Four Ugandans are among the 27 finalists from 13 countries announced for the CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the year 2011 award. Norman Katende, of The New Vision, Farouk Kayondo, of UBC, Nigel M. Nassar, of The New Vision, and Benon Herbert Oluka, of Sunday Monitor are among the finalists announced today by Joel Kibazo, […]
As riots over the increase in prices of food and other commodities in Uganda intensify, a student at Makerere University has committed suicide allegedly over failure to afford basic necessities of life. Francis Xavier Kigeni, a 3rd year student of Social Sciences reportedly jumped to his death on Monday as the police and army battled […]
Kampala wasn’t a good place to be Thursday due to the riots that broke up in several suburbs as police battled to stop opposition leaders who were walking to their places of work. Though most areas were peaceful and normal activities were going on reports of riots in Bwaise, Kalerwe, Kajansi and Kasangati kept many […]
The government has promised to resettle all people affected living in mountainous areas to avoid the re-occurrence of the March 2010 landslides in Bududa district of eastern Uganda. The landslides killed about 300 people and left more than 8,000 without shelter. About 2,500 of the Bududa landslide victims were transferred to a resettlement camp in […]
Google has today announced a $1.25 million grant to the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, housed at the Nelson Mandela Foundation that will help to preserve and give unprecedented digital access to thousands of archival documents, photographs, and audio-visual materials about the life and times of Nelson Mandela. Based in Johannesburg, the Nelson Mandela Foundation […]
One of the most notable politicians from northern Uganda, Col. Walter Ochora is dead. Ochora died Thursday at the International Hospital Kampala where he was undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness. Ochora, 54, was the Resident District Commissioner of Gulu, and before that Chairman LC5 of Gulu district. He was very instrumental in the Juba Peace talks […]
The High Court in Masaka has today found Arua Municiplaity MP, Akbar Godi guilty of murdering his wife, Rehema Ceasar. Presiding Judge, Lawrence Gidudu says the prosecution had adduced enough evidenceto implicate Godi in the murder of his estranged wife. The Judge agreed with Principal state attorney Joan Kagezi that there was enough evidence to […]
“Honour your vote. Vote issues not wolokoso” is the latest slogan plastered everywhere. But what is wolokoso? My nine-year-old niece thought it was one of the presidential candidates. Unreliable sources confirm that wolokoso means things that don’t make sense. Eight candidates are competing for the post of President in the upcoming elections. They all claim […]
High Court Judge Lawrence Gidudu has sent Arua Municipality MP Akbar Godi to Luzira prison until the 11th of February when the final ruling on his case will be delivered. This followed the court assesors today morning advising trial Judge Gidudu to convict Godi for the murder of his wife, 19 year old Rehema Caesar. […]
Gays in Uganda are worried that threats against homosexuals in Uganda may have turned from theoretical threats to practical levels, following the murder of a gay rights activist. David Kisule Kato, 46, one of the over 100 men listed in a local tabloid Rolling Stone as homosexuals who “should be hanged” was murdered in mysterious […]