Author: Johnson Thembo
At first I thought it was a joke. But even though I didn’t take it lightly I had to make some international research. World practices (acceptable) are way much more easier compared to the old man’s. I hope we should patent the Old man’s innovations. However, putting it to the test it has not just collapsed but rather died. For starters, I would like you to compare it with the MOB gravity drip irrigation kit. It ensures a successful harvest 3 times a year growing vegetables. See how the cabbages they planted in the extreme heat of December are almost…
An IT expert has been charged with hacking into Kenya’s Revenue Authority and stealing $39m (£31m). Alex Mutungi Mutuku, 28, is accused of electronic fraud but he denies any wrongdoing. The prosecution says he is part of a wider network that is stealing money from several high-profile institutions. Mr Mutuku was arrested after police conducted an operation following a tip-off that institutions were losing money. A lawyer for Mr Mutuku, Tacey Makori, has asked for him to be released, arguing that police had failed to show enough evidence to warrant an extended detention. He is being held while anti-cybercrime officers…
South Sudanese citizens will still pay entry fees to East African nations because the government has not yet paid the required membership fee which is $ 8 million, a top diplomat said. East African heads of state agreed to admit South Sudan as its sixth member state in November last year during a summit in Tanzania. The East African Community (EAC) is a group of nations that cooperates in the areas of trade, travel, tourism and harmonization of tax regimes and other regulations. It includes Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Friday, Mawien Makol Ariik,…
Authorities in Yei River State reached a peace deal with an armed group affiliated to South Sudan’s main opposition faction led by former first vice president Riek Machar in Uganda’s capital, Kampala on 6 March. The deal was brokered by Evangelical Presbyterian Bishop Elias Taban with support from the US-based organization His Voice Global. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, Bishop Elias said the armed group which is based in Morobo and the state government agreed to bring about peace and stability through dialogue so as to end the ongoing war and pave the way for development in the state. “We are…
The outgoing UN peacekeeping chief said the first units of a long-delayed regional protection force for South Sudan will deploy within a few weeks. The UN Security Council last year authorized an additional 4,000 peacekeepers in response to a surge in violence in the world’s youngest nation. Herve Ladsous spoke Tuesday at the end of a two-day visit to South Sudan’s capital, Juba. “We are sparing no effort in speeding up, and in the next few weeks you will see the first vanguard of the regional force being deployed here in Juba. And I think that will be a very…
Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has officially launched the campaign to usher in a new design for the national teams’ jerseys. FUFA President Eng.Moses Magogo launched the campaign during the weekly press conference held on Wednesday morning at the Federation’s headquarters in Mengo, Kampala. ‘Like we communicated earlier, today is the occasion where the historic jersey that the Cranes used in the qualification campaign of 2015 and 2017 and in AFCON finals in Gabon will be retired as as away of honour’ said the FUFA President. The campaign will be open to the general public to summit their…
Following the viral ‘succession’ debate that sparked different factions in the ruling NRM party saying it’s high time the party started thinking and discussing the process of successor, President Yoweri Museveni has broken the silence by giving his stand. Addressing journalists at Kawumu Demonstration Farm yesterday, President Museveni said that it is important issue but its time will come. Sighting that there things that need immediate action than succession apparently. According to Justice Minister and constitutional affairs minister Gen. Kahinda Otafiire appearing on NBS Frontline on Thursday last week, said the succession debate is misplaced since Museveni has just started…
A Ugandan national working as a ‘boda-boda’ motorcyclist was killed in Yei town on Friday night after quarreling over a phone with a friend, a local official said. The late Kaguta Seme, a boda-boda rider and local musician was stabbed to death at Dar-Salam-Lizira Street in Yei. Close friends to the late said Kaguta had a quarrel with a friend over the ownership of a smart phone the evening before his death. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj at the scene, Yei River County Commissioner Dennis Lasuba said investigations will be launched to ascertain the circumstances of the incident. “The victim happened…
Two Makerere University law dons have petitioned the Constitutional Court challenging its failure to pass laws aimed at legalizing abortion. Prof. Ben Twinomugisha and Dr. Rose Nakayi together of Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) have asked the court to issue an order compelling the Executive and Parliament to immediately pass a law regulating termination of pregnancies so as to reduce on maternal mortality rates that arise from unsafe abortions. “We do not see any reason as to why Uganda should not borrow a leaf from its neighbours and take an essential step to protect the lives of…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah has instructed the Parliamentary Committee on Education to examine the exercise involving the closure of schools by the Ministry of Education. The Deputy Speaker made the ruling on the matter following complaints raised by Members of Parliament on the manner in which the Ministry of Education conducted itself in the closure of schools around the country, this was during a plenary sitting, today, Tuesday 14th March, 2017. MPs said that it was unjustifiable for the Ministry to concentrate on closing private schools and leave ill-equipped public schools with poor teacher attendance…