The proprietors of Africa House building, situated on plot 42 FVR 60 Folio 5- Kampala Road have come out to reaffirm that they are the rightful owners of the prime property. The property in contention is being claimed by Owek. Israel Mayengo, the former Minister without Portfolio of Buganda Kingdom also serves as the director…
East Africa’s Kenya is set to host the 2023 African NGO Summit, in Nairobi, from 21-22 November 2023 at the Trademark Hotel. According to organisers, the theme of the event is to focus on ‘Maximizing Opportunities For Sustainable Peace and Socioeconomic Development of the African Continent’. For too long, the realisation of peace and human…
By Kaweesa Hope Mulangira Tororo: Uganda gained her independence on October 9 1962 since then all parts of the country continue to suffer various issues as related to land. In Tororo District, we have witnessed a disturbing trend force full land grabbing, where government centered people and corporations seize large volumes of lands belonging to…
The opposition National Unity Platform party leaders and relatives of the missing supporters stormed the offices of the Uganda Human Rights Commission in Kampala on Thursday. Top NUP leaders, including Secretary General Luis Rubongoya, MP Joel Ssenyonyi, and the spokesperson, among others, led the angry supporters and filed a fresh petition demanding immediate action to…
The deficient power supply to hospitals across the country poses a challenge in operating key equipment, the Minister of Health, Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng, has told MPs. Aceng revealed that despite the procurement of high-capacity oxygen plants for all specialized and regional referral hospitals, the power delivered by the single-phase transformers to the facilities cannot…
City businessman and company director at Taifa Partners Limited, Emmanuel Asiimwe on October 11, 2023, was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate – Buganda Road and pinned for forging and uttering false documents. The trial which had been postponed on September 26, 2023, after Asiimwe changing a lawyer kicked off despite the accused lawyer raising unsubstantiated…
On October 4, 2023, Turkana pastoralists, under the leadership of community elder Mr. Nyilimo Nakuon, a resident of Lokiriama in Moroto District, surrendered two guns, which the senior security officials in Moroto received on October 11, 2023. The guns were handed over to the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF). The Turkana, in return, received livestock…
The NRM government captured Power in 1986 after a protracted Liberation Struggle inheriting the post-independence Uganda characterized by turbulence and uncertainty. This was manifested through coups, short-lived regimes, and utter disregard for the rule of Law with state-inspired violence minted upon Civilians. The Colonial Setup of a country with a president and an executive prime…
