Dr. Asuman Lukwago, the Permanent Secretary of the Education Service Commission has said it’s not unusual for a Christian to teach Islam. He said this in response to Muslims outcry that they have been left behind in teaching Islamic Religious Education. Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) alleged that the Education Service Commission(ESC), had segregated Muslims during the appointment and promotion ...
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NUP Blogger, Fred Lumbuye Reportedly Arrested In Turkey
Kyadondo East legislator, Nkunyingi Muwadda has come out to reveal that Fred Lumbuye Kajjubi, the NUP social media blogger and propagandist has been arrested in Turkey. Muwadda who describes Lumbuye as a Ugandan political activist said that he had been kidnapped after a disguised arrest. With this arrest, Muwandda expects Lumbuye’s extradition to Uganda. Muwadda however said that to date, ...
Read More »Informal Sector: Government Planning Pension Scheme For Self-employed
According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, about 80% of Uganda’s labour force works in the informal sector. However, most of these people feed hand-to-mouth (‘’mere ya leero’’) that at the end of the day, there is very little left to save for the future. This category is affected so much in old age and currently, a few of them ...
Read More »Belarus Sprinter, Krystina Timanovskaya Flies Out Of Japan
Krystina Timanovskaya, a 24-year-old Belarus sprinter boarded a flight to Vienna on Wednesday morning. She had earlier refused to follow orders to fly home early from the Tokyo Olympics about a week ago, but she finally left. Earlier on, she had been expected to travel directly to Warsaw as Poland had granted her a humanitarian visa. However, she changed her ...
Read More »MP Joel Ssenyonyi Protests Fresh Election Challenging His Victory
The Nakawa West MP and spokesperson of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Joel Ssenyonyi has protested a fresh election. Shuklah Mukesh Nahubhai filed the amended petition. Ssenyonyi’s lawyers from Pace Advocates argued that they received the May 10, 2021 petition on Monday evening. They said that this petition introduced fresh allegations and insist that it has even come in court ...
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