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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed his sincere gratitude towards the rate at which development in the Pearl of Africa is progressing. Meseveni made these remarks while visiting so some of the farmers in different districts of west and Central Uganda. Some of the visited areas include Katonya irrigation scheme that is in formative stages. He also toured Kacu Mosque and Kacu Primary School, Kyamwiru Catholic Parish that’s under construction, Katerera Area Cooperative Limited that specializes in maize milling, before he addressed residents at Katerera Playgrounds. “I am glad to observe that families are heavily involved in commercial farming, with spring…
A tail of a dog can’t shake its whole body, but it’s the dog’s body that shakes the tail, that how your so called People power is, said the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Okello Oryem. Speaking while appearing on a radio talkshow on Thursday evening, Oryem said that Bobi Wine and his group need to think beyond the box than assuming as if everyone in the country is against the government. The son to the former President Tito Okello Lutwa said that Uganda is far bigger than Kampala City therefore opposition activities claiming that they are having support…
At least 86 people have known to have died after a ferry carrying hundreds of people capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania, officials say. It is feared that more than 200 people may have drowned. Recovery efforts have resumed after being halted overnight. The MV Nyerere ferry overturned near the shore between the islands of Ukara and Bugolora. It is thought the overloaded vessel tipped over when crowds on board moved to one side as it docked. Local media say the ferry’s official capacity was 100 people but officials say the vessel was carrying more than 400 passengers when it capsized.…
Scores are feared after MV Nyerere, a Tanzanian ferry sunk in Lake Victoria today afternoon. The ferry which plies Bugorora to Ukara island route in Mwanza Province is said to have sunk with over 100 people aboard. Tanzanian security forces working alongside the public have launched search and rescue operations following the accident. Earlier, the Ministry of Transport and Communication in Tanzania (TEMESA) had informed the public about the incident and also confirmed that hundreds of travelers were on board. Reports indicate that there are deaths but the number of those who succumbed is yet to be verified. The Citizen…
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has thanked Ugandans both in out for standing with him amidst the tough times. Speaking to the media after he was dropped at his home in Magere a Kampala suburb, Bobi Wine said that peaceful change of power with or without him is inevitable in Uganda. He added that he shall either win or die trying. “The People Power political wind supported by majority of Ugandans is not a Bobi Wine project. I only happen to be one of the oppressed. This will come one day and if I don’t happen to see it,…
The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Water and Environment and the National Water and Sewerage Corporation will host the 2019 International Water Association Solutions to Intermittent Water Supply Conference (IWS 2019) and the African Water Association Congress (AFWA 2020) in Kampala, Uganda. The announcement was made by the Minister of State for Water Hon Ronald Kibuule and the NWSC Board Chairman Dr. Eng Christopher Ebal at the NWSC stall during the ongoing World Water Congress in Tokyo,Japan. Speaking at the stall, Hon Kibuule shared that the Government of Uganda through NWSC and the Ministry of Water and Environment…
Security minister Gen Elly Tumwine has blamed the deteriorating quality of debate at Parliament on multiparty political dispensation. Gen Tumwine said this while secretly meeting journalists who are accredited to cover Parliament under their association-Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). “Between 1986 to 1995, we used to have quality and productive debates, but after multiparty politics, the debate started deteriorating. We no longer concentrated on national issues but concentrated on emotional and personal issues. Now days its about one side and the other. Members from one side only oppose ideas,” Tumwine said. Tumwine…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has issued a directive barring the expansion of Kyangwali refugee camp in Hoima district. Kadaga said that plans to expand the camp should not continue until the Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda, presents a statement to Parliament next week following allegations that his office is unlawfully evicting residents within the settlement. “If the Prime Minister is trying to take our land, let him come here and explain; let him tell us that he is determined to give land to refugees against Ugandans,” said Kadaga. The directive followed an outcry by Hon Daniel Muheirwe (NRM, Buhaguzi…
Ntungamo municipality Member of Parliament Gerald Karuhanga says his life is in danger after receiving threatening messages. Kauhanga says he got the message from an MTN line saying he is next to be killed in the recent wave of murders. He says he has reported the matter to police adding that it could be aimed at intimidating him to back off Bobi Wine’s people power movement. It should be noted that Karuhanga becomes the fourth MP to report threats on his life. Hardly a day after Busongora North County William Nzoghu asked for security saying his life is in danger ON 12th…
The Uganda Police Force has rubbished claims that they arrested the Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu just moments after he landed at Entebbe International Airport. According to Police Spokesperson, the force only escorted the youthful lawmaker to his him in Magere, a Kampala suburb. It should be noted was forced into a waiting police vehicle, registration number, UP 7500 and driven straight to Kasangati police station near his home in Magere. Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine, returned to the country today, Thursday after spending at least 19 days in the US receiving treatment following alleged torture at the…