Author: Johnson Thembo
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has called for opening up of more saving schemes to encourage more saving and to support the Actuarial profession. The Speaker was officiating at a dinner organized by the Makerere University Actuarial Association to usher in fresh graduates into the field, on Saturday, 29th April, 2017, at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala. Kadaga said that actuarial science is currently a narrow sector because of economic instability experienced in the past and added that as the economy grows, she is sure there will be more opportunities for the upcoming professionals. “I have…
MP hopeful, Ghetto gladiator Bobi Wine is in another multi-million video shoot for his famous Specioza song. The 20 million video project started on Wednesday 3rd May that brought a crew of over 3 directors in one place. Before even the shooting started, Bobi Wine’s make up experience stood out unique as he continuously cracked jokes and even made rehearsals on how he will be tabling motions on the floor of Parliament. Catch the amazing makeup session in pictures.
South Sudan opposition parties, including rebels armed groups, have set conditions for an inclusive national dialogue process to end the over three-year conflict and achieve a genuine democratic change in the country. “Wide consultation is essential for any national dialogue to be representative, legitimate and, most importantly, effective,” reads partly a statement extended to Sudan Tribune on Monday. President Kiir announced a national dialogue initiative in December, as a bottom-top approach, to end the more than three years conflict. A steering committee he announced in January has to be reconstituted due to lack of “inclusivity” as stated by the opposition…
President Yoweri Museveni has challenged accountants to fight corruption. He also urged them to keep accounts properly as one of the ways to ensure that Uganda registers further growth. “Keep accounts properly, fight corruption then your country will grow. Accountants must record correctly. If they are faithful in their profession, Uganda will move forward,” he observed. The President made the challenge at Speke Resort Munyonyo where he opened the 4th four-day Africa Congress of Accountants that has attracted over 1,200 delegates. The Congress has been organized by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) and is running under…
2017 has been a year of magic and blessings for the Sitya Loss fame Ghetto kids. The latest news is that the Ghetto kids have won themselves yet another international gig with Wizkid. This follows the Last month’s successful ‘unforgettable’ project with American hip hop star French Montana who was in Uganda to record a video with them that is still going viral. According to their manager Dauda Kavuma confirmed the news and also revealed that Wizkid had contacted them through Sony records entertainment and the gig has come with a good deal of money. Watch Video with French Montana
Please disregard social media rumour that Hon. Beatrice Anywar the Kitgum woman members of parliament has died at Case Kampala. . This has circulated social media that she passed on after unsuccessful brain surgery that resulted from injuries she sustained recently. However the Insider has contacted a close relative and confirmed she is alive and improving.
Sudanese President Hassan Omar Al Bashir has said he is prepared to intervene in neighbouring South Sudan, to end the persistent fighting there. South Sudan has been plagued by war for more than three years, with tens of thousands dying and millions fleeing to neighbouring countries. Al-Bashir said his government is concerned about the people in South Sudan, as they were once his people too. “We are really concerned about citizens in South Sudan, because they were our citizens when we were one state. We are the government and the political party who made the peace agreement, which led to…
The Uganda police force has topped the list of Violators of Journalist rights in the country. According to the report 83 of the 135 cases of violations and abuses against journalists recorded by ‘Human Rights Network For Journalists Uganda’ in 2016 were carried out by police. In 2015, cases of violations and abuses against journalists by police were 107 of the 143 total recorded annual cases Director of Democracy, Rights and Governance at USAID Nils Mueller says there’s already 27 cases of press freedom violations this year including 11 assaults and 12 arrests.
There has been a massive police deployment at the civil prison of Luzira as former Presidential Candidate Dr. kiiza Besigye visited Dr. Stella Nyanzi. Dr. Stella Nyanzi a Makerere University academician has been in prison for over three weeks on offensive communication and cyber harassment charges where its alleged that she called the Fountain of Honour a ‘Pair of buttocks’. According to Besigye, Nyanzi is in great shape & high spirits. Anxious that struggle for change has taken long. Its not the first time Besigye is Visiting Nyanzi, recently he made attempts to visit her but all was in vain…
The 72 year old president of the Republic of Uganda H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has vowed not to Change the constitution as the speculations have been running in different Media houses. “We will follow the constitution, I cannot change the Constitution because I do not have the power.” Museveni said when asked if he was planning to run for another term as president of Uganda. Speaking during the exclusive interview with Al Jazeera during the weekend, Museveni described Uganda as the most democratic country in the world and that he is leading Ugandans out of poverty and to an even…