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MP Zaake denied access to his office

November 1, 2023    By Country Radio

Kamapala: Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake who was recently reinstated as parliamentary commissioner has accused Parliament of denying him access to his office. This follows the Constitutional Court order that invalidated a resolution by parliament to remove him from his position as parliamentary commissioner. In September 2023, court... Read More

“I fell out with President Museveni because he went astray”-Muntu.

October 20, 2023    By Country Radio

Rukungiri: The founder of Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party and former presidential candidate in the 2021 general elections Maj Gen (Rtd) Mugisha Muntu has revealed that he fell out with his former boss president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni because he went off truck. Muntu while appearing in the Ihanga ryeitu programme... Read More

Political leaders praise Timuzigu over his decision to leave politics.

October 19, 2023    By Country Radio

Ntungamo: Political leaders have commended Timuzugu Micheal Kamugisha, the Member of Parliament Kajara County for remaining true to his words by willfully accepting to leave active politics upon the expiry of this term. In July 2022, Timuzigu announced that he will not contest in the 2026 elections noting that he... Read More

Parliament accepts Nsibambi as FDC whip.

October 11, 2023    By Country Radio

Kampala: Parliament through the Speaker, Anita Annet Among has accepted the appointment of Mawokota South MP, Yusuf Nsibambi as the new opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party whip in Parliament. This comes after Kira Municipality MP, Ibrahim Ssemujju was sacked by the opposition party’s Secretary General, Nathan Nandala Mafabi... Read More

Kajara County hopeful James Hunter gives back to the community.

October 10, 2023    By Country Radio

Ntungamo: The Kajara County hopeful James Hunter Tukahirwa Byenjeru has embarked on supporting different groups of people in the different sub-counties making Kajara constituency, with the aim of chasing poverty out of their families. Tukahirwa who is the former transport officer in the ministry of health told our reporter that... Read More

Poor Road Network irks Residents in Rubanda

October 9, 2023    By Country Radio

Rubanda: Residents along the Ruhonmwa-Kabadama-Nyamazizi road are expressing frustration with the Rubanda district authorities, accusing them of delaying to repair the road damaged by floods at the end of August this year. The discontent came on sunday in Kigarama village, Ruhonwa parish, during the distribution of mattresses among members of... Read More

Security forces seal off NUP headquarters.

October 9, 2023    By Country Radio

Kampala: The National Unity Platform (NUP) head office in Kamwokya, Kampala has been sealed off by security forces as the party was preparing to hold prayers for their alleged supporters who lost their lives in the hands of what has been termed as state operatives. In an announcement on Sunday,... Read More

I can’t join elective politics-Gen Kayihura

October 9, 2023    By Country Radio

Kisoro: Former Police boss, Gen (Rtd) Kale Kayihura, has said he will not join elective politics but rather will focus on farming after retiring from the army.  Gen Kayihura made the remarks over the weekend at his homecoming event organised at Saaza Grounds in Kisoro Municipality to celebrate his retirement from the army. “I am... Read More

Police speaks on Bobi Wine’s arrest, NUP leaders condemn police actions.

October 5, 2023    By Country Radio

National Unity Platform (NUP) leaders have condemned of the arrest of their leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine. Kyagulanyi was netted immediately upon his arrival from South Africa and Canada at Entebbe International Airport. Mathias Mpuuga, the leader of the Opposition in Parliament, stated, “The cowardly regime has... Read More