The clerk to parliament Jane Kibirige has extended indefinitely the forced leave of parliament’s director of communications and public affairs Chris Obore. Obore’s trouble with parliament started in March 2019 when Kibirige notified him that the Inspectorate of Government (IG) had conducted investigations noting that his 2015 recruitment at parliament was irregular. According to the IG,…
Rwanda’s minister in charge of legal affairs Evode Uwizeyimana has resigned after pushing a female security guard to the ground. Mr Uwizeyimana apologised on Twitter, saying he deeply regretted what had happened. “It should not have happened to me as a leader and public official. I already apologised to the ISCO [Intersec Security Company] staff…
It was pop and Glamour as young energetic, city tycoon and businessman Isaac Nabimanya celebrated his distinguished birthday on Tuesday February 5, 2020. In a surprise birthday party, Mr Isaac was hosted by a few of A-list guests, including sisters, his few friends and other close relatives. The night took a crazy turn when he…
Pressure arose within top Bank of Uganda officials after learning that the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has given Igara East MP, Michael Mawanda only one extra month to table before Parliament the Constitution Amendment Bill seeking to introduce sweeping changes in the governance of Bank of Uganda. The Speaker told the legislator,…
Ugandan rapper “Fresh Kid” has racked up hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube, won a US music award and emerged victorious from a tussle with the government—all before his eighth birthday. The rapper, real name Patrick Ssenyonjo, has become a household name in Uganda, a country mired in poverty and corruption, for singing about…
High Court in Kampala has ordered Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to refund Shs4.8b paid by St Balikuddembe (Owino) Market vendors in 2011 for a non-existing piece of land purportedly at Kisenyi in Mengo. The Court presided over by judge Musa Ssekaana also ordered KCCA to pay the traders more than Shs1.15b in compensation for…
The 10 year tenure of Mr. Godfrey Mutabazi as the Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has on Friday February 7,2019 come to an end. The no-nonsense Mutabazi who joined UCC in 2010 has been replaced by Engineer Irene Kaggwa Ssewankambo according to a communication that has been made by the new Minister…
The Parliament of Uganda has called on government to avail funds for the implementation of the Prohibition of the Female Genital Mutilation Act, 2010. The motion presented by the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Hellen Asamo sought to improve efforts to curb female genital mutilation(FGM) in Sebei and…
Ethiopian athlete Abadi Hadis has died aged 22.Hadis had been in Hayder Hospital in Mekelle, northern Ethiopia being treated for an unspecified illness. The long-distance runner was ranked 12th in the world in the men’s 10,000 meters and 21st in the 5,000 meters. Hadis made his big breakthrough in 2016. At just 17, he ran…
Former Uganda Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has on Thursday February 6, 2019 caused quite a stir after turning up in Nakaseke district for UPDF Tarehe Sita celebrations. Mbabazi was given a thunderous welcome at Butalangu grounds from the long awaiting crowd. The rare appearance also earned him a salute from the men in uniform who…
