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Legislators are displeased by the government’s refusal not to extend nomination time by the requested 14 days for local government and parliamentary contenders, citing the government’s sabotage of its citizens. This was in response to Hon. Jackson Kafuuzi, the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) who relayed to Parliament on Wednesday 7 October, 2020, that it will not be possible for the government to extend the nomination dates as it had legal implications. This follows a request by the House during the previous sitting to have the nomination dates extended to allow aspirants to apply for name change and register the change…
Viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to more international football action with group stage matchdays three and four of the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, as well as playoff action from the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2020, taking place from Thursday 8 to Wednesday 14 September 2020. SuperSport will provide coverage on no less than 32 UNL and Euro 2020 matches in the space of seven days and is definitely your #HomeOfFootball and the ultimate destination for lovers of ‘The Beautiful Game’. Euro 2020 qualification has reached the playoff semifinal stage and Thursday 8 October sees Georgia host Belarus…
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as Head of the Commonwealth, has today recognised Abel Odeke, representing Uganda, as the 157th Commonwealth Point of Light in honour of his exceptional voluntary service promoting water equality. Abel is the co-founder of ‘Equal Aqua Uganda’, an initiative which aims to build sustainable water tanks in rural Uganda providing a clean water source for the next 20 years. The tanks – one of which has recently completed construction – are being made using plastic “ecobricks”, waste plastic bottles which are filled with sand, with Abel and his team leading a campaign alongside the building…
The Uganda Police is investigating the matter into which gun fire rocked Bukoto, a Kampala Suburb. This was after a senior Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) officer identified as Capt. Robert Namara survived a nasty abduction a few meters at the entry to his shop. This incident happened on Saturday Morning at around 1:20am. Namara was attacked by three unidentified men who were in the company of two Rwandese ladies, attempted to force themselves into the closed gate. According to eye witnesses, Namara was attacked by these men who were driving dark tinted car which had parked in front 400…
MTN Uganda has thrown its weight behind the country’s celebrated athlete, Joshua Cheptegei as he attempts to break yet another record set by Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele in the men’s 10,000 metre race. The telecom giant is harnessing its reach and voice to mobilize Ugandans to rally behind their own as he strives to bring yet another prestigious title back home, at the NN Valencia World Record Day on October 7th, 2020. In August this year, Uganda’s Cheptegei broke Bekele’s 15year old record in the men’s 5,000 metres race by a whopping 2 seconds when he posted a race time of…
Sudan’s transitional government and several rebel groups signed a peace agreement in Juba on Saturday aimed at resolving decades of conflicts which left millions displaced and hundreds of thousands dead. A mammoth crowd witnessed the signing ceremony at Dr. John Garang Mausoleum. The agreement includes protocols for security, land ownership, transitional justice, power-sharing and the return of refugees. Gen. Abdlfatah Alburhan, the chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council signed on behalf of the Sudanese transitional government, Khamis Abdl-gader on behalf of the Sudanese Coalition, Mini Arko Manawi for Sudan Liberation Force, Al-Tahir Abubaker for the Liberation Force. Dr. Jaberil Ibrahim…
The families of three people knocked by the lead vehicle of the speaker Rebecca Kadaga’s convoy in Fort Portal Tourism city are demanding compensation of Shs 400 million. The accident occurred on August 3, 2020, at Boma as Kadaga headed out Fort Portal, where she had gone to campaign on the radio for her re-election back on the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party central executive committee. The three accident victims were riding on a boda boda on their way to Fort Portal city centre. They were knocked by Kadaga’s convoy lead vehicle Reg. No. UP 4842. According to eyewitnesses,…
Kawempe North lawmaker Hon. Latif Sengendo Ssebagala has gone against odds and made a U-turn in as far as the National Unity Platform and political career is concerned. On Sunday afternoon, the undecided Parliament Imam utilized the burial ceremony for his late brother and former Kampala mayor Al Hajji Nasser Ntege Sebaggala in Kisaasi, a Kampala suburb. The Ssebagala family announced its candidates in the 2021 general elections, and among these were Hon. Latif Ssebagala Who later said that he wouldn’t go against the family position. He confirmed he would return to keep his seat which has already handed over…
The product manager in any company is not the wheel that drives the business ahead. They are the cog in the wheel that ensures the constant progress of a brand. They hold more than one role, and each more critical than the other. They are expected to be on par with their contemporaries in the industry to ensure the competition does not sweep them off the feet. Some manage to acquire product management certification courses to upskill and groom themself for the tasks. Here are a few traits that a project manager needs; to ensure they the best in the industry: 1.…
Members of Parliament have expressed concern about the continued power black outs in police barracks around the country. This prompted the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga to direct the Internal Affairs Minister, Gen Jeje Odongo to offer an explanation on the circumstances. Kasambya County MP, Hon. Gaffa Mbwatekamwa said the electricity bills for these barracks have not been paid and power disconnected. “Our officers have been denied access to power. Is this deliberate to punish these police officers?” he said. He added that the police barracks of Kawempe, Wandegeya and Nsambya have been in a power blackout for the last three months.…