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Religion and tribe: the ‘magic bullets’ for Uganda’s cabinet appointments

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Isaiah Mwebaze
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Uganda's founding President and Makerere University alumni Dr Apollo Milton Obote. Dr Obote led a strike at makerere and was to be expelled from university before completion of his studies there.

Uganda attained Independence on October 9, 1962, with Apollo Milton Obote becoming the first Prime Minister. At the time Obote named a Cabinet of 31 Ministers and Deputy Ministers.

It is instructive to note that despite not being the official government position, over the years two factors: religion and tribe, have played a big role in determining how the ‘political cake’ is distributed.

As a result of the ‘unofficial policy’, the competing interests of the Catholic-domintaed Democratic Party and the Protestant-dominated Uganda Peoples Congress and its ally the Kabaka Yekka, in the first post-Independence Cabinet 18 of the 31 ministers were Protestants. Of these, six were from the Central region (Buganda); four from Eastern region); eight from the Western region and three from the Northern region.

Similarly, during the Obote II government from December 10, 1980 to May 27, 1985, given that the same differences between the DP and UPC still obtained , there were 17 Protestant Ministers in the 20-member Cabinet. Of these three came from Northern region; six from the Eastern region; three from Central region and five from the Western region.

Today, in the first of seven-part series we bring you the Protestant men who served as Ministers during Obote’s two regimes that spanned a cumulative total of 13 years. Interestingly, there were no women in both Cabinets.

 

Apollo Milton Obote, Lango, Northern (Prime Minister/President)

Grace S. Ibingira, Munyankore, Western

Amos K. Sempa, Muganda, Central

John W. Lwamafa, Mukiga, Western

Dr. J.S. Zake, Muganda, Central

Balaki K. Kirya Mugwere Eastern

Jehoash S. Mayanja Nkangi, Muganda, Central

William W. Kalema, Muganda, Central

Lameck Lubowa, Muganda, Central

George B. Magezi Munyoro, Western

Sam. N. Odaka, Musamia, Eastern

John B. Kakonge, Munyoro, Western

C.B. Katiti, Munyankore, Western

James S. Ochola, Japadhola, Eastern

J.M. Okae, Lango, Northern

Joshua N. Wakholi, Mugisu, Eastern

Dr. E. Babumba Muganda, Central

  1. Y. Lakidi, Acholi, Northern

 

*Obote II administration (excluding those that served under Obote I)*

Paulo Muwanga, Muganda, Central

Erifasi Otema Alimadi, Acholi, Northern

Samuel Mugwisa, Muganda, Central

Joel M. Aliro Omara, Lango, Northern

Dr. James M. Rwanyarare, Mukiga, Western

Yona Kanyomozi, Muhororo, Western

Dr. Ezra R. Nkwasibwe Mukiga, Western

Dr. Adonia Tiberondwa, Munyankore, Western

Dr. David Obiara Anyoti, Iteso, Eastern

Dr. John M. Luwuliza Kirunda, Musoga, Eastern

Stephen Omoding Ariko, Iteso, Eastern

Abraham Pellen Waligo, Muganda, Central

Akena P’Ojok, Acholi, Northern

Sam Tewungwa, Musoga, Eastern

Patrick Masette-Kuuya, Mugisu, Eastern

Wilson Okwenje, Musamia, Eastern

Yosamu Mugenyi, Munyoro, Western

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Gambia to probe Jammeh finances

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Our Reporter and Agencies
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FINANCES TO BE PROBED: Former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh

Gambia has said it will probe the finances of former President Yahaya Jammeh, who fled into exile in January to Equatorial Guinea after a rule that began in 1994 when he seized power in a coup.

Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou said in a statement the government would also set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and offer reparations to victims of Jammeh’s government, which is accused of the torture and killing of perceived opponents.

Jammeh lost an election in December to the now-President Adama Barrow but refused to accept the result. He only stepped down after pressure from regional leaders who sent troops to Gambia to force him to leave.

Since his departure, Barrow’s government has taken steps to restore the rule of law and strengthen the judiciary.

