Daily Monitor
Sunday March 14 2021
My earliest recollection of a clash between civilians and the security forces is of an evening journey that was interrupted at the junction where Rubaga Road leaves Namirembe Road near the former Pride Theatre in Kampala.
I was in the company of my father when we were stopped at a roadblock. This was the mid-80s and I have come to believe that there was no real reason for the stop because of what the man at the roadblock said to my father.
He demanded to see my identification. I was but a little girl, barely out of nursery school. In fact, we were on the way home, my father from work and I from school. To date, it is one of the most ridiculous things anyone has said to me.
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Taxis, boda bodas take over non-motorised city corridor
Wednesday March 10 2021
A section of Kampala’s non-motorised transport corridor which has been taken over by taxis and boda bodas on Namirembe Road on March 2. PHOTO/ALEX ESAGALA
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He said most taxi operators lack space and end up parking on the non-motorised transport corridors.
KCCA started upgrading the Old Taxi Park in May last year and promised to hand it over by August 2020.
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Kampala’s non-motorised transport corridor, which was unveiled last year by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), has been invaded by street vendors, taxis and boda boda operators, who congest the lanes.
Daily Monitor
Monday January 18 2021
Luwum Street in the city centre was among the deserted areas in Kampala on Saturday. PHOTO / DAVID LUBOWA.
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Mr Museveni garnered 58.64 per cent of the total votes cast, beating his closest challenger Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, who got 34.83 per cent.
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A few security personnel patrolled the city as fears of protests loomed.
Mr Museveni garnered 58.64 per cent of the total votes cast, beating his closest challenger Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, who got 34.83 per cent.
At the Mulago roundabout, there were about 15 police officers. One officer said he had not seen any celebrations, an hour after the announcement of the results.
Daily Monitor
Saturday January 09 2021
A random search of music schools in Uganda will quickly land you on Esom School of Music as one of the top results. Founded 15 years ago, owners say it generates more than Shs500m annually from their services.
Rewind to April 2006: Eternity Source of Music (Esom) was founded by Daniel Innocent Kiyega on a trial and error basis with an initial investment of Shs700,000. He knew what he wanted to do but was not sure of how to do it.
“Looking back, I cannot imagine I have come this far,” Kiyega says.
Firstly, the school needed a leader, who could bear the vision of teaching music aligned with international innovations in music teaching. Kiyega, who had just returned from South Africa where he had obtained a Diploma in Music, had two money-making options on his mind to open a restaurant or follow his dream of a music school.