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Harvard Student Sues President M7 For Blocking Him On Twitter, Demands Shs6b As Damages
A Harvard University student is seeking Shs6 billion as damages for allegedly being blocked by President Museveni on his Twitter handle. Mr Museveni was sued alongside government spokesperson, Mr Ofwono Opondo and the police’s Chief Political Commissar, AIGP Asan Kasingye whom he also accuses of blocking him from accessing their Twitter accounts. High Court presided…
Use Of Pesticides On Locusts Worries MPs
The use of pesticides in bid to fight the growing swarm of locusts in the eastern part of the country has been questioned by parliamentarians. This followed presentation of an update on efforts to combat the desert locusts. The update was presented by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Hon Aggrey Bagiire on Wednesday, 26…
Gov’t, Kadaga Injects Shs13m In UPPA Sacco
The Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) has started its savings and credit Sacco with focus on improving journalists’ welfare. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga who presided at the launch of the Sacco warned journalists against unprofessional conduct saying their trade thrives on good will and public confidence. “We expect you to be objective and impartial in your…
Why Over 1,400 Candidates Were Ordered To Repeat Senior Six
Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has ordered over 1,433 candidates to repeat senior six after they failed to obtain any principle pass in the 2019 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Examination (UACE), according to the results released on Thursday February 27 2019. While releasing the exam results at the Office of the President in Kampala, the…
Trouble As Rwanda’s Top Security Personnel Is Cited In Kizito Mihigo’s Execution
Trouble has landed on one of the top security officers after being allegedly cited in the execution of gospel Musician and Kagame Critic Kizito Mihigo who passed on a week ago in Police Cells. According to reports from Rwanda, CP E Ruzigamanzi the Commander Of Crime Intelligence is alleged to have commanded the detention of…
Uganda’s ‘Locust Commander’ Says It’s A Success Battle Against A New Enemy
Sitting at a plastic table in the garden of Timisha hotel in Soroti, eastern Uganda, Major General Samuel Kavuma takes a drag of his cigarette and looks down at his phone, which has barely stopped ringing for the past hour. A military figure for nearly 40 years, Kavuma fought the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgent group.…
Why EC Changed Dates For Presidential, Parliamentary Nominations
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama has revealed that the nomination dates for presidential, parliamentary and local government elections have been moved from August to October 2020. The revelation follows concerns raised by Members of Parliament that government business would be suffocated if the nominations are in August which will have the…
Police Blockage Of Constituency Meetings Irks MPs
Following the blocking of a meeting organised by Kasese Municipality MP, Hon. Robert Centenary in his constituency, Members of Parliament want an explanation from the Executive on the continued actions of the Uganda Police Force. The legislators are also concerned about the police actions of barring Members of Parliament from attending meetings organized in constituencies…
Dr.Besigye Arrested Pants Down From Jinja Sunset Hotel
Former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye has been arrested in Jinja. Besigye was picked up from Sunset hotel where he spent a night ahead of a rally planned to take place later today in Jinja town. The area was first surrounded by both uniformed and non-uniformed security personnel, to stop Besigye from exiting the hotel.…
Bill Gates Donates $10m To Fight Locusts In East Africa
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $10m (£7.7m) to help fight locusts in the East African region. The contribution will be given to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that appealed for funds to fight the locust invasion that is threatening food security. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has thanked the foundation…