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In the news this evening, city lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde also known as the Legal Rebel has won the highly contested Uganda Law Society presidency beating his two learned friends in the polls that took place today at Speke Resort Munyonyo.Ssemakadda who ran his campaign under the theme Back on Track with Decolonization, Demilitarization, Democratization and Digital transformation got him the favor getting a lot of endorsements from senior lawyers including Retired Justice Prof George Kanyeihamba and the Makerere University Joint Staff Associations (MUASA,MASA and NUEI)He beat his two learned friends Keneth Kipaalu and Isaac Atukunda with a big margin. He showed a clear dissatisfaction with Attorney General Mr. Kiryowa Kiwanuka without mincing his words. Ssemakadde gerned over 2000 votes while his closest competitor Atukunda got 920 votes and the third candidate Keneth Kipaalu got less than 100 votes.

Authorities have confirmed the identity of the woman who was tragically murdered on Sunday morning while jogging along the Northern Bypass. The victim has been identified as Agnes Nantongo, the Manager at African Oil Petrol Station, as stated by Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango during an interview with Kampala Media TV on Sunday evening. Onyango reported that the incident, which has alarmed local joggers, took place in Kamuli A’ Zone, Kireka, near the Northern Bypass. Nantongo was last seen leaving her workplace on Saturday around 7:00 PM, dressed in the same attire that was discovered on her body this morning. “At approximately 8:00 AM today, passersby notified the authorities about a deceased woman found in the bushes by the roadside,” Onyango explained, noting that the police acted swiftly to commence an investigation. He emphasized that inquiries are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding Agnes Nantongo’s death. This incident is not isolated, as similar occurrences have been reported in the past. In July 2022, James Kakooza, a 54-year-old local Councillor from Kamwokya, was murdered by unidentified assailants while jogging near Centenary Park. At that time, Kampala Metropolitan deputy Police spokesman Luke Owoyesigire indicated that Kakooza was attacked by two men on a motorcycle who struck him with a blunt object before fleeing the scene. Earlier this year, Bishop Zac Niringiye, a former Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Kampala, was assaulted by unknown assailants in Ntinda while on his morning jog. He was struck on the back of the head by a man on a motorcycle, causing him to fall to the ground, but he fortunately survived the attack.The Uganda Police Force has urged anyone with information related to Nantongo’s murder to reach out to the Kireka police station or the nearest police facility.

   The president Republic of Uganda HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni joined believers to praise God for a new Dawn at cathedral.He was accompanied by the First Lady,Janet Museveni who is also the minister of education and Sports.  In his message to saints the Lango Diocese Bishop Alfred Olwa described the occasion as Significant and momentous to the church history of uganda. Bishop Olwa requested to allow church conduct annual cerebrations for All Saints Day every 1st November The president thanked believers for contributions to the church enable it's construction and he asked all of them to embrace the Proverb of the Good Samaritan and that if the talent in the Bible.  As believers in Christ we should be good examples to the non believers by using our talents and let our light shine before Men so that they glorify our father in heaven Museveni preached.  President warned believers not to involve into prostitution, drunkenness Anger saying all that is Sin before Our father in Heaven.Museveni contributed sh 100M from his own cows and sh 1B as the president of this country.The cathedral has two marvelous Semi circular galleries one above the other which Seat A total of 2,500 people.  The pulpit Space can Accommodate about 100 people and it's parking can accommodate like 150 Cars per service.Vivian Igundura the chairperson building committee said the Idea to construct A new Cathedral began in 1990 Since the old one couldn't accommodate cumulating numbers every week . The actual construction began in 2010 under the leadership of late Shem Byakagaba and it has costed Sh 25B .In the Afternoon the Archbishop Dr Stephen Samuel Kazimba Mugalu consecrated Ass Bishop of Diocese of Kampala Ven .Rev.Canon Frederick Jackson Baalwa .   1021 👁️ 👁️ views 

 Budaka Deputy District Resident District Commissioner (Deputy RDC), Hajjat Nusula Nabukalu, tragically lost her life in a fatal road accident on the Jinja-Iganga highway on Sunday evening.  The accident occurred at around 5 p.m. near Kakira, when her white Toyota Double Cabin (UG 4803C), which was traveling towards Jinja, collided head-on with a trailer (KDH 025V).Commonly known as “Bwera,” Hajjat Nabukalu had just attended an official event at Bulamagi in Iganga District before the unfortunate crash.Eyewitnesses report that the collision left her vehicle badly damaged, and despite efforts to save her, she succumbed to her injuries just moments after the accident.   At the time of reporting, the body of the RDC remained at the scene of the crash, awaiting the arrival of police and other relevant authorities to investigate the cause of the incident.The tragic loss of Hajjat Nusula Nabukalu, who was known for her dedicated service to the Budaka community, has sent shockwaves through the region. More details surrounding the incident will be released as investigations continue.   390 👁️ 👁️ views…

