PHOTO: Tycoons Ham and Akon during Eid prayers on this week

STORY BY:
MOSES MUGALULA
NEWS EDITOR

SENEGALESE American Singer Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, known mononymously as Akon, this week returned to Uganda for a special visit to Kampala’s richest businessman Hamis Kiggundu of Ham Enterprises (U) limited. 
They attended Eid El-fitir prayers together and later, tycoon Hamis Kiggundu hosted Money magnet Akon at the State-of-art – Ham Agro Industries Headquarters.
The 38 years property mogul Hamis Kiggundu revealed to his guest why  he has chosen to venture into Agricuture saying it is the only path to fight and end poverty in Uganda.
Recently Ham told journalists that he invested UGX 2B in this research and divided Uganda into 10 Aggro zones.
“I carried out soil tests in different areas. I went to Western Uganda and saw that it has livestock, in Central we can get fisheries, fruits, horticulture, we have Maize and coffee. But before setting up structures, systems and policies, that can fully accommodate Agriculture for instance, Ham Agro Industries, there are many things I must first work on.” Mr. Kiggundu told journalists.
To his guest Akon, billionaire Hamis Kiggundu said that he is going to make a lab so that he can produce quality seeds and also, open up Ham Agro Bank in partnership with farmers. 

Hamis Kiggundu believes that to promote agriculture in the country, Farmers have to control right from fertilizers they use, the pesticides and, “We have to train them in the best Agriculture practices because right now, many of their crops and produce can’t meet the market standards so they end up living the liability.”
About his plan to build storage facilities, Hamis Kiggundu told Akon that in Uganda there has been a problem of storage facilities.
“You find someone has 10 acres of maize but sleeps in a small house. At the time of harvesting, when he leaves maize in garden, it will get spoiled. When he harvests it, he has no where to keep it at home to dry it. Majority farmers have that problem of storage, So I want to set up big storage facilities.” Kiggundu told his guest.
He took him around Ham integrated processing plant and headquarters which is no different from white house. 
“What I am building”, Ham told Akon, “Will have capacity to engage big international markets like in Qatar, Middle East, Europe or Turkey that we can sign with them treaties with the help of government, say we can supply them maize worth UGX 2B.  Ham is is planning to work together with the farmers by financially empowering them.This he plans to do through Ham Agro bank.He hopes to give farmers a helping hand by not only buying produce from them but also working together all the way from planting to harvesting. 

Kiggundu wants to start right from the soil, yes it will require sometime but he says, if they give it a robust approach, within a period of two-three years, they will be able to have gone to parameters of quality controls.
He asked why plant more maize which can’t meet international standards?”
He says, other able Ugandans like will join him in this industry and do things like this and later, government will join.

He told Akon that Agriculture has capacity to employ all Ugandans if handled well, being that it is the backbone of our country. 
“There is more money in Agriculture than in Oil. Uganda has capacity to feed 500 million people. Our soil is fertile, we have rainfall and we have youth who have capacity to do the work.” Noted tycoon Hamis Kiggundu.
While addessing media recently, Kiggundu said,  “We have to use factors of demand and supply to see that, through a liberal economy we entice these youth to move back into agriculture. That should be determined by actual incomes not just taking them to gardens. One hears that all maize in Kiboga is on demand. Then he will sell away his bodaboda, goes back to the village to plant maize.”
This according to him, will kill urbanization. “Why is it that all people are running from villages to the cities can’t we move productivity back to our villages like it was before?”
He asked.

