Born on November 1, 1988, William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope IV is the reigning Kyabazinga of Busoga, a constitutional kingdom in modern-day Uganda. He is the fourth Kyabazinga of Busoga, the reigning King from 2014 to date.

The current Kyabazinga is the son of Wilson Gabula Nadiope II, one time minister of tourism in the Ugandan Cabinet, who died in 1991, and mother Josephine Nadiope, who died in 1993.

His paternal grandfather is William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Nadiope III, ruled as Kyabazinga from 1949 until 1955 and from 1962 until 1966. Nadiope III was also the first Vice President of Uganda, from 1962 until 1966.

Gabula Nadiope was unanimously elected by the ten Busoga Royal Chiefs, who convened at Bugembe on 23 August 2014 for the purpose of electing a new Kyabazinga.

Then Prince William Gabula was crowned as the 4th Kyabazinga of Busoga at Bugembe on Saturday, September 13, 2014, and President Yoweri Museveni attended the coronation.

It’s Now Time… Let’s come and Show Love to Our King…. Let’s come and celebrate with the Kyabazinga.

Do you know why the Kyabazinga is the Most Educated!!!  Wait for Part Two

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Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has reiterated that the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) will switch off all the unregistered telecom simcards come August 30, 2017.

In a statement Dr Rugunda said the decision was reached at during a meeting with high profile officials from the Cabinet, Parliament and telecom companies. Security Minister Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde, and the Minister for Internal Affairs, Gen. Jeje Odong attended the meeting held on August 24.

“The deadline for deactivating all unregistered, unverified and unvalidated sim cards as directed by H.E. President Yoweri Museveni, and in accordance with the law, will be enforced come midnight 30th August 2017,” Dr. Rugunda wrote.

Dr. Rugunda said that approximately 98% of active sim cards in Uganda are compliant to the requirements of the current sim validation and verification exercise.

At first government had set May 19 as the date for de-registration of all unregistered SIM cards but extended the period for over 3 months to allow for a smooth process of all users.

Prime Minister’s statement below.

30th August deadline stands: Verify your SIM card to avoid being cut off air

 On 24^th of August 2017, a meeting was held at the Office of the Prime Minister focusing on the implementation of the 30^thAugust 2017 deadline for the on-going SIM card verification and validation exercise using National IDs for citizens, passports for foreigners and authorized documents for refugees.

In attendance at this meeting were senior officials from National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) and the National Information Technology Authority (NITA), each of the seven mobile network operators in Uganda, and Members of Parliament representing different but relevant Committees.

The meeting was chaired by myself, as Prime Minister, supported by my colleagues from Cabinet, the Minister of Security, Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde, and the Minister for Internal Affairs, Gen. Jeje Odong.

In this meeting, it was noted that approximately 98% of active SIM cards in Uganda are compliant to the requirements of the current SIM validation and verification exercise. Consequently, the meeting decided as follows:

1)     The deadline for deactivating all unregistered, unverified and unvalidated SIM cards as directed by H.E. President Yoweri Museveni, and in accordance with the law, will be enforced come midnight 30th August 2017. The process of SIM card registration and verification is to implement provisions of the law as contained in the Regulation of Interception of Communications Act 2010 and the Registration of Persons Act 2015 which makes it mandatory for everyone in Uganda to register their SIM card using National Identity Numbers (NIN) if Ugandan, Passport if foreigner, alien IDs if visiting for more than 90 days and valid identification documents for refugees issued by the Prime Minister’s office.

2)     There will be established, a high level technical committee with representatives from Mobile Network Operators, NIRA, NITA, UCC and Ministry of Security to ensure the seamless implementation and enforcement of the 30^th August 2017 deadline. This technical committee will have the full and unequivocal backing of the political leadership of the relevant line ministries.

