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By Parliamentary press The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has appealed to journalists to avoid attacking individuals in their reporting, but to focus on issues that build the institution. Kadaga, who was officiating at the swearing of the new leaders of the journalists accredited to cover Parliament, the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA), commended the journalists for their professionalism and extensive coverage of the Legislature. “Some of you focus on what a politician is wearing and what they are doing with their personal lives instead of focusing on what supports the public,” Kadaga noted. She said that the UPPA has…
By.our reporter EAC women are demanding that regional heads of state assent to the East African community gender bill. Addressing a joint press conference today in Kampala, the executive director of the East African Sub-Regional Support Initiative For The Advancement of Women (EASSI) Hon. Sheila Kawamara Mishambi says, its unfortunate that is now over one year and none of the six partner states has returned the bill to the EAC secretariat or made any resolutions on it. Kawamara now adds that this makes it impossible for the much needed legislation to be implemented. She further reveals that, one of the…
By Our reporter. Former Crane Bank employees have served the central bank governor, Prof. Emmanuel Mutebire with a statutory notice giving him 45 days to answer a claim which details the dismissal of former crane bank employees who were later employed by DFCU bank after it purchased crane bank and warn that if they fail to get a reply, they will go ahead to sue bank of Uganda and DFCU bank. The central bank announced Crane bank on 20th October 2016 and took over the bank on grounds that it was under capitalized and therefore paused a systemic risk to…
By, Damba Rogers. Farmers in Uganda have a reason to smile as Afro-soft-Uganda have finally tested and proved the works of the new livestock and poultry truck App dubbed, Jaguza livestock. Jaguza livestock is a gadget placed in the ear of a cow, pig, goat and helps the farmer detect likely disease, movements, feeding, mating, sell value of the animal among other usage and linked to the radar which generates and compiles information. Kasozi Lameck, a resident of Nkumba LC1, Katabi sub county, Entebbe municipality in Wakiso district, owns 14 cows, six pigs on his farm located a few metres…
SOURCE REUTERS NEWS In a speech to parliament about a case that has sparked outrage around the globe, Erdogan did not mention Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who some U.S. lawmakers suspect ordered the killing. But he said Turkey would not complete its investigation into Khashoggi’s death until all questions were answered. “Intelligence and security institutions have evidence showing the murder was planned…. Pinning such a case on some security and intelligence members will not satisfy us or the international community,” he said. “From the person who gave the order, to the person who carried it out, they must all…
African MPs in Kigali for PAP sittings By Adimin KIGALI, RWANDA: African legislators have converged in Kigali, Rwanda to discuss among others contemporary issues affecting the continent such as natural resources management and corruption, labour migration and the need to develop model laws. The First Ordinary Session of the Fifth Pan African Parliament sitting, which is premised on the African Union theme of the year 2018: “Winning the fight against corruption: a sustainable path to Africa’s transformation”, is taking place at the Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda from 22 October to 2 November 2018. In his address to the legislators on…
By Admin The General Court Martial in Makindye has handed a 40 year jail term to two men each, after admitting to being part of the Panga Wielding Group(Babijambia) terrorizing people in the Greater Masaka Region. Jumba Derrick and Kizza Bukenya Matiya also aged 40 years each pleaded guilty to the offence on 16th/October/this year, saying its not the first time they were committing a crime, but that they were convicts already who feel sorry about their actions and would like the Court to be lenient to them. However the Army Court Chairperson Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti sentenced them saying…
By.Our reporter. The General Court Martial in Makindye has heard that Boda Boda 2010 Patron Abdullah Kitatta was the one behind the obstruction of the arrest of his brother a one Kiwalabye, who was wanted for the alleged murder of Case Clinic Accountant Francis Ekalunger. Major David Agaba is the 3rd Prosecution Witness in this case, and a former CMI Operations Officer in the Department of Counter Terrorism, but currently on a Foreign Mission in Somalia. He told the Seven Member Panel Chaired by Lt. Gen Andrew Gutti that on 19th/ January/ this year he received orders from his boss…
By.Admin The relief and disaster minister Hilary Onek has rapped at legislators to stop doing the un necessary talking and come out to help the people of Bududa who were hit by landslides. The visibly angry Onek today told journalists at the sidelines of the meeting where Chinese community in Uganda were handing over relief items to the minister that, legislators are paid huge salaries totaling to UGX.35M but can not even sacrifice their salaries to help their brothers and sisters. Onek says, this kind of greed should stop among our leaders and offered to be the fast to sacrifice…
Uganda MPs Block Gay Debate AT IPU Conference By Adiga Julius Legislators meeting in Geneva have voted to ban debate on the subject of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) at the Inter Parliamentary Union ever again. The Ugandan delegation led by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga led the move against what they termed as a well-orchestrated machination led by Canada and Belgium who had lobbied many delegates to vote in favor of the motion. Uganda’s delegation comprised of Hon. Mourine Osoru (Arua district), Hon. Abdulatif Sebaggala (Kawempe North), Hon. Rose Kabagyeni (Kisoro District), Esther Anyakun (Nakapiripirit District), Paul Akamba (Busiki) and…
By our reporter. The minister in charge of Kampala, Betty Namisango Kamya is urging all people living and working in Kampala to stay calm and keep observing the KCCA Act even when the executive director is soon vacating her position. Monday this week, the KCCA executive director, Jennifer Ssemakula Musisi handed in her resignation letter to the president, public service ministry among other relevant ministries indicating plans of her moving on to doing other business and leave KCCA. Since Monday, street vendors, taxi operators, boda riders have turned the city into a mess, as they now don’t respect the law…
By, Damba Rogers NGOs working on resettling street children in Uganda are concerned with the high numbers of the street kid totaling to 18,000 now in over eight districts with karamoja accounting for over 700 kids. According to the executive director, Dwelling places, Damon Kamara, children forcefully migrate from their home districts to Kampala, Jinja, Iganga, Mbale, Soroti among other districts in search for better life as well as money. Kamara also stresses that while on the streets, children are engaged in criminal activities including snatching bags and others items from passers by. The 2017 Dwelling places report on street…
By. Admin. The rotary club of lugogo has launched the annual family health days, where it provides free health care services to vulnerable communities in Uganda, with this year’s camp targeting 90,000 people. Officiating at the launch of the camp slated for 20th October in Nakasongola district, the junior health minister in charge of general duties, Hon. Sara Opendi acknowledges the fact that the country has gaps in the health sector that need to be closed if its citizens are to have a healthier life to serve the nation. Opendi also notes that, the health of Ugandans can only be…
By. Damba Rogers With 1.2 million Ugandans traveling out of the country annually, only 50,000 of them travel while insured and the biggest number travel with no insurance which puts their lives and property at risk. Now to make life easy for Ugandans, UAP has launched an online travel insurance packed dubbed, Ekibbo. This new insurance product comes with unique features, as it can be accessed online to curb on personal interface as a means to make life very easy for UAP clients who intend to take up the travel insurance scheme. The chief finance officer at UAP, Musoke Allan…
Global legislators oppose gay debate at IPU Meet By Admin Legislators from across the world attending the 139th Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva have opposed plans by pro-gay nations to introduce the LGBT agenda. LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and describes particular groups within the gay community. Representatives from the pro-gay nations had moved an amendment of the IPU rules to have debate on the rights of homosexuals even after objections from mainly Muslim and African members. The proposal moved by the IPU Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights is meant to be considered…