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On Monday evening president Museveni, presided over the retirement ceremony of 19 Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Generals. This event went down at State House and was graced by all security chiefs as details in a thread of pictures below.
Uganda battle group twenty-eight (BG XXVIII) has today taken over from battle group twenty-five (BG XXV) the responsibility of overseeing the security of Marka, Quoryoole and Awe-digley in Lower Shabelle region of Somalia. The sector one commander of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) who is also Ugandan contingent commander in Somalia, Brigadier Michael Kabango presided over the hand/takeover ceremony at the contingent headquarters in Mogadishu. Brigadier Kabango applauded BG XXV commander, Colonel Paul Muhanguzi with his team for a dedicated service during their one-year tour of duty that ended today. He welcomed BG XXVIII under the command of Colonel…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has called on the Bagwere to use the teachings in the Bible as a unifying factor. Oulanyah made the call while presiding over the launch of the Lugwere New Testament translation and fundraising for the Old Testament translation, under the theme “Tubbe Bumo” on Monday, 29 July 2019 in Budaka District. “I have found that religion has been used as an instrument of unity in this community. While unveiling the name monument, Bishop Samuel George Bogere, mentioned that all religions will be given an opportunity to lead the prayers during this celebration; what…
Rubaga North Member of Parliament, Hon Moses Kasibante, has appeared before the House Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline, as a witness where he accused Security Minister, Gen Elly Tumwine, of undermining the legislature. MP Kasibante presented a transcript of an interview that Gen Tumwine allegedly gave to a local radio station, the Central Broadcasting Services (CBS), in which he claims the Minister spoke disparagingly about the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga. Kasibante said Gen Tumwine has a long history of disrespecting Parliament singling out his reported defiance against instructions to vacate Nommo Gallery, including payment of Shs1.3b to the Ministry of…
Civil society organizations have threatened to go to court if the proposed electoral reforms are passed as there. Last week the attorney general presented the reforms among which political parties are not supposed to associate with pressure groups, cameras and phones banned from the polling station, security officers to vote five days before the polling date among others. Speaking to the media earlier today the executive director of constitutional center for governance Sarah Birete said that the proposed electoral reforms don’t show transparency in the next elections. She added that if parliament doesn’t consider the Uganda citizens’ compact on free…
The Consulate of the Republic of Uganda in Mombasa in collaboration with the High Commission of the Republic of Uganda in Nairobi will hold the 3rd Trade and Business Facilitation Symposium in Mombasa. Speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ,Amb. Alfred Nnam, informed the Members of the Press at Uganda Media Centre ( UMC) that the main objective of this Syposium is to at bring together stakeholders in trade along the Northern and Central Corridor that covers the Republic of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Amb. Katureebe, Uganda’s…
Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) acting under powers contained in Section 75 of the Copyright and Neighboring Rights Act, 2006 as Uganda’s National Intellectual Property Office and the National Copyright Information Center suspended the following officials of the Uganda Performing Rights Society (UPRS). These persons are the Chief Executive Officer Mr. James Wasula and the Compliance Officer Mr. Dickson Matovu. The suspension of the above officials is to allow for an effective ongoing Inquiry into the Constitution, Workings and Financial Conditions of the Society in accordance with the above provision of the law. There have also been a number of…
Former Jubilee Party chairman David Murathe has refuted claims that President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto got into a pact in 2013 for an automatic succession come 2022. Speaking in an interview on Sunday, Mr Murathe said the Uhu-Ruto pact was for peace, and that any remarks that were made on the succession then were just for campaign purposes. He also stated that President Kenyatta is neither keen on who will succeed him nor is he interested on term extension. “If it was about winning an election, there were other better alternatives. But their unity was for peace,…
The Prime Minister of the Iteso Cultural Union, Paul Sande Emorut, warned that further delay in revealing the details of the London report would increase anxiety and tension among the people of Tororo. “It is good to give people information whether it is good or bad so that they can be at peace. All we need is peace,” said Emorut. He added that as cultural leaders, they aim to promote peace and harmony among the two tribes, which he said can be achieved by granting the Iteso their own district. “It is our concern as cultural leaders because these are…
President Yoweri Museveni has called on the people of the Ankole Sub-Region in South Western Uganda to stop the vice of disrupting the flow of River Rwizi. The President made the call last evening during a live radio talk show at Mbarara State Lodge as he continues his countrywide tour to sensitize wananchi on wealth and job creation campaign. “The Government will not use force to expel the people who have encroached the River Rwizi banks. They should vacate peacefully. We shall do all it takes to protect the river by restoring the vegetation lost at the hands of people…