Author: Nassuuna Noelyn
The East African Development Bank (EADB) held two farewell events at the Serena Hotel, Nairobi and Kampala, for winners of this year’s education scholarships under the EADB/AAI STEM scholarship program early this week. The EADB scholarship aims to maximize the impact of EADB’s investment into the higher education sector by granting scholarships to accomplished lecturers . The winners of the prominent scholarship who were selected from nearly 300 applicants across the EADB Member States of Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, are: Mr. Edward Mureka, (Kenya), Mr. Barnabas Wafula, (Kenya), Mr. Denish Akuom (Kenya), Mr. Chris Mbae, (Kenya) and Ms. Miriam…
Due to the past rants that have stirred public doubts about the different beliefs especially among the Pentecostal people, Members of parliament have called for the hard-hitting laws to regulate churches and other faith based organizations in the Country. During Plenary yesterday, MP Odonga otto tasked Government to explain why there has not been any action taken by the authorities while the unsuspecting Ugandans are being misled, exploited, undermined and robbed off their hard earned incomes. ‘’Is there anyone regulating the number of churches that are opening? Is there anyone regulating and monitoring them? Most churches have now turned into…
The 25 year ekitone singer, Desire Luzinda has decided to divert the public’s attention from her unrealistic age by engaging herself in feud with Juliana Kanyomozi and Lwasa which seems to take an endless path from the time Juliana accused desire’s business partner Lwasa for intruding on her privacy by taking a flight selfie without her notice. ‘’ I am not one to come here and rant or respond to rubbish. But this here is madness. For starters who is this person? People have been asking me about someone and I did not understand until they sent me an article.…
Yesterday, members of parliament decided to sit after a month long recess and continue discussing the ongoing killings in Wakiso district. In this meeting, a moment of silence was held for the deceased. However, the main issue that was raised was the absence of the ministers and failure to get reports from internal affairs minister Gen. JJ Odong, and security minister Lt. Henry Tumukunde as directed by the speaker of parliament, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga. They insisted that the continuous investigations being carried out by police are useless if there is no report from these ministers to inform the country about…
Former Uganda Electoral Commission boss Eng. Badru Kiggundu is in tremor over Kenya’s decision reelection just like very many people. Speaking to NBS television, Kiggundu insists that an election is not just a walk over like the public believes, there is more to an election than the mere additional figures that the public sees. Kiggundu adds that it is hard to set up a new commission within 60 days and therefore urges Kenyans to work and cooperate with the existing commission so as to get genuine results. ‘’ if they want to make a new commission within 60 days, I…
Wrangles between top security chiefs are reported to be responsible for the security breakdown in the Country, DP President Nobert Mao has said. While appearing at Frontline talk show on NBS Television on Thursday, Mao, revealed that the bad blood between the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Gen. Kale Kayihura and the Minister for Security Gen. Henry Tumukunde has led to cliques in security policing and intelligence gathering which has created loopholes for criminals to take advantage of. Mao said that it is an open secret that the two top Security Chiefs don’t meet eye to eye because of egos…
Rwenzururu Kingdom Prime Minister Thembo Kitsumbire has also been arrested by the security operatives in connection to the running battles between the two forces that cut across Kasese District in Uganda’s Rwenzori region on Saturday. His arrest comes barely two weeks after king Charles Wesley Mumbere Iremangoma together with others were arrested on charges related to treason. According the Uganda Police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi, the premier’s arrest was effected because he is so fundamental in as far as investigations are concerned. He added that the force is hunting for another royal guard identified as Nicholas Masereka. He is said…