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‘Scientists say after 20 years oil will lose value’

President Museveni has told the parliament of Uganda that scientists in USA recently told him that after 20 years oil would lose value. The MPs asked the president to show evidence that indeed the scientists told him and which scientists the president could not reveal anything. But he told them that it was those scientists […]

Opposition politicians want KCCA director George Agaba remanded over murder

Politicians inKampalahave called on the police and the judiciary to remand the suspended KCCA director for Physical Planning George Agaba over murder.  Agaba was yesterday released on police bond, while his bodyguard, Santos Makmot, was remanded to Luzira Prison over murder of civilians in Luzira last week. The president of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), […]

International Criminal Court rules on Kenya election violence suspects

Pre-Trial Chamber II (PTC II) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered its decisions on whether to move to trial two cases against six individuals allegedly responsible for the commission of crimes against humanity during post-election violence in 2007-2008 in Kenya . The ICC is the world’s first permanent international court to prosecute war crimes, […]

US Marine soldier denies Ugandarebel connections

  A formerUSmarine soldier, Nix Bongomin who was arrested by Uganda Peoples Defence Forces yesterday in northernUgandaover recruiting rebels into the ‘Peoples Patriotic Front’ has denied the charges. He has told UPDF detectives in Pader today that theUgandasoldiers picked him on Monday under pretext that he was a rebel. Bongomin says that he is a law […]

Kayihura explains why police blocked most of the demonstrations last year

The inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura has explained to our informers why the police throughout last year blocked most of the demonstrations that were organised by opposition politicians and parties.    Kayihura says that the organisers of the demonstrations for example walk to work campaigns (A4C) in the first case did not […]

Rebecca Nalwanga vows to remove MP Brenda Nabukenya from parliament

Ms Rebecca Nalwanga, the former NRM parliamentary candidate in Luweero district woman MP race who lost to DP’s Brenda Nabukenya says that she will fight until Nabukenya is removed from house. She says that she has collected enough evidence to prove that the polls were rigged in favour of the DP candidate, an allegation Nabukenya […]

Court Nulifies Igeme Nabeta election as Jinja Municipality MP

The Court of Appeal has nullified the election of Jinja Municipality East MP Nathan Igeme Nabeta and ordered for fresh and immediate elections in the constituency. The three judges led by Constance Byamugisha cited the lack of requisite academic qualifications and voter bribery to nullify Nabeta’s election. The judges faulted the High Court in Jinja […]

Uganda Police warns drivers to guard against wave of new car robberies

Police have warned drivers across the country of a new wave of car robberies as the year comes to an end. Police Chief Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura says that the police have unearthed information that car thieves are going to be in full swing during the Christmas season. Kayihura however says that the police have […]

President Yoweri Museveni asked to get serous on corruption

Members of Parliament have called on President Yoweri Museveni to take stringent actions government officials cited in the rampant corruption scandals instead of waiting for parliament’s intervention. The MPs on the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee say that is currently investigating the misappropriation of US $ 14 million given to the government of Burundi from Uganda […]

Kampala woman MP Nabilah Sempala accused of selling Forum for Democratic Change supporters to Uganda statehouse

It is hard to believe that an opposition MP can be accused by her own party of selling the party supporters to the ruling NRM. The FDC is accusing Kampala woman MP, Nabilah Sempala of colluding with the FDC Kampala chairperson, Livingstone Kizito to persuade some FDC youth to defect to the ruling party. A […]