Tag Archives: Uganda

Parliament questions State House over Makerere Visitation Committee funding Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Budget Committee have condemned a move to fund the Makerere University Visitation Committee from the State House budget. The expenditure by the visitation committee was on Wednesday the center of a heated debate between MPs and …

Twenty people  including a woman who were arrested in connection with the murder of former AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi have appeared before Nakawa Magistrate Court again on Thursday and sent back on remand to Luzira Prison until June 1. According to State Prosecutor Joyce Anyango the investigations into this case …

The Kampala High Court’s Execution Division has ordered the attachment of 26 buses belonging to Pioneer Easy Bus Company for failure to clear a 2013 debt of over Shs152 million. The order to attach the Buses has been issued by the Court’s Deputy Registrar Muse Musimbi to bailiffs from Libra …

Oslo, Norway | AFP |  A British-Norwegian dual citizen who was serving a life sentence for murder and espionage in a Congolose prison was released and returned to Norway on Wednesday, authorities said. Joshua French, 35, was sentenced to life in prison in 2013 for the murder of his cellmate …

  What Uganda’s current and future politicians can learn from the life and character of Mzee Byanyima By Andrew M. Mwenda Although I knew he was old (at 96) and was aware of his declining health I was still shocked when I heard the news of the death of Mzee …

Uganda’s Nakaayi wins 800m silver medal, Jebet wins gold in Steeplechase Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP-Services (text stories) | Uganda’s Halimah Nakaayi has won a silver medal in the women’s 800-metre final on the second day of athletics at the fourth Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku. The 22-year-old Ugandan Olympian, was beaten by …

Army court orders MP Kabaziguruka’s arrest The General Court Martial sitting at Makindye has issued an arrest warrant against Nakawa Municipality Division Member of Parliament (MP) Michael Kabaziguruka after he refused to turn up in court for hearing of his treachery case. The lead prosecutor, Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) …

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has instructed the parliamentary committee on human rights to visit and inspect Nalufenya detention facility and report to the house in regard to torture allegations at the now infamous Jinja-based facility. In her communication to the house during Wednesday’s plenary sitting, Kadaga directed the committee chaired by …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP |  Two decades after Kinshasa gave itself up willingly to rebel commander Laurent-Desire Kabila, his son Joseph remains at the helm of this vast, conflict-ravaged nation although his rule is mired in political crisis. Back in 1997, the country then known as Zaire was struggling …

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has recorded a shortfall of Shs 240bn in the first three quarters of FY 2016/2017 amidst a tough economic environment. As a sign of the times, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week revised GDP growth for Uganda for FY2016/17 to 3.5% from government projections …