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March 15, 2021 Bank of Uganda governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile
Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile last week stealthily made his way into the parliament’s appointments and vetting committee to defend his re-appointment as governor of the Central Bank, with security personnel ensuring that media and the public did not even catch a glimpse of him.
The 71-year-old economist has been at the helm of Bank of Uganda (BOU) since 2001 and in January, President Yoweri Museveni reappointed him as governor for the next five years pending parliament approval. Sources in the appointments committee described Mutebile as looking physically weak but mentally sharp.
The appointments committee chaired by speaker Rebecca Kadaga convened in parliament’s conference hall adjacent to the president’s office to vet Mutebile amid tight security. No journalist was allowed anywhere close to the vetting premises by security personnel who had zealously been keeping watch ahead of Mutebile’s arriv
March 4, 2021 Road repairs on Tufnell drive
Very many areas of Kampala city are currently undergoing major infrastructural development changes as Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) seeks to solve the transport and drainage problem as part of the roads improvement and reconstruction programme.
ERNEST JJINGO traversed several areas of the city and through interviews and observations; authorities have their work cut out by the limited resources. On February 23,
The Observer tweeted about the traffic mess on Tufnell drive near its offices.
The poor state of the road was compounded by a drainage spillage that was leaving many motorists with vehicle damages. The following morning, KCCA swung in action with a fleet of graders and compactors to start repair works. After cutting the old asphalt, the KCCA team filled the holes with gravel.
Daily Monitor
Friday February 19 2021
Summary
Mr Daniel N Nuweabine says: KCCA is set to start repairs and construction of more than 70km of city roads.
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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has embarked on an exercise to repair city roads that are in a sorry state. The move by KCCA is to make City roads motorable and reduce on peak hour traffic congestion, which has persistently affected the city dwellers mobility and productivity.
It should be noted that 75 per cent of the 600km of paved road network has outlived its design life and is exhibiting failures such as potholes and edge distress.
I like Kyagulanyi – Kantinti Apollo Kantinti
APOLLO KANTINTI is a former MP for Kyadondo East, which he lost to Robert Kagulanyi aka Bobi Wine in the 2017 by-election.
Kantinti is now wrestling with 10 other candidates to reclaim the seat left vacant after Kyagulanyi decided to take on President Museveni for the presidency. Quick Talk caught up with him recently.
Who is Apollo Kantinti?
Golfing! Where from?
When I have time I go to Entebbe Golf Club, but these days it’s not very conducive especially with the Covid-19 pandemic.
[Isn’t golf the most socially-distanced sport, though? Anyway…]
But even my reading these days is affected because there is a lot of negative stories in the newspapers; if it’s not about the pandemic, it’s about the negative things that are happening in the campaign. Life these days is generally depressing.