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Mr. Kagenyi (standing-left) during a security meeting with locals

STORY BY:
MOSES MUGALULA
NEWS EDITOR MEDIA

KAGENYI Lukka, the newly appointed Deputy Resident Commissioner (DRDC) Manafwa district has written to the line minister Hon. Milly Babirye Babalanda, through his immediate boss, explaining his game plan to fight and end all acts of corruption, embezzlement and mismanagement of public funds in Manafwa District. 
The two paged letter was copied to the Secretary office of the President, Head RDC secretariat, Chairperson LCV Manafwa, CAO Manafwa, District Internal Security Officer and District Police Commander,  Manafwa.
Mr. Kagenyi revealed to Minister Babalanda about his plans to introduce an Accountability Day in Manafwa district in order to create a value for money system where all Government employees and contractors will openly account to the public on implementation of projects.
“The Constitution of Uganda provides that all Public Offices shall be held in trust for the people. Therefore, all persons placed in positions of leadership and responsibilities shall in their work be answerable to the people.” Reads Deputy RDC Kagenyi’s letter.
He said this Accountability day is one of the measures that shall be taken to expose, combat and eradicate corruption, abuse of power by the holding political and other public offices.
In the same vein, DRDC Kagenyi said having an Accountability day will also act as a monitoring vehicle for various Government projects in the District and also re-activate the duty of all citizens to combat corruption and misuse or wastage of public resources as enshrined under Article 17 of the Uganda Constitution.
The different expected activities during the District Accountability day will include among others; The Presentation of the the Periodic Performance Report, Presentation of Financial Reports, Presentation of Internal and External Audit Reports, conducting staff performance Appraisal and Presentation from the public and Local leaders on the progress and implementation of government projects in the district.
He also talked about non-structured mechanism of Accountability that largely involves public participation such as community Barazas, community dialogues, public open days that will directly be incorporated in the activities leading to the Accountability day.
Kagenyi told Minister for Presidency that, “The Accountability day in my view, will help to reduce on corruption tendencies within the technical staff and the contractors and also enhence effective service delivery and timely completion of government program.” 
He ays, the Accountability day should be fixed in the first 7 days of the new month after completion of every quarter.
“The District Accountability officers and all Contractors implementing government projects in Manafwa district including; CAO, Town clerks  Subcounty chiefs and all Heads of department should be prepared and get used to this new initiative that is geared at propelling Manafwa district to greater heights in terms of development and timely delivery of Government projects and service to the people.” Reads DRDC Kagenyi’s letter.
On Friday last week, Mr. Kagenyi went to areas of Buwagogo, Buwangani and Bweswa to sensitize locals on neighborhood watch with an aim of identifying criminals and fighting criminality. 
In his address to the different wanainchi, the workaholic RDC challenged the residents to be part and parcel of the crusade that will free their communities of criminals.
“The NRM government under President Museveni ushered in peace that we enjoy on a daily basis and in return you’re able to address issues of fighting poverty. However, criminals want to destabilize our peace which we as his representatives cannot allow”, he said noting that being vigilant is all the people should do in addition to reporting all suspicious characters to the authorities in his pursuit of a crime free Manafwa district.
DRDC Kagenyi  appealed to locals to embrace government programs since it’s one sure way of being part of the beneficiaries.
In his bid to make Manafwa the model district in the entire Bugisu sub-region as regards service delivery in line with government programs of Parish Development Model, Emyooga, Operation wealth creation among others, Deputy RDC will ensure his crusade is an all inclusive campaign that will bring on board the CAO, Town clerks, Parish chiefs, sub-county chiefs such that supervision is water tight with no room for error in addition to having value for money from the government coffers.

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IRON LADY: Hon. Dr. Christine Ndiwalana

