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Man City, Chelsea eye Champions League glory in Porto

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Thomas Tuchel (left) and Pep Guardiola

Blue is the colour for this year’s Champions League final, as Manchester City and Chelsea board their flights to Porto seeking to end the strangest of seasons with the biggest prize of them all.

Pep Guardiola’s men advanced to the showpiece event after dumping Paris Saint-Germain out in the semi-finals, while all-time greats Real Madrid were no match for Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea.

Chelsea have beaten City twice in the past six weeks – in the FA Cup semifinal and Premier League, but this is a Champions League final.

It is the third final of Europe’s elite club competition to be played between two Premier League sides, and the second in just three seasons, and so this is a match-up that underlines the strength of the cash-rich English game.

Guardiola’s name is already etched into managerial folklore, but having led Barcelona to Champions League triumphs in 2009 and 2011, he could join the elite crowd of Bob Paisley, Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane with a third winners’ medal, and the 50-year-old needs no added incentive to get the job done in Portugal.

Like his adversary, Thomas Tuchel is a man who knows all about European heartache, having come so close yet so far with PSG last year.

Three defeats from four before a continental final is not exactly a recipe for success, but thankfully for Tuchel and the ever-demanding Chelsea board, Leicester’s late defeat to Tottenham Hotspur means that the Blues secured fourth spot and a route into Europe’s premier competition should their efforts in Portugal prove futile.

Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea manager: “As a child, you dream of these matches and it’s like watching the moon – it’s so, so far away. Once you’re in it, you’re just in it. I don’t hesitate to say that Man. City and Bayern have been the benchmark in Europe this season and last season. We are trying to close the gap and the good thing is, in football, you can close gaps in 90 minutes.”

Josep Guardiola, Man. City manager: “We fought together and we’re in the final of the Champions League, and those are nice words. People believe it’s easy to get to the final of the Champions League. Getting to the final now makes sense of what we have done in the past four or five years. Every day these guys have been consistent and this is remarkable.”

Possible lineups

Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Rúben Dias, Zinchenko; Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Gündoğan; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden

Chelsea: Mendy; Christensen, Thiago Silva, Rüdiger; Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kanté, Chilwell; Pulišić, Werner, Mount

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We are not aware of any procurement scandal involving us-EC

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Geoffery Serugo
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Mr Leonard Mulekwah, Secretary to the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission has clarified that they haven’t received money to purchase a new permanent home planned.

The EC is reacting to social media story which alleged that plans to purchase a new home by EC were hindered by infighting between Commissioners and senior members of management.

“The Electoral Commission has noted with concern a story on a news website alleging that the process of acquisition of a new office premises has been delayed due to fights between members of the commission and management. This is factually wrong and should be treated with the contempt it deserves” The EC said in a press statement.

The EC said “It Wishes to clarify that the Ministry of Finance has indicated that they will provide funds in the forthcoming budget for financial year 2021/2022 towards the purchase of a property to house the Electoral Commission on a permanent basis. Please note that the reading of the budget is scheduled for mid-June 2021. The said funds as expected to be appropriated by parliament  will be availed by the ministry in the first quarter of the financial year 2021/2022”

EC is supposed to vacate the current headquarters by end of June this year to pave way for the construction of the flyover linking Jinja road to Entebbe road at the former clock tower. Uganda National Roads Authority tasked EC to give way and as such, EC is in the process of getting a new home.

“The said story is a gross misrepresentation of the progress of the process for relocation of the Electoral Commission headquarters and its contents are not only speculative, but are maliciously  designed to tarnish the name of the institution and the reputation of its officials”  reads the statement signed by Leonard Mulekwah, acting Secretary Electoral Commission.

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Elections are over, time to work- SG Lumumba tells Ugandans

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Trevor S Baleke
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NRM SG Kasule Lumumba.

 

 

The NRM Secretary General Justine Kasule Lumumba has said all Ugandans at all levels should resort to their work since election period is over.

Lumumba said Ugandans exercised their right well by choosing their next president, members of parliament, district chairpersons and other leaders in elections that were largely won by the National Resistance Movement but said it is now time for them to start work.

“This electoral cycle has now come to an end. I take this opportunity to appeal to Ugandans at large but specifically to those leaders who participated in the electoral process; to now get down to hard work so as to lay a firm and strong foundation for the socio-economic transformation of the country, during this ‘kisanja’,” Lumumba said.

