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NRM not shaken by opposition candidates in Busia

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Trevor S Baleke
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The ruling party – National Resistance Movement (NRM) is not shaken by the different statements from the opposition leaders ahead of the polls for Busia district chairperson slated for November 28, the Deputy Secretary General, Richard Todwong has said.

Todwong made the remarks this Wednesday afternoon while reacting to earlier statements from opposition leaders as put before him by members of the press.

He confidently said, “We are here to reclaim our seat. We have contested with some of those nominated and defeated them before. We are not shaken”. He added, “We are used to living with them despite their statements”.

Speaking at a public rally later, Todwong confessed there were some few challenges to be resolved before we go to polls.

Campaign strategy

Todwong said the Party will conduct village based campaigns where every party leader will be deployed to offer a service towards the targeted victory.

He further disclosed that the planned village meetings will help the party audit its membership in Busia.

Todwong also who has been camped in Busia for nearly a week now said the opposition was spreading a lot of propaganda intended to cause divisions within the NRM camp.

He to unpack such propaganda and help the party membership understand how ‘the enemies’ are working against NRM.

Its not Ogutu but NRM

Todwong commended all those who had showed interest in the same seat but later opted out in favour of Ogutu. He emphasized that the campaigns were not about Ogutu as an individual but NRM as a party.

“Whoever fights Ogutu is directly fighting NRM”, he said. He urged the residents here to forgive, reconcile and live harmoniously

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16 categories announced for the 2018 FUFA Awards contest

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Our Reporter
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FUFA president eng. Magogo

The 4th edition of the Airtel FUFA Awards have been officially launched today at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel by Uganda’s football governing body.

In attendance at the launch was the FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo, chairman of the Airtel FUFA Awards organizing committee Rogers Byamukama, Uganda Premier League’s Board member David Serebe, sponsors and partners’ representatives, event organisers Kibo Media as well as the media.

Eng. Moses Magogo told the media in attendance, “The Federation continues to recognize individual and team excellence. The FUFA Awards are aimed at honoring excellence for Ugandan footballers annually that help in raising the bar. Some of the gallant past winners are now plying their trade outside Uganda like Fazila Ikwaput, Faruku Miya and Muhammed Shaban while Muzamiru Mutyaba is playing in the CAF Champions League with KCCA Football Club.”

“I will end by urging all Ugandans to turn up in huge numbers on the 17th November 2018 at Mandela National Stadium when Uganda Cranes plays Cape Verde in the AFCON 2019 qualifiers. History awaits us as we fight to qualify for AFCON back to back.” the FUFA President added.

The final list for the nominees for the male and female Most Valuable players (MVP’s) has been generated by a panel of experts – the 16 coaches in the Uganda Premier League and FUFA Women Elite league.
There are 16 categories for the awards in total, four of which will involve the general public through SMS to choose their best.

This year’s awards ceremony will take place on 7th December 2018 at the Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala.

The 16 categories are:
1 – Airtel FUFA Male Player of the year 2018: Allan Okello (KCCA FC), Moses Waiswa (Vipers SC), Vianne Sekajugo (Onduparaka FC)
2- Airtel FUFA Female Player of the year: Tracy Jones Akiror (Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC), Ruth Aturo (UCU Lady Cardinals FC), Shadia Nankya (Uganda Martyrs High School, Lubaga)
3 – FUFA Upcoming Talent (FUFA Juniors League U-19)
4 – FUFA Most Promising Player Award
5 – FUFA Coach of the Year
6 – FUFA Best XI
7 – FUFA Presidential Award
8 – FUFA Fair-play Award
9 – FUFA Individual Fair-play Award
10 – FUFA Referee of the Year
11 – FUFA Upcoming Referee of the year
12 – FUFA Beach Soccer player of the year
13 – Fans’ Favourite Ugandan player of the year
14 – Fans’ Favourite Ugandan player (Foreign based)
15 – Fan of the Year award
16 – MVP (Big League)

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Beware of quack dentists in town-UDA warns public

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Geoffery Serugo
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Dentists attending to a patient.

The Uganda Dental Association (UDA) has come out to warn the Ugandan public to be alert, saying a number of fake dentists exist in this kind of medical field.

