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Museveni is an unfailingly proud ruler who loathes humiliation and inglorious end, something that now hoovers on the horizon for him

Daily Monitor Saturday February 06 2021 Head of the EU Delegation to Uganda Attilio Pacific (front left) and other EU diplomats meet former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine (front right), at Mr Kyagulanyi’s home in Magere, Wakiso District on Thursday. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA Advertisement President Museveni’s letter dated January 2, in which he suspended the operations of the European donor-funded Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) project, appears to be just a cont...

Daily Monitor Saturday February 06 2021 The royal mile connects the palace of the Kabaka and his administrative unit. PHOTO/EDGAR R. BATTE Advertisement On a sunny Saturday morning, motorists go about their hustles in Bulange, Mengo in Kampala. Some pedestrians make their way up and down the mile, dotted with tree shades, where some folks take shelter.  As a travel enthusiast, one of the tourist sites I had never paid attention to is the royal mile in Buganda Kingdom, despite the fact that I h...

EC gave Museveni 0 at polling stations where he scored 252 votes February 5, 2021 Museveni addressing voters upcountry The recently published presidential election results released by the Electoral Commission seem to wrongly show that President Yoweri Museveni scored zero at two polling stations in Tororo district.  The stations include St. Kizito Primary School (N-Z) situated in Amagoro B Ward Tororo municipality and Nyambulie situated in Senda Pa...

Daily Monitor Friday February 05 2021 Summary On January 2, Mr Museveni wrote to Finance Minister Matia Kasaija inquiring how government started working with DGF and ordered the immediate suspension of activities of the donor agency. Advertisement The MPs argued that the suspension will affect both government and civil society organisations (CSOs). On January 2, Mr Museveni wrote to Finance Minister Matia Kasaija inquiring how government started working with DGF and ordered the immediate suspen...

Daily Monitor Friday February 05 2021 President Museveni holds a shield and a spear given to him as a sign of power during presidential campaigns in Luweero District recently. PHOTO/ FILE Summary When given names of these polling stations, Ms Phibby Otaala, the NRM Tororo vice chairperson said: “I think that is total madness. How do you expect him (Museveni) not to get anything at St. Kizito when that is his stronghold?  That one cannot be true. Those are fabrications.”     Advertisemen...

Daily Monitor Wednesday February 03 2021 A garden that was destroyed on a contentious piece of land in Lusanja, Kasangati Town Council in Wakiso District on October 29,2018. Government has unveiled proposals of new regulations and laws on ownership and management of land. PHOTO/KELVIN ATUHAIRE. Summary The minister of lands attributed the land issues in Buganda to the 1900 agreement with the British. Advertisement Government has unveiled proposals of new regulations and laws on ownership and ma...

Heres Muhammad Ssegirinya’s plan for that Shs 321m car cash February 3, 2021 Muhammad Ssegirinya MUHAMMAD SSEGIRINYA, 33, is the newly elected member of parliament for Kawempe North. He has been labeled a comedian for his approach to politics, but he surprised many when he got a landslide victory to enter the august house. Quick Talk held a telephone interview with him about his new position and more. Done entirely in Luganda with a sputtering of ...

Bobi approached for talks with Museveni February 3, 2021 Bobi Wine The acrimonious exchanges of insults between the ruling NRM, which won the January 2021 presidential election, and the losing opposition National Unity Platform has further diminished the already remote prospects of talks to resolve the impasse over elections. According to NUP insiders, there are efforts initiated by foreign groups to have both President Museveni and his fiercest cha...

Daily Monitor Wednesday February 03 2021 Summary When Buganda votes in favour of the government in power, she is accused by the Opposition of keeping the government in power for selfish reasons. And when she votes against it, she is accused by those in government of being sectarian. Advertisement According to an ancient Egyptian fable, a woman accused of being a witch was given an option of being thrown into River Nile; if she drowned then it would be proof that she was not a witch and if she r...