VIDEO: War veteran and NRM Stalwart Major Rubaramira Ruranga  scoffs at FDC’s retired colonel Dr. Kiiza Besigye’s defiance strategy, saying that it will never secure him the presidency. Speaking to People and Power’s Mable Twegumye Zake, the former FDC member who defected to NRM in 2013 says that ruling party has …
Read More »VIDEO: King Oyo celebrates 21st coronation, urges fight against AIDS
VIDEO: Tooro King King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru has celebrated 21 years on the throne at his palace in Fort Portal town, rallying his subjects to fight the escalating scourge of HIV/AIDS. King Oyo says that the fight should not be left to the mothers alone, asking the men and …
Read More »VIDEO: Treasury keeping billions of idle loaned money
VIDEO: Funds acquired by government remain idle in the national treasury as the tax payer continues to pay sh60 billion per month as interest on the acquired loans. The practice according to information available to the Public Accounts Committee of parliament has lasted six years. The revelations come after the Secretary …
Read More »VIDEO: Pigs dumped at Uganda Parliament again
VIDEO: In a new twist, less than 24 hours after the controversial Kafeero Sekitoleko motion to raise age limits of judges was deferred, Parliament of Uganda has seen a third incident of pigs being dumped at parliament, this time reportedly in protest of the extravagance of MPs. The pigs, that had …
Read More »VIDEO: Recent Turkey attempted coupt affects Uganda’s Eid celebrations
VIDEO: As the world converged to celebrate Eid adhuha, traders at Port Bell city abattoir are complaining of low sales, blaming it on low turn up. They say, the July attempted coup in Turkey has to a larger extent affected their sales in Uganda as well. Share on:
Read More »VIDEO: Slow real estate growth affecting incomes – NSSF
VIDEO: The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has decried the slow growth rate in the real estate sector which is affecting the country’s economic performance. NSSF is concerned that investments in the sector are returning less than ought to be – which means government has to come up with policies to improve …
Read More »VIDEO: KCCA to start taxing property revenue on commercial buildings
VIDEO: Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is to start taxing all commercial buildings in Kampala especially shopping malls and hotels. The move according to the director Revenue Collections at KCCA Sam Sserunkumba is aimed at widening the tax base. KCCA is currently struggling to raise targeted revenue. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »VIDEO: Bill to regulate alcohol in offing
VIDEO:Â Members of Uganda’ Parliament have finalized drafting of the alcohol bill 2016. Legislators led by Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze intend to regulate companies dealing in the manufacturing and consumption of alcohol. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »VIDEO: Civil Aviation Authority denies Mukula allegations
VIDEO: The Civil Aviation Authority has refuted claims by Captain Mike Mukula that the institution’s top management has frustrated efforts of potential Ugandans to venture into the air business. Engineer John Kagoro, the director of Airports and security says Mukula’s remarks were out of frustration and that Civil Aviation Authority as …
Read More »Ministry of Health, MPs in row over pre-internship exams
VIDEO: A proposal by the Ministry of Health to have the Health Council introduce a pre-internship medical exam across the country has created a big debate. The move is, according to the Ministers of Health, aimed at improving the quality of medical graduates following concerns that some universities and institutions were producing substandard medics. …
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