“A Truth and Reconciliation Commission with appropriate reparations for victims will be set up within the next six months and public hearings will be expected to commence by the end of the year,” Tambadou said.

The government would first study other such commissions.

South Africa established a Truth and Reconciliation Commission after apartheid ended in 1994, and other African countries have set up similar bodies.

The aim is to encourage people to confess crimes committed under the previous government and for victims to air injustices they suffered. Reparations can also be set.

 

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US-based comedian Trevor Noah not coming to Uganda

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Our Reporter
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NOT COMING: South African-born comedian Trevor Noah cracks a joke about Ugandan politicians Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kizza Besigye.

After big announcements by media that the South Africa born comedian Trevor Noah is coming to Uganda, he has categorically denied any such move.

Noah, who works with Comedy Central in the US, posted on his Twitter account trashing the rumour.

“This is a scam, I am not coming to Uganda,” Noah, who works with Uganda born comedian Joseph Opio, wrote.

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Diamond Platinumz rises on the charts

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Our Reporter
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IN COUNTRY: r Diamond Platnumz.

After his song Kidogo with P Square, Tanzanian singer Diamond Platinumz did not chill to feel the jam, he instead went to the studios and released a song with NE-YO called ‘Marry You’ and it’s now on billboards ranked 7.

 

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Uganda at ‘breaking point’ from S. Sudan refugees – UN

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Agencies
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South Sudan refugees getting food aid at Bidi Bidi camp in Yumbe District, Uganda. Photo credit/WFP/Henry Bongyerirwe

The United Nations has warned that Uganda is at a ‘breaking point’ as almost 3,000 refugees pour into the country every day from South Sudan, fleeing violence and famine in the world’s youngest country.

Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, appealed to the international community for assistance saying that with present rates of arrival, the numbers of refugees in Uganda would surpass a million before the middle of 2017.

“We are at a breaking point. Uganda cannot handle Africa’s largest refugee crisis alone,” Grandi told reporters in Kampala.
Ruhakana Rugunda, Uganda’s Prime Minister, said the surge in refugees had placed ‘enormous strain’ on public services and infrastructure, with food and clean water running short.”The lack of international attention to the suffering of the South Sudanese people is failing some of the most vulnerable people in the world when they most desperately need our help.”

“We continue to welcome our neighbours in their time of need but we urgently need the international community to assist as the situation is becoming increasingly critical,” Rugunda said.

The UN says it urgently needs more than $250m to support South Sudanese refugees in Uganda.

Last year, only 33 percent of the $649m needed for South Sudan was funded.

Since July 2016, some 572,000 new arrivals who have poured into Uganda in desperate need of safety, with 172,000 arriving there this year alone.

Babar Baloch, a spokesman for UNHCR, said that the international community had ‘failed’ Uganda as it dealt with ‘Africa’s largest refugee crisis’.

“Inside South Sudan there is insecurity, food shortages and gross human rights abuses. This is what has prompted these people to flee to Uganda and safety.”

Baloch said Uganda’s approach to dealing with refugees had been among the most progressive on the continent, with the government and host community displaying outstanding generosity towards people fleeing war and conflict.

Arriving refugees receive small plots of land in host communities to help support themselves.

“The government is open to welcoming refugees and the host nation is sharing land and resources with the South Sudanese,” Baloch said.

“But the world is failing the refugee hosts and the world’s most vulnerable refugees as well.”

At least 50,000 people have died in South Sudan’s civil war, which began in December 2013 as a result of a struggle for power between President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar.

The pair signed a shaky peace deal a year ago, but fighting has continued.

An estimated 100,000 people are currently experiencing famine, and according to South Sudan’s government and UN agencies, another one million people are on the brink of starvation.

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Big Brother Naija: TBoss, Debie-Rise, Bassey and Bally up for possible eviction

By
Badru Kasadah
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EVICTEES? Bassey, Debbie-Rise, Tboss and Bally are up for possible eviction.

