Birungi Stephen kiiza

Rest in peace Governor Bank of Uganda Emanuel Tumusiime Mutebire
He died today at around 05:30am in the morning in Kampala.

R.I.P JOHN POMBE MAGUFULI 29th OCTOBER1959- 16th - MARCH 2021

AS THE WORLD WENT THROUGH 2020 LOCK DOWNS OVER THE DREADED COVID-19, MAGUFULI REFUSED TO LOCKDOWN TANZANIA SAYING, "COVID IS A MERE FLU"

"We Tanzanians have not locked ourselves down, and I don't expect to announce even a single day that we are implementing a lockdown because our God is still alive, and he will continue protecting us Tanzanians," the late president once told a crowd.

"But we shall also continue taking precautions, including steaming. You steam, at the same time pray to God, and going on with your daily activities so that you eat well and your body builds immunity against the coronavirus."

AS OTHER COUNTRIES MADE PREPARATIONS FOR A VACCINE, BULL DOZER SAID "I CAN'T WASTE TAX PAYERS MONEY ON FAKE DRUGS" NOW THE PRESIDENT DIES OF THE VIRUS.

"Fellow Tanzanians, Our beloved president passed on at 6 p.m. this evening," said Vice president shamim Suluhu while announcing the president's death on national TV.. "All flags will be flown at half-mast for 14 days. It is sad news. The president has had this illness for the past 10 years.''

She added that the late president died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's largest city.

Following the announcement of his death, opposition leader Zitto Kabwe said he'd spoken with the vice president to offer his condolences.

"The nation will remember him for his contribution to the development of our country," he said in a statement posted on Twitter.

The 61-year-old leader nicknamed "the bulldozer" has died of heart failure, after weeks of speculation he was infected with COVID-19. Many will remember him for his controversial handling of the pandemic in Tanzania.
Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has died at the age of 61, the government announced on Wednesday.

Announcing his death in a live television address, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Magufuli had died of a heart condition.

Since the pandemic was declared in March 2020, Magufuli had downplayed the severity of the virus.

A staunch covid-19 skeptic, Magufuli at one point, made fun of the country's coronavirus testing facilities, saying he had secretly sent samples of papaya and goat and that they came out positive.

Though he never provided proof of that claim, he warned that those results could mean that people were getting false positive results.

Shortly afterward, Tanzania stopped sharing updates on the number of people infected and killed due to COVID-19.

The country's last coronavirus figures were given in May last year. At that time, 509 people were confirmed to have contracted the virus and 29 had died.

In Tanzania, President Magufuli was a popular figure. His lean government and cost-cutting measures greatly earned him respect among citizens.

For example, in 2015, he suspended the country's independence celebrations, instead urging citizens to clean up their communities to fight a cholera outbreak.

He also embarked on major infrastructure projects such as the port of Bagamoyo, a new railway, and upgrading the Dar-es-Salaam International Airport.

His hands-on war against corruption was admired not just in Tanzania — but the entire continent.

"Magufuli came in on the platform of fighting corruption and empowering the masses," Martin Adati, a Kenyan political analyst, told DW.

"It is the people who have been benefiting from corruption and all these other funny things who are not very happy with him."

Ekizibu kya Bobiwine, He doesn't know his place and his limit - Kato Lubwama.

NBS TV Journalist: “Mean-looking security operatives clobbered me like a snake”
Muhamadi Matovu by MUHAMADI MATOVU February 18, 2021 at 1:19 pm
Journalists beaten while covering Bobi Wine’s petition to UN
NBS TV's Josephine Namakumbi grimaces after being beaten my military police (Photo by Nicholas Bamulanzeki)
NBS TV journalist, Josephine Namakumbi has said the military attack on journalists was a well planned, orchestrated move aimed at intimidating the people who script the news.

Her remarks came after journalists were beaten by brutal and mean-looking military police personnel at Kololo where they had gone to cover Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine deliver a petition to the United Nations Human Rights (UN).

The affected journalists were NBS TV’s Josephine Namakumbi, Timothy Murungi and Henry Ssekanjako of the New Vision, John Cliff Wamala of NTV, Irene Abalo Otto of Daily Monitor and Shamim Nabakooza of Record TV.

Namakumbi said it was not necessary for the military police to attack journalists because as the media they were peacefully waiting for the address from the people they were covering after being blocked from accessing the offices of the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Kololo.

But the blink of an eye, Namakumbi narrated, two military vehicles full of operatives surfaced and before long, the personnel started battering everyone around.

