A leaked report of the parliamentary committee on Equal Opportunities has revealed widespread regional imbalance when it comes to appointments to public offices. Majority of the senior officers in public offices hail from Western Uganda, the report notes. The committee’s investigation into presidential appointees, was commissioned by the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga in September 2016, after […]
Local governments have been advised to do a self-examination of themselves as a way forward to improve their performance in ensuring service delivery. According to the Mitooma MP and the Chairperson Human Rights committee Jova Kamateeka local governments need to do a self-check on the failures they have made and how they can improve on […]
Local government leaders have been criticized for abandoning their duties upon being elected to office leaving many communities desperate and disorganized. Tom Kyakwise, a local government expert working with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Governance, Accountability, Participation and Performance Program notes that some local Government leaders are not spearheading development […]
Former Olympian Julius Ochan has constructed a modern hospital inAwakeVillagein Otuke District. Ochan has constructedKristinaHealthCenterusing his personal income and donations from Indians, according to his family sources. The former Olympian has also started giving out bursaries to needy students in his home district, Otuke. IfUgandahad 1000 people likeOchan,Ugandawould be in another state of development. Bearing […]
MPs who hail from Buganda are set to mediate between Buganda kingdom and central government wrangles. This was revealed on Wednesday when the MPs who represent constituencies in Buganda kingdom paid a visit to the Katikkiro of Buganda, Eng. JB Walusimbi at the Buganda kingdom headquarters in Bulange Mengo in Kampala. The MPs were led […]
The inspector General of Police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura has urged the youth inUgandato shun opposition rallies especially those organised by Forum for Democratic Change and Activists for Change in brief A4C. Addressing a congregation of the youths in Kyengera on Kampala Masaka road today, Kayihura said many opposition leaders misinform people making them to […]
The central government has increased allowances for LC3 and LC5 councilors in divisions, and districts. The LC5 councilors will get 3.5 million shillings while those at the division level will earn 2.6 million shillings every month. Every thing is included in the 3.5 million shillings. It includes constituency mobilization, transport and medical allowances. Councilors at […]
Traders in Kisekka market have formed a special brigade to protect and guard the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II wherever he goes. The brigade name is called ‘Baganda workers association.’ Its work is to provide the Kabaka with security within and outsideBugandakingdom. The group was formed as a result of the lift between […]
We cannot tell exactly who the mafias in the government are but the presidential press secretary Tamale Mirundi insists that mafias now are pressuring president Museveni to sack him. Sources at statehouse have informed us that the so called mafias have already told Museveni that it is better to sack Mirundi alleging that it is […]