STORY BY:
MEDDIE KITYO
NEWS EDITOR MEDIA 

LAST week on Thursday April 28, 2022, KCCA councilor Jeremiah Keeya Mwanje must have coiled his tail on hearing that a panel of three justices of Appeal had dustbined Masaka High Court’s decision which nullified the election of National Unity Platform’s Hon. Christine Nandagire Ndiwalana as Bukomansimbi North member of Parliament last year.
It is said that, Councilor Jeremiah Keeya, who represents Kasubi – Kawaala Parish at City Hall, moreover on NUP ticket had vowed to slaughter his cock if Court of Appeal throws out Hon. Christine Ndiwalana and declare Bukomansimbi North seat vacant! Thank God, He did not allow this to happen!
In a unanimous decision of three justices Stephen Kiryabwire, Stephen Musota and Christopher Gashribake, the trio agreed with Hon. Christine Ndiwalana faulting the trial Judge Her Lordship Lady Justice Ketra Kitarisibwa Katunguka for entertaining the issue of being nominated without proper academic qualifications after the elections.
Jeremiah Keeya Mwanje and his accomplices who wanted Nandagire out such that they take over her seat, must have developed cold fever on hearing that she is still around until Bukomansimbi County North voters decide otherwise.
For starters, when the Masaka High Court’s Lady Justice Ketra Kitarisibwa Katunguka nullified the election results last year upon petition by NRM’s Ruth Katushabe on grounds that the winner Ndiwalana did not possess the minimum Academic requirements to contest for the parliamentary seat, some opposition figures quickly presented their interest for this seat.
Christine Ndiwalana whose election Masaka High Court nulified polled 9617 votes, NRM’s Ruth Katushabe (The petitioner) finished second with 6599 votes, Kateregga Muhamed (JEEMA) was given 3076 votes, Kawoya Yasin was given 251 votes, Lubyayi Eid Kisiki was given 4238 votes, Namakula Rachel was given 182 votes and Sebugwawo Yusuf was given 47 votes. 
On nullifying Nandagire’s election, Jeremiah Keeya was among the first opposition politicians to show interest for the seat. Him and other opposition political opportunists welcomed Nandagire’s eviction and started strategizing on how to front themselves or their bonkmates for ‘a vacant’ Bukomansimbi North seat.
Those who are members on Masaka and Bukomansimbi WhatsApp groups remember how the likes of Jeremiah Keeya started posting their posters and messages showing interest for Bukomansimbi North by-elections.
Instead of reaching out to Hon. Nandagire to sympathise with her upon such a wanting judgement and to guide her on how to revert Masaka High court decision, for they knew, she was finished and they chose to crave for her seat! Such opportunists!

HON. NANDAGIRE RUNS TO COURT OF APPEAL 
A very disappointed Nandagire who was betrayed by these fellow opposition colleagues at a time she wanted them most, decided to challenge the High Court’s decision in Courts of Appeal on ground that, the Learned trial judge errored in law and fact when she held that the Appellant had lied on Oath by stating that she had a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE).
This was the first blow to Jeremiah Keeya and other opportunists.They didn’t expect Nandagire to gather herself and run to Court of Appeal. 
The Keeyas had allegedly told friends how Nandagire couldn’t make it, she better conceed and go back home so that she paves way for the by-election.These didn’t deter her from pursuing for justice!
She appealed to the court of Appeal of Uganda against the judgement and decree of Justice Katunguka delivered on the 28th day of September, 2021 at the High Court of Masaka.
In her petition, she blamed High court judge for having shifted the burden of proof of academic qualifications to her side.
The justices ruled that according to provisions of the Constitution and Parliamentary Elections Act together with Section 15 of Parliamentary Elections Act (PEA) and the Electoral Commission Act, a Petitioner can not as a matter of law and policy raise for the first time and issue on validity of some nomination after the election because these provisions were enacted for the purpose of ensuring that all disputes arising prior or during nominations before voting are resolved with finality before the election date; except where the law otherwise specifically provides. 
God is great, Court of Appeal shut up the opportunists! The court as such, allowed the appeal and ordered the respondent (Katushabe) to pay for the suit both at High Court and at appeal level. This ruling buried hopes for Keeya and other opportunists.
In this story, we will name and shame ten political opportunists who wanted Hon. Christine Nandagire’s seat: 

JEREMIAH KEEYA MWANJE
Not so much is known about Jeremiah Keeya in politics apart from contesting and being elected KCCA lord councilor representing Kasubi – Kawala Parish in Rubaga North at City Hall in 2021 on NUP ticket.
His name came to opposition limelight when he was appointed to the NUP Election Management Committee which did the vetting and ground survey to get best candidates for the party prior 2021 General election.
Keeya allegedly had a hand in the issuance of Party ticket to his girlfriend Sulayina Tendo Nakabuye who contested and won as councilor Lubya Zone III at Lubaga division. Lubya Zone III has Nabulagala and Lubya villages.
The two lovebirds first rented a small room in Kasubi but after being elected councilors, they relocated to Gayaza in Wakiso. The two Keeya and Sulayina have not yet made their bonking official although public sees them as husband and wife.

