PHOTO: Pr. Mwesige lead families to dedicate their children to God at Good News Church Bulenga. He says, Church can’t sit and fold hands when Putin is bombing pregnant women and children in Ukraine. He prayed to God to prevail over Ukraine

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PASTOR SOLOMON Mwesige a renown televangelist in Uganda and head pastor of Good News Church Ministries, on Sunday led hundreds of church members to intercede for Peace and stability in Ukraine asking God to stop what he called Russian President Vuldamir Putin’s madness.
The Pontiff Pope Francis has also sounded a warning to President Vladimir Putin saying he should denounce war on Ukraine.
Speaking from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square following his recitation of the noon Angelus prayer, Pope Francis described the Ukraine conflict as, “Not just a military operation, but a war, which sows death, destruction and misery.This war is barbaric, it’s madness, it’s failure of humanity and politics in Russia. Putin should end this war in Ukraine.” ️
At Good News Church which is located in Bulenga, about 8 miles on Mityana road, Wakiso district, Pr. Mwesige, the CEO King Solomon television commonly known as KS TV said, Church can not sit and fold hands as thousands of pregnant mothers, helpless children, the disabled and the sick are being killed by Putin’s bombs, calling on God’s Mercy for Ukraine.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022 in what Putin called a military operation. Russian army tried to take over the country by force. The fighting has continued until today, hundreds of people killed, thousands displaced while countless others have been maimed.

“President Putin who started the war is not dying, its the innocent people on oxygen, thousands have been killed, people who built their houses have abandoned them and many bombed down by Russian President. God, this is total madness. How can Putin say he doesn’t know Ukraine as a country?” Asked Pr. Mwesige, the owner of King Solomon Schools in Uganda.
Pr. Mwesige prayed that, “God, as Good News Church in Uganda, we call upon on you, come and stop this useless war, may you preserve and protect pregnant women who are running with children leaving their fathers behind. God fight for Ukraine and all other countries having instability, let there be peace. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Saviour, Amen.”

‘OUR CHURCH WAS CALLED TO PREACH THE GOSPEL’, SAYS PR. MWESIGE
During this Sunday Service which was broadcast live on KS TV, Pr. Mwesige told the congregation that Good News Church was called to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ calling on his followers to go on streets, bars and other social gatherings to deliver good news to all the people.
Reading from The Book of Acts 9:32, Pr. Mwesige noted, Jesus’s church started from the streets, most of the miracles he performed were on streets, rivers and such places where non believers gathered from.
“Most of Jesus’s work was done outside church. God is not confined in a place called church. Where are most people right now? Not outside church? Gospel and church started outside. Let us leave our churches, move out on the streets where thousands of people are, and take to them the message of Salvation. Let us make them know about Christ.” Said Mwesige who personally took on the streets last week on Tuesday to preach the gospel. Over 50 people accepted Jesus as their saviour and got saved. He prayed for the sick and touched many lives. Every Tuesday, Pr. Mwesige will be on streets, in slums and such areas, preaching and praying for people.

He revealed to his followers in Church and millions of people who were glued on KS TV that the first church in the bible is called, ‘The way’ and the people where called, ‘The people of the way’.  The word ‘Christian’ was not used until the gospel went to Antioch. The People of Antioch were the first to be called ‘The Christians’, because they were behaving like Christ.
“We are representatives of Christ not only in church but even outside church. Christianity is a life style all days, all month, which ever day, we must be Christians.” Pr. Mwesige reminded born-again Christians.
He said, Christians started fellowshiping in Jerusalem but outside, people were hungry for Christ. “James was the first pastor in Jerusalem not Peter. When James was beheaded  for serving Christ, the next day, they arrested Peter. Thank God, the power of Christ released him from jail. Phillip had escaped to Samaria from where he preached the gospel of Christ and thousands got saved. Brethren, lets not wait to be persecuted like the disciples, let us take the gospel to bars and on streets”, said Pr. Solomon Mwesige.
Talking about how he was persecuted by his own dad for getting saved and riding a bicycle from Fortportal to Kasese, from Bwera boarder to Fortportal in one day to deliver the good news about Jesus Christ, Mwesige showed church scars on his body inflicted by his father!
“Yes, I have been persecuted because of the gospel but I did not give up. I used to go to bars and preached to the drunkards , found people playing ludo, I talked to them about Christ and they pretended as if they were not hearing. However, afterwards they would say, ‘Mulokole tusabire’, literally meaning, ‘Born-again, pray for us.’ And I prayed for them. Many turned to Christ and they are serving God. Please, go out, tell someone about Christ. Let us find the sick and pray for them.” Mwesige urged Church.

