Uganda on January 26th marked the 26th anniversary of the Liberation day remembering the takeover of Uganda by the National Resistance Amy led by current President Yoweri Museveni. The national celebrations were held in Masaka under the theme “NRM’s 25 Years’ Heritage to Uganda: a solid foundation for a Progressive Nation”. Below is the address of His […]
Police have rejuvenated a case where Presidential Candidate Dr. Kiiza Besigye is alleged to have told the people of Amolatar in April last year that President Museveni had sold Lake Kyoga to foreign investors. The Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura says that the police have gathered enough evidence to prove the utterances Besigye made in April […]
As the parliament of Uganda winds up hearing of views of different cultural institutions on the proposed Traditional Institutions and Cultural Leaders Bill, it is emerging that other than concerns over the rights of cultural leaders, funding of the cultural institutions is turning out to be a major issue. So far, officials from Bunyoro Kitrara […]
Though not referring to themselves particularly, many respondents said people vote whoever buys them a drink, or gives them some little money. The defense for this kind of attitude and behavior was that all the people they elect are the same- all good promises and no helpful action on the ground. Actually the term used in two groups to describe elections was “choosing who to go and eat this time” .
After 19years of no party rule that saw modest efforts for women empowerment in Uganda, the country adopted a multiparty system of governance in 2005. Many political parties were formed in the run-up to the 2006 general elections. Like in other countries, multi party democracy was expected to open more opportunities for women to become […]
Of late many young people have been faced with challenges of making long lasting commitments to their loved ones by marrying in church. As a result, many are living a life of a couple that cannot religiously be held as one because the two have not committed to one another. However born again churches have […]
A mixture of hope and gloom hangs as thousands of HIV/AIDS patients receive and others await free antiretroviral drugs in different parts of Uganda. Gertrude Akol, 43, who started ARV treatment in 2007, says she owes all her life to ARVs, because she found out her HIV status late. “When my husband died in 2005, […]
After years, in fact decades of operations against HIV/AIDS, where have we reached and what have we learned in efforts to prevent infection and impacts of HIV/AIDS on our communities? Gerald Businge writes that about the successes and challenges in Uganda and the need for fresh thinking in face of a growing HIV positive population […]
The business community in Uganda is to meet in Dubai for the fourth edition of the Common Market for East and Central Africa (COMESA) investment Forum on in March this year. The meeting will attract over 1000 delegates from the Common Market of East and Southern Africa region and the rest of the world. The meeting […]
The ruling National Resistance Movement and the opposition Inter Party Coalition have both denied organising any militia group to help their political motives during the 2011 general elections. This follows concerns by the Uganda Electoral Commission that different political parties have formed militias in the guise of protecting their votes, but the EC is worried […]