By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin & Anastasia Gordon Ssekandi — Updated at 1154 EAT on Tuesday 07th Jan 2025 What you need to know:Two weeks ago, Bishop David Kiganda and family declined to announce the death of their beloved mother and grandmother Restetutah Nampijja. KAMPALA & MASAKA- Restetutah Nampijja, mother of Bishop David Livingstone Kiganda…
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Museveni Urges NRM Leaders to Update Voter Registers Ahead of 2026 Elections
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi. January 07, 2025. The National Electoral Commission has unveiled its electoral roadmap for the 2026 General Elections, which will include Presidential, Parliamentary, and Local Government elections. The first step in this process involves verifying and updating voter registers across the country. In a message shared on his X account, President Yoweri…
Uganda Law Council Grants Martha Karua Practising Certificate
Updated by, Anastasios Gordon Sekandi, EAT 19:46. Monday, 06 January, 2025. The Uganda Law Council has granted Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua a special practising certificate, allowing her to represent veteran Ugandan opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide, Hajji Obeid Lutale. The two are currently on remand facing charges related to illegal firearms, among…
UEDCL Takes Over UMEME’s Role to Distribute Power in Uganda
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi, EAT 17:11 January 02, 2025. Umeme Limited is leaving Uganda after 20 years of electricity distribution. The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) will take over Umeme’s operations on April 1, 2025. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon Ruth Nankabirwa, alongside officials from ERA Uganda, officially handed over the…
Russian Orthodox American Clergy on the Senior Citizens Talk.
On the Senior Citizens Talk this Christmas is Rev Fr Silouan Brown, an American Clergy serving as Dean of Russia Orthodox Church in East Africa. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin asks him about; Ø RUSSIAN & AMERICAN CLERGIES WORKING TOGETHER. Ø RELIGIOUS PERSECUTIONS Ø CHURCH & STATE RELATIONS Ø LGBTQ QUESTION Ø IS DRINKING ALCOHOL ALLOWED? Ø POSITION ON ABORTION Ø BAPTISING CHILDREN Ø LIFE…
Christmas celebrations: Owek. Mayiga, Minister Muyingo, Bobi Wine deliver key messages
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi – Updated at 1529 EAT on Wednesday 25th December 2024 Believers flocked to places of worship today to mark Christmas with prayers and reflections. At St Mary’s Cathedral Rubaga, the celebrations were led by Kampala Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere and attended by eminent figures, including the Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga,…
Russian Orthodox Church Expands in Africa with New Projects and Leadership
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – Updated at 0959 EAT on Wednesday 25th December 2024 KIBOGA, JINJA – UGANDA- The Russian Orthodox Church is steadily increasing its presence in Africa through the establishment of churches and the training of bishops. Metropolitan Constantine (Ilya Konstantinovich Ostrovsky), a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and Patriarchal Exarch of…
“Failure is Not an Option – I Sense an Appetite for Agreement” UN Chief tells Global Media as COP 29 is coming to an End; Also VIDEO & PICTORIAL by Kivumbi.
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin updated 0358 EAT on Thursday 21st Nov 2024 Good afternoon. I have just returned from the G20 Summit in Rio. COP29 was very much on the agenda. I urged G20 leaders to instruct their ministers and negotiators to secure a new ambitious climate finance goal at COP29. And I heard leader…
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