By Haggai Matsiko Museveni, Mbabazi cash to shape 2016 election The 2016 presidential election is 14 months away, but President Yoweri Museveni has, according to inside sources, already spent over Shs 50 billion to squash the ambitions of Amama Mbabazi, his would be challenger within the ruling NRM party. The …

By Julius Businge  Uganda’s largest telecommunication firm, MTN has today clarified on reports that a good number of its customers are not happy with its data services.  Speaking to journalists at the company’s headquarters in Kampala on Nov. 18, the company’s CEO, Brian Gouldie, said MTN has all the experience …

By Julius Businge British based Telecom Company – Vodafone has signed a deal with broadband company, Afrimax, to provide voice and data services under the Vodafone Uganda brand to increase its presence in the country and on the continent. Officials said in a press release on Nov. 18 that under …

By Patrick Kagenda Katosi Road re-tendering, CICO blacklisting expose government legal defender Turkish company ahead in new bids By Patrick Kagenda What would you do if you contracted a company for a job, paid it 15% of the cost and, even as work was going on smoothly, you found out …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How the fight against corruption is actually the way this evil has grown and consolidated in our country Two weeks ago, President Yoweri Museveni forced the minister of Finance to reappoint Richard Byarugaba as Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). The president argued …

By Joan Akello FDC boss says his plan is ready for roll-out Retired army major general  Gregory Mugisha Muntu says he is ready to deal with challenges to his leadership of Uganda’s biggest opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), but does that include facing off with party top …

By Andrew M. Mwenda What creates enduring political institutions that can ensure peaceful transfers of power from incumbents to new leaders? Two important events happened in Africa last week that provide important insights into our continent’s political evolution. First, was the death of the president of Zambia, Michael Sata. This …

By Joan Akello Joyce Nabbosa Sebugwawo, national party chairperson Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has today announced that its fifth National Delegates Conference will be held on December 6 at Namboole National Stadium. Initially the party’s management and National Executive Committee had scheduled this meeting for Nov. 21. While the …

Dr. Eddie Mukoyo, the Assistant Commissioner, Resources, at the Ministry of Health has said Uganda’s remarkable fight against epidemics such as Ebola and Marburg is to a large extent down to the ministry’s swift adoption of mobile health applications. Dr. Mukoyo was speaking at this month’s Mobile Monday Kampala (MoMoKla) …

By Julius Businge  India’s Bajaj Auto Limited has doubled the number of its Bajaj motorcycles imported in Uganda to 70, 000 a year, according to a top official. Speaking in Kampala, the capital city Manish Thapar, the company’s head of East Africa business said Uganda is one of their key …