Author: Johnson Thembo
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said the ousted SPLA chief of general staff Gen. Paul Malong was“in fighting mood” when they talked on the phone yesterday, while reiterating his security assurance to Paul Malong to return to Juba. Speaking during a press conference in Juba on Friday, Kiir said: “Gen. Malong is now in Yirol, I didn’t talk to him this morning, I tried but I found that he was resting because yesterday his blood pressure shot up very high because yesterday when I talked to him, he was not in a good mood, he was in fighting mood.” “I said…
YMCA vs Kabalagala Rangers MUBS vs Stormers Kampala International University vs Nkumba select St Lawrence University vs Muteesa 1 Royal University Competitive play-offs are expected as the national beach soccer league enters the closing stages. According to the Uganda Beach Soccer Association (UBSA) secretariat, the complete quarter final line up was confirmed after the regular season league climax. The top four clubs from the two groups (Hurriken and Moonson) qualified for the quarter finals. Reigning champions of the national beach soccer league, Nkumba Select will lock horns with Kampala International University (KIU) during one of the line up games for…
The Chairman of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, Amb. Mull Katende, has said heavy reliance on donor funding was affecting peace efforts on the continent. “Our major challenge is donor dependence, and this defeats the whole idea of African solutions to African problems,” Katende said adding that “the decision by the EU to reduce funding for AMISOM troops’ allowances by 20 percent, was having a negative impact on troop morale and instead boosting the resolve of Al Shabaab to continue undermining the AMISOM gains.” Presenting a paper on the status of peace and security in Africa…
The Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, His Worship Gadenya Paul Wolimbwa has transferred at eight judicial officers in bid to improve service delivery in the justice sector. The officers transferred include Assistant Registrars,Deputy Registrars and Magistrates’ Grade one, whose movement is effective June 1, 2017 are from Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono areas. His Worship Gadenya explained that the reasons for the transfers included officers who had overstayed at their stations,promoting better relations between the Judiciary and stakeholders especially with the JLOS community and district authorities. Other reasons include;improving service delivery, filing positions in the recently created High Court circuits and…
MPs have tasked the Internal Affairs Ministry and the Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura to explain the arrest of 12 minors in connection to the murder of former police spokesperson, Andrew Felix Kaweesi. The minors, aged between two and 12 years, were taken in custody on March 19th, 2017, two days after the brutal killing of Kaweesi, his body Kenneth Erau and Driver, Godfrey Mambewa in Kulambiro, a suburb of Kampala. They were found at the home of Abdul Rashid Mbaziira in Namasengere village, Nabaale Sub County, Mukono District. Mbaziira is one of the suspects in the murder. The…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres are stoking their efforts to give a face to the refugee crisis in Uganda and raise over US$2billion needed in emergency funds to handle the humanitarian crisis caused by the South Sudan conflict which is yet to end. Uganda is now host to over 1.2 million refugees, of which almost 800,000 are South Sudanese who have fled the violence and famine with more than 2000 refugees coming in daily according to the United Nations. “I have been allowed by President Salva Kiir to mediate the warring factions in South…
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, completed a visit to Uganda today. He met with the Prime Minister of Uganda, H.E. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, before visiting the UN’s Regional Service Centre in Entebbe. In his meeting with Prime Minister Rugunda, discussions covered regional security issues, the massive influx refugees being experienced by Uganda and Uganda’s hosting of the Solidarity Summit on Refugees next month. President Thomson thanked Uganda for its hosting of so many refugees and encouraged Uganda to take a leading role in the UN process currently underway on…
Members of Parliament have asked government to rein in on the increasing number foreigners, disguised as investors, but engaging in retail and wholesale business. MPs who were debating a Report of the Committee on Trade on the increasing number of foreign retail and wholesalers in the country expressed discontent in the way foreigners were being let to operate freely while encroaching on sectors that should be a preserve of local citizens. Parliament passed the Report during the plenary sitting on Tuesday 9th May 2017. The Committee recommended that the interests of the local citizens are emphasised and that they are…
The Uganda communications commission has this evening suspended NBS Television’s Broadcasting license. According to the letter which the Insider has a copy, states that the suspension follows the Tuesday’s controversial programme dubbed NBS EXTRA, One On One with Tamale Mirundi. In this Regard, Uganda’s media regulatory arm has withdrawn NBS Television’s Broadcasting license for 60 days totaling 2 months as detailed in the letter below.
The State minister for Kampala Benny Namugwanya has refuted allegation that the KCCA amendment bill intends to trim powers of the lord mayor. Namugwanya says the amendment intends to have government take charge of the city through the minister as provided for in article 5 of the constitution. She adds that if the amendment is passed in its current status the lord mayor’s role shall be to receive dignitaries and promoting tourism. The minister has assured the people of Kampala that they will remain with their right to vote for the lord mayor. Early this week, the Kampala Capital City…