Deputy Attorney General of Uganda Mwesigwa Rukutana has today read Bill 13, The Constitution Amendment Bill 2017, that proposes acquisition of public land upon compensation. It was presented by Rukutana “for the first reading” and Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, according to the rules of procedure, committed the bill to the …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Elders advise Muntu to leave FDC
In The Independent this week: COVER STORY Elders advise Muntu to leave FDC over Besigye: FDC elders explain alternative plans for him for 2021. THE LAST WORD Too much ado over nothing: Why Museveni is most likely going to succeed in amending the constitution to remove the age limit. …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Uganda is richly populated
Busia, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda’s big population is the country’s most important asset. Speaking in Busia July 11 as Uganda joined marked the World Population Day, Museveni hailed the NRM government for interventions that have resulted in citizens living healthier and longer lives than ever …
Read More »COMMENT: Dishonoring Uganda’s refugees
Enlisting Museveni’s help to solve the refugee crisis is like hiring an arsonist to lead a fire brigade COMMENT |Helen C. Epstein| When United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres traveled to Uganda in June, his stated mission – to raise billions of dollars for the country’s growing refugee crisis – seemed …
Read More »Abiriga scoffs at critics of age limit removal
Kampala, Uganda|Godfrey Ssali| Arua Municipality Member of Parliament Col. Ibrahim Abiriga has scoffed at members of the opposition and a section of members of the public that are criticizing him on social media over his stand on lifting the presidential age limit. Abiriga revealed that he is receiving threatening messages …
Read More »BOBI WINE: I am here to defend the Uganda constitution
MP KYAGULANYI: I am here to defend the Uganda constitution Kampala, Uganda| GODFREY SSALI | The newly elected Member of Parliament for Kyadondo East in Wakiso, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine, has indicated he will fight any attempts to change the constitution. “I have come to parliament at a very senstive …
Read More »OBITUARY: Ssebaana Kizito (1934-2017)
Ssebaana Kizito: Born at right time, dead at wrong time Kampala, Uganda | ANDREW S. KAGGWA | THE political will he left for the country may have been contained in one of the last interviews he gave to a local TV station a few weeks before his death. “Leaders should …
Read More »COVER STORY: Bobi Wine’s win
Bobi Wine’s win; whose victory is it? Kampala, Uganda | AGATHER ATUHAIRE | The man standing on top the cream SUV, surrounded by a shouting crowd of excited supporters was wearing a sky-blue slim-cut suit of the type that was trending until recently. He matched it with a slim- tie …
Read More »Museveni criticised, Kagame unveils fancy party headquarters
ANALYSIS: Museveni criticised, Kagame unveils fancy party headquarters Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | On June 17, President Paul Kagame unveiled the complex of buildings comprising the headquarters of his party, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) in Nyagahinga Cell in the Rosoro sector of Gasabo District. The centerpiece of the US$10 …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Ssebaana hailed as an enterprising Ugandan
THIS WEEK: Former Kampala mayor Ssebaana hailed as an enterprising Ugandan John Ssebaana Kizito, the former mayor for Kampala city and former Democratic Party (DP) president has been praised as an enterprising Ugandan who contributed immensely to the growth of the local insurance industry. Ssebaana was the founder of Statewide …
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