The highly anticipated elections of a new chairperson to head the AU Commission has hit a snug after none of the aspiring candidates contesting for the position garnered the required majority votes in the initial stages of voting that took place in the Rwanda capital Kigali, Monday 18 July,2016. Uganda’s Dr. Specioza Wandira Kazibwe who […]
In a series of losses to electoral petitions coined around inadequate academic papers, the High Court sitting in Jinja has nullified the election of National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s Hajat Rehema Watongola as a member of parliament for Kamuli municipality. Kamuli Municipality was created as part of the 12 municipalities approved by parliament and became effective […]
In 2013, the CNN carried out a survey on Alcohol drinkers across the world. Uganda was ranked 8th and the leading in Africa. Uganda is also ranked among the most social country in the world. This gets me thinking on how much time and money Ugandans spend in the bar alone. Our love for partying and social […]
Leah Kalanguki was crowned miss Uganda in 2014 amidst criticism on social media that she was not fit for the crown. Well, ever since, Leah has had a successful modeling career that has seen her compete in a number of international beauty competitions. Leah is currently on the verge of winning the ‘Miss World Next […]
Democratic Party (DP) has called on government to embrace a political dialogue with opposition leaders and Civil Societies to solve the current political impasse in the country. Addressing the press this morning at City house in Kampala, the DP National Chairman Mohammed Besweri Kezaala says that government has gone astray with the way they treat […]
The newly elect and sown in Kamuli woman MP Rebecca Kadaga has vowed to promote and up hold the rights of mothers and children in the 10th parliament. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga who has been the Speaker of the 9th parliament also contesting for Speakership in the 10th parliament says in her 5 year term, advocacy […]
Uganda police transferred by plane, Forum for Democratic Change’s (FDC) Dr Kizza Besigye to a detention facility in the northern district of Moroto, over 400 kilometers from Kampala where he was arrested. Besigye was arrested after he escaped a ’24-hour’ security surveillance at his Kasangati home in Wakiso District. He unexpectedly emerged in the city’s […]
FDC Presidential candidate today swore himself in as President of Uganda amid unclear circumstances. With a day left to the official swearing ceremony of President elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Ugandans were taken by surprise as video emerged of Colonel Besigye swearing in. It’s earlier noted that outspoken Opposition leader has been under heavy police detention […]
Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala Mafabi has asked farmers to manage corporative Unions on their own and stop waiting to get support from Government. Mafabi who has been voted back as chairman of Bugisu Cooperative Union said that the intervention of Government has led to the collapse of many Cooperatives giving an example of Banyakore […]
In March 2010, a strange fire gutted Kasubi Royal Tombs. For then newly appointed Prime Minister (Katikiiro) of Buganda Kingdom, Charles Mayiga, this was such a great challenge losing one of the kingdom’s cultural and touristic treasures. But instead of grossing over the loss, Mayiga showed a desire to make a difference, and instead of thinking about it, […]