With less than a month to the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has made a request for 10.4 billion shillings to facilitate exam preparations under the prevailing Covid-19 situation and help it cope with encumbrances posed by the pandemic. This appeal was made by the UNEB Executive Secretary Dan Odongo during a meeting with Parliament’s Budget Committee on Wednesday February 3, 2021. Addressing legislators on the appendage today, Odongo disclosed that a chunk of this money will go towards ensuring observance of the set Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Given the fatality of the…
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Police in Nsangi has arrested 45 suspects found at Singer Mathias Walukaga’s residence for violating Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigire, police, at around 12 am on Tuesday night, carried out an operation at the home of Mathias Walukaga located in Maya Sub County Wakiso District, after tip-off. “We got information that a group of people had gathered at Mathias Walukaga’s home for a reason not yet known. 45 suspects were subsequently arrested for doing negligent acts likely to spread an infection,” Owoyesigire said. Most of the suspects, Police revealed, are residents…
President Museveni has called for a recount of the ballots in the dispute Entebbe Municipality mayoral election that some one person shot dead by a soldier of the Special Forces Command (SFC), a presidential guard unit. Maj Anthony Mbaziira from SFC, told the protesters on Tauesday evening that the President will meet the ruling NRM party candidate who alongside his DP counterpart said they were rigged out of the election. “President Museveni has said the votes will be re-examined, whoever will have won the elections is the one who will be announced by the Electoral Commission. He has said he…
The Prime Minister and leader of Government business in Parliament, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has expressed optimism that the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party will, in a short time, win over Buganda region, again. Rugunda, who was appearing on NBS TV on Sunday, was responding to NRM’s poor performance in Buganda region in the just concluded presidential and parliamentary elections. This was a day after the Electoral Commission declared results of the presidential elections won by NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who, on the contrary, performed poorly in Buganda. The people of Buganda massively voted for Museveni’s strongest rival,…
Chairperson of the Renewed Uganda pressure group, Dr. Omar Nnyago Kalinge has warned that polling agents of their presidential candidate, Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde will not receive payment if the candidate receives no vote at a given polling station they have been deployed. Nnyago said it would be unacceptable for an agent to shamelessly come for his or her payment yet Tumukunde has not scored even a single vote on that particular polling station. “You come with a Declaration Form indicating that Tumukunde scored zero, it means that even you didn’t vote for him, how you can accept our letter…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa has warned market authourities and traders not to miss use the new multi billion shillings market in Entebbe. The president made the alarm at the official opening of the new giant storied market located in the Kitooro trading centre on Tuesday,5th Jan 2021. “The market has been constructed for a common good and on world standard as highlighted in the NRM manifesto”,in his report. The president arrived at the official market opening shortly after 1pm amidst tight security with plain clothed security agents around him and cruising inside his sleeky balck monster machine with two…
Uganda Police Force has warned political candidates at all levels to desist from recruiting and deploying people as poll watchers and vigilantes saying that security will be sufficient to enable the electoral process run smoothly. The law enforcement agency said that there is an ongoing intensification of security preparedness as the country draws closer towards the forthcoming general elections. According to police, the country is at a very crucial stage as several candidates try to roll out their campaign strategies and messages targeting different groups through various media channels to different groups. Although Uganda has no specific threats, security…
Former Rukiga County Member of Parliament and FDC’s National Chairman of the Elderly Council Hon Jack Sabiiti has urged President Yoweri Museveni to hand over power to the young generation and take a break from leadership. Sabiiti says President Museveni should follow the likes of him and other colleagues who fought with him in the bush, and have since taken a back seat from leadership. “We joined President Museveni and got guns and fought Obote but now it’s 35 years, and the man doesn’t want to leave power. A person like Bobi Wine was 4 years when president Museveni came…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa is expected to launch the official opening the new magnificent Kitooro marker in Entebbe. The head of state is expected on Tuesday morning to officially launch the opening of the twenty seven billion shillings (shs27bn) market that was constructed with funds from the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Program (MATIP). The follows after Hon. Jennifer Namuyangu also of state for local government visiting the market project 3months ago before it’s completion. “The market is to be opened to vendors and traders that have been operating in different places and other town areas including roadsides. The market is…
A senior television journalist working with the Kamwokya based NBS television is chest thumping at after winning a court battle involving the Uganda Police and Attorney General. This follows after police and the attorney general losing a court battle against Twaha Mukiibi, a senior television journalist working with the NBSTV. Mukiibi was brutally assaulted by angry policemen in uniform and civilian attire on the 15th January 2018 at Rose Gardens in Kyengera, Wakiso district while on duty during an exclusive interview with a notorious self-confessed criminal gang. Mukiibi was brutally injured by rowdy fellas while having an inside story of Kampala’s…