She challenged leaders irrespective of their political affiliation at all levels in the country, to develop mechanisms for conflict resolution; whether through mediation, reconciliation or arbitration in order to promote unity and cohesion in the country.

She added that when a county is purposefully united, the implementation of government programs for socio-economic transformation can easily be done and fast-tracked.

The NRM Secretary General congratulated the new Speaker of Parliament  Jacob Oulanyah and his deputy, Anita Among upon election to lead the 11th parliament.
The election of these two leaders is a reflection of the unity and cohesion within the National Resistance Movement. I thank H.E. the President and National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement; the NRM Central Executive Committee and the NRM Parliamentary Caucus for their role in ensuring the election of the two NRM flag bearers for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively,” she said.

She reminded the two leaders that they hold the positions in trust and on behalf of their mother party, the NRM and that they should always work to fast- track the NRM manifesto.

Lumumba urged members of the party to desist from making any inflammatory statements in the media about the election that she said might be prejudicial to the unity and cohesion of the party.

On the second wave of #Covid-19 pandemic, Lumumba appealed to Ugandans, especially the politicians involved in celebrating their victories to do so in strict compliance with the standard operating procedures as guided by the Scientists; so as not to put the people of Uganda at risk of contracting and spreading the #Covid-19 pandemic.

She also called upon the general public to continue observing standard operating procedures issued by ministry of health.

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Eight Kyambogo students charged for inciting violence

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Ronard Shabomwe
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Kyambogo students during strike

Eight students of Kyambogo University have been charged for inciting violence in students which led to strike.

The students were arrested by the territorial police of Jinja Road Police Station when they were leading the strike that occurred at Kyambogo this Wednesday morning.

The students include; John Mbazira the Guild President, his Vice Claire Namara, Eriasa Kato, Bright Kasozi ,Alphonse Nkurunziza, Ivan Malingumu, Geoffrey Ssali and Calvin Waiswa

Asp Luke Owoyesigyire the deputy spokesperson of Kampala metropolitan in a statement, said that students decided to go on strike mobilised by their student guild leaders.

Adding that the students wanted online learning, a system the top university management has decided to keep students on, stopped. Students allege that the system is very expensive for them since it requires gadgets. They also asked for extension of the semester.

“The students became unruly, but we have dispersed them and brought the situation under control” He adds.

Owoyesigyire says that students have been charged with inciting violence and are detained at Jinja Road Police Station as investigations continue.

In a phone interview, Professor Eli Katunguka Rwakishaya, the Vice Chancellor of the university said that Open Distance and e-learning system-ODel, that the students are protesting against is recommended by the Government of Uganda as one way of avoiding crowding of students in the university.

Professor said that students who claim they cannot manage the system because of lack of smart phones, they should know that it is not the role of the university to provide phones for them.

“Students should look for all means possible to make sure that they learn online because the COVID-19 situation is worsening and we cannot keep students meeting physically” adds Vice Chancellor Katunguka.

Professor Katunguka suspended physical classes and ordered for online learning following a spike in COVID-19 disease at the university. This was after the university registered eight cases of covid19 with six being students and two administrative staff.

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Flights to Goma International Airport diverted to Entebbe as DRC PM meets Museveni

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Our Reporter
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Goma International Airport.

Passenger and cargo flights that have been destined to Goma International Airport have been diverted to Entebbe due to eruption of the valcano on Mount Nyiragongo  which is just 14 kilometers north of the terminal.

According to a source in the aviation industry, Entebbe was chosen to handle flights to the Eastern Congo and this has therefore, increased traffic at Entebbe.

“It is true Entebbe is handling all flights to Goma due to what happened and this has seen an increase of both passengers and goods” the source told Eagle Online.

The diversion of the flights to Entebbe come at the time when DRC Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Christophe Lutundula Apala was in Kampala.Initially built with a paved 3000 m runway and a large terminal and apron, the airport has not recovered from the 2002  and the recent eruption  volcano Nyiragongo, 14 km to the north. The airport couldn’t handle any wide-bodied aircraft except for freight operations run by relief agencies and the United Nations.

Apala was this afternoon meeting President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe. Kampala has already deployed soldiers in the Congo as part of the joint operation against Allied Democratic Forces that have been killing locals on both sides of the border.

