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Farmers want to be compensated over oil exploration activities

Farmers’ leaders have emphasized the need by government to genuinely compensate the residents displaced due to oil exploration. The call is made by the president of the Uganda farmers’ federation Charles Ogang. He says they have received a number of complaints from farmers in the districts of Buliisa, kiryandongo and Hoima among others about the […]

Divide and rule policy: Tooro kingdom split into two parts

  It seems the European colonialists who introduced the divide and rule policy in Uganda made a very bad mistake. The policy has been carried on in post independence Uganda to an extent that some people lose their lives as the political sadists implement the policy. The divide and rule policy has ‘killed’ the unity […]

Kabaka visits Entebbe, thousands welcome him

  Entebbe sub districts in Wakiso district was overwhelmed on Friday as the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II visited the area to mark the 19th coronation anniversary slated for the July 31 in Sentema, Wakiso District. Youth groups including Baganda Nkobazambogo, BANGAWA, CBS Fans club, Buganda Youth Council among others erected effigies, giving […]

Police deploys to safe Museveni’s home base

  Police have increased deployment in Kiruhura, Mbarara, Bushenyi, Kabale and Rukungiri after the outlawed For God and my Country (4GC) pressure group launched its new phase of activities in the above mentioned districts. The 4GC formerly A4C (activists for change) have camped in westernUganda with the purpose of holding rallies in western Uganda for […]

75 year man grabs policeman, accuses him of corruption

  Recently the NTV broadcast news about a group of people of all ages and both sexes from Katakwi district in northern Uganda who were holding a peaceful demonstration at their district head offices. They were all holding placards, with messages like; “WE NEED ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE DISTRICT MONEY”, “STOP USING DISTRICT CARS FOR YOUR […]

UPDF completes ‘best’ health centre in Karamoja

Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has officially commissioned a health centre III at Moruita in Nakapiripirit district, in southern part of Karamoja sub region. The CDF General Aronda Nyakairima who was the chief guest today opened a health centre III in Moruita in Nakapiripirit district amidst ululations from the locals. The health centre which he […]

Makerere University to find HIV/AIDS cure

Uganda might again be at the limelight of the struggle against HIV/AIDS if hopes by Makerere University to find a drug for HIV are come to pass. Makerere University under the umbrella of the inter university council of East Africa led by its college of Agriculture and environmental sciences has begun a research to find […]

Saving Mabira Forest Reserve is about saving our national heritage

Press Statement by Civil Society Organizations Opposed to the Proposed Degazettment of Part of Mabira Forest Reserve August 22, 2011: For immediate release   Our President is back in the news. At a time when our country and our people are experiencing unprecedented economic uncertainty and widespread disruptions in economic activity on account of unpredictable […]

Government to clean the city of street children

The government of Uganda has come up with plans to remove the children from the town streets across the country. Hon. Ronald Kibuule, the new Minister for Youth and Children Affairs has told the journalists that he will institute an investigation team to investigate the circumstance in which the children leave their homes to the […]

Government gives 10 billion to Luwero Rwenzori development program

President Yoweri Museveni has directed minister of Luwero affairs to use the 10 billion shillings under the Luwero Rwenzori development program to focus on improving household income The president was responding to a request by the minister of luwero triangle Rose Namayanja that government considers increasing vote to private projects in 29 districts since it […]