Kyankwanzi

Another four people killed along Masaka road.

Another four people killed along Masaka road.

Four people died today morning along the Masaka – Mbarara road when a taxi had a head on collision with a Toyota Premio. According to the Police’s Patrick Onyango, the accident happened on Sunday morning at about 5am at Nkalwe, Kkingo sub county involving taxi number UAW 361S from Kyankwanzi heading to Kisoro with a […]

Government wants to buy back Silos to avert food insecurity in the country

Government wants to buy back Silos to avert food insecurity in the country

The Ministry of Trade has called  for the restarting of the current 36 privatized Silos back to government to avert food insecurity in the country. The line minister, Amelia Kyambadde, said this while meeting the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee on how to secure the country from famine. He says government is in talks with ministry […]

Mixed reactions on bailout from analysts on the Capital Gang Show

Mixed reactions on bailout from analysts on the Capital Gang Show

During the Capital Gang on 91.3 Capital FM Radio of July 30, 2016, the hot topic of debate was is bailout! Many opinions on this is divided-some say it’s wrong to bailout irresponsible tycoons when no one else has been assisted in the past apart from Basajjabalaba. However, bailouts have happened before like in the […]

Obuwa dismisses allegations that NRM MPs plot to increase their salary

Obuwa dismisses allegations that NRM MPs plot to increase their salary

The deputy spokesperson NRM Caucus Denis Obuwa has dismissed allegations that MPs are plotting to increase their salary. This follows the previous reports in media that the recently concluded NRM Kyankwanzi retreat that members of parliament had proposed an increment of their salaries. Obuwa said that nothing like salary increment was discussed and if it was proposed […]

Parliamentary proceedings struggle with NRM MPs in Kyankwanzi retreat

Parliamentary proceedings struggle with NRM MPs in Kyankwanzi retreat

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga faced tough time in parliament while presiding over  parliament proceedings without most of  NRM MPs and NRM leaning Mps who are in Kyankwanzi retreat. The opposition wanted to hijack the government role of making ministerial statements in parliament. The opposition chief whip Cecilia Ogwal after realizing that the minister of health had not […]

Opposition free to attend NRM meetings

Members of opposition are now free to start attending NRM closed door meetings if they so wish. A source in NRM parliamentary caucus has intimated to us that the supporters of DP, FDC, UPC, JEEMA and PPP among other opposition party are free to go to Kyankwanzi when the president summons NRM cadres to go […]