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Police to promote Joshua Cheptegei to ASP rank

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Our Reporter
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The Police Advisory Committee (PAC) has recommended that Inspector of Police (IP) Joshua Cheptegei, who broke three World Records in long distance running competitions this year, to be promoted to his next rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).

IGP Okoth Ochola who is the Chairperson of the PAC, made the announcement to honour the athlete on Wednesday, 21st October 2020 during the meeting.

Cheptegei holds the 5km road world record he broke in Monaco in February, and then broke Kenenisa Bekele’s 16-year-old track world record time over the 5,000m as he clocked 12min 35.36sec. Earlier this month in Spain, he again broke Bekele’s 10,000m track world record by by more than six seconds clocking 26mins 11sec.

While addressing journalists at media centre today, the police spokesperson Fred Enanga said that the recommendation follows his exceptional performance when he broke four world records in long distance running.

In addition, the IGP tasked the Director of Logistics and Engineering to allocate a Double Cabin Pick-up and a Coaster Mini-bus to the Police Athletics team to support their training in Kapchorwa in fulfillment of his earlier stage.

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NUP launches Kyagulanyi’s official campaign poster with no red beret

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Ronard Shabomwe
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NUP members Launching Kyagulanyi official campaign portrait. (photo by Ronard Shabomwe)

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has officially unveiled Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert also known as Bobi Wine, the party presidential flag bear’s official campaign poster which has no red beret.

The unveiled campaign poster has the face of NUP presidential flag bearer Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert, in a blue suit with the party symbol (the umbrella and it has no red beret) a popular symbol of the People Power movement, and it has a word a new Uganda.

While addressing Journalists at party Secretariat today, the National Unit Platform spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi says that the poster will be placed everywhere around the city and across the country because it is official and legally accepted by the Electoral commission.

Ssenyonyi notes that this is the picture that is going to appear on the ballot paper and they thought it was important for the people to start getting used to it. That is why they didn’t include the red beret.

According to Fatima Nansubuga alias people power iron lady,, who is the Mulago 3 woman local council 3 NUP flag bearer, this is the time when as a party they should start making the whole country familiar with the Kyagulanyi Poster in its original shape with no red beret, so that by the time they reach voting period, they are not confused by the posters.

Isiima Kabonge the NUP supporter remarks that Ugandans should not interpret this as if the government has won the battle against them putting on the red beret. He says they have done this as per request of the electoral commission.

A number of posters of presidential and parliamentary aspirants belonging to NUP were defaced in the last few weeks by police saying that they were blocking visibility in the city.

Kyagulanyi now joins NRM’s Yoweri Museveni and FDC’s Patrick Oboi Amuriat as the only presidential candidates who have unveiled their official campaign posters.

According to the Electoral Commission, the presidential candidates will be officially nominated on 2 and 3 November 2020 and NUP flag bearer is scheduled to be nominated on 3 November.

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EC clears Gen Tumukunde for nomination as presidential candidate

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Geoffery Serugo
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Gen. Tumukunde.

Former Security Minister Gen. Henry Tumukunde has been cleared for nomination as presidential candidates after the Electoral Commission verified the signatures of supporters who endorsed his candidature.

Tumukunde joins the incumbent President Yoweri Museveni of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and independent candidates Nancy Linda Nakalembe and Fred Mwesigye who were cleared for nominations.

The Electoral Commission gazetted November 2nd and 3rd as the nomination dates for presidential candidates.

According to spokesperson of the electoral commission, Paul Bukenya, they are verifying signatures of National Unity Platform (NUP)’s presidential flag bearer Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu aka Bobi Wine, the Alliance for National Transformation’s (ANT) Gen. Mugisha Muntu among other aspirants.

“Nominations will be conducted in accordance with the measures and guidelines put in place by the Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the Electoral Commission to prevent and combat person-to-person, person-to-object and object-to-person spread of the COVID-19,” the chairperson of the electoral body Justice Simon Byabakama said last week.

Ahead of the 2021 elections, candidates will be allowed to organize or hold campaign meetings, in a regulated manner, preferably outdoors, with limited attendance of a maximum of seventy (70) persons, to enable the observance of the two meters social distancing rule for the persons attending the meeting.

