It is hard to believe that the prestigious university in East and Central Africa and south of the Sahara desert, MakerereUniversitycould recognize President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, the person world wide known to have robbed the presidential election victory of his rival Raila Odinga. On Tuesday January 24th 2012MakerereUniversity concluded its 62nd Graduation Ceremony with […]
It seems the presidents of opposition parties inUgandahave a secret source where they get cash. After John Ken Lukyamuzi of the Consevative Party and FDC president Col. Kiiza Besigye bought houses in Kololo and Makindye respectively, we have got information that Norbert Mao, the president general of DP has bought a pad in Luzira. We […]
President Museveni has ordered Kampala Capital City Authority director, Jenifer Musisi to suspend the City’s Physical Planning Director, George Agaba after he was arrested on Sunday following an incident in which his bodyguard shot and killed a person and injured scores of others during a demolition exercise on Port Bell in Kuzira,Kampala. Agaba was arrested […]
Police has detained 23 employees of National Housing Corporation for allegedly torturing and causing death of one person. National Housing Corporation is currently involved in a land dispute with local residents of Namungona over proper land ownership. Ibin Senkumbi the Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson says the employees illegally arrested and locked up Isaac Lubega and […]
The governor bank ofUganda, Tumusiime Mutebile has informed the members of the public that all regulated financial institutions which include commercial banks, credit institutions and microfinance deposit taking institutions inUgandaare safe and strong and have the backing of the central bank ofUganda. Speaking to journalists at the Bank of Uganda headquarters inKampalatoday, Tumusiime said that […]
A recent grenade explosion in Nairobi Kenya which killed one person and wounded over eight others, has forced Uganda to beef up security in its capital cityKampala. The Inspector General of Police, Lt. Col. Kayihura has instructed all Officers in charge of police stations inKampala and across the country to beef us security at all […]
Unlike manyUganda’s MPs who want to stay in parliament until they die, the Kyadondo East MP Hajji Ibrahim Semujju says he doesn’t want another term in the August house. Semujju has told his political pals at parliament that he wants to retire from politics and concentrate on managing his businesses including the weekly observer newspaper […]
Kampala Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago has insisted that he won’t change his mind on the appointment of Kawempe councilor Sulaiman Kidandala as his Deputy. Lukwago says if anybody is complaining of any vacant place at the city hall, they should consult President Museveni for the over 13 vacant offices on technical side including the Deputy […]
It seems factions in Uganda’s oldest opposition political party, the Democratic Party (DP) are not about to end soon. After the party was split recently over leadership row, we have been reliably informed that the party is once again divided over elections of a person to represent the party in the East African Legislative Assembly. […]
The 54th son of the former president of Uganda, Late Iddi Amin Dada, Taban Amin has denied media reports that one of their family members organised an alcohol tournament and in the process one of the participants ‘kicked the bucket.’ Taban says that the tournament was organised by another person and Sadiq Amin, a grandson of […]