VIDEO: Who “kidnapped” Rtd.Col.Dr. Kizza Besigye moments after the plane he was travelling in touched the ground at Entebbe International Airport? According to Besigye, officers wearing Civil Aviation Authority uniforms picked him from the aircraft, put him in a CAA vehicle, and drove him to the old airport where he was handed …
Read More »VIDEO: CAA denies arresting Besigye at airport
VIDEO: The Civil Aviation Authority has denied claims by Ugandan opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye that he was arrested by their staff at Entebbe airport soon after returning from London, and then forcibly driven back to his home in Kasangati. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »VIDEO: Museveni halts teachers’ degree requirement
VIDEO: President Yoweri Museveni has with immediate effect halted the policy that mandates all primary school head teachers to have university degrees. The president says head teachers who are diploma holders are now in panic to enroll for degree programs which he says will affect work in their schools. Share on:
Read More »VIDEO: Why journalists snubbed Parliamentary Committee
VIDEO: The battle between the media and parliament is just about to begin after four media houses snubbed the summons by the Parliamentary committee on Rules, Privileges and discipline saying Parliament lacks the jurisdictions to summon them. It’s only the government News paper, the New Vision that appeared before the committee …
Read More »EU, US and Uganda blast Machar over South Sudan war talk
International community slams fresh call for war in S.Sudan Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | The international community on Thursday hit out at a call from South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar for renewed war with the government, raising concerns about heavy fighting in recent weeks. Machar, the former vice president, …
Read More »Cranes approach World Cup qualifiers with Nations Cup gusto
Friday Ghana vs Uganda, 6.30pm (LIVE SS4/UBC) Group A :Libya, Guinea, DR Congo, Tunisia Group B: Zambia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria Group C: Gabon, Morocco, Mali, Ivory Coast Group D: Burkina Faso, South Africa, Cape Verde, Senegal Group E: Uganda, Congo, Egypt, Ghana Matchdays 1: Oct 3-11 2016 2: Nov 7-15 …
Read More »Kampala bomb suspects denied bail for second time
A bail request by four of seven Somali nationals accused of aiding and abetting an Al-Shabab attempt to carry out a second bomb attack on Kampala in 2014, has been denied a second time because they have no permanent residence in Uganda. International Crimes Division court Judge Ezekiel Muhanguzi dismissed the applications of Muhammed Abdul …
Read More »Uganda re-elected on African tax forum council, wins 2 awards
Uganda has been re-elected member of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) council at the ongoing General Assembly in Durban, South Africa. The country’s revenue authority URA also won two awards, coming top in Africa in the 2016 Innovation Awards in Customer Service and the Innovation Awards for Modernization. The new ATAF Council elected for …
Read More »Bisate Lodge opening set for June 27
International safari group to offer luxury in pristine wilderness Wilderness Safaris have announced a date for the opening of its luxurious lodge in Bisate, Musanze district, Northern Province of Rwanda. It is June 27. Wilderness Safaris announced in a Sept. 23 press statement that the Wilderness Safaris Bisate Lodge, …
Read More »Justice Buteera to rule October 13 if Govt can release funds for MPs cars
The Constitutional Court has set October 13 to rule on an application for a temporary order on the government decision to purchase vehicles for Members of Parliament. In August Twaha Sanywa Twaha, a resident of Kajjansi, petitioned the court challenging the decision to buy cars for MPs of the 10th Parliament, …
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