Tag Archives: Uganda

VIDEO: Players in the motor cycle (Boda Boda) Industry have distanced themselves from the spate of murders linked to gunmen who disguise as riders. The leadership says whoever is responsible for such gruesome killings is doing it in their individual capacity because they are not riders. This comes a day after …

VIDEO: President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the Police chief General Kale Kayihura to clean up the force, which he says is infiltrated by criminals. The President pointed at the Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Directorate, describing it as an incompetent unit that is helping people abet crime. The president has issued a …

VIDEO (Luganda) : Buganda Katikkiro Mayiga’s speech at Kaweesi’s requiem mass….. “We’ve many problems in this country including poverty, unemployment and diseases but we can’t solve them by killing each other.” Share on: WhatsApp

VIDEO: The newly arrived Executive Chef of the Kampala Sheraton Hotel  Vinz Leth Karlsen talks about his plans to spruce up menus and venues, his first impression about the supply chain for the hotel and how he sees Kampala after a month on location.   Share on:

Details of accusations against Isabalija emerge In what appears to be a continuing standoff between the Secretary to Treasury (ST), Keith Muhakanizi and officials of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd (UEGCL), The Independent has learnt that Muhakanizi was apparently blocked from auditing UEGCL accounts. The Independent has obtained a …

EAC member states must do something flying geese do very well: have a leader Burundi’s recent attempt to join the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been blocked. But it raises questions about what EAC member states should do about its cold neighbour. Burundi, which has been a member of …

Why our intellectual elites need to begin an entirely new conversation about our nations By Andrew M. Mwenda African intellectual elites exhibit a conceptual contradiction. When economic performance is poor they argue that the major source of the problem is bad leadership. And when they talk of leadership, our intellectual …

A Kenyan or Ethiopian has won the top IAAF World Cross Country Championships men’s individual title in 24 of the last 30 years. The two nations’ record in the team event is even more intimidating – won all from 1986 to 2015. The story is increasingly similar in the women and junior events, …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  Goalkeeper Mbongeni Mzimela was the unexpected two-goal hero as Platinum Stars of South Africa this weekend booked a CAF Confederation Cup play-offs place. The 31-year-old converted two penalties in a 3-1 victory over Vipers of Uganda that overturned a 1-0 away loss in the …

On April 4, the International Crimes Division of the High Court will deliver a ruling on the Muslims clerics’ case where 14 men are accused of murder. The case is about the murders of Mustafa Bahiga and Ibrahim Kirya and the 14 accused will know whether they have a case …