The 335-kilometre road trip to Gulu City will look like a small sacrifice to make in coming days and weeks as emissaries fuel up and make endless calls to try and meet General Salim Saleh.The brother of President Museveni is known to be one of the top-most political fixers in the country and his ears and the number of times he would nod when listening to someone sugarcoating their value for the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) top job is invaluable in coming days.President Museveni on Tuesday sacked KCCA executive director Dorothy Kisaka and the race to replace her in the political seat at the City Hall is already in overdrive even as the appointing authority directed for a bureacratic process through Public Service Commission.As some drive to Gulu, many more will be tithing unusual amounts of money at Covenant Nations Church with hope that Pastor Patience Museveni Rwabwogo gets curious enough to ask about who they are. There will also be those trying to instantly fall in love with coffee and its export strategy because there is highly-connected man in coffee something-something, or those praising the size of General Kahinda Otafiire's recent shirts as they ramp up their 'kakuyege' for the top job. But after his finger was left reeking of pungent stench from garbage and seeing issues of potholes become a national theme in Kampala, Mr Museveni will want to be a little more cautious about his political appointment to the KCCA top job. Perhaps that explains why he directed the Public Service Commission to advertise the positions of the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, and Director of Public Health, with the goal of appointing new officials within three months. Inevitably, the tried and tested would be the first names and for Jennifer Musisi, it is flashing in bright neon signs. Across social media and in several circles, citizens appear united in the clamour for Ms Musisi's return to the City Hall. Ms Musisi resigned from her KCCA job on December 15, 2018, and took up a big one as a consultant at the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. The Initiative is located at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on the campus of Harvard Kennedy School in Harvard Square. Over the last six years, Ms Musisi must have more than tripled her nous for metropolitan administration and given her track record in turning around the face of Kampala in the seven years she ran the show, it is easy to see why her name is on every lip in the capital. However, for her to return, a major reconciliation would be required. And maybe if she got homesick and was feeling that East or Harvard, home is indeed best. In the wake of his abysmal performance in Kampala in the 2016 presidential election, President Museveni publicly faulted Ms Musisi's highhandedness on the city voters for making his government an enemy of the city. The fallout led to Ms Musisi's acrimonious exit from the City Hall. At the time she left, she was a tad unpopular among the city's social media army but the truth caught up with them all soon after. That truth was that Ms Musisi was not just the first political head Mr Museveni had installed to render the Lord Mayor powerless but also one of its kind. In the immediate departure of Ms Musisi, President Museveni appointed Eng Andrew Kitaka in interim capacity and the infrastructure consultant, whilst struggling to fit in the really towering stilettos he found at City Hall, kept the ship steady. Eng Kitaka was not given time or resources and the powers to implement his ideas on Kampala and being in acting capacity largely made his job doubly hard. Perhaps it is for this season that many are seeing in the engineer a man technically in the best coat to take on the job even as his political armpit remains without a strand of hair. If there is anyone who knows his political inclination, it is probably himself. Kitaka is not known to indulge in the political talks and instead keeps his head on the desk. Yet after Kisaka's tough time at the City Hall that saw city cleaners become regular protest menus, the political butter might not be the only fix KCCA need now and that is where Kitaka's an unassuming demeanour works better. Nakalema, Kagina Col Edith Nakalema appears to be one of President Museveni's most trusted lieutenants. The Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit, Col  Nakalema, has been in the presidency service long enough to understand what the President wants at a wink. Nakalema's chances are made even brighter by the fact that Mr Museveni has in recent times been deploying the UPDF in fixing potholes in the city with the chances of the engineering wing of the military take on major KCCA infrastructure projects looking like a bettor's dream. Her appointment, if it happens, would make the Kiteezi landfill disaster turn into a major tragic-blessing for President Museveni coming into the 2026 general elections when swaying the Kampala vote from the opposition National Unity Platform party is a rather sharp thorn on the stalk of the rose in hand. Over the years, Mr Museveni has increasinly been leaning toward the military and while he shocked many by dropping several military officers from the police force, KCCA's many problems are just like the kind of things that are in perfect universe with Mr Museveni's notion of military effectiveness in service delivery. And still in the military talks, General David Muhoozi is a man with quiet disposition and one everyone somehow seem to like. It is rare to hear a word in the negative about the former Chief of Defence Forces. Currently the junior internal affairs minister, Muhoozi would align with the use of the military in cleaning up after the pile of garbage and din of frustrations Ms Kisaka is leaving behind. However, Allen Kagina appears to speak of itself. The idea making Kagina a reflective form of 'it' is because she has over the years in public service turned into a brand. From URA to UNRA, Brand Kagina's track record is enviable, if not stellar. But KCCA, with all the 'kavuyo' related to city administration and policing, is a different ball game. Kagina might also have added a few creases on her skin over the years and the determination she used to drive URA and UNRA might have waned. However, she has most probably aged like a fine wine and for being one of the most tried-and-tested executive directors in the country, perhaps only Jennifer Musisi would measure up to Ms Kagina's mettle. While Kagina, Nakalema and Muhoozi would probably only apply if nudged by those close to the Executive seat to do so, one man who might got it on own volition is Professor Venansius Baryamureeba. Barya, as the former Makerere University vice-chancellor and former presidential candidate is popularly known, is a computer scientist who does not shy from showing that he has a soft spot for the current government of Mr Museveni. He is a tad unpopular but he is probably the one man you would use to teach people how to believe in themselves, their abilities, and everything about themselves.Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago says Mr Museveni should expedite the process of replacing Kisaka to ensure that service delivery is not affected given that the KCCA ED is also the City Hall accounting officer. That is where Prof Barya would loudly announce he is ready for the job, anytime.