Insiders say, what looks to be delaying their marriage, Sulayina Tendo vowed never to convert from Islam to Christianity while even Jeremiah Keeya looks like he isn’t ready to become a Moslem. However the fact that there is another sexy girl in the picture  might also be a reason for 
Jeremiah Keeya’so little interest in pursuing marriage.  Hadijah Nakazzi from Bukomansimbi used to be very close to Jeremiah Keeya and rumour is making rounds that Nakazzi was Jeremiah’s other girl friend.
In fact, Jeremiah had secured a Party ticket for this chic to contest as direct KCCA councilor for Nateete – Busega in Lubaga South but this ticket was recalled by top party leadership and given to Ivan Nyanja Mubiru under the influence of current Lubaga South MP Aloysius Mukasa. Jeremiah’s gal Nakazzi contested as an independent against NUP’s official candidate and she lost.

As a matter of fact, both Nakazzi and Jeremiah Keeya come from Bukomansimbi. Each of the two had strong interest in Dr. Christine Nandagire’s seat to the extent that the day High Court in Masaka nullified Nandagire’s election, Nakazzi’s posters in NUP colours were shared on different Masaka and Bukomansimbi WhatsApp groups.
Her camp saluted Masaka High Court judge for throwing out Nandagire.

YES I WANTED HON. NANDAGIRE’S SEAT – JEREMIAH KEEYA SPEAKS OUT
Without mincing words, councillor Jeremiah Keeya confessed to News Editor Media when we reached him yesterday that it is true he wanted Hon. Nandagire out!
This is what he wrote to us; “Yes i was among the NUP intending Candidates for Bukomansimbi North Constituency when court nullified Hon. Nandagire. I only shifted this position after the Kayunga district by-elections.”
“We lost interest in replacing Christine after seeing what the regime did in Kayunga. We denounced our interests. So the information you have of my interest was before Kayunga by-election.” Reads Jeremiah’s response to us when we asked him how he felt when Court of Appeal failed his deal of throwing out Hon. Nandagire.
When Court of Appeal declared it’s self on the matter that Hon. Nandagire was dully elected Bukomansimbi North MP from 2021-2026, Jeremiah Keeya Mwanje was left with no option but to post this on his facebook page to calm down Hon. Nandagire’s supporters who wanted to roast him alive; “It’s with pleasure that we congratulate our Hon. Ndiwalana Christine Nandagire the National Unity Platform Member of Parliament and my representative to Parliament for Bukomansimbi County North for defending our hard earned victory as a Party. Nze nga Munna Bukango munno nkuyozayoza era nkwagaliza obuwereza obulungi (Me and you come from Bukango village, I congratulate and wish you good service).”
Did Keeya say this in good spirit? What do you think?

Wait for part II of the story as we name and shame more political opportunists. 

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Councilor Rose Kigozi (where the arrow is pointing) greeting Hon. Kyagulanyi at a function in Mutundwe yesterday

NEWS EDITOR MEDIA

ROSE NALUBWAMA Kigozi, National Unity Platform  (NUP) Lord councilor representing Najja I, Najja II and Mutundwe – Kabowa in Lubaga South has denied ever receiving cash from President Museveni saying, those spreading this propaganda just have political vendetta against her.
This comes after a story published by ths investigative news Website about a section of Rubaga division National Unity Platform (NUP) councilors who were rewarded by President Museveni with UGX 30M each as a handshake for helping him disorgaize their party activities in Rubaga and he is set to send them cows for the job well done.
The News Editor Media was reliably informed how The Head of State was going to also give out cows to these councilors as a token of appreciation for job well done!
For the cash, it landed on the bank account of these councilors last month and those we talked to confessed, they got the NRM money and are very comfortable with it.
Councilors say, the list we published, their colleague Rose Kigozi was missing yet she is one of Museveni’s cash beneficiary!
“It is true we got President Museveni’s cash just like councilor Rose Kigozi whose name you have deliberately left out. She also ate the cash. Ok let her vomit it.” Said a certain councilor who requested for anonymity. 
This comes amidst fights amongst Rubaga division NUP leaders pointing fingers at each other for being moles, working for the enemy to bring down NUP!
When we reached her to tell us about the NRM money she got as alleged by fellow councilors, Rose Kigozi categorically distanced her self from ever receiving this money saying, “I’ have never received any money and I will never receive it.”
Fellow NUP councilors who received the handshake insist Rose Kigozi is lying, she got the money and very ready to produce the evidence if she continues denying.

