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Members of the Fourth Estate, members of the Legal fraternity, friends, colleagues and the public, I want to profoundly thank you for being part of this press conference. As you are aware, my life had ended following the gruesome acts that occurred in Arua Municipality on the 13th day of August, 2018, many weeks have passed by, I have heard on radio, watched on television and read stories in papers reporting what happened to me, some have a semblance of truth and yet others are just baseless allegations shamelessly made by the person of the President. It has taken me…
State House has finally given a take on issues regarding the highly anticipated cabinet reshuffle. According to the presidential press secretary Don Wanyama, the information circulating on social media is false and concocted. “Colleagues, disregard the list doing the rounds on social media purportedly announcing a cabinet reshuffle. It’s a concoction.” Wanyama said. He added that there is a fraudster that has created a Facebook page in the names of the President’s Principal Private Secretary, Molly Kamukama. He therefore forewarned Ugandans not to fall for it for the circulating false information. Attached is the said false page.
The Lawyers of Yusuf Kawooya a Democratic Party Member who appeared in a viral social media video being brutally beaten and arrested are demanding to see him and to know his condition. According to the Kenneth Kakande, they are going to file a habeas corpus since he has been detained for more than 48 hours without known charges. He says they suspect that Kawooya was tortured therefore the army is hiding him in bid to offer some treatment fore he is seen by anyone. During the weekend, five soldiers were charged in military court after appearing in a video Thursday…
Kalungu West Member of Parliament Hon. Joseph Ssweungu has also commented on the recent resignation of Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jennifer Musisi. Speaking while appearing on CBS FM on Saturday morning, the Democratic Party Chief Whip said that Musisi didn’t do anything good for Kampala as an individual. Ssewungu says what she claims to have been done including organizing the carnival, dancing kadodi for the president and commissioning roads can be done by any other person. He says if Jennifer Musisi feels that she was of much importance to the people of Kampala let her bounce back…
Following the emergence of mixed reactions surrounding the much anticipated Kyarenga Concert, a number of controversial issues have continued to rise up. Saturday evening, two letters emerged from FUFA and Mandela National Stadium management complaining about the hosting of the multi-million Firebase event. This controversy become the topic for the entire evening forcing the Musician turned politician to issue a press statement regarding the fate of his concert. According to Bobi Wine’s Statement, several issues were highlighted including efforts to frustrate his music career, threatening him. Bobi Wine also highlighted that the Namboole Management is being defenselessly intimidated to trash…
President Yoweri Museveni launched a new Presidential Fast-Tracking Initiative on the Elimination of HIV/AIDS that targets total elimination of the scourge from the Uganda by 2030. He used the occasion to remind Ugandans in general and those devoted to the fight against the scourge that the struggle to eliminate HIV/AIDS from our society should focus more on preventive measures because the pandemic is avoidable. Speaking during the launch of the initiative at Isingiro District headquarters in Isingiro Town Council, the President said that because AIDS has no known cure to-date, Ugandans need to focus on how to avoid contracting the…
We had earlier on written that FUFA had ordered Namboole management to stop the anticipated Kyarenga concert and yes, the management has scammed to this pressure and put an end to the concert. In a letter addressed to the organizing committee of the Kyarenga concert the Namboole management has told them that the concert is not happen because FUFA had raised a complaint on what might happen to the stadium if the concert was to happen. We regret to inform you that the stadium shall not be to host your event as tentatively booked. You are therefore advised to seek…
He had one of the most expensive weddings in the history but not so long when the couple of Sulaiman Kabangala Mbuga and his newly wedded wife Vivienne Birungi had not enjoyed their honey moon when he got arrested and jailed at the beginning of this year in January over allegations of committing fraud of over 53 million Swedish krona which is about Shs23 billion. Mbuga was jailed at Awir Central Jail in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The socialite has been rooting in jail for almost 9 months without seeing light of the outside world and keeping in touch with…
Andrew Mwenda has challenged Ugandans to learn to appreciate efforts done by good leaders. This statements follows recent resignation of Kamapala City Council Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jennifer Musisi from the office she had held since 2011. Speaking while appearing on KFM Hotseat, Mwenda says Musisi’s resignation was inevitable following the nature and type of environment she was operating in but her efforts in trying to make Kampala a better place should not be taken for granted. “Musisi’s resignation points to a deeper malady that our nation faces: the gulf between our theoretical ambitions and the pettiness of our politics.…
The opposition Forum for Democratic Change’s Council Yusuf Nsibambi has also given comment about the unexpected resignation of Kampala City Council Executive Director Ms. Jennifer Musis. Speaking while appearing on CBS Radio talk show, the Mawokota MP hopeful described Musisi as incredible leader who deserves a huge reward for a job well-done. Nsibambi with the description of Musisi’s job and the environment she has been operating, discrediting her efforts would not only be unfair but also shocking. He says Musisi has been in the KCCA swimming with Sharks and Crocodiles from both opposition and government with a huge mission to…