Jailed Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere will reappear at Jinja Magistrates Court for mention of his case. Mumbere was last month charged with murder of a Police Constable Godfrey Kasimba, and remanded as investigations into his case continue. He appeared before Chief Magistrate John Francis Kaggwa who could not record his …
Read More »VIDEO: Kasese MPs hit back at ICC Registrar
VIDEO: Legislators from the restive Kasese district have hit back at the International Criminal Court – urging the institution to consider the merit in their petition rather than clinging on the red tape that must be followed in filing cases to the global judicial body. The legislators were responding to comments …
Read More »VIDEO: Who is Winnie Byanyima?
VIDEO: Who is Winnie Byanyima? How would one describe her political career?…. One would say she was born in the Democratic Party, baptized in the NRM and confirmed in the Forum for Democratic Change FDC. NBS’ Isabella Tugume looks at the story behind Eng. Winnie Byanyima, the Ugandan Executive Director of …
Read More »VIDEO: Does Byanyima stand a chance in presidential race?
VIDEO: Winnie Byanyima’s declaration that she would stand for the country’s presidency if she is endorsed by FDC has met a lot of criticism. Though most Ugandans believe that she has the right qualities to lead this country, many say taking the mantle from her husband Dr. Kiiza Besigye, would be …
Read More »VIDEO: Minister Kyambadde, MPs clash over illegal Chinese traders
VIDEO: Today was supposed to be the last day for the final exit of Chinese traders operating illegally in the central business district, until government extended the deadline. Unaware of the government extension, angry legislators sitting on the parliamentary committee of trade clashed with the Trade minister Amelia Kyambadde demanding to know …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Uganda champions of 7th Inter-Parliamentary Games
Uganda Parliament scoops seven EAC games trophies PICTORIAL: Uganda Parliament sports team on the weekend emerged champions of the 7th East African Inter-Parliamentary Games after victories in football, netball and several individual golds in athletics. In football the legislators defeated Burundi in the final 8-7 on penalties after a goalless draw while in netball Uganda …
Read More »ARTS: Daring return to art roots
Rose Kirumira, Lilian Nabulime, F.X. Naggenda follow their ‘Africanity’ Contemporary visual art in Africa is little known in the West and in Africa itself. It is also undervalued. This writer once selected an abstract painting done by one of Uganda’s finest and did a mini survey on the streets …
Read More »Uganda doesn’t need a minimum wage
What encompasses your management philosophy? Management is the art and science of planning with the people you have, monitoring them during the process of execution and evaluating results. As a hands-on manager, I take a new recruit through the areas we expect him or her to execute until when he …
Read More »BUSINESS: Workplace Saving schemes
The latest threat to commercial banking? At the end of November 2016, the Uganda Revenue Authority’s staff Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) held up to Shs12.6 billion on its account as the cumulative savings of its members.That amount is triple the minimum capital requirement to start a Tier II bank …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Suspension of project good for Ugandans – World Bank
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors met on Nov.22, discussed and upheld the decision to suspend the $265m Uganda Transport Sector Development Project (TSDP), a transport sector development initiative following an investigation carried out on one project (the Fort Portal-Kamwenge Road) by the Inspection Panel— the Bank’s internal …
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