Shamim Nabakooza

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News Featured image for At Najja, Amuriat gets all the flowers but the frowns linger
Fri 06 Sep, 2024 16:50
At Najja, Amuriat gets all the flowers but the frowns linger
Featured image for At Najja, Amuriat gets all the flowers but the frowns linger

Mr Amuriat’s leadership style has drawn both praise and criticism from within the FDC. Jack Sabiti, a senior party leader, described him as a leader who "is not self-centered" and always consults his...


News Featured image for Call for Opposition leadership reform triggers dispute in Gulu sitting


News Featured image for Museveni snaps at Babu Owino as Kenya touts Odinga for AU top job
Tue 27 Aug, 2024 15:48
Museveni snaps at Babu Owino as Kenya touts Odinga for AU top job
Featured image for Museveni snaps at Babu Owino as Kenya touts Odinga for AU top job

This endorsement, made during a high-profile event in Nairobi, underscores Kenya’s commitment to pan-African unity and bolsters Odinga’s prominent candidacy on the continental stage.


News Featured image for Museveni in Kenya for Odinga AU Commission bid launch
Tue 27 Aug, 2024 10:29
Museveni in Kenya for Odinga AU Commission bid launch
Featured image for Museveni in Kenya for Odinga AU Commission bid launch

In 2007, Kenya's Amina Mohamed lost to Chad's Foreign Affairs minister, Moussa Faki Mahamat for the AU top job after securing only South Sudan's vote from the region


Wakanda Featured image for Spotlight as Senegal takes back idle 'Akon City' land
Mon 26 Aug, 2024 12:43
Spotlight as Senegal takes back idle 'Akon City' land
Featured image for Spotlight as Senegal takes back idle 'Akon City' land

The Ugandan government doled out 640 acres of land in Mukono for the much-touted Akon City but in Senegal, officials say they will take back land granted for the futuristic project unless they can see...


Uncategorized Featured image for Harris vows 'new way forward' for America as she accepts nomination
Fri 23 Aug, 2024 08:09
Harris vows 'new way forward' for America as she accepts nomination
Featured image for Harris vows 'new way forward' for America as she accepts nomination

In a highly personal headline speech focused on unity and working-class aspiration, Harris pledged to lead "for all Americans" and create an "opportunity economy"


Thu 22 Aug, 2024 10:58
Echoes of Mubarak: President Raisi of Koliko mirrors Egypt’s past
Featured image for Echoes of Mubarak: President Raisi of Koliko mirrors Egypt’s past

Raisi's leadership in Koliko echoes Mubarak's legacy, prioritising self-glorification and raising concerns about Koliko's future.


News Featured image for FDC delegates vote to dissolve party

News Featured image for Former Attorney General Khiddu Makubuya dies at 75
Mon 19 Aug, 2024 08:35
Former Attorney General Khiddu Makubuya dies at 75
Featured image for Former Attorney General Khiddu Makubuya dies at 75

In June, local media widely reported Prof Makubuya dead before the family clarified that he was battling ill-health but still alive.


US Featured image for Gen Kainerugaba says US owes Uganda $100bn over war in Somalia

News Featured image for Terrorism, the capital offence that is fast looking like a political tool

Yemen Featured image for British F-35B jets arrive in Iceland for NATO air policing mission

Yemen Featured image for UK raises alarm over Daesh and its affiliates as global threat intensifies

ssemujju nganda Featured image for Five FDC leaders in common nuisance case granted bail

Yemen Featured image for UK gov't overhauls low pay commission to boost worker pay

News Featured image for Why Ugandan youth are unrelenting in their protests

Uncategorized Featured image for UK to revive trade talks with key global partners

News Featured image for UK Prime Minister and Israeli President affirm strong ties amidst ongoing conflict

Uncategorized Featured image for Nabbanja demands explanation for snub from Parliamentary Commission

News Featured image for Geraldine Ssali, a beautiful problem in cooperatives corruption scandal

News Featured image for Government borrowing  discipline untamed as  14.8tn remain  undisbursed

News Featured image for How govt borrowed Shs2.7tn for salaries

News Featured image for Museveni leaves legislators grambling over govt priority

News Featured image for Museveni has left us to 'guess what he wants' in Budget

Ugandan News Featured image for MPs ask Museveni to come clear on Appropriation Bill

Uncategorized Featured image for How the Honourables became a disgrace

Ugandanews Featured image for How the Honourables became a disgrace

News Featured image for Microfinance officials to produce detail of Emyooga beneficiaries

News Featured image for Museveni: Who do corrupt people think they are?

News Featured image for NRM top organ sits again to determine fate of embattled MPs

News Featured image for Police investigations leave Parliament at sixes and sevens
Tue 11 Jun, 2024 02:45
Police investigations leave Parliament at sixes and sevens
Featured image for Police investigations leave Parliament at sixes and sevens

There were reports that one of the figureheads of Parliament had also recorded statements from their home in Kololo where detectives had opted to take one.


News Featured image for MPs criticise Nanyondo censure signature withdrawal
Wed 05 Jun, 2024 10:01
MPs criticise Nanyondo censure signature withdrawal
Featured image for MPs criticise Nanyondo censure signature withdrawal

'A member of parliament who's hoodwinked to sign a document she's not intended to sign should either plead idiocy or humbly admit to psychiatric treatment' - MP John Teira


News Featured image for Govt whip Obua clashes with MPs over censure signatures

News Featured image for The paradox of President Museveni's anti-corruption crusade

News Featured image for Censure motion hits speed bumps as MPs demand evidence

Ugandan News Featured image for MPs question relevance of Kampala Ministry


Ugandans Featured image for When extravagant lifestyle caught up with 'President Kato'

News Featured image for Scrutiny of State House expenditures reveals major discrepancies
Wed 22 May, 2024 22:25
Scrutiny of State House expenditures reveals major discrepancies
Featured image for Scrutiny of State House expenditures reveals major discrepancies

State House's financial records revealed that a staggering Shs913 billion was spent in the last fiscal year.


News Featured image for A summary of the Shs72 trillion Budget Allocations

Ugandan News Featured image for Govt seeks shs1.49bn to settle NAM bills

Ugandan News Featured image for Parliament rejects shs288bn supplementary budget by gov't


Otafiire Featured image for NUP's endearing court battles
Tue 14 May, 2024 22:03
NUP's endearing court battles
Featured image for NUP's endearing court battles


News Featured image for EC boss Byabakama, NUP settle party constitution impasse today

News Featured image for How corruption is stalking every fabric of Ugandan society


News Featured image for Bujagali gets another yearlong tax waiver despite Auditor-General's warning

News Featured image for MPs go home after striking matchstick on proposed fuel tax
Tue 07 May, 2024 11:42
MPs go home after striking matchstick on proposed fuel tax
Featured image for MPs go home after striking matchstick on proposed fuel tax

While the committee report recommended rejection of the Shs300, legislators struck the matchstick on the Shs100, too, terming it as "unjustified".