New Vision earlier on reported that  Minister Apala, who started his visit on Thursday that ends on Saturday, is here to “further bolster the cordial bilateral relations and deepen cooperation between the two countries.” The state run paper quoted a statement from from Foreign Affairs ministry.

 

 

 

 

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Banks, money lenders move to attach Pearl of Africa Hotel over loans

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Our Reporter
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Pearl of Africa hotel Kampala.

Pearl of Africa Hotel is on the brink of losing its property to commercial banks and money lenders for failure to clear accumulated loans. The revelation was made by an employee of the state-of-the-art hotel who said the proprietor is choking on loans.

The multi-million dollar hotel belongs to AYA Brother’s Muhammad Hamid who was in 2018 embroiled in claims of sexual assault. He in 2017 led to the arrest of former minister Herbert Kabafunzaki on allegations that he was soliciting bribes.

According to a source, the business was mostly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hotel has since laid off several workers and others have since left over the hotel’s failure to meet their salaries.

“The gatekeepers left. Can you imagine gatekeepers who earn peanuts? The facility has accumulated water and electricity bills. Recently the president stepped in when UMEME disconnected them. At the Time UMEME owed them over Shs700 million,” the source said.

“The hotel has run out of business and I don’t think it will recover during the new normal. Service cars for the hotel have since been attached and they are in Kawempe but I can’t tell you exact place.”

Mr. Najib Muwonge, the guest relations officer at Pearl of Africa Hotel refuted all claims saying that former workers were all paid.

“Hotel vans were no attached, they are packed at AYA factory manufacturing biscuits in Kawempe. Those are mere allegations. We are operating normally; you can visit us to confirm. As you are aware some workers were asked to stay home due to the Covid-19,” he said.

The source said the prestigious 20-storey hotel is in crisis and that it needs a serious investor to see it rising from the deep slumber. It is averred that the proprietors of the hotel were in search for potential investors however one has responded.

In 2018, the then hotel’s human resource manager, Mr Lawrence Kulanga said the hotel in preparation to lay off workers as a new investor, US hotel chain Wyndham was about to takeover in October 2018.

“We have identified an operator of international repute and the hotel is in the process of transitioning to the management of the operator. The transition is expected to last approximately two months.” Part of Kulanga’s letter to employees read.

Pearl of Africa Hotel is one of the highest points in Kampala city and has been under development since 2006, was completed in June 2017, and was opened on October 1, 2017. It began operations as Aya Hotel and briefly adopted the Hilton Hotel brand before rebranding to Pearl of Africa Hotel.

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#Covid-19: Kyambogo students strike over suspension of physical lectures

By
Ronard Shabomwe
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Kyambogo students strike outside the senate building

Students of Kyambogo University, a Banda based university are striking a day after the Vice Chancellor, Prof Eli Katunguka, suspended physical classes.

Professor Katunguka suspended physical classes after some members of Kyambogo University tested positive of #Covid-19.

Three students from the Department of Accounting in the School of Management tested positive of #Covid-19 but the latest information coming in from students indicates that the number of students who tested positive is more than the reported.

Students who are opposing this decision have started a strike by surrounding the administration block where most of the University top managers sit and they are demanding the management to change its decision and allow them continue with physical lectures.

Other students led by John Mbazira, the Guild President are moving in Banda and other surrounding areas shouting” say no to online learning “.

Students contend that they have suffered a lot while trying to use the Online system of learning which is not working for them.

Kyambogo university introduced Open Distance and Elearning-ODel system of learning when the government closed education institutions in 2020, since then students have complained about how  ODel system has failed to work for them.

Fortunate Atuhurire a third year student says that suspending physical classes will not help in anyway and asks the administration to think about the impact of online learning to students.

Deborah Ampereza a bachelor of Accounting and Finance second year student explained that in her class, none of the students had managed to access the study materials online, and wonders why the  university keeps on insisting on using online yet it failed in first place.

Students are also striking against surcharges the university getting from students who pay their school fees after six weeks. Kyambogo has six weeks policy of paying tuition to zero balance and when six weeks are done, a late payment fee of Shs50,000 is added and it has to be paid before doing exams.

Bruce Okello a second year student of bachelors of Community Based Rehabilitation, says that since the students have been affected by the pandemic too, the university should not continue charging them this surcharges.

