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New UNRA Board Urged to Uphold Accountability
The Minister of Works and Transport Monica Azuba Ntege has Tuesday inaugurated the newly appointed Board of Directors for Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) making an appeal for transparency and...
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Parliament Wants Action against Rwomushana for Calling Female MPs Prostitutes
Members of Parliament (MPs) have Tuesday expressed disgust over comments made recently by the former intelligence operative, Charles Rwomushana that female legislators are all prostitutes. The MPs...
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Activists Call for Detention Limits: 26,000 Prisoners Await Trial
Activists have called on government to take action towards reducing the length of pretrial detention following a report that revealed that 20% of committed prisoners in Uganda have spent 3 or more...
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IGG Clears Basajjabalabala to Rent M7’s Abandoned Youth Center
The Office of the Inspectorate General of Government (IGG) has cleared Kabarole district’s decision to rent out the Youth Information Center at Nyabukara Boma to Kampala International University (KIU)....
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Human Rights Watch Calls for International Investigation into Kasese...
Three months after the clashes between security operatives and the elements of the Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu kingdom in Kasese which police said claimed 87 people including 16 police officers, Human...
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Police To Rebuild House Destroyed by Chopper; Pilot Speaks Out
The police have promised to reconstruct a house in Bbiina Parish, Makindye Division in Kampala district, whose roof was blown off by the force’s chopper on Monday. The police helicopter on Monday...
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Tortured UPDF Captain Breaks Down in Court
Captain Bosco Alepere, a UPDF officer who is among the 14 people accused of attacking Kabamba Army Barracks in 2014 today broke down in court while narrating how he was tortured by fellow officers who...
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Stop Gender-Based Discrimination in Work Spaces – Women Rally
By Ivan Rugambwa Women activists have demanded for an end to gender-based discrimination at work, arguing that it not only dehumanizes women, but also undermines overall productivity of work. Speaking...
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No Need for Investigations; Gov’t Disregards HRW Report on Kasese Killings
Government has come out to criticize the report released on Wednesday by Human Rights Watch which recommended among other interventions an international independent investigation into the November 2016...
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President Museveni Weighs Bailing Out Owino Market Vendors
President Museveni is mulling assisting St Balikuddembe market traders whose are on the verge of losing the market to a loan. The market land is currently on sale by a warrant of court dated January 4....
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Uganda Gov’t Seizes Controversial Political Book
Ugandan authorities have impounded over 500 books said to be controversially political, Chimp Corps report. Makerere law don Busingye Kabumba described as “scandalous” the seizure of the book titled,...
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PHOTOS: UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson Arrives in Uganda
United Kingdom Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Boris Johnson has Wednesday evening arrived at Entebbe International Airport for talks with Head of State, President Yoweri Museveni. Boris upon arrival...
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Chinese Community Places 300M Bounty on Kikoni Murderer
The Chinese Community in Uganda has placed a Ushs300 million prize for any information leading to the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the murderer(s) of two Chinese nationals in Kikoni, Kampala....
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EXCLUSIVE: Besigye, Muntu, Mafabi Hold Crisis Meeting
The Forum for Democratic Change top leaders on Tuesday held a series of meetings at the party headquarters in Najjanakumbi to iron out challenges polarizing the party cohesion and strength. The...
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China Aims to Develop More Ties with Uganda – Envoy
Chinese Special Envoy on African Affairs, Xu Jinghu has said that China attaches great importance to developing ties with Uganda and is ready to strengthen bilateral ties even more. Ms Xu was Thursday...
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UNRA Floors Suspected Dott Agents in Road Project Case
Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has secured a court victory over attempts to block it from dealing with some Chinese companies. A one Moses Magezi had lodged an application in the High Court...
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Col. Kulayigye, Maj. Abiriga Exchange over Anti-Terrorism Bill 2016
Members of the Parliamentary Defense Committee were Thursday split while discussing some of the new proposed amendments in the Anti-Terrorism Bill (2016). The members were today interfacing with Bank...
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Museveni Meets South Sudan Minister
President Yoweri Museveni has Thursday received and held a meeting with the South Sudan Minister in the Office of the President, Mr. Mayiik Ayii Deng. During the meeting that took place at State House...
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Museveni, UK Minister Discuss Trade, Investment
President Yoweri Museveni and the British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr. Boris Johnson, have held bilateral and fruitful discussions centering mainly on trade and...
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Tumwebaze Advises MPs to Take Abusive Rwomushana to Court
The Minister of Information and ICT, Frank Tumwebaze has Thursday advised aggrieved members of parliament to seek court redress on the controversial remarks by former political intelligence officer,...
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