Rukutana was also one of three ministers accused of swindling Shs14 billion CHOGM money. Find Sam Kutesa stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. 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. Brig. At the regional and sub-regional levels, Mr Kutesa has hosted top-level gatherings of organizations such as the East African Community (EAC), The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). Family Kutesa is married to Edith Gasana and the couple has four children who include Charlotte Nankunda Kutesa, Ishta Asiimwe Kutesa, Elizabeth Kutesa, Inga Kutesa. 'The Kutesa family of Diplomats; son appointed Honorary Consul of Oman as daughter is appointed Honorary Consul of Israel. Muhoozi is the son of Museveni. He is the member of the ruling National Resistance Party (NRM) and known for politics. 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. We the other people were happy until you the other people decided that you are not happy. As Africa was due to hold the presidency of the sixty-ninth session of theUnited Nations General Assembly(UNGA), the African Union Executive Council unanimously chose him to be their candidate after the withdrawal of Cameroonian Foreign MinisterPierre Moukoko Mbonjo. [15], 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. The team is said to have left State House quite dejected. Read about our approach to external linking. When a photo of Rukutana with an AK47 slung over his shoulder went viral on social media in 2018, there was animated discussion by the public on how a custodian of the law such as the deputy attorney general can openly brandish a gun at a time when Uganda was dealing with rampant gun violence. Rwamirama is said to be very rich and wields a lot of influence in Isingiro district. Kateera once served in the lucrative finance department of the army. Others simply dismiss compliance with the law, practices, and civil decorum because they hold too much sway in the workings of government. This young man in his early 30s replaced Hussein Kashillingi when the latter left State House after allegations of abuse of office last year. Elly Rwakakooko: He is a cousin to Janet Museveni. Rwakakooko was at one time commissioner-general of Uganda Revenue Authority, managing director of Uganda Commercial Bank which was later sold to Stanbic Bank. Tolerance and forgiveness are the keys to a successful marriage. Kutesa served as an Attorney of Kutesa and Co Advocates from 1980-1994. 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. At the time of his election, he was serving as Uganda's Minister for . Kutesa served as president of the UN General Assembly from 2014 to 2015 and is alleged to have received a $500.000 (about shs1.8billion) bribe from Chinese national, Patrick Ho of China Energy Fund Committee (CEFC) in exchange for obtaining business advantage for the Chinese energy company. Sam Kahamba Kutesa was bornon 1 February 1949. His candidature was endorsed unanimously during the 17th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Algiers, Algeria in May 2013. 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. Their case is due to come before an anti-corruption court on Thursday. He was first elected MP for Mawogola County in 2001 and then re-elected in three consecutive general elections. The viral letter did not go down well with President Museveni. Kutesa is also the elected Member of Parliament(MP) for Mawogola County in Sembabule District. God in controlGod selects leads himself..thre4 leadership comes from God. so its really unfortunate as a country but nevertheless its the fiascol of the BCD dynasty. Several commentators poured out their anger with many questioning the criteria used in selecting who should be allowed to return in the country. Mwesigwa Rukutana is the deputy Attorney General, Gen. Elly Tumwine is the minister for Security, and Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Matayo Kyaligonza is Ugandas envoy to Burundi and head of the ruling NRM party in western Uganda. 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.. She has recently been stepping out of the shadow of her husband. Kutesas daughter, Ishta, also is listed as a beneficial owner as well as a future recipient of money from the trust. You saw the way Gen. Tumwine behaved in our committee of Human Rights; the President is hostage to these people.. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The money for Katongo was to come from Enhas Uganda Ltd, another Kutesa entity, Applebys notes state. She is a cousin to Janet Museveni., Richard Kabonero. 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. Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Uganda also served its two-year term on the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member, in 2009 and 2010. As Foreign Minister, Mr Kutesa has played a key role in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), in regional peace processes in theSudan and South Sudan, and stabilization efforts in Somalia. The cotton sector has crumbled under her watch. Sam Kahamba Kutesa (born 1 February 1949) is a Ugandan politician, businessman and lawyer [1] involved in several corruption cases. 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. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Mukono Chief Magistrates Court issued criminal summons for Kyaligonza but he has never showed up. 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. What's he waiting for? There is a lot of infighting for roles and assignments [in Addis] and a disgruntled top official could have leaked it to someone unintentionally before it went viral, he said when interviewed last week. [10], In 2011, Kutesa was accused in a parliamentary investigation of receiving bribes as kickbacks from Irish oil firm Tullow Oil. Sam Kutesa has been a mainstay on Uganda's political scene for the last 40 years. He was named in Paradise Papers a global investigation that reveals the offshore activities of some of the worlds most powerful people, Multinational companies, wealthy individuals, heads of state, politicians and sports stars from around the world. 