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Kampala-Entebbe Expressway Collects 75Bn In Two Years
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…
Gibeon Security Guard Arrested For Shooting Dead Colleague
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…
Court Summons Archbishop Kazimba,37 Bishops Over Nullification Of Rev.Kasana Election
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,…
World Bank Names Taliercio Country Director For West Africa
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…
Richard Byamukama: The Challenges Of Building A Strong Opposition In Uganda
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…
Top Rwanda Govt Political Critic Anne Rwigara Dies Mysteriously
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.…
First Lady Janet Museveni Tests Positive For Covid-19, Goes Into Self Isolation At Rwakitura
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)…
Museveni Hosts General Daglo, Discuss Strategies To End Sudanese Blood Shed
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…
Richard Byamukama: Spire Join The Corruption Wagon,Claim Your Happiness
By Richard Byamukama Hello, Dr. Spire! Greetings from a fellow Ugandan scholar! I have been reading and analyzing your article about ‘corruption’ published by the Observer on December 13, 2023, but many questions are still lingering in my head. I totally agree with you on the fact that many philosophers have contended that it is…
CoU Orders Luwero Diocese To Cough 18M Legal Costs Over Cancellation Of Rev Kasana Election
The Church of Uganda (COU) has directed the Anglican diocese of Luwero to pay Shillings 18m as legal costs related to the nullification of the election of the Bishop-elect. This directive is outlined in a December 21, 2023 letter, from the Provincial Secretary, Rev. Canon William Ongeng, addressed to Rt. Rev. James William Ssebaggala, the…