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Opposition leaders hail army

 In what looks like a rare sound from opposition members, the members of the activists for change (A4C) has praised the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces soldiers for servingUganda. The recommendation has come after Uganda army marked Terehe sita cerebrations.  UPDF marked its 31st anniversary in Kasese district this week. The President of Uganda General Yoweri […]

Museveni to construct offices in Buhweju, Butaleja, Buvuma, Nakapiripirit, Napak, Rubirizi

The office of the president is preparing to construct offices in Buhweju, Butaleja, Buvuma, Nakapiripirit, Napak, and Rubirizi district. The sources in statehouse have informed us that the office of the President has put aside over 36 billion shillings to be used for the acquisition of a contractor to carry out the construction of Government […]

Buganda has no powers to ban publication of Semakokiro stories, says Sabaluuri

After the kingdom of Buganda warned against the publication of stories about the kingdom’s new born Prince Richard Semakookiro, the cultural leader of Buluri Mwogezi Mwasansozi Butamanya has said Buganda kingdom or its head Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi have no powers to block anyone from talking about the new born prince. Mwasansozi says that if […]

Politics of money reigns in DP

It seems most of the political parties in Uganda are currently designing measures of how they can mobilize funds from donors and members. After NRM, CP, Jeema have asked their respective party members and supporters to fundraise funds towards the daily management of their parties, the Democratic Party (DP) has also jumped on the queue. […]

Why FDC calls some of its MPs ‘rebels’?

In our first news report we told you that FDC has branded some of its MPs in the Uganda ninth parliament as rebels. The rebel MPs in FDC we are told are those FDC members who criticise the party president Col. Kiiza Besigye whenever he goes wrong. Like in NRM, Besigye doesn’t want people to […]

FDC rebel MPs named

It seems in Uganda whoever disagrees with the policies of his or her political party becomes a rebel. In Uganda’s ruling party NRM, the MPs such as Mohammad Nsereko for Kampala Central and Theodre Sekikubo who have been challenging the dictatorial practices of president Museveni and NRM have already been branded rebels. For the Democratic […]

Ministry of Health to uplift health centres run by soldiers

There is a grand programme by the ministry of health to evaluate health centres and clinics run by the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces across the country with the purpose of uplifting them to hospital status. The Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Aronda Nyakairima has told journalists that health centres run by the army will be […]

MPs to pay taxes to ruling party headquarters

The members of Parliament on NRM ticket have been asked by the NRM Chairman Gen. Yoweri Museveni to increase the money they contribute to the party’s consolidated fund per month. According to sources, President Museveni and NRM Secretary General Amama Mbabazi have proposed that each MP on NRM ticket pays a monthly tax of 15% […]

UPDF uses ushs2.5b to organize Tarehe Sita

There are reports being circulated in town that UPDF budgeted 2.5 billion shillings to organise the 31st Tarehe Sita week. The week is marked annually in remembrance of the first armed attack when Yoweri Museveni and his NRA rebels launched a guerrilla war on February 6, 1981. The climax of the week is always February […]

Bad Black acquires fraudulent passport

Intelligence officers in Kampala are probing reports that city socialite Bad Black real names Shanita Namuyimbwa fraudulently acquired a passport. The investigations started after Bad Black last week unsuccessfully applied to secure a Germany Visa so as to travel to Germany. Bad Black was granted bail in December last year after she had been on […]