Author: Solomon Katushabe

Pictures of Tanzanian football fans in the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium enjoying a football game without any regard to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) have broken the internet. The Ugandan Wire understands that the game, that was played yesterday the 22nd of August 2020 was between Simba FC and Vitalo FC and ended 6-0 in favour of the former. Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli, shocked the world when he protested the virus in April saying there is no coronavirus in Tanzania and suspended all COVID-19 tests. He encouraged the people to go to Churches and pray because according to him, COVID-19…

The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) national delegates conference held sessions at each of the district headquarters in Uganda to approve the endorsement of President Yoweri Museveni as the party national chairperson and presidential flag bearer for the 2021 Presidential election. The same conference attracted a similar endorsement for Al-Hajji Moses Kigongo as the party first national vice chairperson. The source of the drama however, was the election of the second national vice chairperson (female) and the six regional vice chairpersons for Karamoja, eastern, northern, western, central and Kampala region. The CEC election attracted a total of 26 candidates all…

Homeboy Joshua Cheptegei has today, Friday 14th August 2020 broken one of the longest standing world records in track and field on after running 12:35.36 for 5000 meters in Monaco in the Diamond League. Ethiopia’s Kenesisa Bekele’s long-standing world record was 12:37.35 and was set in 2004. Cheptegei, whose eyes were set on the prize put up a most stellar performance maintaining a 60-second per 400 meter lap average for over three miles. The world champion ran 59.97 and 59.64 for his last two laps. The 23 year old made his debut with the bigger boys in 2017 during the…

A section of voters in Sheema Municipality have rejected knickers provided by former Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner Dicksons Kateshumbwa’s campaign team insisting that they create burning sensations in their privates. The voters, appearing before the media, called out to Katesh to go back and collect the panties because they’re burning their privates – a feeling they claim they don’t feel when they wear other knickers. One of the voters that our snoops in Sheema identified as Maggie was bitter that the aspirant was giving out knickers to youths instead of empowering them to be better in life. “My vote…

The former board’s term of office expired on June 30th, 2020.

The congregation and Church leadership at St. Peter’s Church Ndeeba woke to bewilderment this morning after their place of worship was demolished overnight. According to initial reports, a group of people that claim to be the rightful owners of the land where the church was built took advantage of curfew and brought the 40 year old structure to the ground completely. Bishop Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira of Namirembe Diocese has expressed disappointment in the manner that the said “owners” brought down the land. “The attack on the house of God was done during the lockdown and during curfew time by people…

Celebrity couple Sheila Gashumba and Ali Macus Lwanga alias God’s Plan, have parted ways and are nolonger a pair. This is according to an announcement made by God’s Plan on his snapchat last night. The pair, who are running a show together, have premiered just one episode of it on the Lil Stunner’s Facebook page after failing to land a Television slot. GG Lounge, is hosted by Gashumba and God’s Plan. According to insiders, the couple, whose lifestyle show is centred around themselves first sought to get a TV station that could air their idea but were turned down everywhere…

Former Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner for Customs Dicksons C. Kateshumbwa is in the spotlight after his team was pictured giving out knickers and sanitary pads to women and girls in Sheema Municipality. Katesh, who along with several fellow commissioners resigned from the tax body in April, is contesting for Member of Parliament (MP) in Sheema Municipality. According to information we have gathered from sources in Sheema, team led by Kateshumba’s wife Jill Katesh distributed reusable sanitary pads and other items to vulnerable girls and women in the constituency to help them properly respond to the risks of teenage girls’…

During a Victoria University Uganda press conference scheduled for today, the 3rd of August 2020, Dr Sudhir Ruparelia the Chairman and Director Ruparelia group with this team announced the launch of the “VUHalfPriceFullValue” campaign. The campaign represents the university’s initiative to cut down on its previously extortionate tuition fees as a sort of relief package for its newly enrolled and continuing students to allow them proceed with their education should educational institutions commence operations come September of this year. Rajiv Ruparella, Sudhir’s son, during his communication at the conference expressed much concern for the already struggling parents and students due…

A section of District Education Officers (DEOs) have proposed that schools adopt other learning modules where learners are to study in shifts ahead of re-opening. In the proposal, learners are to study from 9:00 am to midday and another batch from midday to 3:00pm. This, according to them, will enable both finalists and continuing students to utilize the available resources. “It will also favor schools with better structures and those without, UPE and USE, private and government aided.” A source among the proposers disclosed to The Ugandan Wire. Furthermore, the section of DEOs also suggested that schools with huge enrolment,…