March 2022 – Elite News

Mar242022 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Uganda Now Saving Over 4 Trillion Shillings Annually in Costs Because of Digitization Says NITA-U

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(Kampala Uganda 24th March 2022) Uganda is now saving 4 trillion shillings annually in costs because of National Backbone Infrastructure says NITA-U Executive Director Dr. Hatwib Mugasa. He made these remarks at the Huawei ICT Congress 2022 currently taking place at the Sheraton hotel Kampala up to the 24th of March 2022. Mr Hatwib expressed that because of the National backbone infrastructure project, government services have managed to go online and more than 1,400 Ministries, Agencies and Local Government (MDA) offices can now utilize electronic services such as integrated management systems, e-tax, e-passports, hence saving a huge chunk of money and time that would have been spent on making services available to Ugandans. NITA-U Executive Director Dr. Hatwib Mugasa. “NITA-U has been ...

Mar242022 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Court Declares Wakayima, Nansana municipality MP.

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The ruling was read by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, Wakayima’s political rival Musoke Hamis Walusimbi filed the appeal out of time. Walusimbi had filed an appeal challenging Wakayima’s election on grounds of academic qualification alleging that Wakayima used someone else’s documents to stand for the said position. However, Walusimbi failed to convince the High Court in Kampala which exonerated Wakayima and he proceeded to the Court of Appeal to decide otherwise. The Justices were Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, and Justice Irene Mulyagonja. Walusimbi abandoned other grounds including Electoral malpractices against Wakayima and maintained only the controversial ground of Wakayima allegedly lacking academic papers including an A level certificate to...

Mar242022 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Opposition Endorses Asuman Basalirwa for Speakership

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Opposition members of parliament has has fronted Bugiri Municipality MP Asuman Basalirwa in the speakership race. Basalirwa beat Erute County South MP, Jonathan Odur who polled 49 to 20 votes respectively. Basalirwa will tussle it out with the Anita Among from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) who was declared yesterday by the Central Executive Committee (CEC), Among has been the deputy speaker of parliament. Meanwhile forum for democratic change (FDC) and Kioga North MP Okot Bitek has been fronted as the opposition candidate for Deputy Speakership after Kampala Woman MP, Shamim Malende stepped down. The event will take place tomorrow 25th 03 2022 at the Kololo independence grounds as all members of parliament are expected to gather there to cast there votes. According to Arti...

Mar212022 by Abel kawereNo Comments

CONTRAVERSY in Oulanyah’s death as dady says ”My Son Was Poison”, Government Refutes The Allegations

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On March 20, President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni announced that Speaker Oulanyah has died. However the president didn’t reveal the cause of Oulanyah’s death Today morning the grieved Nathan Okori was quoted telling mourners at their ancestral home in Omoro District saying Oulanyah’s death is not easy news to welcome insisting his son was poisoned and that whatever people will say, it should not distort the information they have. "My son Jacob Oulanyah, did not die of natural causes and he was poisoned" said Okori. He adds that his son revealed the cause of his illness which suddenly began manifesting publicly after he became speaker last year in May before travelling for specialised medical care in the US. He adds that Oulanyah called him and promised him certain things. He ho...

Mar212022 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Finally Oulanyah burial programme reveled

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The Speaker was first hospitalised at Mulago hospital and later at Nakasero Hospital before he was flown to the US. Earlier, he had been to Dubai where he underwent a surgical operation. Government has said it will issue an official statement about the burial arrangements of Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah on Tuesday 22 march 2022 The minister for Presidency, Ms Milly Babalanda, tweeted on Sunday that the government will take charge of the Speaker’s burial arrangements. “Fellow Ugandans, it’s most unfortunate to lose our speaker. I commiserate with all Ugandans and Africa at large,” Ms Babalanda said. President Museveni on Sunday broke the news of the death of Mr Oulanyah, who had been hospitalised in Seatle, USA. We did everything humanly possible to save Jacob- Deputy Speaker Among...

Mar192022 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Uganda ahead of the world in gender equality-Minister Amongi

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Uganda Ahead of the World in Gender Equality- Minister Amongi The Government of Uganda has made tremendous progress in advancing gender equality and women empowerment as a key driver of inclusive economic growth and social development. While presenting a paper at a dialogue held on the sidelines of the ongoing 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York on Thursday, the Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Amongi Betty Ongom observed that a host of progressive laws, policies, programmes and interventions had been instituted to support the drive. “As a country, Uganda has entrenched a clear belief system which recognizes that societies where women and girls are treated as inferior to men and boys are a recipe to establishing and perpetuating a vicio...

Mar192022 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Departed Asians Property Custodian Board Officials, Chased With Pangas in Buikwe district

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Residents of Kalagala village in Kiyindi town council have rejected officials from the departed Assians property custodian board (DAPCB) to open the boundaries of the land, chasing them with Pangas and arrows off their land. The team led by Mr. Hirome Sabbehe Mayanja and the Buikwe RDC Jane Francis Kagaayi were implementing the Presidential directive to the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) to fast-track the recovery of thousands of properties formerly under the management of the Board and believed to have been fraudulently taken over by wealthy business personalities. These held a meeting chaired by the Buikwe RDC Jane Francis Kagaayi, to discuss the historical ownership of the land, trouble ensued when officials produced the original land title contrary to what the res...

Mar172022 by Abel kawereNo Comments

KIHAM ENTERPRISES UGANDA LIMITED SPEAKS OUT ON THEIR KIGO SPORTS PROJECT.

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Hamis Kiggundu also known as Ham through his company Kiham Enterprises Uganda Limited has today released a Factual Statement On Its Land At Kigo. Last Friday, Ham through his real estate company- Kiham Enterprises (U) Limited deployed casual laborers and grader operators who started excavating and clearing a 140 acre prime land in Kigo, which Mengo says is Kabaka’s land. Ham co-owns the real estate company with his uncle Edward Nakibinge Kaggwa (Ham owns 99 percent shares whereas Nakibinge owns 1 percent). The subject land details are as follows: ✔ Kyadondo Block 273 Plots 23974, 23975, 23976, & 23977, land at Kigo. ✔ Total Acreage is 37.767 Hectares/93.322 Acres. ✔ It is situated between Serena-Kigo and Mirembe Villas land, off Munyonyo Spur Road, and extends inwards sharing comm...

Mar172022 by Abel kawereNo Comments

BUIKWE RECEIVES A SEED SCHOOL AMIDST CHALLENGES OF POWER TO RUN THE COMPUTER LAB.

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Leaders in Buikwe District have commended government's efforts to improve the level of literacy in the district, this was at the official commissioning of Suggu seed secondary school in Buikwe sub county, The program is intended to expand the coverage of universal secondary education closer to learners in sub counties Amongst the things provided at the school are a multipurpose hall, three units of classroom blocks, an administration block, a fully equipped two-unit Science block with science kits and chemical reagents, a library, an ICT block and a three-unit teachers’ houses among others. After receiving the school, Hajji Sulaiman Muwanga Headmaster said that the school's enrollment was in a worrying state because of the poor infrastructure and lack of a laboratory and students have been...

Mar162022 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Equal Rights key for Sustainable Economies- Minister Amongi

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Providing women and girls with equal rights will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large, the Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Amongi Betty Ongom has observed. She noted that equality is a fundamental human right and foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. The Minister made the remarks while delivering a statement on Monday at the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women underway at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The session that runs from 14th to 25th March 2022, is being held under the theme: Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes. Amongi noted that the theme...