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Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, Sheila Nannungi make up terms

The reported love life between former Vice president, prof. Gilbert Bukenya and city musician Sheila Nvannungi seems to be at high speed now. Sheila and Bukenya were seen last night allover each other at Garuga in Entebbe looking like the man was president and woman ‘first lady.’ This report now cancels rumours that have gone […]

Rwandese in Uganda plan to meet Museveni

 About 300 Rwandese residing inUgandaand working inKampalaare planning a meeting with president Museveni at a time to be defined soon.  We are told by one of Rwandese that they hope to meet Museveni this month under their umbrella association of ‘Umubano.’ However the preparations for the meeting have turned controversial because some Rwandese security operatives […]

DP promise deploys heavily in Busiro Parliamentary by-election

The Democratic Party and the rulling NRM have deployed their supporters in different polling stations during the Busiro North by elections this Thursday to curtail vote rigging allegations on either side. A low turn up is being reported but voting is going on smoothly in most areas. According to the head of DP parliamentary committee […]

Catholic bishops meet to save Vice President Edward Sekandi

Vice President, Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi is again in deep trouble with his main political rival in Bukoto central, Jude Mbabaali. This time, Sekandi’s problems arise after a group of voters in Bukoto Central re-petitioned the High Court seeking to have Sekandi out of parliament. In the first instance it was Mbabaali who petitioned court seeking […]

Museveni, Somali president discuss offensive against al-shabaab

President Museveni of Uganda and his counterpart, the president of Somalia, Sheikh Ahmed Sharif have held a closed door meeting at statehouse Nakasero, Kampala. Sheikh Sharif Ahmed secretly arrived in Uganda on Tuesday this week and straight away headed to Statehouse Nakasero. The meeting was a one on one and no minister or aide of both Somalia or Uganda government attended it. […]

NWSC, UMEME disconnects Forum for Democratic Change offices

It seems the ruling government is punishing FDC leaders for opposing it from left to right. After detaining the FDC president, Col. Kiiiza Besigye at his home in Kasangati, we have been told that the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) and UMEME have disconnected FDC offices in Najjanankumbi on Kampala Entebbe. A source on […]

Kamya says she will contest for president again

Former Lubaga North MP Betty Olive Kamya says that she will take in the next presidential elections come 2016. Kamya has told our informers that last time she lost the polls because she did not have enough money and she was new entrant in the field. She says that this time she has mastered all […]

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 […]

Regional Affairs Minister Asuman Kiyingi is a servant in NRM

Although he is a state minister in charge of Regional Affairs, Asuman Kiyingi has been described as a servant by the leaders of NRM. Kiyingi has been termed as a servant after he accused Kampala Central MP, Mohammad Nsereko on NBS TV yesterday of fighting the ruling party. Nsereko in retaliation has told off minister […]

Clerk to Parliament Aeneas Tandekwire replaced

Former Clerk to parliament Aeneas Tandekwire has been replaced by the parliamentary deputy clerk in charge of administration and services Mr. Chris Kajja and his second deputy Paul Wabwire. The two will run the parliamentary affairs in an acting capacity as the house awaits the official appointment of a substantive clerk to parliament by president […]