Uganda news

The burial program for Bishop Tibesigwa Emeritus George has been released by the Ankole Diocese. Bishop Emeritus unfortunately passed away on Wednesday afternoon at Mayanja Memorial Hospital in Mbarara City. Bishop Tibesigwa, during his time, served as the fourth Bishop of Ankole Diocese. He succumbed to diabetes after spending a week in hospital care. There was a vigil held at ...

Legislators have asked government to step up frugality in public expenditure following World Bank’s decision to suspend financial support to Uganda. This followed Uganda’s decision to enact the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023. According to the World Bank, the Act is in direct contradiction with its values. MPs share a concern that Uganda’s future remains uncertain with the World Bank withdrawing its ...

President Museveni has reversed his directive that hindered all government advertisements airing on non government broadcasters. The president met with private broadcasters under their umbrella body, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) yesterday. During the meeting at State House Entebbe, he asked them to always be patriotic and avoid promoting politics of identity. Furthermore, he told the NAB team that ...

The president, Yoweri Museveni is scheduled to meet private broadcasters today under their umbrella body the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). This follows his directive that ring-fenced public advertising cash to state-owned media outlets. Members of Parliament yesterday learned that the state-owned Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) owns 11 out of over 300 radio stations in Uganda. To protest the ‘discriminatory ...

The President of Uganda, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has responded to the World Bank after it cut off all financial assistance that was scheduled to flow into the country.  The World Bank revealed that the ‘draconian LGBTQ law‘ signed by the Ugandan government was the cause.   It should be noted that the government of Uganda a few months ago ...