Author: Johnson Thembo

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has commended telecommunications giant, MTN, for continuously giving back to the community through its collections from the annual Kampala marathon. Kadaga, who was officially receiving the MPs’ and staff kits for this year’s MTN marathon, said that the annual event has now become a culture adopted and it now features on Parliament’s annual programme as it is beneficial to the community. “You are the biggest telecommunication company with the biggest network coverage and customer base so it is good to note that through this initiative you are giving back to the community and especially…

By Peter Ogwang (MP) Three years after the 2016 U.S presidential election, the Americans are still up in arms following classified reports that hackers linked to the Russian government reportedly interfered with the election process where they harmed the campaign of Hillary Clinton, thus boosting the candidacy of Donald Trump, now the President. The U.S reasonably urges that Russia breached the common tradition and International legal structures that calls for respect of right of sovereignty of other nations. But does the U.S practice what they preach? Do they respect sovereignty of other nations? A few days ago, the Mayor of…

Former presidential aspirant Dr. Kiiza Besigye has called upon Ugandans to focus on doing good for humanity. Besigye made this comment during the final send off of Mzee Marko Baryaharwego, father to Prof Jean Barya and Dr. Margret Kasande in Katongole village, Ibanda district. Besigye added that there is need to love each other and defend Uganda from the Museveni’s unfair governance that has taken it on a wrong turn. Kizza Besigye also said as a victim of injustice, that include slapping on him numerous fake charges, he has decided that Museveni and others should face justice at the ICC.…

This year’s MTN regional races came to a colorful end in Masaka town ahead of the anticipated 2019 MTN Kampala Marathon this weekend. Introduced to give the MTN Kampala Marathon a national feel and allow people from all over the country contribute to the causes of the Marathon, the Regional races also act as a preamble to the main Marathon. This year, the 10km races were held in Soroti, Arua and Masaka whereas the inaugural races were held last year in Gulu, Mbale and Mbarara. Runners painted Masaka town yellow yesterday as they took to the 10km track not only…

President Yoweri Museveni has re-emphasized the need for African Governments to emphasize transformation of their societies in order to address the challenges of gender equality along with other pertinent issues of gender-based violence. The President was speaking to a delegation of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) led by the Fund’s Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, who called on him today at State House, Entebbe. During the meeting that was attended by the 1st Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Mrs. Janet Museveni, the President noted that one cannot keep a pre-capitalist society and at the same time be…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) in collaboration World Bank Group and partnership with the Korea- World Bank has today hosted the Agribusiness Matchmaking Expo at Namboole Stadium in Kampala Uganda. This event will facilitate contractual partnerships between selected agribusiness producer organizations or POs (Area-based Commodity Cooperative Enterprise, Regional Producer Organizations, and Farmer Organizations), suppliers of post-harvest management (PHM), Agro-processing equipment and services. Research by the Ministry of Agriculture shows that Uganda’s agricultural sector presents multiple highly-profitable investment opportunities both for profit-oriented investments and partnerships, as one of the 55 member states of the African Union; Uganda…

All government run health centres operating without latrines should close, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has intimated. During the opening of the inaugural parliamentary symposium on water and sanitation at Parliament on Friday, 15 November 2019, Kadaga said she was disgusted to learn that a big number of government health centres in Uganda do not have latrines. “If 85 percent of government health facilities do not have toilets, we should close them. We should create a crisis in the country. Let us close them and then government will wake up,” she said. Speaker Kadaga said she was disturbed that…

The final whistle for the match between Uganda and Malawi has been blown at the mighty Mandela National Stadium in Namboole, a Kampala Suburb. The much anticipated game kicked off at exactly 04:00pm and saw the Malawi National team baptized in the name of Endiba Yaffe, Wego Wego! and Tulumbe Na Namutima. At the end of the match, 2 Goals were netted, implying that 3 points are now in the bag, becoming the first win for Jonathan McKinstry on his first home game. The 2 goals by Emmanuel Okwi and Fahad Bayo Aziz put Uganda Cranes move to 4 points…

The government of Uganda has described Kafeero Foundation as the new face and key player in the fourth industrial revolution. Kafeero Foundation is a social enterprise whose sole purpose is to inspire and empower individuals, communities and economies to grow through innovation. They do this by equipping them with the skills and tools to become job creators thus enabling them to establish successful and sustainable businesses. Speaking during the Power the Next mentorship workshop that went down at the Kampala Serena Hotel on Saturday 16th November 2019, the Minister of Public Service Hon. Muruli Mukasa praised Kafeero Foundation for championing…

The Minister of State for Defence in Charge Veteran Affairs Hon Lt Col (Rtd) Dr. Bright Rwamirama has said that the joint activities conducted under the East African Community (EAC) Cooperation in Defence Affairs such as Command Post Exercises are enhancers of the intergration of the Community. “As EAC Partner States, we need to walk the talk to further strengthen our intergration so that we can realise its benefits,” he said while officiating at the closing ceremony of the 12th Edition of EAC CPX – 2019 in Jinja. He noted that the EAC Partner States have similar security challenges that…