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Terrible! Man Collapses Dead On His Way to MP Zaake’s Relief Food Distribution Centre
Residents in Mityana Municipality were on Sunday left in shock after a 35-year-old man collapsed and died on his way to Mityana Gombolola Grounds where MP Francis Zaake was distributing Covid-19 relief food to vulnerable residents affected by the 42-day lockdown. The deceased identified as Thomas Katongole alias Kawanga a resident of Katanga Kibibi Garage…
Terrible! Andrew Mwenda Lobbies For State House Job After Being ‘Sacked’ By Kagame
Rwandan President Paul Kagame recently dropped seasoned Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda from his list of advisors. Andrew Mwenda who was appointed to the 23-man Presidential Advisory Committee (PAC) in 2011 during one of their annual meetings in NewYork, USA, was dropped over ‘diplomatic reasons’ in the changes by President Kagame that saw six new faces…
Tensions: How Will LoP Ssenyonyi Deal With Speaker Among?
On December 22, a significant announcement shook the political landscape in Uganda as Joel Ssenyonyi assumed the role of Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Parliament, succeeding Mathias Mpuuga. In an exclusive interview with BAKER BATTE LULE, Ssenyonyi addressed various aspects of his new leadership role and the dynamics surrounding it. Ssenyonyi acknowledged that his…
Tensions: Bushenyi Christians Want Willis Bashasha,Bishop Twinomujuni Defrocked Over Drowning Church Into Partisan Politics
A group of greater Bushenyi residents has blasted West Ankole Diocese laity Willis Bashasha, Bishop Johnson Twinomujuni,ministers led by Dean Wilson Tumuhirwe and John Mark of Kaburegye Church of Uganda in Ishaka of dividing Christians along political lines in the recent NRM primaries. This has come after Christians led by Zeddy Kwikiriza and Welden Taremwa…
Tensions Escalate As Rwanda Snubs EAC Inter parliamentary Games Organized By Uganda
Uganda has been left sole organiser of the East African Community games after Parliaments in Rwanda and South Sudan boycotted the games, choosing not to send delegates and to further rub salt into the wound, the two nations didn’t explain why they boycotted the games. The 10th edition of the annual East African Community Inter-Parliamentary…
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…
Tension, Heartbeats As UNEB Releases 2019 UPE Exams,Boys Beat Girls
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the 2019 Uganda Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results. The colorful event, graced by Minister Of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni, Officials from the Education Ministry and UNEB took place today January, 17, 2020 at Dr. Sudhir’s Kampala Parents School one of the models in the country.…
Tension In Masindi As Police Frees Suspects Over Coronavirus
Police in Masindi District have released suspects in custody on police bond after one of the officers tested positive of coronavirus. Julius Hakiza the Albertine Police mouthpiece has confirmed that all suspects made statements before they left and were given police bond requiring them to report to the station on various days as indicated on…
Tension As Ntare School Staff Strike Over Delayed Salaries
By Our Reporter Mbarara: Hundreds of students in candidate classes at Ntare School, in Mbarara District, are stranded after the school’s support staff staged a sit-down strike over salary arrears for several months on top of working under poor conditions. The support staff who include cooks, cleaners, guards and others complain that they have gone…
Tension As Mega Demonstrations Await Archbishop Kazimba On His Pastoral Visit To West Ankole Diocese Bushenyi
Bushenyi District is on very high tension ahead of Archbishop Stephen Kazimba’s pastoral visit to West Ankole Diocese. Information on the ground indicates that there’s is fear that the tension which is building up among a big percentage of christians may erupt into violence . The tension and conflict are arising out of two major…