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As June comes to the end, 2019 is still a great and productive year for the celebrated Kyadondo East lawmaker Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine. Though it has been a year full of exciting and touching events, but these six months have indeed been married with sorrowful moments that have left the president hopeful gain massive publicity in and outside the pearl of Africa. This website has detailed for you most of these events in pictures as detailed below.
Parliament has given the Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Amelia Kyambadde, two weeks within which to chart a way forward to curb losses incurred by sugarcane growers in Busoga sub region. “The Minister has requested that she be given time to come back with a comprehensive statement. Let the Minister come back in two weeks with the statement involving all issues which shall be debated by the House,” said the Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah. A statement on the matter presented by Kyambadde during the plenary sitting on Thursday, 27 July 2019, attributed the excess sugarcane by outgrowers to…
Kawempe Division councillors have sought the support of Parliament in their fight against the property tax, which is set to be implemented by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). The Property Rate, which is set to commence at the beginning of the Financial Year 2019/2020, has already generated controversy. Last week, local media reported about a meeting between the KCCA Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, and the councilors, which had an ugly end after fallout on the rate to levy and the nature of property it should affect. The Local Government Rating Act and the Kampala Capital City Authority Act are the…
The Landlord and Tenant Bill, 2019 has finally been passed, with the payment of rent in US dollars now being outlawed, coupled with a cap on the increment on rent fees allowable within a year. The Bill was passed following a lengthy sitting on Wednesday, 26 June 2019. Debate on whether to allow the payment of rent in United States dollars or Uganda shillings raged for a long while, with some landlords being singled out for habitual arbitrary increment of rental fees, and demanding that the same be settled in US dollars. “I think we need to strengthen our currency…we…
Kalisizo police are holding a Uganda People’s Defense Forces soldier and police detective for allegedly kidnapping a Tanzanian national. Detective Corporal, Edison Ntibankundiye, who is attached to CPS Kampala and L/Corporal, John Beyeza who is attached to Arua Battalion 5 and Victor Nkundamukama are wanted for kidnapping Idd Sserugo, a Tanzanian trader based in Nakalinzi village in Mutukula Sub County in Kyotera district. Preliminary police investigations indicate that the suspects kidnapped Sserugo and demanded a ransom of Shillings 20million. Paul Kangave, the Southern Region police spokesperson, says the suspects were picked up from a Guesthouse in Kalisizo where they were hiding…
The House of Prayer Ministries International (HPMI) Senior Pastor Aloysius Bugingo has this morning gone against odds and elevated his academic caliber after graduating at Kayiwa International University (KINTU). Pastor Bugingo graduated on Friday 28th June 2019 with a Certificate in Christian Culture Mentor-ship at the Balintuma road based center of excellence. To many, this was a great surprise considering his tight schedule at Canaan land and Salt Media but he normally preaches about hard work and perseverance, Pastor Bugingo has given the best example to his flock and other city pastors that have become adamant when it comes to…
President Yoweri Museveni has made a proposal to the Hunan Province leaders in China to consider joint partnerships in the production of lithium batteries to support Uganda’s emerging automobile industry and food processing to add value to the country’s robust fresh food industry. He said Uganda with support from China is tackling the most challenging development bottlenecks including infrastructure development such as roads, electricity, railway etc to bring the cost of production down. “In spite of the bottlenecks, the economy in Africa and that of Uganda has been growing fast. The future is very good now and in partnership with…
Forty-one Ugandan football coaches are undertaking the Federation Of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Goalkeeping coaching course at the FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru – Buikwe. The course that commenced on Saturday 22nd July will climax on Thursday 27th July 2019 with coaches being given evaluation exams in both practical and theoretical aspects. Of the 41 coaches, five are ladies coming mostly from Uganda’s women top football league. Presiding over at the official opening was FUFA’s second Vice President Darius Mugoye who was thrilled by the Football Development Department for being innovative, flexible and creative. ‘At the executive level, we are happy with…
President Paul Kagame must be unsettled following the Reports from the neighbouring Congo indicate that senior Rwanda Defence Force [RDF] officers have been killed or captured in the ongoing war with Banyamulenge [a Tutsi community] in South Kivu. According to our Credible sources, a top Rwandan Brigadier was shot dead while a Lieutenant Colonel was captured alive and taken prisoner. While the Brigadier is still unnamed, the captured senior officer was identified as Lt Col Pierre Karasira of Rwanda Special Forces. At the start of the week, a Rwandan military helicopter landed at Kanombe military hospital, teeming with war casualties.…
Greetings to you Hon. Christopher Kibanzanga from the Dream Team base hoping that this letter finds you in an average sober mind because it’s still less than a month since you lost your mother. May her soul continue resting in perfect peace. I understand you know well the contestation that cropped up immediately after your mother the Rwenzururu queen mother breathed her last in Kilembe mines hospital. But from your arguments and submissions about the same, I would like to bring a few things to your attention and will be happy if you can respond to the same and make the…