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There was drama as Police blocked Hope Radio from hosting a talk show involving Major. General Mugisha Muntu, the Forum for Democratic Change Presidential candidate and Ntungamo Municipality Legislator, Gerald Karuhanga. The two had booked a two hour’s talk show running from 07:00 to 9:00pm on Monday evening on the Kabale based radio station to discuss the coming party elections. Muntu was expected to feature on the talk show after meeting the FDC party delegates from Kigezi region at Kirigime guest house and a public rally at Kabale main stadium to rally support for his candidature. Shortly after completing the…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has set a date for the repeat presidential election as ordered by the Supreme Court on Friday last week. According to the electoral commission, the repeat exercise will be carried out on October 17, 2017. IEBC, however, has stated that only President Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga will be on the ballot. The Supreme Court nullified President Uhuru’s re-election, ordering a fresh presidential election in 60 days. According to the Chief Justice David Maraga, IEBC overlooked the Constitution, committed various illegalities affecting integrity of polls. Justices Njoki Ndung’u and Jackton Ojwang’,…
The Uganda Cranes are yet to face the Egyptian Pharaohs tomorrow Tuesday September 5, 2017 at Alexandria, 8:45pm However most of the talk in the football corridoes of Ugandan soccer fans is on centre referee Victor Miguel Gomes. Gomes was the man in charge of the match between Uganda and Madagascar in the 2015 African Nations second round qualifier. He awarded a 12th minute penalty to the hosts in a match that ended 2-1 after Diego Hamis Kiiza pulling one back for Uganda. Mr Miguel will be flanked by assistant referees Sandile Dilikane from South Africa and assistant referee Barhe…
The Opposition FDC assistant Spokesperson Paul Mwiri has called upon Government to pronounce its self on the ongoing killings of Women in Wakiso District especially Entebbe and Nansana. Hon. Mwiru who was addressing Journalists at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi added that the Citizens are in great fear for their dear lives following public contradictions of IGP Kale Kayihura and Security Minister Tumikunde. So far 20 women have been gruesomely killed in the two suburbs of Wakiso district. The latest victim was identified as 28-year-old Jalia Nalule, whose body was recovered in Katabi town council recently.
Smiles of hope as hundreds of children and community members in Odek sub county Omoro District receive in-kind material donation from Northern Uganda based seasoned freelance photojournalist Pat Robert Larubi last week. This comes as a result of his cashless online social media campaign “#DressMeUp” launch two month ago in a bid to help support kids with nodding syndrome. According to Pat, war affected Northern Uganda communities continue to experience worrying cases of the deadly “Nodding Syndrome’ disease that is silently eating up the children across northern Uganda’s districts of Pader, Kitgum, Gulu and Omoro. “Nodding disease is a horrible…
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has released this year’s national examination dates. The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE) will begin on October 23 with the oral tests while the written exam will take place between November 6 and 29, 2017. Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination (KCPE) candidates will sit their exams on November 1 and 2. The rehearsals will be done on October 31. The Education Minister also urged with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to set the repeat presidential election at least a week before October 17 to enable students have ample time to prepare for…
Lil Wayne has reportedly been taken to hospital after suffering a seizure and being found unconscious in his hotel room in Chicago. Celebrity website TMZ says the 34-year-old rapper, who has epilepsy, suffered a number of fits and had another one after arriving at A&E. He had been due to perform in Las Vegas on Sunday night. The rap star, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, was treated a year ago after suffering two minor seizures. Four years ago Lil Wayne spent several days at a hospital in Los Angeles. After those seizures the rapper told radio station…
Rwanda opposition leader Diane Rwigara has poured cold water to the President Paul accusing him for arresting people without clear information. Rwigara who took this attack on Twitter called upon the president to stop arresting his opponent and lying to world. Join us today on #GreenMonday by sending #100tweets2Kagame to request #FreeRwigaras @DanielBekele @KenRoth @BBCBreaking #Rwanda #Rwot pic.twitter.com/mGuzT7WPre — Diane Shima Rwigara (@ShimaRwigara) September 4, 2017 Last week, its alleged that Rwandan police detained political activist and opponent to the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) Diane Rwigara and members of her family without charge. Diane Rwigara who also recently ran…
Kanya president and Jubilee party flag bearer has started feeling the heat of the by-election following the numerous strengthening of the opposition National Super Alliance (NASA). Early this morning, Party of National Unity (PNU) chair and former Meru Governor Peter Munya says his party will support Raila Odinga in forthcoming presidential repeat elections. At the same time Peter Munya has revealed that he will file petition challenging Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi’s win. In his address he noted that Supreme Court ruling proved that IEBC conducted a fraudulent election. This By election in Kanya comes a few days after the Supreme…
UN investigators on Monday accused Burundi’s government of crimes against humanity, including executions and torture, and urged the International Criminal Court to open a case “as soon as possible”. The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Burundi said it had “reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed and continue to be committed in Burundi,” pointing a finger at “the highest level of the state” The three investigators, appointed by the Human Rights Council last September, described a “climate of fear” in the crisis-hit east African country. The report detailed widespread and systematic abuses including extrajudicial executions,…