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Uganda’s cyber queen Stella Nyanzi fired over Dr. Besigye

Stella Nyanzi (L) is a staunch supporter of Dr Kizza Besigye, the opposition FDC flag bearer in the 2016 presidential elections.

Stella Nyanzi, the eccentric and outspoken Medical anthropologist with Makerere Institute of Research is planning to sue her boss Prof. Mahmood Mamdani over the decision.

An Eagle Online mole at Makerere Hill gathers that the Nnalongo’s (mother of twins) knifing came from “above” (government). Stella Nyanzi is famous for her deep love for former FDC presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye whilst launching scathing attacks at the current regime using her social media platforms.

But she has reportedly pledged to take legal action and sue the Makerere don through an employment court.

‘That will go through the court because she is a government office bearer,’ our mole intimated.

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He continues to say that her blunt – and well-written pieces praising Dr. Besigye and calling for social uprising against the NRM government ‘would have caused a reasonable person in a higher office to conclude she was biased and prejudiced against the state which controls Makerere University’.

Nyanzi’s “Making love to the president”, who is “too used to only screwing our nation and its systems and public institutions” is one of the most critical anti-government poems authored in modern times and was commercially censured as a result.

Nyanzi

How Nyanzi has taken over social media

Twitter may not be her playing field, perhaps because of Twitter’s tiny window of 140 characters that may not accommodate her prolific writing. We can only speculate, however, as the only place you can readily get Stella Nyanzi is on Facebook. This is where Naynzi takes most of the party to fast-growing following, currently well-over 45,000.

She is candid in her posts, often writing about matters sexual without any inihibitions and at times, dishing out ideas on various other topics, still using sexual metaphors.

The has written powerful letters with clear word graphics, artistically talking about her intentions to make love to the president or threats to burn her womanhood in case certain political scales do not tip in her favour.

That is her kind of style that many people now find more interesting than appalling.

When she is not busy raising dust, Nyanzi is keen on sharing tips and insights on parenting, women empowerment and governance, or sharing travel experiences with her intrigued followers.

An online search reveals she holds a PhD from the University of London based on ethnographic fieldwork of youth sexualities, sexual and reproductive health in Gambia.

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Man City face Real Madrid in Champions League semi-final

Real Madrid finished second behind Barcelona in Manuel Pellegrini's only season in charge of Real Madrid

Manchester City will play Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals.

That means City could face incoming manager Pep Guardiola in the final, after his Bayern Munich side were drawn against Atletico Madrid in the other semi-final.

Guardiola will replace current City boss Manuel Pellegrini in the summer.

The first leg will take place in Manchester at Etihad Stadium on 26 April, with the return leg in Spain’s capital on 4 May.

The final takes place at Milan’s San Siro Stadium on 28 May.

 

Ronaldo back in Manchester

Pellegrini was manager at Real Madrid from 2009 to 2010, during which time the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo was bought from Manchester United for £80m, along with Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso.

The Chilean, though, was sacked after just one season, and replaced by Jose Mourinho, following early elimination from the Champions League and also losing out on the domestic championship to Barcelona.

Former Manchester United forward Ronaldo is the leading scorer in this season’s competition with 16 goals.

Ronaldo, 31, is also the competition’s all-time record goalscorer, with 93 in 125 appearances, and scored a hat-trick as Real overturned a 2-0 first leg deficit against Wolfsburg in the quarter-finals.

Real have been crowned champions of Europe a record 10 times.

 

Repeat of 2014 final a possibility

Friday’s draw means the prospect of a repeat of the 2014 final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, when Real scored three times in extra-time to win, is still a possibility.

Atletico knocked out reigning champions Barcelona in the quarter-finals.

Bayern Munich, top of the Bundesliga table, are five-time champions of Europe with their last success coming in 2013.

The draw means that four Spanish clubs could contest both the Champions League and Europa League finals after Sevilla and Villarreal and were kept apart in Europa League semi-finals.

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Czech Republic changes name again

Czechia President Milos Zeman

Before the collapse of the Iron Curtain, it was known as Czechoslovakia. Then it changed to Czech Republic and now authorities want its name changed for the third time in 25 years.

According to a statement released by the President, Prime Minister and other officials, citizens ‘are tired of its long and unwieldy name and would like to be called ‘Czechia’ from now on’.

“We recommend using the single-word name in foreign languages in situations when it’s not necessary to use the country’s formal name: sports events, marketing purposes etc.,” the officials wrote.

“The foreign ministry will ask the United Nations to include in its databases the correct equivalents of the country name in its official languages — Czechia in English, la Tchequie in French etc.”

Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said the government decided to take action because ‘there have been distortions and misspellings’.

