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The MP for Bugiri Municipality and president of JEEMA Uganda, Hon Asuman Basalirwa has said that Parliament has never stopped the Nyege Nyege Festival. As Parliamentarians, they simply gave their opinion about the event. “Parliament has never stopped Nyege Nyege. Parliament gave its opinion on the festival,” said Hon Basalirwa while appearing on NBS TV’s Barometer program. This seems quite ...

Kashambya Sub-county residents in Rukiga district registered big losses after a heavy downpour. The storm lasted several hours which eventually led to heavy flooding over the weekend. Elineho Bandaganire, the area Sub-county chairperson revealed the worst hit areas. He said these include Nyarubisi, Nyarugororo, and Nyaruhanga cells in Kitanga parish. Elineho said that the flood destroyed properties , farmlands and ...

Sarah Bireete, the executive director, Centre for Constitutional Governance has said the way Uganda is being run seems as though it has a royal tribe because it seems more like a monarchy than a republican. “The purpose of term limits is to make sure that no single group of citizens have a monopoly over institutions of power. However, we have ...

Former Cranes goalkeeper Denis Onyango has revealed that there is need for footballers to start honoring themselves just like musicians do. According to Onyango, having testimonials is a good gesture for retiring footballers. This also inspires young footballers. “Having testimonial games for our players retiring from the sport is a very good gesture. If musicians honor each other, football players ...

Kenya’s Raila Odinga has revealed that he won’t be attending the swearing-in ceremony of his opponent William Ruto slated for later today. With Kenya’s 5th elected president William Ruto set to take oath today to begin his first 5-year term, a number of different ahead of state and other dignitaries are all already in the country to witness the swearing-in ...