Dr Ayub Twaha, the President of UDA while addressing the media in Kampala on Wednesday intimated there is an increase in cases of impersonating health professionals including dental surgeons and urged the public to watch out for the impersonators.

“All our members are registered by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council, and it’s a requirement by law that each doctor displays his/her annual practice licence clearly wherever they work,” Dr. Twaha said.

The doctor urged the public to desist from getting dental services from facilities that don’t have identifications of their doctors and do not display valid practicing licences. “We will soon produce a portal through which each member of the public can crosscheck if a doctor working on them is registered and licensed to practice,” he said.

He went ahead to appeal to government to invest in oral health and research and that all dental health facilities move away from tooth extraction service to restoring hope and smiles in their patients. He urged dentists to avoid rudeness as they serve and instead offer quality services.

The doctor further urged the public to be careful with traditional method of removing ‘false teeth’ from children (dental tissue mutilation), saying if done badly has the potential to disorganize a person’s dental formula.

He also urged expectant mothers to seek dental care, saying that there is nothing wrong with it. There has been a misconception that expectant mothers should seek dental care, interestingly sometimes from midwives and medical doctors,” he said, adding that expectant mothers are required to visit dental clinics two times during their pregnancy.

He said improving and maintaining optimal oral health requires one to; brush teeth at least twice a day, youth good tooth brush and fluoride paste, reduce the sugar intake in all its forms, eat lots of fruits and minerals as well as visiting dentists.

Dr. Twaha gave his views as UDA prepares for its AGM and Scientific Conference from November 8-10, 2018. The event will be held under the theme: “Dentistry: Past, Present and Future”. UDA has had its membership grow from four in 1960s to 320 today, serving the Ugandan population.

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Dfcu top managers in panic as they prepare to face Cosase

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Our Reporter
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Mr. Jimmy Mugerwa, the board chairman of Dfcu bank who is accused by some shareholders for the bank's poor management.

There is panic at Dfcu Bank as parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) begins quizzing Bank of Uganda (BoU) top officials on the liquidation and sale of seven commercial banks against the wishes of owners.

Cosase began its inquiry into BoU last Thursday demanding that officials present all documents related liquidation and sale of Teefe Bank, International Credit Bank Limited, Greenland Bank, The Cooperative Bank, National Bank of Commerce, Global Trust Bank and Crane Bank Limited (CBL).

BoU Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile pledged to avail all the required documents this week for the Members of Parliament to study so they can ask right questions.

BoU transferred Global Trust Bank and CBL to Dfcu Bank and the Auditor General (AG) John Muwanga in his special audit report of BoU on defunct banks, published on August 27, 2018, says that the transactions had irregularities of which BoU has to explain, meaning Dfcu Bank cannot be exempted as a purchaser.

Mr. Muwanga in his report that Cosase intends to use to pin the parties notes:

“I observed that there were no documented guidelines/regulation or policies in place for the identification of the purchasers of the 3 defunct banks (GTB, NBC and CBL) closed using the purchase and assumption arrangement. There were also no guidelines to determine the procedures to be adopted by the Central Bank in the sale/transfer of assets and liabilities of the defunct banks to the identified purchaser. In the absence of guidelines, I could not establish the basis used to select the purchaser and determining the values of assets and liabilities transferred by BoU to the purchaser”.

Adding “I noted that BoU did not carry out a requisite valuation of assets and liabilities of the three defunct banks (GTB. NBC and CBL) resolved using the purchase and assumption arrangement at the time of signing the P&A. In absence of the valuation and or documented evaluation of alternatives and assumptions used, I could not establish how the terms for the transfer of assets and liabilities in the P&A were determined.” “Negotiation minutes detailing the evaluation of alternatives and assumptions for the sale of GTB assets were not provided and as such I could not determine the basis for transferring assets at a discount”, says Muwanga.

The statements above are a thorn in the flesh of Dfcu Bank top executives to the extent that Juma Kisaame, the Managing Director, Jimmy Mugerwa, the Chairman Board of Directors and others, are reportedly doing everything possible to save themselves from the MPs’ impending interrogation. It was made worse by revelations that some shareholders had more less objected to the CBL deal and according to reports from Dfcu, these very shareholders are cagey about the inquiry by parliament as they fear it is likely to soil their reputation.