He said some European countries had rejected God, taking pride in Civilization, science & technology, intellectualism, but now their pride is making them finish each other like in Ukraine.
Mwesige, the patron of Men of Purpose, a platform for all men at Good News Church, will again hit streets today , Tuesday to preach the gospel of Christ.

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FROM RIGHT: Fugge, Mberaze and Mpiima at the NUP party headquarters, after the Rubaga Speaker and deputy speaker primaries

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MARY NAKASI
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IT’S now months since opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) set up a committee to investigate their councilors at Rubaga division who cut deals with the National Resistance Movement and gave away Speaker’s job to NRM’s Musa Mbaziira, yet his party are the minority in a council dominated by NUP councilors.
The committee headed by Butambala district woman MP Aisha Kabanda started it’s investigations by quizzing a number of councilors and insiders say, what the committee gathered, instead exposes Rehema Fugge, the NUP flag bearer for speaker who must have hoodwinked the party, deliberately sabotaging a competent candidate Ronald Ssemaganda in a deal to clear way for Mbaziira. There might have been a political syndicate in all this.
From what we are gathering, the committee members want Fugge to be quizzed about a meeting she reportedly held with Musa Mbaziira and a one Swaibu Ssentomero commonly known as King Fahad at his Busega school, just a few days to the election of the Lubaga Speaker. Ssentomero is NRM treasurer for Rubaga district.
This information was revealed by councilors who knew about the Fugge-Mbaziira-Ssentomero deal and now the committee moves to investigate about this. 
On the issue concerning which councilor told what to the committee, we shall come back to that in another detailed story. 
For today’s, story, we will concentrate on what transpired before, during and shortly after Mbaziira’s election and what the NUP committee investigating these councilors must put into consideration for their findings to be believable. Please read on; 

INVESTIGATIONS
ON June 1st 2021, Lubaga Division Urban Councilors convened to elect their Speaker and Deputy Speaker. Opposition National Unity platform (NUP) which forms the biggest part of the council with 64 out of 95 councilors fronted Busega councilor Rehema Ssanyu Fugge as their flag bearer against NRM’s Musa Mbaziira whose party has only 11 councilors.
Before polls, it was crystal clear that NUP would massively win this seat but shockingly, it was otherwise! 
Kabowa councilor Mbaziira surprisingly defeated NUP candidate with 4 votes. Mbaziira got 49 against Fugge’s 45 votes prompting the Mengo court presiding magistrate to declare NRM’s Mbaziira new Lubaga Municipality Speaker.
This is the gist of the reasons, why Party bosses at Kamwokya NUP Headquarters have picked interest in this election and urgently launched investigations to find out, why the majority councilors in the council lost speakership to the minority party.

RONALD SSEMAGANDA ISSUE
Before any councillor showed interest in the Speakership bid, young man Ronald Ssemaganda who represents Kasubi-Namungoona came out. 
Councilors who approached him first to sho solidality was none other than Rehema Fugge who embraced Ssemaganda’s candidature.
She told Ssemaganda how rumours are making rounds that Lubya councilor Henry Mpiima had interest in Speakership but she vowed to fight Mpiima because according to what she knew about him, he is a money minded guy who can easily sell off the council if he is elected Speaker.
“For you are new in the council, you know nothing about Mpiima. But for us the senior councilors who served with Mpiima in last council, we know him as a money minded guy and we are worried, new councilors can easily make a blunder and vote him. We can’t trust Mpiima with our Speakership.” Fugge allegedly told Ssemaganda.
She even offered herself to be his campaigning manager for Speaker, an idea welcomed by Mr. Ssemaganda. 
“Me I already have the deputy mayor job. His Worship Mberaze has offered me this position. With you Ssemaganda as our Speaker, we will have a vibrant council.” Fugge told Ssemaganda. 

