Author: Johnson Thembo
The Uganda National football team (U17) conducted their first training in Turkey in preparation for the first game against Cameroon U17 on Monday in the UEFA Assist U17 International tournament Antalya, Turkey 2019. A total of 23 players and 10 officials led by the FUFA 2nd Vice President Darius Mugoye arrived safely in Antalya Turkey. On arrival, the Leader of Delegation Darius Mugoye noted that the participation of the youngsters in this international tournament will help prepare the team for the upcoming U17 Total AFCON Finals 2019 in April in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. “This UEFA Assist project couldn’t have…
Seasoned politician Dr. Kiiza Besigye has asked opposition members behind people power pressure group to focus on the liberation struggle than attacking individuals in the same struggle. Speaking while appearing on CBS FM on Saturday morning, Besigye noted that the opposition needs is unity regardless of the differences in ideology and approach to overthrow the ruling government. Besigye added that those claiming that he is the obstacle towards Uganda’s Liberation are so unfair since he has never stopped any one from fighting. “I am ready to fight alongside whoever comes to struggle and fight. What I don’t want to…
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has made a case for support from Hungary to Uganda’s industrialization efforts. In a meeting with the Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly, Dr Laszlo Kover, who is on an official visit, Kadaga said trade and industrial relations between the two countries will yield important dividends. “We are still largely an agricultural country, but after 50 years, we are steadily moving to industrialization…this cooperation will therefore benefit our two countries in terms of trade and industrialization,” said Kadaga. “We hope that more industries will come to this country to grow our economy,” she added. The Hungarian Speaker,…
Legislators have called for the naming and punishment of Bank of Uganda (BOU) officials responsible for the erroneous closure of the seven commercial. The MPs said that the report presented by the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) on closure of the banks should have named the officials and caused their arrests. The Minister of State for Health, Hon. Sarah Opendi said that the recommendations of the report do not match the findings of what transpired during the probe. “The committee was not availed an inventory and other key documents of the sale and take-over of these…
Uganda leading endowed male duo Kent and Flosso alias Voltage Music threw a sparkling music buffet to the revelers at the prestigious Roast and Rhymes Edition. This edition went down on Sunday 24th at usual place Jahazi Pier Munyonyo, where music meets drinks and the finest Nyama Choma. Besides the previous editions, this was a special Reggae Ragga session that saw hundreds jamming to the massive nonstop hits. Talk of songs like Killa Migino, Overdose, Aye, Cheza Mama, Pull Up and the latest release Muzanyo topped the agenda as serious business was being debunked. The session featured seasoned Ragga…
Singer turned politician Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert Sentamu has come out to speak about the unrealistic incident that happened yesterday in Seeta, Mukono district where a female police traffic officer was manhandled by the UPDF Officers attached to Uganda’s ambassador to Burundi Maj. Gen. Matayo Kyaligonza. The Kyadondo East lawmaker criticized the incident and called upon Ugandans to be keen about the inhuman events happening in the country. Bobi Wine added that he is fighting so that police officers work can be appreciated and not demeaned. “We are fighting so that your work can be appreciated and not demeaned. We are…
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…