Palpable tension seems to have returned to the Big Brother Naija house as this week’s nomination show returns previously nominated housemates, TBoss and Debie-Rise as two of the nominees up for possible eviction. They were joined by Bassey and Bally who were both exempted from eviction last week.

This week’s nomination show is predicated on Sunday’s Head of House task which saw the emergence of Efe as new Ultimate Head of House. Before the nomination proper commenced, Biggie instructed all the housemates to make a presentation to the ultimate HoH, and make a strong case for self on why they should not be evicted.

As earlier promised during eviction show, Biggie mandated Efe to make use of his privileged position to nominate four housemates that he will like to be evicted next Sunday. In this particular order, Efe nominated TBoss, Debie -Rise, Bassey and Bally, during a diary session with Biggie.

When asked by Biggie whether his choice of housemates was motivated by sentiment or strategy, Efe who appears to be on the spot, said: “I think it was both sentiment and strategy. This is because I prefer to have some of the housemates I am close with to get to the final while those I am not comfortable with should go.”

As the show progresses, the competition seems to get stiffer. Ebuka Uchendu, the show’s host has confirmed that one housemate will leave the house come next Sunday. Who will be the next housemate to leave the house come Sunday?

On Monday, popular producer and CEO of Mavin Records, Don Jazzy visited the housemates as a celebrity guest and he advised the housemates in the company of his new signees, the DNA Twins, including a studio engineer. The songwriter and producer got the housemates to build a makeshift studio where they all worked on the official theme of Big Brother Naija, See Gobbe.

The seventh eviction show holds on Sunday, 26 March. To save your favorite housemate, viewers in Nigeria should text the word “Vote” followed by the housemate’s name to 32052. While for the rest of Africa, follow the AfricaMagictv official account on WeChat and click on the menu option ‘BBNaija’ and select your preferred housemate. Voting closes at 19:00 CAT on  Saturday.

 

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NSSF to recognise journalists in Torch Awards

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Our Reporter and Agencies
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TO RECOGNISE JOURNALISTS: NSSF Managing Director Richard Byarugaba speaking at the launch of Torch Awards today.

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has called upon individuals and institutions that are making a positive impact on communities to submit their proposals for the annual Torch Awards where a total of Shs80 million financial support is up for grabs.

The financial support will be given to the winning projects at the Annual Torch Awards, an initiative by NSSF aimed at recognising individuals and institutions like the media that are transforming their communities and have made a positive impact through those projects.

WE ARE HERE WITH 80 MILLION: NSSF MD Richard Byarugaba addresses guests at the launch of Torch Awards

Speaking at the launch NSSF Managing Director Richard Byarugaba said the awards are premised on the fact that as a socially responsible organisation, the Fund has a duty to contribute to the wellbeing of the communities in which it operates.

Byarugaba said the Fund is now calling for proposals from individuals and institutions that have positively transformed communities to compete for the Torch Awards project funding.

“To qualify for the awards this year, projects should focus on one of four thematic areas, namely; Youth, Education, Health and the Disadvantaged. In addition, the projects should be not-for-profit, non-partisan, impactful, benefit a wider community and should not be funded by local or international charities and Non-Governmental Organisations,” says Byarugaba.

This year the Fund has also introduced an additional Torch award category for journalists whose reporting has positively impacted lives of the underprivileged.

“We feel there are great stories in our communities that have inspired community interventions to assist the underprivileged members of society and journalists are at the forefront of bringing these stories to life, hence this new category. To qualify, journalists will be required to submit their work about a project they reported on that has greatly impacted the community in which it operates. The top two winning journalists’ entries will be rewarded with equipment that will advance their work,” said Byarugaba.

He added that the Fund will engage journalism and communication professionals to evaluate and select the best entries for the new category.

Community based organisations or individuals and journalists have up to April 21, 2017 to submit their proposals and work through e-mail at csr@nssfug.org.

Over the last two editions, six projects have benefited including 40 Days Over 40 Smiles Foundation (40-40), Childcare and Rescues Home (Makindye), Youth and Women Empowerment Foundation (Kabarole), Mbale Maternity Home, Kisozi Orphan Support Center – Gomba, and Children of Uganda- Mukono, among others.

