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Competition forces Emirates, Gulf Air, Ethiopian airline, Kenyan airline, British airways, Qatar Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Rwandair to start direct flights from Dubai to Entebbe

Competition has forced Emirates to start direct flights from Dubai to Entebbe International Airport in the Republic of Uganda. Emirates originally was connecting from Dubai, Cairo, Juba and some times Dares Salaam before landing at Entebbe. The Emirates Uganda country manager, Khalid Zarouni says that Emirates want to solve the growing traffic between Entebbe and Dubai. […]

Expired drugs on sale in Uganda, Kenya, East Africa

Huge heaps of banned, unregistered and expired drugs are on sale in most of the East African countries of Uganda, Kenya,Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi. Some of the drugs sold in East  Africa were recently banned by the World Health Organisation (WHO). They include fake ARVs, paracetamol, fake quinine tablets,   fake quinine syrups and postinor. The […]

Nabeta to petition against Jinja FDC victory

The loser of the Thursday parliamentary by elections in Jinja East, Nathan Igime Nabeta has threatened to petition court challenging the out come of the Thursday polls that was won by Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate Paul Mwiru.  Nabeta who lost the polls with a margin of 2000 votes alleges that Mwiru bribed his […]

How Basajjabalaba earns money from government

Many people are baffled howKampalacity business mogul Hassan Basajjabalaba fights with city vendors over the management of markets such as St. Balikudembe, Nakasero and Shauriyaako markets.  We have heard million of Ugandans allege that truly Basajjabalaba is interested in taking over the daily administration of city markets. We bet. Basajjabalaba no longer has interests in […]

Makerere University Anthem

MakerereUniversityAnthem Chorus Makerere, Makerere We build for the future The Great Makerere   Great, Great and Mighty The walls around thee Great, Great and Mighty The gates beside thee X4 (1)       From East and West From North and South All voices singing Arise, Arise Makerere Rise up and high All voices singing Arise Makerere […]

Museveni criticises parliament over oil agreements

President Museveni has addressed a special sitting of Parliament today in Kampala amidst tight security. The President entered parliament and welcomed by the Speaker of parliament Ms Rebecca Kadaga and the Parliament Clerk, Ms Jane Kibirige. The MPs had to go through thorough security checks before they could enter Uganda Parliament premises located in Kampala […]

President Yoweri Museveni uses two planes for local travels

It seems president Museveni security is growing from big to big all the time. Impeccable sources at statehouse tell us that the president is now using two aeroplanes whenever he goes to areas like northern Uganda where his supporter on ground is questionable. We hear that the president is using his usual presidential chopper and another small […]

Parliamentary report against corrupt ministers leaks

The public accounts committee (PAC) report which had been kept as a secret has finally leaked to the press. The report recommends that the two ministers, Syda Bbumba of Gender and Khiddu Makubuya of General Duties relinquish their positions over reported abuse of office. The MPs report shows that Bbumba and Khiddu caused financial loss […]

Girls say female circumcision helps them to keep virginity

Cases of female circumcision are so rampant in Ethiopia, Uganda, Egypt, Southern Sudan, Northern Sudan, and some parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Female circumcision is when a certain part of the female genitalia is excised in order to reduce the sexual desire of girls and make them pure and virgin until marriage. Many […]