When one first hears the word Masaka, the first things that pops into their mind is the hostile politics that has rarely allowed the ruling National Resistance Movement and President Museveni to breath. Equally so, the person deployed to rein as the President’s representative must ideally be ve
Former KCCA FC head coach Mike Hillary Mutebi has reportedly gone missing, raising concern among family members, friends and the wider football community.Information circulating online indicates that the veteran coach left his home in Kawempe, a suburb of Kampala, under unclear circumstanc
Musician Jowy Landa has openly admitted she has a crush on fellow singer Dax Vibes, revealing she would date him if he wasn’t a married man.Speaking during an interview with a local television station, Jowy Landa candidly shared her admiration for the popular artist.According to t
Kampala, Uganda: Civil society organisations have raised alarm over Uganda’s growing public debt and widening gaps in health sector funding, warning that the latest Auditor General’s report exposes serious weaknesses in the management of public resources.The report examined 182 ministr
In the latest episode of the very popular Bad Natives Podcast, comprising of Andrew Mwenda, Robert Kabushenga and Onyango-Obbo, the Independent Magazine CEO asserted that it was too early for anyone to write off DP President Norbert Mao in the Speakership race.He went as far as claiming th
THE slain Ayatollah’s son and frontrunner to become Iran’s next Supreme Leader has been injured in an Israeli strike, reports say.Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is believed to have been wounded in an assassination attempt in the past week amid Operation Epic Fury.Iran-Mojtaba-Khamenei-So
President Yoweri Museveni has intervened in Cabinet tensions involving his son, CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba, directing Internal Affairs Minister Kahinda Otafiire to clarify his position publicly and urging all ministers to support the UPDF’s national and regional contributions instead of engaging i
Speaker Anita Among (Middle) and other women activists at Parliament.The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has pledged that Parliament will support tax incentives aimed at increasing the production and affordability of reusable sanitary pads for schoolgirls across Uganda.Among comm
Safeboda for instance, questioned how riders from areas such as Najjera or Kira would complete trips to destinations within the central business district if bodabodas are prohibited from accessing key areas.Stakeholders in Kampala’s transport sector have raised questions about the implem
As the city gradually returns to normal with the removal of street vendors, now is the perfect time to reorganize the transportation sector as well. I understand it might take some time to fully eliminate the street vendors, but the progress so far is promising. Recent efforts to streamline city
