Author: Alexandra Katusiime

City socialite and self proclaimed Lil Stunner, Sheila Gashumba will be gracing the television once again after months of unemployment and very far away from TV. Gashumba, who has recently been in the limelight over among other things; exploitation of TV hosts and workers by management where she claimed that NTV was paying Shs. 50,000 per show to hosts and recently when she led a campaign to rid the social media space of bullies. The latter campaign saw Urban TV suspending their Scoop on Scoop program and sending the host Tinah Fierce packing in what we later learned was sacking.…

Simon Ssenyonga, a follower of Prophet Elvis Mbonye and defacto deputy of the Prophet has said that the next president of Uganda will be appointed by Mbonye and the Electoral Commission (EC) is waiting for him to declare. Ssenyonga, a lawyer and former leader of Campus Remnants in Prophet Mbonye’s Zoe Fellowship claims the Man of God controls the narrative of political events in Uganda and will annoint the next president. Speaking about the state of believers in Uganda, Ssenyonga said the traditional church has failed to claim their power to control the narrative in God’s authority and as such…

On Thursday, a team from the Ministry of Education and Sports led by the state minister for higher education Hon John Chrysostom Muyingo visited Kasese district to assess the extent of damage caused by floods on education institutions when River Nyamwamba busted it’s banks in May. While addressing the journalists, minister Muyingo said that they are waiting for guidance from the ministry of health to give them a greenlight on re-opening of academic institutions to guarantee safety of learners. “For us we are ready to open schools as soon as the minister of health and her team tells us the…

The Uganda Red Cross Society’s burial team has today laid to rest a Ugandan suspected to have died of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). According to reports we have obtained from the International Humanitarian Organisation, the deceased died from the neighbouring South Sudan capital, Juba. The late was a male Ugandan Citizen who according to medical reports and post mortem died of “respiratory” related complications – a key symptom of COVID-19. “Our safe & dignified burial team has today conducted a safe burial for one male adult who died from Juba on 30.06.2020 to respiratory failure.” Uganda Red Cross said in…

Residents of the 29 Islands on the deepest lake in Uganda, Lake Bunyonyi are concerned that the lake is taking so many lives of their kin while using canoes do carry on their daily routines. Lake Bunyonyi lies between Rubanda and Kabale districts and is the second deepest mass water body in Africa after Tanzania’s Lake Tanganyika. On the 29 islands that exist atop it, there are institutions of learning, churches, health centres, and tourist sites. In a space of a month, the lake has claimed lives of; two students, Moreen Ninsiima of Senior Two at Creamland High School in…

2016 Ugandan Presidential aspirant and former Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba has been arrested for knocking dead, a pedestrian and injuring one other. According to the Deputy Kampala Police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, the incident happened today (Wednesday) afternoon at Kibuli Junction, Kampala. “The vehicle registration number “U” being driven by Prof. Baryamureeba Venansius knocked two female pedestrians and a perimeter wall, killing one person on spot. The deceased was identified as Mariam Jagenda and her body was taken to Mulago City Mortuary for postmortem,” Owoyesigyire said. Prof Baryamureeba is being detained at Kabalagala Police Station on charges of…

Norbert Mao, the Democratic Party (DP) president general wants the forthcoming 2021 Presidential and General elections postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mao, a lawyer and former presidential aspirant (2011) argues that the nation is not ready for the elections and that the voting can only take place at such a time when the law to accommodate the “scientific” elections has been reviewed. According to our sources inside the DP, Chairman Mao yesterday met the newly elected Chairman of the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD), Asuman Basalirwa of the Justice Forum (JEEMA) and the two discussed the possibility of advocating…

Under fire Urban TV Scoop on Scoop presenter Tina Fierce has broken the silence about her job on Urban TV that was suspended after socialite Sheila Gashumba and her lover Marcus Lwanga (God’s Plan) initiated a campaign to have her booted. Addressing the concerns of her fans and supporters on social media platform Twitter, Tina Fierce revealed that the show has only been suspended for 14 days. “Sooo to my day ones, the show will be back but I’ll be one bigger fool if I don’t see this through to the end.” She said in a statement. She assured her…

Vision Group, the government owned media conglomerate has suspended the Scoop on Scoop TV Show that has been airing on one of their Television outlets, Urban TV. The show, recently came under spotlight when Socialite Sheila Gashumba and her lover Marcus Lwanga alias God’s Plan opened a social media war against what they said was bullying by the Program host, Tina Fierce. Gashumba says the TV Station has harboured a monster in the show that has constantly attacked her and her friends leading to extremes among some of them and pushing them into stages like depression. As of today, the…

Controversial former Makerere University Researcher Dr. Stella Nyanzi has picked nomination forms for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) flag bearer position of Kampala Woman MP. Nyanzi, a long time diehard of FDC and Dr. Kizza Besigye was recently in the spotlight when she suggested that her party supports Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi for Presidency ahead of the 2021 Presidential and General Elections. “Today, I collected my “Expression of Interest” and “Nomination for Party Primaries” forms from the party headquarters of FDC. I also renewed my party membership for 2020.” Nyanzi announced. Her nomination was proposed by the Vice…