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Kampala city on fire as Museveni makes tour down town

It has not been business as usual today in Kampala as President Yoweri Museveni made an official visit to the traders in Nakasero and Kisekka market. Many people have been seen dancing the ‘kadodi’ traditional dance clad in their yellow T-shirts praising the president and the National Resistance Movement(NRM). Major routes leading to Kampala central […]

Lyantonde student delivers at school and dumps baby in pit latrine

Lyantonde student delivers at school and dumps baby in pit latrine

A senior one student in Lyatonde has allegedly delivered a baby and dumped it in  the school pit latrine. According to the school head teacher, Mr Aloysius Mawulugungu one of the student reported about a baby crying in the pit-latrine. “But we did not take her serious until residents started convening at the school after […]

“Our Message was a Piece of Wisdom not an Attack” – Phaneroo on Bobi Wine Attack Clip

“Our Message was a Piece of Wisdom not an Attack” – Phaneroo on Bobi Wine Attack Clip

Phaneroo Ministries has issued a statement defending itself on the video clip that has gone viral on social media platforms in which it’s preacher, Apostle Grace Lubega, allegedly attacks the Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. “This was done by some unknown individuals, who for their personal motives intentionally cut out […]

Muntu to form own party after quitting FDC

Muntu to form own party after quitting FDC

Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president, Gen. Mugisha Muntu, has declared that he will form his own political party after breaking away from his former opposition  party. Addressing a press conference on Thursday at hotel Africana, Muntu announced that he has made a new alliance ” the new formation” as the current political […]

Gen Mugisha Muntu issues a statement on why he quit FDC

Gen Mugisha Muntu issues a statement on why he quit FDC

Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president, Gen Mugisha Muntu has issued a four-page statement on why he left his party. He has described the statement as the letter to the nation. Gen Muntu decided to leave FDC with a group of other members due to the differences between them and the current party leader, […]

Am fighting for freedom not the presidential seat – Bobi Wine

Am fighting for freedom not the presidential seat – Bobi Wine

The Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine has refuted the claims that his “people power” struggles have presidential intentions. Bobi Wine said that the main issue is to liberate Ugandans from the political bondage before talking about the 2021 presidential elections is somehow ‘premature’ “When I was in the ghetto, my […]

Security tightened ahead of Bobiwine home coming

Security tightened ahead of Bobiwine home coming

Just hours to the return of the Kyadondo East Member of Parliament,Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu alias Bobi Wine, police and the miltary have teamed to provide a security to ensure that no ‘law is broken’. There has been a heavy deployment of security both in police uniforms and military wear in the places where the […]

PPDA wants a share of 30 per cent oil contracts given to Ugandans

PPDA wants a share of 30 per cent oil contracts given to Ugandans

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) wants the guidelines of at least 30 per cent of the oil and gas work given to  local contractors so as to boost local capacity. According to Mr Benson Turamye, the acting PPDA executive director, the guidelines of 30 per cent of contract value works […]

1,332 apply for the 2018 RUFORUM Young African Entrepreneurs competition

1,332 apply for the 2018 RUFORUM Young African Entrepreneurs competition

The 2018 Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) has received over 1,332 applications for the RUFORUM Young African Entrepreneurs 2018 Competition(RUYAEC). Applicants were from 46 countries; 42 in Africa and 4 from foreign continents. The competitions are held with an aim of showcasing and promoting youth innovations in enterprise development and business incubation. […]

MP Zaake admitted to intensive care unit in India

MP Zaake admitted to intensive care unit in India

Upon arrival to the Manipal hospital in India, Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake has been admitted to the intensive care unit,  according to the MP’s wife, Bridget Namirembe. Ms Namirembe additionally said that the MP has been diagnosed with closed head injury with multiple soft tissue injuries, blunt neck injury due to tear of […]

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