Namugongo ‘holy water’ to be treated by NWSC

The 'holy water' from the Martyrs' lake at the Catholic shrine in Namugongo is set to be treated to make it safe for the faithfuls, the rector Fr Vincent Lubega has said.   

Many pilgrims who flock Namugongo to celebrate the Martyr's Day on June 3, fetch the 'holy' water from the man-made lake. They have often given testimonies that the water heals them of various ailments. As a norm, pilgrims scamper with jerrycans to get a share of the water.

A week ago, the shrine's secretariat requested National Water and Sewerage Cooperation (NWSC) to conduct tests on the water to ascertain whether it was safe to use for several purposes including drinking.  

The move was based on several appeals from health experts following a recent study conducted by the Department of Biochemistry Makerere University which indicated that the water contains pathogenic micro -organisms such as E.coli, and Coliforms, a type of bacteria known to cause diarrhoea, urinary tract infections, respiratory illness and pneumonia, abdominal pain, and fever.    

Although Rev Lubega never disclosed details of the report from NWSC, he says they are going to treat the water.

"We are working with national water to ensure that the water is treated with reagents," he told this reporter decrying the criticism surrounding Namugongo 'holy water' saying it fuelled by people with bias on the matter.  

He says that the water is not necessarily drunk by pilgrims but rather many use it for different purposes like sprinkling it at the homes and business for blessings. He also says they have always advised pilgrims who wish to drink the water to first boil it.  

This reporter has also learnt that the church is planning to drill a production borehole in the area to embark on bottling mineral water from the area. Samuel Apedel, NWSC spokesperson has confirmed the development saying NWSC has already cleared them to proceed.  

"Whenever, someone wishes to drill a borehole in jurisdiction of NWSC must apply through the ministry of Water for permission. We have since received their application and given them a green light," says Apedel.  

Some years back, the church mooted the idea of making branded mineral water for pilgrims to drink, however the many shunned it in favour of collecting their own water from the source. Many pilgrims have already started collecting water in jerrycans and bottles.

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Theresa May resigns, but Brexit puzzle remains

Theresa May became the third Conservative leader to fall victim to party divisions over Britain's membership of the European Union, following in the footsteps of Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron.

Facing a party revolt and threats of mass cabinet resignations, May on Friday announced her departure, but will remain as Prime Minister while the Conservatives elect a new leader, and will stay as head of government for U.S President Donald Trump's state visit to Britain next month.

Her exit, though, is unlikely to clarify how and when, and under what terms, Britain will leave the European Union, say party insiders and analysts. Her successor will face exactly the same conundrum that thwarted May — bridging the division between those who want to remain in the EU and those who want out.

The irreconcilable division within the Conservative parliamentary party over Brexit reflects the split down the middle in the country at large. And with parliament hung, factions undermining party discipline, and no party commanding an overall majority in the House of Commons, the challenge to find a way out, nearly three years after Britons voted by a slim majority for Brexit, becomes thornier by the day.

"The scope for compromise has drastically narrowed," warned The Economist magazine Friday.

Brexiters increasingly want a stark, sharp and total break with the EU and are dismissive of even negotiating a trade deal with Brussels; while their opponents now hope to reverse the 2016 referendum and shape the circumstances for a second plebiscite, which they hope will lead to Britain remaining a member of the bloc.

How Britain escapes the trap remains unclear and is unlikely to be helped by the results of the European parliamentary elections due to be announced Sunday. The newly formed Brexit Party of Nigel Farage will likely top the poll, but smaller pro-Remain parties will also likely do well — reflecting the overall confounding split in the country.

Those results may well pull the two main establishment parties — the Conservatives and Labour — further to the extremes in the Brexit debate, polarizing Britain even more and making it harder for May's successor to navigate a way out of the mess.

The drift is depressing the value of the pound, deterring foreign investment and prompting despair among business executives, who are unable to make any firm plans.

Possible successors

Boris Johnson, the colourful former foreign minister, is the leading contender to succeed May. An opinion poll published Friday in The Times suggested Johnson is the favourite among Conservative activists to be the next leader. But he's unpopular among party lawmakers, who disdain his opportunism and showmanship and doubt he has the discipline and consistency to helm a government and put in the everyday work needed.

Conservative lawmakers initially pick via a series of knockout votes two candidates to present to the broader party membership, which makes the final decision. "The race really is Boris's to lose," according to Fraser Nelson, editor of the Spectator magazine.

Other candidates include the current foreign minister, Jeremy Hunt, the interior minister, Sajid Javid, and hardline Brexiters Dominic Rabb and Andrea Leadsom, whose resignation midweek as a minister triggered the chain of events for May's decision to quit. Another possible dark horse is Michael Gove, the environment minister.

The election process will take nearly two months to conclude.

'Fight to the death'

The political struggle ahead both within the ruling Conservatives and across the country is likely to be even more brutal than the last two years. "Brexit will become a fight to the death," predicted commentator Philip Collins. "All along, there have only been three options: to leave without a deal, to leave with a deal and to remain via a second referendum. The country, though, has been held to ransom by purists."

He added: "Brexit will become a straight contest between one group of extremists who kid themselves that leaving the EU without an agreement is worth the collateral damage, and another group of extremists who put their fingers in their ears so they cannot hear the banal truth that thwarting the 2016 referendum result comes at a severe political cost."

The political damage is mounting. Both of Britain's main two parties are cracking under the strain and face existential threats, the Conservatives most obviously. The Brexit Party is splitting the right-wing vote.

Pollsters say that Farage's new party, if it continues to surge, could take between 60 to 113 seats off the Conservatives in a general election. That would deny the Conservatives any chance to form a new government, if an election is called in the next few months, a high likelihood. Labour, too, under the leadership of the far-left Jeremy Corbyn is seeing voters defect to the Liberal Democrats and small parties.

The continuing political uncertainty in London, with more disarray likely in the coming months, is exasperating EU leaders and the national leaders of the 27 other member states. Johnson has said if elected leader, he will seek to renegotiate May's contentious Brexit deal, itself the result of nearly two years of ill-tempered haggling with Brussels.

But EU leaders have made it clear they're unprepared to restart talks on the deal.

Reaction in Europe

European leaders reacting to May's announcement expressed worry that a no-deal Brexit might now be more likely. Ireland's prime minister, Leo Varakar, said: "Obviously, as anyone can see, British politics is consumed by Brexit and will be consumed by Brexit for a very long time. It now means we enter a new phase when it comes to Brexit and a phase that may be a very dangerous one for Ireland."

