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Exiled Lawyer Kakwenza Links Minister Tumwebaze to COVID-19 Fund Theft

Exiled Lawyer Kakwenza Links Minister Tumwebaze to COVID-19 Fund Theft

Exiled lawyer and writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has strongly criticized Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa for promoting Emburara Farm Lodge, claiming the establishment was built using stolen public funds.Tayebwa had

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MPs Immoral Video Scandal Erupts As Saava Rejects 20m Silence Money

MPs Immoral Video Scandal Erupts As Saava Rejects 20m Silence Money

Two Members of Parliament face public scrutiny after a leaked video surfaced showing their involvement in a sex scandal at Golden Lodge in Kampala. The video, which began circulating on social media platforms Wednesday morning, has sparked widespread debate acro

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Museveni Under Fire for Hosting Delegation with Questionable Backgrounds

Museveni Under Fire for Hosting Delegation with Questionable Backgrounds

President Yoweri Museveni has come under scrutiny following a meeting with a delegation from the United States at State Lodge Nakasero.The delegation, led by Rollan Roberts, a lawmaker from West Virginia and forme

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Nyege Nyege festival kicks off in Jinja

Nyege Nyege festival kicks off in Jinja

The renowned Nyege Nyege International Cultural Music Festival has commenced in Jinja City, bringing with it a vibrant atmosphere and economic potential. This ninth edition is being held at the Jinja Golf Course field, drawing both local and international attention. Jinja traders are eag

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Kadaga, Busoga clerics clash over Nyege Nyege fete

Kadaga, Busoga clerics clash over Nyege Nyege fete

Jinja-based Born Again pastors have joined Busoga East Diocese Bishop Paul Hannington Suubi to protest the hosting of the forthcoming Nyege Nyege Music festival in the area. The International Nyege Nyege Music Festival is scheduled for November 14 to 17 at the Jinja Golf Ground in Jinja

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Tourism board, hotel owners lock horns over new licences

Tourism board, hotel owners lock horns over new licences

Hotel owners across the country have protested a move by the Uganda Tourism Board to shut down accommodation facilities that are not licensed by the board to operate. The board, that by the law, regulates the hospitality sector issued a warning that those facilities operating without a l

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Kyotera leaders up in arms over delayed market works

Kyotera leaders up in arms over delayed market works

Local leaders in Kyotera District have tasked the government to explain the delayed commencement of the Mutukula Regional Market which has failed to take off four years after a foundation stone was laid. The Shs2 trillion project had started in 2020 but stalled a few months due to the Co

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Ssenyonyi slams LoP Bill, warns of fragmentation

Ssenyonyi slams LoP Bill, warns of fragmentation

The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Mr Joel Ssenyonyi, has dismissed a Bill that seeks to provide for the election of the LoP. The proposals are contained in the Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that was moved by Mityana South County Member of Parliament (MP)

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Twin fires deal Kalangala heavy blow

Twin fires deal Kalangala heavy blow

The first fire, whose cause is still under police investigation, destroyed more than 70 semi-permanent houses on Tuesday. A second fire, believed to have been sparked by remnants of the initial blaze, left more than 120 residents without shelter. The affected families are now camping in

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Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital

Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital

Sudan's army launched artillery and airstrikes in Sudan's capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its 17-month war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses and military sources said. The push by the army, which lost control of most of the

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