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MC Mary Kom remains on course to win a fifth gold medal in the Asian Boxing Championships as she beat Japan’s Tsubasa Komura on Tuesday. Mary Kom, who is a five-time world champion, won by a unanimous 5-0 verdict to make the summit clash for the fifth time in only six appearances in the tournament. Although this will be her fifth golf overall if she wins it, she will be winning her first in the 48kg category. Although 48 kg has been her preferred weight category, Mary Kom has been competing in the 51 kg category fir the past five…
Webster’s Dictionary defines a model as “a simplified description of a complex entity or process” such as a “computer model” of the circulatory and respiratory systems. The term comes from the Latin root modus, which means “a manner of doing or being; a method, form, fashion, custom, way, or style.” More specifically, the word “model” is derived from the Latin modulus, which essentially means a “small” version of the original mode. A “model” of an object, for example, is typically a miniature version or representation of that object. A “working model” (such as that of a machine) is something…
By.Our reporter Sudan’s standards agency arrives in Uganda to carry out pre-shipment inspection of the Uganda coffee exports to their country. The delegation led by the deputy director General for the Sudan Standards Metrology Organization (SSMO) Eng.Zakaria Suliman was received by the Ugandan counterpart Ben Manyindo and the Uganda coffee Development Authority director in charge of quality and Regulatory services Edmund kananura at UNBS offices in Bweyogere. The Sudan Standards Metrology Organization (SSMO) boss Eng.Zakaria Suliman says, Uganda coffee is the much needed type in sudan by coffee consumers but there are issues related to its pre-shipment inspection which they…
Kilak county MP Gilbert Oulanya (FDC)has said he used the 29 million shillingsgiven by parliament, to facilitate MPs consultative meetings with voters on the removal of article 102 (b) of the constitution to lift presidential age limit ,to instead repair 30 broken boreholes in his constituency. Addressing journalist at parliament, Oulanya said that he had requests by voters to repair more than 30 boreholes, because people were drinking dirty water as a result of broken pipes; He therefore decided to use the money to give support to his people instead of returning it back. ‘’people were drinking dirty water from…
Arua Municipality Member of Parliament, Ibrahim Abiriga, popularly known as the yellow boy, has revealed why he adores President Museveni. In an exclusive interview with Eyewitness at parliament, the legislator disclosed that in 1999 in WestNile, he was arrested with other colleagues, by the former chief spy Gen David Tinyefunza, also known as Sejusa on allegations that they were planning to over throw the NRM government. “By now I could be dead ,if President Museveni was a weak leader, he could have said kill them, but Mr. Museveni said no , don’t kill them ,he said if you have clear evidence take…
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga says the recent chaos in the house was due to the tension over the age limit removal bill in the country. Kadaga was responding to a question by a member of the African Peer Review Mechanism on the recent incident where some MPs opposed to the bill were forcefully removed out from the chamber of the house. Kadaga also told the group that helps Africans in assessing themselves in good governance that the chaos was due to the fact that some opposition MPs had turned rowdy, those she suspended refused to leave the chamber…
Source NRM. President Yoweri Museveni has met and held bilateral discussions with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces at the Al Shatei Palace in Abu Dhabi. The President who is in the United Arab Emirates for a three day working visit is also attending the 4th Annual Global Business Forum at the invitation of the Ruler of Dubai who is also the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheik Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The two leaders who…
The leader of opposition and the deputy chief opposition whip and also Rukungiri municipality member of parliament Roland kaginda have in total returned 58m meant for age limit consultations . This brings the total to 11 MPs who have so farc returned the money to parliament. Leader of opposition Winnie Kiiza said the money wasn’t given in good faith, because it was never budgated for by parliament. Kizza said that all Parliament procedures were violated, no meeting of the Parliament Commission sat to allocate for the 13 billion shillings for the age limit consultations. The two Joined fellow, MPs William…
By, Damba Rogers Born in Nigeria, Alhaja Onikoyi-Laguda today marks her 92nd birthday but for all these year she is leaving with sickle cells. Onikoyi who came on earth way back on 1st November 1925 did not know that she had come to this plant with sickle cells, a disease that causes blood disorder among those that are carrying and during the disorder, a patient faces numerous crisis that sometimes compromise of pain in bones mainly arms and legs, sometimes abdominal pain, headache which then sees the patient loss his or her stamina forcing them to lay always lay down…
By. Our reporter Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is coming up with new regulation to guide sections of road users including users of the weigh bridges, advertising agencies and encroachers in road reserves. According to the Director Road infrastructure protection at UNRA Reuben Tumwebaze, explains that in the new rules, over loading has been decriminalized, here culprits will not be taken to courts like it has been but will be paying express penalties and those found of involved in committing the same offence continuously, their trucks will have to be confiscated by government . To the adverting agencies that have…
By, Damba Rogers UNEB executive Secretary Dan Odong reveals that 27 suspects have been arrested for engaging in exam malpractice which saw the biology practical paper leak to the public on 24th October 2017 among them is a student from a secondary school in Iganga district. While addressing the media ahead of the PLE kick off tomorrow, Odong mentions that the act was financially motivated as it involved the area supervisor for Iganga district who connived with teachers, student among other to steal the papers with…
Famers cry to government over FMD Government has been urged to move quickly to help farmers in the areas affected by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). This was in a meeting between farmers and the minister of agriculture, animal industry and fisheries, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja in Nakasongola District today. Canon Christopher Nkoyoyo, a cattle farmer in Nakasongola District said government should have enough vaccines in its stock, and should not wait for a disaster like this to attack the country and start reacting, Nkoyoyo added that whenever a quarantine is put in a certain area, all farmers are affected…
By. Damba Rogers Select Shortcode Justice David Batema, the resident judge Soroti high court urges the government of Uganda to consider reviewing the current laws that guide termination of pregnancy. Speaking at the 2nd national conference on unsafe abortion held in Kampala today, Justice Batema castigates the article 22 saying its restrictive which then permits termination of pregnancies behind closed doors sometimes leading to health related problems which are very difficult to manage. He further notes that courts receive abortion related cases but…
By.Damba Rogers HIV positive clients in Uganda are strongly concerned with the continuing drug stock out which has now seen medical officers alternate their medication every time they go to health facilities to pick their medication. According to the HIV/AIDS clients from greater Masaka fronted by, Daniel Kawooya, Lukwago Joseph, and Nabiryo Teddy, the stock out have been going on since June this year with most clients now losing hope in collecting their drug dozes from the respective health centers. The clients who were…
By our reporter. Commencement of hearing of views from stakeholders in regard to the Constitutional Amendment Bill also known as the Age limit Bill suffered a setback when members of the comittee opposed to amendments raised continous procedural issues leading to an adjournment. The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee of Parliament was set to hear a presentation from Hon. Rafael Magezi, the mover of the contentious Bill, as the committee embarks on what seems to be an uphill task to discuss the details of the Bill, which partly seeks to repeal the age limit for Presidency from the constitution. Proceedings…