“Many of us fell down, and the armed officers beat us to their satisfaction. When I fell down, I was hit at the back as I tried to pick up my shoes, the male officer threatened to kick my back if I didn’t get up there and then,”she said as tears formed in her eyes.

She said that she tried to get up and run again but failed and couldn’t run for her life anymore because the back was hurting.

“I fell down again. This is when colleagues came to my rescue. It was heart breaking to see comrades bleeding as the officers continued to run after us,”she stated.

She said what hurts her most is that all the journalists who had gone to cover the event had proper identification but this was music to the ears of military police officers who appeared as though they were high on something.

“We were trapped in a military ambush.With no doubt, this was an open attack on the media which has been the case repeatedly. The force can maybe release videos captured by security cameras to challenge this,”she said.

“We have families like you. We have jobs like you but we don’t attack anyone like you do. On this Black Media Thursday we ask you to respect us and not give us reasons to think that you are against journalists and want to finish us all,”she added.

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) spokesperson,Brig Flavia Byekwaso said it is not correct to allege that journalists were targeted by security.

She explained that yesterday’s joint deployment was to deter processions.

“The procession of boda boda riders waited to force its way through… The group assaulted one of the security personnel at the cut off point and that required they be pushed back forcefully. Hence the scuffle. Therefore, it is not correct to allege that journalists were targeted,”she tweeted.

She said UPDF regrets that some journalists were injured as security carried out its duties.

The Port of Mombasa recorded historic moments as the giant US Naval ship USS Hershel "Woody" Williams graciously sailed into the Kilindini Channel.

The vessel USS Hershel "Woody" Williams is a Puller-class expeditionary mobile base, currently in service for the United States Navy Military Sealift Command. The vessel is designed to be a semi-submersible, flexible, modular platform providing the US Navy with the capability to perform large-scale logistics movements such as the transfer of vehicles and equipment from sea to shore.

QUOTE: I want Museveni out of the office in less than one year says Nup presidential candidate in the former concluded presidential election.

So far as the counting of votes stands in Uganda.
These are 9th provision reading of the results by 3:00pm we shall have the final results.

Ministers who have lost the MP race

Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi
Amelia Kyambadde
Judith Nabakooba
John Chrysestom Muyingo
Atwooki Baltaza Kasirivu
Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye
Beti Kamya
Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi
Sseninde Rose Mary
Ruth Nankabirwa
Isaac Musumba
Ronald Kibuule
Haruna Kasolo
Beatrice Anywar
Denise Galabuzi Ssozi
Saida Bumba
Bamulangaki Ssempijja

Hahaaa things are not going the right way for this Mukiga man .

Herbert Kabafunzaki, the former Labor, Employment and Industrial Relations State Minister has threatened to withdraw his ambulances as well as stop giving condolence money to families if he loses the election slated for Thursday this week.

Having spent last night in Mpigi CPS cells, FDC Presidential Candidate, Patrick Amuriat Oboi (POA), was taken to Mpigi Grade 1 Magistrate, charged with a traffic offence and granted bail.

On his way home, he has been intercepted by several police patrol vehicles at Mengo in Kampala, forced out of his vehicle and taken away in one of the Police patrol trucks.

It’s been reported that he’s now detained at Katwe Police Station. It’s not clear what the latest arrest is about.

This country urgently needs God's intervention

This is Twesigye Kaino Elias the NRM Police Officer that boxed Patrick Oboi Amuriat before arresting him earlier today in Mpigi.

Vote FDC to rid our Police force of this partisanship.

Presidential Candidate Hon. Eng. Patrick Oboi Amuriat (POA) and his Driver Michael Emorut have just been arraigned before Kakumiro Grade One Magistrate Court.

POA is charged with seating on top of his vehicle at kasalaaba in kibaale District and the Driver was charged with reckless driving.

Both have been granted a none cash Bail of 500,000/- and were ordered to return to court on 3rd February 2021.

Both were represented by Counsel Franklin Byekitinisa where they pleaded not guilty of the charges before magistrate Abdallah Kayiiza the kakumiro grade one magistrate court.

Earlier, POA and his campaign entourage were intercepted at Kasalaba in Buyanja county East - Kibaale District ,arrested by Joint Anti terrorism squad under the command of regional Police Commander SP Obura and later taken to Kakumiro Central Police Station from where he was arraigned before court at 7:30pm.

We must fight to Liberate Our Country so that we can Build a New Uganda.