Chief Magistrate Basemera: Why I Refused to Grant Lukwago Bail
Erias LukwagoKAMPALA, Uganda — The legal battle surrounding opposition politician and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago took another dramatic turn on Tuesday when...
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Government to overhaul nursing training, phase out low-enrollment courses
Uganda is set to overhaul its nursing and midwifery training system, introducing new exam rules, stricter classroom ratios, and phasing out underperforming courses.KAMPAL...
Mukono Authorities Close Four Schools Over Failure to Meet Minimum Standards
Education authorities in Nakifuma-Nagalama Town Council have shut down four private schools after inspections revealed severe shortcomings in sanitation, infrastructure a...
Makerere’s Selective Salary Harmonisation Leaves Dozens of Non-Teaching Staff Frustrated
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 relea...
Tropical Bank pushes former minister Banyenzaki into tight corner over Shs 600m loan
The High Court has dismissed an application filed by Henry Banyenzaki, a former minister and MP, over a disagreement he has with Tropical Bank regarding a loan facility h...
Banyarwanda Citizenship Debate: Why Mukasa Mbidde is Wrong
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 co...
Besigye’s Lawyer Lukwago Denied Bail
The Makindye Chief Magistrates Court denied bail to former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. The Chief Magistrate, Sarah Basemera, ruled that Lukwago is likely to interfe...
How Vivo Energy’s purchase of KFC Uganda triggered a Shs 4.2 billion tax dispute with URA
Vivo Energy's acquisition of a 50% stake in KFC Uganda triggered a tax dispute with URAThe Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) has cancelled a Shs 4.24 billion tax assessment impo...
Why Police Tactics Are Falling Short on Kidnapping For Ransom Cases
Security experts are warning that inadequate investment in kidnapping investigation skills has left law enforcement agencies exposed, fueling public anxiety as kidnapping...
No Negotiations with Museveni's Govt Over Detained NUP Supporters' - NUP SG David Rubongoya Rules
The Secretary General of the National Unity Platform (NUP), David Lewis Rubongoya, has firmly rejected the possibility of negotiating with the government to secure the re...