FDC’s Alaso Begs For Help to Meet Court Costs
Former Serere Woman MP and Deputy FDC President for Eastern Uganda Alice Alaso has publicly appealed to her former constituents and the people in Teso region to come to her rescue, before she sinks in...
View ArticleAU Peace and Security Council Retreat Opens in Kigali
The 10th retreat of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) on Review of Implementation of PSC working methods and decisions adopted since 2007, opened this morning in Kigali, Rwanda and will run from...
View ArticleTwo More Arrested in Amb Mugume, Muhwezi Kids Attack
Police has arrested two more suspects in connection to the attack on the children of former Military Intelligence chief, Jim Muhwezi and former Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary, Ambassador James...
View ArticleMedia Practitioners: Shrinking Revenue Compromising Quality of Journalism
Uganda marked the World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday with media practitioners and human rights activists reflecting on the issues affecting the profession in the country. Inspite of the several...
View ArticleBody of Former President Wacha at Parliament
The body of former Presidential Commissioner, Mzee Wacha Olwol who passed away on Tuesday in Kampala, arrived Thursday morning at Parliament at 10:20am The body was received by the Deputy Speaker of...
View ArticleGov’t Criticized for Clamping Down on Journalists’ Rights
Journalists and human rights campaigners want government authorities to protect the media in Uganda against the rising cases of intimidation and harassment. The call was made on Wednesday as the...
View ArticleFragmented Vision Obstructing African Development – Museveni
For Africa to develop, the political will of the leaders must be accompanied by the right strategy, President Yoweri Museveni has said. The President was speaking as the chief panelist on the subject...
View ArticleYouth Petition Government to Fund Their Sub County Councils
Teso Youths under their umbrella body, Teso Regional Youth Council have petitioned government through the Ministry of Gender and Social Development to start funding the Sub County youth councils in a...
View ArticleUganda Employers Get Training
The Uganda Employers Federation on Tuesday kicked off a training programme for employers in mainly industrial relations in a bid to deal with the growing employer –employee despair and create a better...
View ArticleMinister Tumukunde Bans Parking Fee in Rukungiri
Security Minister Lieutenant General Henry Tumukunde has ordered a temporary ban on street parking fees in Rukungiri Municipality. The municipality has been charging 300 shillings per hour on every...
View ArticleGeocycle Launches in Uganda
Geocycle has been launched in Uganda with the aim of providing a solution to waste management that leaves no residue. Under the Geocycle brand, the LafargeHolcim Group offers waste management services...
View ArticleHearing of Case Against Makerere Guild President Kicks Off
Hearing of the case where the newly elected Makerere University guild president Paul Kato and 3 others are accused of holding unlawful demonstration in the city, kicked off today with the arresting...
View ArticleKagina Meets Parliament over Unspent Shs. 212bn
Members of Parliament sitting on the Budget Committee Chaired by Amos Lugolobi on Wednesday interfaced Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Executive Director Allen Kagina over unspent funds to a...
View ArticleUN Secretary General Guterres to Attend Refugees Solidarity Conference in Uganda
United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has confirmed his participation in the June 2017 Refugees Solidarity Conference to be held in Uganda Guterres was speaking to Ugandan Ambassador to...
View ArticleMuseveni Woos Investors as German Companies, Uganda Sign Pact
President Yoweri Museveni has asked German companies to invest in Uganda, saying the country offers a perfect investment environment. The President, who is attending the World Economic Forum in Durban,...
View ArticleUganda to Chair AU Peace and Security Council
Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the African Union, Amb. Mull S. Katende has taken over as the chairperson of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) for the month of May 2017. Katende...
View ArticleMakerere’s Best MBA Student Dies
Agnes Nambassa, who early this year came top of her Masters class at Makerere University has passed on. Ms Nambassa graduated last February with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, topping...
View ArticleDeputy EAC Boss Cries of “Mafia”, Endless “Money Eating” as Corruption Bubble...
A special internal audit has commenced at the East African Community (EAC) headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania as the regional body struggles to cover up a potentially explosive corruption scandal that...
View ArticleMbarara Locals ‘Tired of Paying to Get National IDs’
Mbarara residents yesterday spoke out angrily about officials of the National Identification and Registration Authority, who they say have been charging them money to process their national Identity...
View ArticleEC Releases Program for Upper Madi County MP By-Elections
The Electoral Commission has Friday released the program for the by elections of Member of Parliament for Upper Madi County, Arua District. The vacancy of the area directly elected MP occurred...
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