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Paul Malong Awan, former South Sudan’s army chief of general staff has withdrawn with his security guards to outside of Juba but is not planning for war, a spokesman for the SPLA army said this morning. Malong, who was a key player in the ongoing ethnic conflict in South Sudan, was removed by President Salva Kiir on Tuesday and replaced with Gen. James Ajongo Mawut. “Paul Malong has gone to Eastern Lakes to avoid further tensions, he is not planning to rebel, but people just want to cause problems, he is in contact with the SPLA leadership,” SPLA spokesman Santo Domic told…
Hundreds of Ugandans got exited with the News of the Famous Makerere University being granted bail earlier today. However what some people need to be keen is what are the bail conditions? Its true and great Nyanzi was granted temporary freedom to enable her access to her personal files so she can ably respond to the state’s application to examine her sanity. But Nyanzi was ordered to sign a non-court bond of ten million shilling and her sureties to execute a ten million shilling bond to ensure that the accused returns to court on the 25th/May 2017. She has also…
Stella Nyanzi granted bail by Buganda road court following presenting five sureties each paying a non-cash bond of 10m and tasked to ensure her appearance before the same court on 25th May. Recently her health condition was worrying as she could not easily support herself to walk she forced female wardens to give her support
Former Energy Minister Syda Bbumba shocked the public and the MPs on Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) when she revealed that she signed the contentious PSA without bothering to peruse through. Bbumba signed a contentious Production Sharing Agreement(PSA) that allowed Tullow a $157m(Shs568b) tax waiver for an out of court settlement involving Uganda and the British oil firm. While appearing before the Parliamentary committee that is investigating wide-range of irregularities in the Oil sector that she signed the controversial PSA after it had been approved by the Solicitor General, tabling an October 3 2001 letter…
The Prime Minister of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has told the kingdom’s Lukiiko (Parliament) the actual reasons why the King recently visited the head of state President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Mayiga added that from time to time, the Kabaka holds meetings with other leaders for the benefit of the people of Buganda and Uganda in general. He however added that Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi can never go to visit President Museveni with a begging bowl in hand as very many including the Democratic Party President Norbert Mao have been speculating. The group asked Mao to withdraw the statement and…
The head of Gambia’s central bank Amadou Colley, appointed by the previous President Yahya Jammeh, has been sacked. No official reason has been given for the sacking and Mr Colley told the Reuters news agency that he did not know why he had been fired: “We received our letters today without giving us any reason for our sacking, only stating ‘Your services have been terminated with immediate effect’,” he said. Mr Colley served under President Jammeh who has been accused by some in the new administration of having looted millions of dollars during his 22-year rule. Since taking office in January…
The Kenyan presidential debate are due in July 12, NA17 and 24 at Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) The debate will be held jointly by all media houses, where July 12 will be first debate at 7:30 pm, while the second for only the running mates will be at 7:30 pm on July 17 and the last July 24 same time Nazlim Umar the only female presidential candidate will not only battle with Jubilee’s Uhuru Kenyatta and Nasa’s Raila Odinga but she will also face more 15 men in the debate as we as presidential campaigns The rest include:…
As the Italian Juventus look forward to finish the job and secure a place in the Champions league final they are hosting Monaco from France who they defeated by two goals to nil in the first leg. Juventus’s head coach is not taking advantage of the first win for granted as he rested several key players that saw his team draw against Torino at the weekend. However Monaco who beat Nancy 3-0 on Saturday are trying to become the team to overturn a 2-0 home defeat as they travel to Italy in a bid to book a place at the…
The famous veteran Journalist and talk show host who is commonly heard and seen on the local TV and radio stations seems to be elevating his arrogance beyond his control. Tamale who claims to be the presidential advisor on media issues needs to introduction to any media house as he always speaks out his mind in defense for the president and a few others like IGP kale Kayihura. However Mr Mirundi must be so confidence that his prominence cannot let him bow down to any individual, today while appearing on NBS television for a talk show dubbed one on one…
A convoy of military escort for South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai was ambushed by unknown gunmen at Sudan-Safari area along the Juba-Bor road today morning, wounding three soldiers. The military convoy was travelling from Juba to Bor ahead of Taban Deng’s delegation. “We were informed about the ambush, so we jump off the vehicles and tried to take positions but they (attackers) kept shooting at us and wounded three soldiers among us,” a soldier among the military escort told Radio Tamazuj. Meanwhile, several eyewitnesses said the three wounded soldiers arrived in Bor airport around 11:54 am. They…