VIDEO: Kasirye Ggwanga accused of burning tractor Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | Police in Lubowa town along Kampala-Entebbe road have opened investigations into the allegations that a senior UPDF army officer Brigadier Kasirye Ggwanga burnt a tractor he found on a piece of land, which he claims belongs to him. …
Read More »Uganda Railways is back!
Smiles and frowns as RVR contract is cut short; Uganda Railways is back! Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda Railways Corporation, the company which operated rail transport in the country until the government passed its operations to a concessionaire in 2006 is set to return in September. And if …
Read More »‘UPDF has not, and will not deploy in Kenya’
‘Uganda army has not, and will not deploy in Kenya’ Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has refuted media reports that they are on standby to support security operations in Kenya. “The UPDF wishes to totally denounce these allegations which are totally false, alarmist and misleading,” said Brig. …
Read More »VIDEO: Nakiwala blocked from speaking before president
VIDEO: Nakiwala Kiyingi blocked from speaking before president Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | Are Ugandans becoming more intolerant, or do some leaders deserve to be treated harshly because of how they work? From the stopping of Simeo Nsubuga, to pouring of water on Kahinda Otafiire, to undressing before Minister Betty …
Read More »VIDEO: Six candidates vie for FDC party presidency
VIDEO: Six candidates vie for FDC party presidency Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | All is set for the largest opposition political party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to start the process of getting new party leadership who will steer it over the next five years. Nominations for presidential contenders kick …
Read More »VIDEO: Wakiso residents live in fear as killers go on rampage
VIDEO: Wakiso residents live in fear as killers go on rampage Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | A sixth woman has been brutally murdered near Entebbe town in what police says could be a case of ritual sacrifice. Sarah Nakajjo Nakintu, a mother of five, aged 35, was murdered at Katabi …
Read More »Mama mia! Benin shock Nigeria in CHAN
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Benin shocked Nigeria 1-0 Sunday in African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying to complete a rare weekend of football celebrations for the tiny west coast country. On Saturday, Beninese Steve Mounie scored twice for promoted Huddersfield Town in a 3-0 triumph at Crystal Palace that …
Read More »The new Museveni age-limit plan
How president’s team has `trapped’ MPs on Age Limit Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | No bill seeking to remove the 75-year age limit on the presidency has been tabled but the head-butting around the issue is intense. When, on Aug. 07, President Yoweri Museveni’s staff posted a photo on …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Works Ministry halts issuing permits till September
THIS WEEK: Works Ministry halts issuing permits till September Drivers who had applied for new driving permits will have to use temporary documents until Sept.10 as the Ministry of works through Face Technologies, a permit issuing company have halted the printing to give way for routine maintenance of the system. …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Museveni’s refinery deal
Museveni’s refinery deal: Now gov’t says in negotiations with GE-led consortium as Chinese protest Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | A fight between Chinese and American investors over the US $ 4 billion refinery deal could further delay the project, observers fear. These fears have been sparked by reports that …
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