Hundreds of shops in Kampala, Mityana, Masaka and Mubende district have been closed as traders under their umbrella association of Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) started their three-day sit down strike protesting against high interest rates charged on loans by commercial banks. The commercial banks operating in Uganda charge over 27% on loans. Our reporters […]
Hundreds of shops in Kampala, Mityana, Masaka and Mubende district have been closed as traders under their umbrella association of Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) started their three-day sit down strike protesting against high interest rates charged on loans by commercial banks. The commercial banks operating in Uganda charge over 27% on loans. Our reporters […]
Things are getting worse forUganda’s opposition politicians and parties every day that passes. At first the police halted them from holding political rallies at Kampala City Square grounds, as if that was not enough, the same police has directed that any political gathering organised by the opposition has to first get clearance from Uganda Police. […]
The Police have transferred city businessman Kato Kajubi to Kampala Central Police station for his own safety during the festive season. Kampala metropolitan Police commander Andrew Felix Kawesi says they are awaiting the principle judge to appoint a judge that will hear Kajubi’s case as the court of appeal decided. Kajubi was yesterday re-arrested at a shrine […]
Uganda journalists operating in South Buganda (Greater Masaka) under their umbrella association of South Buganda Journalists Association have threatened to mobilize people to storm UMEME offices protesting against increased road shedding. The scribes want to storm UMEME offices demanding an explanation for the persistent loading shedding. The scribes through their head, Aliga Issa say they […]
The Democratic Party of Norbert Mao badly needs a ‘financial drip’ if this oldest opposition political party in Uganda is to survive for another year. Insiders in the party have told our informers that the party needs at least 10 billion shillings to rejuvenate its activities on the grand and pay off its accumulating debts. […]
Eight people have been confirmed dead after a bus overturned along the Lyantonde-Masaka highway this morning. The confirmed deaths include 5 children. An unknown number of people were injured when the bus registration number UAE 896U lost control and overturned. The bus belonging to Western Coaches reportedly overturned several times, rolling into a valley before […]
Vice President, Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi is again in deep trouble with his main political rival in Bukoto central, Jude Mbabaali. This time, Sekandi’s problems arise after a group of voters in Bukoto Central re-petitioned the High Court seeking to have Sekandi out of parliament. In the first instance it was Mbabaali who petitioned court seeking […]
Things are getting worse for Uganda’s opposition politicians and followers every day that passes. At first the police halted them from holding political rallies at Kampala City Square grounds, as if that was not enough, the same police directed that any political gathering organised by the opposition has to first get clearance from Uganda Police. In […]
Jude Mbababali the man who contested the vice president Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi for the Bukoto central Mp seat has revived intensions to un seat sekandi in court. After he lost the election, Mbabali sued Sekandi challenging his victory, but in a turn of events Mbabaliwithdrew the case after the Katikiro Of Buganda J.b Walusimbi and Masaka Bishop John Baptist Kamyaconvinced him that the Council had passed are solution to create another district […]