Author: Johnson Thembo
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the Commander-In- Chief (C-I-C) of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has said Army officers retiring from active service should use the opportunity to create wealth for themselves now that government is able to send them off with some good remuneration. “You have done Army work now, Go and do something in the economy in these last years,” H.E Museveni said H.E Gen Museveni was speaking at a ceremony to retire 48 General officers of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) at State House Entebbe. These were meant to be 49 before the…
Parliament has asked government to develop mechanisms that will ensure the country returns to a low risk of debt distress. During plenary on Tuesday, 30 August 2022, Parliament approved two reports of the Committee on National Economy on the State of Indebtedness, Grants and Guarantees and another one on the performance of the economy. According to Hon. Robert Migadde, the vice chairperson of the committee, the total public debt has increased over recent years due to the implementation of the Government’s investment agenda and the effects of the COVID-l9 pandemic that caused revenue shortfalls. According to the report, Uganda’s public…
President Yoweri kaguta Museveni has this afternoon arrived in For Unified Forces Graduation “I am pleased to be back in Juba to witness the graduation of the 1st batch of unified forces of the Republic of South Sudan.” Museveni said via his twitter handle. This follows the 2019 Entebbe Tripartite Agreement for the cessation of hostilities & a transition process toward general elections in S. Sudan. Here are some photos from the event.
EULOGIUM:Heartfelt condolences to the family, relatives and friends of Gen Elly Tumwine, who completed his earthly journey. Since the end of the NRA bush war, Gen Elly Tumwine is the most senior officer to die. He was the first Commander of NRA in government; served as Army Representative in Parliament for 35 years and held several other senior government appointments. He has, therefore, lived a long, high profile, public life. Apart from Gen Tumwine’s public life, he also had a private life- a family, relatives, friends, private endevours and associations etc. Like most people who live long public lives in…
Uganda has been announced as the next host of the Africa Society for Blood Transfusion conference planned for 1st to 4th March 2024. The news was announced by the African Society for Blood Transfusion after a successful bid was accepted by Uganda Blood Transfusion Society with the technical help of Uganda’s Convention Bureau which is a unit in Uganda Tourism Board (UTB). It is estimated that this convention will contribute to the country’s GDP to the tune of US$ 0.6 million. The conference will attract approximately 500 delegates with 75% to come from across the African continent and 25% outside…
The Human Rights Network for Journalists (HRNJ) and the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) want Members of Parliament to throw out the Computer Misuse Amendment Bill, 2022. The journalist’s associations opine that the proposals in the bill infringe on freedom of speech the press and hinder aspects of investigative journalism and holding leaders accountable. While appearing before the ICT and National Guidance Committee on Thursday, 25 August 2022, the journalists said the bill is a duplication of already existing legislation. Moses Mulondo, the UPPA President said that whereas they agree with the proposal to protect children from the advent of…
Former Security Minister Gen. Elly Tumwine has passed on, reports say. He was recently airlifted to Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Defence Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Felix Kulayigye noted that the General was in critical condition before being rushed to Nairobi. Also, family sources, according to the State-owned New Vision confirmed that Gen. was battling cancer-related complications.
Ugandan music giant Bebe Cool- real name Moses Ssali- has released a new Afro dancehall single titled Boss Lady. And this new single is proof that the superstar has mastered the art of evolution. Boss Lady is continued proof that star Bebe Cool knows how to evolve and keep in touch with majority music fans; The Youth. The song has Afro-dancehall beats that will linger in the minds of the youth leaving disc jockeys with no choice but to play the massive tune.It’s energetic Bebe Cool at his best. As we’ve known him. And fans will certainly know what this…
Lawmakers have said that corruption and connivance are to blame for the shutdown of Isimba hydropower plant. The Members of Parliament were responding to the statement by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa on the emergency shutdown of the plant. The 183 megawatts Isimba Hydropower power plant in Kayunga district experienced a shut down on Monday, 08 August 2022. Nankabirwa told the MPs that the plant flooded because of maintenance works. “One of the generating units was out of use to allow the contractor to undertake routine maintenance. At the time of the incident, the scheduled works…
The State Minister for Health, Hon. Margaret Muhanga has revealed that government plans vaccinate children against malaria. Muhanga made the revelation during a plenary sitting on Tuesday, 16 August 2022 chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. “If we do not vaccinate our children again malaria, then we are allowing this killer disease. We lost about 24 children to malaria in June this year,” she said adding that, ‘a vaccine has been manufactured to control malaria especially in children. Government is working with other governments abroad that are producing the vaccine’. She said this while responding to a matter of national…