President Yoweri Museveni has urged local and political leaders in Busoga to sensitize the people against land fragmentation saying the practice, rampant among the predominantly agriculture dependent communities threatens food security and is a source of poverty. “Land fragmentation is a big problem. If not well addressed, it is …

Herbert Kabafunzaki, a deputy labour minister facing corruption charges, is out on bail.  He was on Wednesday granted a sh5 million cash bail by the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala after spending a night in Luzira Prison on charges of Corruption and Conspiracy to commit a felony. Chief Magistrate Agnes Alum granted him bail …

Three months after Bank of Uganda (BOU) transferred the assets of Crane Bank to DFCU Bank, one of its key units Crane Forex Bureau has been struck of the list of registered currency operators. Others off the list, which means their Licenses have expired, are Karibu and Redfox. BOU transferred the …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP | The Gambia’s first female barrister was sworn in Tuesday as National Assembly speaker, days after the African country’s United Democratic Party (UDP) emerged from decades in opposition to win an absolute parliamentary majority. Mariam Jack Denton, the first woman to be called to the Gambian Bar, …

Chicago, United States | AFP | The chief executive of embattled United Airlines unequivocally apologized Tuesday for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a plane, and promised a thorough review of the airline’s practices. The apology came after a torrent of criticism of the carrier’s action on …

Uganda’s war on corruption takes new turn, minister charged Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda’s chief prosecutor on Tuesday charged a government minister with graft for allegedly taking a bribe from a businessman in exchange for clearing him of sexual harassment charges. Herbert Kabafunzaki, a deputy labour minister, is accused of …

A grade two magistrate attached to Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court Agnes Napiyo has been charged  before the Anti-Corruption Court with  two counts of corruption  and abuse of office. Napiyo appeared before  grade one magistrate Patricia Amoko and denied the allegation. Court heard  that between March 2, 2017 and April , …

Electricity distribution company Umeme have said investigations indicate the transformer that fell on a vehicle on Dewinton Road on Tuesday was likely tampered with. “Preliminary investigations indicate that the network may have been interfered with, causing the transformer structure to fall into the vehicle. Comprehensive investigations are still underway to …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | The rejection Tuesday of British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s proposal for extra sanctions on Russia and Syria is the latest setback for a former Brexit campaigner struggling for political relevance. The decision by the G7 meeting of foreign ministers in Italy came after Johnson …

Dortmund, Germany | AFP | German police said Tuesday that they believe the three explosions that rocked Dortmund’s team bus ahead of a Champions League game were directly targeted at the club. “We are assuming that they were a targeted attack against the Dortmund team,” said Dortmund city’s police chief …