The outgoing Leader of Opposition (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, has cautioned his replacement; Joel Ssenyonyi against petty arguments that may distract him from executing the responsibilities of his new assignment. Last week, the National Unity Platform (NUP), made changes in their parliamentary leadership, naming Ssenyonyi as the new Leader of the Opposition. Mpuuga, who was […]
Masaka City Councilors on Wednesday passed a vote of no confidence against Tony Ssempijja as the Speaker, accusing him of abuse of office and social misconduct. Ssempijja, who is the councilor representing Kimanya-Kabonera division, was impeached in a majority vote, during an extraordinary council session presided over by the Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi, […]
The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has granted bail to Mitooma Chief Magistrate Sylvia Nvanungi and Ssembabule State Attorney Jacqueline Bako who are facing charges of corruption. The duo spent Wednesday night in Luzira prison after being charged and remanded on eight counts of corruption. Bako appeared on all cases while Nvanungi faces one count which […]
It is a parent’s sole responsibility to ensure that his or her child grows up into a responsible and fulfilled citizen. This role cannot be delegated to anyone else. By Frank Obonyo A mysterious fire that took seven lives after burning a school dormitory of Kasaana Junior Primary School in Nyendo-Mukugwe Division in Masaka City […]
The death toll from the fire that gutted a dormitory of Kasaana Junior School in Nyendo-Mukungwe Division, Masaka City, has reached four. The incident that happened at 4:00 a.m. also left 11 pupils injured. According to the school authorities, the dormitory accommodated 15 children of Top and Primary One classes. The latest victims have been […]
Police have confirmed that two pupils of Kasaana Junior School in Nyendo-Mukungwe division, Masaka City have died in a fire that burned down a dormitory. The incident that happened at 4:00am also left 11 pupils injured and admitted. The dead have been identified as Aloysius Ahebwa and Malik Katende. Those critically injured include Christine Adong, […]
Masaka City Speaker Accused of Child Neglect – A Story of Broken Promises and Fatherless Children By Insight Post Uganda Masaka, Uganda In the peaceful Masaka City, an unsettling account is stealthily unfolding with different women and school girls accusing Tonny Ssempijja, the Speaker of Masaka City, of child neglect. The allegations and a trail […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended the Kingdom of Buganda for joining the government’s efforts to fight poverty and create wealth through developmental initiatives such as Parish Development Model (PDM), Presidential Zonal Industrial Hubs and Emyooga. Speaking at the ceremony shortly after commissioning the Presidential Skilling Industrial Hub for Greater Masaka sub-region at Ndegeya village […]
The Police in Masaka City are holding a 42-year-old son who allegedly strangled his 87-year-old mother to death. Twaha Kasirye, the Police spokesperson for Masaka region identified the suspect as Joseph Kasibante and the deceased as Birigo Namaganda who has been a resident of Kimaanya B Cell in Kimaanya-Kibonera Division, Masaka City. Kasibante was arrested together with […]