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Timothy Kalyegira: Clinton’s loss is a punishment from God

By
Badru Kasadah
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Controversial Journalist, Timothy Kalyegira.

Celebrated journalist, Timothy Kalyegira has attributed Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump to be a punishment from God.

According to Kalyegira, God was reacting at the recent pro-gay laws that have been passed by Clinton’s party, Democratic Party.

“People, when America decided to pass those gay laws, gay marriage and arrogantly force them on the rest of the world, did they think there was no GOD ALMIGHTY watching all this? When humble and sincere American Christian bakers and hotel owners kept quietly pleading that their consciences did not allow them to bake cakes for gay couples getting married or hosting them in their rooms but angry gay rights activists attacked them and the government persecuted them, did they think God was not watching all this?”

“When some of us kept hinting on Twitter that Donald Trump might be a rod raised by God to humble liberal America and the increasingly pagan Western Europe, we seemed like crazy people. I kept saying on the 93.3 KFM “Hot Seat” Friday evening talk show week in, week out, that the rise of Trump reminded me of the rise of Adolf Hitler — an uncanny, a strange, an inexplicable invisible hand seemingly propelling him from victory to victory, in spite of his blunder after blunder.”
Kalyegira who is known for his radical views says that the moment the leaking of the nude photos of his wife Melania failed to affect him, Kalyegira concluded that it had something to do with the Hand of God.

“Trump, I realised, was too unusual, too weird a candidate to not be the creation of an Invisible hand. A divine hand must be using Trump as a tool to humble arrogant liberal America. And so here we are. The biggest political shock the world has seen in over eighty years is upon us. Even the pro-Clinton U.S. media is almost in a resigned tone starting to speak in terms of “President-elect Trump”.

“The erratic, charismatic property developer who has always believed he was born to win has won the biggest deal ever. Remarkable day, November 8, 2016. So what are all the opinion pollsters, all the Oxford- and Harvard-educated experts, the liberals, the western media (oh the western media), what are they going to say now?”

 

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Mary Luswata gives birth, baby linked to Galaxy Fm’s DJ NImrod

By
Badru Kasadah
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Luswata's new born baby.

Former Urban Television and Galaxy FM presenter, Mary Luswata has finally given birth.

The good news that has just got to our desk indicates that the motor-mouthed gossip queen has given birth to a bouncing baby boy.

Luswata has been heavily pregnant ever since her return from UK and it is the reason she has hardly been seen in public.

Both mum and son are in good health. However, the baby’s father still remains a mystery. Reports claim Galaxy FM and Club Amnesia’s DJ, Nimrod is the man responsible.

 

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Museveni congratulates Trump

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Our Reporter
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President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated US President-Elect Donald Trump over his victory in the US Presidential elections. Museveni was speaking to his media team at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa shortly after attending the AU extra ordinary summit on African capacity for immediate response to crises volunteering nations (ACIRC) summit at the African Union.

The President returns home today after attending a two-day working visit.

“I congratulate Mr. Trump on his election as the President of the United States of America. Elections in the US or any country are a matter for the people of that country.

Our relationship with the United States will continue regardless of which leader or party is leading. I congratulate Mr. Trump once again and look forward to working with him as we have been working with the other leaders before him,” Museveni said

 

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Museveni in Ethiopia for high-level meeting on Libya

By
Isaiah Mwebaze
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President Yoweri Museveni has this afternoon arrived in the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa on a two day working visit to the Africa Union commission to attend the African Union High Level Committee meeting on Libya.

Museveni was received at Bole International Airport by Ethiopia’s Chief of Protocol Mr. Mesfin Mideksa, Uganda’s Minister of Defence Adolf Mwesigye, Minister of State for Regional Cooperation Dr. Philimon Mateke, Uganda’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Mull Katende and Uganda’s Military Attaché to Addis Brig. Sam Kiwanuka.

 

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President Museveni headed straight to the AU Headquarters where he joined other Heads of State attending the AU High-Level Committee meeting on Libya.

The high level committee that comprises eight AU member states which include Uganda, Sudan, South Africa, Egypt, Mauritania, Tunisia Chad and Republic of Congo is being held under the chairmanship of the President of Chad H.E Idriss Deby the current Chairman of AU.

The closed-door meeting is expected to discuss the current developments in Libya aimed at forming an all unity government in Tripoli.

 

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Tomorrow, President Museveni will attend the AU extra ordinary summit on African capacity for immediate response to crises volunteering nations (ACIRC) summit.

