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LORD MAYOR Erias Lukwago and legislature Medard Ssegona can make better presidential candidates than Bobi Wine, this according to Hon. Odonga Otto. And the legislator has also insisted that it’s his right not to support Bobi. Writing on Facebook, Odonga Otto also advised Bobi to remain calm and not hope to defeat President Yoweri Museveni in the upcoming presidential elections. He claimed the elections are designed for Museveni’s victory. He wrote: “I hope you are aware I have a right not to support Bobi Wine my my owns reason? The same way you have a right to. I was not recruited to the opposition I joined voluntarily. What makes you think that supporting Bobi Wine means you are in opposition. and not supporting him mean you are NRM or a mole? The later view is trivial and myopic. Any struggle devoid of knowledge and ground philosophy is not worth my time a graduate of political science. Bobi Wine, who is now the most popular opposition politician in Uganda need to be warn...

Hundreds of people reported problems with the popular messaging app on Sunday morning, though WhatsApp is yet to publicly acknowledge the issue. Website health tracker Down Detector recorded troubles with sending and receiving messages on WhatsApp. Europe is the worst affected region, though parts of Africa, Asia and South America also face severe disruptions. It is the latest in a series of outages to hit the Facebook-owned app, with a major incident in March last year leaving users cut off for nearly an entire day. More than 500 million people use the app each day and many have taken out their frustrations across Twitter and Facebook. A spokesperson for WhatsApp did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A report earlier this month revealed that WhatsApp is the worst-hit platform for internet shutdowns. The app suffered 6,236 hours of deliberate disruption in 2019, largely as a result of authoritarian governments blocking access to it. The app's secure encr...

Russian military spies have hacked a Ukrainian gas company that is at the heart of an impeachment trial of President Trump, who sought last year to pressure Ukraine to investigate the company and its links to Joe Biden’s son, according to a cybersecurity firm. Beginning in early November, the Russian spy agency known as the GRU launched a cyber “phishing” campaign against Burisma Holdings to trick unsuspecting employees into giving up their email credentials so the hackers could gain access to their email accounts — once again entangling Moscow in domestic U.S. politics, according to Area 1 Security, a Redwood City, Calif., company. The operation’s launch coincided with a congressional impeachment inquiry into Trump and whether he abused his office by seeking to press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into announcing a probe of Burisma and Hunter Biden — an action that conceivably would aid Trump’s reelection bid. The GRU was active in the 2016 presidential campaign, h...

Just Today 18-January-2020, CDF General David Muhoozi, Hon Ayaka, Deputy CDF Gen Otema and Mr Atima Jackson Joined Other Army Generals and Dignitaries in attending the Wedding Ceremony of Brigadier General Bonny Bamwiseki and Rose Bamwiseki at Ruharo Mbarara.

MTN Uganda in collaboration with its technology partner ZTE hasshowcased theirFifth Generation (5G) Cellular Networkproof of concept trial today as part of the company’s strategy of delivering next generation mobile broadband benefits to the country, making MTN Uganda the first operator in East Africa to carry out a 5G trial in the region. This follows successful 5G trials in South Africa and Nigeria last year, by MTN Group and MTN Nigeria respectively. MTN Uganda seeks to give customers a glimpse of what the future holds, showcasing the next generation of applications for consumer and enterprise customers. 5G offers true mobility, robust connections and incredible reliability through blazing fast download speeds with seamless connectivity, ultra-realistic graphics and human-like reflex response times. The test run of 5G technology by MTN is a groundbreaking achievement; the technology will enable the simultaneous connection of billions of devices worldwide, instant streami...

You can now use your iPhone or iPad, running iOS 10 or later, as a physical security key for securely logging into your Google account as part of the Advanced Protection Program for two-factor authentication. Android users have had this feature on their smartphones since last year, but now Apple product owners can also use this advanced, phishing-resistant form of authentication as an alternative to a physical security key. Adding extra security later of two-step authentication is one of the more essential steps you can take to secure your online accounts, which makes it harder for attackers to log in to your account, especially when they steal your password. "According to a study we [Google] released last year, people who exclusively used security keys to sign into their accounts never fell victim to targeted phishing attacks," said Shuvo Chatterjee, Product Manager at Google's Advanced Protection Program. google security key iphone Go...

