Category: Politics
RDC/RCCs head to Kyankwanzi as performance pressure grows.
As #Sml News reported last week of a pending RCC/RDCs reshuffle, performance pressure has grown among them. The recently appointed Resident District/City Commissioners (RDCs/RCCs) and their deputies have departed for their induction retreat at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi. The retreat will last one week, and the commissioners have already turned over their offices to…
Ndayishimiye of Burundi appointed to lead the East African Community
During the 22nd Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State held in Arusha on Friday, July 22, 2022, President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi was appointed to head the East African Community (EAC).President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya will step down in favor of Ndayishimiye following taking office in March 2021.At the close of the two-day conference…
NOBERT MAO INTO CABINET.
“By virtue of the authority conferred on the President by Articles 113(1) and 114 (1) of the 1995 constitution of the Republic of Uganda, I hereby appoint persons below as Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State”President Museveni tweeted. What awaits Nobert Mao!!!!
MAYUGE LEADERS “STEAL” PRIME MINISTER’S FOOD
The 3rd Deputy Prime Minister Hajjati Lukiya Nakadama Isanga is boiling with anger following thestealing of Food and other relief aid she supplied to the poor. Nakadama who is away in Canada for official government and party duties had lobbied government andwell wishers to give a hand to struggling families in her District. The relief…
FEAR GRIPS RDCs, RCCs AS MINI RESHUFFLE LOOMS:
#Sml News has received exclusive info of a mini shakeup among Resident District/City Commissioners just months after the were appointed. The office of the presidency minister has been carrying out internal evaluation of the RDCs since they were appointed. Some have been recalled to the secretariat while others have been redeployed. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni…
Prof Latigo pokes holes in M7’s Parish Dev’t Model.
A well written piece attributed to former Leader of Opposition in Parliament Professor Maurice Ogenga – Latigo is circulating widely across platforms and attracting serious debate against the NRM’s much hyped Parish Development Model. Latigo who is a senior legislator and decorated scientist says the Parish Development Model is the last nail in the operationalization…
Opposition MPs Oppose Govt’s Plans to Install Digital Trackers on Vehicles
The plan by government to digitally track vehicles has suffered an onslaught from Shadow Internal Affairs Minister, Hon Abdallah Kiwanuka and opposition MPs, who termed the move illegal. Global Systems LLC, a security and IT systems firm, was single sourced to install digital trackers on private cars and motorcycles, vehicle owners are to bear the…
Emyooga was poorly executed – MPs
The Emyooga programme across the country was poorly implemented, Members of Parliament have unanimously agreed. The legislators during plenary on Thursday, September 16, 2021, criticized the government for the systemic failure in the implementation of the presidential Initiative rolled out in October 2020 aimed at wealth and job creation. The Emyooga was intended to support…
High Court Dismisses Nyanzi Case against MP Nsereko
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a petition in which National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu challenged Kampala Central Member of Parliament Muhammad Nsereko’s election in the January 14 polls. Nyanzi challenged Nsereko’s January 14 Victory citing ballot stuffing, among other grounds and in the suit, the Electoral Commission and the returning officer…
VP Alupo cautions district accounting officers
Vice President Rtd. Maj, Jessica Alupo. has called for punitive measures against District Local Governments that fail to fully utilise funds allocated by Government saying they cripple vital Government programmes meant for local communities. She said, that although returning funds is more acceptable than embezzling the funds and doing false accountabilities, she insisted that public…