By Ronald Musoke Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, on Jan.15 called upon his peers to focus on the appointment of one president to lead Africa when the forthcoming African Union (AU) summit meets soon. Mugabe said the summit should discuss the appointment of a ‘President of Africa’ to foster unity among …
Read More »Health Ministry declares Luweero District Ebola free
By Ronald Musoke The health ministry has today (Jan.16) declared an end to the Ebola outbreak that was reported in Luweero District last November. The announcement follows completion of the mandatory 42 days of the post- Ebola surveillance countdown period which is a prerequisite of the World Health Organization (WHO) …
Read More »FUFA sets deadline for Ugandan fans intending to watch 2014 World Cup
By Ronald Musoke The Federation of Ugandan Football Associations (FUFA) has given Ugandan fans up to Jan. 20 to apply for the 2014 soccer World Cup tickets that kicks off mid-next year in Brazil. According to the world soccer governing body, FIFA, fans from member countries that did not qualify …
Read More »KCCA denies selling Cemetery
By Ronald Musoke Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) has never sold part or the whole of the Jinja Road Cemetery, an official at the city authority has said. There has been construction activity around the cemetery in recent months where men have been seen digging up around the cemetery. However, …
Read More »Conservationists vow to ‘give everything’ to save Mabira forest
By Ronald Musoke Conservationists led by the executive director of the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE)’s Frank Muramuzi have accused President Museveni of being ‘dishonest’ to Ugandans when he recently hinted that he would revive his intention to give away part of Mabira rain forest to the Mehta group …
Read More »Hits FM Proprietor alleges witch hunt after UCC suspends political talk shows
By Ronald Musoke Nulu Byamukama, the proprietor of the Fort Portal-based Hits FM and the Member of Parliament for Kitegwenda County in Kamwenge District has labeled UCC’s recent order to suspend two popular political talk shows from airing on his station as a ‘witch hunt.’ The Uganda Communication Communications Commission …
Read More »MP Nsereko to ignore Kyankwanzi NRM retreat
By Ronald Musoke Mohammed Nsereko, the Kampala Central MP has said he does not intend to go to the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi because the retreat is nothing but a ‘consolidation and indoctrination’ scheme. The ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), is organizing its annual retreat for its …
Read More »‘Donors accepting refund of stolen money is unfortunate’
By Ronald Musoke The head of the Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU), Cissy Kagaba, has labeled the recent move by the Irish Government to accept money from Uganda’s Consolidated Fund as ‘unfortunate.’ On Jan. 7, the Uganda government returned up to 4m Euros (about Ushs 14b) of Irish aid money stolen …
Read More »‘Kazinda suffering from severe Depression’
By Ronald Musoke The Murchison Bay Maximum Prison doctor, Alex Kakoraki has today confirmed that it is true that Geoffrey Kazinda, the embattled former principal accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister is not currently fit to stand trial at the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala. This too was confirmed …
Read More »UCC will not extend SIM Card registration period
By Ronald Musoke With about 50 days to go, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) says it will not give any additional time to Ugandans who may not have registered their SIM cards by then. The deadline for registering SIM cards in Uganda is March 1, which is about 52 days …
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