Author: Johnson Thembo
The Democratic Party secretariat has on Thursday evening resolved to suspend Mukono Municipality legislator Betty Nambooze from the DP Buganda Vice Presidency position. In a closed door meeting at Pope Paul Memorial Centre in Kampala, the motion was moved by the party youth vice chairman Paul Ssembajwe and seconded by youth Secretary General Ritah Nakyanzi. 30 NEC members attended the meeting and 22 voted to have Nambooze suspended, with only 1 vote that disagreed with the motion. Namboze had been suspended for 3 months and a committee has been instituted to investigate her conduct.
Uganda’s famous artist Sheebah Karungi is apparently on tension spending sleepless nights in the studios to looking for the formula she can sustain her position that is slowly being snatched by the young blood. However pressure has continuously accumulated following the rate at wish other beautiful diva’s are releasing good music back to back. News reaching our desk reveal that yummy diva Pretty Glo has released about 10 songs within four months. According to the Tebatusoobola songbird, she described this a just the beginning since she is still working on more massive projects. Connection, Maali, Man Like You are some…
Former Democratic Republic of Congo ambassador James William Kinoobe has attacked the Forum for Democratic Change party (FDC) for neglecting and betraying its every own Sam Mugumya who has been in detention for about three years. Speaking while appearing on CBS FM radio talk show on Tuesday evening 18th April, Kinobe who is the current Sudan Ambassador, further said that its only the former Chairperson of the Public Accounts committee in the 9th Parliament Hon. Alice Alaso who visited Mugumya in Prison. He added that FDC comprises of only noise makers who are never concerned about their fellows when they…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has received a petition from Tom O’lalobo, a farmer from Nwoya district, over being denied an agricultural credit facility. O’lalobo, accompanied by Hon. Lily Adong (Nwoya District) met Kadaga over the petition, today, Wednesday 19th April, 2017 in the Speaker’s Chambers at Parliament. He said that he had been granted the Agricultural Credit Facility, an initiative of the Uganda government in partnership with commercial banks in 2011. He added, that in 2012 he was denied access to the funds. “I applied and was granted funds through the Tropical Africa Bank…
Two of Zimbabwe’s best known opposition figures have agreed to form an alliance against President Robert Mugabe. Long-time Mugabe critic Morgan Tsvangirai and former Vice-President Joice Mujuru say they will work together in next year’s election. However, it is not yet clear which of them will be the presidential candidate. Mr Mugabe, 93, has been in power since independence from Britain in 1980 and has said he will seek re-election. Mr Tsvangirai said the deal was a building block towards establishing a broad alliance to confront Mr Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party, which has been in power since independence in…
As its always said that when you go to Rome, you behave like Romans, the same has been manifested during the Qatar state Visit where the First lady had to veil herself to look like the hosts. President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday held a meeting with Her Highness Sheikha Mouza bint Nasser, the chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. Accompanied by the First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni who is also the Minister of Education and Sports, President Museveni met bint Nasser at her foundation’s offices in Doha, Qatar. The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science…
President Yoweri Museveni has said that Uganda plans to open an investment office in Doha, Quatar to facilitate prospective investors with informationon trade and investment opportunities and promote tourism in Uganda. The President was yesterday addressing a delegation of 60 members of the Quatar Chamber and Quatar Business association at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Doha, Quatar. The President accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni is in Doha on a 3-day State visit. “Uganda will open an investment office in Doha. It will also work on the promotion of tourism. It will be…
There has been mixed reactions in the city following the Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) move to ‘arrest and prosecute’ street preachers. This move will involve the unapproved mobile advertising screens/loudspeakers & individuals caught pasting posters/banners. According to KCCA, it has noted the increasing cases of ‘unapproved activities’ which contravene the Local Governments (Kampala City Council) Maintenance of Law and Order Ordinance, 2016. However speaking to one Daniel Ahimbisibwe a street preacher in Wandegeya, says that the constitution grants people a right to worship and every time is worship time therefore KCCA cannot stop the word of God. It should…
Uganda Cranes Regional tour West Nile vs Uganda Cranes on Sunday 23rd April, 2017 in Paidha Uganda Cranes coach Milutin Sredojevic has named two squads-one with players from the University Football League and the other of stars in the FUFA Big League. 42 players have been selected from the University football league while 37 are coming from the FUFA Big League. The two sets of players will train on Thursday and Friday at the Philip Omondi Stadium starting at 8am. Micho will take 22 players to Paidha, Zombo district for the Uganda Cranes regional tour match to be played on…
The forum for Democratic Change officials led by Makerere KCCA councilor Doreen Nyanjura have vowed to fight police on Thursday 20th April at Luzira prison if they are denied access to visit Dr. Stella Nyanzi This action follows the police efforts of blocking the officials from visiting the famous activist who is on remand on cyber harassment. “We are going back to check on Dr Stella Nyanzi tomorrow, we are going prepared to fight; Stella Nyanzi has a right to be visited like all other suspects. We need answers from the regime; where is Stella Nyanzi? Is she in Luzira…