However, a few days later, the same Fugge was reportedly seen in a meeting with NRM’s Mbaziira and Ssentomero and what shocked Ssemaganda’s camp, after the trio’s meeting, Fugge declared her intention to contest for Speaker. Next day,  Mpiima had changed from Speaker to deputy speaker and the two, Fugge and Mpiima made an alliance.
Those who were at NUP Party headquarters, Kamwokya on the day councilors held their primaries,  you must have observed this. It was a Fugge-Mpiima affair.
The Fugge-Mpiima camp celebrated on winning Ronald Ssemaganda for Speaker flag bearer, councilors Sulaiman Ssenyonjo commonly known as Mr. Nakulabye and Sulaiman Sempa  (from Mutundwe), commonly known as ‘Carrick’, who were vying for deputy speaker.

‘SENIOR COUNCILORS’ PLOT AGAINST SSEMAGANDA
Before party primaries, Ssemaganda’s name had sunk into the the hearts of Lubaga councilors, no wonder, NRM’s camp had to get more NUP mercenaries to plot against their own.
A group of councilors led by one Musa Lusembo, Richard Jjuuko Kayima, Sharifah Nakitende among others, calling themselves ‘Senior councilors’ mobilized themselves against Ssemaganda a fellow NUP member saying, ‘a junior councilor can’t be our speaker.’

ENTER REHEMA FUGGE INTO THE RACE
Having been a Ssemaganda campaigner, no one would expect Fugge to change her mind and contest against him.
However, insiders say, her name was identified by Mbaziira and a clique of the so called senior councilors who later sold her name to Mayor Mberaze.
It’s true, Mberaze endorsed her candidature but little did he know that he was tricked.
Why Fugge? Like we said earlier, inside Mbaziira’s game plan,  he wanted a ‘vote spoiler’ so that Ssemaganda does not go through during party primaries. With a group of senior councilors, they talked about fronting a one Henry Mpima against Ssemaganda.
However, this idea was changed, fearing that Mpiima is more ambitious and would spoil the deal. So this is how Fugge’s name came in. She is an average lady who was only comfortable with her councilor position and after all,  they all knew she was going for deputy mayor.
By the way all what you saw during Deputy mayor’s appointment, was just a political stunt! We shall also tell you why.
Back to her speakership bid, the idea was sold to mayor Mberaze by the likes of Musa Lusembo, Richard Jjuuko Kayima and Sharifah Nakitende. Mberaze became the top campaigner not knowing, it was a project by the wise men and women.
For starters, the three above mentioned councilors voted Mbaziira Speaker in the Ssebuggwawo council, although it was Kayima who proposed Sharifah Nakitende’s name to contest against Mbaziira and she was seconded by Musa Lusembo. The two and their candidate, didn’t vote for her. She got only one vote said to be from Ssebuggwawo since Sharifah was an FDC councillor by then, like the mayor.
That time, Mbaziira had a landslide victory. We shall come back to this, later.

