100 young achievers from 26 African countries have been announced by Africa Youth Awards as part of the 2018 list of 100 Most Influential Young Africans. The annual prestigious list which was launched in 2016 and currently in its third year features young politicians, activists, entrepreneurs, entertainers, digital influencers, philanthropists & athletes across 10 distinct […]
Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and National Medical Stores are to be scrapped off and merged with other mother ministries to reduce wastage of resources. The decision was taken in two meetings with the first held on August 20 and the last one on Monday last week according to a source. The source said President […]
security operatives broke his hotel door and burst into the bathroom, he promptly volunteered information that he was armed and turned the pistol over to the then Arua District Police Commander, Mr Abbas Ssenyonjo. The DPC was moved to Masaka the day after Yasin Kawuma(Bobi Wine’s driver) was shot dead, six took bullet wounds and […]
Wadri Kassiano has officially taken on the seat as the new Member of Parliament for Arua municipality. This was during a parliamentary ceremony presided over by the deputy speaker Jacob Oulanya. He has replaced Col. Ibrahim Abiriga who was massacred by gunmen in June this year. This is his fourth term as an MP, […]
Kassiano Wadri (Independent) has won the Arua Municipality parliamentary seat after getting 6,528 votes representing 38% of the vote in the by-elections. Although Wadri was not able to cast his ballot as he’s still in police custody in Gulu, he beat 11 others, among them, Nusura Tiperu, a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement […]
The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has described the chaos that occurred in Arua Municipality on Monday August 13, 2018 as poor management and the opposition. In a statement posted on his facebook timeline on Wednesday, Museveni said that he understands that some people were worried about the endless criminal acts of elements of […]
Former opposition leader and Kasese Woman Member of Parliament, Winnie Kiiza has officially handed over the office of the Leader of Opposition to Betty Aol Ochan, the new Opposition Leader. “It was a humbling experience and I am very grateful. It has given me wide exposure and an opportunity I know will take my career […]
Following yesterday’s shooting of Robert Kyagulanyi’s driver, Yasin Kawuma, motormouth Tamale Mirundi has come out to give his two cents on the incident saying criminal gangs have infiltrated Bobi Wine’s circles. According to Mirundi, Ugandans should first understand that it’s criminal to raise your hand up while holding a stone when the presidential convoy is passing. […]
The Ugandan security forces have allegedly shot dead Kawooya Yasin, the driver of Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi during the Arua Municipality by-election campaigns. According to Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine, the hotel where he is scheduled to sleep has also been sealed off by security forced. “They shot him because they thought I […]
Veteran Journalist Andrew Mwenda has been the most vicious critic of Dr. Kiiza Besigye, the four-time presidential candidate and founding president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). Mwenda accused Besigye of creating a “radical extremist group” that killed space for debate, tolerance and divergent views in the party leaving the “moderates” (not defiant) side […]