The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has strongly opposed the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in South Sudan, saying it is not helping bring peace but instead supporting one side in the conflict.
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Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has apportioned most of the blame linked to the devastating city floods on the government’s continued failure to arrest and evict encroachers of wetlands.
Lukwago, who was speaking on a national broadcast...
President Museveni's visit to Bugisu follows his recent assessment of PDM in the Karamoja and Sebei sub-regions, where he commissioned the National High Altitude Training Centre in Kapchorwa and the Sebei Zonal Industrial Hub to support youth talent and skills development.
Chapter 5, Section 46(1) of the NRM constitution requires that the party conducts elections of all elected members of NRM organs every five years. However, the Revivalist Movement contends that leaders have exceeded this term without legitimate justification, and they reject the prolonged use of the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse for delaying elections.
Mwesigwa explained that a peaceful transfer of power is the one that will facilitate the restoration of the presidential term limits, asking President Museveni to lead this by example. He added that if someone else takes power from him forcefully, as he did in 1986, his gospel will have no impact.
The ministry has been issuing titles, but the exercise was recently halted to critically resolve the matter. Now officials at MZO are worried that public outcry is going to be so much.
In 2018, the government, represented by the then State Minister for Environment, Dr. Mary Goreti Kitutu, halted the eviction of locals from three Mubende forests by the NFA. The minister directed the forestry body to embark on the degazetting process of these forests. These are Kasolo Forest Reserve in Kigando Sub County (3,244 hectares), Lusiba Forest Reserve in Nabingoola sub-county (670), and Muyinayina Forest Reserve.
At the beginning of October 2024, several evictees returned and started setting up camp-like settlements and makeshift structures, insisting not to leave the wetland till they are compensated, despite several warnings from NEMA.
Controversial news of attempted shooting at the Minister of State for Mineral development Hon Phiona Nyamutoro dominated the media on 20th June 2024 yesterday...
The former Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) Secretary for Ntungamo district, Goldmea Keigoshora, has promised to advocate for equity resource distribution in several Team...