3)     Persons, who at the coming into effect of this deadline, will not have complied, but still have positive balances on their Mobile Money accounts, will have a limited window to ONLY withdraw their money. They will not be allowed to make deposits unless they submitted their SIM cards for validation with a NIN, and, which NIN has been verified and confirmed by NIRA.

4)     NIRA will, after the deadline of 30^th August 2017, continue to register and issue National IDs and verify the NINs of those who apply to have their SIM cards registered and verified.
It will only be after confirmed verification of a submitted NIN by NIRA, that any SIM cards that will have been cut off on 30th August 2017, will be reactivated. This process will be further improved by the implementation of a real-time interface that will allow for instantaneous verification greatly cutting down on the verification time.

5) People who registered with NIRA for National IDs and whose applications have been verified should collect them from their respective District Headquarters.

6) Foreigners will continue to register and verify their SIM cards using Passports or Alien cards

7) Minors (anyone under 18) will register and verify their SIM cards through the NINs of their parents or guardians.

On behalf of Government, we would like to stress that the purpose of the SIM card validation and verification exercise is to ensure the security of persons and property, and to prevent bad elements amongst us from using SIM card enabled devices from committing crime.

Responsible Government agencies are directed to swiftly play their roles to expedite the process of verification to avoid unnecessary delays and inconveniences to the wananchi and business.

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Kampala University could once again be in trouble for reportedly selling academic papers to a Kenyan politician after it allegedly refused to produce evidence that the said person studied from the institution.

Drama started after Kenyan lawyers last week wrote to the Academic Registrar of Kampala University to furnish them with details of one of the Governors who was sworn in recently.

In a letter dated August 18, 2017, Kenyan lawyers Nchogu, Omwanza and Nyasimi Advocates wrote: ‘Request for academic credentials in relation to Abdi Mohamed Mahamud, course: Business Administration, year of graduation; 2012’.

“We hereby request your good office to supply us with particulars of information concerning the above referred person who was allegedly a student in your institution.” “Kindly supply us with the following information; whether the person was indeed a bonafide student at your institution. If so, whether he completed his studies and indeed graduated from your institution,” reads the letter in part.

‘Copies of his academic credentials including degree certificate, academic transcripts from 1st-4th year, and registration documents including birth certificate, Kenya certificate of secondary education and a copy of his admission letter,” Nchogu, Omwanza and Nyasimi Advocates wrote further.

In Kenya for one to contest for governorship, they must be holders of a bachelor’s degree.

However, Mahamud’s name is missing from the list of graduates published in local media for that particular intake.

Kampala University Vice Chancellor Badru Katerega was quoted by local media as saying it was not mandatory for one’s name to appear on the graduation list to prove that they graduated; raising more concerns that something fishy could be going on.

“There is what we call the Dean’s list. That one can also be used to determine whether the person graduated or not,” Prof. Kateregga said at the time.

However, this is not the first time Katerega and the Kampala University have run into trouble over academic credentials of Kenyan politicians.

In 2014, a committee set up to authenticate a degree awarded to a Kenyan politician Ali Hassan Joho recommended that the award be withdrawn. It also recommended that an investigation be carried out on all students who graduated at the same university on the same day.

The committee, set up by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) to probe Bachelor of Business Administration degree awarded to then Mombasa governor Joho by the Kampala University, also instructed NCHE not to recognise the degree awarded to the governor on February 28, 2013.

Mahamud is under pressure to prove to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Criminal Investigations Department that he schooled at Kampala University.

The two bodies stepped in following allegations that the newly-elected Governor of Wajir County is not qualified to hold the position as he was not a student at Kampala University as claimed.

According to the records submitted to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Mr Mahamud, who was sworn in on Monday this week as the Governor, graduated in 2012. However, this has been a subject of debate from different quarters. In the contest, Mr Mahamud beat the outgoing Governor Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamad by about 13,000 votes. Analysts say if it is proved that the new Governor for Wajir is not a university graduate, then his victory would be nullified and a by-election held within three months.

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