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As the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party runs an appeal for the victims of Bududa landslides, the Secretary General has gone back to Bukalasi this morning to assess the situation. The party is fundraising relief items like food, clothes, household items, medical care among others which are being collected at FDC Headquarters, in Najjanankumbi Kampala or at several of its district branches to help the People of Bukalasi in Bududa by the end of this week. According to the leaders, those with financial assistance have been requested to bank it on Acc. No. 3010609750* Centenary Bank Entebbe Road branch…
Uganda discovered commercial volumes of oil in the Albertine and Nile basin more than 10 years ago. At that time the exploration phase, which took 8 years, attracted an expenditure of $3 billion (Shs11 trillion) causing a lot of excitement across the divide with multinationals and big oil companies showing interest and setting shop in the country. As we move into the development phase, an estimated $20 billion is expected to be spent in the country in developing the oil wells, and infrastructure for first Oil. So far, an agreement for the cross border pipeline through Tanzania has been signed…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called upon Parliamentarians to expedite the legislative processes to enable young innovators to get the necessary funding for research and training in order to create viable and sustainable technological solutions for global problems. Kadaga made the call while addressing the 139th Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in Geneva on the topic; “Parliament’s role in promoting and development in the age of technological change”. “In order to facilitate technological innovation, Parliaments must facilitate the necessary expenditure to conduct research and development but more importantly, to ensure that the innovators are linked to a vibrant manufacturing industry,”…
After his odd meeting with President Trump, Kanye West is with wife Kim Kardashian in Africa to work on his album. The rapper and the reality star met with Uganda President Yoweri Museveni and gave him a pair of sneakers. And sources told Page Six on Monday that West is most likely going to extend his trip in Uganda after talking with the president about tourism, telling Museveni he thinks the country should be like “Jurassic Park.” “Kanye wants to get involved in creating a tourism and hospitality school for higher education,” says a source. During the meeting, we hear that Museveni also asked Kardashian…
Presidential advisor Tamale Mirundi has celebrated the departure of the Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jenifer Musisi from the office she has held since 2011. According to Tamale, Musisi has been sacrificed by the mafia that restlessly misled her into dubious deals and decisions that focused on demonizing the Head of State and the ruling party. Tamale adds that Musisi’s departure has nothing to do with president Museveni’s hand and was reached out of gears of shame and embarrassments. “Musisi feels so guilty and ashamed of the inhuman decisions she has made and therefore could not wait to…
Sasha Vybz Real name, Ian Akankwasa a video director, film maker and CEO/Director at Savvy Film is yet to reap big from his hard work, the video director landed himself a deal with reach a hand Uganda to shoot a miniseries about reproductive health, the cast of the series will include youth from Kenya Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda. The production of the series will be complete by December and will air on various televisions across borders. “This is my maiden series people are used to seeing me doing music videos, so this is intriguing for me” said Sasha Vybz. Sasha…
President Yoweri Museveni has said that the Government of Uganda will not allow any product that is locally produced in surplus quantities in Uganda to be bonded in the country Uganda. “There should be no bonded warehouse for sugar or any other product that we have produced in abundancy in Uganda. The practice of bonding such products is due to corruption,” he explained. President Museveni said that the Government would impose taxes on all imported goods once it is established that such commodities are produced in large quantities locally such as pharmaceutical and scholastic products. The President made the remarks…
Kampala City lord mayor Elias Lukwago has asked the KCCA Executive director to first account to the authority before he exits the office she has held since 2011. Speaking during the media briefing, Lukwago said that he has called for an emergency council sitting to work of out on modalities of handling accountability issue asserting that she should attend it in person. Lukwago insists that there are pending issues which she also outlines in her resignation letter asserting that there are unanswered issues on certain markets in Kampala, internal audit reports among others. He however says that Musisi last attended…
Details of a secret chat between President Yoweri Museveni and reality TV queen, Kim Kardashian have leaked. The reality TV queen, 37, is currently in Uganda with husband Kanye West, where they are expected to have a video shoot. On Monday, the Kanyes met Museveni at State House Entebbe where they chatted about tourism opportunities before heading for a safari. In the meeting, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star and her Grammy-winning husband presented the leader with a pair of autographed sneakers from Kanye’s popular Yeezy line. Museveni gave both Kanye and Kim Ugandan names, Uganda’s State House said…
Monday evening pushed Ugandans into mixed reactions following the unrealistic resignation of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executive director Jennifer Semakula Musisi. The 21-page letter dated October 15, 2018 was directed to President Yoweri Museveni and Musisi says she will cease being executive director of KCCA effective December 15, 2018. In the same letter she also cited the challenges of failing to reconcile competing political interests the KCCA strategic plans and policies. She also highlighted the inadequate funding by government and as such KCCA was unable to meet the government and public expectations of city development and service delivery.…