BESIGYE CRISIS: Museveni Summons NRM Caucus as Parliament Suspends Business
On Tuesday there was a showdown in Parliament over the detention of Besigye with the House Speaker, Anita Among describing it as setting a dangerous precedentA protester...
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Ex-Minister’s Wife Killed in Road Accident Involving Policeman
Florence Taaka, a prominent NRM mobilizer and model farmer in Busia District, has died in a tragic road accident involving a police officer.Taaka, known for her significa...
Ugandan crew, Chinese nationals among 20 killed in South Sudan plane crash
JUBA – A devastating plane crash occurred at Unity oil field in South Sudan, claiming the lives of 20 people. The light air service plane, carrying 19 passengers a...
Parliament committee names man who has spent 28 years in Luzira Prison without trial
Kampala, Uganda | THE ULTIMATEPOST| A man identified as Alfred Byamukama has spent 28 years at Luzira prison without appearing before courts for trial. Parliament�...
Trump’s Full Inauguration Speech: U.S. Policy to Recognise only Two Genders: Male and Female
Donald Trump, after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, delivered a 30-minute inaugural speech outlining his policy agenda. Key promises included a...
To cap or not to cap interest rates
The Parliament has passed a law mandating the Minister of Finance to prescribe a maximum interest rate that money lenders may charge their borrowers. Not surprisingly, th...
Seven die after taxi rams into stationary cane truck in Jinja
At least seven people have been confirmed dead in a road crash that occurred along Jinja-Iganga highway in the wee hours of Thursday morning. The fatal accident occur...
‘We’re aware the boda market is built on trust’
Imagine you’re running an asset financing business in Europe and think, “Why not give East Africa a shot?†So you do the research, fi...
Inside Uganda’s death by suicide puzzle
In June this year, Kampala registered the highest cases of suicides in a single month, most of them involving high-profile individuals. Mr Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala...
VIDEO: Questions linger over Shs10 trillion SGR cost
In early March 2017, panic-stricken officials from Uganda’s ministries of Works and Finance, dashed to Dar es Salaam to “compare notes†with their Tanz...