By Julius Odeke What then, asks opposition leader Gen.Muntu President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni does not hide the real source of his power whenever his grip on it is threatened. It is the army. Museveni showed this recently, barely a month after some of his Members of Parliament commonly known as …
Read More »Gen Muntu to speak on Museveni’s threats
By Julius Odeke The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party boss Gen Mugisha Muntu will on Thursday address the press on the statements made by President Yoweri Museveni that the army would not allow the confusion in parliament to continue. Gen Muntu, the former army commander was elected into office …
Read More »Kenya unveils plans to build Konza Silicon City
By Ronald Musoke Mwai Kibaki, the Kenyan President launched on Jan.23 a US $14.5bn (over Ushs 370 trillion) project to build a new city intended to be an IT business hub within the East African region. The new city, officially called Konza Technology City has the moniker ‘Africa’s Silicon Savannah.’ …
Read More »Stupid army officers would think of a military takeover- Gen Muntu
By Julius Odeke The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Gen Mugisha Muntu on Thursday said, “Its only stupid army officers who will think of a military takeover.” He made these remarks in a press conference at Nanjjankumbi saying, “The use of a language that can have the effect of inciting …
Read More »AG writes to Otunnu, Monitor over Museveni remarks
By Aloysious Kasoma The Attorney General, Peter Nyombi, has written to Uganda Peoples Congress party President, Olara Otunu and the Monitor Publications Ltd to apologise in five days or face legal action over alleged libelous utterances against President Yoweri Museveni. Otunnu allegedly made the libelous utterances in connection with the …
Read More »Kategaya in stable condition says Gov’t
By Julius Odeke Government says the Minister for East Africa Cooperation (EAC) Eriya Kategaya who was flown to Nairobi for medical attention is now in a stable condition. According to the Minister for Information and National Guidance, Mary Karooro Okurut, she dispels the earlier press report that was alarmist on …
Read More »Mukula applies to court for bail
By Julius Odeke The flamboyant Soroti Municipality MP Mike Mukula has applied for bail pending appeal against a four-year jail sentence handed to him for embezzling Shs210 million. Through his legal team headed by Fred Muwema, he said they have already filed the notice of appeal before court pending the bail …
Read More »Internal Affairs Minister Onek flown to India for treatment
By Julius Odeke The Minister for Internal Affairs Hillary Obaloker Onek has been flown on Tuesday to India for medical after his health condition deteriorating from Nakasero Hospital where he was first hospitalized. The minister is said to have suffered a mild stroke probably caused by a previously undiagnosed heart …
Read More »Franco-German treaty marks 50 years
By Joan Akello On January 22, the Embassies of France and Germany in Kampala celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Franco-German Friendship Treaty called the Elysee Treaty. French Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle issued a joint statement to mark the event. “For centuries, …
Read More »Over a billion tonnes of food produced goes to waste every year—FAO
By Ronald Musoke A new study released this month by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has noted that one third or over 30% of the food produced around the world for human consumption every year –approximately 1.3 billion tonnes—gets lost or wasted. Interestingly, food wastage and loss is …
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