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Workers demonstration in Kampala

  The workers strike began today, 04th June, 2012. The workers are demanding for the minimum wage, industrial Court, workers involvement in NSSF affairs and the amendment of the NSSF Act to cater for workers” interests, among other demands. Many workers have kept around Kampala in the City Centre and waited for instructions from their […]

Ugandans petition ICC to probe Museveni over human rights violations

Ugandans petition ICC to probe Museveni over human rights violations It seems Ugandan president Gen. Yoweri Museveni is soon becoming the hunted. Sections of Ugandans have written a secret letter to the international Criminal Court (ICC) asking it to probe the increasing human rights abuse in Uganda reportedly by president Museveni using police and other […]

IPU conference costs Ugandans 36 billions

    Over one thousand delegates have converged in Kampala this week to participate in the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) Conference and its related meetings. The conference has been hosted by the Parliament of Uganda and it has brought together over 150 Parliaments of the world. The world MPs have come to deliberate on matters […]

Besigye, Lukwago appears at court amidst police deployment

  Kampalacity is on tension as the opposition leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye and the city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago appeared at Buganda Road court on Wednesday amidst tight security to answer charges linked to the last Wednesday city violence in which the Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) John Bosco Ariong was killed. Lukwago did not […]

UK Minister asks Museveni to curb police violence on civilians

  It seems police violence and brutality on members of opposition parties has caught the international eye. This is because the United Kingdom (UK) minister in charge of Africa Henry Bellingham has asked president Museveni to curb the police violence on civilians. Bellingham is in Uganda’s capital city Kampala on an official visit. He jetted […]

Parliament probes corruption involved in awarding jobs at KCCA

  The Members of Parliament on the committee of Presidential Affairs are probing into the bickering at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the bribery cited in job allocation. The MPs have planned to investigate the bickering and corruption at KCCA within only two weeks and then give a report of their findings to the […]

Emirates to launch non stop flights to Dubai

  The air transport passengers who want to keep discovering may now have smiles. Emirates are set to launch its non stop flights from Entebbe to Dubai. With the world’s finest restaurants, pristine beaches and Burj Khalifa (the world’s largest building, Dubai is a city in the world where only the best is good enough. […]

Police threatens to evict Kampala traders

Vendors in both Old and the New Taxi Parks are in shock wondering their next step after the police and Kampala capital City Authority (KCCA) evicts them. The police and KCCA had planned to evict these vendors today. However, fortunately on traders’ side, the inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura halted the eviction. Kayihura just […]

Makerere University students’ cerebrations paralyze Kampala

  Scenes of jubilation and joy played out as hundreds of Makerere University students poured onto the Democratic Party headquarters to celebrate Democratic Party (DP) candidate Ivan Kata’s victory in the Guild Presidential elections. The students paralysed business and blocked business at city house as they descended from the university through william street. Kata won […]

Betty Kamya backs Musisi against Lukwago

Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA) president, Betty Olive Kamya has warned Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago of interfering with Kampala Executive director, Jennifer Musisi’s work inKampala. Kamya who is also the former MP for Lubaga North says that Lukwago should leave Musisi to do her work as he does his because the people of Kampala want […]