Traders and leaders in Bukomansimbi Town Council are appealing for government intervention to secure land for a permanent market, saying years of operating on rented premises have left vendors exposed to poor conditions and uncertainty.Leaders of Bukomansimbi Town Council together with tra
What had been heavily marketed as a historic and breathtaking aerial spectacle ahead of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony has instead sparked public criticism and tough questions over alleged wasteful expenditure after a short-lived drone show lasting barely 10 to 14 minut
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the leader of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) political group has withdrawn his support for Annet Anita Among and Thomas Tayebwa for speaker and deputy speaker respectively for the 12th Parliament.The PLU Secretary General who is also MP for Kasambya County,
When President Museveni shot to power in 1986 by gun after a five-year guerrilla war, he famously declared that Africa’s biggest problem was leaders who overstayed in office.Four decades later, the same man has just taken the presidential oath for the eighth time — and his seventh as a
The drone show will take place near Protea Hotel Kampala, where the drones will take off before forming different images and messages in the sky.The NRM will hold a drone and fireworks show on Monday night ahead of Museveni’s inauguration.The display will begin at 8:30pm near Prot
At 4pm in Nyangole A, Tororo Municipality, Ms Binti Ogema is hurriedly collecting firewood to prepare a meal for her extended family.The fireplace appears cold, with wet ash suggesting it has been unused for hours or even days, pointing to long gaps in cooking.Ms Ogema, 55, a widow,
While the presidency is a coveted position, its allure has put prospective suitors in sharp focus of succession battles in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Parliament Speaker Anita Among has become the latest in a long line of presumptive or declared suitors, stretchin
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has stated that PLU MPs will vote for the Speaker candidate endorsed by the president.The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has stated that Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) and PLU-leaning Members of Parliament (MPs) will support the candidate endo
KAMPALA — Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport has interdicted Principal Road Safety Officer Ronald Amanyire over allegations of leaking internal government documents, insubordination and running what the ministry described as a social media campaign against government programmes.I
As Uganda prepares for a new cabinet following President Yoweri Museveni’s swearing-in after the 2021 elections, attention is turning to the legacy of outgoing Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja and how she rose to the country’s top government office.Speaking during an interview on NBS Te
