In a Thursday press conference at parliament, Kivumbi said the money to the MPs is intended as a handshake for having endorsed the coffee amendment bill which nullified the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), and as an incentive to support the UPDF bill calculated to restore the military courts with powers to try civilians. The […]
Machetes, army uniforms and narcotic drugs were recovered from Fik Gaza’s home and these are incriminating exhibits to be tendered in court at their prosecution. Shock as 12 People Perish in a Road Accident, 6 Injured Ugandan musician Shafick Jingo, popularly known as Fik Gaza is currently under Police detention along with colleagues including Najib […]
Kibuule’s argument is that he is pained to see government projects initiated under him during his tenure are going to the dogs for having nobody to ensure their continuation. As the clock ticks away to 2026, tension is already high in constituencies with aspirants seeking to represent the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) not meeting […]
The Bible verse, Matthew 7:15-20, clarifies between a good and a bad tree, where it warns of false prophets, who come in sheep’s skin, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Indeed, in the education sector today, some individuals cannot be trusted with children, as they are more concerned with minting money than love and care, while […]
Six days to the ballot casting day for Kawempe North by-election, candidates have changed tactics from the mainstream rallies to intensified ‘kakuyege’ (house-to-house) campaigning in the last minute canvassing for votes. NRM candidate Hajat Faridah Nambi was in Mpererwe ward meeting youths and women and selling his manifesto to them. They variously asked her to […]
As voters in Kawempe North brace up for next Thursday’s by-election to replace fallen Muhammad Ssegirinnya, the two giants in the battle, Erias Luyimbazi Nalukoola of NUP and Faridah Nambi of NRM have begun the vote hunting phase in a high tempo with each swearing to give the other a red nose. The others […]
The Director of Research at the National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) Dr. Geoffrey Arinaitwe has assured Members of Parliament sitting on the parliamentary committee of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries that the institute has so far developed ten lines of modern coffee varieties which are high yielding, resistant to the climate change conditions, pests and […]
Psychosocial disabilities are common in Uganda and thousands of people struggle with mental health challenges without special attention to it, causing stigma, exclusion, and suffering. To curb this, three districts including Jinja, Mukono, and Buikwe, have joined forces to improve support for affected individuals. Leaders from these districts met at Contra Hotel in Njeru, Buikwe […]
It was jubilation and merrymaking at Mukono’s Mt. Lebanon Christian Centre Church following a High Court ruling dismissing a land ownership land filed by Methodist Church of Uganda against seven defendants attached to Mt. Lebanon Church. The ruling made by Justice Jacqueline Mwondha as its genesis in an earlier one that was filed by the […]
Oluvanyuma lw’okusunsula abayizi abagenda mu S5 okuggwa, agamu ku masomero amagundiivu gafulumizza ebisale kwe gagenda okuyingiriza abayizi mu S5. Wabula ebisale bino birese bangi nga bakutte ku mimwa, n’abamu tebamanyi oba abaana baabwe banaasobola okusoma olw’embeera y’eby’enfuna eya kanaayokya ani egenda mu maaso mu ggwanga. Mu masomero agasinze okupaluusa ebisale g’ego agali mu masekkati g’eggwanga, […]