Kampala, Uganda-Ugandan president Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni says he is no longer interested in running for president for a fifth term when his term of office expires in 2016.

There have been speculations that Uganda’s longest serving president (Museveni) is still interested in running for president. Museveni, while meeting his military commanders at Statehouse Kampala yesterday reportedly said that the ‘ball is now in the hands of the ruling party’ to decide on who should replace him as presidential candidate.

Museveni says that the ruling party is still free to decide that Museveni is its candidate. “But for me as an individual I can not force it because my dream is not to rule Uganda for life,” a source in UPDF quotes Museveni as saying.

Museveni barred the secrets on his heart at a time when the ruling party is plotting the way forward for Uganda after Museveni’s term of office expires in 2016, fueling speculation that Museveni is preparing his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba to replace him.

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Kick boxer Moses Golola’s promoter, Patrick Kanyomozi has denied rumours inKampalathat he ran away with the gate collections in the recent fight between Golola andHungary’s Andras Nagy.

Golola’s promoter told investigators at Kibuli police barracks inKampalatoday that he did not run away with millions ofUgandashillings as it was recently reported in the media.

Golola’s brother, Pastor Evans Mayambala, recently told journalists inKampalathat all the gate collections in a fight between Golola and Hungaria’s Andras Nagy in which the Ugandan kick boxer lost to the Hungarian was stolen by his promoter Patrick Kanyomozi.

However the accused says that he handed over all the gate collections to the persons concerned and whoever wants to know who he gave the money must contact him.

By Christine Kate

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We have heard that Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago is planning to resign and leave his deputy in the daily running of KCCA affairs.

A source in his camp tells this informer that Lukwago will resign in around 2015 in order to contest for DP presidency and consequently contest for president of Uganda .

Lukwago climbed to the top political seat in Kampala on an independent ticket and the constitution of Uganda of Uganda requires him to first resign if he is to participate in elective politics of any political party.

Lukwago wants to replace Norbert Mao as the president General of the Democratic Party. According to the Ugandan law, Lukwago also has to first resign if he wants to re-contest for lord mayorship on DP ticket.

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Although the next presidential elections will take place in 2016, FDC says it wants to begin the process so early such that by the time 2016 clocks in every Ugandan knows who is who in FDC and who is the best suitable candidates.

The people still interested in running for president on FDC ticket include Col. Kiiza Besigye, Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, and Opposition leader in parliament, Nandala Mafabi, and Chwa MP Reagan Okumu among others.

Kampala FDC supporters, according to sources have been tasked to organize rallies in which the people expecting to run for president on the party ticket will stand and sell themselves to the public.

By Walakira Nyanzi

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Golola’s promoter has told our informers at Hotel Africana in Kampala that he has not run away with millions of Uganda shillings as it has been reported in the media.

Golola’s brother, Pastor Evans Mayambala, told journalists in Kampala yesterday that all the gate collections in a fight between Golola and Hungaria’s Andras Nagy in which the Ugandan kick boxer lost to the Hungarian was stolen by his promoter Patrick Kanyomozi.

However the accused says that he handed over all the gate collections to the persons concerned and whoever wants to know who he gave the money must contact him.

By James Okello

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Star Times Digital Television Company has given out assorted items worth 5 million shillings to the Mapera Bakateyamba a home of poor and disadvantaged people in Nalukolongo.

Star Times TV Marketing Manager Simon Arinaitwe says as a corporate company that draws profits from the community, it is obliged to give back to the people especially at this festive season where values of love and sharing are emphasized.

Arinaitwe handed over assorted items including food, detergents, and a television set with Star Times Subscription for ten years to help in the running of the home of the disadvantaged people.

The Assistant Administrator at Bakateyamba Home, Sister Hellen Kobushinge said that the assistance comes in handy because the facility is limited by funds to cater for a big number of disadvantaged people with different forms of disabilities.

The Mapera Bakateyaba Home that was started by Cardinal Nsubuga in 1977 under the Catholic Church currently caters for 80 elderly, clipped and poor people.

By Isaac Senabulya

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The latest is tension between Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and KCCA Executive Director, Jennifer Musisi over decisions made.

This has now spilled over to the council and committee meetings, with Lukwago halting their sittings indefinitely over what he describes as failure by top leadership in respecting his decision on pertinent matters.

The committees affected by his new directive are the standing and oversight committees of the authority.

Lukwago says the committees have been rendered idle, since their decisions are always ignored.

He says their powers have been usurped by the city Executive Director, whom he says is running the authority single headedly.

The lord mayor is also questioning the absence of the physical planning authority, which is supposed to be charged with ensuring implementation of the master plan.

He questions who is directing decisions to demolish buildings in the city in the absence of the planning authority.

Lukwago says the councilors have been sent on holiday to show discontent with the manner in which business is run but also save the tax payers’ money.

He says it’s useless for the councilors to remain in office being paid the tax payers when they are not doing anything productive.

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