Month: August 2022

Another former government minister has passed on at a Kampala-based hospital where he was receiving treatment. Yona (Yonasani) Kanyomozi, who served as the Minister in charge of Cooperatives and Marketing, in Apollo Milton Obote’s Government, was pronounced dead on Sunday, August 28, 2022. Kanyomozi belonged to Obote’s Uganda People’s Congress (UPC). He also represented the people of Bushenyi South Constituency during Obote II’s reign. Kanyomozi was also the representative for Kajara County in the National Resistance Council (NRC) from 1989 to 1996. Kanyomozi has been a strong opponent of President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) government. In one of his last shows on NBS TV’s Morning Breeze show early this month, Kanyomozi said that it was possible...

A few months ago, a team of creatives came together with a simple idea of creating a sound art piece. An Audio Body of work that would be push the boundaries on what Ugandan music is and what it should sound like. Looking back at the handwork and sacrifice that everyone involved in this music making process put in makes me feel so happy and excited about the direction of our music industry. From the Songwriters, Vocal directors, the producers, the Instrumentalists, the DJs and our executive producer/ founder here at Masters Entertainment, Master Brisco. A lot of work has gone into this Album and we are very confident that everyone who listens to this work will find something they can love and enjoy Making an Album is never an easy feat as days of endless revisions, sleepless nights and for...

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), has banned the production and sale of City 5 gin, a locally distilled alcohol in Arua City, days after it reportedly claimed about 17 lives and left others hospitalized in West Nile. The development was confirmed on Wednesday by the State Minister for Industry, David Bahati. Bahati told Parliament that the Arua-based Luluwiri Fruit Wine factory, the producers of the adulterated gin was suspended until further notice. The Bureau has sealed off and suspended the production facilities where the adulterated gin was found until further notice,” Bahati said during plenary sitting on Thursday. He also revealed that the manufacturers of the ‘killer liquor’ are currently being detained by police. “The suspects involved in the manufacture and sale of C...

The Minister for Security, Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi has revealed that government has started plans to repatriate the body of former army representative Gen Elly Tumwine. Muhwezi made this revelation as lawmakers joined the rest of the country to mourn the late Gen Elly Tumwine. The country woke up to the news of the death of the former representative of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) on Thursday, 25 August 2022. Tumwine was pronounced dead on August 25 from Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. He died at the age of 68. According to President Museveni, the NRA bush war hero died of lung cancer. During Plenary sitting on Thursday, 25 August 2022, Muhwezi confirmed to Members of Parliament that Tumwiine died at a hospital in Nairobi. “Early this morning, between 5:00am and 6:00am, we lo...

Benard Tungakwo has withdrawn from his position as the prime minister (Omuhikirwa) of Tooro Kingdom. Tungakwo announced his decision in a letter dated August 20, 2022 to the King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru. In the letter, he indicated that he stepped down to focus on a new assignment. “This is to communicate a decision I have reached to step down from the position of Prime Minister – Tooro Kingdom effective immediately in order to enable me prepare for service in another role,” the letter partly reads. Tungakwo explained that he reached the decision to avoid conflict of interest since the new assignment is at national level in the cultural fraternity. He expressed gratitude to King Oyo for having trusted him and given him the opportunity to serve as the prime minister of the king...

The Former Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines, Cornwell Muleya has accused his successor Jennifer Bamuturaki of “stealing” from the Airline. Muleya while appearing before the Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) said that in her previous role as the Director for Commercial, Bamuturaki caused the airline losses through inflating bills and over-invoicing. He argued that his sacking from the airline was also motivated by such acts as people loyal to Bamuturaki wanting to bypass the procurement process and recruitment process at the airline. He blamed Bamuturaki for engaging in the practice of over-invoicing, which is likely to bring the airline down. Muleya began his appearance before COSASE by presenting documents related to the circumstances surrounding...

Kenya Airways (KQ), Kenya’s national carrier reported a loss of KSh9.88 billion (UShs314.8bn) in the first six months of 2022, narrower than the KSh11.48 billion loss it reported in the same period a year earlier. According to the financial statements of KQ released on Wednesday, recovering global air travel helped the airline further narrow its losses in the second quarter of this year even as high fuel costs weighed down its performance. The performance came as its revenues jumped by more than three quarters to KSh48.10 billion on account of higher booking revenues. The performance was however weighed down by operating costs, which grew by half to KSh53.11 billion on the back of a sharp rise in global prices of fuel, said the airline. “The opening of borders around the world has led to q...