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Fare Thee: Lt Gen Kutesa Laid To Rest
The former commander of the UPDF Center for Doctrine Synthesization and Development Lt Gen Pecos Kutesa has been laid to rest at his ancestral home in Kabura, Lyantonde district.Minister Sempijja The chief mourner and Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Hon Vicent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, who met the late Kutesa in 1980 during the bush war…
Some Ugandans Who Went Abroad As Homosexuals Are Asking To Bring Their Wives & Children- Government
The Ugandan Foreign Affairs Gen Jeje Odongo has hinted that they are having issues with Ugandans who left the country under the pretext of being gay but now requesting the government to send their wives and children. Gen Odongo while appearing on NBS TV’s frontline show revealed that a number of Ugandans who have left…
Min. Gen Jeje Odongo Breaks Silence On Plans To Evacuate Ugandans Caught Up In Afghanistan
The minister of Foreign Affairs Gen Abubakar Jeje Odongo has shed more light on the plans to secure and evacuate Ugandans still trapped in Afghanistan after the takeover by the Taliban militants. The minister broke the silence after queries by sections of Ugandans on why the Ugandan government was prioritizing hosting Afghani refugees instead of…
PS Maj.Gen David Kasura Receives MAAIF Office
Maj Gen. David Kasura Kyomukama is the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. He joins the ministry with over 30 years of leadership experience. Before joining the Ministry of Agriculture, Maj. Gen. Kasura-Kyomukama was the Director of the National Leadership Institute at Kyankwanzi, and before this he was the…
FDC Asks M7 To Reopen Schools, Places Of Worship Before 3rd Wave
Over the weekend, we began a fourth week since Mr. Museveni relaxed lockdown measures. Life in the country has returned to normal. Even sectors that were supposed to remain closed according to President Yoweri Museveni, have slowly re-opened themselves. The only bars that were not operating this weekend, are the ones with no customers. While…
Just In: M7 Appoints Hon. Jacklet, Fr Lokodo, Crispin Kaheru UHRC Commissioners
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former Ethics and Integrity Minister, Hon Fr. Simon Lokodo as a commissioner for Uganda Human Rights Commission. UHRC remained incomplete after the death of former chair person Med Kaggwa. He collapsed in his car, moments after leaving his home in Mulago, on the outskirts of Kampala. He was moments later…
Two Deadly Terror Suspects Arrested With Explosives
Security operatives attached to the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) in Lungalunga, Mombasa County have arrested two terror suspects and recovered two firearms. The two men were arrested at the Likoni ferry crossing after their escape efforts bore no fruits. The two suspects, who were in a Toyota Probox, were trying to cross over from the…
Min Adoa Tasks MPs To Pass Fisheries and Aquaculture To Protect Industry
The minister of State for fisheries Hon Hellen Adoa advised members of parliament from fishing constituencies to rally their colleagues to pass the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill as well as support the efforts of the Fisheries Protection Units (FPUs) to safeguard Uganda’s white gold. Hon Adoa made the call during a discussion with MPs and…
Minister Nankabirwa Blocked From Presenting Report On Performance Of Irksome UMEME
A section of Members of Parliament have blocked Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa from presenting a statement on the performance of Uganda’s tireless and biggest power distributer UMEME, insisting that it would be a wasted effort because the House already recommended termination of the contract with the power distribution company. Nankabirwa was on Tuesday afternoon scheduled…
Parliament Approves 5 High Court Judges
The appointments committee of Parliament has approved five justices to the High Court and Court of Appeal. Justice Luswata Kavuma Eve and Gashirabake have been approved for court of appeal while Christopher Tom Chemutai, Lawrence Tweyanze, Vincent Wangona, Alice Komuhangi and Florence Nabachwa are for High court. The five justices were appointed by President Museveni…