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‘We’ve More Important Things To Attend To’- City Traders Boycott Bobi Wine’s Call For Riot

City traders under their umbrella body Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) have warned leader of the National Unity Platform party Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine not to dare stage riots in the city because they are fed up of robbery and hooligan

March 13, 2021

Politics

Hajji Kigongo Intervenes In Kadaga,Nankabirwa Rivalry Over Speakership

The 1st Vice Chairperson of National Resistance Movement ‘NRM’, Alhaji Moses Kigongo has cautioned MPs against dragging the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) into the hotly contested race for next Speaker of Parliament. Kigongo released a statement condemning senior NRM leaders who

March 12, 2021

News

Scandal: Covid-19 Funds Swindled As Auditor General Report Pins Top Govt Officials

The Auditor General has revealed that there was financial indiscipline in the utilisation of shs311 billion disbursed to Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and districts for Covid-19 interventions. The Auditor General, John Muwanga presented the audit report for financial year 2019/2020 to Speaker

March 12, 2021

News

Bebe Cool Disheartened By Gov’t As Son Alpha Misses S.4 Final Exams

Recently, Uganda reached to the finals of U20 Total CAF African Cup of Nations. Top renowned musician Moses Ssali aka Bebe Cool’s son Alpha Thierry Ssali was part of the youngsters players who raised Uganda flag high in the continental competition. The

March 11, 2021

Crime

Police Bust Top Kampala Criminal Gangs Linked To Deadly Robberies

Katwe Police last night carried out an intelligence-led operation and busted a criminal gang that has been operating in the areas of Masajja, Makindye-Sabagabo in Wakiso District. ‘Call Call’ conmen, as they are commonly known, defraud people using mobile phones by calling

March 11, 2021

Business·Politics

MPs Call For Retaliation Against Kenya’s Maize Imports Ban

Members of Parliament have called for reciprocation against Kenya following the ban of Uganda’s maize last week. The Members of Parliament says the Kenyan government has banned other commodities like milk, eggs and sugarcane. Kenya in a statement last week, banned the

March 11, 2021

Politics

Bobiwine Calls For Massive Protests Against President M7’s Victory, Sets Tough Terms

Former Presidential candidate for National Unity Platform ‘NUP’ Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobowine has set tough conditions for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his government to work on immediately or else he unleashes protests. On Tuesday,while addressing the media fraternity at NUP

March 10, 2021

Kampala·News·Politics

Bitter KCCA Division Speakers Implore Parliament To Increase Their Salaries

Speakers from the five divisions of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) are seeking Parliament’s intervention over their remuneration, which they say is poor, delays and lacks a clear legal backing. While meeting,Speaker Rebecca Kadaga on Tuesday, 09 March 2021, division speakers revealed

March 10, 2021

Education

University Students’ Body Gives Govt Ultimatum To Call Off Lecturers’ Strikes

The Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) has petitioned Parliament following the continued strike by lecturers in the nine public universities. The students led by Ezra Byakutangoza presented the petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga Tuesday, 09 March 2021 saying that

March 9, 2021

Politics

Kadaga Tasks MPs To Pass Gender Related Bills

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has tasked MPs in the 10th Parliament to pass the gender related bills, one of which has stalled since 1967. In a conference organised by the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) to sensitise Members on the

March 9, 2021