The year 2012 in Uganda ended on a good note for some and to others it was a year of regrets and they will never forget in their lives.
Several events characterized the year as we have summerised them below.Implication of Hons. Kiddu Makubuya and Sydha Bumba.
- They were involved in a compensation saga of City tycoon Hassan Bassajja Balaba over cancelation of city market contracts.
- They compensated him more than it was worth.
- MPs signed for their censure.
- Accused of selling the Council's land illegally.
- Abuse of office.
- Corruption.
- She was a minister of information
- Was accused of illegally using UBC's transmission machines on her own radio station.
- Was characteristic of improper public conduct.
- All the threats he had made could not save him.
- He was branded a comedian by the fans.
- Staged by opposition leaders to compel the government
- Besigye and other leaders were arrested and tortured.
- Led to the death of a police officer, John Bosco Ariong.
- The Vice Chancellor Venasius Baryamureba was forced out of office.
- Implicated of financial mismanagement.
- Economist John Ddumba Sentamu was appointed as the Vice Chancellor.
- It was Uganda's second gold medal at the Olympics after over 40 years.
- He was accorded a heroic welcome from London
- Was hosted at State House by President Museveni
- Received shs.200m from the President
- Received over USD 300,000 solicited by Vision Group Uganda.
- Uganda marked 50 years of self rule at Kololo and the event was well attended by several Presidents from Africa and beyond.
- Shs.21.5 billion was spent on a one day event.
- She lashed out at those threatening Uganda
- She was received at the airport as a hero by the Anti-gay activists.
- Tax payers' money disappearing to non existing pensioners.
- Accounts and property of the implicated individuals were freezed.
- Some bankers from Cairo Bank were also implicated.
- Billions of money were swindled in the office of the prime minister by principal accountant and permanent secretary was quized by MPs how money went missing in his watch.
- The first lady was also said to be part of the scam.
- Principal accountant was arrested and taken to Luzira prison.
- She went against her own culture and married an outsider.
- Many Tooro regents were against her marriage to an American since culture requires someone of her status to respect her culture and marry a fellow Mutooro.
- It became their 13th tittle.
- They played at Namboole as the hosts and won their ach-rival Kenya.
- Players rejected USD.700 reward from FUFA which had been given USD.30.000 as a reward for winning the trophy.
- There was trading of words amongst MPs in the house on clause 9 of the bill.
- Museveni summoned Parliament over the matter in which he exchanged words with Butaleja Woman MP, Cerinah Nebanda, a day before she was declared dead due to poisoning.
- She was allegedly poisoned.
- The public pointed fingers at the government and asked them to accept responsibility.
- Postmortem report from Mulago says she died of poisoning while the government medical report says she died of drugs and narcotics.
- MPs were arrested over their remarks over the Nebanda death.
The Ascot goat race.