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Bobiwine Calls For Massive Protests Against President M7’s Victory, Sets Tough Terms
Former Presidential candidate for National Unity Platform ‘NUP’ Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobowine has set tough conditions for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his government to work on immediately or else he unleashes protests. On Tuesday,while addressing the media fraternity at NUP offices in Kamwokya, Bobi Wine claimed that he won January 14th presidential elections…
Bitter KCCA Division Speakers Implore Parliament To Increase Their Salaries
Speakers from the five divisions of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) are seeking Parliament’s intervention over their remuneration, which they say is poor, delays and lacks a clear legal backing. While meeting,Speaker Rebecca Kadaga on Tuesday, 09 March 2021, division speakers revealed how they have spent a year without receiving salaries. “We were elected in…
University Students’ Body Gives Govt Ultimatum To Call Off Lecturers’ Strikes
The Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) has petitioned Parliament following the continued strike by lecturers in the nine public universities. The students led by Ezra Byakutangoza presented the petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga Tuesday, 09 March 2021 saying that Parliament needs to check government programmes in regard to students’ welfare and academics.…
MPs Call For Retaliation Against Kenya’s Maize Imports Ban
Members of Parliament have called for reciprocation against Kenya following the ban of Uganda’s maize last week. The Members of Parliament says the Kenyan government has banned other commodities like milk, eggs and sugarcane. Kenya in a statement last week, banned the importation of maize from Uganda citing high levels of aflatoxins which pose a…
Police Bust Top Kampala Criminal Gangs Linked To Deadly Robberies
Katwe Police last night carried out an intelligence-led operation and busted a criminal gang that has been operating in the areas of Masajja, Makindye-Sabagabo in Wakiso District. ‘Call Call’ conmen, as they are commonly known, defraud people using mobile phones by calling them and claiming that they have won prizes or by sending fake mobile…
Bebe Cool Disheartened By Gov’t As Son Alpha Misses S.4 Final Exams
Recently, Uganda reached to the finals of U20 Total CAF African Cup of Nations. Top renowned musician Moses Ssali aka Bebe Cool’s son Alpha Thierry Ssali was part of the youngsters players who raised Uganda flag high in the continental competition. The hippos team emerged second after losing to Ghana 2-0. The team had several…
Scandal: Covid-19 Funds Swindled As Auditor General Report Pins Top Govt Officials
The Auditor General has revealed that there was financial indiscipline in the utilisation of shs311 billion disbursed to Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and districts for Covid-19 interventions. The Auditor General, John Muwanga presented the audit report for financial year 2019/2020 to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, on Thursday, 11 March 2021. According to the report, Government interventions…
Hajji Kigongo Intervenes In Kadaga,Nankabirwa Rivalry Over Speakership
The 1st Vice Chairperson of National Resistance Movement ‘NRM’, Alhaji Moses Kigongo has cautioned MPs against dragging the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) into the hotly contested race for next Speaker of Parliament. Kigongo released a statement condemning senior NRM leaders who have started vulgarizing the race by using unparliamentary language. “Yesterday, the 10th of…
Unruly James Hewitt Finally Breaks Silence On Rumours That He’s Prince Harry’s Dad, Leaves Kingdom In Dismay
By Agencies Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as senior members of the royal family earlier this year, and have since moved overseas to settle in the US with their one year old son, Archie Harrison. The Sussexes bought their first home together in the quiet seaside town of Montecito, California after months of…
‘We’ve More Important Things To Attend To’- City Traders Boycott Bobi Wine’s Call For Riot
City traders under their umbrella body Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) have warned leader of the National Unity Platform party Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine not to dare stage riots in the city because they are fed up of robbery and hooligan squads who storm business and loot them to zero. In a statement signed…