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President Museveni Requests Tanzanian Judge to Lead Justice Kisaakye's Investigation

President Museveni Requests Tanzanian Judge to Lead Justice Kisaakye's Investigation

A Tanzanian judge has been appointed to lead an investigation into allegations of misconduct against Uganda’s Supreme Court Justice Esther Kitimbo Kisaakye. This decision follows a request from Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to his Tanzanian counterpart, Pr

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MPs Ssegirinya and Ssewanyana's Murder Trial Resumes

MPs Ssegirinya and Ssewanyana's Murder Trial Resumes

The pre-trial hearing for two Ugandan Members of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana, is set to continue today at the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala. This case has attracted a lot of public interest due to the serious

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	Why MTN is at loggerheads with URA in Shs 1.5 trillion tax stalemate

Why MTN is at loggerheads with URA in Shs 1.5 trillion tax stalemate

For the past five months or so, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been at loggerheads with Uganda’s biggest telecommunications company, MTN.This follows an audit carried out by SafariTech - a Kenyan company tha

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Uganda Investment Authority and British High Commission Mired In Namanve Project Scandal

Uganda Investment Authority and British High Commission Mired In Namanve Project Scandal

The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), under the leadership of Robert Mukiza, in collaboration with Louis Arinaitwe, the Country Director for Trade at the British High Commission (BHC), has become embroiled in a significant scandal.

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Uganda’s Prisons 3 Times Over Capacity

Uganda’s Prisons 3 Times Over Capacity

(Kampala) – Uganda’s prisons are operating at 363.6% of their intended capacity, with 76,244 inmates occupying facilities built to hold only 20,996, according to the 2023/24 Justice Law and Order (JLOS) report released at the Commonwealth Resort in Munyonyo.Commissioner General of Pris

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Excessive govt local borrowing starves private sector of credit 

Excessive govt local borrowing starves private sector of credit 

A report by the European Investment Bank indicates that excessive government domestic borrowing has severely impacted the private sector, with many borrowers left with no sources of credit. The report, titled: Finance in Africa, Unlocking Investment in an Era of Digital Transformation an

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Outrage after Gen Elwelu razes Teso's key cultural site

Outrage after Gen Elwelu razes Teso's key cultural site

There’s outrage in Teso sub region, Eastern Uganda after one of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) representative in Parliament, Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, , demolished a revered Ongima initiation site in Usuk, Katakwi District.   The site, also known as Airiget Ongima, held immens

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Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury

Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned "in sorrow" on Tuesday, saying he had failed to ensure there was a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago. Welby, the senior bishop of the Church of England and spiritual leader of

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Trump’s Day One: Deportations and scrapping Biden humanitarian programs

Trump’s Day One: Deportations and scrapping Biden humanitarian programs

Donald Trump is expected to take a slew of executive actions on his first day as president to ramp up immigration enforcement and roll back signature Biden legal entry programs, a sweeping effort that will be led by incoming "border czar" Tom Homan and other Republican immigration hardliners

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Donald Trump’s behind-the-scenes ‘ice maiden’ given crucial role in White House

Donald Trump’s behind-the-scenes ‘ice maiden’ given crucial role in White House

EXCLUSIVE: Susie Wiles was called to the podium by Donald Trump during his victory speech, apparently overcoming her considerable reticence in order to do so.Susie Wiles, the woman widely credited with bringing stability to 

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