Prominent Baptist Pastor Keith Gomez argues slavery was a good thing because it helped Africans escape Africa and come to America. Pastor Keith Gomez, who leads the Northwest Bible Baptist Church in Elgin, Illinois, wants everyone to know that slavery was not really a bad thing, and that it actually helped African Americans escape Africa. In a recent sermon Gomez argued slavery was a good thing, because: “If it wasn’t for slavery, those folks would still be in Africa with a bone in their nose…” The following is an excerpt from Pastor Gomez’s racist remarks on slavery: … we’re talking about 13 books in the Bible, Romans through Philemon. You ought to write that down. I could really shake you up now, but I don’t know if I oughta wake you up that bad… when you get in the Pauline — are y’all listening to me? — when you get into the Pauline epistles, you’re getting in the doctrine. So why would you get in Philemon when he’s trying to teach you how to treat your slave?… If they s...

Hundreds of farmers in Nwoya district have threatened to boycott the 2021 general polls unless government puts an end to the problem of marauding wild elephants from Murchison Falls National Park. The affected farmers are now demanding one billion shillings’ compensation for their crops devastated by wandering wild beasts. Since July, more than 1,000 acres of both staple and commercial crops  estimated to be more than one billion shillings have been ravaged. The most affected crops include rice; banana plantations, groundnuts sesame, sorghum, millet, and soybeans among others in Ywaya, Pabali, Toodora and Latowang villages in Anaka and Purongo Sub-Counties. The human – wildlife conflict in the area has also left more than 10 people dead and over 20 with permanent disabilities they sustained while attempting to defend their gardens against wild animals’ invasion. Ataro Teopista, an affected farmer in Pabali village told #N24Newsroom that she procured a five million shillings’ salary...

The Budongo Sub County Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) chairperson, Mr Esau Amanio has been arrested after he was allegedly found with petition forms to take President Museveni to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Amanio was picked on Wednesday by police to go and explain why he was allegedly in possession of the forms and why he was registering people’s names without the consent of police. The Masindi Resident District Commissioner, Mr Godfrey Nyakahuma vowed to arrest more of those found registering people without police notice. “It is true we have arrested him and we are going to arrest more who are involved in registering people without police notice,” Mr Nyakahuma said. Mr Innocent Bikorwomuhangi, the Coordinator of the opposition ‘People’s Government’ in Masindi said he received a call from Amanio at 10am informing him about his arrest. “He informed me that he had been arrested and being taken to police but later he told me that he was being taken to the offic...

The Chairman Arua Chamber of Commerce and Business Mogul, Mr Jackson Atima thrives his interest in Contesting for MP Arua Municipality amidst pressure, criticism and panic from other Political Hopefuls within WestNile Region, who on the other hand are silently fighting his Candidature. Mr Jackson who recently concluded his Concultations with all the LC1 Chairpersons, LC2 Chairpersons, all the Elders, all the Youths, all the Opinion Leaders and NRM Party Leaders across various regions have all pledged ardent support for his Candidature. The Generous Mr Jackson, who, has not only rendered hand of help to Individuals, Private sectors, but also to other government and private Institutions across WestNile Region, deserves this down to earth Personality! He gives time and listens to Advise from Young People, the Poor, the Rich and the Old! He does not underestimate people by Money, Wealth, Ugliness or by Beauty! He only fears God and he respects people! He pays no damn to threats...

The State Minister of Privatization and Investment, Evelyn Anite, has revealed that government is set to withdraw land from at least 60 investors who were allocated land in the Kampala industrial business park (Namanve) but have not utilized it. Anite said that government is investing a lot towards its industrialization agenda, and as such, it will not tolerate “speculators”. She was speaking to reporters on Sunday on the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kampala industrial business park infrastructure development project, in Namanve. The project is supported by the UK government which offered loan financing worth USD 200m (Shs 735bn) to Uganda to develop infrastructure such as paved roads, water, electricity, communication lines, drainage systems in the business park. Namanve which sits on 2,200 acres of land is currently the biggest industrial park in Uganda. Currently, 430 acres (19 percent of the total park land) are fully built up with 49 operational ind...

There have been demonstrations in the city of Beni, where local people accuse the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO of failing to protect them. At the end of November, local people looted a MONUSCO base there. Islamist rebels killed 30 soldiers and wounded another 70, some seriously, during fierce fighting last week in eastern DR Congo, army officials said. They suffered the losses during the latest offensive Thursday against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in North Kivu province, Major Mak Hazukai told journalists Saturday. The army captured the ADF's headquarters during the battle at Madina, and killed 40 rebel fighters, including five of their leaders, Hazukai added. On Friday, the cabinet posted a tweet on the prime minister's account congratulating the army on their capture of what they described as the one of the last bastions of the ADF. North Kivu sits on the border with Uganda. The ADF, rebels originally from Uganda, has been waging a campaign of violence i...

