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‘Basoga Leaders Have Declared War On Me -’ Speaker Kadaga

‘Basoga Leaders Have Declared War On Me -’ Speaker Kadaga

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By Our Reporter The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has revealed that there is a group political leaders from Busoga region who are viciously fighting her and have reached the extent of maligning her before President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Kadaga, who recently  got involved in a bitter contest  with  State Minister for Lands Persis Namuganza over the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Second Vice Chairperson seat, asserts that the group of Basoga leaders that want her out include among others  State Minister for Karamoja Moses Kizige, who is the ringleader  of the clique. Some of Speaker Rebecca Kadaga's tweets about her enemies from Busoga The Speaker contends that Kizige and others recently penned a scathing document to President M...
Face Off: Speaker Kadaga Defies NRM CEC Offer For Namuganza To Step Down, Vows To Beat Her Hands Down

Face Off: Speaker Kadaga Defies NRM CEC Offer For Namuganza To Step Down, Vows To Beat Her Hands Down

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By Our Reporter A bitter competition is raging on between Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and Minister for Persis Namuganza, for the 2nd National Resistance Movement (NRM)  Vice Chairperson seat. We have established that Speaker Kadaga on Wednesday turned down the move by NRM CEC to force Namuganza to stand down for her. Our Moles reveal that the NRM Chairman President Museveni had decided to talk to Namuganza to leave the race but Kadaga said there is no need for that, because she is assured of 70% victory and that ‘small fish’ like Namuganza might not even get 10%. However, political pundits intimate that Namuganza's candidature is a direct importation of village hatred or beef from Busoga to the national politics. It all started when Namuganza disagreed with the Busoga kin...
Makerere University Don Blasts MPs Over Shs10Bn COVID-19 Cash Bonanza

Makerere University Don Blasts MPs Over Shs10Bn COVID-19 Cash Bonanza

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By Keefa Nuwahereza Nbebesa Mwabustya,  a lecturer of Humanities and Social Sciences at Makerere University, has lambasted Members of Parliament,  for pocketing Shs20m COVID-19 money. In a statement he posted on his Facebook page,  Mwambustya stated thus; "So while other citizens are tightening their belts the MPs will be loosening their belts in this era of lockdown!! So they have allocated themselves campaign money from the tax payers fund.  So when mothers are delivering or dying at home for lack of transport MPs will be driving around campaigning in the countryside using public funds!! So when the rest of the citizens are locked down not working MPs are are earning hefty allowances!" He added that "When our health workers are risking their lives without p...