Security Minister Gen. Elly Tumwine has urged Ugandans to ignore messages on social media threatening instability. In a brief off-the-cuff remarks to Parliament on Thursday, 12 July 2018, Tumwine said such threats amount to nothing. “Threatening of the public is not good; Ugandans are safe, the security of the country is in the hands of […]
A suspected pipe bomb was detonated close to a police operation in Belfast as violence that saw hijackings and torched vehicles spread across Northern Ireland. The blast went off as officers worked to clear a loyalist bonfire that threatened to rage out of control on a night of tension in Northern Ireland’s capital. People were […]
Bebe Cool has scooped himself a nomination in the Carolina Music Video Awards (CMVA) for his song Freedom. In the category of best International Music Video, Bebe Cool will be battling it out with other international artists like Drumma SC, Takar Nabbam, Awarthanga Chiru and Vanlalchhanhima Ralte. The winner in this category will be performing at […]
By Ruth Sierra A new amendment of the excise duty tax bill on taxes imposed on both social and mobile money is due next week in parliament following protests from the public as tear gas and live bullets rocked Kampala. Journalists, artists, business men, students and other activists raided the streets of Kampala yesterday dressed in […]
By Atugonza Jeff As earlier stated on social media, Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu also known as Bobi Wine managed to accomplish his word as it came to pass today morning. Bobi and a group of other people stormed the city and began their protests against the recent Social Media tax and the Mobile Money tax […]
By Prossie Namata President Museveni has said with the help GDP ratio, the government has been able to identify individuals that do not pay taxes. He added that the GDP ratio was only 4% in 1991 where it rose to 12% after informing URA and has stagnated there for a long time however it rose to […]
President Yoweri Museveni has emphasized the need for the integration of the East African Community (EAC) saying that three crucial areas that encompass prosperity, strategic security as well as the heritage and identity of the region’s people are the major objectives of the regional bloc. “We need to ensure our prosperity through production of goods […]
The Refugee Law Project (RLP) has today donated two brand new Double Cabin pickup trucks and eight motorcycles to help Police in Northern Uganda provide security in refugee camps. They were handed over to the Inspector General of Police John Martins Okoth Ochola at a function held at Police headquarters Naguru by the Dutch Ambassador […]
Obongi County Member of Parliament Hassan Kaps Fungaroo has said that the peace agreement which South Sudan President Salva Kiir signed with the rebels this week will not yield any results unless the factors that failed the implementation of the previous agreement get solved. Fungaroo said that the key players in the peace deal should be left […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called for an amendment to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Act to allow persons access their savings before the age of 50. Kadaga said it is inhuman for Ugandans to make savings which they may never live to enjoy. “The current law says you cannot access […]