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Due to international pressure government has located Buganda riots suspects a judge

Due to local and international pressure, the government in Kampala has allocated Buganda riot suspects a judge to hear their case. The suspects were arrested in September 2009 and since that time they have not been tried. The development has come at a time when opposition parties mainly FDC and DP, Buganda kingdom and human […]

Due to international pressure Uganda government has located Buganda riots suspects a judge

Due to local and international pressure, the government in Kampala has allocated Buganda riot suspects a judge to hear their case. The suspects were arrested in September 2009 and since that time they have not been tried. The development has come at a time when opposition parties mainly FDC and DP,Bugandakingdom and human rights organisations […]

DPP denies being used to fight political wars

The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Richard Butera has denied allegations by the President of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Col. Kiiza Besigye that he is biased. Besigye told an opposition gathering on weekend in Jinja that parliament should pass a vote of no-confidence against Butera because the DPP is fond of imposing charges against […]

Former MP Michael Mabikke opens own law firm

  It seems opening law firms works to many politicians. The latest news reports from the office of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) indicates that their party president who is also former MP for Makindye East, Hon. Michael Mabikke has opened his own law firm in Kampala. We have been told that Michael Mabikke’s law […]

A4C leaders refuse to put activities on hold

The coordinators of Activists for Change (A4C) have resolved to refuse to put on hold their activities during the period when the parliament of Uganda would be hosting the Inter -Parliamentary Union assembly. Sources within A4C told this informer that this would be their right time to show the dignitaries visiting Uganda for the meeting […]

Why KCCA’s George Agaba is out of prison on bail but Makmot remains in prison

  Hundreds of people in Kampala have called in radio talk shows wondering how the former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) director; George Agaba, a person facing murder charges could be released on bail pending trial and his co accused, and a guard Santos Makmot remains in the prison. Some of the callers wondered whether […]

KCCA to turn Owino market into largest shopping mall inEast Africa

  Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has finalized plans to turn Owino (St. Balikuddembe) market into a largest shopping mall in East and centralAfrica. The sources at KCCA told our informers that the council plans to spend 28 million US dollars in the reconstruction of Owino into a modern and largest shopping mall. The KCCA […]

Woman jumps from 14th floor, dies instantly

  Shock and grief befell on people of Kampala on Friday morning when a woman jumped from the 14th floor of Workers House building and died. The woman was identified as Justine Nalugya, a resident of Kampala district. The relatives to the deceased said that Nalugya was so stressed because she had a degree from […]

KCCA threatens to violently evict taxis

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Ms Jenifer Musisi has vowed to forcefully evict taxis in Kampala over failure to accept to pay the contested 120,000 shillings to the council. She says that the commuter taxi drivers have no choice but to pay the 120,000 shillings if they want to remain in Kampala. […]

Uganda launches modern railway transport

Uganda re-launched her railway transport in Kampala on Monday, causing excitement among citizens. In a news statement today the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) announced that its services started today and will operate between Namanve, Kibuye, Nalukolongo among other places in Kampala. In Namanve the trains will kick off the journey at 7:00am and arrive in […]