Author: Johnson Thembo
Efforts to suffocate Hon. Raphael Magezi and blocking his age limit bill from being a success has taken a taking a new twist. On Wednesday afternoon, a team of activists have run to court seeking a court injunction stopping any parliamentary proceedings on the controversial bill. According to the application filed by the Advocates for Human Rights Peace and Development (AHUPED) to the constitutional court, the activists are seeking a bar to parliament from carrying out any activity or processes until a main petition challenging the bill’s constitutionality is determined in full. In the petition the Age Limit MP is…
Nansana United football club yesterday announced a partnership with seven sponsors for the 2017/18 Kampala Regional league season at a tune of shs. 12m. The sponsors including Nansana Municipal Council, Big Zone Investments, Ronah Junior School- Nansana, London Collage Nansana, UTICO Internet services, T.K Produce Dealers and Nsereko Moses who have jointly agreed to fully foot this season’s budget amounting to shs 12m were unveiled during a press conference held at Big zone Nansana. It was also revealed that this sponsorship is aimed at boosting the Club to ensure progresses to other higher leagues like FUFA Big leagues and the…
The national Resistance Movement (NRM) Central Executive Council (CEC) has on Tuesday evening pledged to support the age limit amendment bill in parliament. In a closed door meeting held at State House Entebbe, the senior party members agreed to popularize the move to other party structures to ensure that the controversial article102b of the constitution is trashed. The bill was tabled by Igara West Member of Parliament Hon. Raphael Magezi last months and its currently before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee.
The forum for Democratic Change party president Gen. Mugisha Muntu has called off his country wide party campaign over the continued detention of the party members. According to the Gen. Muntu’s campaign taskforce populist Rajab Semakula Kaaya said this move has been done in solidarity of the party members. “We have called off our campaigns to join efforts towards securing our comrades who are in Police cells illegally. According to the FDC Party Presidential Elections Program, Gen. Muntu is supposed to be in Elgon Sub Region today but we called off our campaigns. We believe in fairness and justice.” Rajab…
Bosujju lawmaker of the National Resistance Movement Hon. David Lukyamuzi Kalwanga has this morning denounced the move to amend article 102b. This was unveiled during the press conference that was held at parliament where the lawmaker was welcomed by the Rebel MPs. According to Kalwanga, he has done this in respect to his voters who are opposed to the bill there by could not go against their decision yet they are the reason he is the House. He added that besides the demand by the voters, he feels he is beyond the level of being held at a ransom of…
Leader of opposition in parliament Hon. Winnie Kiiza has said that Ugandans will not back off the issue of lifting age limit regardless of numerous threats from the Uganda Police and other government organizations. Speaking to journalists during the press conference this afternoon, Kiiza noted that the issue of age limit is not for only opposition but for the whole country citing that consultations cannot be sabotaged by mere selfish and biased police officers. She added that President Museveni is feeling the heat of opposition from all sides of the country therefore it would be a fair game if he…
Uganda police force officers have this afternoon blocked opposition leader of the Forum for Democratic Change Dr.Kiiza Besigye. Besigye who was proceeding to his home in Rukungiri was blocked at Kahengye, an event that forced the retired military officer to get out of his car and start heading to the town on foot. From nowhere crowds continuously increased and after a short while the masses started demanding for the clearing of way with chanting Anti-Age limit removal songs and slogans. Police later begged the for time Presidential candidate to get back to his car, he was escorted to the venue…
Human right lawyer and activist Nicholas Opiyo has decried the manner in government organizations have handled the controversial age limit removal saga in the country. Speaking while appearing on KFM Hot seat on Monday evening, Opiyo condemned the police and other government organizations acts of carrying out crackdowns against civil society organizations. These statements follow the move by the Central bank to freeze Action Aid bank accounts on allegations relating to elicit transfer of funds for funding unlawful activities. Opiyo however said that such acts are not called for since the organization is helping the country in promotion of fundamental…
Following the death of a popular music producer, Dans Kumapesa earlier today morning while being rushed to Nsambya hospital, celebrities who have been there during the time of his sickness have hence forth gone ahead to show their deep concerns, loss and misery on different social media platforms. Most of the musicians have described him as a very talented, hardworking man, strong, and has always had a passion to bring their differences to an end and also take Uganda’s music to another level. Others describe him as a soldier, who has been strong enough to fight the battle of sickness…
Kampala central Member of Parliament Hon. Muhammad Nsereko has asked government to not to fund the age limit consultative countrywide meetings. Speaking to the insider, Nsereko adds that the money amounting 90 billion can be channeled to execute other state demands like unlike the health department, unemployment challenge among others. Nsereko notes that there is nothing special with the age limit motion since a number of bills have not been funded yet they are of greater importance to the state than age limit motion bound to benefit an individual. He says that the amount going to be spent can create…