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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Deputy Lord Mayor Hajjat Sarah Kanyike to the Ministry of Gender as a State Minister for the elderly and people with disabilities, a docket that has been empty for years. In June, Mr Museveni had appointed Kanyike as director gender, community service, and…
Police have arrested local musician Gerald Kiwewa on allegations of defaming Kayunga Woman MP Idah Erios Nantaba. Nantaba, the former state minister for Information and Communication Technology reported the matter to Criminal Investigations Directorate headquarters in Kibuli, Kampala claiming that Kiwewa had attacked and defamed her in the song, titled Nantaba.CID recorded Nantaba’s complaint on…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Deputy Lord Mayor Hajjat Sarah Kanyike to the Ministry of Gender as a State Minister for the elderly and people with disabilities, a docket that has been empty for years. In June, Mr Museveni had appointed Kanyike as director gender, community service, and…
The State Minister for Lands Persis Namuganza has picked nomination forms to challenge Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga as the second National Vice Chairperson of the Ruling National Resistance Movement. Min.Namuganza says she intends to drive the youth agenda and mobilize for the party if elected to the position. This will be a major showdown…
Kyadondo East member of Parliament Hon.Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has on Wednesday launched a new political party named the National Unity Platform. The unveiling happened in Kamwokya at the People Power offices. The party said the umbrella will be their symbol. Bobi has been operating behind the pressure group, People Power movement. He said…
The State Minister for Works and Transport, Hon. Joy Kabatsi, has informed Parliament of the guidelines that boda boda riders and passengers should follow before they are allowed to operate. Kabatsi was presenting a statement on the various petitions on the plight of boda boda operators in the wake of the Covid-19 lockdown, to the…
Theodore Ssekikubo (Lwemiyaga), Barnabas Tinkasimire (Buyaga West), Sam Lyomoki (Workers) and Monica Amoding (Kumi) have led a group of 16 Members of Parliament that have sought forgiveness after defying and voting against their NRM party positions. The group, named “Rebel MPs” for opposing key party positions, like the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2017, which among others amended Article…
The Speaker Rt.Hon.Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Ministers for Health and Kampala respectively to make statements to the House on allegations that they did not adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) instituted to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Kalungu West Member of Parliament, Hon Joseph Ssewungu Gonzaga said that some ministers have flouted…
Former Leader of Opposition, Ms Winnie Kiiza has quit elective politics. The Kasese District Woman MP says she will remain active with the forces of change but will not offer herself for political positions in the 2021 general elections. “I have continuously talked about overstaying in power, I will not be different if I sought…
Electoral Commission has asked High Court to dismiss an application filed by Joseph Kabuleta seeking to block digital elections citing abuse of court process. In June, EC released a revised roadmap for the 2021 general elections in which it introduced virtual campaigns as opposed to mass political rallies. The EC chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama said…
