The MP for Aruu County, Odonga Otto has threatened to camp at Parliament for the next seven months if the police do not grant him security. The embattled MP says he has been receiving intimidating calls from unknown people he suspects they are from the ruling National Resistance Movement government who are threatening his life […]
The Anti corruption court’s chief magistrate, Irene Akankwasa has set the 20th of September 2010 to start hearing abuse of office case against the former managing Director of the National Social Security Fund Fund, David Chandi Jamwa. Jamwa is facing two charges of abuse of office and causing financial loss to the National Social Security Fund. […]
The police in Uganda have today launched a campaign against the wide spread murder cases in Buganda Kingdom. The police political commissar, Assan Kasingye has told journalists in Kampala during the launch of the drive that over 120 cases of murder have been reported in the central region of Uganda since the beginning of 2010. […]
About 550 delegates from across the country will on Thursday attend the delegates’ conference of the Peoples Progressive Party led by the former Minister of Uganda for Local Government, Bidandi Ssali. The conference is expected to confirm Bidandi as the party’s presidential flag bearer for 2011 general elections. Bidandi Sali has told Ultimate Media in […]
Tullow oil, the leading oil prospecting company in Uganda has revealed it is about to conclude the purchase of Heritage Oil’s stake in the Kingfisher1 block where most of the oil wells confirmed in western Uganda are located. Heritage oil and Tullow oil had 50% -50% license stake in the Kingfisher1 block. Heritage Oil decided […]
Makerere University has announced its intention to enter the real estate industry in Uganda with construction of a five star hotel, hostels and constructing a satellite city. The Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Venansius Baryamureba has told journalists in Kampala today that the university is looking for partnerships with the private sector to develop […]
Members of Parliament have blocked the proposed remuneration of the Local Council (LC1) chairpersons claiming these chairpersons at the moment hold office illegally. The MPs say that for close to ten years, Uganda has never held elections for the lowest Local Council after the elections were successfully challenged by Major Rubaramira Ruranga’s court petition in the Constitutional Court asking […]
The Parliament of Uganda has ordered the Electoral Commission to collect its judgment debts of about 300 million shillings from the people against whom the EC won Election Petitions. MPs are concerned that though the Electoral Commission has been quick to pay judgments debts to people that win court cases against it, it however has […]
Uganda Women’s Network has urged the government to sensitize the community on domestic violence and how it can participate in the eradication of domestic violence in Uganda. UWONET in a policy brief on the Domestic Violence Bill has said that sensitizing the community on domestic violence will encourage the community to participate in the fight […]
Renowned Play Wright Wycliffe Kiyingi’s Muduma Kwe Kaffe has started showing at the National Theatre and will be showing every Saturday and Sunday at 3:00pm and 7:00pm up to August 3 2010. The 4 act play directed by Kaya Kagimu Mukasa is centered on the political and economic confusion that reigned in Uganda since 1945. […]