The Rwenzori sub-region attacks have so far claimed 28 people and left several others injured or displaced and President Museveni on Monday hurried to Bundibugyo District. H went to visited Ngamba and Kirumya where attacks mainly took place and later addressed a press conference in Fort Portal Town, Kabarole District.
Belgium boss Marc Wilmots has criticised Louis van Gaal for not playing much-maligned midfielder Marouane Fellaini in his natural position.
Fellaini is on international duty with Wilmots’ squad having endured sustained criticism of his performances and on-field conduct over recent weeks, notably from a significant section of United’s fan base.
But Wilmots believes the former Everton player is naturally a box-to-box midfielder, while he tends to feature at Old Trafford in either a holding role or as an emergency striker
“I know him by heart,” Wilmots told the Times. “In my eyes, he is a box-to-box [midfielder]. He could also play as a number six by himself, but not with a partner.
“He has the ability to play on the offensive too, as Everton used him. He is the best goal scorer I have.
“He is a very good player with a unique profile, but he is a player who must be used taking his qualities into account.”
Belgium play Portugal in Leiria on Tuesday – a match relocated from Brussels follow last week’s terror attacks – before Fellaini returns to United for Sunday’s match against Everton at Old Trafford.
Report by OmniSport
Afcon qualifier
Tonight at 7pm
Uganda vs Burkina Faso, Namboole stadium
Match Tickets: Shs20, 000 (Ordinary), Shs50,000 (VIP), Shs120,000 (VVIP)
In times of grief, bravery arises. This is exactly the mood in Cranes camp ahead of a crucial tie against Burkina Faso in the 2017 AFCON qualifiers.
This follows the death of ex-teammate Abel Dhaira who passed away on Sunday in Iceland due to abdominal cancer.
Longtime pal and teammate, striker Hamis ‘Diego’ Kiiza believes the only way to send off Dhaira is by winning the game on Tuesday.
“It’s a somber mood as you know,” he started. “We lost a brother, a friend, a teammate. This has however galvanized us ahead of game and we want to win it for him,” he added.
The Ugandan FA has already confirmed a minute of silence before kickoff at Namboole in remembrance of the fallen talented goalie.
Cranes coach Micho Sredojevic knows what is at stake and says that every one of the remaining three matches; two at home against Burkina Faso and Comoros and one away to Botswana will all be approached as if they were their last because whoever takes them will have done themselves a huge favour in the duo’s quest to qualify for Gabon.
“The game tomorrow (Tuesday) especially is like a cup final,” Micho said, “We shall squeeze from every player the remaining energy to see that we get the result we need.”
Yet the Serbian coach still has concerns about how his players will respond to the long trip from Ouagadougou. While Burkina Faso came by chartered flight a day before the Cranes arrival, the Ugandan team did not touch down at Entebbe Airport until the wee hours of Monday morning.
“It’s tough on us but we shall not be crybabies,” said Micho, his disgust at the situation hard to hide.
“I believe in the strong character of our players and work we are doing to be mentally strong, physically fit and technically-tactically effective.”
The Cranes had their final training session on Monday night under Namboole floodlights. All players left unscathed.
Micho is expected to make at least two changes from the team that started in Ouagadougou, with Khalid Aucho most likely to make way for Michael Azira, and Hamis Kiiza or Emmanuel Okwi coming in for Godfrey Walusimbi.
Scorer of the winner against Uganda on Saturday, Jonathan Pitroipa is again expected to be at the forefront for the Stallions, with Chelsea’s Bertrand Traore also raring to go.
Prado Toyota, a dangerous suv 4×4. Like I have always said. Is seated on a Hilux H frame Chasis hence very unstable at high speeds. The back fish tails on small multiple humps.
In car terms, it’s called a body on Chasis- no more than 8 bolts hold the body on the Chasis be warned.