Professor Eli Katunguka, the Vice Chancellor explained that the ODel system is opposed by a small group of students who are just after opposing everything in the University, adding that ODel  has been there and it is a government’s measure of stopping the spread of #Covid-19.

The police together with UPDF have fought students who were protesting and the situation in University is coming back to normal.

According to statistics released by the Ministry of Health, the cumulative confirmed cases are now 44,074 and 358 people have died from the deadly virus. There are currently 140 active #Covid-19 cases.

The Ministry has called upon all persons who have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and have completed between eight to twelve weeks to visit any designated vaccination health facility and receive the second and final dose.

As per the Ministry of Health guidelines, the university is now expected to trace and isolate contacts of the students who tested positive as away of slowing the spread of #Covid-19.

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Zinedine Zidane leaves Real Madrid for second time as manager

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Agencies
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zidane

Real Madrid have announced that Zinedine Zidane has decided to bring an end to his current spell as head coach of our club.

“We must now respect his decision and express our gratitude for his professionalism, dedication and passion over the years and what he means to Real Madrid,” Real Madrid said in a statement.

“Zidane is one of Real Madrid’s great icons and his legacy extends beyond what he has achieved as a coach and player at our club.”

“He is aware that he has a place in the hearts of the Real Madrid fans and that he will always have a home at Real Madrid.”

Real were pipped to the La Liga title by city rivals Atletico Madrid on a dramatic final day of the season on Saturday.

Zidane, 48, won three consecutive Champions League titles in his first period in charge between 2016 and 2018.

He returned to a club in disarray 10 months later and secured a second La Liga title as manager last season.

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Kyambogo University suspends physical lectures over #Covid-19 cases

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Simon Kabayo
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Kyambogo University Senate Building

Kyambogo University has suspended physical lectures after a number of students tested positive for Covid-19. The suspension of physical lectures was confirmed by Vice Chancellor Prof. Elly Katunguka who said that six students and two staff members tested positive.

In his letter to all Deans and Heads of Departments, Prof. Katunguka said that many students have been coughing, however many of them declined to be tested.

“In a bid to be safe, students have to stay at home or hostels and engage in the online learning and whoever has cough or flu to go for medication,” he said.

He urged Deans and Heads of Departments to engage students through the online learning system as planned and shown on the schedule released by the Academic Registrar.

“I want all members of staff to get their vaccinations. Students should observe the Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures,” he said.

According to the orders of the Ministry of Health, the administration has to identify and isolate these students to curb the spread of the virus to other students in the University.

On a sad note, students have declined to adopt online learning saying that it is expensive and a lot of tuition has been paid including the surcharges on delayed payments.

According to Akim Kiyengo Lwanga, the Kyambogo Guild Information Minister, online learning’s implementation should be a gradual process depending on the readiness of students, parents and lecturers.

“Therefore the University Council must reduce tuition or functional fees to enable student’s purchase what is needed to have online studies. We are saying no to online learning,” Kiyengo said.

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Uganda Airlines announces regular flights to Johannesburg

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Our Reporter
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Uganda Airlines

Uganda Airlines has announced regular flights between Entebbe and Johannesburg. The flights take effect from 31st May, 2021.

According to a statement released by the Airliner, the flights are expected to usher a great new experience of convenient and affordable travel between Uganda and South Africa, and the wider African regional network.

“This new route launch offers the best solution for all travelers with the only non-stop scheduled service between Entebbe to Johannesburg, reduced journey time, more flight frequencies, and superior onboard service filled with the legendary Ugandan hospitality, and the most competitive fares on the market,” the Airline said.

“Beyond the main hubs at Entebbe and Johannesburg, this service will also enhance connectivity to and from the airlines’ current network which includes Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kinshasa, Juba, Mogadishu, Bujumbura, Zanzibar, Mombasa and Kilimanjaro.”

The airliner is in the final stages to introduce direct flights to London, Dubai, Guangzhou and Mumbai, from Entebbe International Airport. It is currently operating in over 10 countries all over the world.

Established in May 1976, Uganda Airlines, started operations in 1977 and was liquidated in May 2001 after efforts to privatize the company failed due to massive debts it had incurred.

Its revival now means Uganda Airlines competes with Africa’s best such as South Africa Airways, Ethiopian Airways, Kenya Airways, RwandAir and others on the continent, not forgetting International ones such as Emirates Airways, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airways among others that land at Entebbe International Airport.

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