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Lawyers dismiss Ssemakadde move to expel Attorney General

Lawyers dismiss Ssemakadde move to expel Attorney General

Senior lawyers have dismissed a move by the newly elected president of the Uganda Law Society to expel Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka from the Society's Council. The senior lawyers said Mr Isaac Ssemakadde's executive order has no legal backing. On Monday, Mr Ssemakadde issued an

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Kenya’s National Assembly Removes Deputy President Gachagua

Kenya’s National Assembly Removes Deputy President Gachagua

Kenya’s National Assembly voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 in a historic political event. The decision was made during a lengthy parliamentary session, with 281 members voting in favor of the impeachment, while 44 opposed it, and one member abstained.

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Museveni pledges Shs2 billion to Muslim women’s council

Museveni pledges Shs2 billion to Muslim women’s council

President Museveni has guaranteed to give Shs 2 billion to the Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) of the women’s council affiliated to the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), the governing body of Muslims in the country. The money is geared towards backing the eco

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DR Congo accuses Rwanda of creating obstacles in talks to ease M23 conflict

DR Congo accuses Rwanda of creating obstacles in talks to ease M23 conflict

Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of creating obstacles in ongoing negotiations to resolve the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Congo that has displaced more than 1.7 million people. The comments by Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner to the U.N. Security Coun

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Tooro talent factory that keeps giving

Tooro talent factory that keeps giving

As you journey through the tranquil expanse of Kibale National Park, past picturesque Tooro tea plantations and rows of methodical trees near Fort Portal, an equally captivating sight welcomes you to the Tourism City. The 110-year-old Tooro Golf Club (TGC) lies on your right as you enter

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Rwanda says DRC refused to sign deal to ease M23 conflict

Rwanda says DRC refused to sign deal to ease M23 conflict

Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Saturday his Congolese counterpart had refused to sign an agreed deal to help resolve the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has displaced over 1.7 million people. The Tutsi-led M23 has been waging an insu

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FIFA confirm 10-day transfer window which majorly impacts Manchester United and Man City

FIFA confirm 10-day transfer window which majorly impacts Manchester United and Man City

The new transfer window will be used to get around problems created by the Club World Cup, which will take place in the United States next summerFIFA President Gianni InfantinoFIFA have announced plans to introduce a new transfer window next summ

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FDC’s Amuriat Steps Down, Endorses Mafabi for Presidency

FDC’s Amuriat Steps Down, Endorses Mafabi for Presidency

Engineer Patrick Oboi Amuriat, the leader of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, has decided to withdraw from the 2026 presidential race. Instead, he is supporting MP Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the party’s secretary general, to be the FDC’s candidate in the upcoming election. Amuriat

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Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital

Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital

Sudan's army launched artillery and airstrikes in Sudan's capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its 17-month war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses and military sources said. The push by the army, which lost control of most of the

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Japan grants Shs1.3b to boost Uganda’s health services

Japan grants Shs1.3b to boost Uganda’s health services

The Embassy of Japan on Thursday gave Uganda a grant of more than Shs1.3 billion to strengthen her emergency and disaster prevention systems. The funding is being availed under the Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), a scheme administered by the Embassy of Japan to support commu

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