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Uganda Escaped From Presidential Tyranny & Ended Up In Legislative Tyranny
By Matua Job Richard The history of our Country summarized in the preamble of 1995, is something that can only be comparable to hell or the days Israelites are said to be walking in the wilderness with lots of challenges. It is true that Tyranny meted on Citizens by former Presidents caused real suffering to…
Uganda To Cement Economic Ties With Cuba-Oulanyah
The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has committed the legislature’s support to ensure that Cuba becomes an active participant in the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States. The Speaker was meeting with the Cuban Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Antonio Louis Pubillones, at Parliament. Oulanyah observed that in the meetings of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary…
Op-ed: Poor Youth Support President Museveni Empathy To Empower Rights Of Peasants
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: If you read and analyse well President Museveni’s letter to CEC about land, you will realize that NRM is the only party that was founded on the principal and doctrine of empowering Ugandans at the grassroots level who the bakoopi (peasants). The President used his benevolence and tenderness to remind the…
SHORTEST SERVING UK PRIME MINISTER: Why Liz Truss Resigned, A Guide To The Chaos
After 45 days as prime minister, the majority of which was spent clinging on for her political life, Liz Truss announced Thursday that she is resigning. Now she is set to become the shortest-serving occupant of Downing Street in 300 years of British history. A disastrous series of self-inflicted wounds — which turned into a…
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Uganda Police Warns Partiers Against Crossing To Tanzania For New Year Concerts
The Uganda Police Force and sister security agencies in Kyotera district has warned Ugandan party animals against crossing to Tanzania to allegedly attend New Year crossover concerts that have been organized in areas near the Ugandan border. The concerts include one organized by Abbey Musinguzi, the proprietor of Abitex Promotions and others by different promoters.…
Maj Gen Sabiiti Muzeeyi Takes Over As General Manager Luwero Industries
The newly appointed General Manager of Luwero Industries Maj Gen Sabiiti Muzeeyi has taken over Office at the Industries Headquarters Nakasongola. The ceremony was presided over by the Managing Director, National Enterprise Corporation Lt Gen James Mugira. Maj Gen Sabiiti replaced Brig Gen Octavius Butuuro who has been appointed Deputy Commandant of the Senior Command…
Tycoon Charles Mbire Acquires More Stake In MTN
Businessman Charles Mbire has bolstered his stake at MTN Uganda after acquiring an additional 2,263,930 shares in the telecom company at a total cost of Shs 459,907,621.00 on the Uganda Securities Exchange. The purchase which took place on August 22 was evidently the signature activity of the day, on Uganda’s Securities Exchange where MTN is…
Consumer Protection: UNBS Warns Consumers To Check For Quality, Quantity As Prices Shoot Up
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS has cautioned the public against deceptive traders who are taking advantage of the unstable commodity prices to fleece them. UNBS is concerned that many consumers are already falling victims to unscrupulous traders who are taking advantage of rising commodity prices in the country to either overcharge or manipulate the…
NSSF Savers To Demonstrate Over Fund’s Refusal To Give Them COVID-19 Relief Money
Several Ugandans with savings in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have vowed to stage protests on Monday July 13th, 2020 across the country, to express their dejection with the Fund for denying them access to their savings during the this Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Under their umbrella group ‘NSSF Savers Forum Uganda, the savers have…
Jinja Businessman Killed In Suspected Witchcraft
The mutilated and beheaded body of a prominent businessman in Jinja City has been found in a sugar plantation, with all indications that he was subjected to ritual sacrifice. Now Police in Busoga East are investigating circumstances under which the 53-year-old George Waidha, a resident of Busuyi village, in Wairasa sub county, in Mayuge district,…
