Information is Power

These Include : 1.Yoweri Kaguta Museveni National Resistance Movement (NRM). 2. Tumukunde Henry Kakurugu (Independent). 3. Mwesigye Fred (Independent). 4. Mayambala Willy (Independent). 5. Kabuleta Kiiza Joseph (Independent). 6. Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert National Unity Platform (NUP). 7. Katumba John (Independent). 8. Kalembe Nancy Linda (Independent). 9. Amuriat Oboi Patrick Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). 10. Mugisha Muntu Gregg Alliance for National Transformation (ANT)  11. Nobert Mao The Democratic Party (DP).

In just five years, president John Magufuli cemented his legacy, clearly demonstrating that with steadfast leadership, it is possible to sustainably transform a country. From the onset, Magufuli knew that fixing government inefficiencies, cutting back on wasteful expenditure, and widening the tax base would avail the country sufficient resources needed to bolster the economy.   Shortly after taking office in late 2015, he cancelled the symbolic Independence Day fete and directed all the funds budgeted for the event to be used to widen a part of a highway at Ubungo that was notorious for gridlocks in the main city of Dar es Salaam. This action saw Twitter awash with praise of the man and emergency of the hashtag #WhatWouldMagufuliDo? Citizens across Africa started mocking their governments and leaders to perhaps emulate the actions that Magufuli was taking to stop wasteful spending. In just five years of his leadership, Magufuli’s ambitious social and economic projects largely financed

December 2005, Dr Besigye had returned from exile on 26th October 2005 and arrested three weeks after. He was nominated presidential candidate while in Luzira. We had gone to have him nominated with his effigy. He had been charged with treason alongside 22 others who included his brother. Dr Besigye is driven from Luzira maximum prison to the court martial in Makindye yet he’s slated to be at the High Court to present his bail application. The court martial wants to charge him for the same offenses and keep him on remand as M7 is campaigning. In the dock, the chairman of the court martial General Tumwine reads for him the charge: “Colonel Kizza Besigye and 22 others, you conspired to overthrow the government of Uganda using arms. Are u guilty or you are not guilty?” Besigye looks at him angrily without saying a word. Gen Tumwine repeats the charges and calls for a plea but Besigye keeps quiet.  Then Gen Tumwine changes and speaks in Runyankole, “Iwe Besigye, oyine amatu? nohurira ninga

Before this financial year closes in June, government intends to distribute 1,500 solar-powered ipads with Internet to poor households to facilitate access to information and home-schooling. The teachers will be instructing learners from the school-based computer laboratories, which Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) installed in more than 1,000 secondary schools and tertiary institutions to support continued learning while learners are at home. The UCC executive director, Ms Irene Kaggwa, said the ipads will be procured at Shs3b under the Uganda Communications Universal Services Access Fund, which was introduced in 2010. The computers have been installed with content for Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology for O-Level education with hopes to upload more information in other subjects after evaluating how successful the project will be in three years. “This is the new normal. We are encouraging people to do e-learning and we believe that this is the time for the education se

The Police on Sunday confirmed they had arrested the newly-elected National Unity Platform (NUP) Member of Parliament for Busiro North, Paul Nsubuga, who was caught on CCTV camera allegedly stealing a phone from one of the shops in Kampala. Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed the arrest, adding that the suspect had been detained at the Central Police Station. The crime was allegedly committed in 2019. 'Police at CPS Kampala are holding Nsubuga for allegedly being involved in the theft of a mobile phone, itel 5625, silver in colour worth sh80,000, and was containing Airtel Money worth sh4.5m,” the Police spokesman said. “The matter was reported by Gloria Namengo, a businesswoman and resident of Kawempe Division in Kampala district,' Owoyesigyire said, adding that the case was registered under file number: CPS KAMPALA CRB 392/2021. Police noted that, according to Namengo, on June 3, 2019 at around 1pm at Inseria Properties Nakasero opposite

On Friday, National Unity Platform supporter Fabian Luuka was laid to rest in Arua. The media was blocked from covering the funeral, according to NUP leader Bobi Wine. “We are informed that Fabian and three other young men from Maracha were on their way to Kakira as casual workers.” On a military manned check point in Luwero, they were found in possession of NUP membership cards. Four of them were dragged out of the lorry transporting them, two tortured, killed and its said that they were buried somewhere in Luwero in an undisclosed place while Fabian and another colleague of his were taken, tortured badly, Fabian dumped in Nakawa in a critical condition while the where abouts of his other colleague are unknown. The two who were killed on the spot are Agodri Azori and Obindu from same village with Fabian. The other missing one was from Terego. These young men had been recruited as casual workers in Kakira and were on their way being transported to work. When soldiers found them with NU

UPDATE: Government has announced plans to supply 1500 solar powered tabs to the 'poorest' households in order to support the children in e-learning. Shs900m has been earmarked altogether for the tabs, internet, training and delivering, Stephen Otage reports.