The Uganda Law Society (ULS) President, Isaac Ssemakadde, has strongly criticized President Yoweri Museveni’s recent directive to ban police bond and bail for individuals accused of embezzling funds from the Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga initiatives. Ssemakadde labeled the move unconstitutional and a regressive step reminiscent of colonial-era repression. In a powerful statement, the…
UMEME Limited has officially handed over its Electricity Distribution License to the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL), marking the end of UMEME’s two-decade tenure in managing Uganda’s power distribution network. The handover ceremony, held in Kampala on December 31, 2024, was presided over by Ruth Ssentamu Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development,…
While proponents hail President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s leadership style, often referred to as “Musevenomics,” as a visionary approach promoting cross-border growth, critics question its relevance amid Uganda’s pressing domestic challenges. Kefa Mafumo, a State House official who has expressed interest in contesting for the Butiru Constituency Member of Parliament position in 2026, sheds more light…
The government of the republic of Uganda has announced a two-year deadline for all private vehicle owners to transition to digital number plates, a move aimed at enhancing security and monitoring on the country’s roads. The announcement, made by Suzan Kataike, the Head of Communications at the Ministry of Works and Transport, emphasized the government’s…
In his end-of-year address delivered from his residence in Rwakitura, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced a significant policy change targeting village theft, a pervasive issue in Uganda’s rural communities. He declared a ban on granting police bonds to individuals accused of theft, particularly of livestock such as cattle and goats, emphasizing stricter legal measures against…
The East Africa Law Society (EALS), alongside bar associations led by Faith Mony Odhiambo – President, Law Society of Kenya, Isaac Ssemakade – President, Uganda Law Society, Boniface Mwabukusi – President, Tanganyika Law Society,Moise Nkundabarashi – President, Rwanda Bar Association, Patrick Didier Nukuri – President, Burundi Bar Association, Joseph Shaaban Magazi – President, Zanzibar Law…
On Friday, December 13, singer Bebe Cool released Circumference, the first single off his upcoming album- Break the Chains. Since then, it’s been a rollercoaster of events of him flying out of the country, and rushing back to check on his friend Jose Chameleone, who was admitted, and of course for his annual Tondeka e’Kiwatule…
Burundi has officially announced its decision to step away from the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). This decision, disclosed by Ambassador Willy Nyamitwe, Burundi’s representative to the African Union, highlights growing disagreements regarding troop deployment and contribution limits within the mission. The primary issue stems from Burundi’s dissatisfaction with its assigned…
Authorities in Mayuge District have launched an investigation into a fatal road accident that claimed the life of Hajjat Nusura Nabukalu, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Budaka District, on Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4:30 PM in Musita Village, Baitambogwe Sub County, along the busy Jinja-Iganga Highway. Police reports indicate that the…
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, at the age of 100. His family confirmed that he died peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by loved ones. Carter, who served as president from 1977 to 1981, was celebrated for…
