Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye has said that homosexuals in his country “should be stoned”. Responding to a reporter’s question, Mr Ndayishimiye, a fervent Catholic, said powerful nations “should keep” their aid if it comes with an obligation to give rights to homosexuals. Some African leaders have in the past accused donor countries of trying to…
Police Kira Division have arrested 26 year old Joh Gido Joh, also known as Johnnie, a South Sudanese national, in connection with the rape and murder of a woman identified as Bianca on Thursday, December 28, 2023. The incident occurred during a confrontation over a phone in a local bar in Janda Zone, Namugongo Division,…
Road users along the Kampala-Entebbe expressway have raised a total of Shs75 billion in toll fees since the commencement of the exercise on 8th January 2022 by Egis Road Operation. According to an update by the Kampala Entebbe Expressway management via their official X-handle ((@KEE_UG), “All tolling revenue is collected and immediately passed to the…
The Kampala Metropolitan Police is investigating circumstances under which a security guard belonging to Gibion Security Systems shot dead his colleague. ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Police Spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan, said that the shooting incident happened on December 27, 2023, in the morning at about 8 a.m. This follows a report the police received…
The High Court in Luwero has summoned 37 bishops, including the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda (COU), Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu to defend themselves against the cancellation of the election of Rev. Canon Godfrey Kasana Ssemakula as the fourth bishop of the Luwero Anglican Diocese. On June 28, 2023, the House of Bishops,…
The World Bank has appointed Robert Talierco O’brien as the Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in the Western and Central African Regions. Taliercio’s appointment will take effect on January 2, 2024. Taliercio is an American national who joined the World Bank in 2000 as a young professional in the Africa region and…
IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END? Every time something comes to an end, something else begins. So is it the end of a beginning or the beginning of an end for building strong opposition in Uganda? The future of Uganda’s opposition politics lies in the doldrums, as sharp…
Anne Rwigara,the sister of Diane Rwigara who tried to contest the Rwandan presidency seat with Paul Kagame has passed away. Some have described her death as mysterious. She was 41. Living in the United States, Anne Rwigara was the daughter of the late Assinapol Rwigara, a well-known businessman in Rwanda. She died suddenly on Thursday.…
Uganda’s first Lady Janet Museveni Kataha who doubles as the minister for education and sports has tested positive for COVID-19, is in good health in isolation while getting treatment.The statement was released by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni through his X account. “On Christmas day, after a family lunch, Maama Janet started feeling kukarakaatwa (sandy feeling)…
President Yoweri Museveni yesterday met the former Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan and the current head of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. Popularly known as Hemetti, the General held talks at Museveni’s Rwakitura country home to discuss strategies for ending Sudan’s long-running conflict. President Museveni released a short…