Spain's caretaker government said May's resignation is bad news for those hoping for an orderly British exit from the EU. "A hard Brexit is a reality that under the current circumstances is almost impossible to avoid," said spokeswoman Isabel Celaá.

France's Emmanuel Macron said it would likely prolong an impasse.

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MPs question inconsistencies in budget figures

Parliament's Budget Committee on Wednesday encountered difficulties in finalising the FY 2019/20 budget after discovering inconsistencies in figures presented by the ministry of Finance.

Chaired by Ntenjeru North MP Amos Lugoloobi, the Budget Committee convened to scrutinize the additional Shs 929 billion in allocations presented by government on Tuesday to the already scrutinized Shs 39.54 trillion national budget for the next financial year.

As the committee interfaced with the state minister for Finance in-charge of planning David Bahati, a fresh document defending the additional resources was presented indicating more funds totalling Shs 934.4 billion contrary to the Shs 929 billion figure officially tabled before parliament. Bahati appeared before the committee together with ministry of Finance's director budget Kenneth Mugambe.

With parliament racing to beat the deadline for appropriation of the 2019/2020 financial year budget by 31st May according to the Public Finance and Management Act, 2015 (PFMA), Lugoloobi tasked Bahati on the changes.

Butambala County MP Muwanga Kivumbi and Kachumbala County MP Patrick Isiagi said that the changes in figures formally tabled before parliament and those availed to the committee was an illegality, demanding that the fresh document is thrown out or the committee seeks guidance from the House.

Nakasongola Woman MP, Margaret Komuhangi asked Bahati whether he was attempting to amend the additional budget (corrigenda) before the committee saying that it could only be amended before parliament. Bahati acknowledged the changes in the figures appealing to the legislators to consider the changes made by his ministry also indicating that the same changes where to be formally tabled before parliament.

Bahati partly attributed the changes in the figures to alterations made in the Education sector budget.

"The corrigenda which we raised in the House yesterday, there is an allocation of Shs 49bn for salary enhancement for science teachers arising out of distortions for the implementation of Phase I of 2018/19. Under the original corrigenda, Shs 49bn was provided under the headquarters of ministry of Education, but this money is meant for various votes in the Local Governments. So if this money remained under ministry of Education headquarters, it would mean that people will either do a supplementary to effect this, or the ministry will pay part of the money they have and then another payroll is prepared under ministry of Education to pay people under the Local Government which I think is not worth it." said Bahati. 

 

Bahati further noted a new provision of Shs 9.8 billion, an increment to the Agriculture sector external financing regarding the second phase of the Vegetable Oil Development Project (VODP).

He explained that the funding for the project was confirmed after the submission of the budget draft estimates to parliament. Tasked by the committee on the source of funding of the additional budget, Bahati said that the increase in the budget from the earlier presented Shs 39.54 trillion to Shs 40.48 trillion is to be funded by additional borrowing from the domestic market of Shs 502.63 billion and the increase in Non-Tax Revenue provision of Shs 108.84 billion. The minister also cited external financing of 9.89 billion.

"The budget has also increased by Shs 317 billion on account of an increase in interest rates and Shs 54 billion to service domestic interest payments and Shs 263 billion redemption costs," said Bahati.

Meanwhile, Lugoloobi also noted more discrepancies in figures carried in the Appropriation Bill (hard copy) earlier tabled before parliament and a soft copy sent to his committee. 

Lugoloobi revealed that his committee had noted differences in budgets for different sectors with the soft copy of the Appropriation Bill indicating higher figures representing a difference of over Shs 200 billion above those provided in a physical (hard) copy. 

"For ministry of Education there is Shs 203 billion in the hard copy yet the soft copy indicates Shs 300 billion. Ministry of Health has a figure of Shs 58 billion in the hard copy and the soft copy has Shs 81 billion. Ministry of Tourism has a figure of Shs 92 billion against Shs 122 billion in the soft copy. These are significant variations which are causing serious operational problem." said Lugoloobi.

Bahati appealed for more time to allow Finance Ministry's technical team to harmonize the figures with parliament's technical team. But even after the required 30 minutes by the minister, he could not readily offer an explanation to the discrepancies saying that his team was still locked up to identify the cause of the differences.

 

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Bobi Wine sent us a signal – Jose Chameleon

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Mike Yangstar in Another Thrilling Production With Jamaican Dancehall Star Gyptian

Stockholm-based Swedish-Ugandan DJ and producer Mike Yangstar has produced a brand new song for Jamaican dancehall musician Gyptian titled "Really Need You". Gyptian is popular for hit songs like "Hold Yuh", "Nah Let Go" and "Whine Slow" among others. Speaking about working with Gyptian, Mike Yanstar said, "It was great working with Gyptian. This is […]

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Kenya's High court to rule Friday on homosexuality

This Friday, Kenya's High court is set to rule on a case challenging colonial-era laws that criminalize homosexuality. The petitioners want the court to declare those laws unconstitutional in hopes that will make life easier for the country's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.

Stanely Muasa, a gay man living in Kenya, said going to parties or events alone is always a risky affair. It is safer if he is in a group of two or three people, he said. In the past, he has been attacked by strangers — an experience shared by many gays and lesbians in Kenya, he said.

He is hoping that on Friday, Kenya's High court will overturn the law that he said has fuelled homophobia for decades. The laws he refers to are the sections of the penal code that make gay sex a crime.

"There is no way someone is going to traumatize you, yet you have a right to go to any police station or any facility that gives justice. So it will change, everything will change, even police officers how they carry [treat] key populations, it will have to change," said Muasa.

In 2016, three Kenyan gay rights organizations filed petitions with the High court asking it to declare sections 162 (a) and (c) and section 165 of the Penal Code unconstitutional.

The organizations argue the laws violate the right to privacy, the right to freedom of expression, the right to health, the right to human dignity and the right to freedom from discrimination.

Court hearings began in February 2018. 

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Scores feared dead on Lake Albert

Thirty people are feared dead after a boat carrying football players and fans capsized in L.Albert on Sunday afternoon.  

Some of the deceased have been identified as only Bob, Fisto, Jango, Ayera, Majid Mayaya, Omirambe, Bondhe and Opakrwoth.  Others are Dhebaba, Nyayenga,Winnie, Kothu and Anifa.    

