The Court of Appeal has declined to block the sale of property owned by the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council worth Shs 19 billion to clear a debt. The dispute arises from a 2020 land sale agreement between businessman Justus Kyabahwa and the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council for the sale of land located in Sembabule for…
The upcoming 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and Third South Summit, scheduled to take place between January 15-20, 2024, will incur a cost of sh53 billion for Uganda. John Mulimba, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, highlighted the government’s readiness to host the summits during a media briefing on November 26, 2023. About 10,000 guests…
The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has welcomed the endorsement by the 27th Police Council meeting held at Police Headquarters, Naguru on Thursday 23rd November 2023 to revive the Special Branch Unit in police force. UPC’s spokesperson Arach Oyat Sharon, appealed to Government to clearly streamline the role of the Police Special Branch in the intelligence…
As we report this, Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality’s Parental Care Primary School has already landed in Kenya for continental debating competitions dubbed ‘2023 Pan African Junior Schools Debate Competitions’. The competitions that have kicked off today [27th Nov] and ending tomorrow [28th Nov] are organized by Primary Schools Debate Challenge (PriDC) which is a non-profit organization that…
President Yoweri Museveni has signed the Petroleum Supply Amendment Act 2023 into law. This comes barely two weeks after Parliament unanimously passed the bill, which aims at granting the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) a monopoly on supplying petroleum products destined for the Ugandan market. The Petroleum Supply Amendment Act 2023 is aimed at eliminating…
The 3 Infantry Division Court Martial (DCM) sitting at Longaroe and Nakapelimoru Sub-counties, Kotido District has sentenced four civilians for the murder of Local Council Three Chairperson of Longaroe Sub-county, Hon. Lomuria Moses, Lt Issa Mayende, Private Mwanika David and Lokol Peter. The Division Court Martial chaired by Colonel Francis Kateraho heard that on 2…
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has welcomed over 500 new party supporters from different political parties last Friday, November 24, 2023. While addressing party supporters, new party members, and the media at the new NUP party offices in Makerere Kavule, the party Secretary General, Lewis Rubongoya said that, NUP received 457 new supporters, 291 of…
Lawmakers have emphasized the need for an all-inclusive approach to curb Gender Based Violence (GBV), saying that current efforts are geared towards women, leaving men behind. The Members of Parliament (MPs) were responding to a statement on the 16 days of Activism against GBV presented by the Minister of State for Gender, Labour and Social…
In the vibrant landscape of Uganda’s politics, and as the nation gears up for another election cycle, there has been a debate among the populace on the quality of legislators who are sent to Parliament. As the debate rages on, it’s been realized that these quiet MPs are devoid of information, while others battle contestation…
The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabanjja, has said Government through Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) is developing regulations for partnership with former Ethiopia First Lady, Azeb Mesfin Haile, to manage the Soroti Fruit Factory. She said this in response to Speaker Anita Among’s query on whether the factory had been given out to a private investor, following…
