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Besigye is again under preventive arrest

Uganda’s leading opposition leader, Dr. Col. Kiiza Besigye is again under preventive arrest at his home in Kasangati on Kampala Gayaza road. His home is surrounded by dozens of policemen and army soldiers in police uniform. Besigye, also a member of Activists for Change (A4c) was suspected by the government to have had plans of […]

Besigye prays for Museveni and Kayihura

  If you had thought that the leader of opposition Col. Kiiza Besigye can not pray for the president of Uganda Gen. Yoweri Museveni and the Inspector General of Police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura, better read this. Besigye in a closed door meeting today at FDC head offices in Najjanankumbi on Kampala –Entebbe road, reportedly […]

Museveni meets MPs over Mutebile saga

President Museveni today (Friday)  met with the members of the Public Accounts Committee over Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile’s future as governor bank of Uganda. The meeting followed yesterday’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus meeting in Kampala which failed to agree over the future of Mutebile in bank ofUganda. The MPs were invited […]

Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka fails to convince MPs on Youth Fund

Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka fails to convince MPs on Youth Fund

MPS have thrown out the ministerial statement of the minister of finance on the youth venture capital fund meant for youth entrepreneurs. This came after the minister of finance; planning and Economic Development Maria Kiawanuka Nabasirye failed to convince them on the friendly modalities on how the youth can access funds for job creation. The […]

Pastor Umar Mulinde’s face restored

Pastor Umar Mulinde face has been restored by the doctors at Tel Aviv’s Sheba Medical Center in Israel. Pastor Mulinde is currently being treated in Israeli after an acid attack on his face and back. Mulinde, 38, went to Israel on Jan. 5. Pastor Haruna Male of Gospel Life Church International says that Mulinde will […]

Motorcycle riders threaten to kill policemen

It seems policemen in Uganda have been terrified after section of motorcycle riders threatened to kill them over arrests. The motorcycle riders locally known as boda bodas complain that the police over arrests them and impounds their motorcycles. One of the boda boda operators who preferred not to be named in this report in order […]

MPs to pay taxes to ruling party headquarters

The members of Parliament on NRM ticket have been asked by the NRM Chairman Gen. Yoweri Museveni to increase the money they contribute to the party’s consolidated fund per month. According to sources, President Museveni and NRM Secretary General Amama Mbabazi have proposed that each MP on NRM ticket pays a monthly tax of 15% […]

KCCA Director for physical planning charged with murder

The suspended Director of Kampala Capital City Authority in charge of Physical Planning, George Agaba has been remanded to Luzira Prison today evening over murder. He has been remanded to Luzira after his bodyguard Santos Makmot was charged with similar charges two days back. Makmot was arrested over reported shooting at civilians and killed one […]

Police urges youth to shun opposition rallies

The inspector General of Police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura has urged the youth inUgandato shun opposition rallies especially those organised by Forum for Democratic Change and Activists for Change in brief A4C. Addressing a congregation of the youths in Kyengera on Kampala Masaka road today, Kayihura said many opposition leaders misinform people making them to […]

Security tight on Kampala –Masaka road

Security is tight onKampala–Masaka road following an anti government rally organised by members of the ‘Action for Change” in Kyengera. The inspector general of police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura has confirmed the deployment and said it is there for the good of all Ugandans. When our informers made the tour of the road, they saw […]