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The Government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa has refuted allegations that sections of NRM lawmakers are soliciting for money to lift the constitutional age limit for the president. Nankabirwa has been addressing the media this afternoon at the Office of the Prime Minister where she said the reports are false. There have been media reports that some ruling party law makers had mounted pressure on both the Chief Whip and President Yoweri Museveni asking for between Shs 300-600 million to lift the mandatory 75 age cap for the president. Born in 1944, President Yoweri Museveni will hit the limit before 2021,…
The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament has deemed necessary to amend the Refugee Act so as to address the challenges refugees pose to host communities and also define how various stakeholders relate. While meeting local government leaders, who included speakers and councilors from West Nile region in Arua over the weekend, the Speaker was informed of the strenuous relationship that exists between the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Office of the Prime Minister on one hand with the elected local leaders. The local leaders are irked that despite being host communities to refugees,…
Residents living in displaced camps under UN protection in Juba on Sunday demonstrated peacefully calling on the East African leaders to bring about peace in South Sudan. The IGAD summit, to be attended by heads of state and government from IGAD countries today evening, would discuss the dire security and humanitarian situation facing South Sudan and the obstacles to the implementation of the signed peace deal. The protesters warned that the exclusion of Riek Machar from the peace process will prolong the ongoing war in the world’s youngest nation. They accused some East African leaders of planning to block Machar…
Numerous stories that have been on different social media platforms of fast rising Music Producer Dan Muto commonly known as Danz Kumapeesa had passed on at Mulago hospital, where he’d been admitted for about a week. According to one of his paterners singer Winnie Nwagi, revealed that producer Danz is still alive and urged her fans to pray for him since he is still weak and in much pain and fighting for his life at Nsambya Hospital where he is currently admitted. The producer who is on life support (oxygen), landed in trouble after he was thoroughly beaten by a…
The Mayor of Nakawa Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga has flanked the efforts of KCCA councillors and the lord mayor at City Hall intending to deliberate on moving a vote of no Confidence in the Minister of Kampala Betty Namisango Kamya. While appearing on BBS Tv morning talk show the LCV chairperson cautioned that the only person who can suck the Minister for Kampala is her appointing Officer Mr Nsubuga adds that the KCCA Act clearly explains the roles of the Minister of Kampala, State Minister of Kampala and the lord Mayor and Executive Director. The Only problem is the interpretation of…
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has sacked the country’s chief prosecutor, Johannes Tomana, after a tribunal found him guilty of misconduct and incompetence. Local media say he will now face trial for criminal abuse of office. Mr Tomana was suspended back in February 2016. His removal came after he dropped charges against two army officers accused of plotting to blow up a dairy belonging to Mr Mugabe’s wife, Grace. The two men were among four arrested outside the dairy farm, north of the capital, Harare. They were found carrying ammonia and petrol bombs. The men were initially charged with possession of…
Eleven people were killed when militants attacked a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo and freed more than 900 inmates, officials say. The governor of North Kivu province said the attackers had used heavy weapons in the raid on the jail in Beni. At least eight of the dead are prison guards, Julien Paluku added. A curfew has been declared. The identity of the attackers is not yet clear. Local activist Teddy Kataliko said many self-defence militias, known as Mai-Mai groups, operated around Beni. DR Congo has been in crisis since President Joseph Kabila refused to step down after…
KCCA FC striker Geoffrey Serunkuma barely spent time on the pitch after coming on for Emma Okwi before announcing his arrival with an important goal that Cranes coach Milutin Sredojevic will look up to during the campaign of the Total Africa Cup of Nations 2019. Micho substituted Okwi after he picked up a yellow card but the stylish striker had done his job for the period he spent on the pitch after keeping the Cape Verde defence under pressure. Micho took off Isaac Muleme for a striker Milton Karisa and Cranes had four strikers on the pitch Okwi, Miya Faruku,…
Former presidential aspirant, Rtd Dr Kizza Besigye spent the Sunday afternoon campaigning for FDC Flag bearer Apollo Kantinti in the Kyadondo East Constituency by-election. Besigye was escorted by FDC president Mugisha Muntu and other party officials; the rally was held at Wampeewo grounds. He struggled to explain to explain to the residents why Kantinti’s phone was always off and other grievances raised by the voters about the same man. “I understand Kantinti might have made mistakes, I hear his phone was never on, and he was not so available but I beg you to forgive him because it was challenging…
Music failure Buchaman who was Bobi Wine’s right hand man and also once “Vice President” of the Firebase music crew headed by Bobi Wine has joined the campaign for FDC’s Apollo Kantinti against his former boss. Though other artistes have joined Bobi Wine’s campaign team in solidarity as he vies for the Kyadondo East MP seat, former right handyman man Buchaman has used the opportunity to resurface on the scene, but in a rival camp. Speaking during Kantinti’s rally in Wampewo, Buchaman said residents should not trust Bobi Wine with their votes because he can’t manage and also described him…