Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, a local political activist seeking regime change in Uganda has withdrawn his legal case against the government in the East African Court.(Explorer) He fled into self-claimed exile to Germany some years back after he was arrested for circulating derogatory statements against the first family. This decision comes days after the Kisangani rebel group…
Access to funds under the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) project has continued to raise debate in Parliament with Speaker Anita Among directing the Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development to present its guidelines. “Let us get a report on who the beneficiaries, regulations, areas so far benefited, how much…
Speaker Anita Among has urged the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) to increase public awareness campaigns in the fight against corruption. The Speaker asked the IGG to create friendship with the citizens to facilitate the smooth and easy gathering of vital information on the corrupt. “I know you are creating awareness to the public about corruption,…
The State Minister for Gender, Labour, and Social Development in charge of Children and Youth Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, has said that rapists and defilers should never be given bail once arrested. Balaam made these remarks while addressing members of the press at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala on October 11, 2024, while commemorating the…
Equity Bank, a leading financial institution with operations in Uganda, has suffered a significant loss in its Kenyan operation due to a sophisticated credit card hack. The hack, which occurred between April and July 2023, resulted in a loss of UGX 1.2 billion (KES 322.1 million), has raised concerns about the vulnerability of the bank’s…
A South African serial rapist who assaulted children as young as nine years old – has received 42 life sentences. Nkosinathi Phakathi was convicted of 90 counts of rape – attacks that he carried out between 2012 and 2021. The 40-year-old sometimes made children watch him raping his victims and also forced young boys to…
Former President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s Press Secretary Francis Onapito Ekomoloit has kicked the bucket. Ona commonly known in media circles was a celebrated journalist and political commentator. The former Amuria County MP and regular panelist on KFM was announced dead on Friday morning after a short illness. On behalf of the Teso community and the…
The executive Director of Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Dr Chris Mukiza has revealed that the Bureau will release the final results of the recently concluded National Census and Housing Population on 3rd October 2024 at Serena Hotel in Kampala, we have learned. ED Mukiza’s letter UBOS is an independent Ugandan body that is responsible…
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Frank Nyakaana Rusa as the new acting Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), replacing Dorothy Kisaka who was dismissed alongside her deputy Eng. David Luyimbazi and Dr. Daniel Okello, Director of Public Health, following the tragic Kiteezi landfill incident that claimed over 30 lives. Frank Rusa, a seasoned…
Hon Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, Senior Presidential Adviser (SPA) and Head of the Karamoja-Teso Governance Monitoring Mechanism, has launched a comprehensive field monitoring of ongoing water infrastructure projects in Karamoja Sub-region. The initiative kicked off in Napak district today, followed by a meeting with officials in Moroto district, where the local water officer presented a…
