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EC Asks Court To Dismiss Kabuleta’s Application Challenging Virtual Campaigns

Electoral Commission has asked High Court to dismiss an application filed by Joseph Kabuleta seeking to block digital elections citing abuse of court process. In June, EC released a revised roadmap for the 2021 general elections in which it introduced virtual campaigns

July 14, 2020

Security

Vocal Political Activist Sarah Lukumi Allegedly Flee Uganda Over State Security Harassment

The case of a political activist Sarah Lukumi, suspected to have fled from Uganda to an unknown place for her dear life, is one of the many that continue to come to light revealing the levels of inhuman behaviour by operatives of

April 5, 2020

News·World News

Winnie Byanyima sworn in, Chairs 1st UNAIDS Meeting

Winnie Byanyima was Thursday sworn in as UNAIDS Executive Director by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during an oath ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York. On Friday, Byanyima attended her first meeting of the Committee of Cosponsoring Organizations and spoke

November 15, 2019

News

Statehouse,UPDF Seek 40Bn To Repair Cargo planes-Min.Mwesige

Ministry of defense through UPDF seriously hunting for funds to finance the nearly 20-year-old Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC), whose services benefit mainly State House and Uganda People’s Defence Forces. UACC, Parliament was told, has been surviving on revenue generated from charter

November 13, 2019

News

Dead Kenya Airways Employee Whose Casket Fell Off From A Plane In London Identified

A family in Kakamega town in Western Kenya is in shock following revelations by a British TV that its firstborn could be the person whose body fell from a plane in London in June. Sky TV Tuesday published a report that strongly

November 13, 2019

News

Am Not On the List Of USA’s Most Wanted Ugandan Officials -Ofwono Opondo

The Uganda Government Spokes Person Ofwono Opondo has distanced self and denied allegations circulating on social media that he was denied a US travel Visa. Opondo through a tweet on Tuesday November 12, lashed social media critics saying he’s comfortable in Uganda

November 12, 2019

News

MAK Students Drag VC Prof. Nawangwe,Varsity To Court Over Excessive Powers

Tension has emerged at Makerere University as a group Six students took up steps and dragged the University to the Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala seeking for orders that would see the University’s Vice Chancellor’s powers trimmed over alleged

November 12, 2019

News

We Must Stop Child Labour-Kadaga Tells World Chief Justice

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has cited extreme poverty, lack of education, conflict and instability, as the drivers of child labour in the world. Kadaga noted that in a home where the basics of life cannot be met, children become part

November 12, 2019

News

M7 Orders Fresh Registration ,Mobilization Of Retired Soldiers

The commander in chief of armed force President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni through Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Reserve force commander, Lt Gen Charles Otema Awany has launched mobilization and documentation exercise of Reserve Forces in South Western Uganda. The function was held

November 11, 2019

Politics

MP Zaake To Be Investigated Over Misconduct After Attacking Prof.Nawangwe

Parliament’s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline is to commence investigations into the conduct of Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, accused of behaving dishonourably during the ongoing inquiry into the Makerere University strike. The directive to the committee was handed down by

November 8, 2019