Views: 0 Sarah Aguti of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party, is the new District Woman Member of Parliament for Dokolo, according to provisional results released this evening by the Uganda Electoral commission. She had 23,044 votes, with the runner up from NRM polling only 14,001 votes. She beat five others candidates in the by-election. They […]
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Views: 0 President Museveni on Thursday amended the list of his cabinet ministers. Among the new ministers joining cabinet is events promoter Balaam Barugahara who has been appointed as the state minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development (in charge of youth). Mr Barugahara, a businessman and strong mobiliser of the First Son, Gen Muhoozi
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Views: 0 Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has appointed First Son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the new Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), the highest rank in Uganda’s military force. Gen Muhoozi who has been the Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations replaces Gen Wilson Mbadi, now appointed State Minister for Trade in the recent cabinet reshuffle. In
Views: 0 A row has erupted between Kikuube district chairman Peter Banura and the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Moses Angume over a Shs5.5 billion office block. Angume has occupied the ground floor of the administration block, valued at Shs2.26 billion, a decision Banura considered a nerve because the new facility is still under construction. In
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Views: 0 Lawmakers on the Presidential Affairs Committee have questioned a request by the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity, to spend Shs1.2 billion on anti-corruption activities. This followed a presentation by the Permanent Secretary, Directorate of Ethics and Integrity, Mr Alex Okello, who revealed that government recently hired an international consultant to conduct two studies
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Views: 0 Former Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Miria Matembe, has criticised Ugandans who succumb to being bought, expressing her growing disillusionment and wavering commitment to defending them. Matembe emphasized that poverty should never compel individuals to resort to begging, condemning the act as degrading and unacceptable. Reflecting on her upbringing in a poor peasant
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Views: 0 Prudential Uganda, in collaboration with seven Rotary Clubs, has celebrated the successful completion of renovation and construction projects at Bulamuka Primary School in Kamuli District. These endeavours form part of Prudential Uganda’s broader initiative to aid educational institutions in overcoming the hurdles posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Rooted in our commitment to “Purpose
Views: 0 Patricia Kadama Anguzu has been appointed the new human resources director for Uganda Breweries Limited with effect from March, 15 2024. UBL said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon that Anguzu joins from the fintech space, having most recently served as a Senior Human Capital Advisor at Tugende Limited. “There, she spearheaded the
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Views: 0 Police have arrested three car washers accused of stealing Sh118 million from a vehicle belonging to Busiro East MP, Medard Lubega Sseggona, while it was being washed. Sseggona, chairperson of the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE), had taken his vehicle for cleaning at a washing bay near the Catholic
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Views: 0 The Ugandan political scene heats up as the Office of the President moves to silence a critic. Herbert Anderson Burora, a recently removed Deputy RCC, finds himself suspended and facing further disciplinary action for comments deemed disrespectful towards Parliament. Muzzling Dissent or Upholding Standards? Officially, the story is one of enforcing accountability and
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