Year: 2018

A war of words has erupted between Kampala Minister Beti Olive Kamya and Mukono Municipality MP Betty Bakireke Nambooze over...

BoU Warns On Ballooning National Debt

Uganda’s national debt has nearly trebled in the last three years to $15.1 billion, equivalent to more than 50 percent...

Govt Seeks 60bn For Police Cameras

Finance State Minister David Bahati has tendered a Shs910b supplementary expenditure request before Parliament’s Committee on Budget, which among others...

Zambia Opposition Seeks To Impeach President Lungu

Zambia’s main opposition party filed a motion on Thursday seeking the impeachment of President Edgar Lungu, accusing him of constitutional...

Kenya Ends Anal Exams For Gay Suspects

A Kenyan court has ruled that the forced anal examination of men suspected of being gay is unlawful, after rights...

Kenya Lifts Ban On Ugandan Poultry

The Kenyan government is set to lift the ban on poultry products from Uganda in totality after a 15-month ban....

Immigration Officials Interdicted

The director for Citizenship and Immigration and the Commissioner for Immigrations have today been sent on interdiction. Godfrey Sasaga and...

UCU Mourns Death Of 3rd Year Student

Uganda Christian University community are in shock following the sudden death of one of their students. Ritah Namukula a 3rd...

MTN Boss: ‘We Were Arrogant, We Lost Market Share’

The CEO MTN Uganda Wim Vanhelleputte has in a stunning interview admitted how the telecom giant let success get to...

Entebbe Zoo Imports Cheetah To Breed

The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre in Entebbe has imported into the country a female cheetah from South Africa. UWEC says...

BoU’s Kasekende Blames SMEs For High Bank Rates

The Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda Louis Kasekende has put the blame of high interest rates charged by Banks...

SANCTIONS: US Tightens Noose Around South Sudan’s Neck

The United States on Wednesday placed sanctions on 15 South Sudanese oil-linked operators it said were substantial sources of revenues...

Govt To Pay South Sudan Traders For Losses

Government is in the process of finalizing an agreement with South Sudan after which it will pay traders who lost...

Kenya Approves Use Of Drones

The Kenyan Government has approved regulations providing for the use of all kinds of drones in its airspace. Kenya becomes...

INTERVIEW: Sauti Ya Africa On Love, Music & Women

By Fab Mc We caught up with Sauti Ya Africa, the baddest band in the country right now and they...

Mzungu Drug Mule Arrested At Entebbe

Aviation Police have detained a Mzungu woman on suspicion of trafficking in narcotics. The woman, a Norwegian national was arrested at...

Kenyan Highway Splits Into Two Again

Transport on the busy Narok-Mai Mahiu road in Kenya remained paralysed Monday morning after the section that was cut-off last...

Ochola Merges Police Special Units

Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Martin Okoth Ochola has reorganized the command and supervision of all specialized units in...

Kitatta Trial To Start On April 23

The trial of Abdullah Kitatta of the infamous Boda Boda 2010 outfit has been fixed for April 23 at the...

Ex-French President Sarkozy Arrested Over Libya Cash