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Bloomberg has listed Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine among its 15 people to watch in 2020 across the globe. Bloomberg is a global leading agency in business and financial data, news and insight. Each year, they list the 50 most influential figures world over, and name a few other people to watch…
Butambala Member of Parliament Muwanga Kivumbi has accused President Museveni of using state resources for strategic politicking disguised as wealth creation tours. The Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs was Thursday appearing on NBS television “morning breeze” programme. “By now, President Museveni should have given us accountability from his tours,” Kivumbi noted. According to Kivumbu, a…
Parliament of Uganda had a good year in 2019 with the major highlight being the successful hosting of the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC). According to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, the well-attended event held from 23 to 29 September 2019 attracted a lot of debate that focused on improving the Commonwealth states and was overall, good…
Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] Party President, Patrick Oboi Amuriat, has cited an uphill task for the party as it heads into 2021 general elections. In a message to party members and supporters on Sunday, Amuriat said it is just over two years now since he was elected to provide leadership at the helm of…
The Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, has defended himself against allegations of threatening Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, arguing that the ongoing investigations are aimed at diverting the public’s attention from what happened during the strike at the university. Zaake, who appeared before Parliament’s Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Discipline, said that the recent…
A section of MPs is dismayed by what they have described as a public humiliation of the Deputy Head of Operation Wealth Creation, Lt Gen Charles Angina by Security Minister, Gen Elly Tumwine. On Saturday morning, a video clip fired up social media, showing Gen Tumwine reprimanding a visibly subdued Lt Gen Angina for the…
The 10th East African Community Inter-Parliamentary Games which have been taking place in Kampala ended with a cultural dinner in honour of all the participating delegates. The games organized and hosted by Parliament of Uganda saw Members and staff of Parliament take part in football, netball, basketball, athletics, golf, tug of war and darts started…
Police detectives have mounted a hunt for members of people Power a pressure group led by MP Hon Ssentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on allegations that they assaulted, incited violence and caused chaos in Iganga last week. It is alleged that last week, People Power hired some goons from Kampala, Mukono, and Jinja Districtz who…
The former Minister of Gender, Labour & Social Development, Janet Mukwaya has told the incoming minister Frank Tumwebaze that he has to work hard if he wants to match her record of clean hands. ‘’I want to thank President His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for giving me another opportunity to serve the country when am…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine to carry out consultations across the country as part of his bid to stand as a presidential candidate in 2021 On December 3, Kyagulanyi wrote a letter to the Electoral Commission informing them of his plans to carry his…