Our sources within Dfcu say the two men are looking for any means that they can use to frustrate the inquiry by Cosase.

They also say that Kisaame, Mugerwa and other Board members recently held a secret extra ordinary meeting during which they came up with a plan to manipulate facts that can save them should they be required to appear before Cosase.

The Bank’s shareholders including Arise B.V. and Britain’s CDC Group are expected to appear before Cosase as well even though they did not support the acquisition of Crane Bank, the reason why they were involved in disagreements recently with CDC announcing it wanted to exit by way of selling its shares within or looking for external buyers.

According to insiders, Kisaame and Mugerwa want to convince other board members and shareholders to be on the same page when they appear before Cosase, such that their statement rhymes with the one BoU officials made to Cosase last week. That among others includes harmonizing minutes of the meetings they held especially on the purchase of CBL.

Cosase members sent away the BoU officials and instructed them to return this week with the necessary documents. After the appearance of BoU officials before Cosase, next will be Dfcu Bank officials.

The insiders also intimated that Kisaame and Mugerwa are tight business friends, who have been sharing percentages and commissions off the deals they cut for a long time.

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2019 AFCON qualifiers: Cape Verde name squad to face Cranes, referees appointed

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Our Reporter
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Uganda playing against Cape Verde in Praia last year.

Uganda Cranes return to action on 16th November 2018 against Cape Verde at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Cranes will need just one point to confirm their place in the most prestigious continental tournament while The Crioulos will need three points to keep their hopes of qualification alive.

The Cape Verde national team manager Rui Aguas has named their 24-man squad to travel to Kampala for the clash.

The squad is mainly dominated by foreign based players with only two locally based players.

The match will be officiated by Tunisian officials. Youssef Essrayri will be the center referee, while his assistants will be Yamen Malloulchi and Jridi Faouzi as the first and second respectively.

Uganda leads group L with ten points ahead of Tanzania on five, Cape Verde on four points and Lesotho on two points.

In the other group game fixture, Lesotho will host Tanzania at the Setosoto stadium in Maseru city.

Uganda’s last game in group L will be away against Tanzania.

Cameroon (hosts), Senegal, Madagascar, Tunisia and Egypt are the only five countries to confirm their places at the tournament.

The 2019 AFCON tournament will be hosted in Cameroon. The competition will be held in June and July 2019 to move it from January/February for the first time.

It will also be the first Africa Cup of Nations expanded from 16 to 24 teams.

Cape Verde squad

Goal keepers: Vozinha (AEL Limassol, Cyprus), Thierry Graça (Estoril, Portugal) and Elber Evora (Feyenoord, Netherlands)

Defenders: Carlos Ponck (CD Aves, Portugal), Nivaldo Santos (Concordia, Romania), Stopira (MOL Vidi, Hungary), Tiago Almeida (Academico Viseu, Portugal), Gege (Al Feiha, Saudi Arabia), Fernando Varela (PAOK, Greece) and Jeffrey Fortes (Excelsior, Netherlands)

Midfielders: Bruno Leite (FK Haugesund, Norway), Danilson da Cruz (Nancy Lorraine, France) Emerson (Académica da Praia, Cape Verde), Nuno Rocha (Universitatea Craiova, Romania), Babanco (Feirense, Portugal) and Helder Tavares (Tondela, Portugal)

Strikers: Platini (Poli Iasi, Romania), Ryan Mendes (Al Sharjah, United Arab Emirates), Garry Rodrigues (Galatasaray, Turkey), Julio Tavares (Dijon, France), Papalele (Mindelense, Cape Verde), Djaniny (Al Ahli SC, Saudi Arabia), Heldon (Al Taawon, Saudi Arabia), Ricardo Gomes (Partizan Belgrade, Serbia) and Nuno da Costa (Strasbourg, Franc

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Regional conference on legal aid underway in Nairobi

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Our Reporter
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Some of participants at conference

The East African Legal Aid Regional Network Conference organized by the East African Committee on Judicial Education (EAJEC), International Development Law Organization (IDLO), National Legal Aid Service (NLAS), and the Paralegal Support Network (PASUNE) is underway at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

Among the items on the agenda are to enhance established links between civil society legal aid providers including paralegals, NGOs and state justice actors in the East Africa region as well as establishing additional measures that can ensure that the expertise of non-state actors is shared with other legal aid providers, including employees of state-run legal aid schemes and members of the legal profession.

