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MP Akena rides bicycle to parliament

Everyone would expect that a son to the former president ofUgandatwice, Apolo Milton Obote, Mr. Jimmy Akena would be driving escalades to go to parliament but this is not the case for Akena. Our informers got the surprise of the day yesterday when Akena, who is also the Lira Municipality MP, arrived atUgandaparliament riding a […]

Traders strike in Uganda enters day two

 Hundreds of shops in Kampala, Mityana and Masaka are still closed for a second day as thousands of traders remain seated on the verandas of their closed shops. The security in Kampala as usual is tight and the policemen are going on to arrest the people they suspect to be mobilizing traders to become violent. […]

MP Mafabi promises showdown over attempts to shield corruption in oil sector

Things will not be easy when oil debates resumes in the Uganda’s ninth parliament anytime from now according to Budadiri west MP Nandala Mafabi. eveni’s advisor in charge of the media issues John Nagenda recently termed as an improvement of FDC leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye has today told the executive to get prepared for a […]

MP Mafabi promises showdown over attempts to shield corruption in oil sector

Things will not be easy when oil debates resumes in the Uganda’s ninth parliament anytime from now according to Budadiri west MP Nandala Mafabi. Mafabi who president Museveni’s advisor in charge of the media issues John Nagenda recently termed as an improvement of FDC leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye has today told the executive to get […]

Col. Kiiza Besigye has vowed to continue participating in anti government protests

FDC leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye has promised to continue with his anti government protests in the New Year until the current inflation, political persecution of opposition members and politically motivated arrests ends. Besigye’s remarks comes after the police in Kampala told the media yesterday that the FDC president will continue to be under their surveillance […]

Opposition political gatherings banned in Kampala

  Things are getting worse forUganda’s opposition politicians and parties every day that passes. At first the police halted them from holding political rallies at Kampala City Square grounds, as if that was not enough, the same police has directed that any political gathering organised by the opposition has to first get clearance from Uganda Police. […]

Betty Kamya says she will contest for president again

Former Lubaga North MP Betty Olive Kamya says that she will take part in the next presidential elections come 2016. Kamya has told our informers that last time she lost the polls because she did not have enough money and she was a new entrant in the field.  She says that this time she has […]

Dr. Muyingo, a PhD holder complains why he deputizes someone with bachelors

Voters in Bamunanika say they are not happy because president Museveni appointed their MP John Chrysostom Muyingo to deputize a woman who holds a bachelors’ degree. President Museveni appointed Jessica Alupo (holds a degree in education) as the Minister for Education and appointed Dr. Muyingo who holds a PhD in Education to deputize her. The […]

NWSC, UMEME disconnects FDC offices

It seems the ruling government is punishing FDC leaders for opposing it from left to right. After detaining the FDC president, Col. Kiiiza Besigye at his home in Kasangati, we have been told that the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) and UMEME have disconnected FDC offices in Najjanankumbi on Kampala Entebbe. A source on […]

Mbabali clashes with Vice president Edward Sekandi over judicial meeting

I have learnt with shock this morning that the Vice President, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi will be the Chief Guest and is to preside over the 50 judges’ conference including the Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki, this morning at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala to, among others, take stock of the previous year and to review the […]

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