj. Murari Kafureka, a former airforce officer during Amins regime, she is related to the president through Sam Kutesa. He was the President of the United Nations General Assembly during its 69th session in 2014 to 2015. His late wife Jennifer was a cousin to Janet Museveni. The Anti-Corruption Court acquitted them in November 2012 after the prosecution case collapsed. Cover Story, In The Magazine, The News Today 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. They politically faced it. I dont give a damn. Ugandan Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa. 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. Miriam Karugaba: A sister to the president, she is employed as an administrator at State House. DeSantis won't say he's running. Saleh is a retired bush war hero who still holds much influence in the military and security. DeSantis won't say he's running. The Paradise Papers outline the tax and financial affairs of hundreds of people and companies connected to Appleby and the 19 tax havens, with many appearing to have invested or sheltered huge amounts of cash in offshore tax havens. 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. Muhwezi publicly fell out with Museveni over the GAVI and Global Funds money. He was shocked like everyone when the letter surfaced because it [letter] did not reach his desk, a source said. Please stop following Western Press with fake news. God is in control. He highlighted Kutesas support of the Ugandan anti-gay bill and allegations of corruption. 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. When the letter leaked, the Ugandan mission in Addis told a few other Ugandans stranded in hotels around Bole international airport to quickly hand in their travel details to be booked on the controversial flight with the Kavuya family. As the children were growing, there followed the untimely demise of their mother Jennifer Kutesa. Edith Kutesa and John Ashe were listed as GSFs only two advisers. The cotton sector has crumbled under her watch. It is alleged that Kutesa, while still President of UN General Assembly was among the beneficiaries of the bribe. 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. 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His late wife Jennifer was a cousin to Janet Museveni. I dont have anything to hide.. Jimmy Karugaba: He is husband to the presidents sister Miriam Karugaba (therefore Musevenis brother-in-law). Offshore tax havens typically offer low or zero tax rates to non-residents who keep money there. The other ministers were Sam Kutesa and John Nasasira. 2023 BBC. 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. They are cited in cases of corruption, land grabbing, street brawls, and abuse of office. He further thanked God for protecting their families. Brig. [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. Today, Kahinda Otafiire is minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs and Sam Kutesa is minister of Foreign Affairs. Shartis Musherure, the daughter to Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa has rejected the Mawogola North constituency election in the NRM primaries. By the marriage of his daughter Charlotte Kutesa Muhoozi with Muhoozi he is part of the inner circle of president Museveni. An internal Appleby document from 2015 reported that the companys intended activities were consultancy, investments, trading and airport services in Uganda.. Sam Kutesa is married to Edith Kutesa and together they have four children, that's Charlotte Nankunda Kutesa, Elizabeth Kutesa, Inga Kutesa, and Ishta Asiimwe Kutesa. 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. 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. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Interviewed for a comment yesterday, Ambassador Mugoya said; Let my sister rest in peace. I thought you could avoid, not evade, taxes but I found it was not practical, and unnecessary, Kutesa told the Daily Monitor. He was his countrys Attorney General from 1985 to 1986. Uganda's Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa has today Friday met with Rwanda President Paul Kagame in Kigali, Chimp Corps exclusively report. Uganda's foreign minister has been elected president of the UN General Assembly, over protests against his country's treatment of gay people. Yan is the founder of Global Sustainability Foundation (GSF), which, according to her pitch, is backed by political leaders, successful business people, and members of the worlds best-known families. "The UN exists to find solutions through our combined efforts.". According to court documents obtained by the grapevine, the bribery scheme was hatched in the halls of the United Nations in New York. Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The two have since reconciled. 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. "The mood was jovial," said a source, adding, "It's a big step forward in normalizing and Kamurasi is the elder brother of former Internal Affairs Minister, the late Gen Aronda Nyakairima. 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The report concluded that the privatization had been manipulated and taken advantage of by a few politically powerful people who sacrifice the peoples interest., As part of a periodic review in 2015, Appleby labelled Kutesas companies a high risk given his political role and media reports of alleged corruption and bribery involving Kutesa told Appleby that the purpose of the trust was to separate his government income from his personal assets and belongings., In 2015, however, Appleby noted that the companies connected to the trust were dormant and that it seems that nothing such is being done., However, Kutesa in defence confirmed to International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJs) media partner in Uganda, the Daily Monitor that he established the companies, but I have never done anything with it at all. They swagger in the corridors of government. Moses Byaruhanga: He is the all-powerful presidential assistant on political affairs. 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