Rich Gang Crew Choke on Water and Soda

The rich gang crew headed by Ivan Semwanga tries so hard to be noticed by throwing money all over in clubs, holding themed parties, posting several photos on Facebook and Instagram posing on flashy cars as well as holding money bags.

But surprisingly, they were spotted at Cricket Oval, Lugogo during the Blankets and Wine event on Sunday choking on sodas and water as totally opposed to their previous spending lifestyle.

Ssemwanga and Ed Cheune were sharing a 2 litre bottle of Pepsi and 500ml of water yet these guys used to sip on spirits, Champagne and all those expensive drinks.

Most partiers started getting worried when the Rich Gang crew failed to throw even a coin on them.

All the babes came ready to chop the money with the Sangomas but they were totally disappointed. Dressed in skimpy revealing outfits, they kept parading their goodies but the rich gang crew kept in their corner.

Apparently, from the day they jetted into the country, they’ve not disturbed any hangout like they used to do in the past.

Maddox Turns Down ‘Tugende Mukikadde’ Concert

Maddox Sematimba, king of Reggae music in Uganda is the only artiste who makes headlines and gets full house with old music. This was witnessed when he staged a concert dubbed the’ Return of the Champion’ at Imperial Royale on Good Friday and revelers almost danced themselves lame.

Now the latest is that he has turned down the event organizers of ‘Tugende Mukikadde

During a press conference, the event organizers said, “Maddox told us to remove him off the list of performers because he needed a break after headlining his show and we respected his decision.”

However, sources say that the organizers failed to meet his demands. They were not paying him what he deserves.

The Tugende Mukikadde show is set to happen on May 6 at Serena Hotel and Maddox was expected to perform alongside Afrigo Band, Kabuye Ssemboga and Halima Namakula, among other artistes.

Gov’t Rush to Revamp ‘President’ Wacha Olwol Dilapidated House Ahead of Burial

 By Milton Emmy Aakwam

LIRA: Ministry of Public Service has sent a team of Construction Engineers to Lira district to give a better sight on the dilapidated structures of fallen ex-president Wacha Hunter Olwol.

Wacha and two other Judges of Supreme and Courts of Appeal (Saulo Musoke and Nyamuconco) ruled Uganda for eight months in what was termed then as Presidential Commission.

He passed on aged 94 on Tuesday from a Kampala Hospital and government is taking responsibility concerning his burial slated for this Sunday.

Rt. Hon. Dr. Rhuakana Rugunda, the Prime Minister of Uganda, revealing the government commitment in his letter dispatched to Ugandans through Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanya on Tuesday, said the fallen leader will be offered a state Burial.

In an exclusive interviews with this reporter from his office on Thursday morning, Ngobi Agrey, the Chief Administrative Officer for Lira district confirmed that the team from the Ministry of Public service was dispatched.

“I have just been talking to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry who told me of the team on its way. They will revamp the buildings and set up tents,” Ngobi says.

According to Ngobi, the team will work alongside Engineers from Lira district to ensure the face-lifting jobs finish on time.

As expected, hundreds of thousands of mourners both within and outside the country are expected to bid farewell to the fallen leader.

Awaiting official statement, President Yoweri Museveni is expected to be the chief mourner on Sunday at Apingomo village, Banya parish.

MAK, MUBS Admit 1500 On Gov’t; Full List Out

By Venenscias Kiiza

Makerere University Kampala has released a full list of students who have been admitted on government sponsorship programes academic year 2017/2018.

As usual giants; St. Mary’s Kitende, Namilyango College, Uganda Martyrs Namugongo, Kings College Buddo, Ntare School dominates the admissions.

With government putting much emphasis on sciences, Science courses dominated the list with Medicine and Dental surgery 82, Electrical Engeneering32,Civil Engineering 37, Science with education (economics 32, physical 75,Biological 70),  among others.

Out of 4000 slots available for government sponsorship, Makerere University main campus took the lion’s share of 1244, whereas Makerere University Business School (MUBS) which is still struggling to attain a university status took 286 slots. In an interview with Charles Ssentongo the deputy registrar in charge of undergraduate admissions at Makerere University, students can pick their admission forms starting 1st June.

The university has also called applications for undergraduate admissions on private
sponsorship.