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. She lived in the UK for long and there was no effort to return her here when she was sick. Uganda's Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa and two other officials have resigned after being accused of . It is Africa's turn to make the ceremonial appointment, reports the BBC's UN correspondent Nick Bryant, and Mr Kutesa represented the continent's unanimous choice. Kutesa has owned Enhas, a ground-handling service at Ugandas Entebbe Airport, since the 1990s. In 1998, a Ugandan parliamentary committee named Kutesa and another co-owner in a report criticizing the privatization that helped create Enhas and led to its lucrative airport contract. From 2001 through 2005, he served as Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Department, in charge of investment, and from 1996 to 2000, as a Minister of State for Planning and Economic Development. Kawempe North MP Abdulatif Sebaggala says the untouchables behave the way they do because the President is their chief enabler. In a separate development in parliament on Monday, MP Gerald Karuhanga accused Mr Kutesa, Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi and former Energy Minister Hilary Onek of taking multi-million dollar bribes from a UK-based company, Tullow Oil. [6], He is a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement political party. Between 1994 and 1995, he served as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly that drafted the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. 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. 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. 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. "I have never held any private meeting with Hon Kutesa to ask him for any favours for my family," said Kavuya . Lord have mercy on our motherland. New details emerge #thebuzzug #latestnews #ugandalatestnews #trendingnewsuganda #museveni It is a paradox that: instead of the nasty Rukatana, Gen Kyaligonza and Tumwine of this country dropping dead on the steering wheel; it is the good and nice people like the late Medi Kaggwa (RIP) who drop dead; leaving behind these nasty people to live on, tormenting and stealing from Ugandans. Despite calls from MPs for him to resign along with the others accused, a lawyer, Severino Twinobusingye, managed to successfully sue the Attorney General and halt the proceedings and to block the calls for resignation. He pleaded with minister Kutesa to ditch the bureaucratic protocol rulebook and directly inform the Ethiopian Airlines management to allow his family fly back home. The team, sources say, pleaded with President Museveni to give his nod of approval for the repatriation of their family members and friends into the country. 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. The petition, which got over 15,000 signatures on Change.org, was written by a Ugandan, Milton Allimadi, editor of Black Star News. November 18, 2019 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. DeSantis won't say he's running. There came a time when God got rid of reign of king Saul. So what is the solution? He was shocked like everyone when the letter surfaced because it [letter] did not reach his desk, a source said. His star is rising fast. Even top IGAD officials like Joseph Rwanshote [the program manager trade, industry, and tourism] remains stranded.. 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. Many are either in cabinet, in the army as generals, and occupy cushy vague but powerful positions in Musevenis state machinery. Jimmy Karugaba: He is husband to the presidents sister Miriam Karugaba (therefore Musevenis brother-in-law). They swagger in the corridors of government. Kutesas authorization letter was to go through specific trusted hands to ensure extreme secrecy in the handling of the matter. In spite of protests and the petition, Kutesa became the president until 2015. It was a first-come, first-serve and those who presented their details first were granted seats on the plane, says the official. Brig. Him and the presidents son Muhoozi marry sisters (Ishta and Charlotte respectively), daughters of Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa. Museveni & Sam Kutesa will still be arrested, don't joke with America, they are slow but sure - Fred#thebuzzug #ugandalatestnews #latestnews #trendingnewsuga. He was officially elected by the UNGA on 11, June 2014. Between 1994 and 1995, he served as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly that drafted the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. Just continue to CONDEMN them. Kutesa was Corporate Secretary National Textiles Board from 1977-1979. He is the officer-in-charge (OC) of the accounts department at State House. No long narratives. Can you list the top facts and stats about Sam Kutesa? He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mbarara North Constituency from 1980 to 1985 and as Attorney General from 1985 to 1986. Sam Kutesa the Minister of Foreign Affairs and late Jennifer Kutesa, while the bride Yvette is a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Yona and Penninah Kamurasi of Mugore village, Rushere in Kiruhura district. Do you realize that whenever "they" purportedly "defy" authority, it's about bringing back the "defied's" fellow kinsman. Please stop following Western Press with fake news. Most people who are offered political office in Presidents Office or State House, first get Byaruhangas endorsement. Born in Uganda on 1 February 1949, Mr. Kutesa holds an Honours Degree in Law from Makerere University and is an advocate of the High Court of Uganda, having completed post-graduate studies in legal practice at the Uganda Law Development Centre. Offshore tax havens typically offer low or zero tax rates to non-residents who keep money there. He had a heated exchange with the Commission Chair, Justice Catherine Bamugemereire. His candidature was endorsed unanimously during the 17th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Algiers, Algeria in May 2013. He is into real estate and handles many government contracts. Required fields are marked *. Saleh is a retired bush war hero who still holds much influence in the military and security. However, he seems to be currently out of favour with the first family; he holds no public job. Last week, the Inspectorate of Government - the body charged with fighting corruption - said Mr Kutesa, Mr Nasasira and Mr Rukutana would be charged. Kyaligonza sparked public condemnation first when he was in January this year caught on camera assaulting a police officer, Sgt. Hope Nyakairu: She is a cousin to Janet Museveni and is under-secretary for finance and administration at State House. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tapped phone calls and emails of Uganda Foreign MinisterSam Kutesa and his wife Edith Kutesaafter they were suspected of being involved in bribery acts at the United Nations (UN) at the time he served as the President of the UN General Assembly. 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