HOW LUSEMBO & MBAZIIRA AMBUSHED MAYOR MBERAZE
Days before swearing in of Lubaga Division urban councilors, a section of ‘senior councilors’ headed by NUP’s Musa Lusembo convened for a meeting at Jevine Hotel located near Pope Paul Memorial Hotel Ndeeba. This meeting was attended by Mayor Zaccy Mberaze. Lusembo was the chairman.
Lusembo gathered NUP councilors and invited NRM’s Mbaziira to address them and ask for votes. Mbaziira was given over 20 minutes compared to Ssemaganda who Lusembo gave only 5 minutes.
While speaking to NUP councilors, Mbaziira proudly bragged of how he had financed Lusembo and other senior councilors during their campaigns.
A money magnet Mbaziira who is linked to powerful men in State House said, “Senior councilors, please be my witness to these new Honourable members. You know me as a top lobbyist and I got money for all of you during campaigns (each about UGX 9 M). If you elect me your Speaker, I will continue with that giving hand, mobilize funds for you after all this money has no Museveni’s portrait.”
One of these NUP councilors reportedly said, “Yes you gave us money Mr. Mbaziira but you still owe me UGX 1M…,” prompting other councilors to laugh.
The NRM man just smiled and said, “I will give you more, just do the needful.”
Throughout Mbaziira’s address, these senior NUP councilors did not object ever being bankrolled by NRM’s Mbaziira during their recent campaigns.
We are reliably informed, many senior councilors in Lubaga ‘borrowed’ money from Mbaziira during Party primaries to help them during party tickets scuffle.
During this meeting, he hinted on forgiving them this loan if they elect him Speaker which must have excited many. NUP meeting ended with NRM’s Mbaziira scoring highly.
A certain angry Authority councilor sitting at City Hall approached Mayor Mberaze and asked him to explain why he allowed Lusembo to invite NRM’s Mbaziira in NUP meeting.
“Don’t you think you will be looked as the ones campaigning for NRM? You have given Ssemaganda only five minutes and Mbaziira over 20 minutes. Mayor, what was the motive of this meeting? I really don’t know what you are driving at.” Said a tough speaking female Authority NUP councilor who smelt a rat!

FUGGE ACCOMODATES NUP
COUNCILORS AT NRM TOP BOSS HOTEL
On Friday 28th May 2021, NUP held party primaries to pick flag bearers for speakership in Kampala. A day before, Lubaga councilors had taken their oath of allegiance at Lubaga division headquarters.
We are informed, after the swearing in function, mayor Mberaze and Fugge took a group of about 38 NUP councilors to a Bweyogerere – Namboole Hotel allegedly owned by NRM top man Mamerito Mugerwa where they spent that night of 27th May 2021.
There are questions, as to why they chose a hotel owned by NRM man to accommodate NUP councilors.  Insiders say, the hotel was identified by Mbaziira’s people who felt comfortable with NUP councilors being accommodated from here.
Each councilor got a brown envelope so that he or she votes Fugge, the next day. Ssemaganda tried to reach out to these councilors but in vain, something which worked for Mbaziira.

FUGGE WINS TICKET
A few minutes to the elections at Kamwokya, a coaster carrying NUP councilors who had slept at Mamerito’s Hotel arrived at Kamwokya. They were accompanied by mayor Mberaze.
A crestfallen Ssemaganda tried to talk to them but they openly told him they were for Fugge. She won with 38 votes (those who slept at the Hotel) and Ssemaganda polled 25.

On declaring Fugge a winner, party in NRM’s Mbaziira camp started. “It’s a done deal. Mbaziira will be speaker come June 1st  2021.” Said a one NRM councilor who was well conversant with the deal.
Indeed he won and it looks like NUP Party bosses just can’t  let this defeat go unquestioned.

In the next story, we will bring what each councilor told the committee investigating why NUP councilors voted an NRM councilor for Speaker. What councilors Ian Mubiru and Yusuf Katabira told the committee, shocked party bosses

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CLEARED: Dr. Gerald Siranda (2nd right) humbles himself before President Museveni, when the Head of State met IPOD Political Party Secretary Generals in State House last month

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WHAT we told you a couple of days ago about the National Unity Platform (NUP) party and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the two leading opposition Political Parties in Uganda that majority party NRM will play them syndicate for 2022-2027 EALA elections, has come to pass. The fact that their candidates will never make it to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), this news website can authoritatively reveal that, it is now a done deal. 
President Yoweri Museveni who doubles as Chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), a party with the majority Members of Parliament has directed Government Chief Whip (CGW) Thomas Tayebwa and Party Secretary General  (SG) Richard Todwong to start rallying all legislators behind Democratic Party Secretary General Dr. Gerald Blacks Siranda, DP’s flag bearer in the forthcoming EALA election.
Mr. Museveni has been reportedly directed that NUP and FDC be locked out, NRM MPs must vote DP and UPC candidates.
Yesterday, GCW Tayembwa held a meeting with Tayebwa at the former’s office to be briefed and given assurance that the ruling Party is officially behind his candidature,  let him just concentrate on planning for the swearing in function.
In a Tweet, CGW Tayebwa wrote, “My brother Gerald Siranda thank you for checking on me last evening. Congratulations on being chosen as the DP candidate for EALA.” Tayebwa did not, however, elaborate about this meeting.