This car originally was produced for Japanese families that lived in the snow hills & mountains meant to be driven at slow speeds up the mountains it became a good seller and intermediary between Hilux double cabin & Landcruiser 80 100 200 series commonly known as Mpenkoni the proper Landcruiser was too expensive and double cabin was a pick up & was not presentable in constituents, weddings and office to most Ugandans. As the constitution states, No government servants should have more than 3000cc and all cars should be diesel at that.
So the Prado made its way to best seller to organisations government and to most average families and high end because they sit high off the ground, the down side to all this no research is done by the buyers.
Over speeding by the owners & their relos all they do is walk in to a show room and as far as they are concerned, a 4×4 is here and I can go Mbarara the next day at 180kmp off they go, really?
Prado TX, TZ etc should not exceed 80 or 60kph on a marum or dirt road. The brake servos are also wanting….prefarably keep it as a city car.
Prado killed Ayume
Prado killed Nakato URA
Prado killed city businessman Crescent Baguma
Prado killed the Katama family.
Prado killed Miss Tourism Uganda
Prado killed the woman mp last week
Prado almost killed the Lira Woman MP.
Prado almost killed female artist Fina M
Prado last week almost killed MC Marcus Kwikiriza.
Almost lost NTV presenter G. Epenu.
Dr Hilderman & Mc King close call.
Prado killed 10 last week in Luwero.
A few years ago almost killed Winnie Byanyima
Prado has killed Pastor Kawesa and two missionaries.
VERDICT:
You are better off buying the older landcruiser vx or the new primo or pajero is a better car too rather than a brand new prado save a life save a nation this is just my opinion. Have you ever heard of a Q7 or ML accident if so 1 or 2.
Please stop buying prados!!!
Harrier is a much better car 100% I have tried & tested.
Car fanatic & critic.
Desh Kananura
In the clamour to finish off Wayne Rooney, his crisp volley against France at Wembley last November has already been forgotten.
Rooney, after 109 caps and 51 goals for his country, deserves more respect than that. Much more.
Last September he scored from the spot in a 2-0 win against Switzerland to break Sir Bobby Charlton’s England record.
We have such short memories, we really do.
Injury robbed Rooney of another cap in the Olympiastadion, when a team with an average age of just 24 completed their memorable comeback against world champions Germany.
Instead, Rooney sat at home watching England on TV, tweeting once before the game to wish them “good luck” and again after they completed their stunning 3-2 win.
England head coach Roy Hodgson said: “Wayne, I repeat, is our captain. He has captained the team extremely well in these past two years.
“He has taken us through a qualifying campaign where we had complete success, with ten wins out of ten.
“It doesn’t please me too much when it is suggested that the moment he is injured and doesn’t play that he deserves to be jettisoned in some way.
“He certainly doesn’t deserve that. When he comes back and is fit again he is going to be putting enormous pressure on these players.”
Rooney will also know that the fight to get into that forward line at the Euros is certainly on after Harry Kane and substitute Jamie Vardy scored against Germany. Danny Welbeck, playing his first England game since the 4-0 win over Lithuania at Wembley in March 2015, also excelled in the first half.
Still to come, against Holland at Wembley tomorrow night, is Liverpool’s striker Daniel Sturridge.
Manchester City’s injured forward Raheem Sterling, one of Hodgson’s “five-yard furies”, is another favourite.
Throw Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain into the pot, if fit, and it becomes a big problem for Hodgson. Theo Walcott, fading fast from the first-team picture at Arsenal, faces the prospect of missing out on yet another tournament.
He was ruthlessly culled by Fabio Capello in 2010 and missed the 2014 World Cup in Brazil through injury.
Whatever happens, there will be at least one big-name casualty when England’s squad for the Euros is announced.
Still, it is too soon to suggest that Rooney, a player with genuine pedigree and experience, is no longer worthy of a place. The next logical step is to morph into Francesco Totti, to dip in and out of the national team when circumstances dictate.
