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…
Author: Entebbe News
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…
Police have arrested one Allan Ggayi, who is suspected to be part of a gang that raided Kawempe retail and mobile money shops stealing over 160 telephones. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango says that Ggayi, a resident of Kyanja was intercepted at Bujuuko, along the Kampala –Mityana highway with 160 phones, allegedly stolen from different mobile money operators and retail shops in Kawempe and other towns. He was moving in a Toyota Alex registration number UBE 641A in the company of one Tonny Sozzi, who, however, escaped arrest. Ggayi was transferred to Kawempe police station, pending charges of robbery…
Angry residents in Mityana Municipality on Friday afternoon foiled the arrest of area Member of Parliament Hon Francis Zaake, who was holding a meeting at his residence. Hon Zaake, who heads the youth wing of the People Power movement, was addressing dozens of residents in a tent at his home when truckloads of police officers pulled up and attempted to arrest the MP. The meeting was supposed to commission local level People Power Committees in Mityana in preparation for the 2021 elections. The residents however, jumped in and pulled the MP out of the officers’ grip. In the chaos that…
NBS TV reporter, Solomon Serwanjja, is “thrilled” yet again, this time because his popular NBS Investigates story, “Stealing from the Sick,” which he did in collaboration with the BBC, has been nominated in the Investigative Documentary category of the AIBs (Association for International Broadcasting). Serwanjja, currently undergoing training at the BBC headquarters following his winning of the 2019 Komla Dumor Award, exposed government officials and other medical practitioners who were involved in the illegal sale of drugs meant for government hospitals. “I am so happy and thrilled that the ‘Stealing from the Sick’ investigation that was done by the BBC…
In Kampala city, Air quality is deteriorating at a high rate, causing serious threat to the health of the population across the city. Children, older people and persons with heart and lung defects are amongst the most vulnerable to the effects of air pollution, as they are daily exposed to poor air quality as they commute to work and school. Studies by Ugandan health scientists suggest that about 13.8 percent of children between the ages of 8 and 14 living in Kampala have bronchial asthma (Bitimwine, H. 2011). National estimates for air quality are non-existent and a fast unregulated urban…
It was all smiles as three Ugandan kids participated at the first ever regional talent contest debut East Africa’s Got Talent in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The trio including Leyna Kagere, Ester Mutesasira and Ezekiel participated in the regional talent contest at the catholic university Auditorium and won fifty thousand dollars $50,000 . The multi-talented young stars competed at a colorful ceremony the weekend with other young stars from different countries including Kenya and Tanzania. “The first ever golden buzzer gave mileage to the young stars to discover their hidden talents and big achievement” said Leyna Kagere. The trio…
Ntake Bakery Top Boss Gaster Lule has worked from grass to grace. The old man and Kaswa home baking flour company proprietor started from a home bakery to confectionery and kept his destiny. Business went on picking up day by day to a medium sized bakery and in 1997 it was incorporate to be the leading bakery in the country. the secret behind his success lies in his commitment and dedication to his work, which enable him to offer quality products to customers. He says his love for his job is the reason he has been able to grow the…
Singer Analysis organized a giant musical concert as Uganda celebrates it’s independence. The dreaded budding star with a fleet of other musicians have combined forces in musical fun fest at Nakayiza’s happening bar in Entebbe. Inside the musical squad is Patramorgan, Coco banton, Kiate, Texas, Dizon, White gal, Little shadow,M-shady,Dr Ricky, Omutikaya,M-styles,Dallen,Dalviz,Kapoto,Shawn Mc and African Dancers in musical concert “The journey begins” with over 30 other musical shows to be organized in different places till next year 2020.