The Eastern Eye

28/04/2020

Parliament has considered and voted on the motion for a resolution of Parliament on alteration of boundaries under Article 179(1)(a) of the Constitution and declaration of cities under section 7 (2a) of the Local Governments Act Cap.243. �

RESULTS: 313 MPs voted YES and 1 voted NO.
There were no abstentions.

The cities to be created are clustered as follows:
1 July 2020: Jinja, Mbarara, Fort Portal, Masaka, Mbale, Arua and Gulu.
1 July 2021: Hoima, Lira and Soroti.
1 July 2022: Entebbe.
1 July 2023: Moroto, Nakasongola, Kabale and Wakiso.

11/08/2019

In 2000, while working at the World Bank, I heard that Dr Kizza Besigye would contest for the national presidency in 2001, and I affirmed that he would be my candidate. Earlier on in 1996, while still working at the Ministry of Finance, I had met Dr. Besigye as we investigated tax fraud in an organi...

01/08/2019

Florence Nambozo Mayoga the Sironko District Woman Member of Parliament has called for action against human traffickers. Nambozo says local leaders and security agencies need to work jointly so as to fight human trafficking. Nambozo’s call comes as Uganda joins the rest of the world today to comme...

31/07/2019

Onesmus Mukane the Managing Director ByLite, an IT firm in Mbale has commended Budadiri West Member of Parliament Nathan Nandala Mafabi for his timely intervention to save the lives of people who were last night involved in an accident in Iganga town. Mukane who was travelling in a YY bus to Kampala...

22/01/2019

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22/01/2019

Bamasaaba

CULTURE LOCAL NEWS CIRCUMCISORS OR TRADITIONAL SURGEONS (BAKHEBI. 2 mins ago Emma Bwayo Circumcision knife. Courtesy knife It is very important and extremely necessary to briefly say something about the circumcisor and the art of circumcisionBukhebi” Is actually a traditional responsibility of cir...

24/11/2017

Stella Nyanzi took to her Facebook to express her disappointment in the Uganda judicial system. The former Makerere University researcher had a few unkind words for the judiciary after she didn't find anyone in the courtroom for the forth time in a raw. She is supposed to return to court on 20th December.

14/11/2017

President Mugabe has been warned by Zimbabwe’s generals that if he does not stop his purge of senior figures in the ruling party he risks a coup.

In an unprecedented rebuke that will deepen the country’s growing political crisis, General Constantine Chiwenga, head of the armed forces, on Monday condemned the “gossiping, backbiting and public chastisement” that he said has split the ruling Zanu-PF party and could degenerate into serious conflict, which the military could not tolerate.

He lambasted the sacking of senior party figures — which last week included the vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has close ties to the military — and ordered Mr Mugabe and his wife Grace to stop their criticism of the armed forces.
~The Times UK

06/11/2017

Political analyst, Frank Gashumba and his co-accused, Innocent Karumba alias Simon Mutabazi and Ismail Kiyingi have been released on Shs 20m non-cash bond.

The trio is charged with fourteen counts including impersonation, unlawful possession of narcotic drugs, forgery.

Gashumba and his co- accused return to court November 20

02/11/2017

Reports coming from Bududa district indicate that Honorable Nyambeshe retrieved the 29 million that he had donated to the district's main hospital.
According to hospital administrator's letter, the honorable sent the committee which was set up to execute the proposed projects to collect the said money. The administrator says, it was only wise for her to handover the money since her life was threatened.
The 29 million UGX was money that was given to Members of parliament to carry on consultations in their respective constituencies about the age limit removal.
Many opposition members are returning the money back to parliament.