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Museveni to attend Otafiire’s thanksgiving

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Isaiah Mwebaze
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President YK Museveni seen here decorating his longtime minister, Gen. Otafiire.

President Yoweri Museveni will tomorrow attend a thanksgiving ceremony for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire.

The ceremony that is slated to take place at Gen. Otafiire’s country home at Kasheshero in Mitooma district will be presided over by the religious leader from Mbarara Archdiocese and West Ankole Diocese. EagleOnline has learnt that community invited the President to officiate at the function. Otafiire who is not known to be a committed religious person is celebrating his political journey since the FRONASA times.

Gen. Otafiire is among the few remaining Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) fighters still alive and President Museveni will attend as both the president and longtime comrade to Otafiire.

Otafiire whose FRONASA number is R0 014 and later became the chief political commissar throughout the five-year bush war  has been instrumental in the current establishment. He has held different high government dockets. Although he lost in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party internal elections and later on contested as independent for Ruhinda South constituency but lost to Donozio Kahonda, was reappointed by President Museveni as Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister.

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Snapped: South Africans officially unveil Hamis Kiiza

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Stephen Muneza
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Free State Stars have officially unveiled striker Hamis ‘Diego Kizza’ after his departure from Tanzania’s Simba.

The Nalubale raised ace has joined the South African club on a permanent deal (two years) as he looks to get some Cranes game time under his belt.

The Uganda international was being chased by the likes Orlando Pirates, Zesco of Zambia, Kenya’s Gor Mahia and Proline of Uganda but opted to join new French manager Denis Lavagne’s side.

READ MORE: Hamis Kiiza close to choosing promoted Proline

And the club have now officially unveiled him as a Ea Lla Koto player alongside former South African goalkeepr goalkeeper Thela Ngobeni, former Barcelona trainee Ella Ken Armand, and Kenyan defender Joseph Okumu all signed on the final day.

Good luck Kiiza

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NRM’s Okabe thrown out of Parliament

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Badru Kasadah
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LOST PETITION: Former Kampala Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Aisha Kabanda.

The High Court in Soroti has thrown out Serere County Member of Parliament Patrick Okabe.

Okabe, a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party was thrown out over non-compliance with electoral rules and lack of the requisite academic documents.

In a judgment delivered early today by Justice Billy Kainamura, it was established that Okabe used different names on his academic papers iwhile at Ayer in Senior Four. He was then referred to as Ocen Oliba Patrick, while during nominations he used the names Patrick Okabe.

The mismatch raised queries since there was no deed poll.

Further in his ruling Justice Kainamura said the Electoral Commission disenfranchised the petitioner, Joseph Linos Opio of the Uganda Peoples Congress, by not including his name on the ballot paper.

He othen ordered the EC to pay two thirds of the costs while Okabe was ordered to pay the remaining part of the costs to Opio.

Okabe had been sued jointly with the Electoral Commission (EC).Meanwhile, the NRM party has also lost an election petition battle in central Uganda, after court threw out Hajjati Aisha Kabanda’s petition challenging the elected Woman MP for Butambala.

Kabanda, a former Kampala Resident City Commissioner (RCC), had challenged the election of Lydia Daphine Mirembe as the Butambala Woman MP, accusing the EC of refusing to conduct a voter recount yet Mirembe had defeated her by only 67 votes.

 

But in a court ruling delivered Friday, the petition was thrown out, with the judge saying her petition was ‘full of lies’.

 

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Former ESO boss appointed Ambassador

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Peter Etiang
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The IGAD countries which Ugandan envoy will oversee.

The immediate former External Security Organisation (ESO) Director General (DG) Robert Masolo has been appointed Uganda’s envoy to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

Masolo, who was moved to the foreign ministry in June 2015, had served as ESO boss for about 9 years, having joined the spy agency immediately after leaving Makerere University.

At ESO Masolo was replaced by Joseph Ocwet, a former Ugandan Ambassador to the African Union.

IGAD brings together eight Horn and East African countries, and is instrumental in trying to find a solution to resolving the conflict in South Sudan.

Established in 1986, IGAD comprises of Uganda, Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea Sudan and South Sudan.

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Move EAC Ministers to Arusha – EALA member implores regional governments

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Our Reporter and Agencies
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A section of legislators pay attention to the proceedings in the House.

A member of the East African Legislative Assembly wants to regions EAC ministers to move to Arusha, Tanzania, in order to make smooth operations of the bloc.

Contributing to debate on the audited Accounts of EAC for the period ended June 30, 2015, Judith Pareno noted that the report, for the better part, paints a negative picture of the Community.

