More than 120 non-teaching staff at Makerere University are demanding answers over a salary harmonisation exercise they say left them behind, despite the government releasing billions of Shillings to align pay and job grades across all public universities. The affected employees, including Admini
The much-anticipated ruling on the bail application of senior lawyer and former Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, failed to materialise today after trial Chief Magistrate Sarah Basemera Anne declined to deliver the decision in open court. Instead, she convened a closed-door meeting with Lukwago,
The High Court has dismissed an application filed by Henry Banyenzaki, a former minister and MP, over a disagreement he has with Tropical Bank regarding a loan facility he took in 2013.Justice Patience Rubagumya said the legal procedure (of originating summons) that Banyenzaki was using to
Reading The East African, I wondered why a newspaper, which I used to rate highly, would lower its journalistic ethics and standards to start quoting mere intellectual conmen and masqueraders in the names of Mukasa Mbidde and Simon Kayitana instead of doing research to identify credible people to
The Makindye Chief Magistrates Court denied bail to former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. The Chief Magistrate, Sarah Basemera, ruled that Lukwago is likely to interfere with the investigations because he is influential in society. The Court has also ruled that Lukwago faces a charge that attr
Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has made pointed remarks regarding the ongoing treason case against opposition leader Kizza Besigye, drawing renewed attention to the politically sensitive matter.In a series of statements shared on social media, Muhoozi likened Besigye’s all
Gold scams in Uganda are becoming increasingly violent, with criminals now using firearms, abductions and killings instead of relying only on fake documents to defraud buyers.The latest case involves Jama Munyaradzi, a British-Zimbabwean national who was allegedly robbed of $600 and killed
Security experts are warning that inadequate investment in kidnapping investigation skills has left law enforcement agencies exposed, fueling public anxiety as kidnapping cases continue to rise in Uganda. Kampala Metropolitan Police have recorded three high-profile kidnappings over the past two m
Stanbic Bank Uganda is suffering a devastating reputational loss after the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), recently moved to withdraw all its accounts from the bank, effectively stripping it of a lucrative tax collections business worth more than UGX 11 trillion a year.The decision means t
The Uganda Wildlife Authority has arrested three suspects in Kiruhura District over the alleged poisoning of seven hyenas in Lake Mburo National Park, with investigations ongoing into a case that has raised alarm among conservationists over rising wildlife crime and its impact on protected ecosys