Some of the survivors are Emmanuel Ageno 20, Jalum Oakani 22, Sara Maurine 24, Rose Chikawun 18, Kenneth Twesige 20, Madithrwoth Thie 18 and Godfrey Alimula 22. Other are Zawadi Rundi 20, Warom Oyirwoth 27, Mubaraka 19, Damas Oyirwoth 18, Oyergiu 16, Oringi and Asumani among others.

All the deceased and the survivors are residents of Fofo landing site in Tonyoa parish, Buseruka sub county in Hoima district. Baker Ogen, the Fofo landing site LC1 chairperson told URN that the players and the football fans were heading to Runga landing site in Kibiro parish Kigorobya sub county Hoima district for a football match.

He says strong winds hit the overloaded boat a few meters from Fofo landing site after setting off. He says so far,  two bodies have been retrieved. He attributes the accident to over loading . Ogen says the players were using a fishing boat at the time of the accident yet they were supposed to have used a transport boat.

Bruno Sunday a marine officer attached to Mbegu UPDF Marine detach who led a team of marine operatives to search and rescue the survivors says that given the current bad weather condition on the lake, the search for the bodies will resume on Monday morning.    

In December 2016, at least 30 Ugandan members of a village football team and their fans drowned in the Lake Albert in Bullisa district. They were from Kaweibanda landing site heading for a friendly football match at Runga landing site.

Still on the same lake, in 2014, at least 98 bodies were recovered and 41 rescued after a boat carrying as many as 250 Congolese refugees capsized. The refugees had been living in Uganda's Kyangwali settlement and were heading back home on their own accord. 

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Uganda remembers the 2 million AIDS victims

Uganda is marking International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day with activities to remember the estimated 2 million Ugandans who have died of the disease.

While the government and development partners have increased campaigns for HIV awareness, however, the stigma and discrimination attached to the disease keep many Ugandans fearful from learning of or talking about their HIV status, says those who carry the virus.

Twenty-five-year-old Namanya Martin Paul was born with HIV. Having lost his father to AIDS at the age of 2, he only learned about his status at age 10 when his mother, also HIV positive, was attending antenatal care. His other three siblings were then found to be HIV-positive.

Paul was forced to change schools due to discrimination until he made a decision to open up.

"It's not easy. There's a particular point in time where a nurse got to know my situation, where I was keeping my medication and she actually, like, made it very open to school," Paul said. "So, I called for a school parade and told these people, this is who I am. Am living with HIV, am taking my medication. And, you need to support me."

The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day is one of the world's oldest and largest grassroots mobilization campaigns for HIV awareness. According to the Uganda AIDS Commission, the country records 50,000 new infections annually, about one-third of them being young people.

Sarah Nakku, the U.N. AIDS community mobilization adviser, says many infected people are careful about revealing their status.

"We do have laws that discriminate against people living with HIV. ... That instead of allowing people to come out openly," Nakku said. "Incidentally, people decide to hide because they do not want to fall victims of the law. We also have schools where discrimination does happen. If you don't tap into the teachers, this young person cannot be supported to adhere on treatment."

In 2018, the government launched an initiative that demands every institution, both government and private, address the needs of HIV-positive people as part of its workplace policy.

Dr. Nelson Musoba, director-general of the Uganda AIDS Commission, says that even though the government has set up more effective measures to curb the disease, Ugandans need to be more careful about exposing themselves to HIV.

"So, we also have the pre-exposure prophylaxis, which the HIV-negative partner takes to ensure that they remain HIV-negative. There's research going on, on vaccines, on other treatments, but we need to stay alive for us to benefit from those technologies. We can't afford to be reckless just because there's treatment," Musoba said.

The Ministry of Health says Uganda is close to achieving its "90-90-90" target, set in 2014. The aim is for 90 percent of people living with HIV to know their status, 90 percent who test positive to enroll in care and treatment, and 90 percent of those in treatment to achieve "viral load suppression" -- that is, for the virus to become inactive.

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Eby'obugagga muka Polof. Bukenya by'ayagala bigabanibwe

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Nnaalongo ansuulidde abalongo

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Pastor arrested for conning woman out of Shs 27m

The police have arrested Pastor Josephat Murungi of Rivers of Life Church in Kitumba, Fort Portal for allegedly conning Penninah Karungi out of Shs 27 million. 

According to the Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson (KMP) Patrick Onyango, Murungi committed the crime from Nansana. Murungi was arrested on Wednesday by police officers attached to Kampala police headquarters. 

Onyango notes that Murungi will be taken back to Nansana from where he committed the crime to face the law. He, however, declined to give details of the case saying they will be availed at a later time. 

The acting Rwenzori West regional police spokesperson Solomon Mugisa, said cases of pastors conning unsuspecting Christians are increasing. 

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Singer WillDive comes stronger in You Me Shuga

Singer George WillDive as commonly known as Kyana Kya Mbaata has his latest release out. Both the artiste and management believe this is a career break through single. The singer in his You Me Shuga puts all effort in proving love for his lover but also brings out the poetry in him. You me Shuga […]

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“I Am Happy It Failed”-Minister Lokodo Speaks Out Amidst Miss Curvy Controversies

Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Father Simon Lokodo once again came out to speak about the ongoing controversies in the Miss Curvy Uganda pageant. While speaking to journalists at Parliament Kampala, Lukodo revealed that he is not surprised the organization is facing trouble because in the first place he never believed in it. "I was […]

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NTV’s Andrew Kyamagero Finally Puts The Ring On Her Longtime Girlfriend’s Finger

A few weeks ago, media personality Andrew Kyamagero officially legalized his relationship with his longtime girlfriend Linda Ndagijje after she introduced him to her parents at her home in Luweero district On Wednesday morning, the NTV news anchor set the bar even higher when he took Linda with him to the registrar's office in Kampala […]

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Pilot safely lands plane on its nose after landing gear failed

A Myanmar National Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Mandalay international airport on Sunday, using only its rear wheels after the front landing gear failed to deploy.

All 82 passengers and seven crew members aboard Flight UB103 from Yangon were declared safe after the Brazilian-made Embraer 190-LR touched down on its rear sets of wheels before the plane's nose tilted down to scrape the runway, sending off a shower of sparks as it slowed to a stop.

Kyaw San, a spokesman for the airport, said the pilot informed the control tower before landing that he was unable to pull down the nose wheels.

A statement on the airline's Facebook page explained that the plane's EICAS - Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System - indicated a failure of the front landing gear to deploy. The pilot tried a backup emergency procedure to pull down the wheels but that was unsuccessful. The aircraft did two fly-bys past the tower for air controllers to check visually whether the wheels had deployed.

