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Mps To Investigate Military Brutalization ,Rape Of MUK Students
The House Committee on Education has been granted more time to complete investigations into allegations of sexual violence by security forces on Makerere University students. The Vice Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. John Twesigye Ntamuhiira, told Parliament on Wednesday, 27 November 2019 that they had failed to talk to the victims of the alleged violence…
Kadaga, Ethiopian Counter Part Discuss Infrastructure Devt
The Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga and her Ethiopian counterpart, Hon Tagesse Chafo have called for improved transport infrastructure across the African continent to improve trade and ease movement of persons. The two speakers said there is need to improve the existing road, rail and air transport network and pledged that Uganda and Ethiopia can take the…
Tensions Escalate As Kagame Bans Daily Monitor In Rwanda
The sour relationship between the governments of Rwanda and Uganda have worsened after President Paul Kagame reportedly issued a blockade on Ugandan media houses. We have learnt that the first media house to suffer the brunt of Kagame’s wrath us Nation Media Group’s Daily Monitor, which has since been banned from circulation in Rwanda. It…
Mao Finally Bows Down,Hands Over IPOD Leadership To FDC
Democratic Party (DP) President Norbert Mao has handed over leadership of that Inter-Party Organisation Dialogue (IPOD) chairmanship to Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Patrick Oboi Amuriat aka POA. Norbert Mao and Patrick Amuriat shake hands at the function Below is New Chairaman’s Speech The hand over, which was long overdue, was held at Fairway…
35 Rwandan Nationals Remanded To Kisoro Prison Over Illegal Entry
35 Rwandans and four Congolese nationals were remanded to Kisoro government prison on Tuesday November 26, 2019, after they were charged with alleged illegal entry in Uganda, at Kisoro magistrates court. The suspects that were arrested in joint operations conducted by the police, Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) and sister security agencies in areas of…
M7 Dishes Out 120M On Quiin Abenakyo Child Pregnancies Foundation
President Yoweri Museveni and Speaker Rebeccca Kadaga on Monday evening attended a fundraising event for the Quiin Abenakyo Foundation. The memorable event was held at Sheraton Kampala Hotel. Quiin The latter is geared at fighting teenage pregnancies and child marriages. President Museveni contributed Shs120m to the event. He blamed PTA fees for forcing girls out…
Kadaga Orders Min.Janet Museveni To Punish Sex Pest Wamala Head Teacher
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has condemned the actions of the Director of Wamala Mixed Secondary School in Mpambire, Mpigi District. Hasadu Wamala is alleged to have defiled students at the school over a long period of time until he was recently apprehended and charged in court. He was later released on court bail…
Angry M7 Rejects A Meeting With Unruly 500 NRM Youth Who Stormed State House Entebbe,Demanding Money
On Monday, at least 500 National Resistance Movement [NRM] youth camped at State House Entebbe seeking to meet President Museveni. The youth who were led a one Henry Kajubi wanted to petition the president over the challenges they have gone through while working with the NRM Secretariat since 2016. After failing to meet him through…
Killer Police Officer Bwire Must Face Murder Charges-Lukwago
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has paid an impromptu visit to the grief stricken people of Ssembule, Kabowa Parish in Lubaga Division who lost a resident this morning at the hands of a trigger-happy police officer. Kibuuka David, a community worker and local secretary for information, happened to have been within the vicinity of a…
Police Commander Bwire Arrested For Shooting Dead A journalist
Along Wankulukuku road Sembule area in Rubaga Division Kampala City, there was an illegal protest at a factory over closure of a community road. Police officers from Kironde Police Post led by Officer in Charge Justus Bwire responded to the incident to restore peace. Its alleged the residents refused to leave the area despite police…