By Aloysious Kasoma Opposition Democratic Party (DP) has today insisted that what killed the Butaleja Woman MP Cerina Nebanda was poison and the truth will soon come out. Acting Publicity Secretary Kenneth Paul Kakande said “Ninety percent revealed that she died of poison. You cannot say arrest those who say …
Read More »DP calls for joint hand with CSOs on corruption
By Aloysious Kasoma Democratic Party (DP) has today called upon Ugandans and political parties to join hands and fight corruption that has affected the country. “I call upon all Ugandans and political parties that corruption does not affect only Bishop Niringiye but the health and public service sectors are dead” said …
Read More »Political parties question Onzivua suspension
By Aloysious Kasoma Two opposition political parties have questioned the suspension of the embattled doctor Silvester Onzivua from Mulago. Democratic Party acting Publicity Secretary Kenneth Paul Kakande said that those who terminated Onzivua are targeting his job because he stood up for the right principles. Kakande said this while addressing …
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 …
Read More »Victoria University loses UK ties over homosexuality
By Aloysious Kasoma Victoria University is set to lose support from the United Kingdom citing constraints of freedom of speech and homosexuality in Uganda. The UK based University of Buckingham posted the statement on their website on 8th January 2013 that they have been in discussion with Victoria University and …
Read More »126 MPs seek recall
By Joan Akello MPs seeking for the recall of parliament submitted signatures to the office of the speaker in her absence. The legislators want the speaker Rebecca Kadaga to summon parliament from recess and have a special sitting over the arrest of some MPs who made remarks following the death …
Read More »AU Forces overrun Al Shabaab base
By Julius Odeke Al Shabaab has again suffered a major setback after AMISOM forces raided their base and inflicted heavy losses to the al Qaeda linked group, some 120km North West of Mogadishu in the thickets of the general areas of Balidoogle. The Ugandan contingent forces who have been following …
Read More »Court summons Luziira Prison’s doctor as Kazinda’s hearing stalls again
By Ronald Musoke Justice David Wangutusi has summoned the Luziira Prisons doctor to come to the Anti-Corruption Court on Jan.8 and explain to Court why Geoffrey Kazinda, the interdicted Principal Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister, is failing to honour his scheduled court hearings. Kazinda who is facing …
Read More »AU Special Representative reaffirms AMISOM’s continued support to the Somali
By Julius Odeke The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Annadif has congratulated President Hassan Sheikh Mahamoud, his government and the people of Somalia on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and the …
Read More »Implementation of PVOC extended to Jun 1
By Sarah Namulondo The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon Amelia Kyambadde has today said that the implementation of the pre-verification on conformity of imports (PVOC) date has been extended as a government decision to harmonise various technical and logistical requirements. The implementation which was set to begin on …
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