Uganda news

At least 17 lecturers at the level of Doctor (PhD) have abandoned their jobs at Makerere University citing harsh treatment by Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe’s administration. They say the quality and ranking of the university at the continental level has backslid in Nawangwe’s tenure. Apparently, Nawangwe’s term as Vice Chancellor of Makerere University had to end on August 31. However, the ...

One of Uganda’s biggest telecommunications companies, Airtel Uganda, has donated food to Karamoja under its Airtel Cares program. It donated 10 tonnes of food to 2000 homes in North- Eastern Uganda, Karamoja. This is in an effort to lend a helping hand in ending hunger that has stroked the region. David Birungi, the Airtel Uganda Public Relations, and Corporate Communications ...

Government spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo, has finally come out to make a public statement about his recent physical altercation with the lord mayor of Kampala, Erias Lukwago. A few weeks ago, tempers flared up during a live session of the NBS Frontline show. Opondo and Lukwago found themselves in almost a fistfight with the former on the offensive and Lukwago on ...

Former presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, has expressed disappointment in NBS TV after it hosted the Executive Director of Uganda Media Centre, Ofwono Opondo. He says after what happened between Opondo and Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, the least he should do is apologise which he has never done. According to him, this is promoting impunity in the country. “This person viciously ...

Prince Kassim Nakibinge, The titular head of the Muslims in Uganda, has urged Mugisha Muntu to fight the commercialization of politics in Uganda. He said this after a closed-door meeting with a delegation from the Alliance for National Transformation(ANT) led by Gen Mugisha Muntu. Nakibinge has said commercialization of politics has changed the face of politics. “Whenever someone injects a ...