Ugandans

Youngest MP in Africa makes her first speech in parliament, read it

When NRM flopped in myriads of parliamentary by elections across the country apart from Usuk in Katakwi district; many Ugandans and political analysts were left wondering! What ‘political disease’ is eating up NRM and why? The biggest answer is about NRM’s choice of candidates! The biggest other factor has been service delivery! When all these […]

Ugandans now need police permission to contest for MP

Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu has reacted angrily on Tuesday’s brutal arrest of Kyadondo East MP in Uganda’s 9th parliament Ssemujju Nganda. Nganda was arrested after in his capacity as area MP wanted to interface with his electorates but police denied him audience and later imprisoned him. Gen. Muntu anticipates that very soon one will need […]

Naduli tells Ugandans not to marry daughters of the corrupt

Hajji Abdul Naduli, the LC5 chairperson of Luweero district has advised the young men and women and unmarried people not to marry or get married to the daughters and sons of the corrupt people in the government. The chairperson says to stop the growing rate of corruption in the country Ugandans need to go even […]

Ugandans say ‘no’ to FUFA high prices

Just when Uganda needed moral support of its football fans the most, the president of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) limited, Lawrence Mulindwa chased them away. The soccer fans say that Mulindwa, whom they also call ‘money maker,’ has chassed them away with his most prohibitive prices in the soccer history of Ugandan […]

Youngest MP in Africa, Oromait defended

The recent election into parliament of Usuk county (Katakwi District) MP, Proscovia Alengot Oromait  raised so many questions. Ms Oromait, 19, is believed to be the youngest MP in Africa. “Can she sit on parliamentary committees? Can she debate issues with sufficient clarity and intelligence? What sort of MP will such an inexperienced young lady […]

Acute shortage of doctors and nurses in public hospitals in northern Uganda

    There is an acute shortage of doctors and nurses in Public hospitals in northern Uganda following mass resignations. Arua and Pader Districts hospitals are the worst hit as doctors and nurses there opt to resign once they are posted to areas they consider as hardship areas, according to sources in the ministry of […]

List of Ugandans with National IDs

Uganda virtually has no national identity cards (IDs). Only 400 Ugandans out of the population of 33 million people are privileged citizens holding Uganda national IDs. The people holding national IDs are President Museveni, Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa, Brig. Muhoozi and Gen. Salim Saleh among others. […]

List of Ugandans with National IDs

Uganda virtually has no national identity cards (IDs). Only 400 Ugandans out of the population of 33 million people are privileged citizens holding Uganda national IDs. The people holding national IDs are President Museveni, Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa, Brig. Muhoozi and Gen. Salim Saleh among others. […]

Ugandans prepare to demonstrate in UK over Museveni’s convention in London

Ugandans in the diaspora have been invited to join the demonstration against president Museveni’s sponsored UK Convention organized by NRM’s London coordinator, Willy Mutenza on the 15/09/2012 at Troxy 490 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HX from 8.30am (GMT). Key speakers in this convention will be KCCA executive director, Jennifer Musisi, Uganda’s Vice President Edward Sekandi […]