Uganda’s first Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Moses Ali has blasted people who are calling for his retirement from active politics due to old age saying whatever he is doing for the country will be left behind for the youth. The 81 year old legislator was speaking to journalists at the National Resistance Movement (NRM) headquarters…
The new High Commissioner of the Republic of India to Uganda, Mr. A. Ajay KUMAR yesterday paid a courtesy call on Hon. Henry Okello ORYEM, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs: International Cooperation of the Republic of Uganda. The Minister congratulated the High Commissioner upon his appointment and lauded India’s commitment to the two countries’…
Musician Edrisah Musuza better known as Eddy Kenzo has clarified that he has nothing against the National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine at a news conference held today. This follows a leaked audio that made rounds on social media in which the singer accuses Bobi Wine of among other things being selfish, greedy and…
The Electoral Comission(EC) has commenced issuing nomination forms and nomination guidelines for the 2021 presidential elections today. Paul Bukenya the EC’s Media and Public relations manager says a total of 10 aspiring presidential candidates collected the documents from the EC headquarters in Kampala on the first day. These include Daniel Matsiko (independent), Charles Bbale (Ecological…
The Electoral Commission has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the various election activity for purposes of the General Election Roadmap, 2020/21 amidst COVID-19. Justice Simon Byabakama the Electoral Commission Chairperson says these SOPs incorporated measures and guidelines put in place by the Ministry of Health and the outcome of consultations made by the Commission…
As media houses struggle to position their brands and cash in on the huge expenditures expected to characterize the 2021 political season, new ones are fighting hard to snatch viewership from the traditional giants. TV stations have been signing up new talent to bolster their popularity. The latest such signing is Baba TV’s Noorden Ntege…
Distribution of government facemasks in Kampala metropolitan area is set to commence tomorrow, the ministry of health has revealed. The free face mask distribution which started in June this year is part of government’s intervention to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country. While giving an update on COVID-19 response in Uganda today, the…
Police in Kampala are hunting for musician Pius Mayanja aka Pallaso on charges of escaping from lawful custody and obustraction. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, Pallaso flee on handcuffs after police raided his home in Makindye for hosting a group of unruly people . Below is Owoyesigyire’s full statement on the…
Police in Jinja have released on bond four Baba FM presenters who are being accused of inciting violence and disobeying lawful orders. Three of the presenters Hussein Muyonjo aka Swengere, Alton Kasolo, and Atanansi Kalyowa were yesterday summoned to appear before the OCCID Jinja Central Police Station (CPS) to answer to the charges. However, on reaching the police station, their…
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has refuted allegations that Kampala is headed for another lockdown. This, after news circulated by a section of tabloids indicated that the minister of Kampala Betty Amongi revealed government’s intension for another lockdown on Kampala due to the registered COVID-19 community cases in the city. However, the KCCA’s acting spokesperson Daniel…
