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Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini Agha Khan IV, the 49th Imam of Nizari Ismailis is to be awarded the Honorary Citizenship of Kampala in recognition of the role of his foundation to the development of the city. Honorary citizenship is a status bestowed by a country or a city on a foreign individual considered to be especially admirable or otherwise worthy of the distinction. In countries like Ireland, the title comes with full legal status including the right to reside and vote. This will be the first time that KCCA is giving out such an award to a reputable figure,…
Gunfire rocked Kamwema village in Endiizi Sub County in Isingiro district on Wednesday after angry residents raided Kamwema Police post baying for the blood of three suspected livestock thieves. They included Moses Kakoza from Kyakatuma Sub County, Steven Musinguzi from Kakuto Sub County in Rakai district and another only identified as Robert from Kamwema in Isingiro. The trio was picked up for alleged theft of six goats belonging to Robert Musiime, a resident of Kamwema village. Residents accuse the trio of masterminding the theft of more than 100 goats and 50 cows in Endiizi Sub County. The angry residents first…
KCCA Kawempe Councilor Muhammad Ssegirinya has secured medication for 20 year old breast Cancer patient from Masaka region towards the boarder of Uganda and Tanzania. Ssegirinya reveals that he got to know about the young lady through a whistle blower who saw the being tossed at Masaka referral Hospital in much pain but without any assistance since she could not settle the dues needed by the hospital. According to the patient’s mother, she has been sick for about two years and apparently the breast has swollen about 5 times more than its normal size. With Ssegirinya’s efforts, the lady is…
Kyadondo East Member of Parliament aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has called upon residents to trust him with their votes for the betterment of the area. Speaking during one of campaign rallies, Bobi wine articulated that his mission is to Unite everybody since the previous leaders all they did was to disunite voters on grounds of political parties, tribes and social classes which he described as a huge disaster. Bobi wine says he wants to give the people of Kyadondo East a different kind of leadership the leadership that will not just turn them into followers but make…
Students of St. Mary’s College, Kisubi have petitioned the Speaker to join the fight against cancer through raising money to support the Uganda Cancer Institute. The students under their Club Human Initiative for Cancer Awareness said that their objective was to raise money, which will be used to impact on the children suffering from cancer. Timothy Kadaga, a Biology student in Kisubi told the Speaker, said that their drive through organizing a run intends to raise shs54m for the cause. “This money is going to be used among others, to construct a playground at the Uganda Cancer Institute for the…
Security has been beefed up at the Uganda’s oldest University ahead of the Vice Chancellor search public presentation. The long awaited day has finally come as the search for the next Makerere University vice chancellor goes a notch higher this morning with public presentation by the three candidates shortlisted by the search committee. The three shortlisted candidates are Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, the current deputy vice chancellor for Finance and Administration; Prof Venansius Baryamureeba, the former VC and presidential candidate in the 2016 race; and Prof Edward Kasujja Kirumira, the current principal of College of Humanities and Social Sciences. This will…
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)’s embattled Kyadondo East Candidate Apollo Kantinti’s election hysteria has kept on the rise following the numerous developments in the breathtaking race. Apparently, the latest information reaching our desk reveals that though Kantinti is a resident of Kyadondo East, but the biggest unfortunate step is that though he is busy calling upon people to him, he won’t be able to cast a vote for himself. This regrettable saga reveals that Kantinti is a resident of Mukono District and legitimately supposed to be battling with the famous Iron Lady Betty Nambooze Bakireke. Its alleged that Kantinti…
Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) president Dr. Sylvia Baluka Angubua has called upon Government to review and revive the laws that govern the livestock industry to enable all stakeholders to play their role effectively. Speaking during to Journalists at Esella Hotel Kira Municipality Wakiso district, Dr. Sylvia stressed that the available laws made in the 1960s only provide for a fine of shs 200/: in case a person is a victim of mistreating an animal. The UVA president mentioned the five freedoms required in the animal welfare which are freedom from pain, stress, hunger, thirst and injury adding that every animal…
South Sudan government said no settlement to review the 2015 peace agreement emerged from the IGAD summit in Addis Ababa on Monday, pointing out that the revitalization will give impetus to the deal. The extraordinary IGAD summit held in Addis Ababa called for the revitalization of the 2015 South Sudan peace accord, saying the peace agreement is the only political solution for the country. The leaders of East Africa’s security and trading bloc referred all warring parties in South Sudan to the signed peace agreement whose implementation was too slow following renewed fighting in July last year. Speaking to reporters at…
Government has announced it has run short of ordinary passports and will now start issuing the remaining few to only emergency cases such as patients seeking treatment abroad or people travelling to conduct government business and students who get foreign scholarships. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, those who do not fit into the above category will have to wait longer, to get a passport once they apply for it. In a statement issued on June 13, the Ministry of Internal Affairs attributed the shortage partly to the impending switch from ‘machine readable passports to electronic passports’. However the…