By Ruth Sierra Yoweri Museveni the President of Uganda has ordered deployment of army sharp shooters and the purchase of escort cars for MPs’ protection in his letter to Minister of Finance Matia Kasaijja. This came in shortly after Members of Parliament raised concerns over threats of insecurity particularly, a concern raised by Gulu municipality MP, Hon. Lyandro Komakech during the […]
A suspected pipe bomb was detonated close to a police operation in Belfast as violence that saw hijackings and torched vehicles spread across Northern Ireland. The blast went off as officers worked to clear a loyalist bonfire that threatened to rage out of control on a night of tension in Northern Ireland’s capital. People were […]
Bebe Cool has scooped himself a nomination in the Carolina Music Video Awards (CMVA) for his song Freedom. In the category of best International Music Video, Bebe Cool will be battling it out with other international artists like Drumma SC, Takar Nabbam, Awarthanga Chiru and Vanlalchhanhima Ralte. The winner in this category will be performing at […]
By Ruth Sierra A new amendment of the excise duty tax bill on taxes imposed on both social and mobile money is due next week in parliament following protests from the public as tear gas and live bullets rocked Kampala. Journalists, artists, business men, students and other activists raided the streets of Kampala yesterday dressed in […]
By Atugonza Jeff As earlier stated on social media, Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu also known as Bobi Wine managed to accomplish his word as it came to pass today morning. Bobi and a group of other people stormed the city and began their protests against the recent Social Media tax and the Mobile Money tax […]
By Becky Kisozi Naluyima LC 1 Elections in Nansana Municipality in Wakiso district yesterday afternoon turned into chaos and voting at many polling centers was cancelled until further notice. In several villages, voters turned rowdy, accusing some of the candidates of ferrying voters from outside villages. The Mayor of Nansana Municipality, Regina Bakite confirmed these allegations […]
By Nicholas Muteesasira Following the end of the term of the administration of the general court martial, the president re-appointed Lt General Andrew Gutti as the chairman of the general court martial. He was sworn in yesterday on 9th/July/2018 alongside five new members appointed to the army court, and this marked the commencement of another […]
Makerere University Guild and a section of mobile-money vendors have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to intervene and cause the review of the recently passed Excise Duty (Amendment) Act. The law imposes a one per cent excise duty on Mobile money transactions and shs200 on over the top services on social media. The students […]
President Yoweri Museveni participated in activities to launch the National Physical Activity day at Kololo airstrip, Kampala. The significance of the day is to inform the population about the importance of physical activity, its relevance in preventing Non-Communicable Diseases and keeping healthy. As part of the activities, the President took part in a 10-kilometre walk […]
Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Omar el Bashir of Sudan and Salva Kiir of South Sudan held talks at State House, Entebbe regarding the peace process in South Sudan. The leader of Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition, Mr. Riek Machar, also attended the talks. In comments after the talks ended this evening, the Minister […]