“Only candidates who sat for UACE in 2016, 2015 and 2014 with at least two principle passes, and with at least 5 credits in UCE have been encouraged to apply,”Ssentongo said.

Meanwhile, Ssentongo has also observed that the cut-off points were able to go up due to high performance rates amongst students.

He dismissed media reports of cut-off points increase stemming from unlimited facilities to cater for a large number of students.

Click on the links Bellow to view full lists:

National Merit 2017-2018 (Makerere)Final Lists

National Merit 2017-2018 (MUBS) Final Lists

Uganda Maintains 72^nd Position in the Latest FIFA Rankings

In the latest FIFA rankings released, Uganda has remained unmoved as it maintains 72^nd positions in world of football.

Uganda remains the best in East African, followed by Kenya in the 74^th position, Rwanda (118), Ethiopia (124), Burundi (135), Tanzania (141) and South Sudan (146).

Egypt in the 19^th Position maintains the top spot in Africa followed by Senegal (30), Cameroon (African champions) 33, Burkina Faso (35) and Nigeria in the 40^th Position respectively.

Meanwhile, Brazil tops the world rankings followed by Argentina, Germany, Chile and Colombia.

The next ranking will be released on 1st June 2017.

UCA Names Squad For Rwanda Tour

The Uganda Cricket Association has selected fourteen girls in the just concluded girl’s school tournament who will represent Uganda for the Rwanda tournament next week.

Jinja senior secondary school merged the champions after beating Masaka SSS winning with 5 wickets at the finals played at Lugogo cricket oval recently.

Immaculate Nakisuyi of Masaka SS was the player of series, Joyce Mary Apio of Olila high school took the best bowler award, Sanyu Nabagala of Gayaza high school was best Fielder and the Best wicket keeper award went to Esther Iloku of Olila high school.

Squad

1. JOYCE MARY APIO ( OLILA HIGH)
   2. ESTHER KAYAGA (MUKONO PARENTS HIGH SCHOOL )
   3. TEDDY AYELLA ( MASAKA)
   4. GORRETI KARUNGI ( NYAKASURA)
   5. PATRICIA MALEMIKIA ( MUKONO PARENTS HIGH SCHOOL)
   6. STEPHAINIE NAMPIINA ( JINJA SSS)
   7. IMMACULATE NAKISUYI ( MASAKA SSS)
   8. MILDRED ANYIGO ( OLILA HIGH)
   9. HOPE WANICHAN ( KOLOLO)
   10. RITA MUSAMALI ( JINJA SSS)
   11. JANE FRANCIS BALUKA ( MASAKA SSS)
   12. PATRICIA NANDERA ( KOLOLO SSS)
   13. ESTHER ILOKU ( OLILA HIGH SCHOOL)
   14. SHADIA NAKANJAKO ( ST JAMES)

City Babe Chokes Men On Boobies

Kampala babes know where their strength is on their bodies and this makes them ensure that it’s a Centre for visual attraction.

For those who have their ‘strength of a woman’ in their boobs, they package their assets properly in bras so as to tickle the minds of the horny male creatures.

Wherever they pass with their well packaged boobs, they don’t only serve guys with optical nutrition but keep them imagining the warmth in them while in bed.

This is exactly what happened when a yet to be identified city babe left men last Sunday at Cricket Oval, Lugogo in shock after she paraded her well packed boobies for them to ogle.

She showed off some major boobies in the scandalous ensembles. She gave guests at the event enough optical nutrition and many men were seen salivating at the sight of the boobies.

Ziza Bafana’s New Manager Throws In Towel

Singer Richard Kasendwa aka Ziza Bafana fired his entire management crew team last year including his longtime manager Roger Lubega.

He hired Team No Sleep (TNS) Bread Kenneth as his new manager few months but they have also fallen out.

The latest info is that Bread Kenneth threw in the towel last week. Sources revealed that the reason for his departure results from finance constraints of the singer.

“If Ken got a deal in Masaka or Jinja, for like 2m, Bafana would turn down the offer claiming it was little money,” a source said.

“Every time he would run broke, he would start yelling at Kenneth blaming him of not bringing enough money to the camp.”

It should be noted that Bafana claims that his manager and crew have been booking shows on his behalf without his consent, take the money without his knowledge, only to be confronted by the other party when he fails to show up.

