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Double Standards or Fear of the Unknown? Why Does the Speaker Dodge Debate on Lavish Spending?

Double Standards or Fear of the Unknown? Why Does the Speaker Dodge Debate on Lavish Spending?

Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, presides over the HouseThe August House Speaker, Rt Hon. Annet Anita Among, seems to be afflicted by a fear of the unknown or a person of double standards, as seen by her persistent suppression of House members from deb

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RICHARD KAY: Harold Wilson, the seducer so hapless that he left his slippers under his lover's bed at Chequers

RICHARD KAY: Harold Wilson, the seducer so hapless that he left his slippers under his lover's bed at Chequers

Until yesterday, the most cunning political mind of his generation had created for ­himself an enigmatic legacy of mystery and election-winning high intellect.Behind the clouds of egalitarian pipe smoke and an earthy ­Yorkshire accent, Harold Wilson mai

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Uganda’s government by loot

Uganda’s government by loot

Why we need to rethink the ethics of our inherited state institutions and the democratic politics that underpin them.THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The revelations of massive

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Russian football hooligans trying to overthrow Vladimir Putin as Russia heads to polls

Russian football hooligans trying to overthrow Vladimir Putin as Russia heads to polls

EXCLUSIVE: The attitude in Ukraine and the West is, to an extent, that "my enemy's enemy is my friend", says Professor Michael Clarke.Denis Nikitin, also known as Denis Kapustin, is the founder of the Russian Volunteer Corps (Image: armyinform.com.ua)High-profile attacks led by exil

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Woman caught with 40 phones strapped on her hips, bosom

Woman caught with 40 phones strapped on her hips, bosom

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has nabbed a female traveller from Dubai with 40 smartphones strapped around her hips and bosom. The unnamed woman had reportedly concealed the phones beneath several layers of clothing.Following intelligence reports and informers in Dubai that passengers hav

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SUSPECT ON THE RUN! Inside Brig. Gen. Ddamulira Deadly Operation To Arrest Tabula Deep In Kalangala Forests For Assassinating Buganda Kingdom Clan Head As Suspect Runs Back To Aunt

SUSPECT ON THE RUN! Inside Brig. Gen. Ddamulira Deadly Operation To Arrest Tabula Deep In Kalangala Forests For Assassinating Buganda Kingdom Clan Head As Suspect Runs Back To Aunt

Police spokesperson CP Fred Enanga displays fugitive Tabula Luggya's PhotoPolice’s Chief Crime Intelligence Director Brig. Gen. Christopher Ddamulira Sserunjogi has deployed more than 30 specialized commandos to lead the operation to arrest fugitive Tabula Luggya Bbosa who allegedly mast

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Trump reacts to Putin’s comment siding with Biden as US urges Russia to ‘stay out’ of 2024 elections

Trump reacts to Putin’s comment siding with Biden as US urges Russia to ‘stay out’ of 2024 elections

Speaking at a campaign rally in North Charleston on Wednesday, Donald Trump said: “President Putin of Russia has just given me a great compliment, actually.”Former US President Donald Trump 

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Dr Lilian Matovu: From being S.3 dropout to getting a PhD

Dr Lilian Matovu: From being S.3 dropout to getting a PhD

At the 74th graduation of Makerere University, Namutebi Abishag Lilian Matovu was among the 132 students awarded the coveted PhD, climaxing a journey she never dreamt would end the way it did.Like many children born to peasant families, education is never assured. Perhaps, this explains wh

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China-Russia relations: Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will have ‘several’ meetings, including visit to China this year, says ambassador

China-Russia relations: Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will have ‘several’ meetings, including visit to China this year, says ambassador

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pictured togeher in 2019. Photo: ReutersRussian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit China this year, according to China’s ambassador to Moscow, as the two cou

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Should America strike back at Iran?

Should America strike back at Iran?

There’s no denying Iran’s proxy forces are great value for money. The regime’s support for its allied militias, including the Lebanese Hizbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, probably doesn’t exceed a few billion dollars per annum — perhaps even less, given that many have their own sources of

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