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…
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…
The minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, has embarked on a vigorous campaign to unseat Budiope West MP, Robert Musoke come 2026. On Sunday, March 10, she was at Imeri Primary School, Nkondo sub county to test the waters. Flanked by Buyende NRM chairman, Paul Muwanga, she told the gathered crowd that “I will obey…
Capital FM has apologized for an inaccurate tweet about the Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi. In a statement on X, the radio station conceded they had been misled about the agenda of a meeting Ssenyonyi has held with other opposition legislators. The radio station had posted that Ssenyonyi had chaired a meeting to draft a…
At least 10 people died on the spot after a tanker loaded with molasses collided with a commuter taxi along Iganga-Tororo highway in Bugiri district. The accident happened on 7.50 PM. According to the police, ten vehicles were moving in a line all headed to Tororo. However, the impatient taxi driver decided to overtake them…
More than Shs 220 billion has been paid out to 200,000 beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) scheme via PostBank’s Wendi mobile wallet platform, over the last one and a half months. Wendi was launched by PostBank in November 2023. “The wallet centers on group savings, individual savings, transfers, payments, deposits, and withdrawals to…
Five suspects have been remanded to Luzira until April 11 over the murder of Daniel Bbosa, the head of the Ndiga clan. The suspects are Noah Lujja; Harriet Nakiguli; Joseph Nakabale; Ezra Mayanja and Milly Naluwenda. The suspects appeared before the Mwanga II Chief Magistrates Court which read for them one count of murder contrary…
Leader of Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi has told his predecessor, Mathias Mpuuga, not to hide behind his ties with Mengo to evade accountability over the controversial Shs 500 million he received as service award from Parliament. Speaking to journalists in Kalungu over the weekend, Ssenyonyi said: “When we get evidence we shall not keep quiet you…
It started as a rumour in 2022. Now it can be confirmed. Museveni’s third daughter Diana Museveni Kyaremera, has said they no longer share a bed with Geoffrey Kamuntu. The two got married 20 years. In 2022, Diana Museveni applied to NIRA to drop the use of her husband’s name, “Kamuntu”. In a short statement…
