VIDEO: Just a day to the East Africa Legislative Assembly polls, the NRM has summoned its caucus members for an emergency meeting ahead of the elections on Tuesday, to re-affirm its support to its six flag bearers. NRM caucus Vice Chairperson Solon Silwany, tells NBS that the Caucus will also …
Read More »VIDEO: Pope makes historic visit to Rome Anglican church
Rome, Italy | AFP | Pope Francis attended a service at the All Saints’ Church in Rome on Sunday, becoming the first pontiff in history to visit an Anglican church in the Italian capital. Francis’s visit marked the 200th anniversary of the All Saints’ church, furthering a rapprochement between the …
Read More »VIDEO: NRM warns uneducated against participating in Kamuli by-election
VIDEO: The NRM electoral commission has warned Hajati Rehema Watongola, the former Member of Parliament for Kamuli municipality not to turn up for the by-elections if she does not meet the academic requirements. The party chairman electoral commission Dr. Tanga Odoi while launching the road map to the party primaries for …
Read More »VIDEO: State House probes sh22 billion fish facility
VIDEO: State house has launched investigations into circumstances under which a sh2.2 billion modern fish handling facility constructed in Serere district was abandoned by the fisher folk operating on Lake Kyoga. The facility is now home to bats and reptiles. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »VIDEO: Regional E-Cargo tracking system launched in Kampala
VIDEO: Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have agreed to monitor cargo movement using the Electronic Cargo Tracking System from the port of Mombasa in a move aimed at curbing cargo theft and tax evasion along the northern corridor. Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General Doris Akol says the innovation will help the private …
Read More »VIDEO: Buganda caucus land meeting turns rowdy as ministers square off
VIDEO: There was drama after two ministers nearly fought during a fiery Buganda parliamentary Caucus meeting in Kampala. The scuffle started when ICT state minister Aida Nantaba compared Lands State Minister Persis Namugwanya to a Local Council 1 chairperson during debate on stopping the rampant land evictions witnessed in Buganda kingdom. …
Read More »VIDEO: Kamuli by-election set for April 12
VIDEO: The electoral commission has set April 12, 2017 as the polling date for Kamuli municipality by -elections and warns against possible electoral malpractice and use of hate speech during the exercise. According to the roadmap, the commission boss justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon said the exercise will commence on March 10, …
Read More »VIDEO: Hugh Masekela ready for Rotary performance
VIDEO: South African jazz maestro, Hugh Masekela has arrived in Uganda to perform in Kampala this weekend, as part of festivities to mark 60 years of Rotary in Uganda. Proceeds from the show – which will also feature Uganda’s Isaiah Katumwa, will go towards completing the construction of the blood …
Read More »VIDEO: Ghost claimants back in Uganda’s Ministry of Defence
VIDEO: It has now emerged that the then Gulu division commanders faked documents of lost animals during the LRA war and claimed compensation amounting to the tune of over sh2.9 billion. The money in question was paid to Christopher Kinyera who was by then Gulu division commander. In a heated meeting …
Read More »VIDEO: Kenyans living in Uganda register for polls
VIDEO: The voter registration for all Kenyans living in the East African community has kicked off ahead of the country’s general elections slated for August. In Uganda however, the process is rather slow although officials from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission say that it is likely to pick as the …
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