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FDC’s Odo Tayebwa swears in as dully elected MP

Walakira — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:22:27 +0000

The MP Elect for Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality Tayebwa Odo of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) on Tuesday took oath as dully elected MP.

The function took place at 2:00pm and the venue for the function was the headquarters ofUgandaparliament inKampala.

The swearing in ceremony was presided over by the speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and assisted by the clerk to parliament, Jane Kibirige.

The parliamentary gardens were all full with FDC blue colours of Hon. Tayebwa’s supporters from Bushenyi. The speaker of parliament congratulated Tayebwa Odo and the people of Bushenyi for sending pro active legislator in the house and wished him wonderful deliberations.

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Christians in Saud Arabia start lent period

Gerald Businge — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:45 +0000

Millions of Christians in Uganda, USA, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Italy, German, France and England among other countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Europe on Wednesday commemorated Ash Wednesday.

The holy function marked the beginning of the 40 days of the lent period ending on Easter Sunday. Christians fast for 40 days to remember the 40 days and nights Jesus Christ of Nazareth fasted in the deserted and won the temptations of the devil that is also called Satan and old dragon in the bible language.

In the catholic faith, on Ash Wednesday Christians spread ashes on believers’ forehead as a biblical sign of mourning and repentance to God. However many members of other Christian faiths believe that the tradition is outdated and outlived.

In Kampala Msgr. John Wynand Katende, the public relations official of Kampala Archdiocese told catholics at Christ the King Church that lent is a period of repentance, prayer and helping the disadvantaged persons across the world.

“It offers Christians an opportunity to grow in our relationship with God and to deepen our commitment to a Christian way of life, through fasting, repentance, and spiritual discipline,” he says.

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Museveni to launch book titled history of Nabumali in 100 years

Gerald Businge — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:44:41 +0000

President Museveni is scheduled to launch a new book titled ‘the history of Nabumali in 100 years.’ The date for the function is June 16^th 2012. On the same day Nabumali High School will celebrate 100 years of existence.

President Museveni will be the chief guest at the function expected to attract old students, friends of Nabumali living in the diaspora, Members of parliament and representatives of key traditional institutions in Uganda.

The function will run under the theme ‘recollecting Nabumali back to the international scene.’ Nabumali once a first class school in Uganda is struggling to regain its lost glory. The headmaster of Nabumali James Mulomi says that they have invited all old students of Nabumali working in key offices across the world to attend the function. Nabumali was established in 1912 by the Church Missionary Society of England.

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UPDF uses ushs2.5b to organize Tarehe Sita

Gerald Businge — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:34:50 +0000

There are reports being circulated in town that UPDF budgeted 2.5 billion shillings to organise the 31st Tarehe Sita week. The week is marked annually in remembrance of the first armed attack when Yoweri Museveni and his NRA rebels launched a guerrilla war on February 6, 1981. The climax of the week is always February 6^th. This year’s cerebrations will climax in Kasese district.

We are told by a source in UPDF that 2.5 billion shillings would be used on improving the health of Ugandans in Kasese and the nearby districts, to transport soldiers to attend the function, make telephone calls, and organise a cocktail for the invited guests.

The money will also be used to conduct HIV-testing, counseling on HIV, run free male circumcision, immunization, fumigation of health centres in Kasese region, de-worming Ugandans to host district and show HIV films to people in Kasese.

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Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago sleeps at public function

Gerald Businge — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:12:33 +0000

We have discovered that sleep doesn’t fear big people like the Lord Mayor of Kampala, Erias Lukwago. Otherwise why would sleep familiar a big man like the Mayor moreover at a public function.

This came true when Lukwago was yesterday attacked by a sleeping bug at Kampala Students Centre where he had gone to open a seminar on HIV/AIDS.

Lukwago was the one presiding over the function. One of the KCCA councilors intimated to us that Lukwago really struggled to keep his eyes open in vain.

The students looked at him in disbelief as the sleeping bug fought him throughout the function. Lukwago was overheard telling his escorts that he had not slept last night.

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FIFA to open Njeru Technical Centre stadium

Gerald Businge — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:46:20 +0000

FIFA is set to open the artificial Njeru Technical centre stadium next month. The stadium has capacity to accommodate over 10,000 people.

Uganda’s women football team, the Crested Cranes are the first team to camp at this multi-million FIFA funded project.

FUFA publicist Rodgers Mulindwa says that the project has cost FIFA over one million US dollars. He says that FUFA in conjunction with all its partners will make a great function the day the facility would be opened inUganda.

Njeru Technical Centre Stadium is the first artificial project to be built inUgandaand East andCentral Africa.

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Government installs Professor Mondo Kagonyera as Makerere University chancellor

Gerald Businge — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:32:52 +0000

Professor Mondo Kagonyera today Thursday was installed at MakerereUniversityas the university chancellor for the second in office.

Prof. Mondo was installed by the Vice President of Uganda, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, who was flanked by the education minister Jessica Alupo. The function was attended by the

acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba and his two deputies, deans of students, and students’ leaders and representatives from Kampala Capital City Authority.

Kagonyera was appointed by president Museveni on December 22^nd 2011 to run the topMakerereUniversity seat for the next four years.

By Walakira Nyanzi

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Lord Mayor, Hajji Erias Lukwago sleeps at public function

Gerald Businge — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:17:42 +0000

We have discovered that sleeping doesn’t fear big people like the Lord Mayor of Kampala Capital City Authority, Hajji Erias Lukwago.

This came true when Lukwago was yesterday attacked by a sleeping bug at Kampala Students Centre where he had gone to open a seminar on HIV/AIDS.

Lukwago was the one presiding over the function. One of the KCCA councilors intimated to us that Lukwago really struggled to keep his eyes open in vain.

The students looked at him in disbelief as the sleeping bug fought him throughout the function. Lukwago was overheard telling his escorts that he had not slept last night.

By Moureen Nakyanzi

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Teso king faces dismissal

Gerald Businge — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:50:01 +0000

We have received with shock reports from Teso that the area cultural leader Emorimor Papa Augustine Osuban is facing forceful removal from his throne.

The plan to oust him is being championed by his very archival, Paphrous Imodot Edimu who is backed by a group of some royals in Teso. Edimu has told journalists in Teso that they have been forced to fight Emorimor because of his reported refusal to organise polls and pave way for his successor. Edimu says that the post of Emorimor is elective and that the current Emorimor has over stayed on the chair.

The term of office for the current Emorimor expired in 2009. The term of office for the Emorimors lasts for only five years. Edimu says that whenever they attempt to organise fresh elections, the current Emorimor uses police and area politicians to frustrate the function.

He says that last year the current Emorimor used the area RDC to disband the election of a new Emorimor which was to take place in Lukikho hall, in Soroti. Edimu however vows that the current Emorimori will be replaced by February this year. By Moureen Nakyanzi

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Dr. Hilderman walks down the aisle

Gerald Businge — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:07:48 +0000

Singer Hillary Kiyaga aka Dr. Hilderman has walked his longtime lover, Cissy Setumba down the aisle today at Lubaga Catholic Church.

The lovebirds said ‘I do’ at 1:00pm and later hosted their guests at Speke Resort Munyonyo inKampala.

The MC at the function told revellers that the wedding cost Hilderman over 100 million shillings.

However we have been told that the money did not come from the singer’s pockets. He simply collected it from pals, relatives and friends, including the country’s top musicians.

By Maureen Nakyanzi

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