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Parliament has approved new guidelines for the conduct of political party primaries and election of its leaders, with the objective of curbing the rise of the Covid19 pandemic. At a sitting on Thursday, July 9 2020, the ruling National Resistance Movement majority MPs carried the day, despite protests from a section of legislators opposed to the guidelines. Regulation 5 the Political Parties and Organisations (Conduct of Meetings and Regulations) 2020 now empowers political parties to include virtual meetings, phased elections and resolutions by circulation as an alternative to conventional fun-filled primaries. The most instructive is Regulation 5(3), which empowers parties…
Last week at the National Resistance Movement head offices in Kampala, the Deputy National Treasurer, Hon Jacqueline Kyatuheire together with the Director of Mobilization Mr Mathias Kasamba received a group of opposition members from Kapchorwa who had defected from the ruling NRM party. Hon Kyatuheire welcomed the defectors back to the party and encouraged them to unite, build and strengthen district party structures in the Sebei sub-region by attracting more opposition members into the party ranks. She also thanked the leadership of Kapchorwa for the good mobilization in the region. “NRM is a mass party and has enough room to…
Early this month, one of Kampala’s finest bachelors said I do to his longtime fiancé in a splendid wedding that pulled dozens of millionaires under one roof. This in turn raised a lot of comments from self-appointed social media in-laws that congratulated and also speculated how it would like for the former television personality who was going to taste on the bearded meat for the first time. All this was brought to hold yesterday when the People power spokesperson appeared before cameras to comment about his love journey and marriage experience. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Spark Television,…
Merchandise Uganda, an e-commerce platform that connects sellers to buyers is increasingly gaining prominence in Uganda, owing to its ability to connect businesses to market across the globe easily. Established in March 2019, the platform allows merchants to open mini-showrooms through which they market their products to potential buyers by posting product photos and adverts, reviews, tips and videos. It has a number of sectors including agriculture, construction, manufacturing, legal logistics, hotels, education and family, general merchandise and health, among others, where people post their products, depending on the category. Among the benefits are direct link between suppliers, business and…
The Uganda Communications Commission (the Commission) announces that MTN Uganda, having fulfilled the requirements for the extension of the Second National Operator License Agreement, has been granted an extension of 12 years with effect from July 1, 2020. Under section 5, 22 and 39 of the Uganda Communications Act 2013, the Commission is mandated to monitor, license, inspect, supervise, control and regulate communications services. MTN Uganda was granted a Second National Operator License for the provision of telecommunications services effective 20th October 1998 for a period of 20 years. It should be noted that the Commission is empowered, under section…
By Christopher Burke, WMC Africa Government support for the promotion of agriculture in the 2020/21 budget with the scrapping of VAT on agricultural equipment and processed milk are welcome steps in the right direction; however, care is required in the utilization of import duties to pursue import substitution associated with agricultural products. Uganda is a relatively small economy and must maintain access to regional markets. Tagged the “Pearl of Africa” over a century ago, Uganda remains “gifted by nature.” Geographically located at the centre of one of the fastest growing and most dynamic economic regions in the world, Uganda has become…
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has rejected government proposed regulations to govern political parties internal elections during Covid 19 period, presented to Parliament on Thursday Last week. The government wants parties under regulation (2) to conduct virtual meetings, generate resolutions through signing of papers and to use unauthorized organs of parties to handpick flag bearers. The FDC urges Parliament to reject these regulations because they have the effect of overthrowing multiparty democracy. This is encouraging political parties to overthrow their own constitutions. How then will parties respect the national Constitution? As FDC, the procedures and processes of candidate identification…
For months, ‘Fight Island’ was the mysterious super-plan dreamed up by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White in response to international lockdowns the world over. This weekend, his grand vision becomes reality in the surreal surrounds of Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, the bio-bubble venue hosting UFC 251, which will be broadcast on SuperSport this weekend – LIVE on SuperSport 11 and SuperSport Maximo from 02:00 CAT Sunday. SuperSport is your home of sport and the best place to see all the action from around the world as #LiveSportReturns. Amid super-strict health protocols, which resulted in headliner Gilbert Burns forfeiting…
Mobile wallets have over the past few years become a buzzword in most countries across the world, including Uganda. However, one name stands out in Uganda when it comes to mobile wallets; that is Yo Uganda, a technology solutions company that braved to venture into the world of the unknown. Established in 2006, the company entered the market offering a low cost international call service before venturing into mobile technology to provide Value-Added-Services. Solutions such as mobile money, SMS, Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD) gateways, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), voice solutions and custom-developed applications were introduced to the market and…
The Select Committee of Parliament has asked Government to stay plans to relocate or evict people from Apaa. The Committee established last year has also recommended that the proposal by Government to degazzete 25sq. km be reviewed, to ensure that there is adequate land to accommodate the community needs. Parliament established the committee to investigate the state of affairs relating to the land conflicts in the Apaa Community; determine the root causes of the conflicts and internal displacements of persons; and to propose the way forward in finding a lasting solution to the said conflict for purposes of promoting harmonious…