The Katikiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has condemned the arrest of most presidential aspirants in the coming elections. In an interview at Mengo, Mayiga described the arrests as total humiliation and violation of their human rights in disguise of preventing the spread of COVID-19. “The method of preventing the spread of COVID-19 shouldn’t be […]
A Ugandan voter, Habib Buwembo has requested the Electrol Commission to get access and inspect the nomination papers of President Yoweri Tibuhabura Museveni. He claims that he wants to state a complaint of fraud and forgery against President Museveni. The letter that was sent by the Electrol Commission Says “As you are aware on November […]
A team of eminent personalities has been assembled to select the winners of the coveted Teachers Making a Difference Awards on Monday next week. A team, which will remain incognito, till the scoring and selection of winners are done, will be announced later next week (Monday, November 16, 2020). As part of the selection guidelines, […]
Justice Julia Sebutinde has been granted a second term at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ). Sebutinde is one of Africa’s most senior female judges and the first woman to work as a judge at the ICJ which she joined on February 6, 2012. According to ICJ website, for one to be appointed […]
Dr. Josephine Nabukenya has been appointed acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Makerere University, in charge of Finance and Administration, for a period of one year; until a substantive Deputy is appointed. Nabukenya was appointed this week by the Chancellor Prof. Ezra Suruma; to deputise Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe. Prof. Suruma’s instructions are grounded in powers vested in […]
The Law Development Centre (LDC) has disqualified over 50 students for failing to attend online classes which were initiated as a stop-gap measure to lecturing during the ongoing COVID-19 era. This means that these students will not be allowed to do Third Term exams, which would have guaranteed them to proceed to Clerkship. The LDC […]
Ultimate Media Consult (UMC) is inviting applications from Ugandan journalists to attend a four-day training in Multimedia Journalism and Digital Skills. Journalists can apply to be part of the training taking place in Gulu from 23rd to 26th November or in Mukono from 1st to 4th December 2020. UMC is conducting a Multimedia & Digital […]
In his tweet Trump said nothing to back up his charge of theft. US president Donald Trump Twitter on Wednesday flagged a tweet in which President Donald […]
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara was reelected to a contested third term, electoral authorities said Tuesday, after a vote marred by deadly unrest and a boycott by the opposition who promised to set up a rival “transitional” government. The standoff pitches francophone West Africa’s top economy deeper into a crisis that erupted in August when […]
Kyagulanyi said he was ready to co-operate with the Police to ensure that his nomination is a success. Bobi Wine Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known to many by his stage name of H.E. Bobi Wine, is set to appear before the Independent Electoral Commission this morning to be nominated to contest for the country’s topmost seat. […]