How #MyanmarAirlines pilot safely landed plane with 89 on board on its nose after the front landing gear failed pic.twitter.com/GjmKKiC2mk

— The Observer (@observerug) May 13, 2019

The captain followed emergency procedures to dump fuel to reduce the landing weight, and made a safe landing at 9:09 a.m., said the statement.

Video apparently was shot by one of the passengers and posted online showed an urgent but orderly evacuation of the passengers and crew.

Passengers were seen walking away from the plane across the airfield, several of them smiling. Flight operations at the airport were temporarily suspended, and allowed to resume after about 2 hours for smaller aircraft. The runways were expected to be reopened for use by larger Boeing and Airbus aircraft by late afternoon.

On Wednesday, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft skidded off the runway after landing in bad weather at Yangon's airport, injuring at least 15 passengers and crew but none critically. The fuselage of the plane, a Bombardier Dash 8, was broken in at least two spots, along with the wings.

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Burkina Faso: 6 killed in Catholic church attack

Gunmen killed six people attending mass at the Catholic church of Dablo in northern Burkina Faso Sunday morning, officials and witnesses said.

The priest and five churchgoers were among the victims, a witness told VOA Africa.

"They were about forty on motorcycles," the witness said of the attackers. "They made everyone lie down, executed 5 before torching the church."

The attackers set parts of the church and nearby shops on fire before fleeing the scene roughly an hour and a half after they arrived. Multiple injuries have been reported. Last week, gunman killed five people in a Protestant church in the small northern town of Silgadji.

The attack began at about 09:00 (GMT and local time), during Mass. The mayor of Dablo, Mr Zongo told the AFP news agency: "Armed individuals burst into the Catholic church... They started firing as the congregation tried to flee.

"There is an atmosphere of panic in the town. People are holed up in their homes, nothing is going on. The shops and stores are closed. It's practically a ghost town," he said.

Security sources told AFP that reinforcements were being sent from Barsalogho, some 45km (30 miles) to the south. A local journalist told the BBC those killed included church elders and that residents were angry that soldiers in a nearby base did not respond promptly.

Who could be behind the attack?

Islamist groups have been blamed for a number of attacks in the West African nation in recent years. Fighters affiliated to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group as well as the local Ansarul Islam have been active in the region.

Last month, attackers targeted a Protestant church in the town of Silgadji, killing at least six people. And earlier in April, four people died when a Catholic church was attacked in a nearby village, the bishop of Dori in northern Burkina Faso told Vatican news agency Fides.

Additional reporting by BBC

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Prof Tandon to Museveni: hand over power to younger generation

President Yoweri Museveni should behave like a "Mwalimu" (teacher) by nurturing and handing over power to the younger generation within the next two years, Prof Yash Tandon has advised. 

Tandon is a member of famous and historical gang of four made up of influential academics including; Prof Edward Rugumayo, late Prof Omwony Ojok and Prof Dani Wadada Nabudere and were instrumental in establishing the Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF).   

Prof Tandon has worked at different levels since the 1960s as an academic, teacher, political activist and thinker and is well versed with Uganda's politics and political change.

Last week he launched his book titled "Common People's Uganda" at Hotel Africana in Kampala. The book is a Marxist-socialist manifesto of sort that he presents to Uganda as a panacea to the current ills and misdirection.   

According to Tandon, Ugandans need a national dialogue uniting all political forces. He says the dialogue should structure a two-year transition government, through which, Museveni should prepare to hand over power to the young generation.   

"Have a national dialogue for two years where we have change of government. President Museveni, whom I hold in high esteem and is a good friend of mine, please, please mr president let the younger generation take over. Mr president be a teacher, be a mwalimu to the younger generation, and even I can join forces again and bring up a new generation with a new vision." Tandon said. 

Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, has sent out all indications that he is not about to hand over power. While launching the fourth phase of the national backbone infrastructure connectivity project in Koboko over the weekend, Museveni said because of the uniqueness of Africa's problems, leadership on the continent is for the chosen few and is not like food where everyone has to take a share. He said a 75-year-old leader like himself should never be pushed out of power if they still have a contribution to make to society. 

After amending the Constitution in 2017 to scrap the 75-year age limit cap, Museveni has since secured the endorsement of the central executive committee (CEC) of his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) as the sole party candidate ahead of the 2021 elections. He euphorically accepted the endorsement.

But Prof Tandon says time is up for Museveni although he urged Ugandans not look at Museveni as the chief enemy, saying the enemy is neo-liberalism summons by western institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organisation (WTO) among others, which have captured Uganda specifically and Africa in general.    

A united Uganda, he argues is what is needed to fight western imperialism. He also argues that political leaders should unite to broach a socialist vision that works for ordinary Ugandans. 

He further scolded Uganda's opposition for the endless clashes within their ranks instead of combining forces. 

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Emirates Group posts a profit of US$ 631 million in 2018-19 annual report

By Our Reporter The Emirates Group has today released its 2018-19 annual report. According to the report, the Emirates Group posted a profit of AED 2.3 billion (US$ 631 million) for the financial year ended 31 March 2019, down 44% from last year. The Group's revenue reached AED 109.3 billion (US$ 29.8 billion), an increase […]

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Avengers End Game Beats Titanic’s Record Of Sales On Box Office

It is only ‘Avatar’ that is on top of ‘Avengers End Game’ as the highest Box Office collection movie of all time. This is after the movie took over from ‘Titanic’ which has been in the position for over ten years. ‘Avengers End Game’ beat the US Dollars 2.178 billion worldwide collection on Monday when […]

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Leero mu mboozi y'omukenkufu tukulaze engeri Butto w’ekinzaali gy'agobamu mugaba n’okukebera ettaka

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Race for new Singleton golf Challenge champion intensifies as quarter-finals get underway

By Our Reporter The dream of claiming the trophy for the first time will be the common denominator for all the eight 'amateur category' pairs (16 players) who will take to the green when the quarter-finals of the Singleton Match PlayChallenge get underway this Saturday, May 11 at the par-71 Entebbe Golf Course. With defending […]

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Wakaliwood’s Isaac Nabwana, Abryanz to mentor teens at the inaugural Buzz Dream Fair

By Our Reporter Buzz Events, through their brand, Buzz Magazine, will hold the inaugural edition of the Buzz Dream Fair this Saturday at UMA Show Grounds, Lugogo. The event is aimed at entertaining as well as inspiring teens to chase their dreams. It will also give a platform to teens to express themselves and experience […]

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Ssegirinya bamukoledde akabaga k'amazaalibwa mu Amerika

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Saha and I talked about forming a duo – Weasel

By Ahmad Muto Just after releasing their collaboration "Mpa Love" where King Saha according to critics allegedly sounded like the late Mowzey Radio, their fans started asking them to form a duo. However, they seemed not to have paid attention or even hear whatever the idea was. Now Weasel has spoken out revealing that when […]
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Mweggyemu okwesaasira mulwanyise obwavu - Bp. Ssemwogerere

OMUSUMBA w'essaza lya Kasana Luweero, Paul Ssemwogerere asabye abantu naddala mu byalo okweggyamu okwesaasira n'okwekubagiza wabula bakole balwanyise enjala n'obwavu. Yasinzidde ku Kigo e Katikamu mu Luweero...

