Tag Archives: Uganda

VIDEO: Nakiwala Kiyingi blocked from speaking before president Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | Are Ugandans becoming more intolerant, or do some leaders deserve to be treated harshly because of how they work? From the stopping of Simeo Nsubuga, to pouring of water on Kahinda Otafiire, to undressing before Minister Betty …

VIDEO: Six candidates vie for FDC party presidency Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | All is set for the largest opposition political party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to start the process of getting new party leadership who will steer it over the next five years. Nominations for presidential contenders kick …

VIDEO: Wakiso residents live in fear as killers go on rampage Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | A sixth woman has been brutally murdered near Entebbe town in what police says could be a case of ritual sacrifice. Sarah Nakajjo Nakintu, a mother of five, aged 35, was murdered at Katabi …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  Benin shocked Nigeria 1-0 Sunday in African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying to complete a rare weekend of football celebrations for the tiny west coast country. On Saturday, Beninese Steve Mounie scored twice for promoted Huddersfield Town in a 3-0 triumph at Crystal Palace that …

How president’s team has `trapped’ MPs on Age Limit Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | No bill seeking to remove the 75-year age limit on the presidency has been tabled but the head-butting around the issue is intense. When, on Aug. 07, President Yoweri Museveni’s staff posted a photo on …

THIS WEEK: Works Ministry halts issuing permits till September Drivers who had applied for new driving permits will have to use temporary documents until Sept.10 as the Ministry of works through Face Technologies, a permit issuing company have halted the printing to give way for routine maintenance of the system. …

Museveni’s refinery deal: Now gov’t says in negotiations with GE-led consortium as Chinese protest Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | A fight between Chinese and American investors over the US $ 4 billion refinery deal could further delay the project, observers fear. These fears have been sparked by reports that …

THIS WEEK: Magogo sails through as Kasule’s injunction appeal is dismissed Incumbent Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) President Moses Magogo sailed through unopposed to lead the body for another four years after court on Aug.04 threw out Pro-line Football club chairman Mujib Kasule’s application for a certificate of urgency. …

THIS WEEK: PR Institute to conduct studies in Uganda The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is set to begin conducting studies in Kampala effective this September 2017, courtesy of Makini College, the accredited East African learning center for the course, after it officially launched its services at a breakfast …

VIDEO: Man creates cheap welding machine Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The cost of electricity is quite high in Uganda and this makes life hard for small manufacturers and artisans who need electricity to earn a living. To get around the issue of costly power bills, Brian Njuuba, a plumber …