The Vice President of Malawi, Saulos Chilima, has been arrested on allegations that he accepted money in exchange for awarding government contracts, the country’s anti-corruption agency says. He is accused of receiving $280,000 (£230,000) from a British businessman “and other items”, a statement says. Dr Chilima pleaded not guilty to the corruption charges in court on Friday. They had already ...

Musician Eddy Kenzo has come out to express support for his alleged secret lover, Lydia Jazmine, over fellow singer Maurice Kirya’s recent claims that he doesn’t know her music. Kirya a while ago courted controversy when he said that he doesn’t know any of the Kapeesa singer’s songs. The Misubawa singer said that he only knows Jazmine’s pictures because they ...

Musician Bebe Cool has explained why it’s necessary to separate music from politics. The Gagamel boss said that politics brings about division in almost everything. According to the singer, politics in Uganda happens every 4 months prior to the general elections and 3 months after. After that, people should know that life goes on and then concentrate on other things. ...

Veteran musician, Chance Nalubega, has accused local events promoter Abbey Musinguzi aka Abitex of destroying her name. According to Chance, this all originated from Abitex putting her up for performance on a concert for the Kabaka. The promoter hadn’t asked the Abatesi singer how much she would charge him. When Chance questioned him, he told her that she would be ...

IGANGA MUNICIPALITY – Residents of Nkono ward, in Northern division, in Iganga municipality are in shock after one of their own, 25-year-old Rachel Basilika, a mother of one week old baby boy, was on Friday afternoon electrocuted at her home. Reports indicate that Basilika was electrocuted while airing her baby’s beddings on metallic clothing lines outside her house. According to ...