Lutaaya azudde ekyama mu mmere

OMUYIMBI Geoffrey Lutaaya nnannyini bandi ya Da Nu Eagles ng'ateekateeka okuvuganya ku ky'omubaka wa Kyotera mu 2021, ayongedde okunyweza ebyenfuna ye alyoke anoonye akalulu nga talina waasiwaasi wa ssente....

Late Singer Harriet Kisakye’s Son Finally Inherits Mum’s Land After Making 18

Before late singer Harriet Kisakye passed on in 2015, she had bought land at Ug Shs 5 million from Hajji Mohammad Kamoga of Kamoga Property Consultants which was meant for her two sons According the agreement with the singer, Kamoga was to supposed to keep the land title and later give it to the late's sons […]

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Fitness enthusiasts equipped with self-dense skills

By Our Reporter Capital FM presenter Lucky Mbabazi held the second edition of her fitness event dubbed "Lucky's Groove Back" on Saturday at Legends Rugby Grounds. Promising to be bigger and better, the 2nd edition indeed did not disappoint. It was a fun day filled with lots of high-adrenaline activities both for the kids and […]

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Joel Ssenyonyi Appointed People Power Spokesman

By Staff Writer Bobi Wine is currently in the process of putting together a formidable team ahead of 2021. In the past Bobi Wine had been criticized for having ragtags championing his message. Well now it seems he is heeding the call and bringing in the qualified chaps to the cause. The first recruit is […]

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Bobi Wine teyenkana na Besigye - FDC

FDC evuddeyo ku byavudde mu kunoonyereza nga biraga nti Bobi Wine asinza Col. Kiiza Besigye ettuttumu era nti asobola okumusinza obululu singa beesimbawo kati.   Aba FDC baagambye nti Besigye talwanirira...

Is God’s Plan Running Broke?

By Staff Writer Although God always has a plan, it seems this plan is not working out as expected in the Gashumba mansion. We’ve now learned that lounges are worried about the infrequent appearances of God’s plan and girlfriend. The couple used to chop money from Monday to Sunday but they have now become rare […]

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Bugingo alumirizza Kayanja okuwaga Teddy: Kayanja amwanukudde: 'Bugingo otuswazizza'

Yalumbye Teddy okwekulubeeseza ewa Kayanja n'agattako ne muwala we Doreen gwe yagambye nti ye yamugoba awaka e Kitende. "Buli wantu Doreen yateekawo obuuma obukwata amaloboozi ne mu kaabuyonjo ng'ekigendererwa...

Ham Kiggundu translates his book on success to Luganda

By Our Reporter Many people have tried to walk the road to success but have lost their way midway and the repercussions have been severe. The lucky ones, like Hamis Kiggundu of Ham Enterprises, have treaded careful and are destined to greatness. Bombarded with questions of how he has been able to achieve notable success, […]

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Upgraded TECNO SPARK 3 Series with AI Bright Camera launched.

Upgraded TECNO SPARK 3 Series with AI Bright Camera launched. By Staff Writer It's that time of the year when phone manufacturing companies come up with different handset models. TECNO Uganda has today officially launched its newest Series smartphones, the TECNO Spark and the Spark 3 Pro at Sheraton Hotel. According to Tecno, the two […]

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Museveni warns Bobi Wine, Besigye over 'hate speech'

President Yoweri Museveni has warned Kyadondo East member of parliament Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine that he will continue to be blocked from holding public rallies and music concerts until he stops preaching hate to Ugandans. 

Museveni has weighed on the contentious issue of public rallies and assemblies, and said those who preach hate and disunity amongst Ugandans will not be allowed under his government.

Opposition politicians especially four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye and the popular Bobi Wine have lately faced the full wrath of police and the army for holding public assemblies in different parts of the country. Bobi Wine has had several of his music concerts cancelled or blocked by police. 

Museveni boasted in the statement that, as it has happened in the past, those who preach hate will always "pay the full price" for holding illegal assemblies and processions. Besigye has been dragged out of several radio stations in the past weeks and his public rallies blocked while Bobi Wine is battling a court case for alleged disobedience of statutory duty, when he held an anti social media tax in 2018.

He was arrested while in a procession enroute to police headquarters to record a statement last week and arraigned before court. He was later remanded before being granted bail on Thursday. Among his bail conditions, the legislator is not allowed to engage in unlawful assemblies although the MP warned that he will not slow down in his quest for justice and freedoms for all Ugandans. 

Museveni said by allowing hate preachers to carry on unabated, terrorism and violent activities have thrived in countries such as Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Belgium, Norway which has led to the murdering of a lot of people and loss of property (looting). 

"You cannot be rallying and processioning for an illegitimate reason – preaching lies, preaching sectarianism, preaching hate. Those [countries] who made mistakes to tolerate such bogusness, paid a heavy price." said Museveni. 

"Did you see the massacre in New Zealand? How about the ones in Sri Lanka recently, in France, in Belgium, in Norway etc.?  How about the mega problem that occurred in Rwanda? These tragedies in those areas started with pseudo – and bogus preachers." Museveni added. 

The president said those who want to assemble publicly or hold procession must have a legitimate reason but those who preach hate or want to decampaign investments and progress in Uganda will not be allowed. 

"Those who have ignored this logic have paid a heavy price. Besides, it is really criminal to get actors who create unnecessary controversy when Uganda is making so much progress. Of course, there are also problems. However, the problems we have today are problems in progress.  The problems we had in the past were problems in decline of the economy and country." Museveni said. 

Museveni said although there are problems in country, for one to say that Uganda is collapsing and declining is dishonest or uninformed.   

