Today in pictures - Thursday, March 5
Mar 05, 2020
We present to you events around the country summarised in a series of pictures
Uganda news in pictures
Kawalya elected KCCA speaker
Councillor Abubaker Kawalya (Rubaga) has been elected speaker of the Kampala Capital City Authority. Bruhan Byaruhanga who got a total of 18 votes was elected deputy speaker of the KCCA council. He beat Doreen Sabuka who got 13 votes.
Councilor Happy Nasasira (FDC) celebrating after Bruhan Byaruhanga (NRM) won the contest for deputy speaker of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).
Miriam Akello Ayo the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate(center) dressing Abubaker Kawalya (left) the newly elected Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) speaker with his official gown as other council members look on.
Abubaker Kawalya (Centre) the newly elected Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) speaker addressing the press after the elections and swearing-in ceremony at City Hall
Abubaker Kawalya, swearing-in as the new speaker
Vote counting on-going (Photos by Simon Peter Tumwine)
They were tears of joy for some of the candidates
Parliament summons ministers over cattle quarantine
Ministers General Elly Tumwine, Bright Rwamirama, and Joy Kabatsi have been summoned by the committee of agriculture over the quarantine and closure of cattle markets in Lwemiyaga.
This follows a petition by dairy farmers in Lwemiyaga that is before Parliament. While appearing before the committee, Lwemiyaga MP Theodore Ssekikubo alleged that Tumwine buys their cattle at a giveaway price under the disguise that the cattle have FMD (foot and mouth disease) and he later sells them to city abattoirs. (Photos by Miriam Namutebi)
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Media experts move to combat misinformation
The media literacy conference was held under the theme: "critically navigating a rapidly changing information age". The conference brought together media experts, Prof Monica Chibita, Henry Kabwe from Zambia, Mirjam Gehrke who works with Germany's International broadcaster Deutshe Welle among others. Prof Chibita emphasised the need to adhere to ethics and code of conduct in news reporting. (Photos by Francis Emorut)
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BELOW; IGP Okoth Ochola opening the Positive Masculinity High-Level Dialogue at Fairway Hotel in Kampala. The Workshop was also attended by UN Women Deputy Country Representative Adekemi Ndieli, UN Human Rights Country Representative Robert Ayeda Kotchani, UPF Chief Political Commissar Assan Kasingye and Senior Police officer. ( Photos by Mpalanyi Ssentongo)
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