 

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Hands off boda boda business, Lord Mayor tells Generals Saleh and Kayihura

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Our Reporter
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Gen Salim Saleh

Three army Generals are reportedly contributing to the impunity enjoyed by the boda boda cyclists in Kampala, the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, has said.

OFF BODA BODAS: Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago
COMPILED REPORT: Kampala Minister Beti Olive Kamya

Lukwago, who said the allegations he made are contained in a report compiled by the Kampala Minister Beti Olive Kamya, said Generals Caleb Akandwanaho, Kale Kayihura and Henry Tumukunde should stop interfering with the management of the boda boda industry in Kampala.

CITED IN BODA BODA MESS: IGP, Gen. Kale Kayihura.

General Saleh is the Senior Presidential Advisor on Defence and Security; Gen. Kayihura is the Inspector General of Police, while Lt. Gen. Tumukunde is the Security Minister.

“They are the Godfathers of boda-boda groups like Boda-Boda 2010 and matatu among others,” Lukwago said at a press conference held at City Hall earlier today, adding that the three Generals had hindered the reorganization of the boda boda industry in Kampala.

However, in a bid to reverse the state quo, Lukwago said the Council will pass a bill that will regulate, unify and harmonize leadership among boda-boda cyclists in Kampala as well as guide in collecting data.

“When you pay visit to most of the police station in the area, motorcycles are the first that you have a glance at meaning that there is something wrong with boda-bodas,” he said.

The Lord Mayor also took swipe at President Yoweri’s Museveni’s recent directive to have all city roads and major highways fitted with street cameras, saying the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) cannot raise the Shs400 billion needed for the exercise, with arguments  that the Authority’s budget for this year had been reduced to Shs314 billion.

The President made the directive for the installation of cameras on Sunday while addressing mourners at the Kulambiro home of slain Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi, who was killed last Friday by men reportedly riding motorcycles.

Meanwhile, Lukwago also took issue with Mr. Museveni’s comments on ‘sorting out’ motorcyclists that closely follow security personnel, saying that would promote lawlessness.

“For this Museveni is promoting anarchy and chaos in the city and I invite Parliament to act,” Lukwago said, before blaming leaders “who wait for something to happen and then start alarming.”

 

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MultiChoice Uganda appoints new DStv Sales Manager

By
Badru Kasadah
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NEW: Herbert Walugembe, DStv Sales Manager

Herbert Walugembe is the new DStv Sales Manager. He joins DStv with vast commercial experience in sales, distribution and key accounts management.

He previously worked for East African Breweries in Uganda and Kenya as well as Heineken Uganda as national country manager sales and distribution.

‘He is a confident, persuasive communicator and relationship builder with great interpersonal planning and innovation to consistently generate business growth,’ a release indicates..

 

 

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Andrew Mwenda knocks cyclist, flees accident scene

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Our Reporter
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CORNERED: Andrew Mwenda's posh BMW that was involved in an accident

Renowned journalist Andrew Mujuni Mwenda has been involved in an accident with a boda boda cyclist in Mukono.

Andrew Mwenda’s BMW

According to information in our possession, the Independent Magazine boss tried to escape but other boda boda cyclists gave chase and caught up with him. He was then taken to Mukono Police Station.

And, posting on social media a few minutes back, Mwenda confirmed the news in a rather sarcastic Facebook post.

“Confirming Facebook rumors that today I was chased and killed by boda bodas in Mukono after knocking one of their own. This post has been uploaded by the spirits of our ancestors. May my soul RIP. I’ve tasked Robert Shaka aka TVO to arrange my funeral. I hereby leave and bequeath all my debts to Kizza Besigye,” he writes.

Andrew Mwenda’s former car, an Audi Q7 series that was knocked by a truck in 2014

This isn’t the first time Mwenda is involved in an accident; in 2014 a heavy from a construction site neighbouring his offices rammed into his posh Audi Q7 series Reg. No. UAK 277 Q, which he abandoned and settled for a BMW, which was involved in today’s accident.

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