President Museveni has directed that all medical doctors should be employed as soon as they qualify and emphasized that the government is fully committed to providing enhanced salaries not only to medical personnel but to all scientists. “All the medical doctors should be employed by the government once they complete their studies,” said Museveni. The President was Tuesday meeting a delegation of Uganda Medical Association led by their President, Dr. Sam Oledo. The remarks come just days after doctors started an industrial action to pressurise the government to fulfill its commitments to improving salaries for medical personnel and their living…
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Workers of National Aviation Services (NAS), the main ground handling service company at Entebbe International Airport, have resolved to lay down their tools – a move officials say could paralyse Uganda’s aviation industry. According to a notice sent on November 17 to NAS’ management in Entebbe, the workers said if their salaries are not raised by 100%, they won’t turn up for work on November 24. “We shall be pleased if these concerns are addressed. However, in the event that they are not, we intend to invoke our right to industrial action in a week’s time from the date of…
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has asked President Museveni to stop “politicizing” land matters, saying that his recent remarks on Mailo Land and Buganda Land Board are causing tension and insecurity in the country. “His latest unrelenting attack on the country’s land tenure system is causing unnecessary tension and insecurity. He should forthwith stop politicizing land problems in the country,” FDC spokesperson, Ibrahim Semujju Nganda said on Monday. In a recent letter to NRM mobilisers, Museveni reportedly described Mailo Land as “exploitative” and Buganda Land Board as “illegal.” “Resist land evictions for Bibanja owners and work for the emancipation…
Former FDC President & Opposition strongman Retired Col Dr Kizza Besigye has compared his political arch nemesis President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to God. Besigye while responding to criticism on why his struggle has taken so long to achieve success, said such was the case with the NRM/NRA war. The NRA struggle he said, had started decades ago in the 1960s under Museveni, who proceeded to equate to God as described in the biblical Prologue to John the Baptist. “You know Mr Museveni is a very interesting person; he is like God. You know what they say that in the beginning…
Water Front beach manager and other are in hot soup after assaulting one Ronnie Kibira and left him injured with bruises. A senior manager identified as Chris Bongomin and several others including Moses Nvuyekule,Dennis Cenko with others are under investigations after ganging up in a scuffle against their colleague identified as Ronnie Kibira also boat captain at the Water front beach. The beach manager Chris Bongomin with others have been implicated in a police statement registered under file SD: 55/06/11/2021 at Entebbe police station. “It was on Friday evening, at around 7pm when the beach manager with other stubborn fellas …
The Woman Caught in Viral Road side Sex Video in Kisoro has said she was offered 5000 shs for the act She has been identified as Colodina Mukamulenzi, 24, a Rwanda national living and working in Kisoro as an avocado vendor. The man is 29-year-old Paskari Hafashimana, a bicycle transporter who operates from Travelers’ Rest bodaboda stage. The act was filmed by shocked bystanders near Kisoro Central Pharmacy in Kisoro Municipality. Speaking about the incident shortly after her arrested, Mukamulenzi said she was shocked to learn that she had been filmed. She revealed that the man had approached her earlier…
Hundreds of traders are spitting venom after the municipal authorities opening half way of the new Kitooro Taxi Park in Entebbe. The municipal authorities headed by the town clerk Charles Magumba have positively embraced the storied container shops to start operating as the lower part remains fenced off after more acquired funding from unknown sources as one Declark Mwesigye gets under way with his project to start operating. Following the successful bidding process, Scaffold Engineering and Construction firm based in Kampala was awarded the contract to redevelop Kitooro Taxi Park. Speaking at the official handover of the site to…
The family of the late Nekemia Masabo Lwanga Sempagama of Nkumba Bufulu zone, Entebbe sub district has petitioned the director for chieftaincy of Civil Military cooperation over former senior UPDF officer,Brig. Gen. Moses Shaban Lukyamuzi plus his body guard Hamdan Lutamaguzi over the deceased’s property. According to the petition dated 26th October , 2021 filed by the petitioner’s Lawyers of Kintu Nteza &Co. Advocates addressed to the Director of Chieftaincy of Civil Military cooperation to intervene following squabbles with the deceased’s family over land property. A consent judgment executed on the 14th May 2021, however didn’t go well with the…
A Ugandan company named Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited has come out to deny allegations that it played a role in the death of its employee, a Chinese national. The company which is headed Captain Mike Mukula as its Chairperson is being accused of subjecting to cruel treatment one of its workers named Ji Zong Wu, causing his death two weeks ago. However, through its lawyers of Kirunda and Wesige Advocates, Mahathi distanced itself from the allegations leveled by Mrs. Wang Yong Jie, the widow of the deceased. Mrs Wang yesterday told reporters that her late husband Ji Zong Wu succumbed…
It was mad and bloody across the lake in Kasenje town council when Tycoon Semugooma John Kaggwa organized a graduation party over the weekend. The Semugooma ‘man’ left the whole village bleaching after his daughter Namugonda Annet graduating at Kyambogo university with bachelor’s in Education. The colorful ceremony was organized at St John Paul Secondary School, Gayaza village and attended by hundreds of invited guests including the chief guest Yasin Katwere Ddungu and friends. The colorful ceremony started with church mass presided by Fr. Mirundi Julius Benzo of Buyege parish, Kasenje town council. “We have started seeing the fruits from…