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Four Makerere University officials have snubbed summons to appear before the Police Directorate of Criminal Investigations at Kibuli. They are Margaret Etuusa the Deputy Academic Registrar in Charge of Certificates and Ceremonies Division, Prof. Noble Banadda, Levi Tumushabe and Francis Ninyenda, all procurement officers. The four were summoned to appear on Wednesday at 9am to explain their roles in the illegal hire of companies to provide services during the 67th graduation. A source from the CID headquarters told URN that the Investigating Officer, Godwin Tumugumye spent the whole day waiting for the suspects but they didn’t show up. On June…
There was chaos at kiteezi disabled polling station as independent candidate Nkunyinyi muwada was asked to change from the usual polling center to another. This was to happen in the same polling station but Nkunyingi declined citing that he knows where he casts his votes from. He was in turn violently man handled and his jacket torn at the back and forced him to apply some self-defense. As Violence continued, Muwada adamantly refuses to comply with the advice of police and him along with his supporters were dragged and whisked away in the police patrol van. Journalist denied access to…
The National Resistance Movement Kyadondo East By-Election Parliamentary race candidate Sitenda William Ssebalu has said that he will win the race with a majority vote. Speaking to the media shortly after casting his vote, Ssebalu added that after winning, he shall invite his counterpart Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu to entertain his guests since he is musician. Earlier, the NRM Wakiso Boss Hajji Abdul Kiyimba exchanged bitter words with residents as he moved closer to the polling station and later draw the pistol at people when they shouted at him.
Wakiso District National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairman Haji Abdul Kiyimba survived being Lynched by Bobi Wine supporters. Chaos marred at some polling stations when Kiyimba was chased out of Magere polling station where independent candidate Robert Kyagulanyi voted from. Police also later denied him access to Wampewo polling station as his presence was not trusted by the locals. He attempted to pull out apisto to intimidate people but residents merged with police managed to force him out. Earlier Bibi Wine supporters were shortly arrested and denied for some time and freed when pressure from residents amounted.
Following the unfortunate death of Former Minister of Tourism Hon Maria Mutagamba, a series of developments have happened including the disappearance of the condolence money. According to reports from Rakai, Govt Chief Whip Ruth Nankabirwa refused to read a condolence message from the Ministry of Tourism because the condolence fees of 13 million was missing. She reportedly squeezed the Tourism Minister Kamuntu over the where abouts of the money, Kamuntu said the money had been given to Treasurer of the ministry who also had passed it on to the Uganda Tourism Board Chairperson Dr. James Rutaro. When the family was…
Police is to deploy 800 personnel in Kyadondo East in Wakiso district ahead of the tomorrow’s by elections. Frank Mwesigwa, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander, says they intend to deploy officers at all the 94 polling stations in the nine parishes that make up Kyadondo East constituency. “The security is calm, as you can see. We are finalizing our deployment plan,” Mwesigwa told URN this morning shortly after attending a planning meeting at Kasangati police Station. According to Mwesigwa, they intend to install check points after receiving intelligence that “some people are mobilising goons to destabilize the constituency.” Mwesigwa says…
FUFA and the South Sudan Football Association have both confirmed dates and venues for the CHAN 2018 Kenya qualifiers between the two Nations. The first leg of the qualifier will be played on Friday 14th July 2017 at the Juba Stadium in Juba at 4.30 pm (EAST) while the return leg will be played 22nd July 2017 at the Phillip Omomdi Stadium, Lugogo. The FUFA Chief Officer Edgar Watson said that Phillip Omondi Stadium has been chosen to host the return leg because of the need to utilise all the CAF sanctioned Stadiums in Uganda. The winner between Uganda and…
FUFA CEO Edgar Watson has confirmed that the 93rd FUFA General Assembly will be held on 5th August 2017 at Kabalega Resort Hotel, Masindi in Kitara Region. Watson who addressed the media during the FUFA weekly press conference on Wednesday morning said that all is set for the Elective Assembly. ‘All the 88 delegates to attend the Assembly are available after the polls at the different football levels. The Electoral Committee has forwarded all the delegates’ names to the FUFA Secretariat’ noted Watson Watson added that all the necessary logistics have been procured including communication to the Inspector General of…
Some ARV tablets like the ones I take are tasteless but it takes a committed person to religiously take those pills without missing out a day. Living with HIV is not a bed of ROSES but it’s a bed that one can live with only with a positive attitude to life knowing that God is in control and he will certainly sail you through it. People living with HIV need our physical, spiritual and further still our psychological support because stigma kills more than the virus itself. With fear of stigma a PLWHIV will fear to take his/her medication on…
Driven by passion and a dream to become of one the best recording artists in the country and abroad, Kaizire Linet Zaabu’s Journey has reached a turning point. Besides having several written songs, Linet recently stormed studio and with the projects released so far, all I can say is that Irene Namubiru or Cindy and the likes should be looking for their exit from the chats. The Journalism product of Cavendish University Uganda has a collaboration RnB star Maro dubbed Mzuri a song that is shockingly gaining massive airplay on different Media Platforms across the country. Mzuri a soft love…