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Journalists under the International Press Association of Uganda said they were “surprised and concerned” on learning that their colleague, Liam Taylor was being investigated by the Police. Taylor is a British freelance journalist who has written for Aljazeera, Economist, Reuters, and African Business magazine, among other publications. He’s been based in Uganda since 2016 and his work has often centered on land wrangles ...

Self-proclaimed Ghetto President and presidential advisor Buchaman has lashed out at Hon Ssemujju Nganda. He has said he is very selfish after he said Buchaman should be scrapped off the government payroll as the presidential advisor. Hon Ssemujju said he doesn’t understand what role Buchaman and Catherine Kusasira play as presidential advisors. These two were chosen by the president himself ...

India is set to embark on an important scientific mission to study the sun’s coronal regions and flares. The mission called Aditya-L1 has been developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The mission aims to improve our understanding of the sun’s corona which holds answers to several questions that are yet to be resolved. Examples include how solar flares ...

The Electoral Commission yesterday wound up the nomination of candidates for Local Government Councils by-election in Hoima. The exercise started on Wednesday, 30 August, 2023, at Kitoba SubxCounty headquarters in Hoima. The District Returning Officer, Ms Megan Kasande presided Ofer the nomination exercise. In total, 5 candidates were nominated to vie for the position of chairperson Hoima District. The candidates ...

The Forum for Democratic Change ( FDC ) is facing a crisis that has deepened even further. This is after the National Chairman Wasswa Birigwa refused to meet with the party president, Patrick Amuriat. The meeting had been aimed at harmonizing the forthcoming parallel meetings. Last week, Amuriat indicated that he would meet the national party chairman yesterday. During the ...