VIDEO: NASA to contest election results in the Supreme Court Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Kenya’s opposition Coalition, the National Super Alliance, has announced that they will move to the Supreme Court to challenge the results of the recently concluded presidential election where the incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta was re-elected. The …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Battle for the FDC presidency
IN THE INDEPENDENT THIS WEEK: Why are FDC big guns supporting Muntu against Besigye’s Amuriat? THE LAST WORD A new Mulago arises: The challenge the new hospital will face and what can be done to protect it from Uganda’s politics. COVER STORY Battle for FDC presidency: Why are big guns …
Read More »More than one million South Sudan refugees in Uganda
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | South Sudan’s brutal civil war has forced more than one million people to flee to neighbouring Uganda alone, with another million seeking refuge elsewhere in the region, the UN’s refugee agency said Thursday. The UNHCR said additional funds were desperately needed to help the refugees …
Read More »NTV confirms Aggie Konde’s departure
NTV confirms Aggie Konde’s departure Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nation Media Group CEO Joe Muganda has today confirmed that NTV Managing Director Aggie Asiimwe Konde is moving to Msingi East Africa. Briefing staff of Africa Broadcasting Uganda LTD. (NTV/SPARK TV) Thursday morning, Muganda confirmed Konde had got a great offer in …
Read More »IGG asked to investigate wealth of BOU official
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A concerned citizen on Wednesday petitioned the office of the Inspector General of Government (IGG) asking for investigations into the wealth of a Bank of Uganda (BOU) official. Denis Nyombi a lawyer from Denis Nyombi & Co. Advocates said he is seeking the IGG’s …
Read More »BOU asked to present documents related to purchase of pens
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has asked Bank of Uganda (BOU) to submit procurement papers for its golden jubilee celebrations held in August last year for scrutiny. The central bank officials led by the deputy governor Louis Kasekende for …
Read More »Muhoozi visits Somalia, commends troops for securing country
Mogadishu, Somalia | AMISOM | – The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) General David Muhoozi arrived in Somalia Tuesday on an official visit. His visit to Somalia on a routine assessment mission, is his first since his appointment as Chief of Defence Forces. During …
Read More »UCC unveils list of festival competitors for 2017
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has released nominees for the fifth edition of Uganda Film Festival (UFF2017) indicating an increase in number of participants from 118 in 2016 to 145 this year. This development comes as industry players prepare to celebrate Film Festival Week scheduled …
Read More »“LRA rebels” kidnap at least 10 in DR Congo
Bunia, DR Congo | AFP | At least 10 people, but possibly as many as 40, have been kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo by suspected members of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), local sources said Wednesday. “We condemn the kidnapping of 10 people from the village of …
Read More »George Mutaabazi: On why poor people are a problem
George Mutaabazi, the chairman of Lwengo district, is a man of action. He came under the spotlight after flogging residents who are also his voters for laziness. He whipped whoever he found drinking early in the morning. He also passed a bylaw that prohibits any resident from constructing grass-thatched houses. …
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