Members of Parliament have withdrawn a move to censure motion with the excuse of the low turn up of their colleagues to pen their signatures as the deadline draws closer. Accusations against Gen Tumwine that led to the censure motion include; arrogance, interfering with the work of Parliamentary Committee that was investigating torture in Safe Houses and stopping the Director…
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Mukono Taxi Drivers Protest Relocation Orders
Taxi drivers in Mukono municipality are protesting a decision by the municipality suspending the loading and offloading of passengers and goods along major roads. On Monday, Mukono municipal authorities passed a directive banning taxis from operating at illegal stages on major roads in the municipality, saying they are responsible for traffic jam and congestion. The targeted points include Mukono-Jinja-Katosi junction…
Read MoreRakai DP Members Defy Top Leadership on Grassroots Elections
Democratic Party-DP members in Rakai district have decided to defy the directives of the National Executive Committee-NEC on the procedures of conducting grassroots elections. On Friday last week, the DP National Executive Committee convened an extra-ordinary meeting, which resolved to suspend the National Organizing Secretary, Sulaiman Kadandala for defying the party roadmap, which has plunged the grassroots polls in chaos.…
Read MoreMuseveni Rallies Afro-American Investors to Invest in Real Estate
President Yoweri Museveni has encouraged African American investors to interest themselves in setting up Real Estates around the different industrial parks in the country. The President made the call while meeting a delegation of African Americans from Capital Brand Bizz represented by Michael Broughton, Mark Hernandez and Damiano as well those from Impact Brands Inc at Liao Shen Industrial Park…
Read MoreMP Abala Tables Live Locusts before Parliament, Protests Inadequate Gov’t Intervention
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has ordered the Sargent at Arms to commit Desert locusts that were tabled before Parliament to safe custody as members expressed fear that they would cause a swarm of invasion in the city centre. The locusts samples had been tabled before Parliament by Ngora County MP David Abala as proof to the Nation that…
Read MoreStrange Insects Cited in Masaka Not Disastrous to Crops-Entomologists
The strange insects cited in Masaka district are not the disastrous desert locust, according to findings by experts. Early this month, a group of farmers from Lwega parish in Buwunga Sub County reported the presence of green bubble-colored and short-horned grasshoppers that were allegedly devouring their crops. The presence of the strange insects triggered anxiety among farmers, with some of…
Read MoreISO Boss’ Son Brian Bagyenda Sentenced to 32 Years for Murdering Girl Friend
The High Court in Kampala has sentenced Brian Bagyenda the son to the director, Internal Security Organisation (ISO) Col Kaka Bagyenda to 32 years in jail after being convicted for murdering his former girl friend, Enid Twijukye. Bagyenda is said to have committee the offense on January 4th, 2017, at his home along Njobe road in Luzira, Brian, before dumping…
Read MorePreparations for Museveni, Kagame Talks in High Gear at Katuna Border
Preparations are underway for the meeting between President Yoweri Museveni and Rwanda President Paul Kagame. The meeting that will be held on Friday is part of the resolutions of the quadripartite summit held in Luanda, Angola. The summit was mediated by João Lourenço, the President of Angola and Felix Tshisekedi, the President of Democratic Republic of Congo. During the summit,…
Read MoreGen. Tumwine Censure Faces a Set back as MPs Shy away
The move to censure Security Minister, Gen. Elly Tumwine over contempt of parliament lays in the balance as Members of Parliament shy away from pending their signatures to the censure. Last week, Parliament passed a motion to censure Tumwine accusing him of holding Parliament in contempt as well as failing Parliament work. With a few days left, the exercise is…
Read MoreStay in Wuhan, We have no Capacity to Handle Corona Virus- Gov’t
The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has advised that Ugandans students trapped in Wuhan City in China over the Corona Virus outbreak remain in the country since Uganda has got no capacity to deal with the virus. Aceng told legislators at Parliament on Thursday that the demand to have the students repatriated would be a blind move at…
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