VIDEO: A section of Members of Parliament vow not to pass the budget for the financial year 2017-2018, if government doesn’t allocate money for the LC 1 and 2 elections that had been scheduled for January this year. Legislators also expressed dissatisfaction, saying government was breaching the constitution for by not conducting …
Read More »Under pressure DR Congo govt vows to stem violence
Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government, under pressure to act after months of violence in the south, on Sunday vowed to move away from a solely military solution. Interior Minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadari told reporters: “The state is envisaging political, traditional and humanitarian solutions …
Read More »VIDEO: DPP warns Besigye on plans to skip court
VIDEO: If Col DR. Kizza Besigye absconds court as he has been threatening, he will face the wrath of the judiciary, says the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Mike Chibita. Chibita warned the former presidential aspirant against defying the court process. Earlier this week, Besigye threatened to abscond court proceedings …
Read More »Facebook pushes video onto TV screens
San Francisco, United States | AFP | Facebook on Tuesday announced it was rolling out apps to allow people to view videos posted on the social network on connected televisions. The new apps — for Apple TV, Amazon’s Fire TV and Samsung Smart TV — will provide a more convenient …
Read More »VIDEO: Why journalists snubbed Parliamentary Committee
VIDEO: The battle between the media and parliament is just about to begin after four media houses snubbed the summons by the Parliamentary committee on Rules, Privileges and discipline saying Parliament lacks the jurisdictions to summon them. It’s only the government News paper, the New Vision that appeared before the committee …
Read More »VIDEO: No South Sudan MOU yet to pay Ugandan traders
VIDEO: It has emerged that the Ugandan government has never signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the South Sudanese government to have traders compensated for the merchandise they lost during the war. The revelations were made this morning as officials from the Ministry of Finance interfaced with legislators on the …
Read More »Web privacy debate in Italy after woman’s suicide
Rome, Italy | AFP | The suicide of a woman who battled for months to have a video of her having sex removed from the internet is fuelling debate in Italy on the “right to be forgotten” online. The 31-year-old, identified as Tiziana, was found hanged at her aunt’s home …
Read More »VIDEO: Mukula accuses Civil Aviation Authority of incompetence
VIDEO: Flight Captain Mike Mukula has lashed out at Civil aviation authority for frustrating the need to have more local private players in the country’s airline industry. Mukula who claims that the Civil Aviation Board comprises of unqualified individuals, is concerned that the government is spending millions of dollars on expanding …
Read More »VIDEO: MPs question Kutesa’s absenteeism at Parliament
VIDEO: Legislators are questioning the non attendance of Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kuteesa in Plenary sittings. They complained to the deputy speaker Jacob Oulanyah that ever since he was elected, he has never showed up in plenary to defend his docket which has left so many questions about his ministry. …
Read More »VIDEO: President Museveni explains why he supports death penalty
NBS: The commander in chief Gen Yoweri Museveni has expressed disappointment with proponent pushing for the scrapping of the death penalty , saying it could cause social disorder. The President who heavily relied on the bible to illustrate his believe in the functionality of the death sentence, he said the …
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