The controversial Nyege Nyege festival is set to kick off today, Thursday, September 15. The event’s co-founder, Derek Debru, says they aim at creating more jobs as well as promote trade and talent in the arts and music industry. This time around, the annual festival drew some public attention following parliament’s attempt to block the festival. The Speaker of parliament, ...

It’s been a couple of days into the new term but thousands of government teachers are in distress after two months without salaries.Some reports have shown that teachers were last paid in June yet they are expected to deliver their best.“They only keep saying the system is faulty and promise to pay us but all in vain. We are stuck ...

The People’s Front for Transition (PFT) leader, Dr Kizza Besigye, has said he has hope for a day when Uganda will have a peaceful power transfer. However he revealed that despite his hope, he is sure it will not happen under President Museveni’s rule. His remarks follow recent events in Kenya that facilitated a peaceful transition of power from Uhuru ...

Credible reports and intelligence officers of the speaker, Anita Among, have revealed that her junior, Thomas Tayebwa, had a direct role in the escape of her ADC ASP Aggrey Aruho. Aruho left the country for the US after affiliating himself to an entourage led by the Deputy Speaker who had departed for September 2-5 34th UNAA convention. Among’s intelligence backed ...

Kashambya Sub-county residents in Rukiga district registered big losses after a heavy downpour. The storm lasted several hours which eventually led to heavy flooding over the weekend. Elineho Bandaganire, the area Sub-county chairperson revealed the worst hit areas. He said these include Nyarubisi, Nyarugororo, and Nyaruhanga cells in Kitanga parish. Elineho said that the flood destroyed properties , farmlands and ...