Museveni said although Bobi Wine is among those who preach hate, police should not have broken his car windows to arrest him, but should have just towed his car to wherever they wanted him. Police used gun butts to break into Bobi Wine's vehicle to arrest him on Easter Monday at his One Love Beach in Busabala. Bobi Wine had defiantly driven there after his music concert got blocked by police over security reasons. He was later placed under house arrest for about a week. 

Bobi Wine last month called upon Ugandans to rise up and protest against Museveni's government so as to bring an end to what he called misery under the NRM government. Besigye has also said his upcountry rallies and radio programmes are aimed at undoing Museveni's lies about the country's progress. 

In a speech at the launch of book cataloging the gains the Muslim community has made under the NRM government, Museveni advised Bobi Wine to go to Somalia and hold his music concerts from there. 

"Our development is hinged on the peace we have created. The jobs are coming because of this peace and stability. That is why it is suicidal for anyone to try and destabilise this peace. I hear some entertainers claim Uganda is not peaceful. They should go to Somalia and do concerts there," he said.

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Bano kasasiro bamukolamu ennimiro ne peeva ne banoga ssente

Bya Emmanuel Ssekaggo ABANTU abamu bwe babaako ebintu bye bakozesa mu maka gaabwe ne bikaddiwa basuula bisuule nga balowooza nti tebikyalina mugaso. Mu bimu kau bintu bye basuula mwe muli ensawo,...

Photos: Participants Given Self Defense Tips At ‘Lucky’s Groove Back’ Season Two

The first season of ‘Lucky's Groove Back’  organised by Capital FM’s Lucky Mbabazi was held at Star Times Stadium Lugogo two months ago but because it was the last day of the Uganda premier league game where KCCA FC was to be crowned champions, the event had to be moved to Legends Rugby Club grounds […]

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Abaliko obulemu basaba Gavumenti ebongere ku ssente balwanyise obwavu

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FDC 'unbothered' by poll placing Bobi Wine ahead of Besigye

Uganda's biggest opposition party, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) says it's not bothered by an opinion poll that has placed the party's four-time presidential candidate, Dr Kizza Besigye in third position amongst the 2021 presidential contenders.    

The poll by Research World International placed Besigye behind President Museveni and Kyadondo East legislator, Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine.    

If Uganda went to the polls last month, Museveni would score 32 per cent, followed by Bobi Wine with 22 per cent and Besigye with 13 percent, indicated the poll, conducted among 2,042 respondents aged 18 years and above across the country. Bobi Wine only joined active politics less than three years ago while Besigye and Museveni have been directly battling it out since 2001.

When results of the latest poll were published by Sunday Monitor, the party's diehards were quick to raise from the dust, a 2015 poll which gave Museveni 51 per cent, Besigye 32 per cent, and Amama Mbabazi 12 per cent. But Besigye scored 35.1 per cent in the official election results, Museveni 60.6 per cent, while Mbabazi got 1.39 per cent in the 2016 elections. Those official figures have always been disputed by Besigye and FDC who still claim that they were rigged out by Museveni and his party. The ruling party, National Resistance Movement (NRM) officials have also rubbished the research findings.     

FDC spokesperson Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda says history of previous polls by Research World International will absolve Besigye. Ssemujju says the FDC will use the poll outcome for internal research but they are quite confident that it's inaccurate.    

"Speaking about research work, the mistake you made you, Monitor who published the findings, you did not go back to a similar report that you made towards 2016. If you go back, Besigye didn't get more than 18%. But if you want to go by the official figures it was more than the Research World figures. So while we'll use that information for our internal research, we can't depend on its accuracy because it has never been accurate. I don't have to be the one to tell you that it is inaccurate because you published it in 2015. Just go back and see the figures that they gave Dr Besigye and FDC at that stage. When you compare them, you will have the answer." said Ssemujju. 

IPOD summit    

Meanwhile, the party still has no stand on whether they will attend the Inter-party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) second summit slated for May 15. FDC snubbed the first summit in November last year.  

Party leaders have been threatening to snub the second summit over continued brutality by security agencies, although they have been participating in IPOD preparatory activities ahead of the second summit.  

For instance, they have been part of an ongoing discussion on drafting regulations that will guide the implementation of the Public Order Management Act (POMA), 2013. Political parties through IPOD are trying to iron out contentious issues such whether the police is mandated to authorize their meetings.    

Ssemujju says FDC is still a member of IPOD and will participate in its activities except those which they view as irrelevant in the struggle against the Museveni-leadership. He says the party leadership hasn't met to make decisions on whether to attend second IPOD summit or not.     

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I am a fan of Bobi Wine but I will not join politics – Beenie Gunter

As most singers are jumping onto the political band wagon, one artiste that has not surely thought of joining politics is Beenie Gunter. While Beenie Gunter expresses his love and admiration for Bobi Wine, he maintains he has not got any intentions to join politics. Talking to the website in an interview he revealed “I […]

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Mwerekereze mutuuke ku kye mwagala -Ssemujju

OMUBAKA akiikirira munisipaali ya Kira, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda asabye abakyala abalina kye batandiseewo okwerekereza basobole okutuuka ku bigendererwa byabwe. Bino yabyogedde atongoza pulojekiti y'abakyala...

Thousands march in protest against Mexico's president

Several thousand people marched through Mexico City on Sunday to demand the resignation of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the first major protest against the leftist leader in the capital since he took office five months ago.

Largely dressed in white, protesters marched down the capital's main thoroughfare, with many chanting: "AMLO, out!" using the president's nickname, based on his initials.

Some covered their mouths with masking tape on which they had written: "AMLO resign." Others waved signs bearing slogans including "Mexico isn't yours" and "You're not Robin Hood."

Lopez Obrador took office in December after defeating the centrist Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which had held power for most of the past nine decades.

A former Mexico City mayor who had run twice before for the presidency, Lopez Obrador won the election by a landslide in July pledging to stamp out corruption, reduce violence, tackle inequality and boost the economy.

A number of early opinion polls gave the veteran politician approval ratings of about 80 percent. Some of his early decisions sowed doubts, however, among supporters and opponents alike, including canceling a partially built, new $13 billion Mexico City airport.

He has also struggled to curb the rampant violence among warring drug cartels. Skepticism is widespread over his plans to dig state oil firm Pemex out of crippling debt.

"Security problems more than anything ... and more and more, there are bigger problems for the youth," said Enrique Araujo, a retired Pemex employee at the march, listing his concerns. "In two or three years, this country is going to collapse."

