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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has vowed to tell the ‘ghosts’ to kill irresponsible citizens destroying the pearl of Africa’s heritage. Speaking during the Operation Wealth Creation press conference held in Masaka, Museveni warned that people that have encroached on Bigobyamugenyi historic site will die because the ghosts are not happy and will eventually punish them. “God is not a asleep, he knows who is improving or destroying his people’s stay on earth. Therefore I’m sure that land grabbers will be killed, don’t say i never warned you.” Museveni said. Museveni added that the government will continue with its efforts to…
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has castigated MPs who she said clock in to attend plenary or enlist to go for field work, but end up not attending to such schedules. In an occasion to launch a Parliamentary Forum on Ethics and Integrity, Kadaga said it is wrong to defraud taxpayers by making false claims to a service they ultimately don’t render. “If we say that you are signing for the allowance and then you jump off the bus in Nakawa…you come and clock in in the House and then go…you go to a Committee, sign and go…all this is corruption, let…
Hadijah Nannyomo has been appointed Partner at Ernst& Young (EY) Africa effective 1 July 2019. In August 2012 she moved to Ernst & Young Kenya to develop Customs and Excise service offerings in the East African region. Hadijah is currently the East Africa cluster leader for Customs, Excise and International trade services. Her client portfolio spans across Consumer Products and Retail, Energy and Telecoms Sectors. She hasworked and served Ernst &Young clients in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Nigeria and Ghana while executing assignments in all areas of tax majoring in Indirect taxes. Hadijah joined EY Uganda in…
Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called for increased training programmes in pharmacy aimed at developing a good reputation for the profession. With the increase of pharmacists and the rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Kadaga said that it is important to ensure safety of drugs and value for human health. This she said can be done through investing in well trained workforce. “There are small pharmacies on the streets. If you go to a weekly market, you will find people selling medicine and you cannot be sure whether it is expired or damaged by the sun,” said Kadaga. She was…
Kampala Parent School’s Patrick Ssenyonjo alias Fresh Kid has gone against odds and scooped an International Award in the Carolina Music Video Awards 2019. The awards ceremony went down on July 20th 2019 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame High Octane Theater in Charlotte, North Carolina. The fast-rising rapper gained a nomination in the category of the best video for the month of April, where he managed to floor famous singers like Feffe Bussi for his song ‘Yes, No’, Lydia Jazmine for ‘You & Me’, and Ykee Benda for ‘Singa’. The awards set out to provide a platform for indie…
MP Rose Akello Lilly has chosen to represent a newly created district, Karenga which was curved out of Kaabong district. Akello Lilly who was the district Woman Representative for Kaabong under the NRM party will now automatically represent the new district creating a vacancy in Kaabong district. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah who chaired the sitting of the House on 18 July 2019 quoted the Parliamentary Elections Act 8(5a) which allows a sitting member of parliament to choose either to remain in their constituency, or move to another which is curved out of the existing one. “As required…
Besides the comment made by president Museveni this week on Thursday, on government’s commitment to fight crime, Lawyer Isaac Sendegeya has been shot dead. This incident happened outside his gate in Kisoro district on Sunday morning at around 2:30am as the lawyer was entering his home. According to the Kigezi region police spokesperson, Elly Maate, The killers had ambushed him outside his house and lay in waiting. Maate said they received a distress call but arriving on the scene, the lawyer was already dead. Police found one cartridge at the scene and has commenced investigations. Sendegeya’s body has been…
Opposition Members of Parliament have once again gone bare knuckles with President Museveni over the ongoing countrywide Operation wealth creation drive. Speaking to this website, lawmakers led by Kiira Municipality’s Hon. Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda poked holes in the current tours by describing them as a waste of Tax payers money. Ssemujju added that Museveni’s drive is about campaigning for the next general election but not improving household incomes as its claimed. “ How can one claim to be improving societies when his daily budget is more expensive than the projects he commissions? Museveni uses over shs 2billion on daily basis…
Legislators and women rights’ activists have asked the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and Uganda Media Council to enforce professional code of ethics on all media houses in the country. Members of the civil society said that some media houses need to avoid broadcasting or publishing content that negatively portrays women and erodes their dignity and that of their families. The call was made in the wake of utterances by Pastor Aloysius Bugingo that his Teddy was suffering from incurable ailments. “A case in point is seen in the recent case of Pastor Bugingo’s repeated negative utterances against his wife on…
Climate change is the most important challenge facing future generations – over the next century increasing temperatures and extreme weather across Africa will have a profound impact on the lives and livelihoods of communities, with potentially devastating consequences for regional stability, developmental progress and future prosperity. The International Development Secretary, Rory Stewart, has announced that over £250 million will be spent on programmes related to climate and the environment, particularly focusing on work on resilience. This would be the UK’s single biggest direct aid investment in climate and environment across Africa. Stewart, said “We are facing a global climate emergency. Polluted…