We have failed to take seriously the guidance from our experts,” Nabakooba said. These were charged with the supervision of . At the time of the flags’ fiasco, Kivejinja, who was known as KK, a young firebrand who had just returned to Uganda from India where he had met pan Africanists and freedom fighters committed to the fight for social justice and equality. In a tweet, Kasingye said ” BAD NEWS!! Home; Agriculture; Business; Entertainment; Sports; Home National UPDF chief political commissar inspects civic activities in kampala metropolitan. Uganda Police Chief Political Commissar Hassan Kasingye tests positive for coronavirus BY: Eyalama In Corona , News On August 23, 2020 On a day when Uganda announced 97 new COVID-19 confirmed cases, to add the to the 318 a day earlier, the Chief Political Commissar of the Uganda Police Force Asan Kasingye has confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Henry Matsiko when the stand-off ensued. “However much you toss me up and down, I will never let go (of you). The family has its origins in the ancient kingdom of Bunyoro Kitara. In his response, the Chief Political Commissar of Uganda Police Assistant Inspector General of Police- AIGP Asan Kasingye, said the Force has not held any meeting where a decision has been taken to intentionally block the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu from campaigning. The presiding officer and UPDF Chief Political Commissar (CPC) Maj Gen Henry Masiko commended the […] KK later backed down. Col Ba-hoku Barigye has today handed over the office of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ (UPDF) Deputy Chief Political Commissar (D/CPC) to Col Nelson Aheebwa. She seemed to gang up with Kadaga against Kivejinja, who was at the time viewed in certain circles as Busoga’s undisputed leader. Dr Rugunda said the late Alhajji Kivejinja started his political activism during his stay in India where he was studying. 20.10.2020 . Joined external wing of NRM as Editor of the Resistance News which articulated justification for the war against the Obote government-  November 1983 fled Nairobi and took refuge in Vienna, Austria, on the invitation of Mr Erin Lance, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Socialist Government of Bruno Kreisky. Kivejinja served the NRM government as Minister of Relief and Social Rehabilitation; Works and Transport, Minister Without Portfolio; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; Deputy National Political Commissar; Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Affairs. Col. Nelson Aheebwa assumes office of deputy chief political commissar The Political Commissariat is responsible for ensuring correct ideology in the UPDF. “After getting the certainty that the Ugandan flag was to be hoisted… Some of our youth clandestinely moved to the American embassy and the embassies of all nations that we considered to be enemies of Uganda and stole their flags,” he said. Col Ba-hoku will now move to his new deployment as the Defence Attaché’ to Cuba. Controversial figureKK was prone to frequent shows of arrogance and never let those who ran afoul of him go without a dressing down, but he was at the same time always eager to engage those who sought to tap into his rich knowledge of Uganda’s history. Their children would in turn be offered opportunities for a good formal education. Kasingye, the Chief Political Commissar (CPC) director in Uganda Police added that honesty and integrity is an attribute each officer must practice at all cost especially in this election period. We shall miss you, comrade.” Bantariza was the army spokesperson from 2000 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2006. This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. His crime had been to direct the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) to give a former state minister, Mr Muhammad Mayanja, 2,000 litres of fuel to fix some roads in Pallisa District. For his part in the flags’ fiasco, Kivejinja was unable to visit the United States until the early 1990s when the ban on his entry into the country was lifted. Press Release Today's nomination exercise generally went on peaceful in most of Kampala Metropolitan area. “I therefore want to warn all people who continue to use public transport that you are putting your life at a high risk of catching COVID-19. 20.10.2020 . Uganda journalists walk out of a security press conference in the capital Kampala on Monday. The army has warned of dare consequences to those who are planning to undermine the peace of the country. Special emphasis was on personal loyalty to Museveni who was portrayed as being superhuman. She said public transporters in the taxi parks and bus terminals failed to administer the guidelines that were given when the lockdown was lifted. After Kazibwe was dropped, the contest remained largely between Ms Kadaga and Mr Kivejinja,” Mr Kiwanuka says. He wrote, “If I was to get married once again, I would … Kasingye, the Chief Political Commissar (CPC) director in Uganda Police added that honesty and integrity is an attribute each officer must practice at all cost especially in this election period. The RCs … Sense of entitlementKK, like most historical members of NRM, seemed to feel that politicians from Busoga who joined the NRM much later needed to pay allegiance to him. The result was that he moved to prop up a few loyalists to join politics, starting with the 1994 Constituent Assembly (CA) elections, which led to the emergence of Justice Faith Mwondha (Jinja District), Ms Irene Kalikwani (Kamuli) and George Patrick Bageya (Kigulu North). Kulayigye was born circa 1964 to … It's sylabus was specially designed to inculcate communist/socialist ideals into the fighters. 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In 2001, he lost to the Forum for Democratic Change’s Abdul Katuntu, but bounced back in 2006. UPDF wants its officers to be exemplary in all their dealings. news Jun 27, 2020 UCC: MTN, Airtel Back 600 Million Mobile User Platform Seeking to Mitigate Covid-19 Health, Economic Impact. Felix Kulayigye is a Brigadier General in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). Uganda decides: Where vote will be won and lost Daily Monitor 07:13 14-Jan-21. The journalists who had turned up to cover the Monday press conference tasked the Chief Political Commissar of the Uganda Peoples Defence Force Brigadier Henry Masiko to apologize for the brutality of journalists by security personnel. The British had adopted a policy of working with influential personalities in order to gain influence. Uganda votes in tense presidential election: Live news Al Jazeera 06:16 14-Jan-21. Worked with Mr Ben Matogo to publicise NRM struggle in Europe.-  1984 played crucial role in recruiting William Pike to give rebel leader Mr Museveni his first interview in the international media.- Jan 1985, KK organised final consultative meeting of the NRM executive in Vienna, Austria, which confirmed Mr Museveni as the new chairman of the NRM, taking over from Prof Yusuf Lule, who had died earlier.- 1985 returned to Nairobi and was member of NRM delegation to Nairobi Peace Talks- Aug 1985 re-joined the NRA forces in Muchwa, Kabarole in August 1985 as the commissioner for finance in the NRM interim administration set up in western Uganda.-  1986 served in both government and the NRM Secretariat. He was the Political Commissar of the UPDF and concurrently serves as a Member of Parliament, representing the UPDF. His election as a treasurer of the Delhi African Students Association paved way for his introduction to the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, and meetings with African independence leaders such as Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana), Kenneth Kaunda (Zambia) and Julius Nyerere (Tanzania) changed his life forever. I am not going to tolerate indiscipline. Journalists demanded an apology from UPDF political commissar Maj Gen Henry Matsiko, all in vain. Kampala, Uganda The journalists who had turned up to cover the Monday press conference tasked the Chief Political Commissar of the Uganda People's Defence Force Brigadier Henry Masiko to apologize for the brutality of journalists by security personnel.