Britain’s ambassador to Iran, Rob Macaire, has been arrested and held for several hours after attending a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine plane crash which turned into a demonstration. Details of his arrest were announced by the country’s semi-official Tasnim news agency and prompted an angry response from Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab. “The arrest of our Ambassador in Tehran without grounds or explanation is a flagrant violation of international law,” he said. Britain’s ambassador to Iran, Rob Macaire. “The Iranian government is at a crossroads moment. It can continue its march towards pariah status with all the political and economic isolation that entails, or take steps to deescalate tensions and engage in a diplomatic path forward.” It is understood that the event which Mr Macaire attended had been advertised as a vigil at Amir Kabir University for the 176 victims of the Tehran plane crash last week. He and another member of the embassy staff left once the vigil ...

Police in Kampala has arrested a group of youths who call themselves ‘The Alternative’ for staging a protest against rampant corruption in the country. Armed with placards, the activists under the auspices of Black Monday tried to march across the city to show their displeasure with graft. They had managed to run away from police officers along Kampala-Entebbe road in a bid to evade arrest during their anti-corruption protest on January 13, 2020. Police, however, quickly intercepted them along Entebbe road and arrested several of them, before whisking them away. This was during their Monday morning anti-corruption campaign termed as “The Real Anti-Corruption Walk”, mocking President Museveni’s walk held at Kololo airstrip last year. Criticism. At the start of December 2019, Museveni led hundreds of people in a march against corruption, calling corrupt people parasites who steal public wealth. Museveni said to end corruption, leaders must develop the economy. Critics note th...

          Wednesday 17-April-2019 Flashback. The United States has designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization. The United States has designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization. Instagram and its parent company, Facebook, began removing pages and accounts run by people associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps this week after the US government officially designated the IRGC a terrorist organization on Monday 15-April-2019 Instagram confirmed. Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency reported earlier this week that Instagram accounts belonging to some IRGC generals had disappeared. Reacting to the Instagram bans, Iran's minister of communications and information technology, Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi, tweeted a quote from the novelist George R.R. Martin: "When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear w...

Together with Hon Katumba Wamala, UK’s Hon Andrew Stephenson, the Uganda Investment Authority board members and other dignitaries, we attended the ground breaking ceremony of the development of infrastructure at Kampala industrial and Business park (KIBP). Presently, KIBP is the biggest industrial park in Uganda and sits on 2200 acres of land. It is home to light and heavy industries in sectors like manufacturing, ict, agro processing , mineral processing, vehicle assembling, freight and logistics handling and services among others. This infrastructure development project at Namanve was as a result of @GovUganda through the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development signing an MOU with Lagan group Ltd Uk, on a joint venture with Dott services Ltd, on March 28th 2018 under contractor facilitated financing arrangements. Some of the objectives of the development of infrastructure project at the Namanve park include: -Creating direct and indirect jobs. -Easing access...

Gen Yoweri Museveni has called upon the Bazzukulu to prepare ideologically and physically to continue the struggle of developing the nation. The President was speaking at the closing ceremony of the ‘Afrika Kwetu’ Trek at Bireembo Technical Institute in Kakumiro District, the last stop and campsite of the 6-day Trek that kicked off on 4th January at Galamba in Wakiso District and ended Thursday. “I once again thank everyone, especially the Bazukulu,” Museveni noted. “You have had a new experience, exercised your bodies and lived out of your usual comfort for the past week.” According to the president, most of the Bazukulu spend time sitting comfortably in Kampala and looking at the internet, others in offices. “When do you get time to think or look at a different side of things?” He said the trek has provided a new dimension of life, and given them the much needed physical exercise. No amount of gym sessions can equal the health benefits of such a trek, he pointed out. “I, ...

