NATIONAL NEWS , Tuesday, July 1, 2014 5 By Andrew Ssenyonga humps, fi xing of the street lights and zebra and Juliet Waiswa BETWEEN THE LINES: crossings. By Steven Candia The sh8.9b project to reconstruct The executive director of Capital Musisi said the additional time is and expand Jinja Road up to The Inspector General of City Authority (KCCA), Jennifer Musisi, to enable the contractor work on the Manufacturers Association grounds started Police (IGP), Gen. Kale has given Energo Project Limited, the fi rm walkways, cyclists’ ways, drainage in October last year and was supposed to Kayihura, has reassured constructing Jinja Road, a three-month have been completed by April this year. the country that Entebbe ultimatum to complete the project. lights and zebra crossings. However, Musisi observed that the International Airport is safe Musisi was yesterday angered when she contractors faced some challenges that and secure even though it visited the project and found out that the for you to ask for more time. Right now, necessitated more time. Part of the road may be experiencing some contractor needed more time to complete you have been given 100 days to fi nish all stretch is a wetland. There are also water technical weaknesses. work closely with the Police the construction yet it was supposed to be the work and failure to do so, you will pay and telephone lines that had to be taken Kayihura was responding to and other sister security commissioned. us damages,” Musisi told the company’s care of. media reports yesterday that agencies to heighten “In our contract, you were supposed to managers. Musisi also toured other work on quoted him as saying that vigilance and strengthen have fi nished this road two months ago. Musisi said the additional time is roads including Road, , the airport is at the mercy of counter-terrorism measures You later sought for more time, which to enable the contractor work on the Buganda Road, -Ttula, terrorists. at Entebbe International was given to you. It is not professional walkways, cyclists’ ways, drainage systems, Road and . The Police spokesperson, Airport and all other airfi elds/ Fred Enanga, yesterday aerodromes across the issued a statement clarifying country to ensure they are what the Police chief stated safe and secure. while passing out 49 aviation “The IGP would, therefore, security personnel at the like to reassure the public Police Training School in that Entebbe International Kabalye, Masindi at the Airport is very safe and UDB boss acquitted secure. He further adds that the absence of any terrorist AIRPORT SAFE attack at the airport has nanga been due to an effective and By Edward Anyoli “My Lord, if you believe the E said elaborate safety and security prosecution’s case, I ask you to Entebbe arrangement that includes a The Anti-Corruption Court acquit and if you also believe International combination of professional has acquitted the chief the defence’s case, you should Airport is human capacity, popular executive offi cer of Uganda also acquit,” Mubiru said. very safe vigilance through citizen Development Bank (UDB) of Ojangole said: “I am happy and secure. activism, technical measures charges of confl ict of interest. with the court process because and the canine capabilities,” Justice Lawrence Gidudu justice has been done,” weekend. Enanga added. while delivering the judgment Ojangole, who was dressed “It is not true that the IGP “Of course, like any other yesterday, said charges brought in a red suit, appeared in his remarks while passing airport security, there may be against Patricia Ojangole were confi dent as the judge read out 49 aviation security technical weaknesses which malicious and ridiculous. out the judgment that lasted personnel at Kabalye, said were alluded to by the IGP “I believe the accused’s about an hour before a packed Entebbe International Airport and which the journalists version that the charges are courtroom. was at the mercy of terrorists,” could have misunderstood. malicious because while she However, hours later, the IGG Enanga said. However, having the best was the internal auditor, she fi led a notice of appeal against He said the IGP, upon technical capacity, including unearthed a lot of rot which led the judgment in the Court of congratulating the Civil security equipment, does to the dismissal of the entire Appeal, saying he was not Aviation Authority (CAA) not imply 100% safety and management and appointment satisfi ed with the judgment. for their initiative to train security as some international of a new board,” Gidudu said. and improve the capacity airports have been attacked The judge said there was Background of its security personnel, even though they are well no evidence adduced by the In May 2012, UDB’s board of noted that the airport was