Author: Anthony Mwaule
JINJA – The Vice President, Jessica Alupo, has expressed her commitment to supporting the Busoga Development agenda and urged Basoga to remain focused on the development of the sub-region. VP Alupo was speaking at the launch of the first annual work plan of Busoga consortium for development agenda at civil service college in Jinja on Friday. She urged Busoga leaders to rally their people to embrace government development programmes as a way of fighting poverty. “Busoga Consortium and Greater Masaka Consortium are two flagship programmes I inherited upon assumption of my duties. They are intended to provide frame works for…
National – Government is committed to finding a solution to the escalating commodity prices in the country, Finance minister Matia Kasaija revealed. Minister Kasaija said this while presenting a Shs48.1 trillion budget for the financial year 2022/2023 to the country yesterday. He said plans are underway to curb the skyrocketing commodity prices in the country in the short, medium and long term. He cited maintaining a market-based determination of prices to ensure that demand does not outstrip supply and supporting farmers to grow more fast-maturing food and oil seeds as some of the measures government intends to roll out to…
The Crested Cranes have emerged champions of this year’s CECAFA women championship, thanks to goals from Sandra Nabweteme and Fazila Ikwaput. Nabweteme netted twice while Ikwaput converted the third goal to sink Burundi’s chances of winning the coveted trophy. Joelle Bukuru scored Burundi’s consolation goal in the 49th minute to bring the score to 3-1 by full time in the game that was played at FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru. This year’s CECAFA tournament attracted a total of eight nations including Burundi, Tanzania, Djibouti, Rwanda, Zanzibar, Ethiopia, South Sudan and hosts Uganda.
JINJA – The First Son and Commander of the Land Forces, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has urged the people of Busoga to leverage their talent in sports to traverse the world. “It is a pleasure for Busoga sub- region to host Cecafa. This region is known for producing great sportsmen and women with different talents,” Gen Muhoozi said. Muhoozi, who was in Jinja City on Sunday to launch the Cecafa Women’s Championship, commended Busoga sub-region for hosting the event. Prior to the event at Kakindu, the First Son called on Kyabazinga William Nadiope at his Igenge Palace in Bugembe and…
JINJA — All roads lead to Kakindu Stadium as Jinja city on Sunday as residents prepare to receive First Son Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Lt Gen Muhoozi, the Commander of the Land Forces of the UPDF, will be in Jinja City to open the Council for East and Central Africa Football Association (Cecafa) women football championship. “Gen Muhoozi, who is a friend of Busoga, will be with us tomorrow to launch the Cecafa women football tournament,” said Bunya West MP Iddi Isabirye, a member of the organising committee of the Muhoozi visit. “We are having many activities beginning with a marathon run…
JINJA – Kakira Sugar Limited has allayed public concerns over the possibility of the price of sugar going up with the smoke that engulfed its main stores on Friday evening. A massive fire that started at around 8pm destroyed a two-floor building housing the Supplies Department, the general stores of the sugar producers from Jinja. The stores was not for sugar, the directors of the company clarified, but general supplies that go into the day-to-day running of the company as well as the sugar mill itself. “Management assures the general public, our farmers and all other individuals concerned that the…
TODAY’s FIXTURES Budiope vs Butembe Bukhono vs Bulamogi SUNDAY Bukooli vs Bunha Luuka vs Bunhole JINJA — Butembe will seek to underline their intention to reclaim the Busoga Masaza Cup this year when they face Budiope with the control of Group A laid on the green turf. The Masaza Cup, which returned on May 14 after a two-year freeze due to the impact of Covid-19, continues this weekend with four teams clashing. At Budiope SS playground, Mugumba Kalulu will hope to add to his prized strike that downed Buzaaya in the tournament’s opener and keep the 2016 champions’ dream…
KAMPALA – Top media personality and businessman Andrew Mwenda can now stop spamming Sheebah Karungi’s phone, social media and emails with messages pleading to be cleared after the singer reported the case of indecent assault to Police. In a brief statement on Tuesday, Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said Sheebah had formally made her complaint at CID headquarters on Tuesday, May 17, adding that the singer had revealed the details and the individual who was involved and the related circumstances. “In her complaint, she clearly mentions the suspect and refutes the ongoing speculation in sections of the media that it was…
JINJA – – Busoga Masaza Cup 2016 champions Butembe needed Mugomba Kalulu’s 73rd minute strike to settle a feisty season-opening clash with Buzaaya at St Gonzaga Gonza ground in Kagoma on Saturday. Butembe, who are intent on dethroning Kigulu, the champions who have held onto the trophy for an extended two years due to Covid-19 pandemic disruptions, left everything on the pitch and for the watching Kyabazinga William Nadiope, kingdom officials and a mammoth crowd to feast on. Kyabazinga Nadiope kicked off the long-awaited fifth edition of the tournament after autographing on the official match ball that he later juggled…
UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE JINJA — Jinja City will maintain all three clubs in the topflight after BUL and Busoga United connived to handcuff and dump Police into the Fufa Big League cell for next season. The relegation of Police was confirmed when all other results of the second-last matchday of the season went against their survival permutations. Soltilo Bright Stars ran away 3-1 winners away to Ondupara in Arua to ensure that they were out of reach of any Police cuffs dangled their way. Record champions SC Villa had done the same on Friday in a…