List of Presidential aspirants

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (National Resistance Movement – NRM), verified & cleared

Bbaale Charles (Ecological Party of Uganda – EPU), under verification

Tumukunde Henry Kakurugu (Independent) verified & cleared

Mwesigye Fred (Independent) verified & cleared

Mayambala Willy (Independent) under verification

Lugudde-Katwe Elizabeth (Independent) under verification

Mutono Mbulambago Robert (Independent) under verification

Ebetu Simon (Independent) under verification

Mabirizi Joseph (Independent) under verification

Kabuleta Kiiza Joseph (Independent) under verification

Yamureebire Jothan (Independent) under verification

Makmot Moses (Independent) under verification

Okoth Geoffrey (Independent) under verification

Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert (National Unity Platform – NUP) under verification

Katumba John (Independent) under verification

Kalembe Nancy Linda (Independent) verified & cleared

Katushemererwe Brenda (Independent) under verification

Amuriat Oboi Patrick (Forum for Democratic Change – FDC) under verification

Mugisha Muntu Gregg (Alliance for National Transformation – ANT), under verification

Sserunjogi Henry (Independent) under verification

Chemuko Wakuri Fred (Revolutionary People’s Party – RPP), under verification

Mirembe Phiona (Independent) under verification

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Over 64 cases to be disposed of in a Criminal Appeal Session

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Geoffery Serugo
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DCJ Richard Buteera

The Court of Appeal has started a Criminal Appeals session in Kampala where 64 cases will be handled in a month. The Deputy Chief Justice, Richard Buteera, is leading a team of seven Justices in the session.

Justice Buteera, alongside Justices: Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Catherine Bamugemereire and Remmy Kasule, will handle 40 criminal Appeals, whereas Justices: Kenneth Kakuru, Stephen Musota and Christopher Madrama will handle 24 criminal applications.

The DCJ said his participation is in line with his earlier promise to take part in the sessions as an onerous effort to deal with the case backlog and bring hope to the court users.

Court of Appeal’s Deputy Registrar, Ayebare Tumwebaze, says the new session, and many more to come before the end of the year, are part of the Court’s backlog management strategy aimed at improving Justice Service delivery.

“We have actually planned a series of activities before the end of the year,” says Mr. Tumwebaze.

“Following this session, we shall open another Criminal Session in Fort Portal by Justices: Kakuru, Madrama and Irene Mulyagonja to deal with another 40 Criminal Appeals. Also, Justices Elizabeth Musoke, Hellen Obura and Remmy K. Kasule will be heading to Lira for another session of 40 cases, just before the Christmas break.”

Besides, Justices Bamugemereire, Musota and Muzamiru Kibeedi will handle a Civil Session of 40 appeals in December 2020.

The deputy registrar who could not hide his excitement over the “exceptional performance” by the Court of appeal, said, “All judgments and rulings are expected before January 2021,” says Mr. Ayebare. He added that Court had already completed 1,256 cases between January and October 2020.

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NUP decries the defacing and pull down of Bobi Wine’s posters

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Geoffery Serugo
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bobi wine poster

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has decried the defacing and pulling down of Bobi Wine’s posters while they unveiled the official poster for their presidential flag bearer.

The poster was unveiled by the party Secretary General Lewis Lubongoya, Party spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi among other members.

Ssenyonyi decried the defacing and pull down of their candidate’s posters by their rival party individuals, National Resistance Movement (NRM) under tight security by Police and other related agencies.

“We have seen our competitors defacing Bobi Wine’s posters with protection from Security agencies. But we shall defeat them in the 2021 elections. Our party is well grounded,” he said.

He revealed that the Bobi Wine will be nominated on 3rd November 2020 after they collected all required signatures for nomination.

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National Council for Higher Education clears KIU to conduct online lectures

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Our Reporter
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KIU library

Kampala International University (KIU) has been cleared by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) to offer lectures to its students online as one of the safety measures to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19 within the country.

KIU, which rolled out its e-learning platform for its students across all programmes at the beginning of the national lockdown, was officially cleared by NCHE to offer online studies after the reopening of schools for candidate classes and gradual lifting of the lockdown.

In an official communication on its website, NCHE spelt out the need for all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to adopt the Open Distance and e-learning (ODeL) system to reduce the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The NCHE takes cognizance of the readiness to reopen expressed by the majority of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and has developed guidelines for aiding HEIs to resume their teaching and learning activities remotely, since students and lecturers can be able to interact without necessarily coming into contact, during the lockdown,” reads the communication.

