Day: October 28, 2022

Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba finally dropped the bomb on his twitter account of running for the highest office in the country. Gen. Muhoozi officially declared on Thursday 27, on his twitter account that being in that office is the best thing he can ever do for his mother the first lady, Janet Museveni. “The only way I can re-pay my great mother is by being President of Uganda! And I shall definitely do it!!,” he tweeted. The tweet put an end to the rurmors and speculations about his running for the office which has been the topic for years. As the president of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also Muhoozi’s father advances in age, the most frequently asked question has been who will be his replacement? This on many occasions has create...

The NUP Parliamentary Caucus has contributed Shs 34 million to help stranded Ugandans in the United Arab Emirates return home (UAE). During a joint press conference conducted at Parliament on Wednesday, the money was handed over to the NUP’s Secretary General, David Lewis Rubongoya. The NUP launched a fundraising effort earlier this month to aid expatriate thousands of Ugandans who are stranded in Dubai. The Nile Post understands that party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu asked his members to contribute at least a million shillings each to the campaign. Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga informed journalists that they tasked Mawokota North MP Hillary Kiyaga with leading the campaign to collect this money, which he handed over to their secretary general yesterday. Rubongoya stated...

A senior four candidate of Luzira secondary school, Duncan Byambala who is accused of punching to death the school guard, Geoffrey Mugerwa on Tuesday will miss the remaining Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations, police have said. Byambala is currently locked up at Jinja Road police station following his arrest on Wednesday when he showed up to sit for his UCE examinations. According to Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, the candidate will miss his remaining papers because he is under police confinement as investigations into his case are ongoing. Trouble for Byambala started on Tuesday afternoon when Mugerwa, 22, blocked him from going out of the school compound for lunch after their morning exams before 1:10 pm as is the practice in the...