Since she retired from teaching, Sauda Neema, 61, suffers from diabetes, has difficulty sleeping, and often feels general body pain. She believes it is her fate, as an elderly person, to endure pain. “When you start aging, the first thing you forget about is being fine,” she says, “(But)you can’t …
Read More »Uganda prepares for grand swearing in ceremony
“A firm foundation built for Uganda’s steady progress” will be the theme of the day when President Yoweri Museveni is sworn in on Thursday at Kololo, Kampala. Minister for The Presidency Frank Tumwebaze said the theme depicts the steadily maintained rate of sustainable economic growth in terms of GDP as …
Read More »Rev Diana Mirembe Nkesiga doesn’t care about titles
Rev Diana Mirembe Nkesiga is the Vicar of All Saints’ Cathedral Kampala the highest position to be held by a female Anglican priest. She spoke to Agnes E Nantaba Born Diana Mirembe Barlow in 1960 to Mary Nantongo and Hugo Barlow, Rev Diana Mirembe Nkesiga remains the first woman to …
Read More »Finance asked to streamline Dairy sector taxes
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked the Ministry of Finance to take new measures to help Uganda’s dairy industry compete favorably on the world stage. He was responding to pleas for government support to the industry when Kiruhura district dairy farmers visited his country home in Rwakitura on Saturday. He …
Read More »Khan sworn in as London’s first Muslim mayor
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Sadiq Khan was sworn in as London mayor Saturday after being elected the first Muslim leader of a major Western capital, as the Conservatives defended attempts to link him to extremism during the campaign. The opposition Labour lawmaker, the son of a Pakistani bus …
Read More »Wild celebrations as Leicester crowned EPL champions
They did it! Your 2015/16 Barclays Premier League champions, @LCFC! pic.twitter.com/n87oU4O1Ne — Premier League (@premierleague) May 7, 2016 CELEBRATIONS LIVE FEED Tweets about #LEIEVE Leicester, United Kingdom | AFP | Leicester City 3 Everton 1 Renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli treated the King Power Stadium to a stirring pre-match performance …
Read More »Kenya to stop hosting Somali refugees
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Refugees from Somalia will no longer be accepted in Kenya, the government said Friday citing security fears. “The Government of the Republic of Kenya, having taken into consideration its national security interests, has decided that hosting of refugees has to come to an end,” said …
Read More »Cameroon’s Ekeng collapses, dies in Romanian league game
Sad day for football… RIP Patrick Ekeng. pic.twitter.com/OsH4pHfrkN — LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) May 6, 2016 Bucharest, Romania | AFP | Cameroon international Patrick Ekeng has died after collapsing on the pitch playing a first division match on Friday with his Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest. The 26-year-old midfielder fell to the ground …
Read More »NRM: Flag-bearers are Kadaga and Oulanya
PHOTOGRAPHS: The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has today confirmed that they will second to parliament the return of Speaker Rebecca Kadaga (left) and Deputy Jacob Oulanya. Kadaga and Oulanya will be the NRM flag-bearers. *********** Kampala, TUESDAY The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the ruling party NRM Monday night …
Read More »In The Independent: Museveni gets gadget to monitor telecoms
Cover story: Museveni gets Shs70bn telecom monitoring gadget An investigation by The Independent reveals that State House is closing in on a procurement of high-tech gadgets meant to forestall fraud among telecoms, which is costing government colossal sums in tax revenue. Last Word: Fight over misguided objectives Andrew Mwenda carries …
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