With the 2021 election campaigns set to be conducted via media platforms, supporters of president Yoweri Museveni under their umbrella Museveni Supporters Association have today launched an app to help the incumbent leader in conducting the “scientific” campaigns. Codenamed MY SEVO, the mobile application which is the first of its kind in the whole world,…
Odaka Asuman For about a month now I have avoided watching TV, reading Newspapers nor listened to any radio bulletin for one reason- to avoid Kibalama crap. This is not because he is not news worthy but as a protest of how an entire nation’s conversations can be reduced to a celebration of wickedness. In…
A man who is alleged to have been fraudulently withdrawing money from people’s bank accounts after switching his fake ATM cards with his victims’ has been arrested in Entebbe. The suspect has been identified as one Geofrey Wandera (39) a fisherman and resident of Abaita ababiri in Entebbe municipality. According to Luke Owoyesigyire the Kampala…
One person has been confirmed dead and three others seriously injured following a landslide that hit Bunarutere Village in Bubyangu Parish Bubyangu Sub-County in the wee hours of Monday night. Ayub Twaha the Uganda Red Cross branch manager for Mbale identifies the deceased as 6 year old Hussein Walumu whose parents and grand parent were…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set up a team to handle the verification of supporters for nomination of candidates for the 2021 Presidential Elections. According to Paul Bukenya the Electoral Commission spokesperson, the verification team starts its work today Monday the 28th of September 2020. Section 10(b) of the Presidential Elections Act provides that a…
Democratic Party President Norbert Mao has been elected Secretary General of the Democrat Union of Africa (DUA). The election took place during the organization’s General Meeting which was held virtually via Zoom today. The meeting attracted participants from Centre right political parties from across Africa and was addressed by Ghanaian President Nana Akufo Addo who…
Former Kampala mayor Nasser Ntege Sebaggala Alias Seeya, is dead. Sebaggala, 72, died at International Hospital Kampala where he was admitted two weeks backbeen after he developed a disorder in his stomach, commonly referred to as intussusception. Kawempe North MP Latif Ssebagala, a brother to Seeya confirmed the sad news to journalists on Saturday morning….
The Uganda Network of Young People living with HIV/AIDS (UNYPA) has today launched a mini condom campaign aimed at increasing the demand and use of condoms among young people in a bid to curb unintended pregnancies, new infections and spread of STIs and STDs. This campaign is going to be implemented in the districts of…
A new entrant Paul Owor 29, a procurement specialist and proprietor of the Shinrai construction Company is giving Super FM Managing Director Peter Sematimba sleepless nights over his Busiro South Seat. Owor who started his ground consultations only three months ago is now a darling to Sematimba’s Constituents and a household name. If not checked,…
Disgruntled election officials in Kampala metropolitan are reaching out their upcountry counterparts for a demo against the Electoral Commission over non – payment of their allowances. Smlnews has learnt that officials who conducted Special Interest Group (SIGs) elections (Youth, Pwds, Women and Elderly) from village, parish, sub-county, city and district levels have not received a…
