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Uganda has a new hero: Bobi Wine. He is being presented to us domestically and internationally as the symbol of our struggle for democracy, freedom, liberty and social transformation. Even some of our “intellectuals” are treating him as an alternative to President Yoweri Museveni. This is the pathway to disaster. I sympathize with Bobi Wine having been brutally tortured by a cruel state security apparatus. However, this cannot blind me to the strategic risk he and his radical extremist supporters pose to the values of liberty and freedom that I treasure. And neither is it lost to me that…
Seasoned opposition leader and former presidential candidate Dr. Kiiza Besigye has said that he is praying so hard for tortured Kyadondo East and Mityana Municipality Members of Parliament to get well soon. Speaking to the media shorting after visiting the leaders at Lubaga Hospital, Besigye said that apparently the struggle needs them more therefore it’s much urgent for the leaders (Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu and Francis Zaake) to access proper medication. Besigye noted that the leaders are steadily responding to medication and he is optimistic that the will better and stronger soon. “The biggest mistake oppressors make is having a…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Hon. Adolf Mwesige has urged Government Ministries,Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to cooperate on matters of national security, sustainable development, disaster response and management. Hon Mwesige said this yesterday 28 August 2018 while officiating at the opening of the Annual Security Sector Performance Review workshop to review the performance of the security sector for the Financial Year (FY) 2017/18 at the Ministry Headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala. He lauded MDAs that cooperate with the security sector to ensure that security prevails throughout the country for economic growth and development. “It is cardinal for MDAs to…
The ruling party’s Member of Parliament Hon. Monica Amoding has called upon the Head of State to go slow on the changing digital communications dynamics. Speaking to the Media at the August House, Amoding said that ironic for the Head of State over react on everything transpiring in the country big or small citing that there somethings he needs to sort-out with the technocrats but not in the media. She says that whether the president comments on everything, it’s not enough to change the young people’s perception and attitude towards his governance. “President needs to know that the current generation…
Members are not ready to proceed with business, and the Speaker is not ready to preside over a House where Members are not ready to transact business. These were Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah’s sentiments as he prematurely adjourned the plenary sitting of Parliament on Tuesday 28 August 2018. This was the second time Oulanyah was being forced to put off the sitting over matters surrounding the Arua Municipality by election. MPs demanded a response from President Yoweri Museveni, to a letter said to be authored by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga asking government to reprimand errant army officers accused of brutalising MPs.…
The Stanbic Bank Blue Weekends promotion is back for the month of August. Starting Friday 31st to Sunday the 2nd of September the bank will hold activations at different outlets in Kampala to encourage customers to pay for services using their Visa Cards. Blue Weekends, which happens every last weekend of the month is a platform that allows customers to pay using their visa or master cards to and enjoy discounts at various outlets by using the Stanbic Bank’s Point Of Sale (POS) terminals across the country in a bid to build and encourage digital payments. This month, Blue weekends…
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has noted with concern the limited availability of social amenities by persons living with disability, citing out education as a major concern which he says needs to be addressed with the right training and attitude. The Deputy Speaker raised the concern while receiving a petition on Access to Education by the Deaf Children, from Uganda National Association of the Deaf (UNAD) led by the executive director Joseph Mbulamwana, and Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER). Oulanyah said issues of disability had been widely talked about but had not been adequately focussed on, adding…
The embattled former chairperson of Makerere University Business School -MUBS Council Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba has sought redress from the Education ministry over the increasing rift between him and the institution’s Principal, Prof. Waswa Balunywa. Speaking to Journalists at Speke Hotel, Baryamureba revealed that wants government to conduct an independent audit into the governance and management of the institution. The former presidential Candidate noted that he is willing to provide evidence relating to the gross mismanagement of MUBS perpetrated by the incumbent Principal, Prof. Waswa Balunywa. This comes a few days after the MUBS Council members censured Prof Baryamureeba on August…
Outings, partying, rent, shopping and hard cash are the most things Men especially those in Kampala and other cities invest most of their hard-earned money to impress women either to lore them or keep them in love. It natural Every man literally is always willing to spend as much as possible on the woman so that can be loved back but sometimes the situations constrain the ‘Samaritan’ move. Regardless of the hard OTT situation where everything taxed amidst scarcity of resources, Loyal men still go beyond odds, do the needful to make their wives, Fiancé or girlfriends happy but making…
Minister for Security, Gen Elly Tumwine has issued strict guidelines for movement of livestock during prevailing quarantine restrictions. Recently, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries issued clear guidelines on controlling animal movement during quarantine restrictions. As a way of further strengthening the said guidelines, Minister Tumwine has issued strict guidelines that among others includes; banning movement of livestock at night and ensuring that all vehicles transporting animals from one place to another must stop at every animal or police check point along the route for checking and verification of documents. “Any transporter who fails to stop at the said…