Following this week’s meeting between President Museveni and the speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, the president has dispatched two aides to keep a close eye on the operations of Parliament. Sources have told us David Mafabi, Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Duties, and Barbra Nabirye, Special Presidential Assistant for Special Duties, will keep the president…
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the patron of the Patriotic League Uganda today flew into Masaka where he is scheduled to hold a number of meetings. In several places, Muhoozi, accompanied by his wife Charlotte, was received by enthusiastic crowds. Below are some of the pictures that we captured.
The National Unity Platform has decided to recall their former leader of opposition, Mathias Mpuuga, as commissioner of Parliament even if the legality of the decision is still under question. In his place, NUP has proposed Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, 33, who once served on the commission before being thrown off over disciplinary issues….
Journalism is one of the most dangerous professions in countries like Uganda where political tensions can lead to full blown violence. In the last two years, a number of prominent media personalities have left Uganda and settled overseas to escape this volatile atmosphere. Most, if not all, are rightly seeking better economic prospects. Yet majority…
Speaker Anita Among has finally responded to the allegations about mismanagement of public funds by Parliament under her watch by saying: “I will not respond.” In a plenary meeting today, she said, “I will never give you answers based on hearsay, on rumormongering. And we aren’t going to run this House on rumormongering. Me to…
Rubaga deputy RDC Herbert Burora flew too close to the sun and eventually got burnt. The vocal Burora was suspended yesterday for allegedly using social media to undermine the very government he serves. However, sources have told us that his source of trouble stems from his social media attacks on Speaker Anita Among, whom he…
Jaliat Namuwaya a journalist with Vision Group is seeking Shs 17 million to carry out a lifesaving surgery. Namuwaya, 38, was diagnosed with umbilical endometriosis disease. She bleeds through the umbilical cord during her menstrual periods. She said she first noticed symptoms of the condition 12 years ago when she developed a swelling on the…
Francis Isiko, a headteacher at Magoma Orthodox Primary School in Nakaseke has been instructed to refund Shs 4.3 million that he banked on his private account or face dismissal and charges of abuse of office. The money was allocated as a UPE capitation grant to facilitate the purchase of learning materials. The rot was unearthed…
President Museveni yesterday met with the Speaker Anita Among at State House, Entebbe. Beyond the formal and drab press release about the meeting, no details have emerged about what was actually discussed in the meeting. There has been speculation on social media that the two could have talked about the rot in Parliament exposed by…
Visitors to Rwanda are often blown away to find a country where things seem to work efficiently. It is neat and tidy with lush green views – and the wi-fi is good in the capital, Kigali. Everyone tends to pay their taxes; services are reliable; the roads are safe – the government calls it “one…
