PICTORIAL: Kampala Capital City Authority Sunday hosts a fifth Kampala City Festival, considered the biggest street party in East Africa, as the city and country celebrate their culture, innovation, unity and social life. To spice the annual event are the Kampala City festival rally, that on Saturday set the stage for the festival, cycling and …
Read More »Somalis in Al-Shabab Kampala case re-apply for bail
Seven Somali nationals accused of aiding and abetting the Al-Shabab to carry out a second bomb attack on Kampala, have on Friday, re-applied for bail before the International Crimes Division court They cited their long stay on remand in Luzira Prison, two years without appearing before a judge. They also claim that their health condition needs …
Read More »Wrongs with National Theater plan
COMMENT: By Peter Nyanzi National Theater – In many other countries, galleries, theaters, museums are supported as tourist attractions Sections of the population and more so the artistes have been angered by reports that the government is planning to give away to investors part of the land on which the …
Read More »VIDEO: Kamya is Not My Boss – Lukywago
VIDEO: Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago – Minister Beti Kamya will never be my boss. She’s my supervisor, she’s not my boss, no! My boss are the many peoplewho elected me, not Beti Kamya. She’s a supervisor. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »How Kampala is flipping the script on urban development
This article appeared on NEXT CITY July 26, 2016 titled How One African City Is Flipping the Script on Urban Development From Wall Street to the World Bank, people are looking at Kampala as a model for how cities can finance their futures, writes Liam Taylor Joseph Aliguma is perched …
Read More »The best of Kampala’s Vintage and Classic Car Show
Kampala on Saturday held the 2016 edition of the ‘Vintage and Classic Car Show’. The show started with a Snail Trail on the streets of Kampala a day earlier. PHOTOS from enthusiasts who attended the event. …Ford Model T at the Kampala Classic and Vintage cars show 2016. In …
Read More »Kampala tenants flee city centre
Rent drops but top property agency sees short-term gloom before long-term boom Rent for office space in prime locations in Kampala city has taken an almost 30% fall as tenants flee the city’s Central Business District (CBD), according tothe latest report from the property agency Knight Frank. Rents have dropped …
Read More »VIDEO: UNRA razes illegal structures at Kalerwe
NBS: The Uganda National roads Authority this morning demolished a number of buildings and stalls along the bypass to pave way for the construction extension of the Kampala Northern Bypass. There were exchanges in some areas especially at Kalerwe with users of the land claiming that they were not notified …
Read More »Kampala Deputy mayor calls for unity in first Makindye meeting
Kampala‘s Deputy Lord Mayor Hajjat Sarah Kanyike has cautioned against politicking, urging Councillors to concentrate on delivering service. Kanyike congratulated Kampala Councillors on their successful elections and high level of maturity exhibited. This was at a meeting Tuesday at Mt. Zion Hotel. She however castigated some from Makindye for perpetuating …
Read More »Uganda hosts international water and sanitation symposium
Over 170 participants from 26 countries are in Kampala June 20-23 for the Kampala Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) symposium 2016. It is the sixth sustainability forum of its kind, and the first to be held on the African continent. WASH Sustainability forums bring together hundreds of experts, government representatives, …
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