Former BBS TV journalist Culton Scovia Nakamya has been appointed as the coordinator of the Buganda Media Centre (BMC). Israel Kitooke, the Minister of Information at Mengo, announced the appointment. The centre relays and curates news related to Mengo, the seat of the Buganda Kingdom. For Buganda, it is the equivalent of the Uganda Media…
Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga, has urged wealthy Ugandans to invest in public health, saying greater private sector participation would help close gaps in access to specialised medical services. Mayiga made the call while officiating at the grand opening of Peoples Medical Centre in Gayaza, Wakiso. “I have liked this hospital because it is highly specialised,…
Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga has urged people in Buganda and across the country to collect their national identity cards, saying this is critical for effective government planning and the implementation of social and economic development programmes. Mayiga said Ugandans responded well to the recent registration exercise and should show the same commitment by picking their…
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has warned Ugandans against engaging in political violence as the country prepares for the 2026 general elections, saying the trend is eroding democratic values and undermining civilisation. In his Christmas and New Year message, read on his behalf by Buganda’s minister for information, Israel Kitooke, at Bulange in Mengo, the…
The minister of Information at Mengo, Israel Kitooke has disputed government’s account that in meetings with Buganda, they had agreed to take money instead of the government cars. Betty Amongi, the minister for Gender yesterday told journalists that Buganda had been given a cheque for the cars because its officials had said the Kabaka cannot…
