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Prolonged Power Outage Is Sabotaging Our Economic Growth After LRA War-MP Komakech
Gulu municipality member of parliament Lyandro Komakech has raised fears that endless power outages in northern Uganda have hampered the development of the most districts in the region even after the end Lord’s Resistance Army insurgencies which left a lot of people in internally displaced camps. Legislator Komakech blamed electricity supplier UMEME for causing a…
PROFILE: Who Was Lt. Gen. Pecos Kutesa The Fallen NRA Bush War Hero
Retired Uganda People’s Defense Force – UPDF officer Lt. Gen. Pecos Kuteesa has died barely a month after being retired. Gen Kuteesa, according to UPDF spokesperson Brig Flavia Byekwaso died on Tuesday afternoon in India where he has been undergoing treatment. REMEMBERING THE ROLE OF THE LATE GEN. PECOS KUTEESA IN THE NRA BUSH WAR…
PROFILE: Who Is Jennifer Bamuturaki, The Newly Appointed CEO of Uganda Airlines?
On Wednesday, Jennifer Bamuturaki was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for Uganda Airlines. A letter dated 5th July 2022 to the chairperson of the Uganda Airlines board, the Works and Transport Minister, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, confirmed that Bamuturaki had been appointed as the airline’s substantive CEO. According to Gen Wamala, Ms Bamuturaki’s…
PROFILE: Who Is Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah
Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah is a Ugandan agricultural economist, lawyer and politician, who servers as the Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda (2021 – to date). He was elected to that position on 24 May 2021, after defeating the former Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga. He served as Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan parliament, from May…
PROFILE: Who Is Col Mamady Doumbouya, The Man Who Led Guinea’s Coup?
Col Mamady Doumbouya is seen as the new man in charge of Guinea after he led a unit of elite soldiers to seize power on Sunday. Announcing the military takeover, the 41-year-old former French legionary said the army had little choice because of the rampant corruption, disregard for human rights and economic mismanagement under President…
PROFILE: Who Exactly Was Jacob Oulanyah, The Man Who Beat Kadaga To Become Uganda’s 11th Speaker Of Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament of Uganda, Rt.Hon Jacob Oulanya has died, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has confirmed. General Museveni announced in a tweet that on Sunday morning he got news about Oulanyah’s death at 10.30am. “Countrymen and Countrywomen. It is with a lot of sadness that I announce the death of the Rt. Hon. Jacob…
PROFILE: What You Didn’t Know About East Africa’s Tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia, The Big-Hearted Moneybag
Property Mogul, Dr Sudhir Ruparelia (65) is a self-made dollar billionaire entrepreneur. He was born in Uganda in 1956, but in 1972 together with his parents, had to relocate to the United Kingdom, following the then President Idi Amin Dada’s expulsion of Asians. As a teenage refugee in London, the 16-year Sudhir once had to…
Profile: UPDF Eulogizes Fallen Pilot Maj. Karungi
A requiem mass for deceased UPDF air force pilot Maj. Naomi Karungi got underway Thursday at Church of the Resurrection in Bugolobi. Karungi perished in a military jet accident that happened on Tuesday along with her co-pilot Cadet Pilot Benon Wakalo. On Wednesday, the army launched investigations into what could have caused the Jet Ranger…
Prof.Nawangwe Bans Sex,Booze,Rampant Strikes At Makerere
Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, says that he not ready to relent on his mission to restore discipline at the country’s prime university. He said on Friday that a section of staff and students have been underestimating his administration but vowed to punish university staff who engage in activities that are likely to…
Prof.Latigo Shall Be Punished For Shunning FDC Activities-LOP Ochan
Accused: Prof.Latigo The Leader of Opposition in parliament, Betty Ochan has lashed at t Prof. Morris Ogenga Latigo for undermining the activities of his mother party Forum for Democratic Change’FDC’ . FDC top leadership developed bad blood with former Leader of Opposition Prof.Latigo after he recently attended the inauguration of Alliance for National Transformation Party which…