Speaker Anita Among has rejected a request by the National Unity Platform (NUP) to recall Mathias Mpuuga as commissioner representing the party. NUP had earlier this month taken a decision to recall Mpuuga after it was revealed that he took Shs 500 million as service award. Many commentators noted that NUP’s decision would have no…
The outgoing Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Peter Elwelu has cautioned the Wazalendo SACCO leadership and members against being overjoyed by the successes they have so far registered. “Run away from that syndrome of arrivalism. This is the time you must work very hard because this is the time when the devil comes…
Mathias Mpuuga Questions and speculations have been on as to whether, where and when I am going. I wish to state that I am a founder member of NUP where I serve as a Deputy President. I am not leaving the party I founded and I’m not doing anything that destroys a young party I…
If there is any organization that nurtured and mentored me and sharpened by critical edges, it is The Observer. I joined The Observer in March 2005 shortly before I graduated at Makerere University. In my second and third year at University I had worked for two other papers, The Sunrise and the short-lived Evening Mail….
The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has emphasized the importance of government institutions working closely together to effectively communicate to the people what government has done. The call was made by the permanent secretary in the ministry Dr. Aminah Zawedde, during a retreat in Moroto with personnel from the Internal Security Organisation (ISO). “To…
Embattled former Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga has said no one, including the party president, Robert Kyagulanyi, can expel him from the National Unity Platform (NUP). Addressing the media at Parliament, Mpuuga said: “Let me now assure the entire NUP leadership, membership and supporters, and the general public. NUP is my party and I harbor…
Senegal’s President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye has pledged to govern with humility and transparency, in his first speech after Sunday’s poll. Mr Faye’s main rival from the governing coalition, Amadou Ba, has already conceded defeat, setting the stage for the 44-year-old political newcomer to become the youngest president in the country’s history. ‘’By electing me, the…
MultiChoice Uganda is set to increase its subcsription rates for DSTV and GOTV pay packages, only months after a similar increase led to an uproar. The company has already sent SMS notifications to its customers. The firm says the cost of doing business in Uganda has gone up, leaving them no choice but to increase…
Ministers spared from the drop in last week’s reshuffle are falling over themselves to thank President Museveni for sparing their blushes. In the reshuffle, Museveni dropped the ministers for Karamoja; Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu following their alleged deep involvement in the Mabaati saga. He also dropped the minister of Defence, Vincent Ssempijja and appointed…
Dr. Aminah Zawedde, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ICT & National Guidance has implored Muslims to use Ramadhan to revew their spirituality. She made the remarks recently at an Iftar dinner she hosted at the Ministry’s headquarters. The dinner drew influential leaders from the Muslim community. “This sacred month of Ramadan is a…
