kampala district

Opposition launches campaign against constitutional amendment of Article 26

Opposition launches campaign against constitutional amendment of Article 26

Opposition Members in Parliament this weekend launched a countrywide campaign against the proposed constitutional amendment of Article 26 starting with Masaka district. The amendment intends to give government the mandate to compulsory acquisition of private land for government development purposes. The Leader of Opposition in Parliament and also Kasese District Woman MP, Winnie Kiiza, says […]

Conflict of interest between KCCA’s Jeniffer Musisi and KCCA district land committee Yusufu Nsibambi revealed

The conflict of interest between KCCA’s Jeniffer Musisi and KCCA district land committee Yusufu Nsibambi has been unearthed. The ongoing wrangles between Ms Musisi and the Kampala district land Boss Yusufu Nsibambi who is also a prominent lawyer in town ranges from the land in Kampala which is so prime that Ms Musisi wants to […]

Head teachers refuse to admit pupil over disability

I listened to Christine Namusoke’s story with a lot of sadness and tears rolling down my face. Christine narrated to me how in the school year of 2011, her five-year- old daughter Pauline was denied entry into four schools near their home, just because she had a deformity on her face. Pauline developed a tumor […]

Sudhiru Rupereria threatens to evict FDC over nonpayment of rent

Kampala city business mogul Sudhiru Rupereria has threatened to evict the Kampala district offices of Forum for Democratic Change over non payment of rent amounting to 15 million Uganda shillings. The Kampala FDC offices are located on City House building in Kampala. The managers of the building, ‘Crane management’ have already notified FDC about the […]

Forum for Democratic Change members fight over offices

Members of opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) have split over who is who at the party’s Kampala district offices located on city house building. Living Stone Kizito, the FDC chairman, Kampala district says that he wants their city offices closed because they have been entrenched by spies. Kizito says that many NRM spies camouflage […]

Forum for Democratic Change’s head suspended

When the FDC leaders gathered yesterday at their Kampala district office located on city house building in Kampala, they indefinitely suspended their district chairperson, Livingstone Kizito over reported abuse of office. Kizito was suspended from the post of FDC Kampala district chairman pending investigations. Following the dismissal of Kizito, the FDC officials have warned the […]

Evicted vendors petition Parliament over KKCA action

The Former evicted vendors from Kampala streets under their umbrella Kasiva Vendors Association, have petitioned Parliamentary Committee on Trade and Tourism to compel Kampala city Council Authority allocate them venue where they can sell their merchandize during this festive season. The Vendors say for the last three months since KCCA evicted them form the city […]