National Unity Platform (NUP) councillors in Luwero district have turned down an invitation to attend leadership training and meet President Yoweri Museveni. Recently, a team of State House officials approached Luwero District Council Speaker Abdul Mazinga and informed him about their wish to train district councillors and LC 3 Chairpersons on leadership skills. The proposed […]
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Misconduct Probe Against MP Francis Zaake Starts Tuesday
Parliaments’ Rules, Privileges and Discipline committee has resolved to start its inquiry into the alleged misconduct of Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake on Tuesday. Committee Chairperson Abdu Katuntu unveiled the work plan to journalists after a closed-door meeting in which MPs discussed how to proceed with the matter which was referred to them by the […]
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Controversial city lawyer Mabirizi finally arrested
The Police in Kampala has finally arrested lawyer Male Mabirizi to go and start serving his 18 months jail term handed to him for contempt of court. The arrest of Mabirizi comes exactly a week after the High Court Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana issued an order directing every Police officer in Uganda to arrest […]
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Police summon Lawyer Ssemakadde for abusing Justice Ssekaana
The Criminal Investigations Directorate of Police has summoned lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde to record a statement on allegations of attacking Justice Ssekaana Musa. Ssemakadde has been summoned by Assistant Commissioner of Police Julius Twinomujuni on behalf of the Director CID to report at the CID headquarters in Kibuli on February 28th, 2022. He will be interviewed […]
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Boda Boda riders in Kampala embrace calls to organize
The government’s plan to reduce Boda Bodas operating in the Central Business District in Kampala has prompted riders to organize to retain their workspaces. In July 2020, Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA published a list of 579 stages that the Cabinet had approved for Boda Bodas in the five divisions of Kampala. Rubaga Division was allocated […]
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Gov’t terminates contract of Uganda Airlines CEO
The government has terminated the contract of the Chief Executive Officer-CEO of Uganda Airlines, Cornwell Muleya and other top managers. Waiswa Bageya, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and Transport says that the decision was taken on Friday by the interim board. The Works and Transport Minister, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala suspended Muleya and 12 […]
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Sudan, Egypt won’t be harmed by GERD, re-empharsizes Abiy
Water is flowing to Sudan and Egypt as usual while generating power to the Ethiopian people who do not want to starve and thirst the people of Sudan and Egypt, Prime Minister Abiy said today. The prime minister made the remarks at the inaugural ceremony of the partial commencing of power generation of the Grand […]
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Mao criticizes Museveni on evicting Balalo Herdsmen
The President of the Democratic Party, Norbert Mao has criticized President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni`s move on evicting the balalo herdsmen from Northern Uganda, terming it as only treating the symptoms. Last year Museveni ordered the eviction of the balalo herdsmen who are non-natives of the Acholi Sub Region from Northern Uganda on allegations of […]
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Torture is unacceptable, says Amama Mbabazi
Former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has said that torture is unacceptable and goes against the laws of Uganda. In his first media address after several years, Mbabazi said that as a member of the National Resistance Movement party-NRM, one of the things they fought for was freedom of the people regardless of their opinions. Mbabazi […]