Godfrey Lukumu, the e-learning administrator at KIU Western Campus said he has been carrying out training sessions for students and staff since the university reopened to finalists so that they can use the ODeL system effectively.

“I have been carrying out training in the Biomedical block for students and staff so that they can be conversant with the e-learning system,” Lukumu said.

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Morocco’s RS Berkane crowned CAF Confederation Cup champions

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Our Reporter
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Mohssine Iajour scored the lone goal as RS Berkane floored Egyptian debutants Pyramids by a solitary goal to clinch their first ever Total CAF Confederation Cup title, in their second consecutive final.

The ball ricocheted off the striker’s foot in the 15th minute, but it didn’t matter at all as it proved to be the golden goal, and perhaps the most important yet in Berkane’s history.

The Moroccans lost last year’s final on penalties to another Egyptian side, Zamalek SC, but they were in no mood of lighting striking on the same spot again as they ensured victory on home soil, seeing the atch played at Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat.

Berkane had to finish the game with 10 men, just like in last year’s final, when Bakre El Helali was sent off for a dangerous tackle with two minutes left on the clock.

Despite the numerical disadvantage, they just but managed to stay afloat.

Debutants Pyramids had come into the final with enviable pedigree, having gone all the way to the last game of the campaign in their first ever season with only two losses from their last 15 matches in the competition. They had also won all their eight away matches this season, prior to the final.

But, they could not finish the job as the experienced Moroccan side held on for valuable victory.

In a feisty opening half, Berkane opened the scoring after quarter of an hour when a shot from inside the box after a goalmouth scramble came off Iajour’s knee and into the net.

It was a rewarding start to RS Berkane as they had shown intent and hunger from the word go.

After just 14 seconds, they had knocked on the door with Iajour’s header off an Omar Namsaoui cross went wide.

The experienced forward had come close again in the seventh minute when he did well to protect the ball inside the box, but his shot was well saved by Pyramids keeper Mahdi Soliman.

But as the game wore on, so did the Egyptian debutants slowly begin to pile the pressure and pin Berkane in their own half. They did well to camp in the opponent’s side and had their first real go at goal in the 24th minute.

Some good build up play with swift short passing released a cross to Omar Gaber who in turn teed the ball up nicely for Mohamed Farouk, but his shot was just wide.

The forward asked the questions again with three minutes left to the break when he dribbled inside the box, but his eventual shot once again failed to trouble the keeper.

In the second half, Berkane started with as much gusto as they did the first and just two minutes in missed a golden chance. Off a good sprint on the right, Bakre El Helali cut back the ball for Iajour, but the forward skied the ball over.

Sensing that they needed to fix themselves quick, Pyramids made a change in the 56th minute, bringing in Ibrahim Hassan for Ayman Mansour. Hassan was part of the Zamalek squad that beat Berkane to the title last season and Pyramids hoped he would work the same magic.

Pyramids kept the pressure and had another opportunity in the 62nd minute, but Farouk’s nifty touch off an Abdalla Mohamed freekick but the effort hit the side netting. They made another change, John Antwi coming on for Ahmed Hassan.

The Ghanaian almost made an immediate impact with an angled header off a Farouk cross, but it went just wide.

On the other end, Berkane had a chance to finish off the game when Hamdi Laachir was picked out with a precise through pass, but he blasted the ball over.

Pyramids piled in the pressure as they sought to get just one to get themselves back into play.

They were handed a numerical advantage when El Helali was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Gaber. However, despite all last ditch efforts, they couldn’t rescue anything from the game.

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President Museveni’s empty promises irk NRM youth

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Ronard Shabomwe
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A group of NRM youth (photo by James Kamali)

The National Resistance Movement Youth group under Kampala yellow youth camp in Kawempe Division are furious with President Museveni’s empty promises to them, they are vowing not to campaign for NRM before receiving the financial support  that was promised to them in 2016.

Over 200 hundred irritated youth group comprise tailors, car washers, mechanics, and vendors in Kawempe division say they were used in NRM campaigns of 2016 general elections, and they have been participating in all NRM party activities repeatedly but they have remained in the worst poverty.

Addressing Journalists earlier today at Kawempe Kutanno in Kampala, Kenneth Sserunjongi, their chairperson claims that they are tired of being used and remembered only during campaign periods without receiving promises by the president and the party.

Some leaders in Kampala have deceived the President that NRM has no support in Kawempe, a reason why there Saccos and projects were left out in receiving support compared to other areas in Kampala. 