Chameleone Scoops Mineral Water Deal

Although reports say that his image and music career is waning, it’s like some companies still have confidence in associating with him.

Reports reaching us have it that Highland Natural Mineral water manufactured by NC Beverages Limited in Kawempe has signed a new contract with singer Jose Chameleone as their brand ambassador for a period of 2 years.

We have learnt Chameleone will be bagging a retainer cash pay in eight figures per month where he will feature on their promotion campaign platforms.

We have learnt that he will compose a jingle for the mineral water brand that will be playing in their adverts on the airwaves as part of the deal.

Some years back Chameleone used to be a brand ambassador for top telecom companies and other corporate entities.

FSN Boss Finally Weds Lover

City scribe Julius Mugamba, the bureau chief of Feature News Story network (FSN) has finally bowed to pressure and walked his lover Sandra Katuutu down the aisle.

Last weekend Julius and Sandra exchanged vows at St. Charles Lwanga Catholic Church in Ntinda in a colourful ceremony that was witnessed by friends, relatives and well-wishers of both families.

The newlywed couple later hosted their guests to a reception at Kati Kati restaurant along Lugogo bypass where they feasted on a sumptuous meal as they conferred blessing to the couple for a successful marriage.

We have learnt that they have flown out of the country to Italy for their honeymoon. Snoops reveal that Julius and Sandra have been cohabiting for about seven years.

Meanwhile he had visited her family in Kasusu Fort Portal and her father Patrick Amanyire allowed them to first gather resources for the big do.

Julius is the Bureau Chief Feature Story News in Kampala boss. (FSN) is an international independent source of broadcast news for networks worldwide providing ready-to-air, live reports and news bulletins to television and radio stations around the world.

Mutenyo Loses Juicy Coke Docket

News reaching us from Century bottling company has it that Coca Cola’s flamboyant Kennedy Mutenyo is sad and blue after losing his lucrative docket of promotions to Donald Nyakairu.

Reports reveal that Mutenyo has been shifted to Mbale to be the Eastern region promotions manager.

Mutenyo has been at the helm of Coca Cola promotions for close to 10 years where he specialized in promoting coca cola in the youth segments that developed e secondary school football tournaments under the Coca Cola post primary  and also boasted Uganda’s music industry through the Coca cola real stars music competition.

Sources say that Mutenyo has been handling a big budget especially during the Coca Cola post primary tournaments.

He has been enjoying the big budget in promotions and sponsorships.

Kenyan Singer Accuses Bebe Cool Of Plagiarism

Over the years we’ve seen works of plagiarism in Bobi Wine’s abalungi balumya, Goodlyfe’s bread and butter, Ray’s Kasenyaku and Ragga Dee’s Swititi among others.

Latest information indicates that the Gagamel boss Bebe Cool has also been accused by fast-rising Kenyan female artiste, Gin Ideal for ‘stealing’ her song.

She rose to fame with her ‘Rede’ song and after the original song made a piercing impression to her fans, Ideal wanted to make a remix of the song.

The Rede hit maker did a remix of the original with Kenya’s dance hall artiste Wyre and before it was released, Gin Ideal had first settled for Uganda’s Bebe Cool.

The female star explained that she sent the original to Bebe Cool and instead of putting his words to add to the remix, Bebe Cool went on to copy and paste her song and came out with another song called Dede, with the same melody.

“In the beginning we had settled on Bebe Cool and then he went ahead and took my chorus and did a song called Dede,” she said.

Zari Parades Gorgeous Looks In ‘Borrowed’ Dress

Tanzanian babes have failed to get to terms that singer Diamond Platinumz chose Uganda socialite, Hassan Zari over them. They attack her at any chance they get.

The latest is that Zari is being roasted and witch hunted by Tanzanian babes that she borrowed a dress that she wore for dinner last week.

They claim that she was slaying in a dress that belongs to a friend.

This didn’t go well with her fans who rallied behind her on social media and assured her haters that they are just local.

One Kayongo Isma said “It’s the same fashion or design but not the same dress! They have different measurements of body. It actually seems the fatso is the one who borrowed if it’s the real case.”

A one Wild Rose said “Zari is smaller than her, she can’t fit her dress, besides Zari has enough money to buy 10 of those dresses, why could she borrow from her?”

