The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) Joel Ssenyonyi has come under fire from some sections of the public for reportedly witch-hunting Jennifer Bamuturaki, the Executive Director of Uganda Airlines. The concerned Ugandans contend that the way Ssenyonyi is conducting the ongoing inquest into the Auditor General’s report portrays…
By Leonard Kamugisha Akida Kampala: Less than a decade ago, social media has picked interest in various topics on politics, socio-economic spheres. On Twitter, the most trending topic have been on Mental Health Awareness (Mental Wellness, as different experts would prefer calling it) and a number of Twitter spaces have been scheduled for keynote speakers…
The Special Forces Command (SFC) has spoken out on an accident that left three people injured along the Northern bypass in Kampala on Monday, September 12. In a video shared online after the accident, a woman was recorded claiming that it was the vehicle with President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s mobile toilet that hit the…
The Secretary to the Judiciary, who also doubles as the Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana has backed off Supreme Court Justice, Dr. Esther Kisaakye Mayambala. Last month, the International Commission of Jurists accused Bigirimana of being discriminatory and biased against Justice Kisaakye and trying to block her from receiving her monthly salary and other benefits. Bigirimana…
Buganda Road Grade Magistrates Court has dismissed the case of inciting violence against Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya. In her ruling, Chief Magistrate, Gladys Kamasanyu said the three prosecution witnesses failed to adduce evidence implicating Ssegirinya on the said charges. “No reasonable court after directing its mind on the law and the evidence adduced by…
The Government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo has suggested renaming Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park back to an indigenous name. According to Opondo, the country cannot be celebrating that a game Park here was named after a monarch miles and miles away. He suggested they adopt the original name, Kazinga National Park. This followed the death of…
The Asia Africa Development Council (ADCO) which coordinate the Council for Sustainable Peace and Development for promotion of peace and development in Asia and Africa is proud to unveil the TOP 54 Certified Responsible Investments in Uganda- Prof Ripu Ranjan Sinha the Director General of Council for Sustainable Peace and Development Stated. The Asia Africa…
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest son Charles, the…
Twelve loans valued at Shs 1.3 trillion expired before disbursement to respective ministries and government entities for use, according to the Auditor General. According to the Auditor General’s report for the year ended June 2020, the failure to utilise the borrowed money was due to low levels of loan absorption, which is affecting government projects…
After getting a good grip of the Agri-tech business in Uganda, LOLC Finance Uganda has embarked on an ambitious expansion plan stretching across borders. Early this week, the company established a subsidiary; LOLC Finance Rwanda with new offices in Musanze district located 69Km from the Rwandan Capital Kigali. “We chose this district because it is…