In addition, the conference is considering whether a referral system can be developed in cooperation with non-state actors, in which some of the cases received by paralegals and NGOs can be referred to lawyers and jurists active in the field of legal aid.

The four-day conference is being coordinated through panel discussions with plenary sessions; guided discussions facilitated by experts to help identify and expose different views and levels of appreciation of thematic issues; breakout sessions on thematic areas; and informal/Side events to foster policy dialogue.

The expected outputs of the conference will include an Agreement on a mechanism to monitor and report on progress on enhancement of Access to Justice through both formal and informal Legal Aid systems in East Africa; an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding to guide the establishment of the East Africa Regional Legal Aid Network as well as a conference report that will include an outcome document with recommendations agreed by formal and informal Justice actors on the development of state funded legal aid systems in their respective jurisdictions.

The conference is being attended by 50 participants drawn from a pool of policy makers, legal aid practitioners including representatives of the respective Ministries of Justice, the Judiciary Training Institutes in the region, the EAC Secretariat, Regional Bar Associations, Offices of Public Prosecution, Pro bono Lawyers, the East Africa Law Society, relevant UN agencies and other Development Partners.

In addition, Paralegal support networks, members of the Civil Society, law schools in Universities that operate legal aid clinics, Faith Based and Community Based Organizations from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia and South Sudan are also in attendance.

The conference is a follow-on to previous initiatives that lay the foundation for improved Access to Justice in the East Africa region through enhanced Legal Aid service provision.

In commitment to the advancement of the rule of law in Africa, IDLO and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania co-hosted a pan-African Conference in Dar es Salaam under the theme “Achieving The 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063: The Rule of Law as a Driver of Africa’s Sustainable Development,” which took place on 1st and 2nd June 2016. The Dar es Salaam Conference concluded with concrete suggestions for future activities, including (a) the pressing need to improve access to justice; and (b) the need to engage with informal and community justice systems as one of the main means of accessing justice in Africa. It identified legal aid as a critical component in the promotion of access to justice.

In addition, the conference builds on the outcomes of the 2nd International Conference on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems held in Argentina in November 2016. The Argentina conference deliberated on effective strategies to improve access to justice consistent with the United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice

Systems (UN Principles and Guidelines), adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 67/187. The conference identified various avenues for the promotion of legal aid, including (a) the establishment of national, regional and international specialized networks of legal aid providers; (b) the exchange of information; and (c) the sharing of international best practices and expertise, as called for in May 2016 through resolution 25/2 of the 25th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ).

The conference is intended to create a regional platform for the engagement of state and non-state agencies involved in legal aid, and to encourage them to build linkages between their regional networks and the formal justice systems with a view of enhancing access to justice in Africa.

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Good times as Equity Group’s profit after tax rises 8%

By
George Mangula
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Equity Group

Despite a challenging business environment, Equity Group says its business model enabled it to realise 8 per cent growth in profit after Tax for the third quarter to September 2018 to reach Ksh15.8 billion up from Ksh14.6 billion in 2017.

The group says the operating environment in Kenya in the last nine months was characterized by volatility in the business environment resulting in elevated inflation, continued interest rate capping, causing a credit crunch, and a lowered Central Bank Rate which dipped the yield on loans.

“A fortified liquid and agile balance sheet positioned the Group competitively in the uncertain operating environment while diversified revenue streams, geographic expansion and structural efficiency gains enabled the Group to weather the effects of interest rates capping,” the Group says in a statement.

The Group now has a liquidity ratio of 55 per cent, non-funded income contributes 40 per cent, subsidiaries contribute 18 per cent of earnings and costs have declined by 4 per cent over the past one year.