Dorcus Ainembabazi who leads women alleges that President Museveni’s brother Salim Sareh promised to empower them with tailing machines and empowering their small projects but all has been in vain.

Other group member’s want the President to meet them by himself since all people surrounding him are full of dishonesty in terms of delivering whatever is given to them.

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Kyambogo picks lessons from Makerere fire incident

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Ronard Shabomwe
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Kyambogo University Senate Building

Kyambogo University has equipped itself with firefighting equipment to prepare for any fire outbreak to avoid what occurred to Makerere University’s Ivory Tower.

In September the iconic main administration building caught fire and the destruction was unbelievable. An incident that served as an eye opener to other Universities including Kyambogo University.

Professor Elli Katunguka the Vice Chancellor of Kyambogo University contends that when they saw what occurred at Makerere University, they had to prepare for such an incident in case it occurs to Kyambogo.

Kyambogo University previously had most of the buildings including those where the important academic and non-academic files are kept, which the professor says is a great risk to the institution.

Professor Katunguka reveals that they have so far put water walls facilities and fire extinguishers in the new buildings and the old ones, and refilled those that have been in place, so that in case there is any outbreak, it becomes easy to fight it.

He says that what happened to Makerere was unfortunate and the interest of people should be to establish the cause of the fire before rushing to rebuild the place, it is important to know what was the cause so that the fire will not suffer the same. The professor says Kyambogo will not wait to witness this.

Kyambogo University received a number of the buildings constructed with funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) which lifted the face of the university. These are a three-storied central library with ICT-enhanced capacity, two-storied central teaching facility, technical teacher education workshop/complex, a three-storied multi-purpose science laboratory block and a four-storied engineering workshop.

The engineering workshop comprises a traffic and transportation workshop, material testing lab, water quality lab, electrical lab, modeling rooms, fluid mechanics lab, drawing rooms, telecommunication lab, meteorology lab and a computer lab.

Professor Katunguka says with all these buildings in place which harbors a lot for the institution, a lot is being done to prepare for any danger caused by a fire outbreak.

He further remarks that the next budget they will be considering putting more mechanisms of controlling such fires should they arise. He adds that most of the buildings have a lot of information that needs to be safeguarded.

In preventing the same, they have as well equipped their private security guards with the skills of how they can easily fight fire if it breaks out.

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Kusasira up in arms with Balaam, labels him a traitor, Balaam hits backs says how can I block a Presidential Advisor from seeing the president if she is one

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Geoffery Serugo
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Singer and rumoured Presidential Advisor for Kampala Catherine Kusasira Sserugga is up in arms with the events promoter and staunch support for National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Balaam Barugahara for standing against her meetings with President Yoweri Museveni.

The singer who spoke at ease said Balaam is a traitor and has betrayed them and as they can’t see or talk to the president to address challenges faced Ugandans.

“I curse you, you are such a traitor. Someone who pretends to be rich with good heart yet you are a mice, you just go on jumping onto everyone passing by you,”

However, when contacted by Eagle Online,Balaam said he wasn’t wasting time answering every bit of allegation by Kusasira and her colleagues saying he isn’t a government employee with power to limit anybody from accessing the head of state or another person. He described those labeling him a traitor as unappreciative with intents of pulling others down.

“who took her to the president in the first place? How can a Presidential Advisor if she is one be the one accusing me an ordinary man of blocking her and If I have a bad heart, why did I give Shs 110 million interest free. Let her first answer those questions before she accuses me of any wrong” said Balaam.

Balaam is also a successful city businessman with interests in real estate, media among others.

She said; “You are mediocre, I want you to know that I got fed-up with you to an extent of wanting to vomit. You backbite people, tarnish my name thinking that the president will suck me but you are ashamed yourself.  Know  that am a full Senior Presidential Advisor for Kampala. You are just a lousy citizen who always aims at putting people down”.

She said Balaam, is someone who sympathizes with people but on the other side he backstabs you.

“Recently when I went to Mbarara I heard rumors from my people saying that the Excellency gave me money for all Artists in Uganda and I ate it, something that made me very mad at him. He’s someone who claims to be good in people but in reality he is not.”

“You have led to the failures of many useful projects. Youth projects have failed because of you. He has hindered the meeting of many useful people to his excellence to mention, Artists, Politicians, Businessmen among others.”

 

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