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Fred Mukisa, the former State Minister for Fisheries, has died at the age of 70. His daughter Frances Birungi Mukisa told Daily Monitor that her father succumbed to cancer at 9.30am at their home in Namugongo, a Kampala suburb. She said there will be a vigil tonight at the deceased’s home along Kireka-Kyaliwajjala Road behind…
Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Aka Bobi Wine who doubles as the People Power Opposition pressure group has attacked and lashed the former Sheema Municipality Legislator and also the minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the cabinet of Uganda Elioda Tumwesigye over writing to President Museveni requesting to bail him out of…
Sheema Municipality Member of Parliament who doubles as the Minister of science, technology and innovation in the cabinet of Uganda has wrote to president Museveni requesting him to save him from Money lenders. According to a letter we landed on dated December 20, Tumwesigye reminds President Museveni of the financial pledges as below.. “Your Excellency,…
The Constitutional Court in Kampala has ordered six MPs to vacate Parliament on grounds that they were elected in constituencies that were non-existent. The affected MPs are; Mr Patrick Ochan (Apac, UPC party), Dr Elioda Tumwesigye (Sheema, NRM party), Mr Tarsis Rwaburindore (Ibanda, NRM party), Mr Hashim Sulaiman (Nebbi, NRM party), Mr Asuman Basalirwa (Bugiri,…
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…
