public speeches, President Museveni likes using statistics to persuade and sway even sceptics about the economic dividends of accelerated investments in infrastructure. Whether it is railways, roads or hydro-dams, Mr Museveni specifies an expected drop in haulage costs, the internal rate of retu
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and the son of President Yoweri Museveni, on Tuesday moved to dispel growing claims on social media that he had threatened the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, after a screenshot purporting to show him attacking the monarch
Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze Bakireke has expressed sympathy for former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among amid reports of her deteriorating health, while using the occasion to reflect on what she described as the unpredictable nature of political power.In a
Erias LukwagoKAMPALA, Uganda — The legal battle surrounding opposition politician and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago took another dramatic turn on Tuesday when Chief Magistrate Sarah Anne Basemera declined to grant him bail, ruling that the seriousness of the allegations against
Mityana Diocese Bishop Dr. James Bukomeko has emerged as one of the strongest religious voices to publicly challenge the circumstances surrounding the arrest and detention of former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, declaring that he will not be intimidated into silence despite growing political
Independent candidate Sharifah Babirye Kaala has pledged to advocate for fair palm oil prices and improved livelihoods for fisherfolk in Kalangala District, positioning herself as a voice for island communities ahead of the Woman MP by-election.Independent candidate Sharifah Babirye Kaala
Lucas Bergvall is eager to leave Tottenham this summer (Image: Getty Images)Manchester United could be handed a third opportunity to sign Lucas Bergvall following two previous missed chances. The 20-year-old midfielder underwent trials with the club on two separate occasions before complet
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
According to Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke, the suspect, identified as Turyaguma Amos, was intercepted while carrying four sacks containing forty 5-litre jerricans filled with a green liquid believed to be counterfeit acaricide.Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke, addressing th
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