equipped.” prosecution to prove that directors ordered for a forensic a vital installation with a “There is need for human Ojangole was in position to audit. The internal audit was high value of human capital, capabilities and judgments to infl uence her appointment carried out by Ojangole who goods, property and wealth, reinforce the technical area, as the chief executive offi cer was then the chief internal which makes it attractive to the reason why the aviation and that there was nothing to auditor. Her report revealed criminals and terrorists. He security underwent basic disclose. massive fraud in the bank. added that terrorism was training in counter-terrorism Justice Gidudu said it was The bank was being run a reality and challenge as measures to help predict the wrong for the Inspectorate of unprofessionally and the level terrorists were getting more moves of the terrorists.” Government (IGG) to bring of risk to loans was high; sophisticated. Enanga said the IGP stressed charges of confl ict of interest 60% of the loans were non- Kayihura, according to the need for thorough human against Ojangole who had performing and causing losses Enanga, urged the CAA to body checking systems. pointed out wrongs in UDB. to stakeholders. “Investigating offi cer Daniel Those named in the report Acato chose to prefer charges were dismissed and replaced against a person who had by new management. The pointed out the wrongs in vacant posts were advertised Eight-month twins killed UDB in her audit report. The and applicants from within accused should have been the bank were encouraged commended by a serious Ojangole smiling after being acquitted. Photo by Juliet to apply for the different investigator instead of charging Kasirye positions, including the By Steven Candia The tragic incident in her; leaving the crooks at position of the chief executive Nangabo sub-county, large,” the judge said. offi cer. Ojangole, who had the The allure of a beer promotion Kampala Police spokesperson, Gidudu said he was Gidudu said he was convinced qualifi cations and the relevant in the neighbourhood was Patrick Onyango said, convinced by the evidence experience, also went through irresistible but cost them a pair occurred at about 9:20pm on of Dr. Samuel Sejjaaka who the formal procedure of of twins. The eight-month-old Sunday night. testifi ed as a prosecution that everybody was encouraged to applying for the job. Interviews twins, Babirye and Nakato “We were alerted about the witness that it was common were conducted and she were burnt to death when a fi re by neighbours and by the knowledge that everybody apply for the job. emerged the best. fi re, sparked off by a candle time we responded, tragedy was encouraged to apply for However, some individuals that was left unattended to, had struck,” Onyango said. the job, adding that this would reported the matter to the IGG, gutted their house. “This is totally not tantamount to confl ict of the case with Ojangole. Ojangole that while employed claiming that the recruitment At the time of the inferno unacceptable,” he said and interest. Gidudu said the prosecution as internal chief auditor of process was marred with the helpless toddlers seized the occasion to warn “I have never come across failed to prove beyond UDB and later as acting chief irregularities. were alone at home. Their other parents not to leave a case where prosecution reasonable doubt that executive offi cer, knowingly Ojangole worked at Stanbic parents, Bbosa Ssalongo and their children unattended assists the defence in its case,” Ojangole used her offi cial failed to disclose her interest Bank for 10 years as a senior Proscovia Mpagi, had trooped to. Police, he said have since Gidudu said. position as the acting chief to the board which later auditor before joining UDB as off to a beer promotion in launched a manhunt for the Gidudu said a confl ict of executive offi cer to infl uence appointed her as the chief chief internal auditor. the neighbourhood of their duo who, he said, have since interest would only become a the decision to appoint her as executive offi cer. Ojangole acted as the chief Kasangati residence, Wakiso gone underground. legal matter if a person tries the chief executive offi cer. Nsubuga Mubiru, who executive offi cer of UDB for a district after reportedly Onyango said the bodies or succeeds in infl uencing the Prosecution led by Sydney represented Ojangole, asked year before she was appointed locking the twins up in the of the babies had been outcome of a decision for a Asubo, the director of legal the court to acquit her, saying as a substantive chief executive house, where a candle was transferred to person’s benefi t, which was not affairs at the IGG, had accused there was no evidence. offi cer. burning. Hospital for examination.