The Czech ice-hockey team, for instance, has been using the word “Czech” — an adjective — on its jerseys.

The Czech Republic is a successor state to former Czechoslovakia following a peaceful split with Slovakia in 1993.

The country has had misgivings over its name for years, so much so that the issue even came up in conversation between President Milos Zeman and his Israeli counterpart in 2013.

“I use the word Czechia because it sounds nicer and it’s shorter than the cold Czech Republic,” Zeman told then President Shimon Peres on an official visit to Israel.

But not all Czechs are keen on the change.

“I disagree with the name ‘Czechia’,” Regional Development Minister Karla Slechtova tweeted, adding that: “I don’t want people to confuse our country with Chechnya.”

 

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Coach Sam Ssimbwa should be jailed – Express CEO

Ssimbwa has always maintained he was innocent.

Despite yesterday’s much anticipated 8-month ban provided by local football governing body Fufa, KCCA FC Sam Simbwa still isn’t getting any peace.

Eccentric Ssimbwa who has coached for over 22 years is in trouble over an audio tape with his alleged voice claiming to bribe referees to get positive results for the current Uganda Premier League table leaders who are financed by the wealthy Kampala Capital City Authority.

With the ban’s humiliation still haven’t died off and now Ram Hadji, Chief Executive Officer at Express Football Club whom Ssimbwa helped win their last league title in 2011 is suggesting the tactician should be sent to jail for his crimes instead of that ‘joke’ of a Fufa verdict.

Ram Hadji, Chief Executive Officer at Express Football Club thinks fans have eloped to European leagues because of the corruption in Ugandan football
Ram Hadji, Chief Executive Officer at Express Football Club thinks fans have eloped to European leagues because of the corruption in Ugandan football

Hadji’s statement reads:

“Coach Sam Ssimbwa has been banned for 8 months for confessing on tape that he paid off referees for match fixing. Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) issued a statement today also stating that since he was already suspended for 3 months those will be deducted, so he will sit out for 5 months and then resume, WHAT A JOKE.

After a three month investigation this is what you were able to come up with ?

  1. Ok so if he paid off officials to win matches for KCCA FC, who are these officials. and what is their penalty.
  2. Why is there no mention of KCCA FC who are the main beneficiaries of this scum. and what is their penalty.

Why do then people wonder why Football is on a downward spiral in Uganda, no wonder fans have eloped to European leagues and now i can understand their frustrations. lets site some examples of this scourge.

– In Nigeria –

Plateau United Feeders and Police when they won against Akurba FC and Babayaro FC 79-0 and Police Machine won 67-0, all four teams and the match officials from these matches were given lifetime bans, while in Uganda SC Villa did a 22-1 against Akol FC and were crowned Champions of Uganda and still proudly count it.

– In Germany –

In 2005 when it was revealed that Second Division referee Robert Hoyzer was involved in a €2 million match fixing scandal. several matches in the Second and Third Division. Hoyzer awarded controversial penalties and sent off players including a match between Paderborn and Hamburg, which saw two controversial penalties and a red card. Hoyzer was sentenced to more then two years in jail, and the players and officials also received stringent bans for their participation. but we see this every match day and Ssimbwa’s confession justifies that.

– In France –

Olympique de Marseille was fresh off of winning the 1993 UEFA Champions League. Marseille had a triumphant season with their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title and the French Cup, but it was all undone with a stupid attempted bribe of several Valenciennes players. The Valenciennes players were approached by a Marseille official and a player revealed to be Jean-Jacques Eydelie, with an offer to throw their upcoming match and avoid injury to Marseille players, according to The Independent. Marseille were eventually relegated to Second Division and Tapie was ousted when additional financial irregularities were revealed.

– In Spain –

former Premier League and international player Delroy Facey was jailed for two and a half years. Ex-West Brom and Grenada striker Facey was found guilty of conspiring to bribe non-league players.

so this and many other match fixing scandals have been handled by integral people and they cleaned up their game in Kenya, Italy and world over. let not our efforts go to waste. officially this is the longest post i have ever written and signed off. these are my own words.

Now why would you ask why Ugandan Football is on a downward spiral. FUFA revisit this mistake and set the right example once and for all, otherwise your reputation is at stake.”

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Am very disappointed by Vipers – Coach George Nsimbe

Vipers fc

FRIDAY UPL FIXTURES

Simba vs. Bright, Bombo

Villa vs. SCVU, Nakivubo

Vipers vs. BUL, Buikwe

The Saints vs. Police, Namboole

Vipers SC players have to put in extra shifts after head coach George “Best” Nsimbe bashed their sluggish start against SC Villa last Friday. The Buikwe based conceded as early as the 10th minute during a home draw with SC Villa in the Azam Uganda Premier League.

