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Museveni appoints new KCCA Executive Director as Eng David Luyimbazi bounces back

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Geoffery Serugo
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Former KCCA Acting ED Eng. Andrew Kitaka

President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Ms Dorothy Kisaka as the new Executive Director for Kampala City Authority replacing Eng. Andrew Kitaka who has been in acting capacity ever since Jennifer Musis left.

Eng. Kitaka has been in acting capacity for a period of one year and half. The president further appointed an accomplished engineer, David Luyimbazi as Deputy Director. Eng. Luyimbazi is credited with the designing and construction of Entebbe Express Highway and Jinja new bridge. He was maliciously sacked from Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). He was eventually set free after an inquiry that established he didn’t participate in the said allegations.

KCCA Executive Director and Deputy Director are appointed by the president on the recommendations of public service commission.
Mr. Museveni further appointed Dr. Daniel Okello Ayen as Director Health and Environment, Ms Sarah Knayike as Director Gender, Community Service while Ms Grace Akullo as Director Human Resources and Administration.

Senior Presidential Press Secretary Don Wanyama confirmed the development but told Eagle Online that these were mere recommendation to Public Service Commission by the president as the nominees await confirmation by the commission.

“Media colleagues, on proposed changes at KCC, for now we can say they are nominees who have to go through vetting by PSC.” Mr Wanyama said.

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Sudhir tasks Fatboy to name Manager who incited strike

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Our Reporter
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James Onen, better known as Fatboy, makes no apologies for his different views

 

City tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia has put James Onen, popularly known as Fatboy,to name the Manager who allegedly incited him to lead a staff sit-down strike.

Sudhir met some staff on Friday who claimed that Fatboy had misled them into participating in the sit-down strike.

Staff went on strike after rejection a proposed 25% salary cut.

The sit-down strike forced Sudhir Ruparelia to fire the entire staff of Sanyu FM.

It has since emerged that Fatboy was himself incited into the strike by one of the managers at Sanyu FM.

For staff who gave since seen the light and want to be reinstated on their jobs,Mr Ruparelia has told them to re-apply.

However, Fatboy has been told to name the Manager who incited him to lead the sit-down strike.

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Maj.Gen Kasirye Gwanga buried

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Our Reporter
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Maj Gen(rtd)Kasirye Ggwanga has this afternoon been laid to rest at his ancestral home in Nkene Village, Busunju County, Mityana District.

Maj Gen Kasirye breathed his last at Nakasero Hospital on Tuesday morning where he had been admitted for weeks.

A post-mortem is being carried out to establish the exact cause of death.

Due to restrictions put in place to contain the spread of the Corona virus,Maj Gen Kasirye’s burial was restricted to the public.

Only close family members and selected UPDF officers were allowed access.

Gen David Muhoozi,the Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) was the chief mourner.

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His children,led by Nagitta, eulogized him saying he was their best friend and a ‘wonderful man’.

“Daddy had a humble beginning in life and he made the best of it,” she said.

They lauded the UPDF and President Museveni for always working closely with their departed father and giving him an opportunity to serve his country.

Maj General Kasirye,an eccentric soldier,was loved and loathed in equal measure.

Those who loved him said he was a tough environmentalist while those who loathed accused him of impunity.

From burning a grader to deflating the tyres of musician-cum-NRM activist Catherine Kusasira,Maj Gen Kasirye was never far from controversy.

What always irked those who fell victim to his high-handedness was that law enforcement agencies could never bring him to order.

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Museveni mourns Nkurunziza

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Our Reporter
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President Museveni has sent condolences to the people of Burundi upon the death of President Pierre Nkuruzinza.

The Burundi government announced on Monday that President Nkuruzinza had passed on .

In a tweet posted on his Twitter handle, President Museveni wrote that:”My condolences to the people of Burundi, on the demise of H.E President Pierre Nkurunziza who died earlier in the week.”

“May his soul rest in peace”,the tweet concluded.

Following Nkuruzinza’s passing, the Burundi government declared 7 days of national mourning.

The Burundi government statement said President Nkuruzinza had died of cardiac arrest but Kenyan newspaper The Star, quoting diplomatic sources, reported yesterday that he died of Corona virus.

Mr Nkuruzinza was due to hand over power in August, having led the small country since 2005.

The Speaker of the National Assembly will take over the presidency,in acting capacity.

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Re-apply for your jobs,Sudhir tells sacked Sanyu FM staff

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Our Reporter
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Mr. Sudhir Ruparelia

City tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia has asked staff who were sacked from his Sanyu FM to re-apply for their jobs if they are interested in being reinstated.

