Author: Johnson Thembo
The Democratic party president Norbert Mao has decried the manner in while the Head of State Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has personalized every activity taking place in the country. Speaking while appearing on NBS Frontline, Mao noted that commented the ruling party’s Chobe Safari Lodge retreat resolution that saw Museveni being endorsed as a sole candidate in the forthcoming 2021 general elections. Mao says there is a difference between planning and plotting and what the National Resistance Movement Central Executive Council did was only are plotting. “This is the highest level of sycophancy, I would be surprised if they hadn’t…
Legislators on the Parliamentary Budget Committee have accused the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development for delaying the process to amend the Mining Act 2003, which among others gives leeway to every private sector player to hold mineral exploration licenses. The lawmakers say in its current state, the law does not provide for checks and balances on non-performers, thereby affecting the performance of the sector. The Mining Act, 2003 vests the ownership and control of all minerals in Uganda in the Government; and provides for the acquisition of mineral rights. While meeting officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral…
Living less than 5 Kilometers away from Kibale National Park, Mr. Silver Kyamukama a resident of Kyabakwerere, Bigodi town Council in Kamwenge district, has a million reasons to thank the almighty God who helped him overcome the risky and addictive poaching life. Driven by hunger, poverty and illiteracy about the importance of protecting flora and fauna, Kyamukama says poaching wild animals like buffalos, Wild pigs, warthogs, Antelopes, elephants among others had become part of his life over 30 years. Theinsider.ug managed to interact with Mzeei Silver Kyamukama who narrated his life story, how he managed to transform from Poaching, to…
Renown entrepreneur Patrick Bitature has described businessmen and women still standing and surviving in this economy and champions and real fighters. Speaking during the 1st Kampala Strategic Leaders Summit that went down on 20th February at Sheraton Hotel, Bitature stated that there is a thread of challenges encountered while trying to startup a business, but real winners never give up. The CEO of Simba Group of Companies added that the biggest problems killing our society are mainly three and these include Leadership, Weak institutions and Corruption. He noted that these three pillars have enveloped all avenues of transforming our…
The first deputy Prime Minister Gen. Moses Ali has praised Airtel for innovating and introducing fast and reliable mobile network. Speaking during the Airtel Uganda 4G Launch at Serena Hotel, the first deputy leader of government business in the August House noted the era of climbing anthills for network is no more because of Airtel. He added that Airtel has demulsified the distance and gap between the rural and urban Ugandans. “That time then, I had to first climb an anthill to talk to someone in Kampala after going to the village, sometimes we would even falloff but today the…
Early this year, Government presented a proposal prohibiting landlords from charging rent in foreign currency for residential and business premises. The proposal is one of the several contained in the Landlord and Tenant Bill, 2018, which seeks to regulate the relationship between landlords and tenants; and to reform and consolidate the law relating to the letting of premises. The Minister of State for Housing, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, presented the Bill during the plenary sitting of Parliament on Wednesday, 16 January 2019. According to Clause 23 (1) of the Bill, “The rent payable for any premises under a tenancy shall be…
Unless Africa integrates economically and politically, it stands the risk of being overrun by external forces like it happened at colonialism, President Museveni has warned. Speaking at the 32nd Ordinary Summit of African Union Heads of State in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, President Museveni said Africa’s future could only be guaranteed if the continent took advantage of its numbers and united. “There are two issues that are crucial for our future. These are: political and economic integration of Africa. Our view is that African integration means three things: prosperity, security and fraternity,” President Museveni told the audience that periodically cheered as…
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has stressed the need for the Executive to respect the independence of Parliament, saying it is an inevitable balance required in strengthening democratic governance. Kadaga said issues relating to the independence of Parliament; its responsiveness in addressing service delivery needs of citizens should top the agenda of the upcoming Fifth World Conference of Speakers (WCS). “The upcoming conference should focus on the continued attempt by the Executive to water down the powers of Parliament and the need to affirm Parliament’s centrality in service delivery,” she said. The Speaker and Hon. Mourine Osoru (NRM, Arua), including a host…
Opposition parties in the House have rejected the Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which will among others require the election of their leader in Parliament. The Private Member’s Bill was moved by Hon. Andrew Aja Baryayanga (Ind., Kabale Municipality), and provides for the manner of choosing the back bench Members of the Commission, the Leader of the Opposition, the Chief Opposition Whip and Party Whips. In moving the Bill, Baryayanga said that the manner in which the LOP in Parliament is designated and removed is not transparent, making it difficult for the Opposition members to hold the person holding…
Former Miss Uganda Dorah Mwima has thrown the country in another supervising episode when she revealed that her 8 year old son is fallen singer Radio’s son. In a lengthy Facebook post, Mwima noted that though she had wanted this information to known only to her, it has been against her will after a message from a fake facebook account revealed how it was set to pill all truth. Mwima adds that she is not set to take risks but Ethan Barrak, born was on the 2nd of April 2010, is the son of the late Mowzey RADIO (RIP) as…