Author: Nassuuna Noelyn
Willy Mutenza, a Ugandan was presented with an African Diaspora Award for the services to the Community Development at the prestigious Conrad London St. James hotel, Broadway, Westminster, London UK. Willy Mutenza (WM) has lived in London for the better part of three decades and in that time established himself as a successful businessman and an advocate for Africa-UK trade. Mutenza was born in Uganda and is a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and community activist who has turned his community hobbies into a successful business. He has lived and worked in London for the last 27 years. He graduated in 2002…
DFCU and Rabobank foundation Foundation have injected a combined USD 2.8million (two million eight hundred thousand US dollars) for the next five (5) years. DFCU and Rabobank will be cooperating with Agribusiness Development Centre to offer technical support to organizations that lack technical or structural capacity to operate in a sustainable way. This will give Farmer Based Organization’s (FBOs) that have potential to contribute to the agricultural value chain to finally have a chance to improve their operations and ultimately become bankable. The Agribusiness Development Center (ADC) which started operations in October this year has equipped 44 farmer leaders from…
President Yoweri Museveni has called upon all people with disabilities to engage themselves in different income generating activities so as to be part of the community eradicating poverty from the community. While addressing his audience during celebrations to mark International Day for People With Disabilities at Kamwenge Primary School grounds in Kamwenge district, Western Uganda, under the theme of “Employment of Persons with Disabilities is key to Sustainable and Resilient Society for All.”, the president informed the people with disabilities that they should emulate the people with disabilities who have prospered in life. “I highly commend the excellent performance of…
Police in Kabalagala, has arrested two men who were found in possession of a number of weapons during one of the recent night raids carried out by police. The suspects identified as Kabunga Francis & Senfuuka Jamadah residents of Kibuye were driving a car, Honda brand, registration number UAP 695B and were stopped at a snap checkpoint along Lukuli, Buziga Road. According to Mr. Eston Atusingwize (Officer in Charge (OC) of Konge police post, the suspects managed to confess their actions and revealed all their plans and their target areas. “The suspects told us that their main targets are…
Ugandan artists led by Radio and Weasel have officially launched their own uniting body named, “The Uganda Musicians’ Association”. The Association aims at protecting and preserving Ugandan music. It also aims at promoting unity among musicians to eradicate the constant disputes that have been taking place amongst Ugandan artists. The association leaders were voted yesterday with Julius Kyazze as theChairman, Angella Kalule as theVice chairperson and Sylver Kyagulanyi the secretary. It is made up of other artists like Chameleon, Bebe Cool, MunG etc. For one to qualify and be part of association, one has to be a musician, vocalist, instrumentalist, producer…
The former CA delegate Charles Rwomushana has said that Hon. Nandala Mafabi and FDC presidential flag bearer Col. Kizza Besigye have always played losing games but were this time successful in their plot to eliminate the former party president, Gen. Mugisha Muntu. While appearing on NBSfrontline yesterday night, Rwomushana said that it was a strategic mission to chase Muntu and he congratulated them upon their win. “The strategic mission of Nandala Mafabi and Kizza Besigye was to chase Muntu and I should congratulate them,” He said. However, Nandala Mafabi denied the allegations made by Rwomushana claiming that they had no…
Members of the Opposition have returned to Parliament amidst claims of anxiety for their safety while inside the House. They have asked the speaker to guarantee their security in the house since she too claimed to be ignorant about the people who forcefully threw out the suspended MPs from the parliament chambers. During the plenary that took place yesterday, the Opposition MPs expressed their disappointment over the method used by the security operatives to evict MPs from the Chamber. “The issue is not about the suspended law makers. It is about us against the amendment of the constitution. I was…
EM Plaza Police team has arrested two suspects identified as Ssemambo Nickson and Kigongo Steven as they attempted to change $40,221 counterfeit US Dollars, valued at approximately 146 million Uganda Shillings at one of forex bureaus located at King Fahad Building. The Forex bureau attendant after identifying that the currency notes were fake, he immediately informed the nearest police station who came and arrested the conmen. According to the Kampala Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, he says that forex bureaus are the most targeted business by conmen and so they should be very vigilant especially during the festive season where very…
Government is planning to borrow Shs. 1.3 trillion from London banks. Government officials have said that this money will be used to finance the construction of Kabale International Airport in the oil region. The airport is one of the planned infrastructure developments ahead of scheduled oil production in 2020. During plenary on Tuesday, 28th Nov. 2017 legislators approved a government request to borrow a total of Euros 307 million from UK Export Finance and Standard Chartered Bank (London) for the construction of the airport. Minister of State for Finance, Hon. David Bahati emphasized that the construction of the airport is…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has requested religious leaders to spearhead the eradication of poverty in the country at household level. While at the launch of the grand fundraising ceremony for the renovation and expansion of the Uganda Martyrs’ Cathedral in Lira in preparation for the forthcoming celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of Lira Diocese in Lango Sub-region, Northern Uganda, the president called upon the church leaders to sensitize their congregations on how to use the available resources to eradicate poverty in their households. “I expected the church to contribute highly towards this fundraising drive. I came with 200 million shillings…