Mr Ruparelia sacked the entire Sanyu FM staff on Wednesday after they rejected a 25% pay cut and instead went on a sit-down strike.

The paycut was enforced as the radio station,like many other business operations,is struggling due to the Corona virus lockdown.

James Onen,popurarly known as Fatboy,led the sit-down strike.

But after giving it a second thought,some of the sacked staff met with Sanyu FM top management on Friday,apologised over their actions and indicated that they were willing to take the 25% paycut.

This website understands that during the closed-door meeting,most staff admitted to being misled by Fatboy.

In response to their U-turn,Mr Ruparelia asked them to re-apply for their jobs.

Rajiv Ruparelia,a key director in the Ruparelia Group, branded Fatboy’s actions “selfish”.

Sanyu FM,Uganda’s oldest private radio station, having hit the airwaves in December 1993, quickly replaced strike-leader Fatboy with popular comedian Patrick Salvador.

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#Covid 2020/21 budget: Winners and losers

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Isaiah Mwebaze
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Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija.

With the passing of the 2010 Public Finance Management Act, the budget reading became a ceremonial affair, with the singing of anthems and photo opportunities for disparate dignitaries making a dull affair rather more stoic.

Before the passing of the 2010 Public Finance Management Act, Budget Day reading was one of the most anticipated events on the calendar as the government would unleash all sorts of classified expenditures and more payments on interest rates and may figures that would annoy Ugandans.

The novelty of the Budget Reading Day changed with the passing of the Public Finance Management Act, with the wheels of the Budget calendar turned upside down, meaning Ugandans no longer have to wait for the Budget Reading Day to know what is in the financial year.
But that said, the 2020/2021 is a year like never before.

It is tweny, tweny, as President Museveni, the Chief Executive of the country, has likes to say,to rhyme with the young voters.

This is the #Covid year.

And so, government needed to do things better.
Ugandans expected the Finance Minister Matia Kasaija to unveil a budget different from the previous budgets, where chunks of expenditure were taken up by classified vouchers, payment of interest ,security(even as Uganda faces no particular threats) and all sorts of unnecessary expenditures.

Kasaija’s budget today added salt to injury, it was, or is, very strong on taxes but very weak on stimulus packages.
The poor man, the 2020/21 budget confirmed, will die. The rich man will wait for see parousia.
In the 2020/21 budget, the government did not announce any specific interventions to deal with the effects of the Corona virus, even as hundreds of Ugandans have been laid off while some sectors were forced to permanently close shop.

Instead, President Museveni put on a rather bullish mode today, insisting that the emergence of the #Covid-19 pandemic has awakened the government’s long-held stance on propping up domestic production, so as to further stimulate Uganda’s long-suffering Balance of Payment Problems (BoP).
“We are going to be very strict on import substitution. We are also going to promote import substitution, “President Museveni talked of Uganda’s response to the effects of the #Covid pandemic.

President Museveni’s prescription for the effects of the Corona pandemic, however, fly short of what his regional peers in the region have done.

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The inside story of how Fat Boy, Sanyu FM staff fired themselves

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Our Reporter
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New entrant

Fat Boy and several Sanyu FM staff, who went on strike despite the pleas from station management have been replaced from the flagship radio station after management questioned why they should continue taking home hefty salaries despite failing to hit targets in the months of March, April and May, Eagle Online can exclusively report.

This website has learnt that Sanyu FM top management convened a meeting on Thursday to quiz James One, popularly known as Fat Boy, and other radio staff over their failure to hit more than 50 per cent of the revenue targets that were set for the radio station last. It is reported the staff flatly rejected the offer but instead chose to go on strike.

However, Fat Boy led his fellow staff in shunning the meeting, and rather declared a sit-down strike, rejecting several pleas to resolve the matter amicably.

Sanyu FM management explained to Fat Boy and the other striking staff that it was prudent to hold a meeting to discuss a way forward since the station’s failure to hit the 2019 targets had been exacerbated by the lockdowns due to the #Covid-19 pandemic.

James Onen aka Fat Boy who had served 21 years at Sanyu FM.

Fat Boy and the other radio were, however, adamant and they flatly refused to have talks with their employer in order to amicably resolve the issue, effectively firing themselves from the top radio station.

As news of Fat Boy’s leaving started trickling in, radio enthusiasts analysed that his leaving is a blessing for Sanyu FM as it offers the station a chance to do away with stale and monotonous presenters, and bring in refreshed radio crews.

As one of Uganda’s oldest private radio station,88.2 Sanyu FM controls a big listenership and, according to several surverys,is Kampala’s most listened to radio station for the critical age-bracket of the youth.

