VIDEO: Members of Uganda’ Parliament have finalized drafting of the alcohol bill 2016. Legislators led by Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze intend to regulate companies dealing in the manufacturing and consumption of alcohol. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »East African leaders delay decision on EU economic partnership
The East African Community (EAC) leaders have requested for three months to settle concerns by some states before considering signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) as a block. Rwanda and Kenya had signed, but the objections to the EPA were led by Tanzania. The agreement was expected to be signed …
Read More »VIDEO: Civil Aviation Authority denies Mukula allegations
VIDEO: The Civil Aviation Authority has refuted claims by Captain Mike Mukula that the institution’s top management has frustrated efforts of potential Ugandans to venture into the air business. Engineer John Kagoro, the director of Airports and security says Mukula’s remarks were out of frustration and that Civil Aviation Authority as …
Read More »FUFA issues statement on Micho
Soccer governing body FUFA has admitted it owes national coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic money in unpaid salaries but are committed to ensuring all his arrears are cleared. FUFA said it “shares his frustrations over the delay.” They explained that “during the costly AFCON 2017 qualification campaign, FUFA prioritized all the meager resources …
Read More »Burundi, South Sudan on agenda as EAC leaders head to Dar
The situation in South Sudan and Burundi will be top of the agenda as the 17th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State takes place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Thursday. The two day extraordinary summit of the East African Community (EAC) will also consider the …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Jacqueline Asiimwe on finding her human rights calling early
As early as primary seven Jacqueline Asiimwe Mwesige started realising what she would finally be – a rights activist. She recalls starting to think about how she could help children caught up in wrong doing after a guest speaker from Kampiringisa juvenile detention facility told their P.7 class stories of …
Read More »Talking Omweso
Leading Ugandan sculptor tackles the male chauvinism of an ancient board game “Why would anyone ask me why I chose to present omweso? It is simply part of our material cultural heritage!” That is how passionately Dr. Rose Namubiru Kirumira feels about the subject of her current exhibition of sculptural …
Read More »High Court grants policeman Baguma bail in murder trial
High Court judge Masalu Musene has granted bail to former Kampala Central Police Station DPC Aron Baguma. Baguma was on Tuesday committed for trial for the alleged murder of businesswoman Donah Betty Katushabe. Justice Musene ordered Baguma to deposit sh5million cash and his sureties were each told to sign a non …
Read More »GORILLAS: Kwita Izina with a difference
This year’s Kwita Izina, the infant gorilla naming annual ceremony was held with a difference that highlighted to innovativeness of the organisers, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). This year, the Kwita Izina events included the first ever Kwita Izina Conservation and Tourism Exhibition. Held in Kigali over a three-day period …
Read More »Ministry of Health, MPs in row over pre-internship exams
VIDEO: A proposal by the Ministry of Health to have the Health Council introduce a pre-internship medical exam across the country has created a big debate. The move is, according to the Ministers of Health, aimed at improving the quality of medical graduates following concerns that some universities and institutions were producing substandard medics. …
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