Where do I start and end ladies and gentlemen here ? Mama FDC, Mama Uganda, Mama Lango, Mama Dokolo, former UPC party iron lady in the 80s and 90s before she joined the mighty FDC mass political party of Uganda. Our icon in FDC elders and senior citizen of this country. Perhaps one of the…
Elias Lukwago, who experienced a vote of no confidence by United Forces of Change this morning through their demonstration against poor roads in his area of governance, Kampala will never be president of the Forum for Democratic Change “any time soon”, according to party president Patrick Oboi Amuriat. Speaking during his tour to Eastern Uganda,…
Former miss Uganda and Dokolo District woman Member of parliament Hon.Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal,77 has died. The information coming from the family members reveals that Ogwal succumbed to cancer at a hospital in India on Thursday morning where she had gone for specialised treatment. Hon.Ogwal has been one of the long serving and experienced legislator…
Jailed former NSSF MD David Chandi Jamwa tops a list of 10 inmates who have been offered forgiveness under the Presidential prerogative of mercy, a signed document by president Museveni has revealed. ” Yes. That letter is authentic and I think he might already have been released from prison,” the source said. President Yoweri Museveni’s…
The Uganda people’s congress UPC has noted with concern that there is a wider range of challenges that affect member States of NAM and deserve urgent attention. The heavy debt burden has enslaved NAM members since the Arab – Israel war of early 1970s and this has reduced the capacity to invest in the economies and trade…
In preparation for the upcoming NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summit, the Uganda police force, in collaboration with various security agencies, has recently established a state-of-the-art command centre at Speke Resort Monyonyo. This command centre will serve as the nerve center for ensuring the safety and security of the esteemed delegates who have already begun to arrive…
The increasing debt burden facing the country continues to bother Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee who have put the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to task on how to manage it. According to the State Minister for Finance, Hon. Henry Musasizi, the total debt stock as of June 2023 stood at…
The Parliamentary Health Committee, headed by Dr.Charles Ayume, a Member of Parliament representing Koboko Municipality, has asked the government to halt the construction of the Ugx1.44 trillion Lubowa International Specialized Hospital, citing the skyrocketing public debt that has hit Ugx97 trillion. Dr. Ayume made these remarks while chairing the presentation of the 2024/2025 national budget…
Government is seeking Shs2.5 billion to deploy the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) to secure the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). This was revealed by the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Vincent Ssempijja at parliament of Uganda. The EACOP is a pipeline that will transport oil produced from Uganda’s Lake Albert oilfields…
Stephen Kipkiyeny Tarus, the former Assistant Minister for Internal Security in Kenya, has been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court for falsification of export documents. The Minister was arrested on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) officials and arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court on January 11, 2024. Tarus, who appeared before the anti-corruption…