Various institutions have cut their forecasts for Mexican economic growth in 2019, and preliminary figures from the national statistics office showed the economy contracted during the first quarter.

At least 6,000 people participated in the demonstration, authorities said. Many expressed discontent with Lopez Obrador's rhetoric against his detractors, such as "fifi" for the people he describes as the conservative elite.

"I feel like he's generating a big divide in our beautiful country with these derogatory terms that he uses," said Monica Elizondo, a homemaker. "We're all Mexicans, and we all deserve to be heard."

Lopez Obrador has said that at the halfway mark of his six-year term, he will ask Mexicans to vote on whether they want him to keep governing or to resign.

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batongoza okulima okw’ensimbi mu maka e Nakifuma

DISITULIKITI y'e mukono etongoza kaweefube w'okukubirizza bannamukono okwettanira okulima n'okulunda ku bugazi bw'ettaka erya yiika ennya kwe baatuumye '4 Arces Model Farm' mu buli maka basobole okwegobako...

Pulesidenti Museveni awadde abasodikisi obukadde 300 ez'okuzimba Lutikko

PULEZIDENTI Yoweri Kaguta Museveni asabye Klesia y'abasodokisi okukubiriza abakkiriza okwenyigira mu njiri ya gavumenti ey'okweggya mu bwavu nga batandikira kweebyo ebireeta ennyingiza mu maka okusobola...

Police recovers missing sniffer dog

Hoima police have finally recovered the sniffer dog, which went missing on Friday morning. The dog disappeared when a police truck registration number, UP 5626 on which it was traveling with detectives to Kikuube district on a mission to track suspects overturned.

In shock, the vanished into Bugoma forest reserve as soon as the police pickup truck overturned at Kitooke village. The officers reportedly hadn't sought permission from their superiors to take the sniffer dog from the station.      

Hoima district police commander Christopher Katumba said they recovered the dog following a thorough search in Bugoma forest by officers from the canine department. 

Katumba says although the dog has some minor injuries it sustained during the vehicle accident, its condition isn't alarming. 

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Entebbe mayor, 4 others charged over Bobi Wine protests

The deputy mayor of Entebbe municipality, Richard Ssekyondo and four others have been charged with staging an illegal assembly over the detention of Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. 

Ssekyondo and his co-accused appeared before Entebbe Chief Magistrate's court on Friday afternoon. The other suspects are Solomon Kigongo, Prossy Nakacwa, Sam Kasirye and Musa Matovu. 

The accused were arrested for threatening to stage mass protests should court fail to release Bobi Wine, who was locked up early this week in connection to last year's anti-social media tax. 

Bobi Wine was released on bail on Thursday afternoon. Entebbe divisional police commander Baker Kawonawo summoned Ssekyondo to his office on Thursday afternoon to record a statement over his threats to demonstrate in vain.

Ssekyondo was arrested by police on Friday afternoon and arraigned before Grade One magistrate, Phiona Birungi with his co accused. The suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges and applied for bail. Birungi granted the accused a non cash bail of Shs 1 million.

He asked the accused to return to court on May 17 for the hearing of their case. Police are also hunting for two Democratic Party (DP) leaders in Entebbe; Michael Kakembo and Ssali Magwa to face similar charges.

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Bad Black Meets Raba Daba At Kikadde Concert; Praises His Volongoto

By Staff Writer Yesterday during the Tugende Mu Kikadde Concert, Bad Black met with singer Raba Daba. It should be noted that Bad Black has in the past recognized Raba Daba’s volongoto as the best she has ever had. Well at the concert the two were all over each other. And for Bad Black she […]

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Tusker Lite Kampala Night Run back for second edition

By Website writer The Tusker Lite Kampala Night Run is back! The run made its entry onto Uganda's social scene in a big way with a successful debut last year, and now returns for a second edition come Sunday June 2, 2019. The return of thefun run was officially announced yesterday by event organisers, Brand […]
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Rasta Rob Narrates How He Chewed Zari and SK Mbuga’s wife

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Myco Chris drops new video “ITS OKAY”

Londan based Ugandan gospel singer Myco Chris has today released his latest video ahead of his forthcoming concert. The African Gospel Music and Media Award recognised singer in his latest video titled "Its Okay" talks and preaches life, working hard and living a worthwhile life. Produced by Brian Beats, the video was shot by Director […]

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MPs accuse UCC of fighting political wars

A section of legislators has criticised a move by telecommunications regulator, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to order the suspension of 39 media staff, calling it political witch-hunt.

In separate letters sent to different media houses by UCC executive director Godfrey Mutabazi, UCC claims as observed misrepresentations information, views, facts and events in a manner likely to mislead or cause alarm to the public during live broadcasts and main news bulletins.

Mutabazi ordered for the immediate suspension of 39 producers, heads of programming and heads of news on account of airing out content which does not meet the minimum broadcasting standards. UCC wants the suspensions effected immediately at six TV stations including NBS TV, BBS TV, NTV, Bukedde TV, Kingdom TV and Salt TV.

The same suspensions have also been demanded at radio stations including CBS FM, Akaboozi, Beat FM, Capital FM, Pearl FM, Sapientia FM and Radio Simba. MPs on Thursday argued that UCC was abusing its powers of regulating the media industry to suppress freedom of the press in the country.

Mutabazi accused media houses of broadcasting protests arising out of the arrest and detention of Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. Mutabazi said the media houses failed to highlight that Bobi Wine was being facilitated by external forces to destabilise the country through protests. 

Erute South MP Jonathan Odur said a certain force was pushing the regulator to take such brutal action against the media.

"It is a requirement of the law that once an accusation is raised on a person or an institution you give them chance to explain themselves and where you find them at fault, there are several alternatives like caution, verbal or written warning before taking action like UCC," Odur said.

"Of course its political witch-hunt. If you have assaulted [FDC former presidential candidate] Dr [Kizza] Besigye, you have confined Bobi Wine at his home and the media reports that, so where is the breach? This is now a war…, the government has been declaring it within government institutions like police, judiciary where you can no longer get justice. Now they are moving to the media, which has been reporting about people brutalised. But it is also a sign that the money they were using to buy off the media is not working," Odur added.

Butambala MP Muwanga Kivumbi expressed concern that the government was curtailing any discussion about opposition leaders' mistreatment.

"What is most worrying to the country is that the verbal information we are having is that no radio station should host Besigye or Bobi wine. A discussion of their fate or mistreatment should not ensue on any talk show," Kivumbi said.

