The President of Forum for Democratic Change, Dr. Kizza Besigye has been released after being charged in Kasangati Magistrate’s Court with inciting violence and engaging in a riot after proclamation (being presented in court over the same matter). Kasangati Magistrate Court’s principal grade one magistrate James Ereemye granted Besigye a 10 million non cash bail […]
One would not hesitate to say that Uganda is becoming a field of violence. Kyambogo University students are also on strike against the proposed increase in fees payable by students in public universities and what they are terming as poor learning environment. The police have deployed to quell the situation as students had started burning […]
The leaders of Uganda’s strongest opposition political parties have been arrested Monday morning for attempting to take part in walk to work protests organised by opposition leaning Action for Change. Forum for Democratic Change President, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Uganda people’s Congress President Olara Otunu and Democratic Party President Nobert Mao were on Monday morning arrested […]
It is emerging that the government of Uganda is putting internet service providers to block popular social network platforms to stop the opposition from using them to mobilise people for the ongoing walk to work protests. A letter is circulating confirming showing that the Uganda Communications Commission asked the internet service providers to block twitter […]
The opposition in Uganda has insisted on going ahead with the walk to work protests despite President Museveni’s warning that the government security organs will not allow any such protests. Anne Mugisha, one of the officials of the Activists for Change that are organizing the walk to work protests says they will into be intimidated […]
The Government of Uganda is planning to use tax payment from Tullow oil to finance the construction of the much awaited Karuma Dam in northern Uganda. Kaith Muhakanizi, the deputy secretary to the treasury while addressing journalist said that the government’s position is to use the money to build the proposed Dam that has had […]
The Bank of Uganda is reducing the circulation of the Uganda shillings in an attempt to strengthen the local currency against the dollar and stabilize the economy. The Director of Research at the central Bank Adam Mugume says the move is vital because the Central Bank uses the money in circulation and money held by […]
President Yoweri Museveni has laughed off opposition plans to hold more walk to work protests saying the government’s security organs had finalized plans to ensure no such protests take place. Addressing a news conference at his country home in Rwakitura about the recent walk to work protests (which he mostly referred to as riots), Museveni […]
The opposition members under their Action for change a pressure group have vowed to go ahead with their planned walk to work protest next Monday in protest against high food, fuel prices and other basic commodities. The coordinator of the group, Mathias Mpuga Nsamba called has condemned the police and the military for its coercive […]
The government has assured Makerere University students and parents that there are no immediate plans to increase tuition fees at the university and or other public universities. The Minister of Education and Sports, Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire says students should be reassured that they will continue to pay the same amount of fees that they have […]