NRM Launches Digital Exercise For Party Membership Registration Countrywide
The NRM 1st National Vice Chairman Al-Hajji Moses Kigongo on Thursday November 21, 2024, launched the digitalisation exercise of the party membership register countrywide.
Al-Hajj Kigongo commissioned the exercise during the training of data centre supervisors at the Party National Secretariat at Plot 13, Kyadondo Road, Nakasero.
The launch was attended by members of the NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) and officials of top management at the NRM Secretariat.
During the launch, Kigongo appealed to trainees to ensure a credible exercise in...
Attorney General Defends Controversial Teachers Degree Requirement in Parliament
In a recent session before Parliament’s Education Committee, Attorney General Kiwanuka Kiryowa defended the requirement for all teachers in Uganda to hold at least a Bachelor's Degree as a minimum qualification.
This mandate is part of the National Teachers Bill 2024, which aims to enhance the quality of education by professionalizing the teaching workforce.
Kiryowa emphasized that teachers who fail to obtain these qualifications within ten years of the policy's adoption will be replaced by those who meet the new standards.
Kiryowa's...
Bobi Wine’s Dubai Vacation Stirs Controversy Over Alleged Misuse of Party Funds
The leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, together with his wife and children, are heading out for a Christmas vacation in Dubai starting from December 6, 2024.
According to sources inside the NUP camp, Bobi Wine will take one day off his vacation and interact with party members from all seven states of the United Arab Emirates, then resume his merrymaking with his family till early next year.
However, his planned trip has sparked distress,...
PM Nabbanja calls for Local Government Empowerment in East African Integration
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has called on East African leaders to strengthen local governments to enhance their role in the East African community integration agenda.
Nabbanja made these remarks on November 19, 2024, during her keynote address at the East African Local Government Forum held at Speak Resort Convention Centre in Munyonyo.
“Effective local governance is crucial for implementing regional integration initiatives and improving service delivery across East Africa, it also helps in expanding markets and ensuring stability plays a great...
NUP Councilors Criticize Party Leadership for Weak Presence Outside Central Region
Councilors from the National Unity Platform (NUP) party in the Buganda region have raised concerns about their party's failure to build a strong presence outside the central region. Their criticism follows the recent by-election in Kisoro, where NUP lost to an independent candidate and a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
The discontent became evident after a mobilization rally in Buikwe on November 16, 2024. While the rally took place, the Kisoro by-election was ongoing. Many councilors believe...
Activists Blame NUP Defeat in Kisoro on Bobi Wine’s Romantic Relationship with Sultana
The National Unity Platform (NUP) faced a significant setback in the recent by-election for the Woman MP seat in Kisoro, where their candidate, Sultana Salim, garnered a mere 903 votes out of 98,117 total cast. The election, held on November 14, was prompted by the passing of Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, the former MP and state minister for defense.
The by-election was initially marked by a strong sense of tension, with large crowds attending campaign rallies led by NUP President Robert...