Our sources in the office of CGW Tayebwa told us, the meeting of the two leaders was about sealing EALA deal as ordered by the Fountain of Honour.

MUSEVENI, SIRANDA’S MEETING
On Wednesday February 9, 2022 after President Museveni met the four political party secretary generals who attended the Inter-Party Organisation Dialogue (IPOD) at State House Nakasero, Dr. Siranda asked for a few minutes to privately talk to the IPOD boss, Mr. Museveni.
For starters, Museveni is the current Chairman IPOD. That day, the IPOD meeting was attended by JEEMA’s Muhammad, UPC’s Fred Ebil, DP’s Siranda and NRM’s Richard Todwong.
In a very humble soft voice, Dr. Siranda a young man from Eastern region told Museveni that, “Your Excellency, I won DP Primaries for EALA but there is no way I can make it without your blessings. Sir, I am begging you to help me achieve my dream.”
Siranda told a listening Museveni that  he is well furnished with issues of regional coperation and the need for a common maket, so if sent to Arusha, he will foster the cause.
He talked about himself as a peace loving citizen who detests activism, telling the Head of State that he will lift the Ugandan flag higher if he gets the President’s endorsement. 
In his response, Museveni said he was happy to hear that DP is sending a young man he knows very well.
“NRM will support your candidature. I will direct NRM Secretary General to immediately work on that. All will be fine my son, you are a very discplined muzzukulu.” Noted the President.
We are told, there after, Museveni acted immediately and gave directives to Todwong and Tayebwa to make sure Siranda goes through undisturbed.

WHY WITH MUSEVENI’S BLESSINGS IT’S A DONE DEAL FOR DR. SIRANDA
529 members of the 11th Parliament will vote the 9 MPs to represent Uganda in the EALA for a term beginning 2022 to 2027. 
Uganda, like any of the six member countries (Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and South Sudan), sends 9 MPs to EALA. Of the 9 seats, ruling NRM normally gives themselves 6 seats, 1 goes to Independents and 2 shared among all the opposition parties in Uganda. 
Fact is, only Parties in good books with the majority NRM win these two seats. DP and UPC are the favourites, although recently FDC is talked about as a new entrant in the club!
Siranda is comming in to fill the place that has been occupied by Hon. Fred Mukasa Mbidde whose two terms ends this year. Fact is, there is nothing that has sold Siranda like the Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue (IPOD) meetings. He has been in top leadership and this has brought him closer to leaders of different political parties more so NRM which has the majority MPs. These meetings have depicted him as a national leader who agitates for peace, good governance and dialogue. 
For those who don’t know, going by the 11th Parliament composition with NRMs being the majority, there is no way an opposition member can win EALA seat without NRM endorsement.
NRM has a total of 339 MPs. Opposition are only 107 out of 529 MPs. Even if they are allowed to vote twice, opposition MPs can’t take through their candidate. So, NRM votes count and Dr. Siranda has this vote.
Now that all signs show Siranda has been endorsed by ‘baba’, it’s automatic he will sail through.
The second candidate will automatically come from UPC, a party which is officially in bed with the ruling NRM. This categorically means, FDC and NUP should not waste time fronting candidates, seats are for DP and UPC.
We think it’s not too early to congratulate Dr. Siranda upon this great achievement in life.