“It means we are not planning well and are not adhering to the Financial Rules and Regulations. We need to have the Ministers of EAC resident in Arusha to do their political bit and supervisory bit and together with the Secretary General, they will let the Community move forward,” Hon Pareno said.

Hon Dr Kessy Nderakindo contributes to the debate on the Audited Accounts
Hon Dr Kessy Nderakindo contributes to the debate on the Audited Accounts

Earlier, her colleagues Dr Francois Xavier Kalinda (Rwanda) and Hon Bernard Mulengani (Uganda) had complained of irregular recruitment of staff and poor coordination of procurement meetings, respectively. According to Dr Kalinda, the irregular recruitment of staff at the EAC ‘was glaring’ and it presents legal challenges for both the concerned staff and the Community itself, while Hon Mulengani remarked that diligent internal controls within the Finance department were needed. He also stated that lack of quorum was hampering co-ordination of the set procurement meetings.

The Chair of the Committee on Accounts, Hon Jeremie Ngendakumana presents the report of the Committee on the Audited Accounts for the period ended 30th June 2015 to the House
The Chair of the Committee on Accounts, Hon Jeremie Ngendakumana presents the report of the Committee on the Audited Accounts for the period ended 30th June 2015 to the House

The report takes an incisive analysis of all the organs, institutions and projects of the EAC whose budget during the period under review was USD 125,643, 894.

Actual expenditure for the EAC totaled USD 81,349,607, pegged at 65%, while the outstanding VAT claimable from authorities in the Partner States is USD 847,183.
 

 

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WFP to cut refugee food rations due to inadequate funding

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

The World Food Programme (WFP) is to reduce food rations for refugees, most of them from South Sudan, who have been living in Uganda since July 2015, due to funding shortages.

Uganda is currently hosting more than half a million refugees, including up to 80,000 South Sudanese who have fled from escalating conflict back at home, according to the UN refugee agency, the UNCHR.

While in Uganda, the majority of these refugees rely heavily on WFP for food and nutrition assistance comprising cereals, pulses, fortified blended foods, vitamin-A fortified vegetable oil and iodized salt until they are able to provide for themselves using land that the Ugandan Government provides for their resettlement.

And once they are resettled, WFP provides them with monthly rations or cash assistance depending on location and eligibility criteria, and according to the humanitarian agency, it is expected that a new programme to provide food is expected to cost US$ 7 million per month.

“Uganda is hosting a record number of refugees, half a million,” the WFP Uganda Director Mike Sackett says, as he oversees the distribution of food rations at the Nyumanzi Refugees transit centre.

“They come from Burundi, DRC but particularly from South Sudan which has been affected by very serious fighting initially at the end of 2013 but even as recently as last month,” he adds.

“Since that time,” Sackett says, adding: “75,000 new people have come into Uganda and the World Food Programme is providing essential food rations to them.”

According to the WFP, this year the agency has received contributions from Canada, the European Commission (EC), Ireland, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States among other donors.

 

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Dr Hilderman quits Mesach Ssemakula’s Golden Band

By
Badru Kasadah
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I AM OUT: Singer Henry Kiyagga aka Dr Hilderman of the Mazongot fame has quit Golden Productions Band.

Catherine Kusasira performed at Geoffrey Lutaya’s concert held last Friday at Club Obligatto. Lutaya is a known enemy to Mesach Ssemakula, who turns out to be Kusasira’s boss. It’s this stint that brought the ‘Sonyiwa Banno’ singer on a collision course with her group, the Golden Productions, where she was reportedly threatened with expulsion.

But before Kusasira is expelled, another member of the group has expelled himself.

Henry Kiyagga aka Dr Hilderman, has quit the band where he has been a member for over two years, claiming he is not progressing in his career.

QUIT NOTICE: The letter written by Dr Hilderman's lawyers to Golden Productions Band.
QUIT NOTICE: The letter written by Dr Hilderman’s lawyers to Golden Productions Band.

“Am out of Golden today the 1/9/2016. I thank Golden Team for giving me the chance to work with u for this period of 2yrs and four months. Its been a good Learning Experience Working with you but I Need to Work towards my Career Development which I can’t execute perfectly with the group. I will always be loyal to you as I carry on my new Transition,” he writes, through his lawyers Kalenge, Ssemambo and Company Advocates.

Formerly a solo performer, Dr Hilderman, who is also commonly called Mazongoto, joined Golden Band shortly after its formation in 2014.

However, things have totally failed to workout under Golden Productions as he has hardly belted out any hit under the group.