FLASHBACK
Around October 2017 a few days after Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyu had taken on the political scene in the country, NRM top strategists resolved to lobby councilors from Rubaga division and other four divisions making up Kampala Capital City Authority  (KCCA) to be taken to Kyankwanzi for what was referred to as patriotism and mindset change.
The lobbying started and majority of opposition councilors agreed because they were promised some cash. However, a few rejected the deal!
For example in Rubaga, councilors who rejected the deal included; Mulangira Asuman Ntale (Busega),  Janet Namuli (Namirembe Bakuli), Godfrey Kamya (Namirembe Bakuli), Henry Mukalazi (Mutundwe) and Joyce Nabbosa Ssebuggwawo (then Mayor Rubaga division).
Others, over 40 Rubaga councilors who included now NUP councilors Musa Lusembo Ndeeba III), Richard Jjuuko Kayima (Nateete II), Sharifah Nakitende (Women-Ndeeba) and now KCCA councilor Rose Kigozi boarded NRM bus to Kyankwanzi on November 17th 2017. The retreat took 2 weeks.
Before this group left, all councilors were given 183,000/= as deposit.
For councilor Henry Mpiima formerly representing Lubya 2 who was then an FDC member before crossing to NUP, his issues are not clear! However he is among the beneficiaries of UGX 30 NRM cash.
He however insists, although he got the cash, he didn’t go to Kyankwanzi but a group which went to Kyankwanzi said he was with them. 
On November 17, 2017, Lord mayor Lukwago alongside KCCA and other division councilors who didn’t go to Kyankwanzi held a presser at City Hall to condemn opposition councilors who were in Kyankwanzi.
It’s on record, Henry Mpiima attended this presser and his voice was loud while castigating fellow councilors for betraying the struggle to go to Kyankwanzi. 
Five days later, the same Mpiima was at Namboole during FDC delegates conference where Patrick Oboi Amuliat was elected FDC President. Mpiima was team Muntu! 
However, after the delegates conference, Mpiima was not seen again.  Some think, he boarded a bus to join his colleagues in Kyankwanzi.
Mpiima  denies ever stepping in Kyankwanzi and argues that he delegated ‘his brother’ a one Ssenkumba who at Kyankwanzi registered in the names of Mpiima.
On their return, councilor Musa Lusembo narrated to friends how facilitators at NALI Kyankwanzi taught them to hate religions, especially Islam that has a direct connection with acts of terrorism.
He said, they were trained to involve themselves in farming and other development activities but not to look at councilorship as a job.
“We were sold the NRM ideology and told that had it not been the current regime, none of us would be a councilor. ” Lusembo narrated to friends about their KyankwanzI trip.
On the closing day on 30th November 2017, Lusembo and fellow councilors thought Mr. Museveni was coming to ‘Pass them out’ but alas!
The president delegated then Kampala minister Beti Olive Namisango Kamya to close the retreat, which angered Lusembo and other other councilors in Kyankwanzi! Why do you think think the badly wanted Muzeeyi’s presence? Thank you, your guess is our guess.  
Councilors in Kyankwanzi openly told Ms. Kamya they wanted the president so that he can sort out their financial woes. In her response, she promised to lead them to the president on their return to Kampala.

MEETING MUSEVENI @ ENTEBBE STATE HOUSE
Two weeks later, Kyankwanzi councilors were taken to State House to meet President Museveni.
This is where Muzeeyi pledged to send each of them UGX 50M but directed, each councilor be given UGX 2M cash as transport refund.
At State House, councilor Sharifah Nakitende commended the president for his superb leadership and requested him to reject an ammendment in the  KCCA Act, that proposed that the academic qualification for a councilor should be S.6 or its equivalent.  Sharifah was seconded by councilor Deo Kasana from Makindye. Museveni directed Kamya to scrap away that clause from the amendment.