Totti has done it with Roma and Italy, extending his career into a third decade by listening to the advice of those around him.
Rooney has the ear of England’s head coach and his contribution to the qualifying campaign has not been forgotten.
He was England’s top scorer with seven goals and has hit 11 in 14 games since the World Cup.
Rooney’s knee injury has kept him out of this squad but he is convinced that he will be fit to play in France.
Hodgson remains one of his biggest allies and it would take something truly remarkable to dislodge him from the final 23.
The Three Lions chief added: “I was busy enjoying the fact that Welbeck came back and did well, Vardy came on and did well and Kane was excellent throughout the game.
“I will enjoy that for a minute.
“I’m pretty sure when Wayne is fit again and comes back that we can assess the situation.
“I’m not going to spend any time thinking about anything else at the moment.”
A more pressing matter is with England’s keepers after Jack Butland was taken off on a stretcher with an ankle injury just before the break.
He was slow to react to Toni Kroos’ long-range effort, which put the Germans 1-0 up. But he appeared to be suffering after making a routine clearance with his left leg. With Joe Hart also sidelined, Fraser Forster is expected to start in goal against Danny Blind’s Dutch team tomorrow.
Hodgson added: “Our goalkeepers have work to do if they are to become as good as the De Geas and Lloris’ of this world.
“In an ideal world we will build that up as well.
“The few times we have to play the ball long, and it will happen towards Harry Kane, the better it will be.
“We want our midfielders to run the game.”
The prestige friendly against Holland will also give Hodgson the chance to run his eye over Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater.
With Jack Wilshere still sidelined through injury, an unexpected opportunity could open up for Drinkwater.
The midfielder was on the sidelines for the clash with Germany but he should get a chance to make an impact against Holland.
With time running short, it will need a performance we never forget.
@Sun
Celebrated city evangelist Pastor Stephen Kawesa, founder and head pastor of Seguku Worship Centre commonly known as “Yesu Akwagala Church” on Monday perished in a car accident along Entebbe Road.
The popular man of God was in the company of two white missionaries, Ed Poblich and Scot Volz who also died on spot when the Toyota Prado TX they were riding in failed to stop and brake meters away from his Seguku church.
Kawesa who was the Vice-Chairman of Uganda Christian Outreach Ministries has been serving nearly thirty years founding churches, conducting crusades, teaching in Bible Schools, as well as caring for orphans and prisoners.
He is a well-respected spiritual leader here in Uganda.
With its economic growth outstripping that of most of its rivals and bucking a downward trend among emerging markets, Uganda is in pole position to pass its regional neighbors in the investment league tables this year. With up to Quarter 3, 2015 data on Nielson Africa’s second edition of the Africa Prospects Indicators (APi) now in, this year looks to be a milestone year for Uganda following its impressive performance.
According to the new report which provides a ranking of business prospects for leading markets in sub Saharan Africa, Uganda has been ranked 8th on the continent and third in East Africa.
Uganda comes is behind Ivory Coast, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Zambia, Cameroon and South Africa. EagleOnline understands that the country’s improved performance is partly due to the increased investments in oil and services sectors.
The report indicates that Uganda has had tremendous progress in retail execution, route to market and distribution, business insights and measurements among others.
“Uganda’s ranking improves on the business outlook dimension, and it continues to rank top in terms of retail sentiment,” part of the report says.
Sustained growth and development can only be realized with deep consumer and retail understanding, by 2015 35% of Ugandan retailers viewed the conditions that ease doing business as improving according to the report.
“From being largely unconnected to the web a little over a decade ago, millions of the consumers are now using it, due to the exponential advancements in mobile connectivity. 16% of consumers now access the internet using their mobile devices,” the report describes the rate of Uganda’s internet penetration.
Uganda’s stronger investment attractiveness is best explained by its own sustained growth rates in the context of slower regional growth. Sub Saharan Africa (SAA) region growth prospects are likely to remain solid, as an urbanising and rising middle class drives demand for consumer products and improved services.
