NUP Forces MP Ssegirinya to Call Off Media Briefing on His Health
The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party leadership has forced the ailing Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya to call off a planned media briefing that was meant to inform the country about his deteriorating medical condition.
Ssegirinya, who was meant to address the media on his health issues and the party position on Monday, October 7, 2024, at his office in Kyebando, Kampala, did not show up for the briefing after unceremoniously calling off the event.
A source at the NUP...
Foreign Affairs Ministry Refutes Allegations of Ugandan Diplomats’ Expulsion from UK
The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vincent Bagiire Waiswa, has refuted allegations that Ugandan diplomats have never been expelled from the United Kingdom (UK) over alleged human trafficking.
This comes after on Thursday, October 3, 2024, Nile Post, NBS' sister online publication, published a story highlighting that “The envoy is alleged to have run a personal human trafficking ring under the guise of diplomatic privileges, smuggling Ugandan women into the UK under the pretext of hiring domestic...
NUP Convenes Crisis Meeting to Consider Replacing Rubongoya as Secretary General
The National Unity Platform (NUP) party has called for a crisis meeting to discuss the potential replacement of its Secretary General, Lewis David Rubongoya, following the revelations by Mathias Mpuuga, the former Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP), that Rubongoya is the brain and sponsor of the People Power Front (PPF), which seeks to neutralize NUP.
The meeting is scheduled for later next week, according to Fred Nyanzi, the brother and political advisor of Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, the...
40 People to be Awarded Medals as Uganda Celebrates 62 Years of Independence
Uganda is gearing to celebrate sixty-two (62) years of independence on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, and this year’s celebrations will be held at Busikho Teacher’s Primary School Grounds in Masafu town council, Busia district, where 40 medals will be awarded to some of the Ugandan patriots.
While addressing the press at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala on October 4, 2024, the State Minister for Kampala, Kabuye Kyofatogabye, announced that at this year’s celebrations there will be 40 medals awarded...
PM Nabbanja Challenges Opposition to Contribute Relief to Kiteezi Victims
The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has asked the opposition Members of Parliament to make their own contribution to the people displaced by the Kiteezi landfill tragedy that occurred on August 10, 2024, following claims by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Joel Ssenyonyi, that the proposed UGX 2 million to compensate each of the displaced tenants was little.
Nabbanja made these remarks on October 3, 2024, in response to a concern raised by the opposition MPs led by Ssenyonyi,...
President Museveni Grants Amnesty to Former PS Kashaka Jailed over UGX 4.2Bn LCI Bicycle Scandal
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pardoned the former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Local Government, John Muhanguzi Kashaka, who has been serving a 10-year jail sentence for causing a financial loss of UGX 4.2 billion to the government in the Local Council I (LCI) bicycle procurement scandal.
This development was confirmed in a statement released by Uganda Prison Services on Thursday, October 3, 2024.
According to Moses Ssentalo, the Commissioner of Prison Assistant Public Relations Officer, Kashaka has been released...
