The Center for International Media Assistance and the National Endowment for Democracy sponsored this study into digital media trends in Africa and the impact on people and development in general. The result was this report titled: Bigger Cities, Smaller Screens: Urbanization, mobile phones and digital trends in Africa. The report notes that Africa will become predominantly urban within […]
The Democratic Party (DP Uganda) has congratulated Stephen Kiprotich upon winningUganda’s first gold medal in Olympics games in the last 40 years. Stephen Kiprotich surged away from a pair of East African rivals over the final three miles to win the race in 2:08:01, givingUgandaits first gold medal in track and field since John Akii-Bua […]
It is eight years now since Ugandans woke up to the sad news that the former Attorney General, Francis Ayume had died in a motor accident. On the morning of Tuesday, May 18, 2004, the people of Uganda woke up to the sad news of a grisly accident that had claimed the life of […]
Uganda has re-arrested a Turkish man, Emmin Baro, who reportedly lured Ugandan young girls into sex. The inspector General of Uganda Police Lt. Col. Kale Kayihura confirmed to our informers that Baro has been re-arrested. Kayihura on Thursday said that Baro, 54, is in police custody because the Director of Public Prosecution Richard Buteera […]
The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) delegates currently in Uganda for an IPU conference have held a closed door meeting with the leaders of Uganda Young Democrats. The meeting left the government puzzled because president Museveni could not imagine IPU officials could hold a closed door meeting in Kampala. The venue for the meeting was […]
Two political leaders, Michael Mabikke and Dr. Abed Bwanika have opposed the MPs move to impeach President Museveni. The MPs’ proposal to impeach Museveni is being driven by MP Odonga Otto (Aruu) and Ken John Lukyamuzi of Lubaga South. Abed Bwanika and Mabikke say that the MPs who plan to impeach Museveni are in […]
Members of opposition political parties including Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and Democratic Party (DP) have threatened to pull out of the National Consultative Forum (NCF) because president Museveni’s government doesn’t listen to their concerns. The leadership of opposition parties have told us that they supported NCF in the beginning but it has now turned […]
Uganda is experiencing TB drugs but the National Resistance Movement government is planning to import the TB drugs in September. Today is March 15, 2012. We don’t know whether TB patients will not have died by September. Currently most hospitals in Uganda have run out of drugs. The minister for Health, Christine Ondoa has […]
The policemen who work with opposition face to lose their jobs. A source in Uganda police have told us this evening that the inspector general of police, Kale Kayihura in a radio call message today warned that its illegal for civil servants to work with opposition members. The source quoted Kayihura as saying that there […]
The Democratic Party has written to the members of Uganda parliament giving its position of the law relating to the elections of EALA members. Our news desk has brought you the petition in full and it goes as follows: Date: 20th February 2012 Hon .Members of the 9th Parliament Parliament of the Republic of Uganda […]