Author: Brighton Abaho

As cases of COVID-19 continue to increase, new decisions and innovations continue to be brought as the fight against the pandemic rages on. There were country wide national prayers that were conducted on the 29th August 2020, which had also been declared a Public holiday by the President pursuant to section 2(2) of the Public Holidays Act. The Ministry of Health has reduced the number of days COVID-19 positive patients  are always admitted in treatment and isolation facilities. The days have been reduced from 18 to 12. When patients test negative for the disease after 10 days, they will be…

Twitter is known for many things and one among them is trolling, making unsolicited and controversial comments to provoke emotional knee jerk reactions from unsuspected readers, deep down to engaging in fights and arguments. These trolls can be terribly mean and the lowest of low when they choose to. Yesterday Twitter was hit with the news of a one Ka Malaika who was presented with a Toyota Sienta car. The social media influencer had earlier asked for a car because she was tired of being hit by rain while delivering irish potatoes to her customers. “Hey @HustleKing01, how many retweets…

The Uganda Police headquarters in Kampala will be temporarily closed for the next three (3) days after one of the senior officers Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Asan Kasingye tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. While addressing the media in Kampala on Monday, the Police Force mouth piece Fred Enanga, said the three-day closure will allow for COVID-19 disinfection and testing of personnel for the virus. He said the National headquarters and the National Command Centre will resume operations immediately after the disinfection and fumigation. The force has been carrying out random testing of officers and Enanga said the…

Uganda could be headed for a second phase of lockdown following a rise in Covid-19 cases in the originating from local communities. While addressing journalists on Saturday evening, the Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Achieng said that Uganda had registered 318 Covid-19 cases which becomes the highest number to be registered in a day ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 in Uganda. Aceng said that about 120 of the cases were reportedly from Amuru prison.The 318 cases brings the total number of registered cases to 2166 with over 1411 recoveries and 20 deaths. It should be remembered that on…

Controversial and renowned city lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the office of the Speaker and clerk to parliament challenging the appointment of Richard Buteera as the Deputy Chief Justice. On Thursday, President Museveni appointed Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo and Supreme Court Justice Richard Buteera as the new Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice respectively. Mabirizi says that as a civically active Ugandan he is contesting the constitutional procedural irregularity in which Richard Buteera was appointed. Mabirizi alleges that at the time of Richard Buteera’s nomination as the new deputy chief justice the said position was not vacant. Male Mabirizi continues to…

Ingrid Turinawe, and Rukungiri Municipality MP Rolland Mugume lost the primary.

With opposition stalwart Dr. Kizza Besigye having opted out of the 2021 polls citing the credibility of the process, current Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Eng. Patrick Amuriat Oboi and Wasswa Birigwa have expressed interest to run for president on the party ticket. As the picking of presidential forms at FDC headquaters entered the second day, Besigye arrived at Najjanankumbi on Wednesday amid an air of excitement and was welcomed by an elated group of his supporters. Armed with placards bearing the his image youth demanded that the 4 time presidential candidate to contests again. While appearing at FDC…

Today, the United States government imposed financial sanctions and visa restrictions on four Ugandan individuals for their involvement in activities that victimized young children in a corrupt adoption scheme.  Ugandan judges Moses Mukiibi and Wilson Musalu Musene, and Ugandan lawyer Dorah Mirembe and her associate Patrick Ecobu, are said to have participated in a scam where young children were removed from their families and placed into a corrupt adoption network, aided by the facilitation of Ugandan officials. “The U.S. government designated these four individuals pursuant to Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability…

Embattled security force, the Local Defence Unit (LDU) are set to be redeployed after completing a two -week refresher course at the Kakiri Military Barracks, the UPDF has said. In a press statement released today, the new army spokesperson, Brig. Flavia Byekwaso says, “following the withdraw of the LDU personnel, several incidents of criminality have increased especially at night.” She says that several local leaders and the general public have complained about the increasing insecurity cases happening in the local communities and as a result, they asked the security leaders to re-engage LDU personnel in order to contain the situation.…

Former Minister for Ethics and Integrity Miria Matembe has declared her intentions to contest in the upcoming 2021 general elections as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Elderly. Mrs Matembe who is a strong critic of the current government headed by HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni accuses her former boss for deviating from what they were fighting for and what had attracted her to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). The Iron Lady, says she wants to be the voice of “hope” for the elderly whom she says had lost hope for their future. “For a long time, I have…