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Government installs Professor Mondo Kagonyera as Makerere University chancellor

Professor Mondo Kagonyera today Thursday was installed at MakerereUniversityas the university chancellor for the second in office. Prof. Mondo was installed by the Vice President of Uganda, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, who was flanked by the education minister Jessica Alupo. The function was attended by the acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba and his two deputies, […]

Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi shocks his rival Jude Mbabali

The former Democratic Party (DP) candidate in Bukoto central, Jude Mbabali has said that he was shocked yesterday when the Vice President, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi presided over the 50 judges’ conference at Speke Resort Munyonyo inKampala.  The conference was about to take stock of last year 2011 and to review the judicial integrity opinion report. […]

Mbabali clashes with Vice president Edward Sekandi over judicial meeting

I have learnt with shock this morning that the Vice President, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi will be the Chief Guest and is to preside over the 50 judges’ conference including the Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki, this morning at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala to, among others, take stock of the previous year and to review the […]

Government launches fresh strategies against HIV/AIDS

Following the tremendous increase in the HIV prevalence in the country, Uganda has been forced to launch three anti HIV/AIDS strategies that will help in driving down the high rates of HIV among the populace staring 2011 until 2016. The launched strategies by the vice president, H.E. Edward Kiwanuka Sekandiinclude, the national HIV prevention strategy, Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV strategy. Speaking at the launch of […]

Parliament backtracks on summoning Vice president Sekandi

Legislators on the Rules, Privileges and Discipline committee this afternoon made a u-turn on its invitation to the Vice President to appear before them. The committee ,chaired by Fox Odoi, invited Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi to appear before the committee to give his view on contempt of Parliament following refusal by Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi and […]

Jude Mbabbaali to sue Vice President Edward Sekandi again

If you had thought that Vice President Edward Sekandi’s seat in parliament is safe after  Jude Mbabaali, the Bukoto Central parliamentary election loser withdrew a petition he had filed against Sekandi, better read this. Mbabaali, a top official in the Democratic Party, says he is going to petition Masaka High Court again seeking the nullification of […]