By Andrew Mwenda Kampala: Uganda’s leading opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi, hereinafter referred to by his stage name, Bobi Wine, is a disaster of unmitigated proportions. He claims to be opposed to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). I wonder whether he even knows what this project is about and the length to which the…
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…
Safia Nalule Juuko, who is the Chairperson Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has landed in fresh trouble after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ordering an investigation into allegations that she is plotting together with other people to reinstate interdicted Lawrence Mpitsi Pac Mujuni, as Secretary of the Commission. It should be noted that Mpitsi was together with…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on 10th April, 2022 assented to the Succession Amendment bill 2022 into law. The bill was first passed by Parliament in March 2021 seeking to ensure equality and equity in the distribution of the deceased estates. The new amendment was repealing the old succession law which was made way back in…
President Museveni has appointed Sandor Walusimbi as his new senior press secretary. He replaces Lindah Nabusayi who has been retired. Walusimbi has been the head of communication at State House Anti-corruption Unit was appointed on Sunday, July 31. Nabusayi replaced Don Wanyama after he was appointed the managing director/chief executive officer, Vision Group, Uganda. Lindah…
A contract erroneously fixed in the file of Assistant Inspector General of Police-AIGP Grace Akullo, the former Director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate has led to her ejection from the Uganda Police Force-UPF. Akullo who has been serving as the Director National Central Bureau commonly known as Interpol Uganda handed over office to her deputy,…
President Museveni has appointed the Democratic Party’s President Nobert Mao as the new Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. He replaces the Minister of Public Service Muruli Mukasa who has been serving in the acting capacity. The appointment comes a day after Mao together with a delegation from DP met with ruling National Resistance Movement…
Opposition Democratic Party president Norbert Mao has met with ruling National Resistance Movement party (NRM) national chairman President Yoweri Museveni and inked a deal to work together. According to president Museveni, the duo met for a meeting at State House in Entebbe on Wednesday morning. The meeting was also attended by the Secretary Generals of…
Twenty-three-23 aspirants have petitioned the High Court to restrain the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party from implementing its decision to ring-fence six positions of members of parliament for the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA. The applicants are part of more than 100 people who had expressed interest to hold the flag for NRM in the coming…
By Ojok Smith Gulu: Will government survive fire for favouring foreign investors all the time against local businessmen? Moreover, when this is supposed to be a government by the people and for the people? Currently the government of Uganda is under heavy fire for over-pampering foreign investors and leaving the indigenous ones to wallow in…
