Kayihura Speaks Out on Missing Ingrid
Inspector General of Police has allayed Forum for Democratic Change fears that their National Mobilization Secretary Mrs. Ingrid Turinawe could be in harm’s way, having gone missing for hours. The...
View ArticleCourt Dismisses Case Challenging Museveni Age
High Court Judge Justice Stephen Musota has dismissed a case where Ugandans Moses Bigirwa and Hakim Kizza were seeking court to issue an interim order stopping the swearing in ceremony of President...
View ArticleISIS, Al Shabaab Terrorists Enter Uganda
The Uganda police and their sister agencies have begun a hunt for two suspected ISIS and Al Shabaab terrorists who recently entered the country, the Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura has...
View ArticleMuseveni Meets Kampala NRM Flag-bearers
President Yoweri Museveni has Monday met with Kampala NRM Flag-bearers led by Daniel Kyeyune Kazibwe (Ragga Dee), former Kampala City NRM mayoral contestant. According to a presidential statement, “The...
View ArticleBesigye Tables February ‘Election Fraud Evidence’
With only hours to the swearing in of President Yoweri Museveni, who was handed the fifth term in office last February, his main challenger Col. Dr Kizza Besigye has taken to social media and spilled...
View ArticleEU Envoy: Uganda Needs Change
The European Union (EU) Ambassador in Uganda Kristian Schmidt has made a call to the Ugandan government to work closely with the opposition to ensure they serve the national interests. He further spoke...
View ArticleJapan to Develop Ugandan Core-business Group
As part of bilateral relations with Uganda, Japan has revealed plans to develop and train a contact business group of Ugandan entrepreneurs to enable the Asian countrymen widen business partnerships...
View ArticleUS Doctors Withdraw from Carol Operation
The hopes for treatment of cancer patient Carol Atuhirwe have suffered a major setback after the doctors that were slated to work on her backed out for undisclosed reasons. The Ministry of Health,...
View ArticleStandard Chartered Bank in Kenya Expansion Drive
Standard Chartered Bank is set to increase its operations in Kenya as the country’s economy continues to sustain its upward trajectory. The bank’s decision was revealed Monday when President Uhuru...
View ArticlePresidents Jet in for Museveni Inauguration
Entebbe International Airport buzzed with the sound of drums and blissful dance last night as some of the VIP guests invited for President Yoweri Museveni’s inauguration ceremony started arriving in...
View ArticlePolice Raid FDC MP Michael Kabaziguruka’s Residence
Security forces have raided the home of Nakawa FDC MP-elect Michael Kabaziguruka, Chimp Corps report. Kabaziguruka, who previously faced charges of treason, also serves as the Deputy Chairperson of the...
View ArticleNGOs Praise Museveni for Rejecting Income Tax Bill
Local Civil Society Organizations have Wednesday morning expressed gratitude to President Yoweri Museveni for refusing to sign a law designed to exempt Members of Parliament from paying taxes. The NGOs...
View ArticleLord Mayor Lukwago Turns 46 in Police Confinement
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago today marked his 46th birth day but without much merrymaking, as he remains together with a number of opposition leaders under close monitoring by police. Following...
View ArticleBesigye Arrested in Kampala; To be Charged
Police have Wednesday afternoon arrested Forum for Democratic Change former Presidential Candidate Col. Dr Kizza Besigye in the heart of Kampala. The Police say Besigye was arrested for disrupting...
View ArticleJEEMA: We Can’t Attend Boring Swearing-in Ceremony
Opposition political party JEEMA president Asuman Basalirwa has said the political party cannot be party to what he termed as ‘wasteful’ and ‘boring’ swearing-in ceremony for President Museveni...
View ArticleGen. Sejusa Held at Lukwago’s Home
Former head of national intelligence Gen David Sejusa has been arrested by police on Wednesday afternoon. Sejusa was picked up in Wakaliga, Rubaga Division, at the residence of Kampala Lord Mayor Erias...
View ArticleGovernment Switches Off Social Media Again
Ugandan authorities on Wednesday evening turned off social media to stem what an official said was a “dangerous flow of hate message and calls for violence” ahead of President Museveni’s inauguration...
View ArticleKabale Mayor Quits Elective Politics
Dr Pius Ruhemurana the Mayor Kabale Municipality has quit elective politics after losing the seat to the Kabale Municipality central division LC3 Chairman Emmanuel Byamugisha Sentaro. Dr Ruhemurana who...
View ArticleUganda’s Democracy Praised as Museveni Takes Oath
President Yoweri Museveni at 11:55 am on Thursday May 12, 2016 took oath for the 6th time to steer the country through 2021. Amidst a heavy down pour and ecstatic ululations from thousands of...
View ArticleUganda MPs Are Mad – Minister Onek
The Minister of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Eng. Hilary Onek has termed the move by fellow members of Parliament to exempt themselves from paying taxes as greedy, disastrous and sheer madness....
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