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The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) International Match Organizing Committee (IMOC) along with the Uganda Police Force and Traffic departments have held a joint press conference at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole on Friday. The essence of this press conference was to help notify the general public about the general arrangement for the fans prior to, during and after the game. Issa Magoola, chairman of the FUFA International Match Organizing Committee, addressed the media flanked by the Federation communications manager Ahmed Hussein, Kampala Metropolitan Traffic commander SSP Norman Musinga and the Uganda Police Force deputy PRO Patrick Onyango. Magoola urged…

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The difference between leaders and rulers When you travel across the world, you wonder whether we have leaders or jokers governing the country. Look at Indonesia here, a country of only islands but very beautifully developed. Back home in Africa, the government of Ghana under the leadership of the NPP has abolished almost all taxes on services. Their argument is that they want to enable the private sector players to make money so that they pay taxes. In Uganda, it is the opposite. On Tuesday 2nd October 2018, our NRM colleagues as usual ganged up against the voice of reason…

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Senior presidential adviser Tamale Mirundi has called upon the Head of State to be so careful with most of the people around him. Speaking while appearing in a televised interview, Tamale said that some people are running around the Fountain of Honour not in good faith but to rob the pearl of Africa. He related this situation to that of a big elephant when its attacked by a small red ant in its ears or nose. The end result is that the elephant hits trees over and over thinking that the small insect will come out leading to its death…

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Minister for Kampala Hon. Beti Olive Namisango Kamya has said she is living in fear. This follows a letter containing death threats was sent to her. Speaking while appearing on NTV, Kamya asked president and the Uganda police to tighten her security, explaining that “the fact that death is a prerogative of God doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t take precautions”. Kamya pleaded with her potential murderers to give her a reason why they want her dead. “I am doing something displeasing, maybe I can correct it or apologize,” she added. “I try to go home very early, I don’t go…

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If they are not with us, ‘naffe Katubejjeko’ is a Statement one of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) top leaders whispered to me shortly after former Leader of opposition Hon. Winnie Kiiza Bihande was uprooted prematurely from the parliament’s Juiciest office. This much sounded like a joke but it started manifesting when the interaction other party leaders continued. On discussing with one of the Muntu diehards, he decried of isolation, malice and being accused of frustrating the party progress. When asked on the final decision they would do, he angrily said, “I now don’t care about what happens in…

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Stanbic Bank Uganda has rewarded the first batch of twenty winners of the DigiCashBack with UGX 1 million each for transacting on their digital platforms. The winners are drawn daily from a pool of those who are using the Stanbic Bank digital channels to transact daily. Speaking at the handover ceremony held at the Stanbic Bank Forest mall Branch for the central and greater Kampala region, Ms Rhona Kwesiga, Stanbic Bank’s Branch Control Manager congratulated the first batch of winners upon winning and encouraged others to continue transaction on the Stanbic Bank digital channels to stand a chance of winning…

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Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine, has said that National Resistance Movement (NRM) regime is worse than that of former president Idi Amin Dada, who was accused of killing many Ugandans while in power from 1971-1979. Speaking while appearing on Citizen TV on Wednesday night, Bobi Wine President Museveni as one drunk with power citing that his mind has been corrupted by those around him since they shower him with empty praises. According to Mr Kyagulanyi, institutions and leadership in Uganda are failing because the people around Mr Museveni are his relatives and tribesmen.…

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Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu has said that he has no personal issues with President Museveni. Speaking while appearing on Citizen TV on Wednesday night, Bobi Wine said that all he wants is to be free for now. Bobi wine added that Uganda only needs strong institutions but not a strong person. “I do not have any beef with the Ugandan government. We don’t need another strongman for Uganda, what we need is strong institutions that go beyond any human’s greed.” He stated. He added, “Yoweri Museveni was on the right course before he got consumed…

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The Uganda Police force has already deployed heavily on most routes connecting to Entebbe International Airport ahead of the return of Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Hon. Francis Zaake. Zaake has been in India for extensive medication following the injuries sustained during the 13th August Arua mayhem when the security operatives clashed with the opposition supporters resulting into the murder of one Yusuf Kawuma and arrest of over 30 people. According to police, they have received intelligence that there are groups of people mobilizing people to cause chaos as the youthful lawmaker returns home. The Deputy Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango…

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