Author: Richard Nixon Gusango

Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga is headed for a whooping victory according to initial reports coming from the Mbulamuti based Camp. According to our reporter in Kamuli, Nixon Gusango, Rt. Hon. Kadaga is winning awesomely in Kamuli. The woman MP aspirant is full of boasts after her people proved that they are still showing her the love she always gets. Kadaga is battling a one Deborah Mugerwa, a former employee of Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). When we spoke to a one Mawanda Geoffrey an elderly voter, he told us that the reason they keep voting Kadaga back is…

A tough talking President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered all politicians in the country not to act ultra vires by recklessly saying that Uganda has no Coronavirus or else get prosecuted. Speaking at the commencement of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) delegates conference at State House, Museveni said that if enough evidence is collected, those seeking for this ‘cheap popularity’ shall get arrested. “In Uganda, we have lost a total of 15 people. You remember people saying this disease is not killing people. I hear some politicians saying that there is no Coronavirus. If we get evidence, we shall prosecute…

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has issued a traitors’ alert upon the changing of guns by former party legislators who defected to National Unity Platform (NUP). Hon John Baptist Nambeshe and Kassanda legislator Patrick Nsamba defected to National Unity Platform (NUP), a move that has not left the NRM cadres at luxury. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Director for Information, Publicity and Public Relations of the ruling NRM, Emmanuel Lumala Dombo asserted that these two are traitors to the NRM. “We have the information about the defection of our members with surprise. These members have been groomed and…

As the 2021 polls heat up, the ruling party, National Resistance Movement (NRM) is working tooth and nail so as to dance to the political tunes of the 2021 electoral roadmap with aims to emerge victorious in the various races all over the country. Their big fish, President Museveni, aims to retain presidency as well. Senior Presidential Press Secretary, Don Wanyama has announced that this Tuesday, Mr Museveni will be nominated as the presidential flag bearer of the party at the Electoral Commission offices of the party. He however guided that due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, just a few…

Yusuf Mutembuli, the Bukedi Regional People Power Coordinator has defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). Mutembuli, a lawyer by profession is famously known in the region for his petition against MP Nagwomu over allegations of not having academic qualifications to run for a political post. It’s on record that the controversial counsel has changed sides from various political wings in the region. Originally a Democratic Party (DP) cadre to the Rt Hon Amama Mbabazi’s Go Forward then to the fire spitting People Power. Residents in the region were shocked by the news earlier this morning when their vice…

Ugandans in the diaspora are now relieved over a move by the Ugandan government to jet them back through various schedules depending on their locations. The minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Henry Okello-Oryem assured the press that the process to carry Ugandans back is already on and they’re all expected to land in the latest on 1st of July 2020. The travel agencies who have been contracted are the Ethiopian Airways and Fly Dubai to swiftly wind up the process as fast as possible. Those landing in this month, are to use the Ethiopian Airways according to the Minister.…

Dr Protazio Begumisa a former Commissioner for Internal Audit and Compliance is seeking better pastures in Parliament following the end of his contract at URA. Even when he was asked to renew it, he opted for the parliamentary seat against the common face Wilfred Nuwagaba of Ndorwa East, a rebel M.P whose expulsion with 4 others had taken headlines back then in 2014. Dr Begumisa has started with putting up posters with an appealing slogan “Muzahura wa Ndorwa” meaning Savior of Ndorwa. Dr Begumisa started school from Kabale-Kyanamira and is an old boy of Kigezi High School. He attained a…

A taxi registered under licence plates UAL 457L has put down a man in uniform at Bugema traffic check point on Mbale-Tororo highway. In fright and as a way of running for dear life, the operator whose names are not yet known fled off leaving the taxi at the point of accident, which will assist the security to get to a point of a clear investigation. Lance Corporal Jacob Sanyu, attached to Bugema Barracks in Mbale was on an operation implementing the commonly abused presidential directives. According to Jude Wandera, a spokesperson of the forces in the region, the officer…

President Museveni has called off some programs over the Prime Minister’s self isolation notice due to the coronavirus scare amongst his close contacts. The head of government business, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, on Friday the 5th June, 2020 announced that he was getting into self isolation after some of his close associates tested positive for COVID-19. It should be noted that the prime minister heads government business and its within his jurisdiction to head the COVID-19 National Task Force. And he has to be close to the president at all occasions in such times. It’s reported that Dr. Rugunda has been…

President Museveni, has revealed that he is very determined to invest all his efforts in boosting the production industry of Uganda. This comes after his address on the way forward after the effects of the COVID-19 that had paused all economies on the globe. He said that Shs 1 Trillion out of the 1.9 Trillion loan from International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be used to boost production. While commissioning the Lida Packaging Products Manufacturing Company in Mbalala Mukono District, he said Uganda has lots of raw materials to feed industries for production of commodities rather than importing these products which…