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Besigye, Muntu explain why they did not attend Amos Kaguta’s burial

  While thousands of mourners, including Tanzanian leader Jakaya Kikwete, joined President Museveni on Monday to bid farewell to his father, Mzee Amos Kaguta, who passed away on Friday last week, the former president of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Col. Kiiza Besigye and the current FDC president, Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu did not bother […]

MPs hail John Odit as exemplary legislator

Fallen former erute south MP John Odit has been hailed as a nationalist and good leader.  This was during a special session held in his honor this afternoon at parliament. The body of the late earlier laid in state at parliament where various mps and government officials paid their last respect. Speaking to journalists, the […]

Father burns son with petrol

Geoffrey Ssenabulya, a 22 year-old resident of Sembabule, is nursing serious wounds at Mulago hospital after being burnt by his father. The incident happened in Matete Sembabule district yesterday. Ssenabulya says his father poured petrol in the house and ordered him to enter before setting it on fire inflicting serious burns on his face. He […]

Mourners told Major Gen. Jim Muhwezi to repent

  Yesterday the A4C leader, Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye went to pray for retired Bp John Wilson Kahigwa of North Kigezi at All Saints Church . The deceased man of God did not get President Museveni’s Pajero because he was critical of the NRM regime. Bishop Zac Ndiringiye told the mourners that we have equalizers […]

Fully Sponsored Student Travel Grant to Korea

The George Frank Student Travel Grant, established in 2009, is sponsored by Dr. Christopher Frank, President of the Canadian Geriatrics Society in memory of his father, Dr. George frank, who taught at the University of Nairobi medical school in the 1960s. The grant, valued at CAD 2,000 (two thousand Canadian Dollars) provides funding to support […]

Fellows Program for developing countries in science& Techinology

 Fellows Program for developing countries in science& Techinology The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program helps developing countries strengthen sustainable agricultural practices by providing short-term scientific training and collaborative research opportunities to visiting researchers, policymakers and university faculty while they work with a mentor. The program targets developing countries and matches […]

Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program

The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program helps developing countries strengthen sustainable agricultural practices by providing short-term scientific training and collaborative research opportunities to visiting researchers, policymakers and university faculty while they work with a mentor. The program targets developing countries and matches participants with experts in their field at land-grant […]

Ministers fail test question

Norbert Mao, the president general of DP Uganda has caused laughter in Kampala this morning when he told his party members a story of when President Museveni reportedly went to the Queen of England and asked her why his government is losing popularity yet he has done every thing to improve its image. Mao says […]

Otunnu lying, has no children, says UPC officials

The message that Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party president Dr. Olara Otunnu had packaged well yesterday that he has two daughters has been rubbished by his own party members. One of the UPC officials, David Pulkol says that he knows Otunnu well; the man does not have daughters/ a family. Pulkol says that what is […]

Mulago Doctors join patient’s cut off hands

Doctors in Mulago hospital say Pamela Asiimwe, 26, a teacher in Ntungamo whose hands were chop off by a UPDF soldier Deus Twinamasiko and left her hands hanging in the skin is out of danger. The head of surgeon at Mulago hospital Dr. Michael Muhumuza said that Pamela Asiimwe will recover despite of sustaining serious […]