Author: Johnson Thembo

Kawempe Muslim Secondary School beat Uganda Martyrs High School Rubaga in a highly competitive game with a 2-0 Goal win during the ongoing Fresh Dairy Secondary School Games Kampala Regional Girls Football Finals. Other wins were Kakungulu Muslim School in both Hockey Girls and Boys, Kibuli.S.S and Crane High School who won Basketball Boys while Nabisunsa Girls emerged winners of Basketball Girls. All the winning teams in each category will take part in the National finals scheduled to take place at Mbale Secondary School from 4th to 11th May 2019. The Fresh Dairy Secondary School games which have attracted over 2500 secondary…

Renown political analyst Tamale Mirundi has mocked the coalition by some opposition political parties (People’s Development Party- PDP, Democratic Party-DP and the Social Democratic Party- SDP). Speaking while appearing on NBS Television early this morning, Tamale described the DP –BLOC as a political masturbation. Tamale claimed that this coalition is just aimed for promoting deception and propaganda in the political arena but realistically not have any sensible impact. “What if a rat, a rabbit and a guinea pig combine, does a cow get worried? This is the same as that so called DP Bloc.” Tamale said noting that the reasons…

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama, has said the ability for the Electoral Commission (EC) to hold elections for new districts is hampered by inadequate funds. In his presentation to the Parliamentary Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Byabakama said the EC does not have money to go through the election process because of a 70.8 per cent funding gap. “We need money to hold the actual elections and even appoint Returning Officers who we usually call District Registrars,” he said, adding that “the law stipulates that we must appoint these officers within 60 days of creation…

Uganda U-17 National team (Cubs) played their second build-up match prior to the long awaited AFCON U-17 finals with Gor Mahia U-20 side on Friday at the Camp Toyoyo grounds in Nairobi. The contest ended four goals apiece with the Ugandan youngsters exhibiting a typical fighting spirit as they recovered a from 4-2 situation at some stage to level matters. Andrew Kawooya, Idi Abdulwahid and a brace of penalties from Ibrahim Juma lifted the Uganda Cubs. Gor Mahia U-20 opened the scoring business with a stunner but midfielder Andrew Kawooya brought the game level with a decent free-kick just outside the…

The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has for the first since admission to both Nakasero Hospital in Kampala and Aga Khan hospital Nairobi spoken out on her health status. Ms. Kadaga in a statement issued early this morning assured Ugandans and the globe that she is now feeling better and was looking forward to “be discharged soon”. “I am glad to report that due to God’s Mercy and untiring efforts of doctors in Uganda and Kenya, I do now have a better bill of health,” Ms. Kadaga said. Ms. Kadaga rebuked media reports describing her as extremely unwell and was due…

Friday evening was another hectic day married with glitches for Uganda’s Leading opposition Party the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and former presidential aspirant Dr. Kiiza Besigye in Mbarara town. This was after police interrupted the activities of the party in area on the grounds of not observing the Public Order Management Act. Besigye who was escorted by the people’s Government officials were rounded up, enclosed in one street by the Uganda police force officials. The team was baptized with tear gas and according to the force this was done in bid to disperse the crowds that increasing over and…

The Deputy Attorney General, Hon Mwesigwa Rukutana, has defended as lawful the deployment of Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) on the lakes. The Fisheries Protection Force (FPF) has been under intense criticism from fishing communities over allegations of brutality and highhandedness. In multiple petitions brought to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, the fishing communities have been crying foul over allegations of torture, confiscation of equipment and causing loss of business. This prompted Parliament to ask the Attorney General, Hon William Byaruhanga, to clarify the laws under which the deployments have been made and whether the President’s deployment of the…

Cocoa farmers from Bundibugyo district have petitioned Parliament protesting a new tax imposed on unprocessed cocoa by the district local government. The petitioners envisage that the new tax will affect the production of cocoa countrywide. The petition was presented by the Bwamba County Member of Parliament, Hon. Richard Muhumuza Gafabusa, during the plenary sitting chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, on Thursday, 4 April 2019. The farmers said that the tax was illegal especially following the removal of taxes on produce tax. “Unprocessed agricultural produce was exempted from taxation as listed in the second schedule of the Value Added…

President Yoweri Museveni and National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has met and held discussions with a visiting delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by the CPC Secretary for Jilin Provincial committee, Mr. Bayinchaolu. The NRM Secretary General, Hon. Justine Kasule Lumumba, also attended the meeting that took place this morning at the State Lodge in Gulu Municipality, Acholi Sub-Region in Northern Uganda. The meeting included Uganda’s Ambassador to China Hon. Crispus Kiyonga, NRM Deputy Secretary General, Hon. Richard Twodong, NRM Treasurer, Hon. Rose Namayanja and her Deputy Dr. Kenneth Omona, among others. The Chinese…

Crested Cranes head coach Faridah Bulega, has released her final list of 20 players that will travel to Ethiopia for the CAF Africa Qualifiers Women’s Tournament Olympics Games Tokyo 2020 first leg encounter with Ethiopia on Wednesday April 3 in Addis Ababa. The 20 players were named from the initial squad of 20 players that has been in residential camp at the FUFA Technical Center Njeru since Friday March 22. The team had their last two training sessions on Monday early morning and Mid-morning, before Bulega announced the final squad. ‘All my players are good in camp and have been…