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The Road to Japan 2019 starts this weekend for Uganda as they visit reigning and defending Gold Cup champions, Namibia in Windhoek. The overall winner of the Gold Cup this year will automatically qualify for Rugby World Cup in Japan next year. The Rugby Cranes head John Coach Duncan, has named one fresh face in black Pirate’s Conrad Wanyama who will be walking out for his debut, while dropping six from the Elgon Cup loss against Kenya in Kampala last Month. Pajob Edgar, Bwambale Nathan, Ivan Kirabo, Phillip Wokorach, Marvin Odong, Simon Olet and Ivan Magomu have had to make…
Church House Ready for Occupancy By Damba Rogers . The Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali, Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, received a completed Church House on Thursday, 14th June, during the handover ceremony with Cementers, the building’s Contractor. He declared, “He who began this good work is the One who has brought it to completion,” citing the Bible verse from Philippians 1.6 in his remarks. Church House is a 16-floor commercial office building located on Plot 34 on Kampala Road, directly opposite the Bank of Uganda. Equity Bank will move their head office operations to the first four floors and…
Vendors petition Parliament over harassment by KCCA By Parliament Press. Street vendors under the Twegatte Vendors and Hawkers Development Association have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, over what they called continued mistreatment by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). The Spokesperson of the Association, Uwineza Kalera said that they are unhappy with the way KCCA arrests, manhandles and destroys property of street vendors and hawkers. “Our people are beaten and their property destroyed by KCCA and the Police during their clamp down on street vendors. To make matters worse, most of these people who are arrested are languishing in…
EALA ends sitting as resolution on youth withdrawn The EALA Sittings have ended in Nairobi. Prior to adjournment, a Resolution moved by Hon Jean Claude Barimuyabo urging Partner States to ensure elections of youth to EALA and National Assemblies was withdrawn. This followed debate where majority of Members urged the mover of the Resolution to synchronise the same with the pending bill on Youth (EAC Youth Council Bill, 2017) currently before the House. Hon Barimuyabo in his resolution had urged the EAC Partner States to allocate special slots for the youth in the election of Members of National Assemblies. The…
ALBINOS CALL FOR COMPREHENSSIVE POLICY FOR A BETTER LIVING By Damba Rogers and Acaye Henry. People living with albinism impairment in Uganda are strongly reminding govt to come up with a comprehensive policy that will address their problems for them to have a better and descent living just like other Ugandans. Claire Kyobe, the chairperson, Uganda albino association and Ssebyati Jude the executive director decry the poor education, health policies which don’t fully address their needs which they term discriminatory. When it comes to writing exams, they are given the same time just like other candidates yet we have sight…
Source BBC. Real Madrid have appointed Spain manager Julen Lopetegui as their new head coach on a three-year deal. Zinedine Zidane, who led the club to three successive Champions League titles, stepped down in May, saying the club needs “a different voice”. Lopetegui previously managed Porto for two years, before taking over at the Spanish national team in July 2016. The 51-year-old will take up the position after the World Cup, which begins on 14 June. Listen to the latest Euro Leagues Football Show podcast A former goalkeeper, Lopetegui made one senior appearance for Real Madrid but played 107 matches…
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By Acaye Henry. Servicing of the Cobalt -60 Radiotherapy Machine is Complete The first servicing of the routine service of the Coblt-60 radiotherapy machine is complete according to the statement from the executive Director of Uganda Cancer institute (UCI) Dr Jackson Orem. He said that the service was successfully done over the weekend between 9th -10th of June, and services have resumed fully. Dr Jackson said that designated technician from Czech Republic Mr Bednar Andreg has been responsible for service and Ugandan technicians. He said that the full normal full services operation of radiotherapy machine has resumed, but noted that…
Source Reuters. SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged on Tuesday to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula while Washington committed to provide security guarantees for its old enemy. “President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to the DPRK and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” said a joint statement issued after their historic summit in Singapore. DPRK is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the formal name of North Korea. Trump said he expected the denuclearization process to…
Sadolin Has Not Rebranded To Plascone –Adupa By Adiga Julius and Acaye Henry. The Public relations manager of Sadolin Felix Adupa Ongwech, has said that Plascone paint is not part of Sadolin brand. In an interview with eyewitnessug in Kampala, Mr. Adupa said in Uganda Akzonobel is operating under franchise, where it gives license to local companies to distribute its product. He said AkzoNobel is global brand manufacture, it gave license to a local manufacture in Uganda to distribute Sadolin products, which used, its name for very many years, after they decided willingly to walk out from Akzonobel and got…
By Damba Rogers . Lawyers representing former LRA Commandant Thomas Kwoyelo have revealed that their client is planning to commit suicide at Luzira prison. Dalton Opwonya one of the State appointed lawyers for Kwoyelo says he was called to counsel and calm down his client who had developed suicidal thoughts from prison . Opwonya says on talking to Kwoyelo , he learnt that the suicidal thoughts were due to his long stay in jail, and the fact that all his other colleagues with whom they surrendered to UPDF were granted Amnesty by the State . Opwonya told journalists that his…
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI PLEDGES TO SUPPORT ABIRIGA, BROTHER FAMILIES & CLAN By Our reporter. President H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni pledges to support the family of the slain Arua Municipality legislator Hon. Ibrahim Abiriga and that of his brother who was his body guard until they both met their last day on earth. Speaking at the burial ceremony today in Arua, President Museveni acknowledged the fact that Abiriga now fallen party member and former UPDF soldier was the anchor of the family and the clan at large. He further says, the support will be channeled through a SACCO which the clan has…
ABSENCE OF GENDER EQUITY CONTRIBUTES TO POOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS By Damba Rogers According to Prof. Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo, the current poor and low provision of sexual reproductive health rights (SHRS) to women in Uganda is greatly attributed to low powers women have towards the final decision making processes in their respective communities and the country as a whole. Presenting a gender paper highlighting how gender impacts on sexual reproductive health rights in Uganda, the professor of social anthropology at the school of women and gender studies at makerere university says, power relations are so central to issues of sexual reproductive…
NRM MOURNS HON ABIRIGA NRM STATEMENT ON THE DEATH MP ABIRIGA Here at the headquarters of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party in Kampala, we are in receipt of the shocking news of the brutal murder of Arua Municipality Member of Parliament Hon Ibrahim Abiriga. Information reached us Friday evening indicates that the NRM legislator was gunned down in Kawanda just a few meters to his home. Hon. Abiriga has been a staunch member of NRM whose loyalty to the Party was well known to all concerned. He hasn’t only been a loyal member but supportive to all initiatives…