While presiding over the post International women’s day celebrations held at Kigungu primary playgrounds organized under the theme: Gender equality for today for sustainable tomorrow, Rosemary Tumusiime, credited President Museveni for liberating women from being only housewives to now productive people. The former Entebbe Municipality legislator, Rosemary Tumusiime, has lauded President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for championing women empowerment by placing them in positions of leadership. “We are now in positions of leadership but in the past we were only housewives. Since now we can participate in decision making we can easily advocate for our rights, “said Hon. Tumusiime, who was…
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High Court Judge Isaac Muwata has dismissed the bail application which was filed by one Herbert Arinaitwe, who was accused of leaking nude photos of socialite and media personality Martha Kagimba aka Martha Kay. Arinaitwe is charged with cyber stalking, aggravated robbery and demanding property with menaces and intent to steal from the one Kagimba. He recently applied to court seeking to be released on bail pending the hearing of his case. Among the grounds for his bail he said, he had substantial sureties, that he was ready to turn up in court whenever he is required to and that…
President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Gen. Yoweri Museveni has made new changes and promotions in the leadership of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces. In the latest changes, Museveni promoted Charity Bainabaabo from the rank of Colonel to Brigadier General. He subsequently appointed her Deputy Commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC) Bainabaabo, who is also one of the army’s representatives in Parliament, will be deputizing Brig Felix Bisoroozi, who was appointed Commander of the elite unit of the army, charged with the personal security of the president and the First Family, back in January. In other…
The father of the late former Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah; Nathan L’Okori has repeated his earlier claim that his son was poisoned despite medical reports that he died of multi organ failure, and had lived with cancer for long. Speaking at the final send-off of Oulanyah in Omoro District on Friday, Okori said that by the time his son was flown to Seattle in the United States for treatment, he was too weak to heal. 2I am not mourning in vain. I want to state clearly, Jacob was poisoned. He told me. And he was operated. Doctors attempted to…
Police in Kampala have in custody a senior city pastor on allegations that he raped a 14-year-old girl under the pretext of praying for her. According to the case file at Katwe Police Station, the pastor (names withheld) from Latter Glory Church in Namasuba, Kikajjo, took advantage of the girl while her brother, who is her benefactor, was in prison. The pastor, 42, reportedly went to the girl’s home to pray for her so that the brother could be released but ended up raping her. The deputy spokesman of Kampala Metropolitan Police, Luke Owoyesigyire, said a medical examination confirmed that…
The Democratic Party has vowed to reclaim its victory for the ‘mayorship’ seat that was snatched from us during the mayoral race in Entebbe. “The democrats are committed and determined to reclaim their win via the courts of law after Mr. Fabrice Brad Rulinda grabbing it our candidate using the military forces”, says DP spokesperson. He added that much as we are struggling to attain our seat (mayorship), but again the party is planning to regain its massive support as it used to be in 2011,2016 and come 2026 general elections. The 2021 general elections in Entebbe, DP was able…
Former Uganda Airlines flying captain’s wife should go and eat her chicken after narrowing surviving being arrested by police over a small piece of land along the Uringi crescent road in Entebbe. Rosemary Omamteker also Entebbe junior primary school director is under fire after encroaching one Peace Barigye’s land. We have highly established that officials from the land’s ministry and government surveyors were hired to open up the boundaries and mark stones recently. The area LC chairman Babirye Harriet plus neighbors were invited to witness the land mappings 3weeks ago. Capt Omamteker’s wife lost the battle up before opening up…
Cornwell Muleya, the former Chief Executive Officer of Uganda National Airlines Company Limited (UNACL) has written to the airline Chairman Board of Directors and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works threatening to sue them over what he calls unlawful suspension and termination of his employment contract. Muleya was fired in February this year by Works and Transport Minister, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, on the orders of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to pave way for investigations into allegations of financial mismanagement, collusion, and nepotism in staff recruitment among other issues. He was replaced by Jenifer Bamuturaki, the former airline spokesperson, who is…
One of the most valuable properties in Uganda today is Land and the more it has become precious, the more conflicts and evictions arise day by day. It should be noted that Land today is registered under the Registration of tittles Act and a certificate of tittle is conclusive evidence for having proprietary rights over that particular land. The Land Act under Section 2 Cap 227 reaffirms Article 237 of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda about the tenure systems legally recognized in Uganda to include Customary, Free Hold, Milo and Leasehold. Any person with tittle under the mentioned tenure systems…
Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, 71 has defied the odds. Who thought that underprivileged children can make it to success? She has worked hard to become one of the most admired successful women on the African continent and in Uganda. She was born in a humble family by Erinesti and Turufina Rwabutekama, on the 5th September, 1951 in Kyeibare village, Ruhinda-Mitooma district formerly part of Bushenyi district. Ms. Rhoda Peace Tumusiime tells her success story of ‘grass to grace’ and the journey to admiration by most women across the globe. She now owns a magnificent hospitality facility in Entebbe sub-district. Qn: Tell…