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Mixed Reactions As Some DP Top Leaders Defect To Kyagulanyi’s NUP
Democratic Party (DP) leaders in Masaka district have chosen to transfer their party structures into mobilization units for the National Unity Platform-NUP, a new political party that formed a coalition with MP Robert Kyagulanyi’s People Power pressure group. Leaders of the revival DP faction in Masaka district have embraced the new political formation and resolved…
Parliament Orders Justice Minister To Explain Sacking Of Electoral Commission Top Bosses
Parliament has ordered the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Ephraim Kamuntu to explain circumstances surrounding the sacking of top Electoral Commission officials over ballot paper fiasco. Kadaga’s directive was in response to a complaint raised by Ibrahim Ssemujju (Kira Municipality) who questioned why both the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice have eluded his…
High Spirits As Eth Lawinsky Wins Sanyu FM’s Hot Mic Competition
Ethan Kavuma aka Eth Lawinsky has this evening won the Sanyu FM’s Hot Mic Search competition. Lawinsky beat other nine finalists to emerge the winner of the Shs3M grand prize and a 3-year job contract at Sanyu FM. While gracing the give on cerebrations, Businessman Rajiv Ruparelia, the Managing Director of the Ruparelia Group of…
Just In: Former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa Dies At 81
Tanzania’s former President Benjamin Mkapa, who served from 1995 to 2005, died in the early hours of Friday, President John Magufuli said in a statement. Mkapa, the East African nation’s third president who led several regional peace mediation efforts in office and afterwards, died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Magufuli…
Min.Onek Sues MPs Odonga Otto,Olanya Over Defamation,Demands Shs 400M
Hon.Hillary Onek,the Minister for Disaster Preparedness & Refugees has sued three members of Parliament from Northern Uganda over defamation. In the documents filed at the High Court Kampala, Min.Onek is seeking shs 400m from lawmakers Hon.Okin Ojara,Gilbert Olanya and Odonga Otto. Min.Onek claims that on June 17, 2020, the accused Mps appeared on 91.5 Mighty…
Panic As Uganda Registers First Covid-19 Death
Uganda has registered the first Covid-19 death. The deceased is a 34-year-old Ugandan support staff working in Namisindwa District, according to Dr Henry Mwebesa, the director health services. She first presented with Covid like signs and symptoms; fever, dry cough, headache and difficulty in breathing. She was initially admitted to Wasungui HC II on Wednesday…
Just In: M7 Appoints Former Lukwago’s Deputy Sarah Kanyike Minister For Elderly & Disabilities
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Deputy Lord Mayor Hajjat Sarah Kanyike to the Ministry of Gender as a State Minister for the elderly and people with disabilities, a docket that has been empty for years. In June, Mr Museveni had appointed Kanyike as director gender, community service, and…
Police Arrests Singer Gerald Kiwewa Over Nantaba Song
Police have arrested local musician Gerald Kiwewa on allegations of defaming Kayunga Woman MP Idah Erios Nantaba. Nantaba, the former state minister for Information and Communication Technology reported the matter to Criminal Investigations Directorate headquarters in Kibuli, Kampala claiming that Kiwewa had attacked and defamed her in the song, titled Nantaba.CID recorded Nantaba’s complaint on…
Over 3,000 Police Vehicles, Motorcycles Grounded
More than 3,000 police vehicles and motorcycles are grounded. It is alleged that out of 9,226 police fleet as presented in police achievements report, over 3,600 vehicles and motorcycles are grounded. “The figure was based on purchase records for more than 15 years ago. But the fact is that several vehicles and motorcycles are in…
Supreme Court Blocks Trial Of Tycoon Basajjabalaba’s Tax Evasion Case
The Supreme Court has halted an order by the Constitutional Court ordering the trial of businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba over tax evasion. The businessman was jointly implicated with his brother Muzamiru Basajjabalaba on several charges including conspiring to defeat tax laws, forgery of a judicial document and uttering a false document, before the Anti-Corruption Court. On…