By Julius Businge Beer maker, Uganda Breweries in partnership with Motion Media and Uganda Police recently launched the “Red Card’ campaign aimed at reducing incidences of drunk driving particularly on Ugandan roads. The new initiative seeks to influence behavior change among people who drink and drive and will train over …

By Julius Odeke A meeting by the Heads of the African Union Commission, the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank Group has resolved that the member states will celebrate 50th anniversary of OAU/AU in May 2013. The heads who include; Nkosana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African …

By Julius Odeke Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) is dismayed by government’s effort to criminalise free expression under the guise of enforcing the law against incitement of violence and control of political and media indiscipline. In a press conference that was held at Hotel Triangle in Kampala on Monday, …

By Haggai Matsiko Why does Museveni fear it? Members of parliament seeking to recall parliament for a Special Sitting in defiance of President Yoweri Museveni needed 125 signatures to push their petition through. Previous petitions, including one to impeach the President, had failed. This time the MPs paced around, at …

By Julius Odeke Uganda’s Soyenkwo Kibet caused a major upset by clinching the men’s 12-kilometre race title at the cradle of Kenya’s distance running at the Eldoret Polytechnic. Over 1,000 athletes were in action in the sixth leg of the Kenya Commercial Bank/Athletics Kenya national cross country series with top …

By Julius Businge The government of Uganda has today made it public that it will by the end of next week have refunded Sh38bn donor aid money stolen by interdicted government officials so that mutual relationships between the two parties can resume. The announcement comes a month after major donor …

By Aloysious Kasoma Prof. Gordon Wavamunno has been ignited as a knight by Her Majesty the Queen of England at St John All Saints Cathedral Nakasero. Wavamunno the Chairman / Commander of St John Uganda was recognized for his tireless and selfless work for human life. According to the press …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Recently, the Daily Telegraph published a story quoting David Himbara saying that aid to Rwanda goes to Kagame. Really? A visitor driving from Kanombe airport to downtown Kigali would be struck by the way post genocide Rwanda is shaping herself. The road is smooth to a …

By Ronald Musoke Nulu Byamukama, the proprietor of the Fort Portal-based Hits FM and the Member of Parliament for Kitegwenda County in Kamwenge District has labeled UCC’s recent order to suspend two popular political talk shows from airing on his station as a ‘witch hunt.’ The Uganda Communication Communications Commission …

By Julius Odeke Uganda’s tax body, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has published the names of organizations that have defaulted tax payments and has vowed to prosecute them if they do not clear their outstanding tax arrears within seven days. Among the defaulting companies disclosed include; Luwero Industries with an outstanding …