Mariam Senkubuge, “Any fool can see those are different dresses… Tanzanian bitches need to take a chill pill and let our gal be eeeish.”

Many claim that the dress is the same but different sizes. They also argue that being friends, they could be using the same designers/ stylists.

All in all, borrowed or not, Zari did justice to the dress and looked extremely gorgeous.

Kwese TV Fishes DsTV’s Kabuura, Chico

It looks like that South Africa Dstv’s Super sport channel has lost interest in the East African sports events that it has closed its bureau in Kenya.

We have learnt that two of its finest celebrated field sports commentator Andrew Kabuura and Chico Lawi have moved to Kwese TV formerly WBS based in Naguru.

A source at Dstv intimated to us that the continental digital sports channel was not making money in the East African region and it was forced to minimize coverage in the region by closing its bureau which was dedicated at covering Kenya premier League (KPL) and CECAFA.

Basically it was spending a lot of money which it was not making.

Sources reveal that Kabuura is going around claiming that he was offered a juicy deal with Kwese TV and will be flying to Kwese TV headquarters in South Africa where he is set to be based, not at its Naguru branch.

Currently Kabuura works at Bugolobi based Radio City FM as sports presenter. It remains unclear whether he will quit Radio City and NTV where he has shows respectively if the talk of relocating to South Africa is real.

Kwese is owned by a Zimbabwean tycoon Strive Masiwa. Last year he acquired WBS TV from Godfrey Wavamuno and also leased the premises for 50 years.

Lisa Mandy Displays Enviable Body Curves

The veteran socialite Lisa Mandy makes many Kampala babes grin with envy every time they look at her yummy body.

The incredibly curvy and gorgeous who is based in Finland showed off her enviable figure in bikini. She was joined by a friend as they enjoyed Selfie moments in the room. She became a hit after it was rumoured to be in possession of two Kandahars.

A few years ago, Lisa Mandy had a bitter burst out with Bebe Cool at Liquid Silk and went ahead to call him a p*ssy on her Facebook page.

As if that was not enough, she turned her guns to Zuena and called her all sorts of names.

Musisi Declines to Commission ‘Shoddy Work’

The Kampala Capital City Authority Executive Director, Jennifer Musisi has declined to commission shoddy work done by Timtek Construction Company at Kisaasi Primary school.

KCCA contracted the company to do renovations at the school at a pay of 672 million shillings, but after several months of restless work, the no nonsense Musisi wasn’t convinced.

She said she couldn’t receive substandard work that wasted taxpayers’ money.

Musisi said KCCA would not pay the balance until the school is put at the agreed standards as per contract terms.

The companies managing director, George Otim reacted to the development saying; “The bad luck for this project does not justify the allegations that we do shoddy work, because we have in the past worked on many government projects for which we were even awarded certificates.”

He promised to redo the work to Musisi’s satisfaction.

It should be noted that Musisi’s contract has been recently renewed for the next three years, and she promised to put much emphasis on improving service delivery in the education, health and transport sectors in the city.

We Want Financial Independence from Government – MUK

As a strategy to Make Makerere University financially independent from government, an entity of the university called Makerere University Endowment Fund has come out to champion this cause by soliciting for resources that will financially sustain the institute.

Addressing journalists at the University on Monday, the Chairperson of the Endowment Fund, Dr. Martin Jerome Aliker said they have organized a marathon as one of the initiatives to raise money for the construction of a student’s center.

Aliker says the construction of the student’s center estimated to costs Shs 15 billion is an objective to enhance the learning environment of students at the University.

Meanwhile the Vice Chancellor Dumba Ssentamu has welcomed the initiative saying for long the University has been grappling with inadequate funding and the university has been criticized for only depending on government as a source of financing.

He says the student’s center whose construction is expected to be finished in three years will be used for the University’s 100 years celebrations.

About 10,000 students, Alumni of the University are expected to take part in this marathon this Sunday.

Nigeria’s Buhari to go to London for more medical tests – Spokesman

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London on Sunday night for follow-up medical tests, handing over power to his deputy Yemi Osibanjo, his office said.

Buhari, 74, returned to Nigeria two months ago after receiving medical treatment in Britain. Officials have refused to disclose details of his medical condition.