And the station did not take long to find a dynamic replacement for Fat Boy, as top city comedian Patrick Salvador, who operates under the stage name Man from Ombokolo, will make his debut on the Sanyu Breakfast Show tomorrow morning.

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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dead

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Agencies
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RIP: President Nkurunziza.

Burundi’s outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack aged 55, the government announced Tuesday.

Nkurunziza, a Hutu former rebel leader, became the second president in Burundi to be chosen in democratic elections. He was elected in 2005 after the end of a brutal civil war.

In March 2018, the governing CNDD-FDD party named Nkurunziza the country’s “eternal supreme guide”.

Nkurunziza’s wife Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza was 10 days ago airlifted to Nairobi for treatment after contracting Covid-19.

A source at the Aga Khan University Hospital said Mrs Nkurunziza was receiving treatment for an underlying condition as well.

She was airlifted to Nairobi following a government-to-government agreement using Amref’s acquired portable isolation chamber, which is an innovative medical unit and transportation system designed for optimal safety during patient loading and transport.

Last month, Burundi’s ruling party candidate Evariste Ndayishimiye won the presidential election with 68.7 percent of the vote, the country’s poll commission said.

The retired army general will take over the helm after beating opposition rival Agathon Rwasa who garnered 24.19 percent of the vote.

Burundians went to the ballot on May 20 in an election that fielded seven candidates.

The election marked the end of Nkurunziza’s 15-year-long rule after his attempt to seek a third term led to riots and political unrest.

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Generals Tumukunde, Otafiire and Muhoozi pay tribute to Ggwanga, he was a great soldier

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Geoffery Serugo
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RIP: Gen. Ggwanga

A section of the bush war heroes have praised the late Maj. Gen. Kasirye Ggwanga for being courageous and a man of action who positively responded to duty when called upon.

Presidential hopeful and former Security Minister Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde in a tweet described late Maj.Gen. Ggwanga as a great Ugandan who was a fighter.
“I have just received the news of the death of Gen. Kasirye Ggwanga. Gen. Ggwanga was a great fighter, a great Ugandan and a great veteran. Allow me pass my condolences to his children, wife and off course the UPDF fraternity. May his soul rest in internal peace” Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde posted.

In a telephone interview with Eagle Online the Minister of East African Affairs, retired Major General Kahinda Otafiire described the late Ggwanga as a courageous man who made decision with a clear distinction. He said Gen. Otafiire said Gen. Ggwanga’s significance can be seen in the history he played in liberating Uganda.

“He was a courageous man, a man of conviction. He made decisions with what he thought was correct” Gen. Kahinda Otafiire said.
On his part, First son and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, Lt. Gen. Kainerugaba Muhoozi described Ggwanga as a great soldier. Gen. Muhoozi posted on his handle how he had recently spoken with the controversial army general.

“Very, very sad to hear about the passing of a great soldier and a good friend, General Kasirye Gwanga. We just spoke weeks ago and he was in a jolly mood. Rest in peace General” Gen.Muhoozi posted.
Gen. Ggwanga died this morning at Nakasero Hospital where has been admitted for two weeks in Intensive Care Unit.

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Kadaga on the spot over Anita Among computer misuse case

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Simon Kabayo
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Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga.

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has again courted controversy after she wrote to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) demanding for the status report on the alleged case of computer misuse to the prejudice of Bukedea Woman MP Anita Among

In a 22nd May 2020 letter, Peter Busiku, the Principal Private Secretary to the Speaker, wrote to the Director CID demanding for a status report over the case where a one Bobly Kinene is accused of cyber-harassing the Bukedea Woman MP.

“I have been instructed by the Rt Hon Speaker of Parliament to request you for an update on the matter of alleged case of Computer Misuse to the prejudice of Hon Anita Among by one Brian Bobly Kinene. Parliament Police SD 05/10/05/2020,”reads Mr Busiku’s letter.

Mr Kinene was arrested last month on allegations that he was behind the circulation of offensive communication against MP Anita among between May 8 and May 10.
Following Mr Kinene’s arrest, Police swung into action and also arrested Busoga Tourism Minister Hellen Namutamba after the latter allegedly told CID detectives that the Busoga Kingdom official was the one behind the attacks on MP Among.

In order to get to the bottom of the case, CID detectives have been analysing telephone data between Mr Kinene and Ms Namutamba to establish connections between the two and also discover what communication was going on.
However, Speaker Kadaga’s letter demanding for the status report now throws a spanner in the works as she is suspected to trying to arm-twist the investigations to exonerate Kinene and Namutamba.

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