Author: Johnson Thembo
A section of MPs are dismayed by what they have described as public humiliation of the Deputy Head of Operation Wealth Creation, Lt Gen Charles Angina by Security Minister, Gen Elly Tumwine. On Saturday morning, a video clip fired up social media, showing Gen Tumwine reprimanding a visibly subdued Lt Gen Angina for the alleged wrongful deployment of UPDF officers to intervene in a city land wrangle.MP Elijah Okupa started the debate. “The Commander in Chief [President Yoweri Museveni] should take action against Gen Tumwine; how can he say don’t mess with our army? Does it mean there are others…
The 10th East African Community Inter-Parliamentary Games which have been taking place in Kampala ended with a cultural dinner in honour of all the participating delegates on the 18 December 2019. The games organised and hosted by Parliament of Uganda saw Members and staff of Parliament take part in football, netball, basketball, athletics, golf, tug of war and darts started on the 08 December 2019. At the closing glamourous dinner held at Hotel Africana, there were calls for the fast tracking of the East African Community integration process citing sports as one of the avenues. The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca…
The Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, has defended himself against allegations of threatening Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, arguing that the ongoing investigations are aimed at diverting the public’s attention from what happened during the strike at the university. Zaake, who appeared before Parliament’s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline, said that the recent strike at Makerere exposed the poor administration and management at the University and the torture of students by armed forces, which are being shielded from scrutiny by the investigation. “To the best of my knowledge I did not behave in a non-parliamentary manner, I…
First Lady Janet and together with the president of Uganda hosted 400 sportspeople, officials and teachers to a luncheon and later dinner at State House Entebbe, as we celebrated what has been a great sporting year for Uganda. Briefly, Uganda was ranked 9th best in the World Athletics Championship, 3rd in Africa Athletics, 6th in World Netball, qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo and emerged winner in the East Africa Schools Championships in Arusha and the Interforces Games in Nairobi. There were other sporting successes in other fields like boxing, swimming, rowing, woodball, rugby, among others. I congratulate…
Everything is going on well at Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) Grounds as the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance together with Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) host the long awaited National ICT Innovation Expo. The main objective of the ICT Innovation Expo is to showcase the potential of ICT Innovation in the country. The Chief Guest H.E. the President of the Republic of Uganda, the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Government Officials, Development Partners, Academia, Private Sector, Civil Society, Innovators, Innovation Hubs, Venture Capitalists and many more are expected to attended this prestigious event where the…
The Uganda Electoral Commission has further extended the period for the update of the National Voters Register for more seven days. The exercise, according to the new programme, will run from today 16th up to the 23rd December 2019. “We have extended the period for updating the National Voters’ Register,” said Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, Chairperson Electoral Commission, in a statement on Monday. The exercise indeed commenced on Thursday 21st November 2019 and was scheduled to close on Wednesday 11th December 2019. Towards the close of the update exercise the Commission observed big numbers of applicants at the update centers…
MTN Uganda through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, the MTN Foundation has donated Shs.31,000,000 milliontowards the Bundibugyo floods victims. This money will be used for buying non-food relief items to support the families that have been displaced following the floods that left many people displaced, houses destroyed and lives lost. The floods followed the heavy rains that hit the district from the 6th to 7th of this month. A total of 1,152 households composed of 6,768 individuals has been affected, 17 bodies have so far been retrieved by the Uganda Redcross Society team. A total of800 people are currently displaced…
Last night’s Cabinet reshuffle continues to be the talk of the Nation. One of the appointed Ministers Peter Ogwang says it’s the best news ever since it even came on his birthday (15 December). Ogwang thanks president Museveni for the vote of confidence, citing that he is ready for the new task. “Waking up to several congratulatory and birthday messages. Thank you President Museveni for the vote of confidence. Thank you for the opportunity to serve my country in yet another capacity. I am ready for the task. Let’s fold the sleeves and get it rolling.” Ogwang took the…
Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Hon. Betty Nambooze has expressed her intense fear ahead of the looming 2021 General Elections. Speaking while appearing on a weekly radio program dubbed Parliament Yaffe, Nambooze wondered what would happen if an opposition candidate like Kyadondo East’s Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert or Dr. Kiiza Besigye won an election. Nambooze noted that basing on the political environment in Uganda where some individuals perceive the country as their asset may lead the Pearl of Africa into massive bloodshed. “Look at people like Gen. Tumwine, who think is right for them to ‘steal’ government resources but aggressively attack…
President Yoweri Museveni has received H.E Teodro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea at State House, Entebbe at the start of a 2-day official visit to Uganda at the invitation of his Ugandan counterpart. President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo who is the official African Union (AU) Champion of 2019 on finding solutions to forced displacements in Africa, is slated to tour Kiryandongo Refugee Center Settlement in Bunyoro Sub-Region to get first-hand experience on how Uganda has successfully handled the refugee crisis. In a tete-a-tete between the two leaders, President Museveni thanked President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo for the visit in order to…