Author: Johnson Thembo
FUFA Uganda Cup (Quarter final): Police 0-1 KCCA Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) football club outwitted Police 1-0 in the last quarter final of 43rd edition in the FUFA Uganda Cup held at the Nelson Mandela National stadium, Namboole on Sunday. Forward Derrick Nsibambi scored the winner in the first ten minutes of extra time added by referee Rajab Bakasembe when normal time had ended goal-less. Police however missed the golden chance to equalize when Rahmat Senfuka’s penalty was stopped by goalkeeper Douglas Kisembo in the 115th minute. KCCA will now play the record FUFA Uganda cup winners Express in the semi-finals that…
Former presidential Candidate Dr. Kiiza Besigye has given his take on the numerous news running on different Media Houses about the revamping of the Uganda National Cultural Center (UNCC) popularly known as National Theatre. Making a bold comment Via his twitter handle, Besigye said the land is on the chopping board just the same way Shimon land handled. “Just like Shimoni Land in neighborhood, 13-acre NATIONAL THEATRE LAND, seems to be on chopping board!!” He twitted. We have learnt that the president has earmarked USD$ 100m to revamp the entertainment facility. The parliament, the Inspector General of Government and Ministry…
Francis Mwijukye the member of parliament representing Buhweju has attacked president for protecting the government officials who received the 6 Billion Presidential handshake. Speaking to the Insider, Mwijjukye added President Museveni should sell his cows if he wants to save the people who took the money but not picking money from the taxpayer’s money. All over the weekend, Cissy Kagaba, the Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU) said the president’s move is very ironical, adding that this is still abuse of the public’s money. She adds that the people who misguided the president should be held personally accountable…
As several government officials drove four wheel vehicles to Palisa in Eastern Uganda to celebrate the international Labour Day, Kawempe KCCA councilor Muhammad Ssegirinya instead went to the bush and carried out Duuwa Prayers for Ugandans in UEA. Ssegirinya led the team of youths to celebrate Labour Day in a Duuwa prayer for the Government to consider rescuing Ugandans imprisoned in UEA. “We cannot celebrate Labour Day when Ugandans still rooting in UAE prisons. Salt Duuwa in action.” Ssegirinya posted on his Facebook page. A number of Ugandans have experienced a series of problems like poor working conditions, and others…
Makerere University one of Best Universities in Africa is on tension over failure to provide students with Identity Cards. Due to this setback, the university is to refund Shillings 351Million out of the Shillings 526 million collected from students for their identity cards under the Computerized Education Management and Accounting System-CEMAS. Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, the Makerere University Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Administration, says the decision was reached after the university failed to produce the student Identity Cards in time and threats of a strike by the students. On 25th April, the Universities Guild President Elect Kato Paul threatened…
A state adviser for Southern Liech, one of South Sudan’s newly created states, was killed in an ambush on two commercial vehicles along the Leer-Benitu road on Thursday, a local official said. Information Minister Peter Makuoth Malual told Radio Tamazuj that Michael Wech was killed together with two women in a road attack along the Leer-Bentiu road. The official pointed out said three other passengers were kidnapped, while the rest fled to the bush. He accused SPLA-IO rebels of involvement in the incident. Radio Tamazuj
The first elements of the Regional Protection Force of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have started to arrive in the country, the mission said Saturday. The deployment of the 4,000-strong force was authorized by the UN Security Council in its Resolution 2304 (2016). UNMISS said an advance party of a construction engineering company from Bangladesh arrived on April 20, bringing essential equipment to start the preparation of accommodation and working areas for the RPF in Juba. “Regional troops from Rwanda will follow in June and July,” the UN mission said, noting that the RPF headquarters have already been…
South Sudanese rebels loyal to former First Vice President Riek Machar announced that they captured Bazi and Kimba areas in Morobo County in Yei River State on Tuesday. SPLA-IO military spokesman in Central Equatoria Wai Goodwill told Radio Tamazuj that their forces managed to capture the two areas after attacks on their positions by government troops from Monday until Tuesday. Godwill claimed that they killed several government soldiers during clashes. Radio Tamazuj couldn’t reach government officials to comment on the claims. Separately, Goodwill denied reports that a group of rebels affiliated to Riek Machar are negotiating with the government in…
The leader of Opposition in Parliament Hon. Winnie Kiiza Nyabahasa has called upon to urgently establish a minimum wage and harmonize salaries in public service as a move to improve people’s Livelihood. Speaking to the insider, Kiiza adds that several employees both in the private and public sector suffer a lot of functional hardships all caused by under payment and lack of clear policies to fight for their rights. However in Her Labour Day Message, Winnie also had a number of issues she highlighted in the as detailed below in her speech. THEME: BUIDLING THE NATION THROUGH GOOD WORKS…
Police has assured the public in greater Masaka region of total security following recent weeks of local terrorism, where Machette welding gangs attacked residents and made away with property. According to Latiff Zaake the Regional Police Commander of the Greater Masaka Region says Machete gang attackers have been subdued and Masaka is at peace again. This comes as police leadership from central Uganda met with leaders of crime preventers from greater Masaka. Ministers in attendance reiterated the importance of involving the local leaders in the program if crime prevention is to succeed under this arrangement