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Leading opposition figure Dr. Kiiza Besigye has thrown bitter words to government over the arrest of controversial author and activist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. “Mr RUKIRABASHAIJA (name means bigger than all men), was arrested from his Iganga home &has been detained in Mbuya military barracks for a week. Suspected cause of detention &torture is a book he authored recently- GREEDY BARBARIAN.” Besigye noted adding that Application for Habeas Corpus not yet heard! The author of a now popular book “The Greedy Barbarian” went missing and thought to be in the hands of security forces. A Facebook friend one Fiona Orikiriza reported Tuesday…
Kyadondo East lawmaker Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has appealed to the Government of Uganda to join the caravan of saving suffering souls. In a letter dated 15th/ 04/2020, Bobi Wine Writes to Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda imploring him to all Africans stuck in China to get airlifted to Uganda. “Earlier today, I wrote to the Prime Minister requesting that Uganda accepts to receive Ugandan and other African brothers and sisters who are stuck in parts of China and undergoing severe challenges. We are also reaching out to some other governments with a similar request.” Bobi Wine…
Makerere University management has extended the deadlines for application for admission by 30 days. The initial deadline was Friday, April 17, 2020, however, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it has been extended a month. According to a statement issued on the university social media pages, the extension applies to both graduate and under graduate programs. “All online adverts will go be updated to reflect these changes,” reads an excerpt. The Ministry of Education and Sports said Education Minister Ms Janet Museveni will communicate the next steps for the sector including opening of the new term in view of the extension…
As a new measure adopted to further combat the spread of #COVID19 at Uganda’s borders, all truck drivers driving into Uganda are required to present themselves to the Ministry of Health officials for testing. On the 12th of April, 2020 a truck driver en route to Southern Sudan went through the same procedure before clearance by immigrations and URA to proceed with his journey. 24 hours later, the results came back and one of the drivers tested positive. The URA Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS) was used to trace the actual movement of the driver from Malaba OSBP up to…
Kyadondo East Lawmaker Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu has vowed not to dine with the devil and accept Parliament’s 20m Covid 19 caravan allowance. In a statement issued this evening, the president hopeful said that if the Money is deposited on his account, he will immediately order the bank to forward it back. Bobi wine insists that they have constantly demanded that government cuts unnecessary expenditure & focuses on health sector. “Many Ugandans are surprised and very angry that the Parliament of Uganda allocated 10 Billion Shillings to itself amidst an unprecedented Coronavirus crisis. The allocation of this money is not…
Buganda road Court has remanded tycoon Abid Alam and four other police officers to Kitalya government prison over charges of unlawful release of confidential information regarding a case file to a suspect. .Grade One Magistrate Ketty Accay remanded them to Kitalya government prison until May 8, 2020 on grounds that the cops attached to Wamala regional police headquarters in Mityana district are accused of conniving with the businessman to terrorise locals and evict them from their land. They were arrested last week by the State House Anti- Corruption Unit headed by Lt. Col. Edith Nakalema for destroying farms, raping a…
The country has been sprung into mixed reactions as Uganda lawmakers approved to shillings 10 Billion to fight Covid 19. This comes a few days after their Kenyan counterparts decided to reduce their salalries by 30% in order to beef-up the caravan. On Wednesday, Parliament allocated Shs10b to facilitate Parliament and MPs for Covid-19 emergencies, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga revealed. She said the money is part of the Shs304b supplementary budget passed by Parliament last week.While appropriating the money in the supplementary budget to different sectors involved in the fight against Covid-19, Shs10b was allocated to Parliament, raising questions in the…
Members of Parliament have asked the Executive to withdraw the already laid ministerial policy statements and have them reflect the current coronavirus situation and prioritize the health sector. The chairperson of the Committee on Health, Hon Michael Bukenya said that while reviewing the budget for the health sector for financial year 2020/2021, the committee was discovered 30 priority areas that government has not funded. During a sitting of Parliament on Tuesday, 14 April 2020, Bukenya said the committee was disappointed with government for no commitment of improving the health sector. “For instance, most Health Centre IVs located up country lack…
Social media has for the past two days been under fire over claims of mismanagement of the Covid 19 pandemic in neighboring Kenya. In a series of conversations, hundreds of Kenyans are seen throwing posts of praises to the Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for perfectly handling the pandemic in the Peal of Africa. By press time, Uganda and Kenya have 55 and 216 cases respectively, a move that has triggered several Kenyans to beg Museveni to lead both countries at ago since his counterpart is busy politicking. Here are the Conversation screen shoots.
Singer Spice Diana might need more than 2 decades to erase the 2020 quarantine dilemma off her minds. Besides having have undergone mandatory self-isolation and Covid 19 test a few weeks back, the song bird has still found it hard to believe that she will continue staying indoor for more 21 days following the presidential directive issued yesterday. Last week the Bagikoona singer hosted an online concert that pulled the hype into a 360 vibe however since this event was climaxed, Spice Diana has remained locked in the imaginary world. She has been seen posting Imaginary shows, claiming that this…