Honourable Fred Mukasa Mbidde, who is a member of the East African Legislative Assembly, has finally survived cold nights and unveiled his new lover to the public. Mbidde, whose wife Susan Namaganda perished in a nasty accident that occurred along Masaka Road in 2015, wowed his friends and guests on Saturday after he introduced his…
President Yoweri Museveni has urged African political leaders and African people in general to shun the politics of identity that characterized most of the post-independence Africa. He noted that politic of identity that was mostly based on tribes and religions were counterproductive, diversionary and led to the emergency of many failed states in post-independence Africa.…
The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija on Monday morning signed the first investment deal at the Dubai Expo, with global financing company, Modha Investments which focuses on commercial agriculture and food processing. Modha’s license in Uganda targets the development and commercialisation of cashew nuts, macadamia nuts and hass avocado. On Sunday,…
At least one politician and eight companies whose beneficial owners are in Uganda have been cited in the Pandora Papers released today by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists-ICIJ. Journalists from across the world including Uganda reviewed 11.9 million records from 14 different offshore services firms to expose wealthy and powerful individuals from across the…
Sink into a world of total comfort and relaxation as you celebrate Uganda’s 59th Independence Day this weekend with Speke Resort Munyonyo and Conference Centre luxurious suites, delicious dining experience and magnificent views. Uganda attained her independence from Britain’s colonial rule on 9th October 1962, a day that is celebrated every year. And this year, Speke…
Uganda Police Force has confirmed that a suspected terrorist was on Monday evening shot dead. In a brief statement by spokesperson CP Fred Enanga, police said the armed terror suspect was put out of action after turning violent during his arrest. “Our joint Counter Terrorism teams, have put out of action an armed terrorist, in…
Mukono High Court presided over by Justice Olive Kazaarwe Mukwaya has dismissed a third petition challenging the election of Idah Erios Nantaba as Kayunga District Woman Member of Parliament. The judge delivered the verdict in her ruling on an application filed by Nantaba’s rival, Harriet Nakwede. The petitioner, who ran on the National Unity Platform-NUP…
A beauty princess from Victoria University has made the Kampala Road – based institution proud with an astonishing win to be crowned this year’s Miss Earth Uganda under the theme; Role of Technology in Sustainability and Inclusive The event that marked Ms. Ahlam Ismail’s crowning as the 2021 Miss Earth Uganda happened in Fort Portal City…
WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook services are down for the majority of users. Several users have taken to Twitter to report an outage on these platforms. At the time of writing this article, all three services were showing an error that is refreshing. While WhatsApp isn’t sending or receiving messages, Instagram shows “couldn’t refresh the feed.”…
The Supreme Court has on Monday October 4, 2021 ruled that liquidation of defunct Crane Bank Limited which was taken over by Bank of Uganda is illegal. According to Supreme Court, Crane bank was closed as a financial institution and placed under receivership and hence after closure, it ceased being a financial institution. The Court…
