The National Unity Platform (NUP) leader, Bobi Wine, real name Robert Kyagulanyi, has admitted that he’s aware of the insinuations that MPs Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya were released after negotiations with President Yoweri Museveni, and they allegedly made some compromises and undertakings. “I have seen some people asking for my comment on the release of our comrades, Hon. Allan Ssewanyana and Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya,” says Bobi Wine in a post. He adds, “I am very happy that after such a long period of detention without trial, the two leaders are out of Kigo Prison on bail. I am very…
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By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: Findings indicate that Uganda registers high level of malnutrition particularly Northern region being the most affected a case in point Terego district. Malnutrition refers to deficiencies or excesses in nutrient intake, imbalance of essential nutrients or impaired nutrient utilization. Some of the outstanding results of malnutrition are stunting, anemia, low- birth weight, child-wasting and underweight and this is common in rural setting than urban areas. This was revealed during a three-day Nutrition Symposium, 2022 in Kampala. Stakeholders at the symposium highlighted that malnutrition is as a result of poor feeding that ends up causing…
By Robinah Nanyondo/Umoja Standard. Kansanga, Uganda: On Wednesday, Uganda’s International University of East Africa (IUEA) installed Ambassador Dr. Amina Chawir Mohammed as Chancellor. Dr. Amina is the second Chancellor to lead IUEA since its inception replacing Late Prof. Mutebile Emmanuel who we was called to be with the Lord in January, 2022. Important to note. Dr. Amina Chawahir Mohamed Jibril is a profound lawyer, diplomat and politician with great passion in education and unquantifiable leadership experience internationally. She chaired International Organization for Migration (IOM, World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council and Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment…
Kampala, Uganda: Ms. Justine Nakajumba the mother of Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammed Ssegirinya has confirmed the public and son’s voters in the constituency that he is safe and healthy. She however noted that the legislator was not ready for public engagements for reasons she didn’t reveal to Daily Monitor. She says that he is currently in a safe place to ensure that he returns to normalcy after 17 months in the prison. “My doctor advised me not to speak about these issues (Mr Ssegirinya’s release) for health reasons but what I can assure you, Ssegirinya was released and…
GOSSIP: Uganda’s music icon and legend Joseph Mayanja alias Jose Chameleone has run to House of Prayer Ministries International (HPMI) Pastor Aloysious Bujjingo to break Gwanga Mujje curse. Of late, Chameleone has been shrouded in problems after his highly advertised concert was cancelled due to heavy rains that destroyed the stage on which he was set to perform that evening. Sources at Wakaliga based Salt Media, where Pastor Bujjingo sits as CEO told theGrapevine that Chameleone stormed them at around 5:00pm in the evening in his black range Rover sport with GWANGA MUJJE number plate to be anointed and be…
By Charles Katabalwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: The Authority is targeting to collect ugx 25 trillion from taxes in this financial year (FY)2023/2024. Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) says shillings 57 billon was recovered from tax fraud in the period of July -December 2022. URA spokesperson Ibrahim K Bossa while addressing journalists in Nsambya at Mestil hotel during the official opening of the two-day meeting of East African Revenue Authorities Commissioners of Tax Investigations, said that a lot of tax is lost through smuggling, forgery among others but much efforts has been put to ensure all that is eliminated that is why…
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s Armed Forces, The Uganda People’s Defense Forces(UPDF) have recalled veterans for pre-mission training. According to the statement released by the defence spokesperson Brigadier Felix Kulayigye, the UPDF- Reserve Force will conduct an exercise to call up UPDF veterans for a peacekeeping mission. The exercise is expected to run from 15 February to 18 February 2023 and will be conducted in various call centres all over the country, by different teams from the UPDF and will be supported by RDCs and DISOs of the area where that particular centre is located. Here is the statement. We hereby inform…
GOSSIP: Social media war has erupted between Singer Gravity Omutujju and Presidential advisor Jennifer Full Figure. This came after Gravity Omutujju celebrated Jose Chameleon ‘Gwanga mujje’ loss even thanking God for it. According to Full Figure, Gravity Omutujju likes being in camera but he is too ugly to even appear anywhere at any moment. Full Figure said Gravity Omutujju needs to know that if it wasn’t Jose Chameleon, he wouldn’t be where he is. Being a legendary in the music industry, Full Figure wants the young artistes to put respect on Jose Chameleon’s name.
PARLIAMENT: Kenyan member of parliament appeared wearing stained pants in an apparent menstrual activism campaign. On Tuesday, Senator Gloria Orwoba arrived in a white suit with red stains to advocate for the free distribution of sanitary pads to girls and women in prison. A notice of motion regarding a law granting women access to free sanitary pads was scheduled to be tabled by Orwoba. A group of MPs objected to her action, saying it was an inappropriate presentation, but Orwoba stood her ground, arguing that her menstrual cycle cannot interfere with her legislative duties. Meanwhile in Uganda, the government backtracked…
Credit: Monitor. The daughter of missing Ugandan doctor, Gideon Wamasebu, has identified clothes found on a body which was exhumed by Kenyan police as those her father was wearing when he left home. The body, which is suspected to be that of Wamasebu, was reportedly buried in a shallow grave near River Kakamega in Kabras Village, Kakamega County, Kenya. It was exhumed in the presence of members of the doctor’s family. In an interview with Monitor yesterday, Ms Pauline Tsekooko Wamasebu, one of Wamasebu’s sisters, said the doctor’s daughter identified a trouser and a jacket found on the body as those her…