With Uganda’s economy registering slowed Foreign Direct Investment, weak Shilling, high interest rates and rise in commodity prices, the report offers some positive news.
“Inflation is one of the most realistic indicators of the conditions consumers face. On average, Food accounts for 30% of the Ugandan consumer’s basket,” it continues in part.
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau and Kampala City Council Authority allow online business license applications. This has improved the procedure and also brought several businesses into the tax bracket. Additionally, business incorporation fees were reduced.
Uganda’s labour is also highly trainable, English speaking and the cost compares favourably in Africa with the country’s political and economic environment has been consistently improving and stable since 1986.
World leaders and celebrities were quick to condemn the Brussels attacks earlier this week, as monuments across the West lit up in the colors of the Belgian flag.
Tintin and the Plantu cartoons became a symbol of solidarity and leaders were quick to tweet their support for the victims of the bombings.
The horrific suicide bombing in Lahore has not garnered the same amount of sympathy, however. The colors of Pakistan did not light up Western capitals on Sunday evening after at least 69 people, mainly women and children, were killed while celebrating Easter in a terror attack targeting Christians.
The US offered a statement of condemnation through National Security Council spokesman Ned Price, but President Obama has so far remained tight-lipped, at least on Twitter, where he is still seen celebrating a “joyful Easter” with family.
Canadian leader Justin Trudeau, French President Francois Hollande and the Russian Foreign Ministry passed on sympathies along with US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, but most world leaders haven’t said much.
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived a terrorist attack in 2009 when her school bus was ambushed by militants, issued a statement for the victims.
Many people spoke of the lack of sympathy expressed for Lahore compared to that received by France and Belgium, leaving Pakistan wondering where is the ubiquitous “Je suis.”
@RT
Uganda Police have Monday blocked a team from All Saints Church, Rukungiri from proceeding to presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye’s home in Kasangati, Wakiso district.
Nonetheless, Polly Namaye, the Deputy Police spokesperson, denied claims that they have blocked the group from visiting Dr. Besigye.
“The Regional Police Commander (RPC) and the Divisional Police Commander (DPC) are there right now. They are trying to agree with the group on how best they can see Besigye but in smaller groups,” Namaye said.
“We are also trying to verify who these people are.” The group is led by Right Rev Bamushangire, Rt. Reverand Kanyonyi and Reverend Kahangirwe,” she added. There had also been rumors that the Rukungiri Mayor Charles Makulu among others had been arrested.
A section of Uganda Police Force has since February 18 camped on the former FDC president’s farm.
The Managing Director National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Eng. Silver Mugisha has been recognized for his exemplary leadership style and transformations at the corporation.
This was during the Achievements 2016 Award ceremony held at the Institute of Directors London UK last week. Representing NWSC, the Vice chairperson of the Board Mrs. Ruth Kanyaruju and Director Finance and accounts Mrs. Sylvia Arinaitwe received the European Quality Award on behalf of the managing director and the corporation.
Dr Mugisha has been instrumental in increasing water access to most areas in both Urban and rural homestead.
In September 2013, Dr Mugisha, the former chief manager Institutional Development and External Services at the corporation beat his closet rival, Mr Alex Gisagara, to take the coveted job after months of tight rope pulling. Mr Gisagara, also chief engineer at NWSC, was then acting in the position since the exit of William Muhairwe in 2011.
The NWSC board in 2015 commended him for excellent performance after he scooped the ‘Best Manager Award 2015’ accolade. According to an NWSC statement, the board commended him for his contribution towards increased service coverage, geographical expansion, service delivery and customer care. The statement said NWSC was set to complete the laying of 1,400 kilometres of water pipes across the country.
“In the period between July 2014 and June 2015, NWSC extended its geographical piped water system by more than 1,200 kilometres,” said the statement from public relations manager Samuel Apedel.
