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Leone Island boss Jose Chameleone is embracing the single life and he is not shy about talking about the perks.

During a TikTok Live session with his fans, the legendary singer opened up about the freedom he now enjoys as a bachelor, joking that one major burden has finally been lifted: he can admire women without worrying about being questioned.

Chameleone said that back in his married days, even looking at juicy babes required a little strategy. He claimed he would sometimes hide behind his glasses to sneak a glance at nyash.

But those days, according to the singer, are over.

“Single life is so fun,” Chameleone told his fans, explaining that he can now confidently look at women without feeling guilty or fearing anyone will stop him.

The singer went as far as comparing his newfound freedom to a wall fence being knocked down around his home.

“Those days I used to even fear looking at women. But now, I have all the confidence to look at them without anyone stopping me. It feels like a wall fence was broken off my home. I used to disguise myself in my glasses to look at women but now I boldly take them off and look as hard as I want because no one can question me,” he said.

And apparently, the sunglasses are no longer needed!

Chameleone officially married Daniella Atim in a star-studded ceremony in 2008, and the couple went on to have five children. Their marriage, however, has faced its share of public ups and downs.

In a previous television interview, Chameleone indicated that he and Daniella had filed for divorce following past misunderstandings and suggested that the process was nearing its final chapter.

Despite the split, the music star expressed gratitude to Daniella for the five children they share, the years they spent together and for putting up with his larger-than-life personality.

He also acknowledged that being married to someone in the entertainment industry comes with its own unique challenges.

Now, as he embraces bachelorhood, Chameleone appears determined to enjoy the freedom that comes with it… one bold glance at a time.

For the music star, it seems the fence is down, the glasses are off, and single life is officially in session!

MUKONO: Mukono District Local Government, in partnership with the Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, has held a capacity-building engagement on inclusion, non-discrimination, and labour compliance for contractors implementing World Bank-funded infrastructure projects under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme (GKMA-UDP).

The meeting, held on Tuesday at the District Headquarters in Mukono, brought together project implementers, including Ardent, CREG, Hersun Consultants, MBJ, and Continuum Engineering Limited. The session focused on enforcing strict inclusion standards, safeguarding workers’ rights, and establishing robust grievance management systems for the Ntenjeru–Bule Road Phase II and Kisakombe Swamp projects.

Key Workplace Standards and Non-Discrimination

Facilitator Richard Ssebaggala urged contractors to ensure total transparency during recruitment, emphasizing that workers must fully understand their contracts before signing.

“There must be equal access to employment opportunities. Contractors must clearly explain job assignments to prevent misunderstandings and guard against discrimination,” Ssebaggala noted, adding that site workers should be sensitized on codes of conduct and available toll-free grievance helplines.

Mandatory Codes of Conduct and Community Engagement

Mukono District Community Development Officer, Ms. Minisa Kirya Namukose, instructed contractors to strengthen community-level grievance handling mechanisms and maintain total transparency with public project data.

She directed that all project personnel sign mandatory codes of conduct, with completed records submitted through the Ministry to the World Bank.

Enforcing Workers’ Welfare and Labour Compliance

GKMA-UDP Social Development Specialist, Mr. Lameka Sseryazi, issued directives regarding site conditions, warning contractors that worker exploitation will not be tolerated.

Key directives issued to contractors include:

* Contract Reviews: All employment contracts must be reviewed by Ardent to ensure full alignment with national labour laws.

* Timely Remuneration: Contractors must pay workers’ wages on time and submit verified monthly wage payment reports for ongoing monitoring.

* Essential Welfare: Project sites must provide standard welfare amenities, including clean drinking water, adequate meals, shelter, and basic health and safety provisions.

* Stakeholder Logs: Implementation teams must maintain and submit monthly logs documenting community and stakeholder engagements.

The joint initiative underscores efforts to ensure that vulnerable and marginalized groups in Mukono District actively participate in and benefit from major urban infrastructure investments without exclusion or bias.

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Legislators debating a motion to appreciate the President for the clear and precise exposition of government policy in the State of the Nation Address delivered to Parliament in June are calling for improved agricultural access for Ugandans, to enable them improve their livelihoods.

Hon. Betty Aol (PFF, Gulu City Woman Representative) raised concerns over inequitable distribution of animals to Acholi sub-region under the restocking programme, where she noted that the five animals per household are given to few individuals per quarter, in the sub-region.
She noted that area residents depend on animals like oxen to plough their gardens due to limited access to mechanical agricultural inputs like tractors, however, lack of access to the restocking programme has affected them greatly.

“Right now, poverty is going up because my people cannot go into commercialisation of agriculture. While the President talked about kisanja no sleep where he wants resources to reach the grassroots, he has started late,” Aol said.

The President delivered the State of the Nation Address to Parliament on 04 June 2026. In the address, he reiterated promotion of intensive agriculture for individuals with small pieces of land and extensive agriculture for individuals with big pieces of land.

Otuke District Woman Representative, Hon. Susan Abeja urged the Ministry of Agriculture to avail coffee seedlings to farmers in the proper planting season, noting that they are often supplied during the dry season.

“We are yearning to promote coffee in Otuke district but we have a challenge of drought. I call on government to support our farmers with low-financing irrigation systems and also carry out regional mapping to identify what coffee types are fit for our soils,” said Abeja.

Hon. Rose Obigah (NRM, Terego District Woman Representative) called for urgent intervention to address water flooding which she said has affected crops in Imvepi Refugee Settlement.

“Water Aid tried to construct a project for agriculture for water production, but they touched the eye of the water. The water has now flooded farms in Imvepi. I ask the responsible minister to come to Terego and reign in on the situation,” Obigah said.