DELAY OF HANDSHAKE
After like one year, Kyankwanzi councilors got angry over the delayed Kyankwanzi cash. Through then KCCA councilor Bruhan Byamugisha and madam Alice Kaboyo, they were taken to President Museveni’s Kisozi farm to demand for their cash. 
Muzeeyi only gave each of them 500,000 for transport refund and tray of unboiled eggs.
This time Mzee didn’t talk about their 50M pledge.
A third attempt by these councilors to claim the Kyankwanzi cash  was staged at State House Entebbe.This time round, they were man handled and dogs let loose on them.
During Mbaziira’s election as speaker Rubaga division last term, some little money was sent and given to these councilors and many NUP councilors led by Lusembo, feasted on Mbaziira’s cash.

UGX 10M TOUCH @ COUNCILOR’S BANK ACCOUNTS
During 2020 party primary elections,  each of the Kyankwanzi team members was given UGX 10M probably to help them in securing a party ticket because NRM wanted them back to council for mission accomplishment. Musa Mbaziira was assigned to coordinate these NUP councilors and make sure, they win during the 2021 elections. Unfortunately, only four returned. Musa Lusembo, Richard Kayima, Sharifah Nakitende, Muhammad Ssentamu and Rose Kigozi (KCCA councilor representing Lubaga B).

ADDITIONAL UGX 15M CASH SENT LAST MONTH
The day KCCA Speaker Zaharah Luyurika and other Authority councilors were released from Kigo prison,  the Kyankwanzi team received each UGX 15M. 
And the NUP councilors who got the money included; Musa Lusembo, Henry Mpiima, Rose Kigozi, Sharifah Nakitende and Richard Jjuuko Kayima.
We have been reliably informed, NRM government is very happy about the role these councilors have played in disorganising NUP in Rubaga, keeping it in endless wars and confusing party headquarters. 
We recently reported that,  some of these councilors had positioned themselves to be party mobilisation bosses in Lubaga and also influenced a one Fatumah Nabatanzi to add names of their favourites to the mobilisation committee. 
Thank God, the NUP headquarters jumped out of the trap and cancelled the appointed mobilisation committee.

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NEWS EDITOR MEDIA 
‘STATE HOUSE’ MAGERE

OPPOSITION Political leader in Uganda Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi commonly known as Bobi Wine and wife Barbie Itungo yesterday Sunday hosted Muslim sheiks, imams, politicians and hundreds of muslim brothers and sisters to an Iftar dinner at their State House in Magere, Wakiso district.

Kyagulanyi and Barbie who were clad in Islam attires told their visitors that the tradition of breaking fast with Muslims during the Holy month of Ramadan is something they are always looking forward to. 
Flanked by Makindye mayor Haji Ali Kasirye Nganda Mulyanyama, NUP President Hon. Kyagulanyi told his guests that, “I am very grateful to all who joined us on this important occasion which was preceded by Duwa prayers for our nation as well as for our comrades in detention and those still missing. I am very grateful to His Eminence the Supreme Mufti, for sending such a big delegation to represent him at the event.” 
He wished all Muslims blessed last days of the Holy month.

 “May Allah (SWT) grant your supplications, and give us the courage to continue fighting for justice and equity.” Prayed Kyagulanyi.
This Iftar Dinner was attended by Members of Parliament led by Commissioner Francis Butebi Zaake, area MP Muwada Nkunyingi, Kampala Woman MP Hon. Shamim Malende, Hon. Aloysius Mukasa (Lubaga South MP), Hon. Betty Nambooze Bakireke, Hon. Abdallah Kiwanuka Mulimamayuuni, Joel Ssenyonyi among others.

Other leaders present were; Hon. Zahara Luyirika (Speaker KCCA), Lord councilors Nusifah Nakato, and many others.

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