Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
Britain’s King Charles III on Tuesday arrived in Kenya in company of Queen Camilla, ahead of his four-day state visit. King Charles’ visit however raised a lot of dust as the locals demanded for apology and compensation following the past tarnished colonial memories. On his first visit as a monarch to a former colony, Charles […]
The European Union (EU) and the Belgian government have set aside 50 million Euros to equip youth with skills in the greening sector for the next five years. Speaking to participants of the EU scholarship programs awareness meeting at the Makerere University Business School (MUBS) on Thursday, the EU Ambassador to Uganda, Jan Sadek, said […]
A new report by the World Justice Project (WJP) has ranked Uganda as the second most corruption-ridden country among the world’s poorest countries; the so-called low income countries. Only the Democratic Republic of Congo is ranked worse than Uganda. Uganda’s ranking is mostly hurt by government officials in the executive branch who use public office […]
Religious leaders from Lango have accused the government of promoting human trafficking by not implementing Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act 2009. This legislation aims to prohibit trafficking in persons, establish offenses, define prosecution and punishment for offenders, prevent human trafficking, and protect its victims. However, during a gathering dedicated to raising awareness about human […]
Aya Investment Limited, which owns Pearl of Africa Hotel Kampala has again lost a bid to stay the execution of an order to auction the hotel for non-payment of loans amounting to over US$ 300 million. Three Court of Appeal judges; Fredrick Egonda-Ntende, Monica Mugenyi, and Oscar Kihika ruled that a reference filed by Aya […]
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is set to close its embassy in Uganda, ambassador Jong Tong Hak has revealed. In a courtesy call to President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House Entebbe, Hak informed him that North Korea has taken a strategic measure to reduce the number of embassies in Africa, Uganda inclusive in […]
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has named the foreign tourists who were among the three people killed in an attack at Queen Elizabeth National Park on Tuesday. In the statement published by the UWA Manager Communications Bashir Hangi, he said that the tragic incident occurred at Nyamunuka along Katwe Road, involving two tourists and their guide. […]
Three people including two foreign tourists are said to have been killed by the suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels. The Police together with other sister security agencies have started pursuing the suspected rebels who have carried out the very cruel act of killing the tourists together with the driver. Police spokesman Fred Enanga has […]
The deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has underscored the contribution of the Republic of South Korea in maintaining peace and security in Africa, something he believes is key in the economic growth of the continent. Tayebwa made the remarks on Tuesday in Kampala at a function organized by the Korean Ambassador to Uganda, Park […]
The Australian based Ugandan Cardiologist Dr Aggrey Kiyingi has today died in exile. Dr. Kiyingi’s death has been announced by his wife, Mayimuna Nakayiira Kiyingi on Saturday September 30, 2023. “It’s with immense sadness and a heavy heart that I write to inform you of the passing of my beloved husband, Dr Aggrey Kiyingi. He […]
