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A faction of the National Unity Platform (NUP) led by Moses Kibalama the party Chairman has banned Hon Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobiwine from calling himself NUP party president, using the party stamp and symbol. Tugume Gideon the Secretary for Information said during the launch of the NUP offices in Chuch Zone Kabowa in Lubaga Division.…
The latest information reveals that Moses Nkonge Kibalama, the purportedly elected President of the National Unity Platform and the Secretary General Simbwa Kagombe have opened new party headquarters in Rubaga division. This comes after NUP defacto leaders wrote to the Electoral Commission and the European Union in Uganda, notifying them on change of leadership in…
The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Among has urged accounting officers in ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to ensure proper expenditure of the 2022/2023 budget. Parliament approved the Shs48.1 trillion budget for the financial year 2022/2023 on 20 May 2022. “All eligible accounting officers should ensure that value for money in whatever expenditure is…
Members of Parliament have each been given 40 million Shillings for unknown reasons at a time when the country is grappling with ever-increasing commodity prices. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, a dozen of MPs majority of whom asked for anonymity to speak freely on the issue, said that the money was dished out over the…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has re-affirmed to Ugandans that it’s only National Resistance Movement – NRM that can find solutions to Uganda’s problems. Museveni says they developed the country’s vision since joining the struggle in the 1981-86 guerilla war, which is still jealously protected. This was contained in his speech read for him by the…
The Court of Appeal in Kampala has dismissed an application filed Julius Galisonga against Bugweri County MP Abdu Katuntu. Galisonga’s appeal was dismissed on Thursday by a panel of three Court of Appeal justices comprised of Cheborion Barishaki, Hellen Obura, and Christopher Izama Madrama, on grounds that he had failed to prove the alleged non compliance…
On May 12, 2013, Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi appointed lawyer Charles Peter Mayiga as the Katikkiro (prime minister) of Buganda. His appointment was touted as a strategic move geared at galvanising the kingdom’s young population across the country. His tenure during the last nine years has been a bittersweet experience peppered by, among others, the…
The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kabuleta has rallied the people of Ankole sub-region to unite and work together if they are to overcome the economic challenges they face. The former presidential candidate made remarks while addressing the press at NEED’s Headquarters in Kampala on Monday, May 30, 2022. He revealed that segregation…
Andrew Ojok Oulanyah,the National Resistance Movement candidate for Omoro County has won the Parliamentary Seat with 14,174 votes. The results were announced by Omoro District Returning Officer, Moses Kagona. Other candidates included National Unity Platform flag bearer Toolit Okecha who got 1,621 votes, Independent candidate Terrence Odong got 530 votes, Forum for Democratic Change Justine…
Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Dr Kizza Besigye has been remanded to Luzira Prison after refusing to pay Shs30 million cash bail. Besigye was on Wednesday charged with inciting violence after he was arrested while holding a peaceful protest in Kampala City yesterday. The four time presidential candidate was granted a Shs30 million…
