Uganda news

Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has said President Museveni is not qualified enough to preach frugality. This is because he employs 1,500 employees at his residence (State House) including 139 presidential advisors. However, his remarks followed Museveni’s speech on Sunday where he was talking about the economic crisis in the country. Museveni ruled out the provision of subsidies or tax waivers ...

Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations will this time go on without Joventa Tukahirwa, one of the 44 Christians from Kitwe Catholic Parish in Ntungamo District. The 44 embarked on a 393km pilgrim walk ahead of the Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations on June 3. The 54-year-old Joventa Tukahirwa was on her fourth pilgrimage to Namugongo last week. However, though, this became a ...

Forum for Democratic Change party, FDC, has written out to Police to stop interfering with Kizza Besigye’s movements. Police interjected the former FDC president today as he tried to move in protest of the high commodity prices. FDC used its social media platform to condemn this act. “We condemn the continued violation of our founding President Dr.@kizzabesigye1’s right.Dr Besigye like ...

The limited security in DR Congo, has apparently delayed the construction of the Kasindi-Beni road according to the project contractor. This road consists of 80-Kilometre and it’s a joint Uganda-DRC construction project in Eastern Congo. It also covers the 54-kilometer integration of the Beni-Butembo stretch and the Bunagana to Rutsuru-Goma road which measures 89 kilometers. The project coordinator, Eng. Ananthula ...

Two National Unity Platform (NUP supporters are currently in jail after Police allegedly arrested them for bribing voters. The arrests happened on allegations of voter bribery in Odek Sub-county.  David Mudong Ongom, the River Aswa police spokesperson said Moses Kibuuka, a driver and Flavia Apio, a law student at IUIU had been arrested. They accuse the two are apparently of ...