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Former Kampala Mayor Al-Haji Nasser Ntege Ssebagala’s ex-wife Gera Mosha has died. Gera succumbed to Pancreatic Cancer Saturday morning at her home in Muyenga a Kampala suburb. Despite the couple having no child together co-owned the famous Bon Appetite restaurant in Kampala. Burial arrangements haven’t been revealed yet by the family
The mood at the vigil of Democratic Party President emeritus Dr. Ssebaana John Kizito turned chaotic the party members clashed. The shameful incident sparked off when the Kampala city Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago with his delegation arrived at in Luwero at Ssebaana’s home. The pro Norbert Mao ‘Good DP faction’ led by one Mpande-Kalule, wanted to block Lukwago from accessing the venue a scenario that destabilized the mourners. However police was able to control the situation when it repulsed the angry youths. Lukwago was later received by Buganda Kingdom premier Katikiro Charles Peter Mayega and the burial arrangements had to…
The Iganga district woman Member of Parliament Hon. Hailat Grace Kaudha sadly passed on at Mulago Hospital – Kawempe branch. The 29 year old Khauda succumbed to heart failure at the wee hour of 2:30am during labor. The Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance Movement(NRM) Justine Lumumba confirmed the death The famous National Resistance Movement party diehard is now among the 16 Ugandan women die every day while giving birth. Rest In Peace
South Sudan’s court martial on Thursday demanded the names and presence of the five foreign aid workers who were allegedly raped to come to the court. The trial concerns an attack on the Terrain Hotel, home to many foreign aid workers. The incident occurred in Juba on July 11 last year as President Kiir’s troops won a battle over opposition troops loyal forces loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar. Colonel Deng Manyiel, a judge member in the court proceedings, spoke after the cross-examination of two witnesses, a driver and a cook who were present at the Terrain Hotel at…
South Sudan government on Thursday admitted its failure since three months to pay salaries of its civil servants including diplomats abroad. Speaking to reporters after a workshop with international partners on Thursday, Finance Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau said civil servants have not been paid for three months because of economic troubles stemming from the ongoing civil war. However, the minister said the ministry of finance is making arrangements to pay one month salary for all government employees. “I would like to announce that we are working now paying one month salary, it will be paid within three to four days,”…
LET’S MOVE THE AGE LIMIT DEBATE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA TO OUR VILLAGES Not until The Observer ran a story on the Age Limit removal it’s like everyone thought that there was no need to debate it. Not long ago I argued colleagues in opposition that should we allow the Age Limit Article 102b to be removed, we will have been left temporarily to concentrate on other business than politics. The only hope Ugandans desperately have is to see Article 102b not tampered with. This is the only hope to see a peaceful political transition in Uganda. The biggest problem in…
The Mayuge District Engineer, Fabian Wanjusi, has been arrested on the orders of the Local Government Accounts Committee for allegedly mismanaging and illegally spending monies meant for the road fund. Wanjusi, who was appearing before the Committee sitting at the Jinja District Headquarters on 05th July 2017, was accused of providing false information and illegally spending money to the tune of Shs1.2b without the authority of a properly constituted District Road Committee. The Committee Chairperson, Hon. Reagan Okumu, ordered Police CIID detectives to record a statement from Wanjusi over abuse of office and misleading the office of the Chief Administrator.…
His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has described Late Sebaana Kizito as someone who was very disciplined entrepreneur who advocated for non-frictional politics. The president said this when he visited Late Sebaana Kizito’s Family in Kampala to condole with them and pay his last respects. “He was a social person who loved everybody regardless of who they were. He was close to my father Amos Kaguta. Once, he came with his wife to Nakasero to see MZEE Kaguta. They bypassed me and when I asked, they said they had known each other while i was in the bush,the President disclosed.…
“He left a trail of positive accomplishments in all levels and positions held,” the Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda said in his eulogy to John Ssebaana Kizito, the former Mayor of Kampala. In a special sitting held Thursday, 6th July 2017, Parliament paid tribute to John Ssebaana Kizito, who lost battle to a stroke at Nakasero Hospital on Monday. This was the fourth time Parliament was paying tribute to a former leader of the Democratic Party, one of the Opposition parties in the House since December. Parliament has also held special sittings to honour Hon. Boniface Byanyima, Hon. Mathias…
The Kampala capital city authority council (KCCA) has this Morning moved to name Nakivubo Press Road after former mayor and Democratic Party president emeritus late Ssebaana John Kizito . Ssebaana who died early this morning of stroke at Nakasero Hospital was the 17th mayor of KCCA in 1999 and he is remembered for constructing Nakivubo channel. He also constructed some roads and bought the land where KCCA is currently conducting farming. While moving the motion, the current lord mayor of Kampala Salongo Erias Lukwago says that some roads in Kampala to date lack clear names while others where named after…