Papa Cidy, whose real name is Hamidu Sekyeru, wrote hinting at how he is tired of hiding and how it is time to come out.In the same post, he tagged Pastor Kayanja and the Miracle Center Cathedral before adding the rainbow flag at the end. �Am tired of hiding myself, it�s time to be out. Pastor Kayanja ebyaffe obimanyi. Miracle Center Cathedral,� the 38-year-old singer wrote.For many, the revelation seems quite shocking and netizens have already started dissecting the information with diverging opinions. Papa Cidy has been living in the diaspora for a couple of years now since leaving Uganda in search of greener pastures.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mbu.ug (@mbu.ug)  

Sharifah Buzeki becomes the third woman to take the helm at KCCA after Jenifer Musisi (April 2011-December 2018) and Dorothy Kisaka (June 2020- September 2024). The only two men have all been on interim basis; Eng Andrew Kitaka between December 2018- June 2020 and Frank Rusa between September 2024- December 2024.   Who is Hajjat Sharifah Buzeki?Sharifah Buzeki is a Human Resource Practitioner with diverse professional experience in Local and Central Government setting. She has 13 years’ professional experience in human resource management, human resource audit, institution development, inspection and supervisory regimes, managing for result and performance management in general.   Sharifah holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and Management, a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Management, a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences obtained from Islamic University in Uganda.In addition, she has attended numerous skills enhancing courses and obtained certificates in Conflict Management, Leadership and Change Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Training of Trainers and Facilitation Skills; among others.   She is currently Commissioner, HRM in the Inspection Department of MOPS, where she takes lead in designing the implementation of inspection programs, coordinating the pilot implementation of the Pearl of Africa Performance Scorecard, supporting MDAs in documenting and applying Service delivery standards, supporting MDAs AND LGs in integrating ROM and OOB in their work processes and provides support to MDAs and LGs to develop and implement Client Charters. Currently, she is Commissioner in charge of Inspection.   405 👁️ 👁️ views…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is set to hold a meeting between certain Journalists from Central Regional for wealth Empowerment, According to our reliable sources within statehouse this meeting has been scheduled to take place on 4th November and over 250  journalist within Buganda are being registered to be part of the meeting . Source also reviewed to us that the meeting was lobbed by a one Lozio Tamale  working on Ntinda based radio station and he was given a task of mobilizing journalists within  central and everyone  to attend is expected to be given a start up capital Worthy  5m each according to sources  It's said that some of the journalists especially those covering politics with great passion have already been contacted  to attend this wealth creation meeting which is planned to take place at state house entebbe start of  November .Most kampala journalists and Political Show Hosts are not Happy with Current ruling Government due to higher worrying poverty that bends there shoe soles every. "We have been there for everyone built big politicians,stood in for this Government with Good Coverage and ended up Hungrier"sorrowful Reporter Narrated. We tried calling the said Coordinator Lozio Tamale for comment but his known phone numbers could not go through