 

 



 

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Victoria University hosts clean energy training for municipalities

By
Bosco Agaba
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Graced the occasion, Urban Planning Minister, Dr.Chris Baryomunsi.

Victoria University is hosting training workshop on Supporting African Municipalities in Sustainable Energy Transitions (SAMSET).

Partnering with the Center for Urban Governance and Development, and Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi, the training which started yesterday, November 7, 2016, aims at improving use of energy in municipalities.

Among those in attendance are government department officials, development partners, architects, engineers, planners, building control officers, energy managers, contractors, housing associations, developers, clients, students, academics and researchers.

The first day saw members attending the course go for a field trip to acquaint themselves with the scope of urban energy.

The five day training will see participants share with stakeholder’s findings, strategies and case studies from the research.

Concepts from these sessions are geared towards supporting initiatives for energy transitions in various arena in the urban environment, an official document explained.

On Day 3 and 5, there will be parallel sessions offering tutorials for the Long-range Energy Alternative Planning (LEAP) tool.

LEAP is widely regarded as a useful integrated modelling tool to account for the energy usage and transformation throughout a defined economy, and also importantly the energy and non-energy sector Green House Gas (GHG) emissions resulting from a range of consumption patterns at urban scale.

This Continued Professional Development course is focused on promoting responsible use and access to clean energy.

It also seeks to capture practitioner’s insight into urban energy planning, implementation and management. Energy despite being a vital tool in achieving economic development remains in deficit quantities.
The SAMSET project is working to better understand the needs and how such capacitation can possibly be done, with a focus on current and future energy needs.

The project includes organisations and municipalities from the countries of Uganda, South Africa, Ghana and the UK.

Not only is research undertaken to inform decision-makers of the problems and opportunities, but strategies are developed to address these, and implementation of the strategies is supported.

Speaking about the partnership with SAMSET, Victoria University said the Faculty of the Built Environment at UMU and Centre for Governance and Development is strategic enough for capacitating key players, engaging society – the idea of participation and as a think tank for practical solutions at both policy and service delivery level.

SAMSET and the training presents an opportunity to showcase innovation and best practices in urban governance as a driver for sustainable urban energy planning, implementation and management.

 

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Gen. Oketta was a brave fighter – Museveni

By
Badru Kasadah
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President Yoweri Museveni who is also the commander of armed forces has described the late Maj. Gen. Julius Oketta as having been a brave fighter.

Speaking to mourners at the deceased’s home in Kungu, Wakiso district, the president said Oketta was among the UNLA fighters he persuaded to join the National Resistance Army (NRA).

“His battalion fought bravely at Corner Kilak and subdued that confused woman Alice Lakwena. Oketta was a very brave fighter,” he said.

Adding “I also commend Oketta for his role in fighting the Ebola epidemic in Uganda & West Africa. Government will take care of the widow and children”.

After joining NRA in 1985, he was appointed Second in Command of 25 Battalion from 1986 – 1987. The late was appointed the Commanding Officer of 23rd Battalion and later 31st Battalion in the same year.

He was then elevated to serve as a Brigade Operations and Training Officer of 151st  before taking up a higher command position as brigade Commander of 310 Brigade in 1989.

A year after, he was again elevated to a senior command position of a Division Commander of 6th Division in Eastern Uganda.

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In 2001, the Late Gen. Oketta served as the Acting Chief of Logistics and Engineering of the UPDF before he was transferred to be the Head of Procurement of the Ministry of Defence and UPDF in 2003.

In 2006, Gen. Oketta was elected a Member of Parliament Representing the UPDF where he served for ten years. Gen. Oketta was also attached to the Office of the Prime Minister in 2007 where he held an appointment of the Director of National Emergency Coordination and Operations.

In 2013, the Secretary General of the United Nations endorsed Maj. Gen. Oketta to join the advisory group of the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).

In 2014, Gen. Oketta worked with the Africa Union Support to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA) and in 2016 he was appointed the Deputy Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation.
Oketta died Saturday morning at Kadic Hospital, Kampala from a cardiac arrest. He was 60.

President Museveni also revealed that they (army) are discussing health checks because of late, the force is losing many of its senior leaders due to heart related diseases.

 

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“Internally in the army we’ve to discuss health checks because you remember we had a similar problem of Aronda, Karuhanga, Bamuze & Kategaya,” Museveni added about losing his soldiers to heart related diseases.

Gen. Oketta will be laid to rest tomorrow in Amuru district, seven kilometers out of Gulu town on Gulu-Nimule-Juba road.

