A Number of MPs during a seating yesterday pointed fingers at The minister for Justice Gen Kahinda Otafiire for using his post as a minister to grab government land and also covering it up. But Moments after the allegations were made by the MPs, tempers flared between the Minister and the MPs over those allegations leading to the Minister wanting to thump them. They alleged that Otafiire stole land belonging to the federal government inventory farm in Njeru, Buikwe. In particular Francis Mwijukye, the MP for Buhweju and Hon Nandhala Mafabi pointed the fingers at Otafiire. The minister for Justice…
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Entebbe, famously known to be the nation’s first ever administrative city has determined to mark, defend and protect tourism sites within their jurisdiction. Entebbe holds a number of historic sites such as the Uganda Wildlife Training Centre, the first seat of the Ugandan Parliament, Parks, Botanical Gardens, Kigungu Missionary Shrine the place the primary missionaries Brother Amans Delmas and Simeone Loudel first touched the ground after circumnavigating Lake Victoria, amongst others. Vincent Kayanja, the Entebbe Municipal Mayor says they’re effectively ready to take on the duty and hope that it will likely be successful. “We’re very able to take on…
The Ugandan Pool Cranes bagged medals in the recently concluded 2019 Africa Pool Championships in Secunda, South Africa. Uganda was represented in both men and ladies categories by 22 Pool Cranes members who jetted back to the country on Tuesday afternoon. The Pool Cranes Ladies Team is the proud winner of gold in the continental Blackball tournament after beating several other countries. Men’s team also put the best of their abilities and came second in the Blackball tournament. In the Ladies Blackball singles tournament, Victoria Namuyanja came second and in the Men’s single tournament, Chandiga Ceaser scooped Bronze adding it…
Makerere University has finally bowed to pressure from the students and revised the tuition policy, the Nile Post has learnt. The Ivory Tower last week experienced a nasty four-day protest against the 15 percent cumulative tuition policy approved by the university council last year as students protested against the move. However, following an emergency meeting held on Monday afternoon, the university leadership has agreed to the increment on functional fees but retained it on tuition fees. “The fees structure is revised and the 15% adjustment in fees shall not apply to functional fees for the remaining period of implementation of…
Traders in Kampala under their umbrella body Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) have given revenue collection body Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) commissioner for customs Dickson Kateshumbwa a one-week ultimatum to meet with them and revoke a public notice which he issued instructing all traders to pay the taxes of their imported goods at the first ports before entering Uganda. On 19th October 2019, Kateshumbwa issued a notice titled “Restriction on warehousing of imported goods” to all traders to have their goods facilitated under the single customs territory arrangement, where taxes have to be paid upon arrival of goods at the…
NBS Television hosted Uganda Cranes Head Coach, Johnathan McKinstry, on Sunday 27th October, 2019 on their weekly The Score show, for only his first local TV interview since he took the job over 3 weeks ago. The Northern Irishman, 34, shared, among others, on his life as a young football coach, his ideas on Ugandan football so, what Ugandans can expect of him, among so many other topics. It was his comment, however, on which kind of player he would play first for the Uganda Cranes, that caught the eye for many. “I would play the Ugandan professional playing 15…
The comedian and actor has died aged 77 at his home in Sherman Oaks aged 77. John, made fans laugh for decades following his appearance in the hit Friday franchise. He is also Known for Acting as Grandad in the Cartoon / Animations The Boondocks Witherspoon also starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle and most recently appeared in the TV show Black Jesus in 2014. The actor born John Weatherspoon, is one of 11 siblings, with elder brother William writing the hit What Becomes of The Brokenhearted. After occasionally working as a model, the star began a career in…
President Museveni has ordered military police to withdraw from Makerere University where students are protesting tuition increment. The students have, since last Tuesday, been protesting against 15 percent cumulative tuition increment approved by Makerere’s top governing body, the university council. The university management and the student leaders met on Monday but failed to agree on the way forward prompting the meeting to be adjourned. However, senior presidential press secretary, Mr Don Wanyama on Tuesday said the president had urged the stakeholders in Makerere University to dialogue and resolve whatever contradictions exist around the fees conundrum. “President Museveni has urged all…
There is something different about the 10th edition of the Castle Lite Entebbe Open. For one, it is now part of the Safari Tour Golf series that then accords the privilege to Ugandan golfers to qualify for the Magical Kenya Open 2020 that is a certified European tour event. The previously two-day affair will now run for four days from October 30-November 2 at the par-71 course in Entebbe. Uganda will have 28 pros at the event out of the 56 registered for this year’s edition. Abraham Ainamani whose first pro championship win was at the Entebbe Open last year…
Police aided by the military police this morning resumed the clamp down on Makerere University student’s protest against the controversial 15% fees hike. The anti-riot police on Friday morning broken up a press conference that had been organized by the Makerere student guild council about last night’s invasion of university halls of residence and other issues. Among those arrested was Abbas Muyombo and Ronald Kamusiime both student representatives for students with disabilities. Last night social media was awash with gruesome images of students being brutalized by the military at Lumumba Hall. Many students were Injured and their properties in their…