The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has halted campaigns for the Hoima district woman MP primaries following the assault of one of the candidates that left her in comma. Beatrice Wembabazi was allegedly beaten by supporters of her rival and incumbent Hoima woman MP Harriet Mugenyi Businge at Kiryatete village in Kigorobya sub-county last week as…
The chairman of the bibanja holders at Kyasa village in Namayumba Sub County, Wakiso district and veteran Ali Kiwendo has asked government to use the land fund and purchase land for the people of Kyasa. According to Kiwendo, government’s intervention to buy land for the people will solve the rampant land wrangles in the area….
There are mixed reactions across the country after State House sources announced early Tuesday that the President will not address the nation on the situation of COVID-19 in Uganda. The Presidential Press Secretary Don Wanyama downplayed the much-anticipated address saying “the Presidential address on Covid19 hadn’t been scheduled “ His clarification comes in the wake…
The Alliance for National Transformation party (ANT) has faulted the Electoral Commission for failing to punish political parties and political figures who are continuing to violate the COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures. Gen. Mugisha Muntu the party presidential flag bearer says the commission is keeping silent while the ruling party politicians are defying the guidelines but…
The ministry of Foreign Affairs has recalled Diplomatic staff at the Uganda embassy in Denmark implicated for plotting cash theft on zoom to pave way for investigations. This follows a Daily Monitor article revealing how the officers convened a Zoom meeting and discussed how to share government money they were not able to spend during the 2019/20 financial…
Traders in Kampala under their umbrella body Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) say it’s not necessary to impose a second lock down as a measure against rising COVID-19 cases. Speculation has been rife in recent days of a lock down following a spike in COVID19 cases especially in Kampala City. Uganda has so far registered…
The Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Development has handed over Mandela National Stadium Limited Nambole land titles to the Ministry ofEducation and sports. Mandela National Stadium is part of the Mandela National Stadium Limited a public liability company incorporated under the laws of Uganda with two shareholders that is the Ministry Of Education and…
Results from COVID-19 tests done on 22 August 2020 Uganda has confirmed 97 new COVID-19 cases. The cumulative total confirmed cases of Ugandans are now 2,263. Break down of the new casesThe contacts and alerts (90): Kampala – 59, Wakiso- 11, Buikwe- 6, Luweero – 3, Namisindwa – 3, Mukono – 2, Jinja – 2,…
Celebrated Disc Jockey and Galaxy FM presenter, Nimrod Nabeeta aka DJ Nimrod has declared that he is in a stable relationship with a woman who understands him. The experienced spinmaster who has been linked in the past to various city slay queens says nothing can separate him from his partner with whom they have spent…
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission has released a revised roadmap for the 2020-2021 election cycle. This follows changes made by the National Electoral Commision with regard to nomination dates for MPs, LC5 chairpersons and LC3 councillors. The NRM Electoral Commission chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi released the new dates for the various elections while…