TikTok, the 3rd most downloaded app in 2019, is under intense scrutiny over users' privacy, censoring politically controversial content and on national-security grounds—but it's not over yet, as the security of billions of TikTok users would be now under question. The famous Chinese viral video-sharing app contained potentially dangerous vulnerabilities that could have allowed remote attackers to hijack any user account just by knowing the mobile number of targeted victims. In a report privately shared with us, cybersecurity researchers at Check Point revealed that chaining multiple vulnerabilities allowed them to remotely execute malicious code and perform unwanted actions on behalf of the victims without their consent. The reported vulnerabilities include low severity issues like SMS link spoofing, open redirection, and cross-site scripting (XSS) that when combined could allow a remote attacker to perform high impact attacks, including: delete any videos from vict...

President Museveni has revealed that the National Resistance Army rebels used to steal food from locals who had abandoned their homes and gardens, saying the Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala was one of the victims of this theft. Museveni made the remarks on Wednesday 8-January-2020 at Butologo hills on the fifth day of the 195km trek in honor of the National Resistance Army fighters, Museveni said they used two methods to get what to eat. “On the issues of food, sometimes we would organize but other times we didn’t have capacity. Because we could not buy food for the whole population, we used to steal. Cardinal Nsubuga’s lusuku(banana plantation) helped us very much. There were other places where they(rebels) used to get (steal) food from,”Museveni said.

It was a Dry Season like this, in January 2016, when i volunterily sacrificed my own resources to campaign for Kizza Besigye (FDC) For Presidency, Ayaka Rose (NRM) For Woman MP Maracha District And Oguzu Denis (FDC) For MP Maracha Constituency. I decided to offer my Servicial Support to Campaign for these 3 Candidates, because, i saw Future and Leadership in all of them by then. Though it was my Voluntery Heart Wish, their Action in this Term of Office (2016 To 2021) will justify and conclude if i may Campaign for some of them this coming Political Season of February 2021 General Elections. Since the Political Arena is gaining momentum everytime, month, year and decade, our political space seems to be swept by many Political Lepers and Liars who Go around Conning our People. As i have been vast Loved and Followed on Internet by Our Youths, just because i have always been Eye of the Youths in Maracha, Arua, In many Districts of WestNile Region and Uganda at large, it is my A...

January 14, 2020, is a day cybersecurity stakeholders should pay attention to, as it marks the end of Microsoft support in Windows 7. From a security perspective, both the routine monthly security patches as well as hotfixes for attacks in the wild will not be available, effectively making any newly discovered vulnerability a Windows 7 zero-day. Cynet 360 autonomous breach protection is a good example of a multilayered advanced protection solution that can enable organizations who run Windows 7 to remain secure despite the end of support. Let's dig a bit deeper to understand the risk. The reality is that all software contains bugs. Ideally, these bugs are discovered during the development process. In practice, many of them surface only following the product release in the course of their interactions with real users. Bugs that can be exploited for malicious purposes are called vulnerabilities. Microsoft conducts rigorous and ongoing research to discover and fix such vul...

I have been drawn into a social media post authored by a one Emmanuel Byamukama alleging that I do not have requisite academic papers to serve as MP and minsiter despite being a legislator since 2011. Whereas I am occupied in the ongoing "Greak Trek" in the gungles of Kiboga, I would like clarify that I possess the required minimum academic qualification and i was ably and legally nominated as MP both in 2011 and 2016. If a one Byamukama and his accomplices for whatever reasons think that I do not possess the minimum academic qualification and therefore questioning the competence of Electoral Commission and Parliament that duly nominated and vetted me respectively then it is his right to challenge the matter in the courts of law other than continuously soiling my name on social media.  His utterance is simply deceptive, malicious, fraudulent and contains elements of defamation-a ground in which I am considering engaging my lawyers for a rebuttal.   I have also bee...

Read Full Details And Many More Articles Here  https://osutayusuf.blogspot.com And also  https://bloggers.cf WhatsApp +243810842056 For more Discussion And News Stories. Freelancing is becoming extremely popular recently. In countries like India, Malaysia, Pakistan, China, America, Europe and in some Countries of Africa, people are preferring freelancing curtesy huge gaps between industry and academia. Freelancers are self-employed. They work from the comfort of the couch at home. They are responsible to find projects, win them and deliver on the agreed schedule and get paid. For the Freelancing, there are many niches in demand. These skill sets are relatively new and have surfaced after the birth of the internet. The skillset such as web designing, web development, mobile app development, Online Publication (Internet Journalism) and many administrative jobs are high in demand and continue to grow in the modern times. For an employer, choosing a freelancer over a f...

