Author: Esther Van Nassanga

The Uganda Police have warned citizens that starting from Monday 27th September, they are going to step up operations against violators of curfew and other COVID-19 guidelines put in place by government. Government has of recent relaxed lockdown measures as the number of COVID-19 infections went down but many other guidelines like the curfew remain in place. Addressing journalists on Monday, Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga said many Ugandans have continued disregarding the COVID-19 guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), a thing he said is a cause for worry in the fight against the pandemic. “We have realized a blatant disregard…

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among has pledged to oversee a motion in the August House that will name one of the streets in the Capital City Kampala after the late Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige (BMK). BMK, a renown businessman and owner of Hotel Africana passed on last week in Nairobi following a four year battle with cancer and was buried yesterday in Nkoowe Village, in Busiro County, Wakiso district. Among told mourners that Parliament will honour BMK by passing a motion that will name a street after the business mogul mostly known as the proprietor of…

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has won the Presidency of Uganda’s oldest diaspora association in North America, the Ugandan North American Association – UNAA. NRM’s Henrietta Wamala beat her closest competitor, National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Lydia Natolo to clinch her second term at the helm of UNAA. Results show that the NRM – supported candidate scored 211 votes a representative of 51.6 percent while her rival Natolo scored 198 votes (48.40 percent). Henrietta’s run mates dubbed as Team Action included Joan Bavuga (Vice President), Lambert Etibot (Executive Secretary), Elvis Henry Nsereko (Treasurer) and ll emerged victorious beating Natolo’s Team…

The Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah has blasted Members of the 11th Parliament for making unresearched and baseless submissions. The Speaker maintains that debates in the Parliament must be evidence based and legislators without facts will not be allowed to debate on the floor of Parliament. While overseeing his maiden sitting as speaker, Oulanyah said it is unfortunate that some MP’s waste parliament’s time with half baked submissions which he termed as a disservice to the electorate. The Speaker used the time in the house to lead the legislators in observing a moment of silence…

Some of the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that government last week announced suspended have said they are being witch-hunted. Last week on Friday, government announced it had halted the activities of 54 NGOs for among other reasons, not submitting annual returns. However, in a statement released over the weekend, the African Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) said the NGO Bureau only targeted NGOs critical to government. “AFIEGO takes note of the fact that seven of the organisations whose operations the NGO Bureau says that it has halted are AFIEGO’s partners. AFIEGO and its partners have been targeted because they play key…

The Cabinet of Uganda has given a green light to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to move parliament to allow the budgetary funds meant for the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to go through the Ministry of Energy as the new mother ministry for the agency, The Ugandan Wire has established. “Cabinet sitting on Monday, August 9th, 2021 at State House in Entebbe authorized the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to seek a parliamentary resolution to reallocate the appropriated funds for Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to the new vote where it has been transferred,” Godfrey Kabyanga, the…

Mr. Amlan Tumusiime, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Hoima District Local Government and head of the District COVID-19 Taskforce has banned cooking at funerals in Kikuube District. Mr. Tumusiime, in an interview with The Ugandan Wire, said that the Taskforce has learnt that even with the current guidelines of just 20 people at the funerals, locals are violating to feast on foods prepared at the funerals. President Museveni, in an address to the nation declaring the current COVID-19 lockdown said that not more than 20 people should be allowed at funerals – restricting it to only close family members.…

The National Drug Authority (NDA) has today approved COVIDEX, a local herbal medicine as a supporting treatment for viral infections including COVID-19, this website has learned. The drug that was made by Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) scientists led by Prof Patrick Ogwang, has already filled up drug stores and is selling out quickly and in large quantities. Addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Center, the NDA Executive Director, David Nahamya has said that after rigorous assessment and inspection of the factory manufacturing this COVIDEX, they have approved its use for treatment of viral infections. Nahamya quickly added that…

Ugandan Security experts have revealed that the attempted assassination of former UPDF Commander Gen. Katumba Wamala will to a large extent help in investigations to establish the people and motives behind his shooting. A joint security task team has started actively investigating the targeted drive-by shooting incident that occurred on Tuesday wounding General Katumba and claiming the lives of two, his daughter Brenda Nantongo and the driver Haruna Kayondo. Fred Egesa, a security expert has told the press that Gen Katumba has a story to tell and is also aware of people who could be behind this attack. “There is…

The Uganda Cranes, the National Soccer team, has maintained its 84th position in the latest Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) rankings. Uganda Cranes is 17th in Africa and remains the best in CECAFA region followed by Kenya, Sudan and Rwanda.  South Africa has also maintained their 75th position in the world and are ranked 15th in Africa. Senegal is the best men’s team in Africa and are 22nd in the world. Belgium is the best in the world followed by France, Brazil, England and Portugal. The next FIFA rankings will be released on 12th August 2021.