KAMPALA: Parliament has approved a six-month extension of the term of office for Local Council (LC) committees, including LC1s and women councils. The announcement comes after the local government minister, Raphael Magyezi, disclosed last week that the government intended to extend the term of office for local council one committees by an additional six months. Government Chief Whip Hamson Obua ...

The Uganda Premier League 2023/24 first round concluded over the weekend with Nelson Ssenkatuka leading the Golden Boot race. Last season, the top scorer Allan Kayiwa managed only 13 goals. However, it appears the figure will be surpassed given the high scoring rate so far. Over five players are in pole position to succeed Kayiwa and here is the lowdown ...

The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Betty Amongi, presented the “Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Bill, 2023”. This was during the parliamentary plenary sitting on Tuesday, 09 January 2024, under the guidance of Speaker Anita Among. The proposed bill aims to amend the existing 2006 Occupational Safety and Health Act. It will majorly focus on addressing health ...

Veteran politician and money bags, Mike Mukula has revealed that the government has done more for the economic emancipation of the entertainment industry than any other government in East Africa. According to Mukula, President Museveni has been directly involved in promoting the welfare of the music industry. This is something that governments in the neighboring countries haven’t done. Besides, the ...

Social media comedienne and radio personality, Martha Kagimba aka Martha Kay has asked women who have good and healthy relationships to speak up more often. According to her, most of the ladies that speak are the ones in toxic relationships. Apparently, all that is said is how men are trash and bad. This definitely scares the other women who are ...