The president met on Sunday a group of 82 girls who had been released after being held captive for three years by Islamist militants, but he did not attend a cabinet meeting last Wednesday. That was his third consecutive absence from the weekly meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

“The length of the President’s stay in London will be determined by the doctors,” the president’s office said in a statement.

“Government will continue to function normally under the able leadership of the vice president,” it said, adding that there was no cause for worry.

Buhari, a former military ruler, returned home in March after nearly two months’ medical leave in Britain and said he would need more rest and then go back to Britain for follow-up tests.

The president’s office said Buhari had notified both chambers of parliament of his trip, which will put Osinbajo formally in charge.

Osinbajo, a lawyer who is seen as more business-friendly than Buhari, has played an active role in driving policy changes, chairing cabinet meetings during the president’s medical leave.

Officials have sought to avoid a scenario seen in 2010 when political infighting broke out when then-President Umaru Yar’Adua was sick for months.

Osinbajo was already given full powers to act during Buhari’s previous absence, in contrast to his predecessor Goodluck Jonathan who only took over after Yar’Adua’s death in 2010 ended a power vacuum.

War forces 2 million South Sudanese children to flee homes

War and famine have forced more than 2 million children in South Sudan to flee their homes, the United Nations said on Monday, as 21 people died in the latest attack on civilians by unknown gunmen.

The civil war in the oil-producing country began when President Salva Kiir fired his deputy in 2013, two years after the country won independence from neighbouring Sudan.

The fighting that followed split the country along ethnic lines, spurred hyperinflation and plunged parts of the nation into famine, creating Africa’s biggest refugee crisis since the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

“No refugee crisis today worries me more than South Sudan,” Valentin Tapsoba, the Africa chief for the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, said in a statement.

In a country of 12 million people, nearly three in every four children do not go to school, UNHCR and the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said. More than 1 million children have fled outside South Sudan while another 1 million are internally displaced.

The agencies said more than a thousand children have been killed in the fighting. The true figure may be much higher since there are no accurate death tolls available for South Sudan, one of the world’s least developed nations.

Separately, an official told Reuters that two commercial vehicles carrying passengers were attacked at two checkpoints along the Juba-Bor road on Friday.

“One commercial vehicle coming from Juba was attacked at a checkpoint in Jamaza and the other at Sudan Safari,” said Jacob Akech Deng, the Jonglei province’s state minister of information.

“We have received, and saw 21 people killed and 25 injured at Bor Hospital,” he told Reuters, referring to areas along the highway.

Reports in South Sudan said the death toll could reach to 51. Deng said authorities were still collecting evidence.

Many South Sudanese refugees have fled into neighbouring Uganda, Kenya, Sudan or Ethiopia, nations which are already struggling to provide enough food and resources for their own populations.

Worsening hunger crises stoke global migration – U.N study

The more people go hungry at home the more likely they are to migrate, according to a United Nations study released on Friday as the world grapples with four potential famines simultaneously for the first time in recent history.

The number of people fleeing a country increases by 1.9 percent for each percentage increase of food insecurity, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said in the first report to comprehensively analyse the link between hunger and migration.

Prolonged conflict also pushes more people to abandon their homes, with refugee outflows increasing 0.4 percent for each additional year of war, the analysis said.

“By understanding the dynamics that compel people to move, we can better address what lies at the heart of forced migration and what must be done to end their suffering,” said WFP Executive Director David Beasley.

More than 20 million people risk dying from starvation because of drought and conflict in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and northeast Nigeria, while more than 100 million face acute malnutrition worldwide, according to the United Nations.

Famine was declared in some areas of South Sudan in February – the first official famine in six years.

The WFP study, which included interviews with migrants from 10 countries, also found that hunger fuelled conflicts with reports of people joining armed groups to feed their families.

In turn, war makes food more scarce.

“We had to eat grass to survive. My kids stayed up all night crying because they were hungry,” a woman who fled Syria to Jordan with her family was quoted as saying.

A record 65.3 million people were uprooted worldwide in 2015, according to U.N. data.

Some 1.6 million refugees and migrants reached the European Union in 2014-2016 leading to disputes on how to share the burden among member states. (Reporting by Umberto Bacchi @UmbertoBacchi, Editing by Ros Russell and Belinda Goldsmith; Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women’s rights, trafficking, property rights, climate change and resilience.