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
HEALTH CRISIS IN NAKASERO: Former Kampala Central legislator Muhammad Nsereko has broken the silence on former Speaker Anita Among's house arrest, revealing she is battling severe, debilitating leg swelling and a suspected blood clot. Nsereko is calling on the state to grant immediate medical acc
Muhoozi has asked ESO to investigate the leaked Otafiire-Blaak phone conversation.The call allegedly took place shortly after the January 2026 General Election.Otafiire reportedly told Blaak that Bobi Wine was not wanted by security agencies.Fidel Otafiire says the leak suppo
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
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
Vivo Energy's acquisition of a 50% stake in KFC Uganda triggered a tax dispute with URAThe Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) has cancelled a Shs 4.24 billion tax assessment imposed on Kuku Foods Uganda, the company behind the KFC franchise in Uganda, following changes in the fast-food firm’s ow
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
