BREAKFAST NEWS WITH ORANGE The Leader of Opposition Wafula Oguttu has expressed dismay over the continued deployment and presence of Ugandan troops in South Sudan arguing that government has switched from the original mission of peace keeping earlier presented to the House in January to combat fighting. Oguttu warns that the situation in has gone from bad to worse with Peace negotiations seeming to yield nothing tangible leading to the continued death of innocent soldiers. Oguttu now asks government to tell Ugandans how long UPDF plans to stay in South Sudan and its exit strategy. MPs and the private sector have disagreed on how to raise more revenue for government projects. Whereas the parliamentary budget committee is in the process of proposing new taxes, including annual inspection fees for all motor vehicles and a levy on mobile money deposit transactions the private sector advises that the long-term solution to the country’s revenue difficulties lies in expanded investment. This comes just a day after MPS dropped a proposal fronted by the shadow finance minister Geoffrey Ekanya to have all mobile phone users in the country paying an annual Shs5,000 tax for each handset, a move that had started to spur public anger and resentment. Democratic Party officials in Luweero District have accused a group of Uganda Young Democrats of harbouring selfish ambitions. This as a group of 20 youths claiming to be members of the party youth wing led by Mr Nathan Bwogi revealed that they had pulled out of the campaigns because the team had disregarded their input. Meanwhile, the campaigns have gained momentum with each camp promising to spearhead development in the area. The District Woman Parliamentary seat fell vacant after court nullified Ms Nabukenya’s election citing irregularities. The by-election will be held on May 22. Turkish government has declared three days of mourning for the victims of the mine disaster while trade Trade unions have also announced a one-day strike in protest at the countrys worst ever mine disaster which has claimed at least 274 lives. Union officials said the recent privatisation of the mining sector had made working conditions more dangerous. A group of MPs in Kenya has tabled a motion in parliament calling for British farmers to be ejected from the khat-growing Meru region. This follows moves by the British government to ban the use of the leafy substance starting from this July. RADIOCITY NEWS: WE BRING THE WORLD CLOSER TO YOU
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 04:12:02 +0000
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