 

 

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City Ville imports ‘Agatako’ DJ for Rwanda Night

By
Badru Kasadah
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IN THE CITY TONIGHT: DJ Pius with a friend.

Rwanda’s finest Disc Jockey, DJ Pius of the Agatako fame, is already in Kampala ahead of his Rwanda Night-themed performance at City Ville Lounge tonight.

According to City Ville Lounge management, tonight’s event is aimed at making fun loving people come together have fun and revive one of Kampala’s posh hangouts, located in Bukoto after Radio Simba before Kabira country Club.

“He is also the best choice for such a night given his last performance here,” one of the managers said.

DJ Pius’ last performance in Uganda was on a similar night at Cayenne Bar and Restaurant. His song, ‘Agatako’ with Jose Chameleone is currently a hit in Uganda.

The other acts of the night are DJ Simples and DJ Aludah, and organisers have imported a bevy of Banyarwanda models and socialites for the event dubbed the biggest in Kampala this Friday.

And surprise? Unlike the previous edition where revellers had to part with Shs50, 000, entrance to City Ville tonight will be strictly free.

Catch you there guys!!!!

 

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Ex-Urban TV presenter Mary Luswata pregnant

By
Badru Kasadah
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EXPECTANT MOTHER: The Mary Luswata 'bump'.

Many Ugandans must be wondering where former Urban TV presenter Mary Luswata, could be hiding.

IN THE UK: Mary Luswata at the Arsenal Emirates Stadium in the UK
IN THE UK: Mary Luswata at the Arsenal Emirates Stadium in the UK

But those in the know say the motor-mouthed former Urban TV and Galaxy FM presenter returned from the United Kingdom a few months back, laden with a bump, and was hosted to a welcome party at Club Amnesia.

Indeed, authoritative information has it that Luswata is seven months pregnant, effectively rendering baseless Gravity Omutujju’s assertions that no man can go for the pint-sized presenter, who is over the moon over-her-yet-to be born baby.

“It’s been seven months of carrying you inside my womb and I have never felt anything like this in my whole life. Every single kick and all the amazing things you do in there that I can only witness on the outside have filled me with so much joy.

Every morning, I wake up waiting to feel you move. Sometimes I get anxious thinking you are moving too much or less frequent. God you keep me on the edge but am enjoying every single bit….” Luswata writes.

She adds: “Sometimes I wonder about what you look like, if I will love you enough… But one thing I know even before I hold you is that I will most probably kill for you, I hope I never have to. My heart warms up and I get a zillion butterflies in my stomach just because by thinking about you.”

However, she has been out of sight since the party at Amnesia – at least not anywhere near social places, ostensibly because of the bump.

Meanwhile, the identity of the man responsible for the pregnancy is still a mystery but there are reports he lives in UK, where the two are said to have met on Luswata’s first trip to the Queen’s land.

 

 

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MP Kato Lubwama forks out Shs600m for local TV Station

By
Badru Kasadah
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EMBATTLED: Lubaga South MP Kato Lubwama.

Lubaga South Member of Parliament Kato Lubwama is popularly known as a comedian but that might be no more if reports emerging that he is set to acquire a multi-million TV station are found true.

BIG BOYS: Lubaga MP Kato Lubwama (extreme right) with Kampala Central MP Muhammad Nsereko and a friend 'enjoy' life in the US where they are for the UNAA conference.
BIG BOYS: Lubaga MP Kato Lubwama (extreme right) with Kampala Central MP Muhammad Nsereko and a friend ‘enjoy’ life in the US where they are for the UNAA conference.

According to a source, Lubwama, who has been on a trip to Europe and Asia, and is currently in the US for the Uganda North American Association 2016 conference, announced that he had bought BILIV TV at Shs 600 million, and was in the final stages of revamping the station, a process that will involve firing staff and relocating the station from Mengo.

“He intends to relocate the station from where it is being housed – in a building opposite Mengo Hospital to his theater,” the source said, adding that the station will mainly air his productions and those of other local actors.

Lubwama, aka Bidugu, is a renowned musician and actor who worked as a presenter at the Bulange-based CBS FM before joining politics and winning the February parliamentary elections by trouncing Conservative Party (CP) president John Ken Lukyamuzi aka the Man.

Previously a darling of many because of his comedy antics, Lubwama has of recent attracted severe criticism after he scoffed at members of the public who castigated plans by government to buy MPs cars worth Shs150 million.

“As MPs, we are entitled to a good life… Some of us have driven even more expensive cars than the ones you want to buy us,” he reportedly said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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