The State Minister for Animal Industry, Hon. Bright Rwamirama, told the House that the contractor abandoned the water project at Imvepi, but said works are being done to restore it.

“We are very aware about that case and our technical people are on the ground with those from Ministry of Water, and the problem is being solved. We are working on a programme approach with Ministry of Water and Ministry Local Government where we can tackle a problems together,” said Rwamirama.

Terego East County MP, Hon. Wilfred Babanga, called on government to support the district with equipment to support mechanised agriculture, including in the refugee settlements.

“If we are to participate in the expanded economy of this country, our people need to be supported with a tractor in every subcounty so that they can till land and meaningfully participate in economic transformation,” Babanga noted.

During his address on the state of the nation, President Yoweri Museveni said the issue of irrigation across the country was being addressed so as stabilize the agriculture sector.

He cited the development of micro, solar-powered irrigation schemes being in conjunction with British group – Nexus Green.

“As we speak they have worked with government to put solar powered irrigation systems in the districts of Ngora, Serere, Bukedea, Amolatar, Kwania, Apac, Kasanda, Masaka and Mukono. We have told Ugandans that our economy has got potential in four sectors of commercial agriculture, manufacturing, services and ICT,” Museveni said.

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By Denis Jjuuko

On the last day of July 1993, a mammoth crowd gathered at Naggalabi hill in Buddo to witness the historical occasion of coronating Prince Ronald Muwenda Mutebi as the 36th Kabaka of Buganda. For many people in Buganda that day, it is something they had not witnessed in their lifetime. The last coronation had taken place in November 1942 and then the kingdom was abolished in 1966, the Kabaka exiled and an opportunity to coronate his heir temporarily lost.

I remember my guardian giving us a rare day off to watch the live telecast all day. This is the only day I remember where we didn’t have to be bothered with house chores. You could pick a cup of tea and just sit in front of the tiny television set in the living room—as long as you didn’t make noise to distract the elders. And being a Saturday, it helped. There was no school to attend.

Given Uganda’s demographics, many watching the 33rd coronation anniversary last Friday at Watoto Church in Bweyogerere were either too young or not yet born in July 1993. It was therefore refreshing when Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga opened his speech with a memory lane of the events of that day in 1993. He perfectly understood the audience of his message.

There are many young urbane educated people who sometimes look the other way when it comes to cultural issues. Some see culture as a road block to their Christian values and aspirations. Holding the coronation anniversary at an urbane church for a young largely educated audience sent a message that culture and religion can and should co-exist.

The Watoto leadership embraced the occasion like no other and left no stone unturned in organizing a befitting ceremony. I think this was the first time that a major kingdom event, coronation or birthday, had been held outside the usual hills — Namirembe, Lubaga, Namungoona, Namasuba and Kibuli where Anglicans, Catholics, Orthodox, Adventists and Muslims are headquartered or largely based respectively.

You rarely see religious leaders from all denominations gathered in a Pentecostal church, some dancing, waving or in deep prayer during the praise and worship sessions that are common with Pentecostals. The religious leaders were also joined by politicians of all colors. Another example of how culture can be a uniting force.

Even though the Kabaka wasn’t personally in attendance in adherence to advice of his medical team, the people turned up in huge numbers, prayed for him and commemorated the day like no other. More others spent the day listening to live broadcasts on radio or watching on television and online. Perhaps watching from his Kireka Palace, a stone’s throw from Watoto’s vast Bweyogerere campus, the Kabaka might have smiled or even nodded at some of the energetic performances Watoto put together in his honor.

The more I watched the charismatic young leader of Watoto Church, Pastor Julius Rwotlonyo, preside over perhaps the biggest event of his pastoral journey, the more I thought about Ugandan businesses.

Watoto, previously Kampala Pentecostal Church or simply KPC, was founded in 1984 by Canadian missionaries Garry Skinner and his wife. Rwotlonyo was either a toddler or not even born yet. He has no known blood relations with the Watoto founders but today, he is the leader of the church.

Pastor Skinner and his wife are alive and are known to have children. But they chose a successor that isn’t their relative. They saw somebody who can further advance their mission and decided to retire and give him the executive suite at their famous building in downtown Kampala. Because of the occasion, Skinner sent in a recorded message. Otherwise, he is not known to be involved in every little thing that happens at the church he founded.

This teaches us that we can start businesses, set systems in place, and identify teams that can continue leading when our time to go comes. The successors may or may not be our children. That DNA should not be the only requirement for somebody to lead the businesses we start. Ability to deliver should transcend DNA.

It should be in the interests of founders to identify and nurture young people who can take over the business. Since the Skinners handed over Watoto to Rwotlonyo, we haven’t heard any fights like it is common for Ugandan businesses when the founders leave. And had they been involved in any scandals, certainly the Kingdom of Buganda wouldn’t have honored them with an opportunity to host a coronation anniversary. It is something founders must ponder.

The writer is a communication and visibility consultant. [email protected]

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More than 750 new students have joined ISBAT University for the July-August intake, bringing fresh energy to the campus along Lugogo Bypass.

The university welcomed the freshers with an orientation day that gave them their first chance to settle into campus life, meet fellow students and interact with university leaders.

The day also had its fun moments, with the crowning of the Freshers’ King giving the newcomers something to celebrate.

New Vision Managing Editor Don Wanyama attended as Guest of Honour, while Dr. Pradeep Kumar of ISBAT and other speakers shared advice with the students.

NBS Plus Campus Connect TV was also on the ground, capturing moments from the orientation for its viewers.

For more than 750 students, the day marked their first official taste of life at ISBAT.