The court of appeal has set free former leader of the Tabliq Muslim sect Sheik Muhammad Yunus Kamoga who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for uttering statements that resulted in the death of two Muslim clerics Mustafa Bahiga and Hassan Kirya in 2014. This is after three justices of the court led by the…
Singer and BET award winner Edirisah Musuuza aka Eddy Kenzo has been unveiled as Uganda’s Tourism Ambassador. Kenzo was unveiled by the state minister for tourism Godfrey Kiwanda at an event held this afternoon at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala. Kiwanda remarked that the ministry is proud to be associated with a man like Kenzo…
Kenya’s Victoria Rubadiri is the 2020 winner of the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, making her the sixth person to win the prestigious award since its inception. The Komla Dumor Award is a journalism award sponsored by the BBC established in honour of Komla Dumor, an exceptional Ghanaian broadcaster and presenter for BBC news….
Veteran Journalist and former Baba TV presenter Bassajja Mivule has said the struggle to liberate this country by the National Unity Platform(NUP)/People Power Movement is non existent. According to Mivule this new wave stands without agenda, no knowledge of fiscal policy and with evil motives supported by the homosexuality world and other foreign backers who…
The Electoral Commission will today the 31st of August 2020 conduct Polling for Persons with Disabilities Committees (PWDS) at the Parish Level. The PWDs Executive Committee members who were elected at the village level about two weeks ago will participate in today’s exercise in all parishes across the country where the elections were contested. Paul…
In order to align statistical data in planning to enhance national and regional development, experts have urged statistics users to embrace quality data as evidence to plan better. They have advised all stakeholders to ensure that users in public and private sectors understand the benefit of data if they are to realise their objectives. This…
Close to 95% of people who test positive for COVID-19 in Uganda do not require being admitted to hospitals, the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has disclosed. The revelation comes at a time the country is entering stage four of the COVID-19 pandemic with community spread in many parts of the country.To-date, Uganda has 2,756 COVID-19…
Leila Kayondo a talented vocalist in Uganda has got herself into another scandal where she is alleged of stealing a car. These lies are all being propagated by Nayima Nassunna who says Leila stole the car from her late husband Luke Sendawula . Nayima says she kept asking the husband to return the car home…
The chairman of the bibanja holders at Kyasa village in Namayumba Sub County, Wakiso district and veteran Ali Kiwendo has asked government to use the land fund and purchase land for the people of Kyasa. According to Kiwendo, government’s intervention to buy land for the people will solve the rampant land wrangles in the area….
There are mixed reactions across the country after State House sources announced early Tuesday that the President will not address the nation on the situation of COVID-19 in Uganda. The Presidential Press Secretary Don Wanyama downplayed the much-anticipated address saying “the Presidential address on Covid19 hadn’t been scheduled “ His clarification comes in the wake…
