148 Ugandan MPs Sworn-In
A total of 148 newly elected Members of Parliament were sworn in on Monday- the first day of the 3-day exercise taking place at the Parliamentary building. The day was programmed for 145 members and...
View ArticleNtagali Attacks Homos at Bishop Kivengere Memorial
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda His Grace Stanly Ntagali has asked Ugandans to emulate the Late Rev. Dr. Festo Kivengere, one of the celebrated revivalists and former Bishop of the Diocese of...
View ArticleMuhoozi Kainerugaba Promoted to Major General
The Special Forces Commander, Brig Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been promoted to the rank of Major General. Muhoozi is among 800 soldiers promoted this week. He commands a force responsible for the command,...
View ArticleURA Intercepts 150 Outbound Tortoises
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have impounded dozens of tortoises which were being smuggled out of the country to a yet to be established destination. A total of 152 tortoises were seized by URA’s...
View ArticleTumwebaze: Parliament Independence Isn’t Fighting the Executive
The Minister of Presidency and KCCA Frank Tumwebaze has said that the independence of Parliament does not necessarily mean the MPs conflicting with the executive. Mr. Tumwebaze made the remarks on...
View ArticleGovernment Sued for Failure to Arrest President Bashir
Civil society Human Rights watchdog Legal Brains Trust (LBT) have dragged the Government of Uganda to court for failing to arrest Sudanese President Omar El Bashir who is on the wanted list of the...
View ArticleBesigye’s Sister Appalled by Nakawa Court “Efficiency”
Col Dr Kizza Besigye was Wednesday morning summarily charged with Treason by the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court and remanded back to Luzira Prison. It was an extraordinary session that started more...
View ArticleMunyagwa Won’t Shave Until Besigye is Free
Kawempe South Member of Parliament, Mubarak Munyagwa has vowed to dedicate his entire term in the 10th Parliament fighting and advocating for the rights and freedoms of opposition politicians who are...
View ArticleICC Writes to Uganda Over President Bashir
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands has written to the Government of Uganda, demanding for an explanation as to why it refused to fulfill one of its obligations as spelt...
View ArticleVP Ssekandi Still Strong and Around
The Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi who is now 73 years has said he is still strong and not about to leave the political arena. Ssekandi who has been the MP for Bukoto Central County in Masaka...
View ArticleLukwago Rushes to Court to Rid Police at His Home
City Lord Mayor Salongo Erias Lukwago who is accused with six others for disobeying the Constitutional Court orders defiance activities of the opposition FDC has applied to court seeking an order to...
View ArticleBloodshed as Court Rules on Land Dispute
Mbarara High Court last week decided on the rightful owner of the 27 acre plot of land in Katete, Birere in Isingiro district that has been at the center of immense animosity over the past months....
View ArticleUPDF in Ivory Trafficking Again
Kiira Road Police together with officials from the Natural Resource Conservation Network (NRCN) and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) have arrested red-handed UPDF’s Warrant Officer Julius Mugume, and...
View ArticleJacob Oulanyah Reelected Deputy Speaker
National Resistance Movement’s Hon Jacob Oulanyah has Thursday afternoon been reelected Deputy Speaker of the 10th Parliament. The Parliamentary chambers exploded with loud cheers of excitement from...
View ArticleMartyrs Day: Uganda to Upgrade Namugongo to Mecca Standard
As part of efforts to promote tourism in the country, government has finalized plans that will see Namugongo Martyrs Shrine upgraded to match the standard of Muslim and Saudi Arabia’s holy place of...
View ArticleNsereko Concedes Defeat, Congratulates Oulanyah
Kampala Central Member of Parliament Hon Hajj Muhammad Nsereko has conceded defeat and congratulated Omoro County MP Jacob Oulanyah upon being reelected Speaker of the 10th Parliament. NRM’s Oulanyah...
View ArticleMuseveni Accused of Bribing MPs
Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nabooze Bakileke has accused President Museveni for using money to influence the reelection of Jacob Oulanya as the Deputy Speaker for the 10th Parliament...
View ArticleRwabwogo Challenges Museveni on Economic Growth
Odrek Rwabwogo, the son-in-law of President Yoweri Museveni has expressed reservations on the government’s projections that Uganda can transform into a middle income economy by the year 2020. Rwabwogo...
View ArticleMbarara Court Orders Sale of District Cars over Debt
Mbarara’s Chief Magistrates Court has attached three government vehicles belonging to Isingiro District Local Government, after their failure to pay off a UGX 21 million debt. One Maria Tuhirirwe sued...
View ArticleEU Publicly Recognises Museveni Election
The European Union has officially recognised the government of President Museveni and issued a clarification on the troubling incident at his inauguration ceremony in Kampala. The office of U.S....
View Article