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran has announced that it has launched dozens of missiles at Ain al-Assad base in Iraq, where US occupation forces are stationed. According to Mehr news agency, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement regarding its first missile retaliation on the wing that includes the US military presence at the base at Ain al-Assad base, which comes in response to the assassination of the martyr Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his companions. The news agency reported dozens of missiles from the Air Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted the Ain al-Assad base, which houses the US forces in the Anbar region of northern Iraq. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that the operation was carried out in the name of the martyr General Qassem Soleimani, and with the symbol of Zahra (peace be upon them). Some sources also reported a huge explosion and a huge explosion in Erbil. American helicopter...

Hon Ogwang peter Sat S.4 in the year 2000 at Soroti SSS and Obtained 48 aggregates. He later Joined Tororo Progressive Academy (TOPA) for UACE. He sat for S.6 in the year 2002 and obtained three points with the combination of HED/A. (H = O, E = F, D = F and A = O and C6 for GP). In total he obtained 3 Points. In 2006 at the peak of campaign, Ogwang as an FDC activist was among those involved in de- campaigning NRM.  In 2007/008 Ogwang with the help of cadre Nalyanya Henry was introduced to Moses Byaruhanga and was subsequently appointed to work in Statehouse Youth Desk in charge of Eastern. It was from here that people learnt that Ogwang had not furthered his education. He was later admitted in Makerere Institute for Social Development for a Diploma in Social works and social administration. During registration, the management of the institute discovered that he had not obtained one principal pass which is a policy requirement. He was later disco...

Former CIA station chief Daniel Hoffman said on Tuesday that a, attack by Iran against the United States would be “regime suicide.” “What we’ve done, clearly, is state that Iran needs to back off right now. We own escalation dominance and that Iran would be risking their own regime security, their survival, if they cross our red line,” said Hoffman. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed by a U.S. airstrike early Friday in Baghdad, sparking the biggest international crisis of Trump’s presidency. Esmail Ghaani, the Iranian general taking over for Soleimani as leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, told state television Monday that “actions will be taken” to revenge the death of his predecessor. President Trump has responded by vowing that any Iranian strike would be perhaps met with a "disproportionate" response. “God the almighty has promised to get his revenge, and God is the main avenger,” Ghaani said, according to The Associated P...

Democratic Party President Hon. Nobert Mao has challenged Ugandans in the opposition to join has if they are to overpower the ruling president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Speaking during the party weekly press at City House in Kampala, Mao stated that its practically impossible for some individuals to undermine the power of unity. “There is no short cut to change and there is nobody with a silver bullet that can remove Museveni.” Mao said while highlighting that there should not be a repeat of the mistakes committed during The Democratic Alliance (TDA) in 2015 when all discussions and dicisions remained between only two people (Kizza Besigye and Hon. Amama Mbabazi). Mao also praised the move by the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC’s) commitment and supports all efforts that will accelerate the dictator’s downfall. Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] says the effects of mismanaging the country and economy will bite harder in 2020. The mismanagement continues to manifest...

Iran's leaders on Friday vowed to exact "a forceful revenge" against the US in response to the American drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, late Thursday. Now, cybersecurity and defense experts are bracing for an Iranian cyberoffensive that could target online infrastructure across the US military and the private sector. Experts told Business Insider that Iran had spent years building out its computer-warfare capabilities. Since 2010, when Iran faced a cyberattack on its nuclear facilities, the country has focused heavily on beefing up its defense operations. "Iran is an intelligent cyber opponent with an army of people testing our systems every minute of every day. It is the ultimate game of cat and mouse," Sam Curry, the chief security officer at Cybereason, told Business Insider. However, the US has also focused heavily on building up its cyber defenses, said Kiersten Todt, a cybersecurity ...

Following its efforts to take legal action against those misusing its social media platform, Facebook has now filed a new lawsuit against a Hong Kong-based advertising company and two Chinese individuals for allegedly abusing its ad platform to distribute malware and Ad fraud. Facebook filed the lawsuit in the Northern District of California against ILikeAd Media International Company Ltd. as well as a Chinese software developer and a marketing director working for the firm, Chen Xiao Cong and Huang Tao. All three defendants have been alleged to have deceived people into installing malware on their systems, enabling them to compromise user's Facebook accounts and then using those hacked accounts to advertise counterfeit goods and diet pills—which is clearly in violation of Facebook's Terms and Advertising Policies. "The suit seeks to hold accountable ILikeAd Media International Company Ltd. and Chen Xiao Cong and Huang Tao for creating the malware, tricking peo...