Mbale Municipality MP Jack Wamai Wamanga said Uganda being a member of United Nations (UN), ought to respect its declarations.

"As a member of the UN, Uganda has got to follow what the UN comes up with. What is happening now in the country has got a very big effect on Uganda as a country," Wamai said.

Buhweju MP Francis Mwijukye said police was exercising excessive powers against the opposition.

"FDC leaders were in Hoima and had paid for a programme, but when the program was commencing with introductions, police came and asked our party leader Patrick Amuriat Oboi to leave the studios," Mwijukye said.

However, Internal Affairs state minister Mario Obiga Kania defended the police saying they do not know how to switch off radio stations.

"Police do not switch off. If it is a question of switching off, it must be another agency not the police. The police do not know how to switch off. They [just] know how to tell you to get out using reasonable force," Kania said.

Kania added: "Police has a right to order one's arrest even without a warrant of arrest. And you have to follow it up."

'TOURISM AFFECTED' 

Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda battering journalists and abuse of freedom of the media could only attract fortune hunters, not tourists.

"This parliament knows that tourism is now our main earner of foreign exchange and you can only do it by marketing your country repeatedly because now I think we earn more than Shs 1.3 trillion - more than the money we earn from coffee and remittances from Ugandans working outside. The moment you have these negative coverage everyday and I'm reading a story on BBC…talking about this draconian suspensions by UCC. Even if you market your country everyday, people who want to visit will keep checking these international websites to see which country is safe. A country that is battering journalists, switching off transmitters when people are speaking can only attract fortune hunters but not people who want to go for vacation." Ssemujju said.

Adding; "Uganda has now been ranked as country 125 on the list of 180 countries. We have been moving from about 101 in 2017, were now 125 belonging to category five as categorised by Reporters Without Borders…Part of the reason we're ranked that number is because of many things we have done last year including a tax on usage of social media, arrest and beating of journalists covering either demonstrations or responses to disagreements and most recently, the switching off of transmitters of various radio stations that were hosting FDC leaders."

Kampala Central MP, Muhammad Nsereko said that different radio stations have in the recently been switched off for hosting Besigye and other opposition leaders. He said a more united country is more attractive to tourists than an ever protesting country.

"The Hon Ssemujju when he rose up, it was in the spirit of our nation and we're relying so much on tourism and as country facing negative propaganda this really shows that we need this more than ever." he said,

"I remember at one time the Hon Rugunda from Fort Portal was talking about tourism and the importance of attracting tourists in our country. Therefore scenarios like seeing opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye being dragged out of a radio talkshow in Jinja and people being teargassed as a result. There is no rally he is holding in a radio station and he doesn't need authority. So as these are awash in the international media, we also visit and want people to come to our country and promote tourism. Therefore in a bi-partisan way, we urge the UCC and other entities that let us take softer measures. Let us talk to these people, we can do better as a united country rather than using a strong arm all the time that takes our country in a different dimension."

Enter UPPA

Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) has asked UCC boss, Mutabazi to desist from ordering the suspension of media staff. UPPA president Moses Mulondo faulted Mutabazi of lacking professional capacity to regulate the media industry given his professional background as an electrical engineer. 

"He is an alien to that profession and that is why he is issuing draconian directives. He does not understand the watchdog role of the media. He has no clue on the fact that journalists are the eyes and ears of the public," Mulondo said.

He said it was a mistake on the side of the appointing authority to entrust Mutabazi with that responsibility.

"The earlier he is relieved of his duties, the better for the media industry. We would like to candidly say that Mutabazi's ridiculous threats and directives to the media houses are acts of madness," Mulondo said.

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Nina Roz To Headline Fashion Night Red Card Experience At Club Amnesia

Club Amnesia is one of the longest surviving night clubs in Kampala. The Kampala road based hangout spot has been thrilling revellers fot the past 8 years nonstop. News landing our news desk indicates that on Saturday, 4th May, the hangout spot is set to twist in their usual theme by hosting the Fashion night […]

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5 Musicians Mentored By Bebe Cool; Bobi Among

By Staff Writer Bebe Cool has mentored the most musicians in Uganda. He could be the grand father of Uganda’s current music industry. Here are some of the musicians that have been through his mentorship sessions. 1. Jose Chameleone Everything Chameleone learned about music, he learned from Bebe Cool. It is Bebe Cool who encouraged […]

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We never used to work with young artistes – Chameleone

By Ahmad Muto According to singer Jose Chameleone, in the past, established artistes for some reason were not in the habit of working with young and upcoming artistes but, he has pioneered a change. He explains that to leave a legacy, one has to work with the young artistes because they widely appeal to the […]
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Ekyeyo mu Buwalabu: Obukodyo obukozessewebwa okufera abagendayo

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“It Was A Beautiful Night Of Music”-Saxophonist Darren Rahn Appreciates Uganda After Successful Jazz Concert

On Tuesday Kampala Serena Hotel was a sell out at the Isaiah Katumwa concert whose aim was to celebrate World Jazz day featuring legendary Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo and American saxophonist Darren Rahn. The event  was quite a memorable one especially to the revellers but going by a post by Darren, he too had a blast […]

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Eyansuubiza ensi n’eggulu yangiwa awatali nsonga

Bwe twali tetunnatandika kwagalana, yambuulira ebintu bingi ebyansikiriza okumwagala. Ono nga bw'ayogera olabira ddala omusajja ow'amazima era ebigambo bye by'alagira ddala nti twali baakwagalana ppaka...

Police reshuffle 100 officers

The police's human resource director has shuffled 107 senior police officers.

In a transfer message released on Wednesday evening by the assistant inspector general of police, Moses Balimwoyo, Vincent Ssekatte who has been spokesperson for the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has been returned to general police.

Paul Kangave who has been spokesperson for Savannah region has been moved to Greater Masaka as regional spokesperson, replacing Lameck Kigozi who has been become the human resource manager at police headquarters.

Farouk Mutima has been appointed deputy director Welfare, Charles Birungi has been appointed deputy director Interpol replacing Benson Oyo Nyeko.

Ramathan Dona has been moved from CID headquarters to Rwizi as region CID commander and Barbra Alungat has been appointed deputy director at the Senior Command and Staff College in Bwebajja.

Bob Kagarura has been moved from Rwenzori West as regional police commander to Wamala regional RPC. He is replaced by Ignatius Oturo. Most of ASPs have been appointed district police commanders (DPCs), CID commanders and officers in charge of stations (OCs).

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