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Nancy Kacungira regrets not being able to speak Ugandan languages

Nancy Kacungira regrets not being able to speak Ugandan languages

To course-correct, Kacungira says she is teaching her young son to speak and appreciate his native languages.UK-based Ugandan journalist Nancy Kacungira said she regrets not being fluent in her parents’ Ugandan languages.The 39 year old in a social media post blamed colonial educa

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No Selective Justice”: NRM Network demands equal justice after Nandutu jailing in Iron Sheets case

No Selective Justice”: NRM Network demands equal justice after Nandutu jailing in Iron Sheets case

Kampala, Uganda: The NRM Revolutionary Network (NRN), an umbrella body for youthful revolutionary cadres in the ruling party, has called for equal and comprehensive accountability in the Karamoja iron sheets scandal, warning against selective justice, which downplays the core principles of the Mo

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He Raised the Gun & Fired Two Shots: 78-Year-Old Busoga Man Recounts How M7 Took His Bicycle on Gunpoint & Never Returned It

He Raised the Gun & Fired Two Shots: 78-Year-Old Busoga Man Recounts How M7 Took His Bicycle on Gunpoint & Never Returned It

In one of the quiet corners of Busoga, Iganga district, an elderly man is revisiting a story he says has followed him for more than 40 years (a story of a bicycle, a gun, and the early days of the bush war that gave shape to Uganda’s political history).According to reporting by journalis

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Taxi owner remanded over crash that killed Kikuube Chairperson Peter Banura

Taxi owner remanded over crash that killed Kikuube Chairperson Peter Banura

Sabiti is facing charges of failure to keep proper records of his driver, a legal requirement for vehicle owners and operators.Taxi owner Solomon Sabiti appears before Hoima Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (Photo/Courtesy)Hoima, Uganda: The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Hoim

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Police arrest 10 in crackdown on Kampala panga-wielding gangs

Police arrest 10 in crackdown on Kampala panga-wielding gangs

Police also impounded four motorcycles believed to have been used in the commission of the crimes, noting that some of the bikes are suspected to have been stolen and used for quick escape after attacks.Police arraign some of the suspects believed to be part of the notorious panga-wielding

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Fuel crisis: Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu cuts presidential motorcade to 4 cars

Fuel crisis: Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu cuts presidential motorcade to 4 cars

Suluhu said going forward, his motorcade will have only four vehicles while he rest of the teams will travel in one busTanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered a sharp reduction in her official convoy, saying only four vehicles will now accompany her while the rest of her entour

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How KAA defeated Nangwala in Shs 1.6 bn dispute over Course View Towers

How KAA defeated Nangwala in Shs 1.6 bn dispute over Course View Towers

A dispute that began nearly two decades ago over the construction of Course View Towers in Kampala has finally been settled, with Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA) emerging victorious for Seyani Brothers against Nangwala, Rezida & Co. Advocates, which represented Course View Limited.J

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BITTER TRUTH: Here’s Why Gen M7 Alone Can’t Keep Anita Among in Speakership Job

BITTER TRUTH: Here’s Why Gen M7 Alone Can’t Keep Anita Among in Speakership Job

Ordinarily, the typical script at the NRM retreat should have read like this. Journalists are locked out as MPs converge at Kyankwanzi under the guise of induction ahead of their swearing-in week. While there, they are cajoled and stampeded into passing resolutions cementing the ruling party’s

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Kyankwanzi: Museveni Avoids Taking Firm Position on Speakership Race

Kyankwanzi: Museveni Avoids Taking Firm Position on Speakership Race

Kyankwanzi — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reignited uncertainty in the race for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, signalling that the ruling National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) earlier Central Executive Committee (CEC) endorsement of Anita Annet Among and Thom

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Museveni Signals NRM CEC Position on Speaker Position Not Final

Museveni Signals NRM CEC Position on Speaker Position Not Final

Kyankwanzi — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thrown the race for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament of Uganda back into uncertainty, signalling that the ruling National Resistance Movement’s earlier Central Executive Committee (CEC) position backing Anita Annet Among and T

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