Meanwhile the Group Equity has reported differentiated revenue growth of 1 per cent to Ksh49.3 billion up from Ksh48.7 billion, despite the impact interest rates cap and the challenging operating environment have had on the banking sector. “Non-funded income held strong to reach Ksh19.8 billion driven mainly by remittance commissions, trade finance, agency and credit card fees and commissions,” it says.

“Equity Group business model has proven that the Group is not dependent only on the loan book income to drive shareholder value,” Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James Mwangi said and added: “We are reaping the benefits of a strong social brand that focuses on enhancing our relationship with the community through a shared prosperity approach to business.”

In the year, the Group’s execution of the 3.0 Strategy of digitization through its digital suite of self-service tools known as Eazzy Banking continued to pay off. Third-party channels reported an exponential growth of customer activity, contributing over 97 per cent of transaction volume.

Eazzy Banking App grew by 208 percent to 168 million transactions from 55 million YoY and a value of Ksh89 billion from Ksh52 billion year-on-year. Eazzy Biz, which is a cash management solution for SMEs had a rapid adoption in the market that resulted in a growth of 148 per cent year-on-year with a transaction value of Ksh187.3 billion from 90.9 billion year-on-year.

The agency network which has now grown to reach over 30,000 agents saw the transaction volume grow by 7 per cent to 53.4 million from Ksh49.8 million with value growing by 17 per cent to Ksh459.7 billion from Ksh391.3 billion.

Diaspora remittances grew by 282 per cent to Ksh57 billion from Ksh15 billion year-on-year due to increased strategic partnership with payment partners including PayPal, Equity Direct, Western Union, MoneyGram, Wave and Swift.

Income from Treasury Operations increased by 18 percent to Ksh15.7 billion from Ksh13.2 billion year-on-year driven by an increase in government securities portfolio to Ksh159 billion from Ksh 128 billion and increasing its contribution to the total income to 27 per cent.

The Group’s strategy of regional expansion and business diversification resulted in a double-digit growth across the subsidiaries with an increased profit before tax (PBT) of 18 per cent from 14 per cent year-on-year, validating the Group’s decision to expand into the East and Central Africa region and diversify in financial services offering. Uganda PBT grew by 35 per cent, Rwanda by 70 per cent, DRC by 117 per cent, South Sudan by 53 per cent.

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More of Kasekende’s properties worth Shs21b revealed to IGG

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Our Reporter
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Former Deputy Governor, Dr. Louis Kasekende.

More of Kasekende’s properties worth Shs21b exposed

The properties that the Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor Dr Louis Kasekende possesses have a market value of close to Shs21 billion, according to a leaked document that Eagle Online has accessed.

The properties, which include building and free land are mostly located in Kampala and Wakiso districts. The two districts have the highest prices for fixed properties such as land and buildings due to high demand caused by the many social and economic activities that take place within the two districts.
The documents are are set of evidence, a whistle blower is said to have given the Inspectorate of Government.

According to the leaked document, Kasekende’s properties, 20 in number, range from medium to high class residential establishments enjoying the special amenities that come with their strategic location within the proximity of the city centre.


The leaked document shows that Kasekende owns plots of land in Lukuli Makindye (2), Makandwa, Sentema and Bira (2), each measuring below an acre.

On the other hand the leaked document shows that Kasekende has 14 plots of land developed with residential premises, ranging from 0.168 acres to 3.68 acres. Some of the developed plots are situated in areas of Kiwatule, Munyonyo, Kisugu, Kulambiro, Lower Naguru, Najjera and Lubowa Estate.

Recently Eagle Online revealed that Kasekende, has not declared all the wealth that he owns as required by the Leadership Code Act 2002 whose aim is to stop public officials from embezzling public funds.

The Code requires leaders to declare their incomes, assets and liabilities that may be tracked in case a public official is suspected of getting involved in corruption.

The document reveals that Dr Kasekende has eight undeclared plots of land worth billions of shillings in Buloba and Lower Naguru. The plots Kasekende has never declared are; Plot 38 (0.157 hectares) in Lower Naguru on East road worth Shs1.280 billion, Plot 1423 on block 314 in Buloba worth Shs432 million.

