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Rakai 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.…

Strange Banana Disease Hits Rwampara District

5 years ago Staff

A strange disease has attacked banana’s in Rwampara district sending farmers in panic. The disease affects the colour of the banana fingers and bunches from green to brown or black, according to one of the affected farmers Nestori Aturinda. He says that the disease eventually results in premature ripening and shrinking of the banana’s, yet even when cooked, they remain…

Museveni Rallies Afro-American Investors to Invest in Real Estate

5 years ago PDStaff

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…

Government Secures Aircraft, Chemicals to fight Desert Locusts

5 years ago Staff

The government has acquired an aircraft and chemicals to boost its preparedness amid the invasion of desert locusts. The migratory pests were first sighted in the country on February 19, after crossing from Kenya through Amudat district in Karamoja sub-region. They later spread to the districts of Amudat, Abim, Kaabong, Nakapiripirit, Agago, Katakwi, Nabilatuk, Kitgum, Karenga, Kumi, Ngora, Soroti and…

MP Abala Tables Live Locusts before Parliament, Protests Inadequate Gov’t Intervention

5 years ago PDStaff

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…

Strange Insects Cited in Masaka Not Disastrous to Crops-Entomologists

5 years ago5 years ago Staff

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…

Innovators Develop ‘Plant Scope’ to Detect Diseases & Pesticides in Plants

5 years ago5 years ago Staff

On Saturday, a group of innovators led by Ms. Christine Kihunde unveiled a pilot test of their new project, ‘Plant Scope’ that detects diseases and pests in plants. The new tech detects plant diseases that are in their very-early stages before widely spreading to kill the plant. Plant Scope uses deep neural networks and machine learning to detect these diseases…

ISO Boss’ Son Brian Bagyenda Sentenced to 32 Years for Murdering Girl Friend

5 years ago PDStaff

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…

Preparations for Museveni, Kagame Talks in High Gear at Katuna Border

5 years ago5 years ago Staff

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,…

Gen. Tumwine Censure Faces a Set back as MPs Shy away

5 years ago PDStaff

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…

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