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PHOTO: Faridah Nabatanzi whose list is questionable

MARY NAKASI 
KAMWOKYA

A MEETING which was slated to convene yesterday at the National Unity Platform (NUP) Party Headquarters in Kamwokya Kampala to confirm appointed committee members sitting on the Lubaga South Constituency NUP KUNGA Campaign was cancelled by top party leadership after petitions from supporters accusing one Faridah Nabatanzi of fronting names of people not known in NUP.
Faridah Nabatanzi who contested and lost MP seat for Buikwe district woman MP is the NUP Deputy Secretary for National Mobilisation.
She is accused of dancing on the tunes of Lubaga Mayor Zaccky Mawula Mberaze and his deputy Rehema Fugge who sent her names of their relatives and friends to head party mobilisation committee in the constituency without consultation of supporters and other leaders in the Constituency.
News editor Media reached Ms. Nabatanzi who deliberately turned a deaf ear when other leaders advised her about the names she had fronted during a hot meeting on Friday. 
The proud and defiant Nabatanzi chose to be pharoah’s parody when she hang on us after asking, “Who do think you are to question my decision?”. Nabatanzi was enraged when our reporter sought to know which criteria she had followed in appointing Mberaze and Fugge’s friends plus relatives to head party mobilisation in Lubaga South.
Party sources have revealed to this fastest growing news website that the meeting Nabatanzi had organised to officially declare the Lubaga South Kunga committee was cancelled by top party leadership to save NUP from embarrassment. 
A party top official revealed that, “We can’t allow this meeting to go on. There are issues which must be addressed first or else, we might be cornered by our political enemies. We are looking for members with capability to mobilise for the party, not rewarding friends and relatives.”
“The party is heading for a serious mobilisation, we dont want those who will try. Where Mobilisation is concerned, only the best is good enough. This assignment calls for people that understand and have what it takes, this is no child’s play” Said one of NUP bosses who asked for anonymity.

DETAILS
In a meeting held at Busaabala and attended by the Principal Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, it was agreed upon that, no one should be appointed a member on the mobilisation committees if he or she is an elected leader, contested as an independent, related to an elected leader or from a camp of any elected leader. 
Before that, there was a team which had been appointed to mobilise in Lubaga but because it had names like Musa Lusembo who is a councilor, that committee was discontinued.
After the Busaabala meeting,  Chairman Fred Nyanzi asked NUP top leaders in Lubaga to identify names of those who can make good mobilisers for the party.
We are reliably informed, Rubaga South MP Hon. Aloysius Mukasa penned some names, so did Mayor Mberaze and his deputy. The committee was announced and it was led by Yusuf Buwembo, who had showed his moblization prowess  in Lubaga during 2021 elections.
Insiders say, Mberaze, Ffugge and Lusembo secretly met Nabatanzi and influenced her to remove hardworking boy Buwembo over unclear reasons.
On learning that Buwembo who had support of almost all the other leaders in Lubaga South apart from the three, this move was protested.
In fact, Mberaze and Ffugge had forwarded names of their relatives and friends, something which leaders in Lubaga strongly rejected.
A meeting was on Friday called to harmonise the situation in Lubaga and it was a hot one. Ffugge feared to enter and locked herself in Mberaze’s car.
In the meeting attended by; Hon. Mukasa Aloysius, Mayor Mberaze Zaccky, Maxencia Nakanjakko (Mberaze supporter), Lord councilor Nakabugo Farida, councilor Lusembo Musa (Fugge supporter), Councilor Kyagaba Alex (Mberaze supporter) and Kayabula a staff in Mberaze’s office, the following names were read out by Faridah Nabatanzi:

1. Segirinya John B.(Busega)
2. Namagembe A. (Busega)
3. Lumala P. (Nateete)
4. Sekalega V. (Nateete)
5. Pastor Kakande (Mutundwe)
6. Kisitu Moses (Mutundwe)
7. Ddamulira C.(Najja II)
8. Nsereko S. (Najja II)
9. Nakanjakko M. (Kabowa)
10. Masitula N. (Kabowa)
11. Bunkeddeko Guluddene( Najja I)
12. Moses Musilamu (Najja I)
13. Wasswa Culton (Lubaga)
14. Kakooza R. (Lubaga)
15. John Pool (Ndeeba)
16. Hanifa (Ndeeba Agrey)
    Leaders did not agree on some of the selected names and sought to know why Mberaze fought Buwembo’s name off the list with the help of his office attendant Kaayabula Edrisa and instead put his photographer Culton Wasswa and Fugge’s daughter Aisha Namagembe who totally know nothing about NUP. 
    They accused Mberaze of influencing Nabatanzi to include names like a one Bunkeddeko from Najjanankumbi who is a renown DP member and has been blackmailing and insulting Hon. Kyagulanyi on many WhatsApp groups.
    This Bunkeddeko guy, one time ran away with nomination papers of NUP youth councilor aspirants in Najjanankumbi lying that he was taking them to Kamwokya to be stamped. He instead took them to DP Nateete office and had them stamped as DP flag bearers.
    NUP Party leaders in Lubaga had to look for other nomination papers at the last minute, to get a NUP stamp.
    Now leaders and party supporters in Lubaga South want the National Mobilisation committee to thoroughly investigate Mr. Bunkeddeko and find out, when has he ever supported NUP and what is Mberaze’s motive in bringing a name of a DP supporter to mobilise for NUP.
    In the 2021 elections, it is on Bunkeddeko campaigned for SDP candidate Lubega Mukaaku and he strongly fought NUP candidates save for his friend Mberaze who was contesting for Lubaga Mayor. 
    Among other members questionable is a one Waswa Culton who is Mberaze’s photographer and apart from taking mayor’s photos while he is doing some activities, Culton isn’t known and can’t mobilise for the party. He was the campaign manager for Lubega Mukaaku in 2021 and their camp performed poorly. There are facts pinning Waswa Culton for blackmailing Kyagulanyi and NUP candidates during elections. Mberaze influenced Nabatanzi to include his photographer.
    Others on the list are Aisha Namagembe, daughter to Rehema Fugge, staff in Mberaze’s office and other friends.
    This is why supporters and leaders petitioned the office of the National Mobiliser to verify this list before it is declared officially, which has been accepted.

In the next story, we will bring you the naked truth and details why Mberaze and Ffugge are fighting Buwembo who was a top NUP campaigner in Lubaga South and why Party bosses should be careful while handling this issue

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KYABAHANGA bridge connecting Rukungiri to Kanungu district has been commissioned this morning by security minister Hon.Gen. Jim Muhwezi, thanks to the Ministry of Works and Transport.
Works was tendered out in April 24, 2019 to a local contractor M/s Armpass Technical Services.
According to a statement released by the Ministry of Works and Transport, the contract was originally worth UGX 10.4 billion.  The commencement date was July 30, 2019 while the original completion date was supposed to be July 29, 2020. 
The main structure was to comprise of a 3-span 30m long reinforced concrete bridge; with other works to include significant river training and channel protection using gabions. It is important to note that River Kyabahanga has a considerable catchment area. 

“Consequently, the river flow at the bridge location was found to be very high during rainy seasons. Apart from this, there were other site conditions that posed technical challenges while deriving an appropriate structure to be constructed.” Reads a statement from the Ministry.
Challenges included the meandering nature of the river, and the huge deposits of soil that had left stable foundation layers buried to significant depths. 
Mainly as a result of the inconsistent nature and apparent weak foundation soils, provision was made in the contract for design review following additional geotechnical investigations in the river course. 
These had to take place after a platform for the drilling rig is constructed. Although it took some time, the design review was successfully done and revised drawings were subsequently approved and issued to the contractor.
This news website has learnt that, the contractor had substantially completed works by December, 2020 and vehicles could pass at the bridge. 
This was inspite of delays mainly occasioned by unprecedented weather and effects of the covid-19 pandemic.
Accodingly 4.4 km and 10.4 km on the Rukungiri and Kanungu sides respectively were graded; with spot gravelling. 
“In this respect, we would like to sincerely thank the Contractor for very good performance exhibited. This goes a long way in demonstrating that the local construction industry has high potential; especially if local firms possess self determination to synergize with Governments policy of promoting local content.” Reads statement from the Ministry.
The construction of the bridge has had profound benefits to the communities, including;
● Reduced travel distance, culminating in reduced fares and freight charges;
● Improved and safe access to social facilities like schools for children and health facilities especially for the most vulnerable groups; i.e children and pregnant mothers;
● Improved access to markets for timber and agricultural produce like matooke and coffee;
● Increase in farm gate prices;
● Boosting tourism; and 
● Generally contributing to improvement in the livelihoods of the populace; a key Government objective in the current NDPIII.

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