Author: Johnson Thembo
The Forum for Democratic Change top Member Ms Doreen Nyanjura has joined thousands of Ugandans advocating for the total ban of the use of polythene bags commonly known as a Kavera. Speaking while appearing on Nxt Radio Saturday talk show, the Makerere University Kampala City Council Authority Councilor stated that government is responsible for the environmental degradation mess in the country. Nyanjura said that the state has for years shielded the kavera manufacturers something that has made it hard for the total ban campaign to get executed, thus advocating for the closure of these factories. “Look, Government knows where the…
A group of youth activists led by Miss World Africa, Quinn Abenakyo, have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, to expedite the passing of the Sexual Offences Bill to curb child marriage. “We want a national law that criminalises child marriage because it is the top most challenge that girls in the eastern region are facing,” read the petition delivered at the launch of the ‘girls get equal’ campaign at Africana Hotel on Friday, June 14, 2019. The campaign is spear headed by Plan Uganda and is geared at fostering rights and equal treatment of girlsKadaga said she was…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has cautioned government to improve on how the next budget is processed following the tardy manner in which the 2019/2020 budget was passed. Kadaga was making her Communication from the Chair prior to the presentation of the budget speech on Thursday, 13 June 2019 at the Kampala Serena International Conference Centre. The Speaker said that ministries had failed to beat the deadline of submitting their policy statements by 15 March as stipulated in the Public Finance Management Act, 2015. “Majority of them (policy statements) were submitted on 19 April and nine ministries had to…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Maj Gen James Birungi the Uganda People’s Defence Air Force (UPDAF) chief of Staff as the commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC). Maj Gen Birungi replaces Maj Gen Don Nabasa who has been sent for training. Nabasa was appointed to head SFC, an elite unit that is responsible for the security of the President of Uganda and special operations in January 2017. He took over from Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who was appointed Senior Presidential Adviser on military affairs. “Maj Gen Nabasa is heading out for a course. The course is good for…
Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Hon. Francis Zaake Butebi was during the weekend showered with love and praised for his undying fight towards the liberation of Uganda. This happened when the Youthful lawmaker was invited by one of his devotees and only to a group of organized voters holding presents minutes later. “Yesterday, I spent the entire day meeting and greeting my beloved electorate of Mityana. My people are yearning for change, it is evident on their faces and gestures. The young, middle aged and elderly waved at me and happily sang the People Power slogans – a gesture…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed Ugandans and the ruling party for helping the economy to thrive. Speaking during State of the Nations address at the Kampala Serena Hotel last week, Museveni noted Uganda has one of the fastest economies in the world. He noted that between 1986 and 2015, the economy grew at an annual average rate of 6.92% while per capita income grew at an annual average rate of 3.6% over the same period. Thereby citing that there is no European country, not even the USA (except West Germany between 1950 and 1980 which did 3.8%) has grown its…
High Commissioners and Consul Generals to Uganda have been assured of Uganda’s readiness to host the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) taking place from 22nd to 29th September 2019. The assurance was given by the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, at a breakfast meeting on Thursday, 6 June 2019 in the Parliament conference hall to appraise the top diplomats on the plans in place to host the conference at Speak Resort Munyonyo. “The Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference provides a great opportunity for our Parliaments to engage, deliberate and network on parliamentary best practices, governance and democratic values and socio-economic aspirations of the commonwealth fraternity,”…
President Yoweri Museveni has, in his State of the Nation Address to Parliament at the Kampala Serena Conference Centre on Thursday 6 June 2019, pronounced seven major drivers of economic progress, saying the economy is on course to self-sustenance. In his three hour address, Museveni said he is banking on industrialisation to promote export using agriculture, import substitution, the commencement of commercial production of oil and gas and strengthening local content. Improving efficiency in the execution of public investment, harnessing the benefit of regional integration and skills development, said Museveni, constituted a firm foundation for economic development. The President said…
The number of people killed in a crackdown on pro-democracy protests in the Sudanese capital Khartoum has risen to 60, an opposition group says. Members of a feared paramilitary group are reported to be roaming the streets attacking civilians. The violence began when forces of the Transitional Military Council (TMC) opened fire on unarmed protesters on Monday. The military has faced international condemnation for the attack. An attempt by the UK and Germany at the UN to call on the Sudanese military to stop the violence was blocked on Tuesday by China, which was backed by Russia. What is happening…
The Kigezi Tourism Cluster Platform (KTCP) with sponsorship from MTN Uganda has concluded the first ever Kigezi Marathon held this morning inKabale town under the theme “Conserve Lake Bunyonyi, Save Lives”. The marathon was preceded by Tourism Festival dubbed the “Lake Bunyonyi Tourism Festival” at the Lake Bunyonyi Safaris Resort on 1st June 2019 where the cultural Heritage of the Lake was showcased with a climax of Boat races on Bunyonyi, the deepest lake in Uganda and third deepest worldwide. Parity Twinomujuni, the Festival and Marathon Committee Chair said that: “The Cluster has noted with concern that Lake Bunyonyi’s sustainability…