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Kiir Narrates to Museveni, Hailemariam How Machar Forces attacked...
The South Sudan President Salva Kiir has written to his counterparts in the region detailing how the horrible events that unfolded at his palace instantly killing 300 members of special force happened....
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Riek Machar Sets Terms for Meeting Salva Kiir
South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar has assured his preparedness to meet with his boss, President Salva Kiir if his personal security can be guaranteed, Chimp Corps report. The recent...
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Kagame Calls for Unity as AU Turns Attention to South Sudan
Curtains went up on Sunday for the 27th African Union Summit in Kigali Rwanda, with an emphatic call for leaders to stand together and address the pressing challenges that he continent is going...
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Riek Machar Should Be President of South Sudan – FDC
As African leaders deliberate in neighboring Rwanda, on among others ways of finding an ultimate remedy to the undying conflict in South Sudan, Uganda’s opposition leaders have pointed out Kampala as...
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NRM Condemns Police Violence
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party yesterday joined in the chorus of condemnation of Uganda Police’s adaptation of flogging as a new form its crowd control measures. The head of the...
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Kayihura on Why He Allowed Besigye Procession in Mbarara
Inspector of Police General Kale Kayihura has explained that he during the weekend let FDC’s former presidential candidate Col Dr Kizza Besigye move freely in Mbarara to prove to Ugandans what he has...
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PHOTOS: Gov’t Gives Ex VP Gilbert Bukenya Shs 350m Vehicle
Former Vice President Prof Gilbert Bukenya was on Monday afternoon handed a shs350 million Toyota Land Cruiser as part of his retirement benefits from government at a function held at the Ministry of...
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IPU-IGAD Root for Swift Intervention in South Sudan Conflict
The conflict in South Sudan has taken centre stage at the ongoing Inter-Parliamentary Union of IGAD (IPU-IGAD) meeting in Addis Abba, Ethiopia with member states calling on parliaments to complement...
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NRM’s Nabeta Loses Seat; Mwiru (FDC) Declared Jinja Municipality MP
The high court has Monday evening nullified the election of NRM’s Nathan Igeme Nabeta as the Member of Parliament for Jinja Municipality East constituency in Jinja district on account of ballot...
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Another Crisis Looms in Kasese
Kasese district is yet again faced with another crisis that could result in similar bloody clashes like in the past few months. The move by some elders and political figures to split the western...
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The Life of a Ugandan Female Army Jet Pilot: Meet Jacinta Kyomuhangi
Looking back at her childhood days, 28 year old Jacinta Kyomuhangi cannot help surmise how her life’s goals changed so fast. She feigns a poignant look as we converse, and admonishes herself for...
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Inside Story: Armed ‘Cop Slayer’ Killed in Gunfire
Between March and May 206, the Police Crime Intelligence Director, Joel Aguma commanded an intense investigation into acts of aggravated robbery, murders and mobile money thefts that had rocked the...
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‘Beyond Tribe’ Another Context of South Sudan’s Recent Conflict
By: Joel Isabirye Between Friday July 8th 2016 and Monday 11th July 2016, rival factions in South Sudan’s military engaged in a sustained battle. The conflict led to at least 272 civilian deaths...
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More Victims Sue Kayihura Over Violence; Demand Shs. 100m in Compensation
Two other victims of the violence meted on supporters of Col Dr Kizza Besigye who were walloped by police officers along Entebbe Road have rushed to court seeking justice. The individuals who claim to...
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Ugandan Visa Fees Slashed By Half
Government through the Ministry of Internal Affairs has trimmed by half the cost visas for foreigners entering the country. The Ministry yesterday sent out a communiqué to all Ugandan embassies and...
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NRM, UPDF MPs Condemn Besigye’s Defiance, Applaud Police
Members of Parliaments from the National Resistance Movement party and the UPDF have strongly condemned the defiance campaign of the former presidential candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye and blamed it for...
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Chaos as Mayors Elect Association Leadership
Chaos broke out Thursday afternoon at Ntare School Main Hall during a meeting convened to elect the new leadership of the Urban Authorities Association of Uganda (UAAU). The association brings together...
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Museveni Summons Permanent Secretaries, Ministers to Kyankwanzi
President Yoweri Museveni has summoned all Permanent Secretaries for a week-long training at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi. This was revealed after the preparatory meeting for...
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I Don’t Work Under President’s Orders, says DPP Chibita
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Justice Mike Chibita has defended the criminal justice system in Uganda saying that it executes its work independent from the government. He pointed out that...
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Auditor General Busts 5,500 Ghosts on Government Payroll
As the Office of the Auditor General finalizes a two – year process of updating the government payroll, a total of 5586 government workers have been found to be ghosts. The clean up exercise of...
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