Uganda news

The MP for Bugiri Municipality and president of JEEMA Uganda, Hon Asuman Basalirwa has said that Parliament has never stopped the Nyege Nyege Festival. As Parliamentarians, they simply gave their opinion about the event. “Parliament has never stopped Nyege Nyege. Parliament gave its opinion on the festival,” said Hon Basalirwa while appearing on NBS TV’s Barometer program. This seems quite ...

Kashambya Sub-county residents in Rukiga district registered big losses after a heavy downpour. The storm lasted several hours which eventually led to heavy flooding over the weekend. Elineho Bandaganire, the area Sub-county chairperson revealed the worst hit areas. He said these include Nyarubisi, Nyarugororo, and Nyaruhanga cells in Kitanga parish. Elineho said that the flood destroyed properties , farmlands and ...

Sarah Bireete, the executive director, Centre for Constitutional Governance has said the way Uganda is being run seems as though it has a royal tribe because it seems more like a monarchy than a republican. “The purpose of term limits is to make sure that no single group of citizens have a monopoly over institutions of power. However, we have ...

President Museveni’s convoy has come under fire for reportedly knocking pedestrians along the Northern Bypass yesterday. It’s said that the President’s convoy knocked a boda boda cyclist who was carrying two passengers. This accident happened along the Northern Bypass. This was at Masanafu roundabout on the flyover towards Busega. Wounded bodies of the victims could be seen scattered all over ...

Tondeka Metro Company (TMC) had embarked on a mass transit bus system planned for addressing challenges like urban congestion safety and affordability. The company has done this in a bid to transform mobility in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. The system is an enhanced public transportation and urban mobility in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area and beyond. To start, the Tondeka ...