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“A bad name brings bad luck” goes a popular saying in Tooro, a tribe in western Uganda. Does a good name do the opposite? Well, if you asked Nigeria’s acting President, the answer will be obvious. Nigeria has a new acting president who has a good name. He hasn’t stopped at just having a good […]
Ultimate Media Conservative party president, John Ken Lukyamuzi has ruled out any fighting between him and his daughter over the Rubaga south seat. Lukyamuzi left the seat for her daughter, Suzan Nampijja after he was thrown out of parliament for failure to declare his wealth as per the leadership code. After Court clearing Lukyamuzi, […]
Ultimate Media The Minister of Uganda for Agriculture, Hope Mwesigye has accused the Parliamentary Public Accounts committee (PAC) of attempting to damage her reputation. This follows today’s media reports in Kampala that she walked out on the committee probing the misuse of CHOGM funds. Minister Mwesigye was required to appear before PAC to answer […]
Ultimate Media Local Governments in rural areas and councils in urban centres in different parts of the country are going to benefit from 200 billion shillings (100 million dollars) loan that the government of Uganda wants to borrow from Export –Import Bank of China. But the Members of Uganda Parliament have to first approve […]
Ultimate Media Parliament’s public accounts has deferred further hearing of the minister of Uganda for Agriculture, Hope Mwesigye’s testimony in the probe of funds spent during the Common Wealth Heads of Government meeting in 2007. Agriculture minister Hope Mwesigye had been summoned to explain her role in the city beautification process, which she supervised […]
Ultimate Media The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee has today rejected a request by the Vice President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya to appear before the committee to answer queries raised by the Auditor General on CHOGM expenditure. Prof. Bukenya wrote to the committee, seeking for audience to explain his role as chairman of the Cabinet CHOGM […]
Renowned Pentecostal pastor Joyce Meyers has described Uganda’s Anti Homosexuality Bill as profoundly offensive, dangerous and disturbing” in a statement she issued yesterday. Through her Joyce Meyers Ministries, she said that the bill is an attack on individual liberties and human rights of people in Uganda. “Our missions and ministry message has always been to […]
Ultimate Media Government will start disbursing about 1.5 billion shillings next week to facilitate different Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies run by Persons with Disabilities. Parliament recently passed the funds under the supplementary budget, paving way for every district to receive 30 million shillings annually to benefit Persons with Disabilities and furnish them with funds […]
Ultimate Media The Members of Parliament are asking the government of Uganda to provide funding to the Insurance Commission. Currently the commission depends on fees and money paid by insurance brokers for different services. The MP for Butambala county, Ibrahim Lubega Kaddunabbi says the commission is a body that is established by law and is […]
Ultimate Media The Parliamentary Local Government committee today put Kampala City Council to task to explain circumstances under which 30 cars were sold to different individuals at very cheap prices. The Auditor General’s report queried the sale of the cars between 2000 and 2006 where some KCC officials bought some of the cars at […]