Author: Alexandra Katusiime

Former NBS One on One With Tamale Mirundi show guest and former State House Press Secretary Joseph Tamale Mirundi has revealed that he would rather die than appear on NBS TV again. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Kasuku Live (on You Tube) the fire spitting veteran journalist has said NBS TV owner Kin Karisa is in bed with mafias that are against the prosperity of Uganda and truths. “Karisa used a 10Bn suit against his station to force me out of NBS. I told him I am not a fool. That show has a disclaimer and clearly states that…

Public motor-mouth Joseph Tamale-Mirundi will nolonger be appearing on popular NBS TV program “One On One With Tamale Mirundi” tomorrow, according to information from his son Joseph Tamale Mirundi Jr. Exclusive information that this website has obtained, indicates that the former State House full-time employee turned Presidential Advisor on Media Affairs has bowed out of the Kamwokya based station under unclear circumstances with some alleging that the State has a huge hand to play. Tamale, whose fight against the mafia, has been the highlight of his TV and radio career constantly made mention of an anonymous figure that he referred…

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Head of Public and Corporate Affairs, also the Authority’s Spokesperson Mr Peter Kaujju has resigned. According to information we have obtained, Kaujju issued a notice of resignation from this position that will be effective June 30, 2020 after 9 years in the Communications Department at KCCA. “Kaujju joined KCCA in 2011 as a Communications Supervisor in the Public and Corporate Affairs (PCA) Office and has risen through the ranks over the years until to-date where he’s been serving as the Head of Public and Corporate Affairs Department of the Executive Office.” KCCA said in a…

The Ministry of Health have confirmed that some 240 Ugandans have so far recovered from the highly infectious novel coronavirus. In a press release of Sunday June 14th, the Ministry, while announcing 11 new COVID-19 positive cases, revealed that a total of 240 Ugandans have so far recovered from the virus across the nation. Lira Regional Referral Hospital discharged all 20 patients that had been admitted at the hospital, positive for COVID-19 and some 13 others were discharged from Jinja Regional Referral Hospital. “They were successfully treated and have since tested negative twice for COVID-19. The Lira Hospital discharge was…

President Yoweri Museveni has directly spoken out about the rot and corruption that has been shadowing tax collection at the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) the government body mandated to collect taxes. Museveni, who was speaking at the reading of the 2020/2021 budget by Finance Minister Matia Kasaija, spoke for the first time against elements within the tax body that were ridding the country of billions of money each day. URA Commissioners Dicksons Kateshumbwa and others recently resigned from the tax body under unclear circumstances with sources alleging that some of them were earning close to Shs 400M a day in…

A fresh development that has reached our snoops on the plight of former staff of tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia’s Sanyu FM that have been shown the exit after protesting pay cuts when management thought to take off 25% off their payments during the COVID-19 times. Insider information reveals that billionaire investor Sudhir personally ordered the security at Crane Chambers to lock out James Onen (Fat Boy), DJ Xzyl among other staff members at the radio station because they were protesting and he wanted them fired. “We worked every single day after lockdown. Some of us didn’t get stickers or had no…

Police in the South Western Uganda district of Kabale have arrested a total of 14 locals for ‘conducting prayers in the bush,’ our snoops have learned. According to the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson Afande Elly Maate, all the 14 are from areas within Kabale Municipality and are members of Nyanikoni Word of Faith Church, a local congregation in Kabale. “They were all found praying in Makanga Forest today (Wednesday) – a location that is a bit far from town at around 1pm and arrested.” Maate told the press. According to the Police, there were more than 50 involved in the…

Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has revealed that there will be no vigil for departed Maj Gen Kasirye Ggwanga who passed on yesterday. The late Ggwanga was admitted and had been receiving treatment from Nakasero hospital in Kampala where he breathed his last. According to UPDF spokesperson Brig Richard Karemire, the decision was reached upon following a meeting with family members of the late who agreed to the vigil would not ensure social distancing. “The body of the fallen General shall leave Bombo Military Hospital on the burial day up to the burial ground where a brief burial program will…

President Museveni, has lived to his promise of readying the free government masks and distributing them to Ugandans within two weeks as the country eases lockdown measures to re-open and function normally. While in delivering his 2020 Heroes Day speech at State House Entebbe, President Museveni observed that the COVID-19 war that the world is facing now doesn’t require guns and bullets but it’s a biological war that needs more of discipline. He appealed to Ugandans to observe measures and guidelines laid down by the government in the fight against the virus because it is the only sure way to…

The government of the East African Community nation of Burundi has declared a full week of mourning in honour of departed president Pierre Nkurunziza. The President of Burundi, according to reports from the State House, died last night due to cardiac arrest. According to a statement from the State, the president was admitted to a hospital on Saturday after “not feeling well.” They further reported that he appeared better on Sunday, however, owing to what they referred to as a “very great surprise,” his health abruptly worsened on Monday morning, and several hours of effort failed to revive him. The…