People Power pressure group is considering new tactics to ensure that their planned consultative meetings effectively take place. Joel Ssenyonyi, the People Power spokesperson notes that police is determined to frustrate their consultative meetings even after getting clearance from the Electoral Commission. His remarks come hours after police thwarted their planned consultative meeting at Pope Paul Hotel in Ndeeba. According…
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Mak Council Blocks Approval of Prof. Nakanjako’s Principal Job
Makerere University Council has deferred the approval of the appointment of Professor Damalie Nakanjako as the next Principal College of Health Sciences. Professor Nakanjako scored an average mark of 76.2% while her challenger, Professor Joloba scored 77.3% out of the agreed 60% pass mark. The search committee however declined to recommend Professor Joloba for appointment due to “…several complaints against…
Read MoreMuseveni Directs Installation of Security Lights Around UCU Campus
President Yoweri Museveni has directed security agencies to install security lights along all roads surrounding the Uganda Christian University Campus in Mukono, to curtail attacks against students. The directive followed a request by the UCU guild president Timothy Kadaga on the basis of cumulative cases of thefts taking place in villages where a sizeable number of students reside. Kadaga said…
Read MorePolice Deploys at Pope Paul Hotel Ahead of People Power Consultative Meeting
There is heavy police deployment at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel in Ndeeba where the People Power pressure group is expected to hold its consultative meeting. While hotel security personnel are around and working, police officers are also seen checking people and vehicles accessing the venue. There are four police trucks, two parked close to the entrance and the other two…
Read MoreCouple Demands Ugx600M from Church Over Cancelled Wedding
A couple has run to court seeking compensation of Shillings 600million from Registered Trustees of Church of Uganda and Kampala Diocesan Secretary for the losses they made and mental breakdown resulting from the cancellation of their wedding, 48 hours to the event. Through their lawyers of Mujurizi, Alinatwe & Byamukama Advocates, Benson Muhwezi and Sophie Akankwasa, the couples accuses the…
Read More40 MPs Push for Gen. Tumwine’s Censure, Bobi Wine Shies Out
Kasambya County Member of Parliament (MP), Mbwatekamwa Gaffa has refuted allegations that he bribed to withdraw the censure motion against the Minister for Security, Gen. Elly Tumwine. He made the revelation while addressing journalists at parliament were he revealed a list of members of parliament who signed for the motion. The list Mbwatekemwa displayed to the media indicate that only…
Read MoreIreland Hosts Education Fair in Uganda
A number of Uganda students turned up for the two days education fair hosted by the Education in Ireland at the Sheraton Kampala. The purpose of the fair was to highlight education opportunities and programs that are available in Ireland across various disciplines. Students from Uganda got a chance to interact with various institutions from Ireland and learn about the…
Read MoreGen. Muntu: I Don’t Expect Free and Fair Polls
General Mugisha Muntu, the National Coordinator of the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT party, says he isn’t any illusion that the 2021 general elections will be free and fair. According to Muntu, there are many contested issues like electoral reforms that were proposed by the Supreme Court after the 2016 elections that haven’t been addressed by government. He notes that even…
Read MoreSoldier Faces Division Court Martial for Killing Three People in Gulu
Corporal Geoffrey Okello, a Uganda People’s Defense Forces – UPDF soldier accused of shooting three people in Gulu is set to face trial at the 4th Division barracks in Gulu today. Okello allegedly killed Beatrice Ajok, 52, and her two sons; Dan Joachim Binyang, 18, and Owen Norman, 20 and injured an 8-year-old girl during a scuffle on February 10,…
Read MoreNew Curriculum: MPs, Kadaga Disagree On Education Minister’s Statement
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and several legislators mainly from the opposition have disagreed with the statement presented by the Education and Sports Minister, Janet Museveni on the revised lower secondary curriculum. On Thursday afternoon, the Education Minister delivered a statement in parliament explaining why the Ministry of Education went ahead to roll out the new curriculum in disregard…
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