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Soccer governing body FUFA insist they will defy new regulations for them to register with National Council of Sports NCS. FUFA president Moses Magogo told the press on Thursday that not only are the rules useless in the effort to move sport forward, but some clash with statutes of their …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | The Ugandan ringleader of a 2010 bombing by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab that killed 76 people in Kampala was found guilty along with six accomplices on Thursday of masterminding one of the region’s worst attacks in decades. Twin suicide blasts claimed by Somalia’s Shebab targeted football …

President Yoweri Museveni has been handed a 1300 page report after a six-month probe on Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) activities by Lady Justice Bamugemereire. In the report, it was discovered that at least sh4 trillion was misappropriated by the old UNRA structure. Whereas sh9 trillion was used to construct …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | The son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, has rejected claims that he plans to succeed his father, reports said Thursday. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, speaking on Wednesday after he was promoted from Brigadier to Major General, heading the Special Forces Command (SFC), …

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has nominated Ndorwa West MP David Bahati and Lamwo County’s Hilary Onek among to the Parliament’s Appointments Committee. Senior Presidential Press Secretary Don Wanyama Wednesday released a list of 20 MPs as the NRM party’s representatives to the committee. The Committee is mandated to approve …

NBS: After battling with his swearing in as Lwemiyaga County legislator, Theodore Ssekikubo is now concerned with what he calls the negligence of the top NRM leadership that chose to remain silent as he battled to be sworn in, in addition to the pending court cases.   Share on: WhatsApp

By Nathan Kiwere Going by the sheer number of artists, the Ugandan music industry appears to overflowwith talent. It is a contrast to a few years ago when the local scene was awash with ‘imported’ music. Congolese Lingala maestros monopolized the few radio stations and patronised Ugandan revelers with their …

PHOTOGRAPHS: Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Katumba Wamala with Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers who were recently promoted. This, was at the Pipping Ceremony‬ at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Mbuya today. PHOTOS VIA PPU   Tweets after the pipping ceremony Hongera! Major General @mkainerugaba and other …

Top bosses warn government on illicit tobacco, which accounts for 20% of market By Patrick Kagenda In recent years, shareholders of British American Tobacco Uganda (BATU) have come to always look forward to the first two weeks of May, the period when the company has traditionally held its annual general …

NBS TV: In the 9th parliament, the Parliamentary Commission gave each legislature 103 million shillings to procure vehicles that meet their standards as members of Parliament. The story of the 10th parliament is different as the new legislators now want this fee almost doubled. Share on: WhatsApp