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The ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] has retained Nebbi LCV seat in the by-election conducted Thursday, according to results available at the Party tally centre. The official results will soon be released by the National Independent EC. NRM has won in 15 out of the 16 Sub Counties. Emmanuel Urombi (NRM) polled 22,280 votes defeating his opponents Vicky Onyai (FDC) 4,022 votes and George Othuba (Independent) who got 18,323 votes. Michael Arinaitwe, the returning officer for Nebbi electoral district, declared Emmanuel Urombi who obtained the largest number of votes as the winner for Nebbi Electoral area. Urombi now replaces Ezrom…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has tasked the Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development to respond to concerns raised by MPs on torture meted on Ugandans working abroad. The Deputy Speaker made the directive following concerns by Mukono Municipality MP, Hon. Betty Nambooze, who called for stringent action against non-licensed labour export companies. “The minister must come with statistics and make an explanation to the House. There are errant companies that are not licensed to carry out labour export but are still doing it. We shall debate and get a way forward on this,” said Oulanyah. According…
Buganda Road Magistrates Court has finally released renowned City music promoter Andrew Mukasa aka Bajjo Events on bail. In a session presided over by Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis on Thursday morning, Bajjo was asked to make a cash bail of Shs4 million. His three sureties were each bonded Shs20 million non-cash. These included Abbey Musinguzi also an Events Promoter popularly known as Abitex, Aloysius Matovu Kiiza, an employee of Buganda Broadcasting Services (BBS TV) and Democratic Party activist Moses Bigirwa. Bajjo was facing offensive communication and inciting violence Charges. He was picked by security operatives from Centenary Park where he…
Students in selected government schools in Busoga and Western Uganda are set to improve their knowledge in science and technology following a donation of computers from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Sixty computers valued at approximately Shs800,000 each will be distributed to 10 schools in Busoga, while 18 will be distributed to four schools in Western region. The computers were handed over to Hon Asuman Basalirwa who represented the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and Hon. Henry Musaasizi (NRM, Rubanda County East) on 10 July 2019 at UBOS offices in Kampala. Basalirwa said that the intervention is timely because technology is…
Government has yet again asked for more time to carry out further consultations before Parliament can consider the Marriage and Divorce Bill, which has been in the House for 10 years now. The Bill was initially called the Domestic Relations Bill, but was split into three which also include the Sexual Offences Bill, 2015, which was introduced and later withdrawn from the House, and the Muslim Personal Bill, which has never been introduced. The Marriage and Divorce Bill seeks to reform and consolidate the law relating to marriage, separation and divorce; to provide for the types of recognized marriages in…
Mastercard has today announced the signing of two public-private partnerships that will extend the reach of the Mastercard Farmers Network (MFN) to millions of smallholderfarmers in Africa. Under this partnership, keypartners, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), areproviding support to further roll out the MFN platform across Uganda making transacting much safer and simpler for many more stakeholders in the agricultural value chain – the farmer, the buyer and the agent. The MFN is an award-winning, innovative solution that helps to connect small-scale farmers with potential buyers, integrates their businesses with payment…
Victims of Lusanja land eviction have on Wednesday afternoon been reenergized to fight on against unfair 2018 incident that left several residents without homes. This was during an engagement led by Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine and Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago who assured them that they will continue fighting for them until justice is delivered. The two Opposition politicians together with a team of lawyers led by Mr Abdallah Kiwanuka on Wednesday afternoon told the Lusanja residents that they should cooperate so that they can achieve the desired justice in the courts of law. “We have…
After waiting on government for 15 years, said Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, a Bill on medical insurance will be introduced by the Committee on Health and legislated by Parliament during the current session. The current session commenced in June 2019 and ends in May 2020. While receiving a petition from the Kabarole District Elders’ Council, Kadaga said the medical insurance law will address concerns by elders that they should be exempted from making mandatory contributions to the scheme. “On the general medical insurance for all citizens, we have been asking government for about 15 years for a medical insurance Bill for…
The Opposition Democratic Party (DP) president General Hon. Norbert Mao has scoffed at haters talking ill about recruitment of celebrated singer Jose Chameleon aka Joseph Mayanja. This follows the rumours circulating indicating that Jose Chameleon recruitment is aimed at fighting Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine. Speaking during a press conference for the Bloc, a coalition of several political parties and activists, Mr Norbert Mao, said that some people spend a lot of time spreading lies that the DP Bloc recruited Chameleon to fight Bobi Wine, saying all that is empty speculation. “We do not…
A co-owner of Kololo based Hickory Bar and Restaurant Ainebyona Arnold Mugisha has been shot dead by a security guard. The Tuesday morning incident happened at Naalya-based Quality Supermarket where Mugisha and his colleagues had come to shop but as they were leaving, the deceased reversed the car and drove on the foot of a security guard, Awaze Babu. A quarrel ensued in which a second security guard Moses Angoria picked up his SAR gun and shot the deceased in the mouth. While a mob descended on the shooter, Mugisha was rushed Independent Hospital, Kampala in Ntinda where he was…