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@sqoop Thu, 02 Nov 2023 12:11:00
Nigerian musician recounts her arrest in Uganda
On December 13, 2020, two Nigerian artistes Tems and Omah Lay were arrested by Uganda Police for performing at an ‘unauthorized concert’ that breached COVID-19 protocols. Three years later, the Grammy award winner, while appearing in an interview at the Angie Martinez show, said her arrest in Uganda was one of the worst times of […]
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@kfm Thu, 02 Nov 2023 05:30:44
UMRA concerned about hiked SHG registration fees
The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA) officials are concerned about hiked non-uniform registration fees for Self Help Saving Groups (SHGs) across the country. In 2022, UMRA issued operational guidelines for SHGs as defined under section 99 of the Tier 4 Microfinance Institutions and Money Lenders’ Act, 2016. The objectives of the guidelines were to assist Self Help Groups in establishing financial stabilization mechanisms, and increase transparency. UMRA spokesperson, Mr Edward Bindhe says they have received complaints that each district charges its own registration fees ranging from Shs60,000 – Shs150,000 and this may be considered high to some Self Help Groups. “We have registered a public outcry that some local governments are charging exorbitant fees. For example here in Luweero, some […]
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@kfm Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:03:19
Buyende nuclear project to displace 10 Villages
By Philip Wafula & Sam Caleb Opio Over 25,000 locals across ten Villages in Buyende District are to be displaced as the long-awaited nuclear plant project kicks off. The Villages include; Kasaato, Buyanja ‘B’, Buyanja’ A’, Nawansaso, Butayunjwa, Kabalongo, Kiiga, Kyankoole, Kibaale, and Nakawa, all in Buyanja sub-county, Mr Solomon Muyita, the communications officer in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, says Buyende, with its robust geographical and environmental credentials, emerged the best out of 20 Districts in Uganda to host this monumental project following intensive studies since 2016. Some of the studies include; meticulous assessment undertaken by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review Mission done in December 2021, and discussions at the Africa Nuclear […]
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@kfm Thu, 02 Nov 2023 09:33:13
NUP postpones grand ceremony for new office opening
The National Unity Platform (NUP) party announced Thursday that it had postponed the planned grand opening ceremony for its new head offices in Kawempe Division due to police and military interference. According to a statement published on the party’s social media platforms, the ceremony has been pushed to Friday, November 3. The party president, Mr. Robert Kyagulanyi says armed police and army officers blocked the ceremony, citing President Museveni’s presence in Kawempe on the same day. “So the cowardly regime has all this manpower to block the official opening of our office, but they claim they don’t have the manpower to secure the function, even when we did not request for it,” Kyagulanyi posted on his X platform. “Then they […]
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@kfm Thu, 02 Nov 2023 09:40:02
Put replaces Micho as Cranes coach
By Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo | Monitor Belgian coach Paul Put is now in charge of the Uganda Cranes, replacing Serb Micho Sredojevic who was sacked in September. Put was unveiled by the football governing body president Moses Magogo on Thursday at the federation offices. The 67-year old coach has been handed a two-year contract. Put is widely travelled and has coached several countries in Africa. He has coached national teams in Gambia, Burkina Faso, Kenya and Congo Brazzaville. In 2013, Put took Burkina Faso to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, losing to Nigeria. Put also coached Algerian club USM Alger and was the technical director at Wydad Casablanca in Morocco. Unlike in the past where foreign coaches work […]
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@kfm Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:09:24
Fuel station owners tasked on e-mobility
The Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Monica Musenero has advised proprietors of fuel stations across the country to incorporate e-mobility facilities to quicken the transition. Speaking at the launch of Texol Energy LTD, an oil and gas company that has introduced fuel cards for boda boda riders in Kampala, Musenero said the globe is transitioning to e-mobility and that Uganda has strategized ahead of time. “The whole world is shifting to e-mobility, so we are encouraging our investors to incorporate the e-mobility facilities in the petrol stations, especially the new ones. For motorcycles, we use swapping stations… there has to be a place where these batteries are charged and the boda bodas come and exchange,” the minister said on […]
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@kfm Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:40:54
Broadcasters slam artistes over nudity
Broadcasters on Thursday expressed their concern over nude content on artistes’ social media platforms. The media owners have also accused Ugandan artistes of destroying society, saying some entertainers, who are making demands to have their content dominate 90% of media space cannot differentiate between private and public body parts. “These people [artistes] are pushing you [MPs] that you put it in the law that the local companies should use their faces but when on their social media platforms, I don’t think you can use someone who is half naked. These artistes have no difference between a private part and government part, and then tomorrow, you want me to use you as the brand,” Andrew Irumba a representative of online media […]
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@kfm Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:04:32
Kyambogo University probes marks for sale, sexual misconduct allegations
Kyambogo University has kicked off investigations into the alleged marks for sale and sexual misconduct by some university officials. Numerous social media reports about some lecturers of the university selling marks to students and allegations of a lecturer who harasses students in exchange for marks have gone viral in the recent past, leaving parents and the general public concerned. Speaking to journalists on Thursday afternoon, the university Vice Chancellor, Prof Eli Katunguka noted that they do not condone any form of misconduct, vowing to investigate the matter. He thus called upon students and the public with evidence about the allegations to report to the academic registrar and acting university secretary to aid the investigating committee carry out its work smoothly. […]
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@kfm Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:45:34
Parliament directs Land Commission on police land
Parliament has directed the Uganda Land Commission to reopen boundaries of the police land currently under dispute. The dispute is between Uganda Police Force and the United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI). Government granted UNAFRI and Ugandan Iranian health centre among others lease on the understanding that they would develop the land and carry out their objectives as per the statute. However, according to the report by the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs led by Nyabushozi MP Wilson Kajwengye, UNAFRI and the Iranian Health Centre breached the lease terms by failing to utilize the land for the allocated purposes and instead sub-leased it to third parties. “Over time, that […]
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@kfm Thu, 02 Nov 2023 17:48:43
Behind quest for Idi Amin memorial institute
President Museveni has thrown out a proposal to establish an Idi Amin Memorial Institute, labelling the former leader unfit for such an establishment. On this episode of the KFM Hot Seat show, Patrick Kamara hosts former Obongi County MP, Kaps Hassan Fungaroo to discuss this and more. Listen to the show below;
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