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Uganda Launches National Internet Exchange to Cut Costs and Improve Connectivity

Uganda Launches National Internet Exchange to Cut Costs and Improve Connectivity

Uganda has unveiled a national internet exchange platform designed to keep local data traffic within its borders, a move expected to lower bandwidth costs, improve speeds, and strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure.The National Information Technology Authority – Uganda has unv

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Two teams could be forced into play-off match to decide Premier League relegation

Two teams could be forced into play-off match to decide Premier League relegation

Nottingham Forest and Leeds could be forced into a relegation play-off, should an improbable scenario unfold. Both clubs currently sit outside the bottom three, but will be nervously glancing over their shoulders between now and the end of the season.Should circumstances turn against them,

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Rukiga: Grief as Gen Matsiko Buries Father, Brother in Joint Ceremony

Rukiga: Grief as Gen Matsiko Buries Father, Brother in Joint Ceremony

sombre mood engulfed Kanywero–Kashaki–Kihanga–Mparo Valley in Rukiga District on Sunday as hundreds of mourners gathered at Katungu Playground for the joint burial of a father and his son who died on the same day in Kampala.Mzee Daniel Keisho Ndarubweine, 96, and his son, Dr Joseph T

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Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance backs proposed tax rise on spirits

Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance backs proposed tax rise on spirits

The Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance (UAPA) has thrown its support behind the government’s proposed increase in excise duty on undenatured spirits below 80% alcoholic content, welcoming a move that would see the rate rise from Shs1,700 to Shs3,500 per litre.Juliet Namukasa, the chairperson

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Buzeki to political leaders: Residents must get value for their taxes

Buzeki to political leaders: Residents must get value for their taxes

Sharifah Buzeki speaks to journalists during the Weyonje campaign in Kawempe DivisionThe executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Sharifah Buzeki, has pledged to collaborate with elected political leaders who prioritise service delivery to city residents, while cautioni

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56 year-old die of Alcohol in Kasese

56 year-old die of Alcohol in Kasese

A 56-year-old man, John Kibaya Bwambale, has died, reportedly due to excessive alcohol consumption, Kasese Guide Radio can reliably report.No official statement from Police, but our agent in the area, Mr. Francis Kule, confirmed the information and said the deceased, a resident of Mughethe

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Parliament Rejects UGX300 Billion Request For Rural Electrification

Parliament Rejects UGX300 Billion Request For Rural Electrification

Parliament has rejected a proposal by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to allocate an additional 300 billion Shillings for rural electrification in the 2026/27 financial year.Presenting the report of the Committee on Natural Resources, Soroti East MP Herbert Ariko urged the g

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Fear Grips Kawempe as Night Attacks Surge in Corner Zone

Fear Grips Kawempe as Night Attacks Surge in Corner Zone

Residents of Nkere Village and Corner Zone in Kazo Angola Parish, Kawempe Division, are living in fear following a surge in violent attacks by suspected criminals, with many now considering abandoning their homes.The residents say the situation has become unbearable, with attacks happening

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Museveni Warns Against Corruption During Visit to Lango

Museveni Warns Against Corruption During Visit to Lango

President Museveni has issued a strong warning against corruption particularly in government programs aimed at improving household incomes.Addressing thousands of jubilant supporters at Lango College Grounds on Saturday, Museveni emphasized the need to ensure that government poverty allevi

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Why the ‘Master Key’ Verdict Secures Anita Among Against the Mao Whisper

Why the ‘Master Key’ Verdict Secures Anita Among Against the Mao Whisper

In the fluid theater of Ugandan politics, whispers have always travelled faster than policy. The recent invitation of Hon. Norbert Mao to the National Leadership Institute (NALI) at Kyankwanzi has sent the political commentariat into overdrive, with many rushing to read the move as a quiet but de

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