The league defending champions have not been convincing enough in their bid to cut KCCA’s at the top “I was disappointed with the slow start but we showed plenty of character afterwards,” Nsimbe stated after the game in Buikwe.

“There is still a long way to go in the race for the title although the slight advantage is now with our rivals,” added Nsimbe.

Vipers who return to action today when they host Jinja based BUL however squeezed a 2-0 win over Soana in their last home outing with goals in each half by Erisa Sekisambu and David Owori and the win away to Bright Stars took defending champions to within six points of table leaders KCCA with a game to spare and thus believe the race is still open.

“Bul is not a side to take for granted,” he told the league website. “They’re a good side and will be seeking to upset us but we are going to play an attacking game,” he added. The two sides played out a goalless draw in the first leg in Kakindu.

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EXPOSED! How thugs robbed journalists’ office

On 10th April 2016, the premises of Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) HRNJ-Uganda were broken into by unknown assailants. The break in started at about 4:00am, when a youthful lady approached the security guard on duty and requested him to open to which he complied. Upon querying her, he then offered her a seat just by the guard’s booth. They seemed to converse and later, she stepped out of the compound, only to return with some food and shared it with the guard. Moments after consuming the food, the guard blacked out.

There after some two (2) able bodied young men were shown jump over the fence and approached the guard’s booth where he could have been lying unconscious. These two (2) young men then used the keys they picked from the guard’s booth to open for other two (2) men that came in through the gate carrying metallic equipment.  Then four (4) men are shown moving around the building touching different doors and windows. They left the premises without breaking into the office due to the strong security measures that HRNJ-Uganda has re-enforced like installing cameras, installing another access door at the back, an alarm system and replacing the old burglar proofing and enhanced lighting system around the office .

When staff reported to office on Monday morning, they found the night guard unconscious in his booth and called the security firm -Detail Protection Services to come over and take him to hospital which they did. It came off as a normal sickness, so was taken to Mulago hospital. The day went on normally, but in the evening of April 11, 2016, the guard on duty wanted to close up the main gate but could not locate the padlocks which prompted him to contact at the staff still at office. They traced for the padlocks but to no avail which prompted a review of the cameras that previewed the entire events of the previous night.

We have since reported the matter to Old Kampala Police Station and hope that full investigations into this intrusion will be undertaken. A police detective and scene of crime officer have since visited the offices.

This trend of office break-in has been going on for a while with human rights organisations targeted in the country. HRNJ-Uganda was last broken into on the night of 29th June 2015 with the robbers making away with computers, valuable documents, money safe and other property worth 45 million shillings.; it was also broken into in May 2013 while still at its old premises at Mengo, forcing it to shift to its current premises. Both cases were reported to police but no reports have since been made.

This notwithstanding, HRNJ-Uganda is in a sound position and dully carrying on with delivering on its mandate of defending and promoting media freedoms and journalists’ rights.

 

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Cancer patients will die anyway – Health Minister

Chris Baryomunsi Minister ICT and National Guidance.

This could be the most disappointing statement ever given by a Ugandan minister and more still a Member of Parliament.

The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and her almost 400 MPs on Thursday afternoon filled up the house in anticipation of optimism about the breakdown of the radiotherapy machine as State Minister for Health, Kinkizi East MP Chris Baryomunsi addressed them.

The issue was raised on the floor of parliament by Bufumbira East MP Mr. Eddie Kwizera today at 3:30pm. He raised the concern of the breakdown of the radiotherapy machine as a matter of national importance.

But were massively disappointed after he said cancer patients are going to die anyway even if the machine hadn’t broken down and some selected survivors ‘were to be exported’ to Kenya.

But it obviously wasn’t time for the honorable minister to say goodbye.

“Matter of radiotherapy machine breakdown has been exaggerated by social media, there is no need for alarm,” he added.

“Government has an offer from the Aga-Khan hospital Nairobi to treat up to 400 patients, and we will foot the bill and more still will provide for transport plus upkeep the chosen patients to get radiotherapy in Kenya.

The mode of selection of those to be taken to Aga-Khan hospital is yet to be explained though. 

Mulago is the only hospital in East Africa that offers radiotherapy free of charge. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) donated the machine to Uganda’s biggest hospital in 1995.

Hon Biryomuniso

Woman MP Serere District, Hon Alice Alaso asked the Health Minister if there would be any plans of compensation for the families of cancer victims who have died due to lack of access to radiotherapy.

“Over the weekend we buried a priest in Serere who passed away due to no access to the regular radiotherapy he was receiving.” said Hon Alaso.

Minister Baryomunsi dodged that inquiry as expected by many.

