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Panic: Two NRM Secretariat Staff Test Positive For Covid-19
National Residence Movement ‘NRM’ Party secretariat is in panic after two of its workers are suspected to have tested positive for coronavirus. Justine Kasule Lumumba the NRM secretary general confirmed the news through her twitter account. “This morning, two of our staff at the NRM Secretariat tested positive for COVID-19 and have been admitted to the…
M7 Appoints Gen.Saleh Among Members To Draft NRM Manifesto For 2021 Scientific Elections
After being nominated as the National resistance movement ‘NRAm party’s Presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2021 elections, President of Uganda,H.E Yoweri Museveni has unveiled a committee charged with drafting the 2021 manifesto. Prof.Ephraim Kamuntu (Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs) will chair the committee with NRM Secretary General Kasule Lumumba ,Hon.Richard Tadwong will deputise her.…
UMEME Suspends Electricity Connections Policy Programme Over Lack Of Enough Funds
Power distribution company, Umeme Limited has suspended the Electricity Connections Policy (ECP) over lack of enough funds to implement it. This was was revealed in a statement issued on Wednesday July 2020 where Umeme noted thus; SUSPENSION OF NEW CONNECTIONS UNDER THE ELECTRICITY CONNECTION POLICY (ECP) PROGRAMME 29, JULY, 2020 The Government of Uganda launched…
PS Dr.Diana Atwine Inspects Construction Of Mulago Cancer Bunker
Ministry of Health permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine today led a Project Steering Committee to inspect the ongoing construction works of six bunkers for cancer machines. Also under construction is office space and wards for the Uganda Cancer Institute all expected to be completed by the end of this year. Workaholic Dr Atwine said that…
Mp Kassiano Wadri Dumps Bobiwine,Joins ANT Party
Hon.Kassiano Wadri, the Arua Municipality Member of Parliament Kassiano Wadri has joined the Alliance for National Transformation commonly known as ANT which was recently, formed by Gen. Gregory Mugisha Muntu. Lawmaker Wadri has been a strong confidant of Kyadondo East legislator and leader of the National Unity Platform Party Robert Kyagulanyi made the move public…
Chameleone, URA Agree To Settle Tax Evasion Case Out Of Court
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and hopeful Lord Mayor Joseph Mayanja alias Chameleone have agreed to settle the 77 million shillings tax evasion case outside court. The decision was announced on Thursday by the State Attorney Hilda Bakanansa. Mayanja was expected to take a plea to charges related to tax evasion. However, Bakanansa told the court…
Kadaga 2-0 Namuganza! MPs Endorse Speaker Ahead Of NRM Contest
Members of Parliament have shown support to the Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga as she contests for the position of Second National Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Although Kadaga did not tell the MPs the purpose for the meeting at the Parliament, it turned out that NRM, opposition and independent Members…
New Kcca Ed Dorothy Kisaka Outlines 7-point Programme For Kampala City
The new Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka has issued a 7-point programme to improve and unite the city. Kisaka made remarks after taking charge of KCCA on Thursday July, 30, 2020. “We will promote a culture that says ‘we are bigger than the differences that divide us’. The people of Kampala…
Choas: Mp Nsereko,Min.Magyezi Clash Over Creation Of 46 Counties
Parliament has amidst protest from Opposition MPs, passed a motion providing for the creation of 46 new counties, bringing the total number of constituencies to 353. The Minister of Local Government, Hon. Raphael Magyezi, said that although his ministry tabled 15 new counties before Parliament on the 30th of June, 2020, there has been increased…
US Ex-presidential Candidate Herman Cain Dies Of Covid-19
Herman Cain, a US businessman and onetime Republican presidential candidate, has died after a month-long battle with coronavirus. Cain died in an Atlanta-area hospital, where he was admitted in early July, according to Newsmax, where he had been set to launch a weekly television program. “Herman Cain – our boss, our friend, like a father…