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‘Police hires thugs to harm opposition politicians’

  Some top leaders of Uganda Police and State House (government of Uganda) reportedly mobilize and give money to some groups of unemployed youths to attack and brutalize opposition Leaders and opposition political activists during public political sensitization rallies. The mayor of Kawempe division in Kampala, Hajji Mubarak Munyagwa says that they witnessed the police […]

Kabaka mourns Kategaya

  The King (Kabaka) of Buganda kingdom, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has sent a message of condolence to the government of Uganda, National Resistance Movement organisation (NRM) and the family of Eriya Kategaya following his death at Nairobi Hospital on Sunday. Kategaya, 70, was Uganda’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs. […]

High percentages of fats cause colorectal cancer

  A human body can have fats ranging between 50 to 200 billion fat cells distributed around the body. For most females (women), a high percentage of the subcutaneous fat tissue surrounds the areas of the breasts, waist, hips and buttocks. However, most males have a high percentage of fats distributed around the chest, abdomen […]

Rally ace Leila Mayanja vows to win Freedom City Challenge rally

  The rally ace Leila Mayanja has vowed to be among the top finishers in the Freedom City Rally Challenge which will take place from March 8-10. The BIDCO sponsored Leila affirmed her determination in an interview today at Freedom City on Kampala Entebbe road. Leila says that she is not ready for any position […]

How to handle nose bleeding

Today we bring to you how you may handle nose bleeding in babies (first aid). As soon as a nose bleed begins, have the child sit up while firmly exerting pressure on the nose by pinching the lower, soft part of the nose between the thumb and forefinger for about 10 minutes. Alternatively wet a […]

Final: Electoral commission to conduct national wide LCI elections

  The Electoral Commission is about to hold country wide elections for Local Council I chairpersons using cost cutting measures that would soon be approved by the Parliament of Uganda. The measures to be considered for approval are contained in the Local Government (Amendment) bill of 2012. According to the bill, one of the cost […]

Why parliament abolished LC 4 councils?

  The Parliament of Uganda this week abolished all county councils across the country. The move followed a proposal tabled by the government under the Local Governments (Amendment) bill of 2012. Also the Minister for Local Governments, Adolf Mwesige says LC4 councils had become malfunctioned since their duties were being performed by the districts leaderships […]

Museveni says people in Buganda kingdom don’t love him

    While speaking at the burial of Lt Col Sserwanga Lwanga in Bumanje, Ssese islands in Kalangala district sometime back, president Museveni said he was shocked that Buganda region did not love him yet he had played an instrumental role in restoring the kingdom. Museveni said “there are leaders here who don’t like other […]

Uganda, UK, South Africa and Ghana to make joint evaluation week

  Uganda, United Kingdom (UK), South Africa and Ghana are scheduled to make joint five-day evaluation week which will opens on March 4th, 2013 in Kampala. The review will draw experts from Benin, Colombia, Pakistan, Rwanda, Fiji, and Mexico according to Uganda’s assistant commissioner for monitoring and evaluation, Timothy Lubanga. He says the joint review […]

Museveni grills ministers over NRM’s declining support

  President Museveni has grilled his ministers over the declining support of the ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Museveni sounded bitterness before his ministers over the lost support of NRM to an extent that winning a single election is almost a tag of war. Museveni met his ministers on Thursday at a retreat […]