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NSSF for Carol Atuhirwe’s cancer treatment

Ms Atuhirwe communicating to Mr Mwanguhya through writing notes as she can't talk.

National Social Security Fund will contribute to the cancer treatment fees for Ms Carol Atuhairwe, the executive Director Fund’s has revealed.

Speaking to EagleOnline, the Fund’s boss, Mr Richard Byarugaba, said the fund will join Ugandans in fundraising for Ms Carol to ensure that money for her treatment is raised.

Ms Carol, as the patient is now known, needs US$80,000 for her treatment in the USA

“Yes, we have joined other good Samaritans to lend a hand to this young lady in need. As workers fund, we identify with workers because they employ as and I am sure, Atuhirwe is a worker” Mr Byarugaba said.

Earlier in the Mr Charles Mwanguhya, a leading Journalists with NTV paid a visit to her at her home in Makindye where is bedridden. Ms Atuhirwe doesn’t take and only communicates through writing notes to whoever pays her a visit.

“I and Godbar Tumushabe visited Carol today, she is courageous and inspiring support any effort to revive her life” Mwanguhya wrote.

Mwanguhya was immediately joined by Mr Jotham Tarwmwa the Spokesperson of Electoral Commission who initiated fundraising drive on EC Media Centre Whatsup platform. And by close of the day, a sizable number of journalist and other members on the platform had contributed or pledged to rescue the needy lady.

Last week PR guru, Muherereza Kyamutetera plus family and friends of Ms Atuhirwe announced that they intend wash vehicles to Panamera bar along Lugogo bypass to help and raise fund for her treatment.

 

 

 

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Simba target scalp against fast fading Stars

Simba continue their relegation fight with a tie against off colour Bright Stars at Bombo on Friday.

The army side who are yet to replace suspended Morley Byekwaso go into the game fully aware that any slip up is detrimental to their survival chances and thus target maximum points.

The former league winners will fancy their chances against a side that has won none of their previous five games in which they have earned just a point.

Bright Stars welcome back first choice goalie Mathias Kigonya from suspension but are still minus Head Coach Fred Kajoba who is still ill although he  was discharged from hospital a couple of days ago.

Kajoba has been ill since collapsing on the way from national duty in Burkina Faso.

The two sides drew 1-1 in the reverse fixture with goalie Kigonya netting for the Stars while Martin Mugabi scored for the army side.

Simba lie third from bottom on 19 points while Bright Stars are 11th on 30 points.

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Vipers’ Kyobe banned for trafficking footballer to Myanmar

Former Vipers’ Secretary Haruna Kyobe has been banned for 16 months from all football related activities for involving in an illegal transfer of midfielder Joseph Mpande from Vipers to Horizon of Myanmar.

In a statement on the FUFA website, Kyobe; a former records officer at the FA stated that the 12 months apply to involvement in an illegal transfer whilst the four are for breach of duty of co-operation with the Ethics and Integrity Committee.

“The Adjudicatory Chamber of the FUFA Ethics and Integrity Committee chaired by Mr Byansi  William has banned Mr Haruna Kyobe- former Secretary and Transfer Matching System Manager of Vipers SC for 16 months from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other). The ban comes into force immediately,” a statement read in parts.

“Mr. Kyobe will serve 12 months for involving in an illegal transfer of a player and a further 4 months for breach of duty of cooperation with the Ethics and Integrity Committee. The ban will be served consecutively.”

The committee further explains- “During the course of the investigations, it was found out that Mr. Kyobe was a key person in the falsification of documents, forgery of a signature and illegally transferred the player contracted at Vipers SC to Horizon FC of Myanmar contrary to article 7 of the FUFA Statute, Article 14 Para 1 and 3, Article 18 of the FUFA Code Of Ethics and Article 135 of FUFA disciplinary Code. The investigation resulted in a final report that was submitted to the Adjudicatory chamber.”

Nevertheless, Thadeus Kitandwe and Richard Ssemanda have been exonerated as there was no evidence to implicate them.

“Mr. Thadeus Kitandwe and Mr. Ssemanda Richard do not have any case to answer as the investigations couldn’t establish any evidence of their involvement in the forgery of the documents in the illegal transfer of Mpande.”

The player, Mpande also has no case to answer as per the committee. “Further to note the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FUFA Ethics and Integrity Committee doesn’t have the powers to determine any case against Mr. Mpande. Only FIFA has such jurisdiction.

Mr. Kyobe has 10 days to apply for the full reasoned judgment passed by the Committee.”

When contacted, Kyobe wasn’t in position to comment on the decision saying he is yet to receive an official communiqué on the matter.

“I am yet to receive any communication in regard to the suspension thus i can’t comment before reading the full judgement & how they reached to such a conclusion.”

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