By Charles Katabalwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: The celebrations will be held on 26th January 2023 in Kakumiro district headquarters with the Theme “Our resolute Effort to Transform Uganda is a promise we shall fulfill” and president Museveni who doubles as the NRM National Chairman will be the chief guest and over 50 people will be award with medals in different categories. While addressing the Journalists at Media centre today State Minister for Kampala affairs who has represented the ministry for presidency Milly Babalanda, Hon. Kyoffatogabye said that those are hypocrites and public should not give attention. ” Oba bassezzi ate…
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By Charles Katabalwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: Public Relations Officer and Spokesperson of the NRM National Chairman Kitatta Ibrahim Almalik in the month of January and February 2021wrote; “Ugandans peacefully went to the general polls and elected leaders into different positions to take the country forward until 2026 following unprecedented campaigns carried out in strict observance of COVID-19 Guidelines and Regulations”. This meant less open public rallies that we accustomed to and we had fewer physical interactions which also paused challenges as we got oriented into what would later be called Scientific Campaigns. Notwithstanding the challenges paused by the unfamiliar scientific…
Kampala, Uganda: Kampala socialite Charles Olimu alias Sipapa has asked the court to direct the prosecution to return his property confiscated during his arrest. Sipapa and his wife Shamirah Nakiyemba appeared on Thursday at the Chief Magistrates Court in Makindye on charges of aggravated robbery. Court presided over by Esther Adikini heard that personal items belonging to Sipapa were taken by the police who arrested him and to date, they have not been returned. Geoffrey Turyamusiima of Wameli and Company Advocates told the court that the police took a home cooker, a car spraying machine, two computers, one monitor, CCTV…
Kampala, Uganda: John Paul Obuya- the Luwero Grade One Magistrate has sent Bashir Lubega, 19, a resident of Kyalugondo village in Katikamu sub-county for three years in jail for stealing a gun from a private security guard and on housebreakingon Thursday afternoon. State prosecution led by Rania Naluyima told the court that on Oct 16, 2022, Lubega broke into the house of Blair Ofwoyoruph, a private guard from Pyramid Security Company in Ntangaala village, and stole his semi-automatic rifle (SAR) that he had left behind as he was going to church for prayers. According to the prosecution, on December 7,…
Kasangati, Uganda: On Thursday residents of Kasangati in Wakiso District- (Rtd) Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye residence endorsed Incumbent President YToweri Kaguta Museveni for 2026 Presidential election. This was done through the mobilization of NRM’s chief cadres under the campaign ‘Jajja Tova Ku Main’ with support of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC). The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party leaders from all party structures and supporters from formal and informal sectors like Bodaboda associations, taxi operators, ghetto youths, market traders, salonists on the same event praised the ‘Jajja Tova ku Main’ campaign boss dubbed Special Presidential advisor and National Co-ordinator office…
Nakasero, Kampala: 350 students will be confirmed in the Anglican faith on Friday, January 20, 2023 at 2pm at All Saints’ Cathedral, Kampala. The service will be presided over by the retired bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, The Rt. Rev. Edward Muhima who will represent the diocesan bishop, The Most Rev. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu. The Cathedral holds two confirmation classes annually targeting students in holidays. And, due to disparity in the Ugandan syllabus and the International Schools, the international school students study in July and are confirmed in August, while those doing Ugandan syllabus, start in December and are…
Kampala, Uganda: The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has recommended a special audit in the maintenance of the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway. This recommendation was made in a report presented by the Committee Chairperson, Joel Ssenyonyi on the Auditor General’s report on Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) for Financial Year 2020/2021. Ssenyonyi presented the report during the plenary sitting on Wednesday. The committee observed that the contractor EGIS is paid Shs918.47 million per month for operations and maintenance of the Expressway which they said is on the high end. Ssenyonyi said that tolling operations commenced on 08 January…
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s tertiary institutions’ regulator- The National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) has warned that private universities without full charter risk closure if it clocks March before they apply for full charters. Currently, the country has only 11 private chartered institutions among these including Jinja road-based Victoria University. National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) Executive Director, Prof Mary Okwakol, says 32 Universities need to acquire charter status since this will help in delivering quality education to Ugandans that meets international standards. Okwakol says, “In 2018, we requested the universities, which are provisionally licensed to produce road maps towards applying for…
Kampala: Nakawa based Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) is set to host the first ever education expo organised by Vision Group from January 27th -29th 2023. The Expo dubbed New Vision Education Expo 2023 is supported by State House Skilling Program, Stanbic Bank and UICT. Other partners include Ministry of Education and Sports, National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Makerere University and Medipal International HealthCare among others. It will run under the theme: Where education and the world of employment meet, to drive home the linkage between education and employment. Speaking at the launch of the Expo…
Kampala, Uganda: Legislators have urged government to consider merging Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) and the New Vision following reports of non-performance. MPs made this proposal while scrutinizing the budgetary allocations to UBC for the Financial Year 2023/2024, arguing that government should not continue injecting money into an entity that they said has consistently underperformed. “UBC is not living up to the expectations of the citizens. I want to believe that if UBC cannot deliver with the money we have already given it, then either wind it up or transfer it to another able agency,” said Elijah Mushemeza, the Sheema County…