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Full Speech: Museveni Warns Relatives, Ministers Seeking Elective Positions Over Misusing His Name

President Yoweri Museveni has backed NRM electoral commission head Dr Tanga Odoi’s strong stance against manipulation of results from the national primaries held on Friday. The NRM electoral chief has postponed several contests across the country due to violence and suspended some

September 11, 2020

Education

Education Ministry Drafts New Guidelines For Re-opening Schools

The Education Ministry has drafted new guidelines to offer actionable guidance for safe reopening and running of education institutions and reduce the impact of the pandemic on teaching and learning. Although the government is yet to officially announce dates for the reopening

September 11, 2020

News·Politics

Tanga Odoi Cancels Kabasharira’s Victory Against Min. Rukutana, To Declare Fresh Results On Tuesday

The final Rushenyi County result for NRM primaries will be announced by the party Electoral Boss Dr. Tanga Odoi on Tuesday. Tanga cancelled the result in which the NRM returning officer declared Naome Kabasharira winner having who trounced Minister Mwesigwa Rukutana with

September 11, 2020

Hot News·Politics·Trending

THE UNTOLD STORY: What Exactly Happened In The Rushenyi County NRM Primaries Incident In Which Hon. Rukutana Was Provoked To Draw a Gun In Self-defence

THE UNTOLD STORY: What exactly happened in the Rushenyi County, NRM primaries incident in which Hon. Rukutana was provoked to draw a gun in self-defence, against masked attackers? Background On Tuesday, 7th September 2020, Ntungamo Grade One Magistrate, Nazifa Namayanja remanded Rushenyi

September 11, 2020

News

THE UNTOLD STORY: Why Tycoon Ham Will Trounce DTB In Shs120Bn Fraud Case

City businessman Hamis Kiggundu aka Ham, the proprietor of Ham Enterprises, a conglomerate of companies, is likely to have the last laugh in the multibillion case he is battling with Diamond Trust Bank Uganda (DTBU) and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya (DTBK), in

September 11, 2020

Politics

‘Keep On Ignoring Advice, You Will Go Like Obote’- Nadduli Thunders Museveni

The former minister without portfolio Abdul Nadduli has warned President Yoweri Museveni that if he continues to ignore their advice, he will follow the same route his predecessors Iddi Amin Dada and Apollo Milton Obote took. Nadduli passed his caution message to

September 10, 2020

Crime

Uganda Gov’t Mouthpiece Ofwono Opondo’s Home Attacked By Unknown Assailants

Police and Sister Security operatives are on a hunt for a Yet-to-be known assailants armed with machetes who attacked the home of the Government Spokesperson and the Director of Uganda Media Center Ofwono Opondo. According to distress messages he posted on his

September 10, 2020

Politics

Tanga Odoi: The Man Wielding A Big Axe In NRM Trashes Min. Rwamirama’s Victory

The National Resisitance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission boss Dr. Tanga Odoi has cancelled the win of state minister for animal husbandry Bright Rwamirama. Rwamirama had been declared winner in the Isingiro North NRM primaries however, Odoi said all the votes cast in

September 10, 2020

Health

Panic At Masaka District HQ As Five Staff Test Positive For Covid-19

There is panic at Masaka district headquarters after five staff tested positive for Coronavirus-COVID-19. We’ve learnt that the five staff members are currently undergoing treatment at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. The five cases are part of 75 staff of Masaka District Local

September 10, 2020

Crime

Police Raid Kanungu CBO Offices

There was chaos at the offices of the Integrated Rural Community Empowerment (IRUC), a local Community Based Organization-CBO in Kanungu district on Wednesday during an impromptu police raid for unknown reasons. Arans Tabaruka, a retired television journalist and founder of the CBO,

September 10, 2020