Others whose value is not quoted are; Plot 1738 (0.809 hectares), Plot 3213 (0.079 hectares), plot 1427 (3.647 hectares), plot 184 (2.7 hectares), plot 1754 (1.624 hectares) and plot 6102 (0.317 hectares). The plots are all found on block 314 in Buloba.

Meanwhile Kasekende was able to declare fiver properties. They include; Plot 2A (0.142 Hectares) in Makindu worth Shs3.6 billion, Plot 2 (0.22 Hectares) on Bukoto Rise worth Shs2.7 billion, Block 314, plot 706, Plot 1475 Lubowa Estate work Shs3.6 billion and Plot 12 on Corporation Road Ntinda.

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Express FC unveil Betway as official sponsors

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Our Reporter
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Express FC home kit with betway as the shirt sponsors.

British online gaming company Betway have been unveiled as the official sponsors of StarTimes Uganda Premier League side Express FC in a deal worth Shs400million for the next three years.

The partnership was unveiled at a press conference held at Hotel Africana on Tuesday 6th November 2018, attended by BetWay Country Manager Adella Agaba and Express FC chairman Kiryowa Kiwanuka.

Express players led by Captain Julius Ntambi, Express FC head coach Kefa Kisala, Uganda Premier League communications head Gordon Roy Mundeyi and the FUFA Deputy Chief Executive Officer Humprehy Mandu were some of the notable people in attendance.

Express FC chairman Kiwanuka Kiryowa said “Betway is a worldwide football partner attached to big football brands in the world and therefore it’s not a surprise that they have also partnered with another big Ugandan football brand which is Express Football Club in Uganda.”

Betway will appear on the matchday jerseys, training Kits, and their stadium will now be known as ‘BetWay-Mutessa II stadium, Wankulukuku.

The betting company now joins Buganda Land Board, Uganda Breweries and Equity bank as the partners for Express FC this season. Buganda Land Board is a shirt sleeve Sponsor while Equity Bank is for the club’s season tickets.

The Red Eagles are currently 5th on the 16-log StarTimes Uganda Premier League table with 11 points accumulated from their first six games with their next game at home to Vipers SC on Wednesday, 7 November at 4 pm.

The British online gaming company Betway parted ways with Onduparaka FC in August this year after expiration of the contract, ending their two-year long partnership.

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CEPCOM launches My Environment, My Identity campaign for peace coexistence

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Geoffery Serugo
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CEPCOM has launched a community centered campaign peddled at mobilising people using recreation activities to collectively better their environment.

Under the theme ‘My Environment My Identity’,CEPCOM is piloting the community campaign initiative in Makindye Ssabagabo division and Kyengera Town Council of Wakiso district communities.

According to Executive Director of CEPCOM, Stephen Kuteesa, campaign activities include; a football tournament which is used as mobilization tool to bring people together especially the youths who are the key stakeholders of building bridges for peaceful coexistence.

“The youths are grouped in football teams according to their areas of residence and work to create peaceful and healthy competition with grand prizes,” he said.

He said, communities are expected to support teams and use every moment of the matches to build each other for a better environment.

“The participants are turned into reliable ambassadors of CEPCOM vision of building bridges for peaceful co-existence,” he said at makindye.

The campaigned flagged off with a series of activities which include a community procession to
clean the environment by picking litter to emphasize that it is everyone’s responsibility to
ensure a safe environment is attained.

He emphasized that the decision to use football as a major activity based on the fact that the youths make up the biggest number of Uganda communities without employment or grappling in less meaningful employment yet they could identify their purpose through networking that comes with recreation activities.

“If the youths buy and believe in building bridges for peaceful coexistence that it will challenge their individual obligation to start with their communities of residence and work as role models”.

The Launch was graced by the John Nkemba the Secretary for Health Mkaindye
Sabagabo division who represented the Mayor of Makindye division.

Nkemba called on government to fully empower division councils to take charge of community priorities.

Adding that bureaucracy in accessing community services frustrate the local leadership efforts which eventually compromises the relationship between the communities the leaders.

He commended CEPCOM’s efforts to achieve peaceful coexistence saying such initiative require the full support of the local and central leadership for they offer an amiable services.

Center for Peace and Conflict Mitigation ( CEPCOM) is a none government organization
working with communities to build bridges for peaceful coexistence.

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