The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has confirmed that security chiefs routinely meet to discuss threats to national security including political demonstrations if need be. Reacting to a leaked letter that claimed that security chiefs in the country were due to meet to discuss the defiance campaign spearheaded by FDC’s Dr Kizza Besigye, Brig Richard Karemire, the UPDF spokesperson told NBS TV that such a meeting would be no different from other routine meetings they hold. Without confirming the authenticity of the letter, he said top security agencies meet often to assess the security situation. According to the leaked letter…
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The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Pius Bigirimana has urged parents of Patrick Ssenyonyo alias Fresh Kid to keep him in school and avoid exploitation of promoters. Fresh Kid, 7, is Uganda’s youngest most popular musician. His freestyle rapping skills have since left the nation in awe. Music promoters continue to invite Fresh Kid to perform at their events. But Bigirimana, who met Fresh Kid and his parents at his office in Kampala on Thursday, said steps must be taken to avoid exploitation. “You (family) should have a Memorandum of Understanding with the promoter,”…
The minister for Kampala Beti Olive Namisango Kamya yesterday survived being beaten to pulp by rowdy vendors at Wandegeya market who blamed her for not solving their problems. She was saved by the police who later arrested those who wanted to cause fracas in the market. Vendors claimed that they have raised their issues many times but KCCA had failed to address them. Addressing the vendors, Kamya blamed Kampala Capital City Authority for failing to settle the issues of vendors. Kamya said she is aware of the issues affecting vendors and cited some of the challenges. “The size of the…
Burundi head of State, Pierre Nkurunziza, has ordered all ‘irregular’ foreigners living in Burundi to be out of the country, to be repatriated or extradited to their countries of origin. This was made manifest through the president’s spokesperson, Jean Claude Karererwa Ndenzako, after a meeting with all governing governors of Burundi on Tuesday. According to Karerwa, unusual movements of suspicious people are observed in some provinces such as Bujumbura, Bubanza, and Ngozi. Burundi head of State calls for strengthening border security and monitoring population movements. “The President of the Republic asked the administration to redouble efforts to stop these strangers.…
Prof Yash Tandon, a member of the famous gang of four has urged President Museveni to behave like a mwalimu (teacher) by nurturing and handing over power to the young generation. The gang was an influential group of academics including Prof Tandon, Prof. Edward Rugumayo and the late Prof Omwony Ojok and Prof. Dani Wadada Nabudere that were instrumental in establishing the Uganda National Liberation Front-UNLF. Prof Tandon has worked at different levels since the 1960s as an academic, teacher, political activist and thinker and is well versed with Uganda’s politics and political change. He is a professed socialist. He made the…
Singer, producer and music writer Richard Kawesa has challenged the presidential immunity enjoyed by President Museveni as the head of state for Uganda. Article 98(4) of the Constitution of Uganda states that a president shall not be liable to any proceedings in any court while still in office. Under this provision, a serving president is insulated from both civil and criminal proceedings, but he or she can be prosecuted for his or her actions after their presidency ends. In a petition before the Constitutional Court in which Museveni is recorded as the respondent, Kawesa says the former being the president should…
Some Members of Parliamnet are still paying for their role in the passing of the Presidential Age Limit Constitutional Amendment of 2017 as constituents see them as Judas Iscariots who betrayed the them for a payoff An angry mob, last weekend attacked Hon Catherine Atwakire Ndamira, the Kabale district Woman Member of parliament, and near physically assaulted her, over her vote in the amendment. Ndamira was visiting Buhara Sub County where she took cartons of salt and dozens of piglets as agricultural inputs for the local farmers. On arrival at Muyebe, however, she was met by an angry group of…
Liverpool produced one of the most stunning comebacks in Champions League history to beat Barcelona 4-0 and progress to the final for the second consecutive year on Tuesday as stand-in striker Divock Origi and substitute Georginio Wijnaldum both scored twice. Liverpool went into the match at Anfield trailing 3-0 from the first leg and deprived of injured star attacking duo Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. However, Origi — making a rare start — and substitute Wijnaldum both netted twice as Barca for the second season in succession surrendered a three-goal first-leg lead to exit the Champions League. “With any other…
Democratic Party President, Norbert Mao has lashed back at President Yoweri Museveni, saying the opposition in Uganda will not allow the country being turned into what he called a police state. Mao was reacting to President Yoweri Museveni’s lengthy missive last week where he warned politicians against holding unlawful and illegitimate public assemblies. While speaking on Tuesday, Mao said there was no way they were going to allow Museveni to nullify their constitutional rights by formulating laws that suit him. “I would like to state categorically, on behalf of DP that we will not accept a police state, no matter…
Locals of Alemi village, Ayeri sub county in the northern district of Kole district on Monday got angry, attacked police officers and burnt sensitive police documents. The chaotic incident, according to reports obtained by this investigative website, occurred when police saved three suspected cattle thieves from a mob. It is alleged the suspects had stolen a cow belonging to a one local identified as Grace Ananga. Police swung in action, arresting suspects and detained them at Kole Police Station on charges of theft under file number Kole CRB 130/2019. According to police, the mob attacked Ayeri Police Post to access…