Month: May 2023

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara Fighting has rocked Mbarara City Council over the recruitment of a Principal Procurement Officer. The exercise...

HUGE BOOST! MTN ‘donates’ shs36bn to UCC

MTN Uganda has boosted the Uganda Communications Universal Service and Access Fund with UGX 36 billion for the year 2023...

LEGENDS OF SOUND! Afrigo Band, Awilo Longomba team up for massive concert in Kampala

By Our Reporter Experience the ultimate musical extravaganza as two legendary forces unite! Afrigo Band and Awilo Longomba will ignite...

Sharon O Returns to Acting: From Obsessions to Hollywood Stardom

By: Fab Mc Sharon O, the former lead singer of Ugandan group Obsessions, had always been a determined artist....

Hunger remains the major cause of death in the Karamoja region. Photo by Badru Katumba

REPORT SHOCKER! Famine, bullets killed 2255 people in Karamoja in 2022-UHRC

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has revealed that the prolonged dry spell that ravaged Karamoja sub-region claimed the lives...

Unveiling fast rising star Dr. Cephco

Cephcoh Ssefuko Ismail, better known by his online persona Dr Cephco, is a Ugandan tik-toker and internet personality. He was...

Emma (second right) with Toyota, Parliament bosses and other MK strategists

KITCHEN CABINET! Movers and shakers in MK Movement (part 1)

BY PEPPER INTELLIGENCE UNIT Believe it or not, the MK Movement is the talk of town at the moment. Whereas...

HYSTERIA! KCCA boss Luyimbazi, Kushaba in a bitter exchange

There's a cold war going on in the circles of the Kampala Capital Authority (KCCA) administration unit between the Deputy...

BARE KNUCKLES! Mbarara LC5 boss sacks pal over corruption, vows revenge

Amos Tayebwa Mbarara Mbarara District LC5 Chairman, Didas Tabaaro aka Endagano Ensya, has sacked longtime friend Bernard Mugume aka Ekikondanjojo...

SHAME! NIRA boss dragged to court over cattle theft

The head of procurement at the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has been dragged to court over alleged cattle...

MILK ROW! Museveni to hold talks with Ruto

President Museveni to set to hold talks with his counterpart, William Ruto of Kenya, over the recent restricted importation of...

FURY as gov’t moves to borrow from Kenyan money lenders to finance budget

Lawmakers on the joint Parliament Committees of National Economy and Finance were left furious after discovering that the Government is...

UNFAIR! MPs reject 90days leave for mothers who birth multiple children

Lawmakers have rejected the proposal to provide additional leave days for female employees who give birth to more than one...

SORT YOUR MESS! Gov’t defends halting of registration of Makerere vet doctors

The Minister of State for Higher Education, John Muyingo has revealed that the decision by the Uganda Veterinary Board (UVB),...

UNEMPLOYMENT! Mps okay automatic contracts for casual workers after six months

Parliament has approved a provision in the Employment Amendment Bill 2022, mandating all employers to provide all employees with contracts...

MP Margret Rwebyambu, Woman MP Mbarara District

CORNERED! Vendors grill Mbarara Woman Mp over missing shs60m market cash

Vendors in Mbarara District (Bwizibwera Roadside market) have ganged up against their Woman MP, Margaret Rwebyambu, over Shs60m which she...

BIZ RAVALRY! Global, Tausi buses @ war over parking slots in Mbarara Park