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Elvis Ssekyanzi loses Club Silk

By
Our Reporter
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Elvis Ssekyanzi

Renowned city hangout joint, Club Silk is finally no more.
After struggling for several years, the owners of once of the biggest hangout joints in Kampala have decided to sell it off.

The property housing the club in Industrial Area has been sold off to their neighbours, Vision Group. We are yet to confirm the amount of money that was paid to Gordon Wavamuno’s son, Elvis Ssekyanzi for the club but what we can confirm is, Vision Group bought the property and Club Silk is left with only a few months to vacate the property.

The news of the acquisition of the club was revealed to the Vision Group employees by their boss, Robert Kabushenga, who said they are to use the building for their expansion.

Ssekyanzi is now left with only one club, Silk Liquid Bugolobi. It’s not clear at the moment whether he is likely to shift the club to a new location or whether he is to merge it with Silk Liquid.

Just like many city businessmen, Ssekyanzi was among the businessmen that requested for bailout from government.

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Museveni has failed Ugandans-DP

By
Hussein Musisi
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Kenneth Kakande

The Democratic Party has today, November 8, 2016, called upon parliament to put pressure on the President Yoweri Museveni to open Makerere University.

Addressing journalists at the party’s headquarters at City House in Kampala, the DP’s publicity secretary, Kenneth Paul Kakande said that they (DP) question the powers of the president to close the university yet it’s the parliament to do so.

“His role is to carry out supervisory roles among other activities according to the university and other tertiary institutions act” Kakande said

Adding ‘’ His action was a sign that he has not only failed as a president of Uganda but also in other minor capacities’’.

Kakande further said that almost 65 per cent of students at Makerere University are government sponsored so the responsible parties have failed to remit their fees in time hence leaving the university planning and management in impasse leading to the strike. He said the problem is not the students’ or the parents and so he demanded the immediate opening of the ‘great institution’.

He noted that tribal lines and sentiments should not be ruled out in the matter because the Vice Chancellor is an experienced manager with achievements as an economist at the college of Business and Management Sciences and therefore, the forces attacking him are targeting the individual on tribal grounds and not the competence.

He also argued the President Museveni to borrow a leaf from the campaigns in USA and learn lessons of the elections. He said Uganda as a democracy or alleged so, should pick a lesson

“There was no intimidation, teargas, no shooting, and no imprisonment”

 

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Dropped from NTV, Mwenda finds his way on TV again

By
Badru Kasadah
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Veteran scribe, Andrew Mujuni Mwenda.

“Why does NTV continue to deal with this man (Andrew Mwenda) when it is clear that he is very biased, he lacks integrity, he doesn’t have Ugandans’ interest at heart, he is not decisive (as his positions about key issues keep on changing overtime),” read a petition that later ended up seeing Mwenda shown the exit from NTV.

Viewers, wanted Mwenda off NTV henceforth petitioning the station’s management. Following consistent pressure from viewers NTV’s management finally dropped him from his segment of ‘NTV News night’.

It has been close to a year since he last appeared on our screens. Well, he is back on TV. The motor mouthed journalist has joined NBS TV.

He will be appearing on his own show, ‘NBS Blink’ a weekly show that will be airing every Monday, with the premiere having been yesterday.

Unlike on NTV, where he was a guest, he is a host of the ‘NBS Blink’. At NBS, he joins his former host on the ‘NTV News night’, Charles Odongotho. Odongotho was the first to leave NTV after he was dropped by the station following a disagreement with the then ‘untouchable’ Mwenda.

 

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MPs given Shs25 billion to buy cars

By
Isaiah Mwebaze
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MPs who court battles such as Busiro South legislator, Peter Ssematimba will not get vehicles until cases have been disposed off.

Members of Parliament are smiling after Ministry of Finance released Shs25 billion to purchase vehicles.
The Shs25 billion will cater for 250 MPs are majorly new timers in the August House. While the rest will get in the subsequent releases.
The Parliamentary Commission budgeted for Shs150 million for every MP but Finance Ministry and the Treasury agreed to release Shs100 million this financial year as the balance of Shs50 million will be released next financial year.
Chris Obore, the Director of Communication and Public Affairs at Parliament confirmed the release.
“Parliament has received a release of Shs25bn for payment of vehicle grant to MPs.The money will cater for at least 250 MPs out of 431. The Parliamentary Commission will first pay new MPs”
Mr Obore also clarified that those legislators with election petitions will not get the vehicles as they await court appeals to determine those that will remain in the house.
“The new MPs to get first are those without election petitions in court. The old MPs will be paid when the Commission gets a new release”

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