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Ugandan investigative reporter and news anchor Solomon Serwanjja has won the 2019 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Serwanjja is a presenter at NBS TV, where he hosts one of the channel’s prime-time shows. Mr Serwanjja becomes the second Ugandan after Nancy Kacungira, to win the award and will spend the next three months at the BBC in London.
The National Resistance Movement’s Harriet Businge Mugenyi Akiiki has this morning been declared the winner in the By-election for the Hoima District Woman Member of Parliament. Businge of the ruling National Resistance Movement polled 33,301 votes making up 52.2% of the votes cast whereas her Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] counterpart Asinansi Nyakato got 28,789 (45.1%). The difference was 4,512 votes (7.07%). Some 1690 votes were rejected. Provisional results had put Nyakato in the lead but it was discovered that she had won in the urban areas while rural areas voted for NRM. Ronald Muhinda, an aide to opposition figure…
Hellen Nanteza Kawesa is the interim Director of Communications and Public Relations at Parliament. She replaces Chris Obore who was sent on forced leave last week. Kawesa has been the current Deputy Director of Communications and Public Relations. She was announced by the Deputy Clerk to Parliament in charge of Corporate Affairs, Henry Waiswa, in a communication to all staff of the communication department. “This is to inform you (all CPA staff) that the Director Communication and Public Affairs has taken his accumulated leave,” Waiswa wrote. “During his (Obore) absence I have been instructed to be in charge of the…
Seasoned politician Dr. Kiiza Besigye has expressed his worries about the life and safety of former Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Edward Kayihura. According to the four-time presidential aspirant, Kayihura is not safe wherever he is since he is being hunted both in and outside the country. The comment followed the controversial travel sanction issued by the United States of America against the four Star General. Besigye added is a machinery who was deployed by president Museveni to illegally fight his battles something that has left him deep trouble. “There is a fundamental problem and it’s not a…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has this afternoon presided over the ongoing Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) going down at Speke Resort Munyonyo. Speaking to the delegates, the Fountain of Honor noted how Uganda has gone through a lot to reach where it is today. “On the behalf of the people of Uganda, I welcome you, the members of the CPA, again, to Uganda. You are most welcome. I say that I welcome you to Uganda, again, because I was very much here when you were here last, 52 years ago. I was not in the meetings themselves. I was, however, 23…
The Uganda Government has received a piece of history of the King’s African Rifles (KAR) from the British Government at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala. The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Hon Adolf Mwesige received the digitalized KAR war records (war diary, medals and citations of KAR ex-service men) on behalf of the Ugandan Government. Britain’s Defence Advisor to Uganda Lt Col Mathew Edwards handed over the KAR war records on behalf of the British Armed Forces. Hon Mwesige hailed the long-standing collaboration between Uganda and Britain in areas of security, health,…
President Yoweri Museveni also the NRM party National Chairman, on Tuesday afternoon joined the team that closed the campaigns in Hoima district. The Head of State addressed two rallies in Bugahya County and Boma grounds in Hoima Municipality as part of his second day of rallying support for the NRM party flag-bearer for the Hoima Woman MP seat, Harriet Businge Mugenyi Akiiki. The President called upon the electorate to vote NRM to enable further development in the region and country at large citing that the opposition has nothing to offer to the people. The election is scheduled for Thursday September…
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine and President Museveni’s campaign machines met in Hoima district on Tuesday while canvassing votes for their candidates. He was campaigning for Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] Woman Candidate Hoima District Asinasi Nyakato. Bobi Wine said the people of Bunyoro are ready to speak with a very loud voice come Thursday.
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine and President Museveni’s campaign machines met in Hoima district on Tuesday while canvassing votes for their candidates. He was campaigning for Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] Woman Candidate Hoima District Asinasi Nyakato. Bobi Wine said the people of Bunyoro are ready to speak with a very loud voice come Thursday. “They withstood so much intimidation and joined us in tens of thousands. Mwebale muno abaijukuru ba Kabalega [thank you so much grandchildren of King Kabalega]. This is indeed a revolution for a new generation.” Bobi Wine said his task was simply to…
Telecom giant, MTN was recognized for its outstanding digital impact in the country in financial inclusion and internet enabling. In theDigital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) 2019 gala that was held last week at Mestil Hotel in Kampala, MTN was named Africa’s best Digital enabler for both devices and internet. Under financial inclusion, the brand was hailed for its digital payment solution,MoMoPay, which won the award of the best Mobile Payments. Under financial inclusion, the telecom was recognized for championing financial inclusion under MTN MoKash, a product that saw the company scoop a third accolade of the night; Best saving, lending…