Affairs

Parliament probes corruption involved in awarding jobs at KCCA

  The Members of Parliament on the committee of Presidential Affairs are probing into the bickering at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the bribery cited in job allocation. The MPs have planned to investigate the bickering and corruption at KCCA within only two weeks and then give a report of their findings to the […]

Why KCCA’s George Agaba is out of prison on bail but Makmot remains in prison

  Hundreds of people in Kampala have called in radio talk shows wondering how the former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) director; George Agaba, a person facing murder charges could be released on bail pending trial and his co accused, and a guard Santos Makmot remains in the prison. Some of the callers wondered whether […]

Makerere University students beat policemen

Violet groups of Makerere University students on Monday staged a fight with the police and in the process four police men were injured and dozens of students arrested. The police had gone to Makerere University to curb the students strike at the university’s main campus. The students were protesting against a new internship policy. The […]

Scholarships for African Students in India

scholarships for African Students in India: The Government of India, through the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), offers about 2325 scholarships under 21 scholarship schemes. Of these scholarships, 500 are exclusively for African countries. There are students in India under these schemes from about 80 countries. Most of the scholarship holders come from developing […]

Opposition parties vow to fight government officials who have looted national resources

It seems the long suffering Uganda opposition leaders and members who have suffered untold looting, harassment and torture from rapacious Ugandan leaders are now fighting back by mobilizing Ugandans and working with the international community such as England and USA to aggressively fight the Uganda National Resistance Movement officials who have reportedly stolen wealthy. Some […]

Minister Kahinda Otafiire backs homosexuals

The Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister, Maj. Gen.Kahinda Otafire has reportedly started defending homosexuals; a practice looked as a taboo in Uganda. Otafiire yesterday told a press conference in Kampala that the government should go slow on enacting a law that out laws homosexuality and lesbianism. The minister says that he is aware that homosexuality […]

Minister Kahinda Otafiire backs homosexuals

The Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafire has reportedly started defending homosexuals; a practice looked as a taboo in Uganda.   Otafiire yesterday told a press conference in Kampala that the government should go slow on enacting a law that out laws homosexuality and lesbianism. The minister says that he is aware […]

MPs chase Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary James Mugume

MPs chase Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary James Mugume

Members of Parliament on  Foreign Affairs  committee have Thrown out the permanent secretary for the ministry of foreign affairs Ambassador James Mugume after he failed to come with the ministers of Foreign Affair. They were supposed to explain to MPs why Ugandans living in United Arab Emirates are not helped by the embassy when they face problems […]

Someone Museveni secretly prepares to replace him named

You may not know, your close friends might not have told you, but president Museveni is secretly preparing someone to replace him when he retires from the presidency. That someone is not even his blue eyed prime minister, Amama Mbabazi, Vice President Kiwanuka Sekandi, Foreign Affairs minister, Sam Kutesa or his blood brother Gen. Salim […]

Regional Affairs Kiyingi is a servant in NRM

Although he is a state minister in charge of Regional Affairs, Asuman Kiyingi has been described as a mere servant in NRM. NRM stands for the National Resistance Movement. Kiyingi has been termed as a servant after he accused Kampala Central MP, Mohammad Nsereko on NBS TV yesterday of fighting the ruling party. Nsereko in […]