Author: Our Reporter
There is something more intricate about the Apaa land clashes, says Hon. Yona adding that the Right Hon. Prime Minister did not visit the affected area, he instead conducted a PR stunt. While appearing on NBS morning breeze talk show the, Mr. Kanyomozi said the land question has many things to look at, a lot of history is involved Some people have too much land yet many do not have, the land commission cannot give a solution without resolving how much land one can own. The problem regarding land is not the law but the will of the people, people…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, has urged Scouts and Girl Guides to develop life skills that enable them to survive even in harsh situations. She made these remarks during the celebration to mark 110 years of the Scout and Girl Guide Movement all over the world on Saturday 17th June 2017at Mugwanya Summit College in Kyengera. Kadaga further urged the Scouts and Girl Guides to keep their promises as their mottos state: to be self-reliant, have concern for others, and respect for nature. She further told the patrons of the clubs to find other ways of raising…
Ugandans should brace themselves with disaster if Museveni stands for presidency again says Yona Kanyomozi. The veteran Politician Hon Yona Kanyonozi made these remarks while appearing on NBS morning breeze talk show on Monday 19th June. If Museveni knows everything and has been tested long enough, why then are we having land clashes and killings in Apaa?’’ Yona furiously asked. Hon Yona also added that there is no hope of solving fall outs through dialogue, the only way a dialogue can happen between the opposition and the ruling party is when the former adheres to rules of engagement. A dialogue…
The Local Government Accounts Committee is investigating issues surrounding poor service delivery in various sectors across the country despite government providing the required funds to provide quality services. The Committee, led by the Chairperson, Hon. Reagan Okumu (Aswa County) is currently undertaking a countrywide field fact-finding mission to find solutions to the worrying service delivery situation. To achieve this, the Committee has started on a new approach of visiting government projects like roads, hospitals and municipalities to assess their status. Committee members, after interacting with officials in Hoima, Fort Portal Mukono and Nakasongola, identified common issues and challenges, which have…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, has pledged support to the Muslim Community amidst arrests and accusations of involvement of its members in the murder of AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi. Kadaga said that all Muslims could not have been involved in the murder of Kaweesi, Kaweesi, his bodyguard Kenneth Erau and the driver Godfrey Wamewo in March this year; as well as several Muslim clerics in the country. “I can understand the unease of the Muslim Community as they have been in the spotlight as a result of these incidents. The Parliament of Uganda has been unequivocal in…
The Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Chopper has crashed on the slopes of Mountain Rwenzori in Bundibugyo district where all the seven occupants are feared dead. According to our highly placed sources reveal that the deplorable incident happened in the morning of Friday (June 16th) at around 4:00am at a place called Burangapasi, in the Semuliki national park. At the time of crash, the military was on its overnight patrol in the Semuliki national park, where UPDF has intensified clandestine operations for the last six months. It is said that the UPDF has increased its presence in the park especially…
South Sudanese rebels denied on Thursday a report stating that they are recruiting Ugandan youth to fight in South Sudan alongside the SPLA-IO forces in their war against Kiir government. “The SPLA-IO has excess soldiers with trained reserve forces in South Sudan who can fight for its course. We are not fighting for resources and personal gains but for a course beyond ourselves, democracy, respect for rule of law, human rights, dignity and against corruption,” SPLA-IO deputy spokesman Paul Lam Gabriel said in a statement. The New Vision, Uganda’s leading daily, cited the police spokesperson Asan Kasingye on Tuesday as saying…
The Forum for Democratic Change former party President Rt. Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye has called upon the party members to avoid inters witching party tendencies Speaking during the 10th FDC National Council meeting held at the party Headquarters, Najjanankumbi, Entebbe Road in Wakiso District, Besigye pointed at the Minister for Kampala Hon. Betty Kamya who was recently joined the ruling party following the ministerial appointment.. “Betty Kamya used to be admired and followed by many, now her home is surrounded by military, the military is protecting her from people that admired and supported her. In 2001 hajji Sebagala was a…
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)’s former president Rt. Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye said that H.E Yowereri Kaguta Museveni is president by treason not election. Besigye made this statement during the second day of the FDC 10th National Council meeting held at the party Headquarters in Najjanankumbi along Entebbe Road in Wakiso District. Besigye emphasized that he won the 2016 elections but his victory was grabbed by the ruling party an act that is treasonable. “I have challenged those that dragged me to court for swearing myself in as the legitimate president of Uganda to bring evidence that I lost…
The Central Government is responsible for the current Buganda land board Company which is quite different from the initial BLB which was formed by an ACT of Parliament in 1962 say Male Kiwalabye the BLB Chairperson While presenting the relevance of Kyapa Mungalo campaign Male said the land in question is Kabaka’s land which is only 5% of Buganda land making 350 acre of Mailo land. We are subjects to the Kingdom and the King is the custodian of these 350 acres which are involved in the lease title drive, the King cannot steal what belongs to him The rest…